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Spectroscopy research in United States

University of Wisconsin–Madison ranks first in United States for Spectroscopy research in 2022–2025 (#9 worldwide), followed by University of Washington and Purdue University West Lafayette.

United States's world rank
#2
of 35 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
6.8k
Top-10% rate
15.8%
Ranked institutions
6

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Spectroscopy in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #947.621.4%116
2University of WashingtonSeattle #2325.219.5%93
3Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #2523.222.6%101
4University of MichiganAnn Arbor #2820.523.1%68
5The University of Texas at AustinAustin #487.621.0%72
6University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill #6536.04.5%90

Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Spectroscopy, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Spectroscopy researchers in United States?

John A. Pople, Peter A. Kollman and William L. Jorgensen rank highest among researchers based in United States.

  1. 1John A. Pople#77 worldwide overall11k citations · 27 works
  2. 2Peter A. Kollman#128 worldwide overall6.3k citations · 13 works
  3. 3William L. Jorgensen#209 worldwide overall4.5k citations · 11 works
  4. 4Donald G. Truhlar#255 worldwide overall8.4k citations · 32 works
  5. 5Elaine R. Mardis#424 worldwide overall3k citations · 10 works
  6. 6J. Andrew McCammon#959 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 9 works
  7. 7Michael J. S. Dewar#993 worldwide overall4.3k citations · 28 works
  8. 8Corwin Hansch#1,127 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 10 works
  9. 9Martin Karplus#1,154 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 22 works
  10. 10Jack L. Koenig#1,155 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 9 works
  11. 11Mostafa A. El‐Sayed#1,236 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 17 works
  12. 12George M. Whitesides#1,739 worldwide overall4.8k citations · 9 works
  13. 13Warren J. Hehre#1,992 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 12 works
  14. 14Lloyd M. Smith#2,101 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 17 works
  15. 15N. Bloembergen#2,137 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 9 works

How United States compares with other countries in Spectroscopy