Top institutions in the United States for Geography
Which institutions in the United States have the most top-cited scientists in Geography?
109 researchers in the United States whose main subfield is Geography are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 0.1% of all listed authors in the United States, and 2nd of 35 countries in the subfield. 108 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). University of California, Los Angeles has the most (7), followed by University of Washington (7) and The Ohio State University (5). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.
Listed authors
109
0.1% of all in the United States
In the global top 100,000
108
99.1% of them
Country rank in the subfield
#2
of 35 countries in Geography
Highest-ranked
#406
Anselin, Luc E.
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The top 100 in Geography in the United States, in order
- 1Anselin, Luc E.The University of Chicago
- 2Harvey, DavidThe Graduate Center
- 3Sultana, FarhanaSyracuse University
- 4Wohl, Ellen E.Warner College of Natural Resources
- 5Sheller, MimiWorcester Polytechnic Institute
- 6Fotheringham, A. StewartFlorida State University
- 7Agnew, John A.University of California, Los Angeles
- 8Smith, NeilCenter for Cultural Analysis
- 9Loretta Lees, LorettaBoston University
- 10Getis, ArthurSan Diego State University
- 11Wei, Yehua DennisThe University of Utah
- 12Guthman, JulieUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
- 13Pulido, LauraUniversity of Oregon
- 14Miller, Harvey J.The Ohio State University
- 15Slater, TomColumbia University
- 16Clark, William A.V.University of California, Los Angeles
- 17Katz, CindiThe City University of New York
- 18Koch, Natalie R.Syracuse University
- 19Chan, KamwingUniversity of Washington
- 20Elwood, Sarah A.University of Washington
- 21Purcell, MarkUniversity of Washington
- 22Wolch, Jennifer R.University of California
- 23Carolan, Michael S.Colorado State University System
- 24Watts, Michael J.University of California, Berkeley
- 25Agyeman, JulianTufts University
- 26Malecki, Edward J.The Ohio State University
- 27Stock, RyanNorthern Michigan University
- 28Chakraborty, JayajitUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
- 29Griffith, Daniel A.The University of Texas at Dallas
- 30Heynen, Nikolas C.University of Georgia
- 31Rhoads, Bruce L.University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- 32Fan, Cindy CindyUniversity of California, Los Angeles
- 33McCarthy, James J.Clark University
- 34Ranganathan, MaliniAmerican University
- 35Rey, Sergio JosephSan Diego State University
- 36Alderman, Derek H.University of Tennessee
- 37Rigby, David L.University of California, Los Angeles
- 38Gilmore, Ruth WilsonUniversity of Southern California
- 39O’Kelly, Morton E.J.The Ohio State University
- 40Wong, D. W.S.College of Science
- 41Theodore, Nik C.University of Illinois at Chicago
- 42Sheppard, Eric S.University of California, Los Angeles
- 43Phillips, J. D.University of Kentucky
- 44Sui, Daniel Z.Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- 45Leichenko, Robin M.Department of Geography
- 46Davidson, Mark A.Clark University
- 47Ward, Kevin G.Georgia State University
- 48Pearsall, HamilTemple University
- 49Mansfield, BeckyThe Ohio State University
- 50Leitner, HelgaUniversity of California, Los Angeles
- 51Robbins, Paul F.University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 52Crampton, Jeremy W.The George Washington University
- 53Zook, Matthew A.University of Kentucky
- 54Jones, ReeceUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- 55Pelletier, Jon D.College of Science
- 56Huber, Matthew T.Syracuse University
- 57Carr, Edward R.Stockholm Environment Institute, USA
- 58Goldman, MichaelUniversity of Minnesota Twin Cities
- 59Grove, Kevin J.Florida International University
- 60Su, XiaoboUniversity of Oregon
- 61Collier, Stephen J.University of California, Berkeley
- 62Yeh, Emily T.University of Colorado Boulder
- 63Zimmerer, Karl S.Pennsylvania State University
- 64Truelove, YaffaUniversity of Colorado Boulder
- 65Bennett, Mia M.University of Washington
- 66Werner, MarionUniversity at Buffalo, The State University of New York
- 67Magilligan, Francis J.Faculty of Arts and Sciences
- 68Seamon, DavidKansas State University
- 69Gidwani, Vinay K.University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- 70Perreault, Tom A.Syracuse University
- 71Delmelle, Elizabeth CahillUniversity of Pennsylvania
- 72Lunstrum, ElizabethBoise State University
- 73Harley, J. BrianUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- 74Pike, Richard J.United States Geological Survey Western Region
- 75Sparke, Matthew BrookmanUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
- 76Nyantakyi-Frimpong, HansonUniversity of Denver
- 77Thomas, Kimberley AnhTemple University
- 78Ghertner, D. AsherRutgers University
- 79Braun, Bruce P.University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- 80Warf, BarneyUniversity of Kansas
- 81Carey, MarkUniversity of Oregon
- 82Curley, AndrewThe University of Arizona
- 83López-Carr, DavidUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
- 84Horton, JohnOregon State University
- 85Braverman, IrusUniversity at Buffalo, The State University of New York
- 86Bair, JenniferUniversity of Virginia
- 87Toal, GerardVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- 88Lawson, Victoria A.University of Washington
- 89Grubesic, Tony H.University of California, Riverside
- 90Mitchell, KatharyneUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
- 91Herod, AndrewUniversity of Georgia
- 92Golledge, Reginald G.The Ohio State University
- 93Cahill, CaitlinPratt Institute
- 94Murphy, James T.Clark University
- 95England, Kim V.L.University of Washington
- 96Derickson, Kate DriscollUniversity of Minnesota Twin Cities
- 97Oakes, Tim S.University of Colorado Boulder
- 98Staeheli, Lynn A.The University of Arizona
- 99Zhai, WeiMargie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design
- 100Oshan, Taylor M.University of Maryland, College Park
109 listed scientists in Geography in the United States
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