Top institutions in the United States for History
Which institutions in the United States have the most top-cited scientists in History?
151 researchers in the United States whose main subfield is History 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 33 countries in the subfield. 11 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Yale University has the most (11), followed by Columbia University (9) and Princeton University (7). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.
Listed authors
151
0.2% of all in the United States
In the global top 100,000
11
7.3% of them
Country rank in the subfield
#1
of 33 countries in History
Highest-ranked
#15,549
Maldonado-Torres, Nelson
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The top 100 in History in the United States, in order
- 1Maldonado-Torres, NelsonUniversity of Connecticut
- 2McNeill, John RobertGeorgetown University
- 3Winter, Jay MurrayYale University
- 4Cronon, WilliamUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
- 5Moses, A. DirkCity College of New York
- 6Benton, LaurenYale University
- 7Westad, Odd ArneYale University
- 8Stearns, Peter N.George Mason University
- 9Stern, Alexandra MinnaUniversity of California, Los Angeles
- 10Pyne, Stephen J.Arizona State University
- 11Pocock, J. G.A.Johns Hopkins University
- 12Haldon, John FrederickPrinceton University
- 13Crosby, Alfred W.The University of Texas at Austin
- 14Sewell, William H.The University of Chicago
- 15Kim, YoonhoMIT School of Engineering
- 16Israel, Jonathan I.Institute for Advanced Study
- 17Trivellato, FrancescaInstitute for Advanced Study
- 18Weitz, Eric D.The City University of New York
- 19Armitage, DavidHarvard University
- 20Khalid, AdeebCarleton College, USA
- 21Manela, ErezHarvard University
- 22Wheatley, NatashaPrinceton University
- 23Ngai, Mae M.Columbia University
- 24Pomeranz, KennethUniversity of California, Irvine
- 25Newfield, Timothy P.Georgetown University
- 26Levine, PhilippaThe University of Texas at Austin
- 27Slobodian, QuinnBoston University
- 28Molina, NataliaUniversity of California
- 29Amrith, Sunil S.Yale University
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- 31Madley, BenjaminUniversity of California, Los Angeles
- 32Andrade, TonioEmory University
- 33Muller, Jerry Z.The Catholic University of America
- 34Ghodsee, Kristen R.University of Pennsylvania
- 35Maier, Charles S.Harvard University
- 36Zahra, TaraDivision of the Social Sciences, The University of Chicago
- 37Bartov, OmerBrown University
- 38Degroot, DagomarGeorgetown University
- 39Mazower, MarkColumbia University
- 40Burbank, JaneNew York University
- 41Wiesner-Hanks, Merry E.University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- 42Turner, James MortonWellesley College
- 43Christian, DavidUniversity of Pennsylvania
- 44Sugrue, Thomas J.New York University
- 45Rodríguez, DylanUniversity of California, Riverside
- 46Stern, Philip J.Duke University
- 47Snowden, Frank M.Yale University
- 48Morgan, Jennifer L.New York University
- 49Leffler, Melvyn P.University of Virginia
- 50Parker, GeoffreyYale University
- 51Lenski, NoelYale University
- 52Lake, Peter G.Vanderbilt University
- 53Hollinger, David A.University of California, Berkeley
- 54Bynum, Caroline WalkerColumbia University
- 55Hernández, Kelly LytleUniversity of California, Los Angeles
- 56David-Fox, MichaelGeorgetown University
- 57Schultz, Jaime L.Pennsylvania State University
- 58Ghosh, DurbaCornell University
- 59Grafton, Anthony T.Princeton University
- 60Sze, JulieUniversity of California, Davis
- 61Robson, Laura C.Yale University
- 62Confino, AlonUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
- 63Mikhail, AlanYale University
- 64Adelman, JeremyPrinceton University
- 65Stone, LawrencePrinceton University
- 66Barker, JoanneSan Francisco State University
- 67Rosenwein, Barbara H.Loyola University Chicago
- 68Adas, MichaelRutgers University–New Brunswick
- 69Rosenfeld, Gavriel D.Fairfield University
- 70Reddy, William M.Duke University
- 71Chatterjee, ElizabethThe University of Chicago
- 72Herzog, DagmarThe Graduate Center
- 73White, HaydenUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
- 74Sharkey, Heather J.University of Pennsylvania
- 75Bennett, Judith M.The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 76Herzog, TamarHarvard Law School
- 77de la Fuente, AlejandroHarvard University
- 78Goeman, MishuanaUniversity at Buffalo, The State University of New York
- 79Eldem, EdhemColumbia University
- 80Spiegel, Gabrielle M.Johns Hopkins University
- 81Manning, PatrickUniversity of Pittsburgh
- 82Cressy, DavidThe Ohio State University
- 83McKeown, AdamNortheastern University
- 84Stovall, TylerUniversity of California
- 85Pedersen, SusanColumbia University
- 86Klein, Herbert S.Columbia University
- 87Duany, JorgeFlorida International University
- 88Eltis, David A.Emory University
- 89Ogle, VanessaYale University
- 90MacEkura, Stephen J.Indiana University
- 91Yengde, Suraj MilindHarvard University
- 92Hindle, SteveWashington University in St. Louis
- 93Jacobs, Margaret D.University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- 94Oakley, FrancisWilliams College
- 95Canaday, MargotPrinceton University
- 96Makdisi, UssamaUniversity of California, Berkeley
- 97Friedman, GeraldUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
- 98Travers, RobertCornell University
- 99Beckert, SvenHarvard University
- 100Hamblin, Jacob DarwinOregon State University
151 listed scientists in History in the United States
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