Subfield · Sociology and Political Science · United States
Sociology and Political Science research in United States
Stanford University ranks first in United States for Sociology and Political Science research in 2022–2025 (#4 worldwide), followed by Arizona State University and University of Michigan.
- United States's world rank
- #1 of 122 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 111k
- Top-10% rate
- 21.3%
- Ranked institutions
- 60
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Sociology and Political Science in United States?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford UniversityStanford | #4 | 82.3 | 34.1% | 742 |
| 2 | Arizona State UniversityTempe | #12 | 68.4 | 29.4% | 916 |
| 3 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor | #13 | 67.3 | 29.1% | 999 |
| 4 | Cornell UniversityIthaca | #18 | 63.2 | 28.0% | 726 |
| 5 | New York UniversityNew York | #19 | 62.5 | 25.7% | 867 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania State UniversityState College | #23 | 60.1 | 29.9% | 935 |
| 7 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin | #25 | 59.0 | 27.8% | 796 |
| 8 | Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing | #30 | 56.7 | 32.3% | 677 |
| 9 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley | #31 | 56.3 | 28.8% | 682 |
| 10 | Columbia UniversityNew York | #34 | 55.1 | 25.4% | 843 |
| 11 | University of WashingtonSeattle | #35 | 54.7 | 32.2% | 634 |
| 12 | Yale UniversityNew Haven | #36 | 54.4 | 23.9% | 769 |
| 13 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia | #37 | 54.0 | 37.8% | 518 |
| 14 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton | #38 | 53.7 | 28.0% | 520 |
| 15 | Harvard UniversityCambridge | #42 | 52.4 | 35.0% | 488 |
| 16 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles | #50 | 50.2 | 32.8% | 518 |
| 17 | University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles | #52 | 49.7 | 29.8% | 665 |
| 18 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill | #62 | 47.5 | 13.5% | 1,335 |
| 19 | University of ChicagoChicago | #64 | 47.0 | 17.4% | 1,092 |
| 20 | University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison | #68 | 46.3 | 30.3% | 658 |
| 21 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus | #69 | 46.1 | 29.0% | 675 |
| 22 | Duke UniversityDurham | #80 | 44.2 | 27.3% | 553 |
| 23 | Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore | #81 | 44.0 | 27.3% | 561 |
| 24 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana | #82 | 43.9 | 27.1% | 632 |
| 25 | University of FloridaGainesville | #84 | 43.6 | 25.5% | 576 |
| 26 | George Mason UniversityFairfax | #85 | 43.4 | 26.7% | 601 |
| 27 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston | #87 | 43.1 | 33.4% | 367 |
| 28 | University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park | #88 | 43.0 | 31.6% | 549 |
| 29 | University of MinnesotaMinneapolis | #92 | 42.4 | 33.2% | 424 |
| 30 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge | #96 | 41.9 | 32.3% | 261 |
| 31 | University of GeorgiaAthens | #99 | 41.5 | 34.0% | 398 |
| 32 | Indiana University BloomingtonBloomington | #104 | 40.9 | 30.2% | 424 |
| 33 | University of Central FloridaOrlando | #105 | 40.8 | 34.0% | 386 |
| 34 | Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick | #111 | 40.0 | 28.4% | 574 |
| 35 | Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette | #115 | 39.6 | 30.8% | 425 |
| 36 | University of California, IrvineIrvine | #116 | 39.5 | 29.2% | 499 |
| 37 | Boston UniversityBoston | #124 | 38.6 | 28.7% | 421 |
| 38 | Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station | #125 | 38.5 | 35.3% | 380 |
| 39 | Georgetown UniversityWashington | #131 | 37.9 | 21.3% | 547 |
| 40 | University of California, DavisDavis | #132 | 37.8 | 26.2% | 409 |
| 41 | Northeastern UniversityBoston | #134 | 37.7 | 40.0% | 295 |
| 42 | University of California San DiegoSan Diego | #140 | 37.1 | 26.5% | 384 |
| 43 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh | #143 | 36.8 | 35.2% | 254 |
| 44 | Virginia TechBlacksburg | #147 | 36.5 | 29.2% | 361 |
| 45 | George Washington UniversityWashington | #148 | 36.4 | 24.9% | 430 |
| 46 | Syracuse UniversitySyracuse | #158 | 35.5 | 24.9% | 363 |
| 47 | University of South CarolinaColumbia | #161 | 35.3 | 31.5% | 362 |
| 48 | University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara | #170 | 34.6 | 24.4% | 384 |
| 49 | Texas Tech UniversityLubbock | #173 | 34.4 | 26.5% | 335 |
| 50 | University of Notre DameNotre Dame | #188 | 33.3 | 23.3% | 406 |
| 51 | Vanderbilt UniversityNashville | #190 | 33.2 | 25.1% | 361 |
| 52 | University of VirginiaCharlottesville | #194 | 32.9 | 23.0% | 440 |
| 53 | University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst Center | #207 | 32.1 | 23.6% | 382 |
| 54 | University of UtahSalt Lake City | #214 | 31.7 | 27.7% | 331 |
| 55 | University of Illinois ChicagoChicago | #220 | 31.3 | 30.3% | 365 |
| 56 | Temple UniversityPhiladelphia | #230 | 30.8 | 34.3% | 247 |
| 57 | University of HoustonHouston | #233 | 30.6 | 31.3% | 269 |
| 58 | Georgia State UniversityAtlanta | #238 | 30.3 | 19.3% | 525 |
| 59 | University of Colorado BoulderBoulder | #248 | 29.8 | 36.5% | 321 |
| 60 | Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis | #251 | 29.6 | 25.2% | 338 |
Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Sociology and Political Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Sociology and Political Science researchers in United States?
Noam Chomsky, Charles Tilly and Norman K. Denzin rank highest among researchers based in United States.
- 1Noam Chomsky#7 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 39 works
- 2Charles Tilly#8 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 69 works
- 3Norman K. Denzin#16 worldwide overall8.6k citations · 42 works
- 4Amartya Sen#28 worldwide overall4.9k citations · 38 works
- 5Judith Butler#70 worldwide overall6.7k citations · 38 works
- 6Loïc Wacquant#89 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 84 works
- 7Immanuel Wallerstein#111 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 46 works
- 8Fritz Stern#126 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 36 works
- 9Anthony Giddens#164 worldwide overall4.9k citations · 59 works
- 10Alejandro Portes#247 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 45 works
- 11Martha C. Nussbaum#279 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 43 works
- 12Bryan S. Turner#337 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 107 works
- 13John C. Campbell#555 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 105 works
- 14Lucian W. Pye#809 worldwide overall1k citations · 45 works
- 15Gaddis Smith#846 worldwide overall886 citations · 36 works
How United States compares with other countries in Sociology and Political Science