Top institutions in the United States for Anthropology
Which institutions in the United States have the most top-cited scientists in Anthropology?
122 researchers in the United States whose main subfield is Anthropology are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 0.2% of all listed authors in the United States, and 1st of 22 countries in the subfield. 73 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). University of California, Berkeley has the most (9), followed by University of California, Irvine (6) and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (5). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.
Listed authors
122
0.2% of all in the United States
In the global top 100,000
73
59.8% of them
Country rank in the subfield
#1
of 22 countries in Anthropology
Highest-ranked
#3,844
Tsing, Anna Lowenhaupt
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The top 100 in Anthropology in the United States, in order
- 1Tsing, Anna LowenhauptUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
- 2Fassin, DidierInstitute for Advanced Study
- 3Stoler, Ann LauraUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- 4Appadurai, ArjunNew York University
- 5Pontzer, HermanDuke University
- 6Lieberman, Daniel E.Harvard University
- 7Mahmood, SabaUniversity of California, Berkeley
- 8Das, VeenaJohns Hopkins University
- 9Lovejoy, C. OwenKent State University
- 10Ruff, Christopher B.Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- 11Keane, WebbUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- 12Ong, AihwaUniversity of California, Berkeley
- 13Merry, Sally EngleNew York University
- 14Boellstorff, Tom MaurerUniversity of California, Irvine
- 15Abu-Lughod, LilaColumbia University
- 16Low, Setha M.The Graduate Center
- 17Ticktin, Miriam I.The City University of New York
- 18Jablonski, Nina G.Pennsylvania State University
- 19Marcus, George E.University of California, Irvine
- 20Sahlins, Marshall D.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- 21Gupta, AkhilStanford University
- 22Ortner, Sherry B.University of California, Los Angeles
- 23Larkin, Brian R.Barnard College
- 24Rohner, Ronald P.University of Connecticut
- 25Helmreich, Stefan G.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 26Holston, JamesUniversity of California, San Diego
- 27Potts, RichardSmithsonian National Museum of Natural History
- 28Seaver, NickTufts University
- 29Geertz, CliffordInstitute for Advanced Study
- 30Scheper-Hughes, NancyUniversity of California, Berkeley
- 31Throop, C. JasonUniversity of California, Los Angeles
- 32Walker, Phillip L.University of California, Santa Barbara
- 33Trinkaus, ErikWashington University in St. Louis
- 34Ferguson, James G.University of California, Irvine
- 35Davis, Dána AinQueens College, City University of New York
- 36Biehl, João GuilhermePrinceton University
- 37Raichlen, David A.University of Southern California
- 38DeWitte, Sharon N.University of Colorado Boulder
- 39Warner, MichaelRutgers University–New Brunswick
- 40Clifford, JamesUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
- 41Zigon, JarrettUniversity of Virginia
- 42Schoeninger, Margaret J.Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny
- 43Winkelman, Michael JamesArizona State University
- 44Constable, NicoleUniversity of Pittsburgh
- 45Ungar, Peter S.University of Arkansas
- 46Wood, Bernard A.Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology
- 47Herzfeld, MichaelHarvard University
- 48Larsen, Clark SpencerThe Ohio State University
- 49White, Tim D.University of California, Berkeley
- 50Hill, Kim R.Institute of Human Origins
- 51Caldeira, Teresa P.R.University of California, Berkeley
- 52Buikstra, Jane EllenArizona State University
- 53Blumenschine, Robert J.Rutgers University–New Brunswick
- 54Wiessner, Polly W.University of Utah, College of Social and Behavioral Science
- 55Leonard, William R.Northwestern University
- 56Smith, Richard J.Washington University in St. Louis
- 57Hale, Charles R.University of California, Santa Barbara
- 58Briggs, Charles L.University of California, Berkeley
- 59Slice, Dennis E.Florida State University
- 60Asad, TalalThe City University of New York
- 61Petryna, AdrianaUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences
- 62Gershon, IlanaRice University
- 63Reno, Joshua OziasBinghamton University State University of New York
- 64Ross, Callum F.Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, The University of Chicago
- 65Simpson, AudraColumbia University
- 66Atalay, Sonya L.University of Massachusetts Amherst
- 67Hull, Matthew S.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- 68Yurchak, AlexeiUniversity of California
- 69Lamb, SarahBrandeis University
- 70de Genova, Nicholas P.Columbia University
- 71Coutin, Susan BiblerUniversity of California, Irvine
- 72Nadasdy, PaulCornell University
- 73Hansen, Thomas BlomStanford University
- 74Anderson, LeonOhio University
- 75Grine, Frederick EdwardStony Brook University
- 76Ginsburg, FayeNew York University
- 77Redfield, PeterUniversity of Southern California
- 78Antón, Susan C.New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology
- 79Bowen, John R.Washington University in St. Louis
- 80von Cramon-Taubadel, NoreenUniversity at Buffalo, The State University of New York
- 81Mazzarella, WilliamDepartment of Anthropology, The University of Chicago
- 82de la Cadena, MarisolUniversity of California, Davis
- 83Kay, Richard F.D.Duke University
- 84Lakoff, AndrewUniversity of Southern California
- 85Ahearn, Laura M.Rutgers University–New Brunswick
- 86Lancy, David F.Utah State University
- 87Guyer, Jane I.Boston University
- 88Jungers, William LeeRenaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
- 89Maurer, BillUniversity of California, Irvine
- 90Plavcan, Joseph MichaelUniversity of Arkansas
- 91Csordas, Thomas J.University of California, San Diego
- 92Leigh, Steven R.University of Colorado Boulder
- 93Stewart, KathleenThe University of Texas at Austin
- 94Stone, Glenn DavisWashington and Lee University
- 95Paxson, HeatherMassachusetts Institute of Technology
- 96Ward, Carol V.University of Missouri
- 97Goodman, Alan H.Hampshire College
- 98Churchill, Steven EmilioDuke University
- 99Malkki, Liisa H.University of California, Irvine
- 100Smith, Daniel JordanBrown University
122 listed scientists in Anthropology in the United States
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