MIT

MIT

United States Established: 1861 Scholars: 773
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Ranking Positions & Metrics

Discipline World ranking Country ranking No. of scientists No. of publications Total D-index
Physics 6 6 44 22773 4595
Business and Management 9 8 14 1759 654
Economics and Finance 3 3 51 9406 3035
Mathematics 5 5 29 5791 1514
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 1 1 29 7103 1712
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 2 2 46 15136 3023
Materials Science 2 1 75 26484 5894
Ecology and Evolution 455 141 2 317 83
Engineering and Technology 2 2 82 16512 3968
Earth Science 18 11 33 7491 1893
Environmental Sciences 16 10 31 6395 1785
Chemistry 12 5 47 15555 3708
Immunology 146 52 4 1317 349
Psychology 201 102 9 1629 539
Microbiology 224 76 3 928 245
Neuroscience 30 19 27 5369 2057
Medicine 194 71 13 6472 1558
Political Science 74 39 4 417 147
Law 112 65 1 75 24
Genetics 21 15 18 5446 1932
Molecular Biology 4 4 18 5704 1931
Social Sciences and Humanities 68 37 21 2902 914
Biology and Biochemistry 33 22 54 15150 4598
Computer Science 2 2 131 30546 7923
Best universities 15 11 786 210677 54081

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Research across disciplines

The ratio of all ranking scientists affiliated with MIT across different disciplines. For scientists ranking in multiple disciplines the one where they rank the highest is considered to be their main.

Overview

The data for h-index, citations, awards, and publications presented in this ranking were last updated on December 6th, 2021.

This ranking features all leading researchers affiliated with MIT. There are a total of 773 researchers listed with 488 featured in the ranking of leading researchers.

The total number of all publications by prominent scientists in MIT is 141,100 with a mean value for publications per scholar of 182.54.

The total number of citations by prominent scientists at MIT is 20,998,767 with a mean value for citations per scholars of 27,165.29

Please consider that the research institution or university for a researcher is based on the affiliation data shown on a wide range of sources, such as their personal website, Google Scholar profile, MAG profile, and LinkedIn.


You can also learn more about the educational performance of MIT in our ranking of US universities & colleges.

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Rank
Scholar
H-index
Citations
Publications
1 Rank
Robert Langer

Robert Langer

MIT, United States

D-index 318 Citations 400,495 2,424
2 Rank
Rudolf Jaenisch

Rudolf Jaenisch

MIT, United States

D-index 210 Citations 213,724 627
3 Rank
Robert A. Weinberg

Robert A. Weinberg

MIT, United States

D-index 201 Citations 318,249 507
4 Rank
Phillip A. Sharp

Phillip A. Sharp

MIT, United States

D-index 192 Citations 147,077 687
5 Rank
Stephen L. Buchwald

Stephen L. Buchwald

MIT, United States

D-index 190 Citations 116,703 747
6 Rank
Markus Klute

Markus Klute

MIT, United States

D-index 189 Citations 221,627 1,740
7 Rank
Gunther Roland

Gunther Roland

MIT, United States

D-index 189 Citations 195,975 1,794
8 Rank
Wit Busza

Wit Busza

MIT, United States

D-index 188 Citations 188,646 1,763
9 Rank
Harvey F. Lodish

Harvey F. Lodish

MIT, United States

D-index 186 Citations 136,032 888
10 Rank
Richard A. Young

Richard A. Young

MIT, United States

D-index 186 Citations 152,199 553
11 Rank
Moungi G. Bawendi

Moungi G. Bawendi

MIT, United States

D-index 171 Citations 136,264 626
12 Rank
Feng Zhang

Feng Zhang

MIT, United States

D-index 168 Citations 220,804 1,353
13 Rank
Stephen J. Lippard

Stephen J. Lippard

MIT, United States

D-index 162 Citations 116,666 1,122
14 Rank
Tyler Jacks

Tyler Jacks

MIT, United States

D-index 161 Citations 135,392 499
15 Rank
Richard O. Hynes

Richard O. Hynes

MIT, United States

D-index 161 Citations 137,677 449
16 Rank
John D. Joannopoulos

John D. Joannopoulos

MIT, United States

D-index 160 Citations 137,506 908
17 Rank
Susumu Tonegawa

Susumu Tonegawa

MIT, United States

D-index 160 Citations 101,095 423
18 Rank
John D. E. Gabrieli

John D. E. Gabrieli

MIT, United States

D-index 160 Citations 90,825 500
19 Rank
James J. Collins

James J. Collins

MIT, United States

D-index 159 Citations 111,886 722
20 Rank
Susan Lindquist

Susan Lindquist

MIT, United States

D-index 159 Citations 104,315 445
21 Rank
James G. Fujimoto

James G. Fujimoto

MIT, United States

D-index 158 Citations 129,156 1,279
22 Rank
Daron Acemoglu

Daron Acemoglu

MIT, United States

D-index 158 Citations 211,988 590
23 Rank
Leonard Guarente

Leonard Guarente

MIT, United States

D-index 153 Citations 102,755 342
24 Rank
Mildred S. Dresselhaus

Mildred S. Dresselhaus

MIT, United States

D-index 151 Citations 147,004 863
25 Rank
Gerald R. Fink

Gerald R. Fink

MIT, United States

D-index 148 Citations 93,924 320
26 Rank
David M. Sabatini

David M. Sabatini

MIT, United States

D-index 143 Citations 151,876 390
27 Rank
Tomaso Poggio

Tomaso Poggio

MIT, United States

D-index 141 Citations 107,126 601
28 Rank
Alexander Rich

Alexander Rich

MIT, United States

D-index 140 Citations 69,422 563
29 Rank
Alex Pentland

Alex Pentland

MIT, United States

D-index 140 Citations 128,495 804
30 Rank
Jing Kong

Jing Kong

MIT, United States

D-index 137 Citations 88,570 615
31 Rank
Max Tegmark

Max Tegmark

MIT, United States

D-index 136 Citations 109,911 425
32 Rank
Jonathan S. Weissman

Jonathan S. Weissman

MIT, United States

D-index 136 Citations 104,301 379
33 Rank
Richard J. Wurtman

Richard J. Wurtman

MIT, United States

D-index 136 Citations 68,101 945
34 Rank
Douglas A. Lauffenburger

Douglas A. Lauffenburger

MIT, United States

D-index 134 Citations 64,962 727
35 Rank
Marin Soljacic

Marin Soljacic

MIT, United States

D-index 133 Citations 64,556 699
36 Rank
Richard R. Schrock

Richard R. Schrock

MIT, United States

D-index 131 Citations 60,658 694
37 Rank
Ann M. Graybiel

Ann M. Graybiel

MIT, United States

D-index 130 Citations 63,800 340
38 Rank
Klavs F. Jensen

Klavs F. Jensen

MIT, United States

D-index 130 Citations 56,482 700
39 Rank
David E. Housman

David E. Housman

MIT, United States

D-index 129 Citations 89,506 420
40 Rank
Anantha P. Chandrakasan

Anantha P. Chandrakasan

MIT, United States

D-index 129 Citations 113,334 614
41 Rank
Michael S. Feld

Michael S. Feld

MIT, United States

D-index 128 Citations 73,389 601
42 Rank
Matthew Evans

Matthew Evans

MIT, United States

D-index 127 Citations 88,417 614
43 Rank
Hari Balakrishnan

Hari Balakrishnan

MIT, United States

D-index 126 Citations 144,775 328
44 Rank
Robert T. Sauer

Robert T. Sauer

MIT, United States

D-index 124 Citations 53,265 406
45 Rank
Li-Huei Tsai

Li-Huei Tsai

MIT, United States

D-index 124 Citations 67,159 344
46 Rank
Peter Fritschel

Peter Fritschel

MIT, United States

D-index 124 Citations 85,602 462
47 Rank
Nergis Mavalvala

Nergis Mavalvala

MIT, United States

D-index 124 Citations 85,741 470
48 Rank
Ju Li

Ju Li

MIT, United States

D-index 123 Citations 55,798 678
49 Rank
Robert G. Griffin

Robert G. Griffin

MIT, United States

D-index 123 Citations 51,120 600
50 Rank
David H. Shoemaker

David H. Shoemaker

MIT, United States

D-index 123 Citations 37,943 289
51 Rank
William T. Freeman

William T. Freeman

MIT, United States

D-index 122 Citations 85,949 417
52 Rank
Frank Wilczek

Frank Wilczek

MIT, United States

D-index 122 Citations 85,811 525
53 Rank
Daniela Rus

Daniela Rus

MIT, United States

D-index 122 Citations 53,687 792
54 Rank
James G. Fox

James G. Fox

MIT, United States

D-index 120 Citations 50,918 810
55 Rank
Timothy M. Swager

Timothy M. Swager

MIT, United States

D-index 120 Citations 60,098 2,125
56 Rank
Antonio Torralba

Antonio Torralba

MIT, United States

D-index 120 Citations 88,232 329
57 Rank
Mary Carrington

Mary Carrington

MIT, United States

D-index 118 Citations 59,053 467
58 Rank
Sangeeta N. Bhatia

Sangeeta N. Bhatia

MIT, United States

D-index 117 Citations 62,898 480
59 Rank
David P. Bartel

David P. Bartel

MIT, United States

D-index 117 Citations 212,661 223
60 Rank
Yang Shao-Horn

Yang Shao-Horn

MIT, United States

D-index 116 Citations 62,385 539
61 Rank
Manolis Kellis

Manolis Kellis

MIT, United States

D-index 116 Citations 109,522 391
62 Rank
Lisa Barsotti

Lisa Barsotti

MIT, United States

D-index 116 Citations 84,465 467
63 Rank
Vladimir Bulovic

Vladimir Bulovic

MIT, United States

D-index 115 Citations 61,044 503
64 Rank
Sara Seager

Sara Seager

MIT, United States

D-index 115 Citations 53,439 674
65 Rank
Paula T. Hammond

Paula T. Hammond

MIT, United States

D-index 114 Citations 44,065 554
66 Rank
Alexander M. Klibanov

Alexander M. Klibanov

MIT, United States

D-index 114 Citations 52,912 340
67 Rank
Gregory Stephanopoulos

Gregory Stephanopoulos

MIT, United States

D-index 114 Citations 53,841 587
68 Rank
Roger D. Kamm

Roger D. Kamm

MIT, United States

D-index 114 Citations 44,113 598
69 Rank
David L. Page

David L. Page

MIT, United States

D-index 113 Citations 47,218 528
70 Rank
Rosalind W. Picard

Rosalind W. Picard

MIT, United States

D-index 111 Citations 61,888 461
71 Rank
Graham C. Walker

Graham C. Walker

MIT, United States

D-index 110 Citations 47,216 382
72 Rank
Joshua B. Tenenbaum

Joshua B. Tenenbaum

MIT, United States

D-index 109 Citations 72,012 548
73 Rank
Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky

MIT, United States

D-index 109 Citations 272,059 704
74 Rank
James M. Poterba

James M. Poterba

MIT, United States

D-index 109 Citations 55,498 414
75 Rank
Michael B. Yaffe

Michael B. Yaffe

MIT, United States

D-index 109 Citations 49,257 398
76 Rank
Avi Shporer

Avi Shporer

MIT, United States

D-index 108 Citations 44,889 386
77 Rank
Michael S. Strano

Michael S. Strano

MIT, United States

D-index 108 Citations 74,669 528
78 Rank
Erich P. Ippen

Erich P. Ippen

MIT, United States

D-index 108 Citations 42,978 633
79 Rank
Kerry Emanuel

Kerry Emanuel

MIT, United States

D-index 108 Citations 53,272 422
80 Rank
Maria T. Zuber

Maria T. Zuber

MIT, United States

D-index 108 Citations 35,139 894
81 Rank
Avi Ashkenazi

Avi Ashkenazi

MIT, United States

D-index 106 Citations 58,632 374
82 Rank
Gareth H. McKinley

Gareth H. McKinley

MIT, United States

D-index 106 Citations 41,741 604
83 Rank
Nancy Kanwisher

Nancy Kanwisher

MIT, United States

D-index 106 Citations 62,933 335
84 Rank
Markus J. Buehler

Markus J. Buehler

MIT, United States

D-index 106 Citations 38,363 614
85 Rank
Mark F. Bear

Mark F. Bear

MIT, United States

D-index 106 Citations 60,578 293
86 Rank
Ronald T. Raines

Ronald T. Raines

MIT, United States

D-index 106 Citations 40,523 550
87 Rank
Wolfgang Ketterle

Wolfgang Ketterle

MIT, United States

D-index 105 Citations 67,211 270
88 Rank
Robert E. Cohen

Robert E. Cohen

MIT, United States

D-index 105 Citations 41,385 450
89 Rank
Sheldon Penman

Sheldon Penman

MIT, United States

D-index 105 Citations 33,148 213
90 Rank
Michael Stonebraker

Michael Stonebraker

MIT, United States

D-index 105 Citations 50,762 440
91 Rank
Alan J. Grodzinsky

Alan J. Grodzinsky

MIT, United States

D-index 104 Citations 37,803 402
92 Rank
Edward A. Boyle

Edward A. Boyle

MIT, United States

D-index 103 Citations 38,779 255
93 Rank
Steven R. Tannenbaum

Steven R. Tannenbaum

MIT, United States

D-index 103 Citations 56,021 475
94 Rank
Alan S. Willsky

Alan S. Willsky

MIT, United States

D-index 102 Citations 49,156 648
95 Rank
Sallie W. Chisholm

Sallie W. Chisholm

MIT, United States

D-index 102 Citations 43,403 227
96 Rank
Lionel C. Kimerling

Lionel C. Kimerling

MIT, United States

D-index 101 Citations 39,268 786
97 Rank
Srinivas Devadas

Srinivas Devadas

MIT, United States

D-index 101 Citations 39,153 500
98 Rank
H. Robert Horvitz

H. Robert Horvitz

MIT, United States

D-index 100 Citations 51,028 215
99 Rank
Samuel Madden

Samuel Madden

MIT, United States

D-index 100 Citations 56,923 356
100 Rank
Roger E. Summons

Roger E. Summons

MIT, United States

D-index 100 Citations 37,651 574

Our research was coordinated by Imed Bouchrika, PhD, a computer scientist with a well-established record of collaboration on a number of international research projects with different partners from the academic community. His role was to make sure all data remained unbiased, accurate, and up-to-date.