Top institutions in the United States for Philosophy
Which institutions in the United States have the most top-cited scientists in Philosophy?
163 researchers in the United States whose main subfield is Philosophy 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 27 countries in the subfield. 100 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). New York University has the most (13), followed by University of California, Berkeley (9) and Princeton University (8). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.
Listed authors
163
0.2% of all in the United States
In the global top 100,000
100
61.3% of them
Country rank in the subfield
#1
of 27 countries in Philosophy
Highest-ranked
#49
Floridi, Luciano
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The top 100 in Philosophy in the United States, in order
- 1Floridi, LucianoYale University
- 2Fricker, MirandaNew York University
- 3Nussbaum, Martha CravenThe University of Chicago
- 4Chalmers, David J.New York University
- 5Lewis, David K.Princeton University
- 6Anderson, Elizabeth S.University of Michigan School of Public Health
- 7Searle, John R.University of California, Berkeley
- 8Pettit, Philip N.Princeton University
- 9Schatzki, Theodore R.University of Kentucky
- 10Médina, José M.Northwestern University
- 11Bicchieri, CristinaUniversity of Pennsylvania
- 12Pritchard, Duncan H.University of California, Irvine
- 13Fine, KitNew York University
- 14Dotson, KristieUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- 15Schaffer, JonathanRutgers University
- 16Haslanger, SallyMassachusetts Institute of Technology
- 17Lackey, JenniferNorthwestern University
- 18Schwitzgebel, EricUniversity of California, Riverside
- 19Honneth, AxelUniversidad de Columbia
- 20Nguyen, C. ThiThe University of Utah
- 21Stalnaker, Robert C.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 22MacHery, ÉdouardUniversity of Pittsburgh
- 23Goldman, Alvin I.Rutgers University
- 24Thomasson, Amie L.Faculty of Arts and Sciences
- 25Cartwright, Nancy DelaneyUniversity of California, San Diego
- 26Schroeder, MarkUniversity of Southern California
- 27Goldberg, Sanford C.Northwestern University
- 28Buchanan, Allen E.The University of Arizona
- 29Rosen, GideonPrinceton University
- 30Alcoff, Linda MartínHunter College
- 31Kriegel, UriahRice University
- 32Shusterman, Richard J.Florida Atlantic University
- 33Zagzebski, Linda TrinkausThe University of Oklahoma
- 34Stanley, JasonYale University
- 35Sober, Elliott R.Stanford University
- 36Held, VirginiaThe City University of New York
- 37Korsgaard, Christine M.Harvard University
- 38Baehr, Jason S.Loyola Marymount University
- 39Sosa, ErnestRutgers University
- 40Maudlin, Tim W.E.New York University
- 41Strawson, GalenThe University of Texas at Austin
- 42Carroll, NoëlThe City University of New York
- 43Burge, TylerUniversity of California, Los Angeles
- 44Harding, Sandra G.University of California, Los Angeles
- 45Velleman, J. DavidNew York University
- 46Annas, JuliaThe University of Arizona
- 47Friedman, JaneNew York University
- 48Boghossian, Paul ArtinNew York University
- 49Piccinini, GualtieroUniversity of Missouri
- 50Moor, James H.Dartmouth College
- 51Brennan, Jason F.McDonough School of Business
- 52Kukla, RebeccaGeorgetown University
- 53Hardin, RussellNew York University
- 54Audi, Robert N.University of Notre Dame
- 55Shapiro, Lawrence A.University of Wisconsin
- 56Hausman, Daniel M.University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 57Arneson, Richard J.University of California, San Diego
- 58Camp, Elisabeth H.University of California, Berkeley
- 59Christiano, Thomas D.The University of Arizona
- 60Skyrms, BrianUniversity of California, Irvine
- 61Hawthorne, John P.University of Southern California
- 62Shoemaker, David W.Cornell University
- 63Scheffler, SamuelNew York University
- 64Dreyfus, Hubert L.University of California, Berkeley
- 65Mele, Alfred R.Florida State University
- 66Fallis, DonNortheastern University
- 67Longino, Helen E.Stanford University
- 68Gendler, Tamar SzabóYale University
- 69Huemer, MichaelUniversity of Colorado Boulder
- 70Kittay, Eva FederStony Brook University
- 71Quong, JonathanUniversity of Southern California
- 72Kolodny, NikoUniversity of California, Berkeley
- 73Williams, BernardUniversity of California, Berkeley
- 74Lazar, Seth R.M.Johns Hopkins University
- 75Gilbert, MargaretUniversity of California, Irvine
- 76Rorty, RichardStanford University
- 77Byrne, AlexMassachusetts Institute of Technology
- 78Feldman, Richard H.University of Rochester
- 79Grimm, Stephen R.Fordham University
- 80Estlund, David M.Brown University
- 81Guyer, Paul D.Brown University
- 82Wellman, Christopher HeathWashington University in St. Louis
- 83Greco, JohnGeorgetown University
- 84Noë, AlvaUniversity of California, Berkeley
- 85Christensen, DavidBrown University
- 86Frankfurt, Harry G.Princeton University
- 87Plunkett, DavidThe Ohio State University
- 88Kind, AmyClaremont McKenna College
- 89Kitcher, Philip S.Columbia University
- 90Basu, RimaClaremont McKenna College
- 91Stilz, AnnaUniversity of California, Berkeley
- 92Yablo, StephenMassachusetts Institute of Technology
- 93Cohen, Joshua P.Apple Computer
- 94van Inwagen, PeterUniversity of Notre Dame
- 95Davidson, DonaldUniversity of California, Berkeley
- 96Roberts, Robert C.Baylor University
- 97Srinivasan, AmiaBloomsbury Centre Hotel
- 98Tuana, NancyPennsylvania State University
- 99Leiter, Brian R.The University of Chicago
- 100Shelby, TommieHarvard University
163 listed scientists in Philosophy in the United States
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