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# Universities in physics and Astronomy research

Universities in physics and Astronomy research: the universities whose researchers wrote the physics and Astronomy papers in our library, ranked by the citations of their works here (citations: OpenAlex plus our library).

53 institutions · ranked by the citations of their works here · [institutions of all kinds](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/orgs/)

1. **[Stanford University](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/stanford-university/)**University · Stanford ([San Francisco Bay Area](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/san-francisco/)), [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/)*3 works · 7,749 citations*
2. **[University of Cambridge](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-cambridge/)**University · [Cambridge](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/cambridge/), [United Kingdom](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-kingdom/)*2 works · 9,053 citations*
3. **[Massachusetts Institute of Technology](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/massachusetts-institute-of-technology/)**University · Cambridge ([Greater Boston](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/greater-boston/)), [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/)*1 work · 1,114 citations*
4. **[University of Southern California](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-southern-california/)**University · [Los Angeles](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/los-angeles/), [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/)*1 work · 1,679 citations*
5. **[Peking University](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/peking-university/)**University · [Beijing](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/beijing/), [China](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/china/)*1 work*
6. **[University of Amsterdam](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-amsterdam/)**University · Amsterdam ([Randstad](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/randstad/)), [Netherlands](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/netherlands/)*1 work · 9,023 citations*
7. **[Princeton University](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/princeton-university/)**University · Princeton ([New York](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/new-york-city/)), [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/)*1 work · 74 citations*
8. **[National University of Singapore](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/national-university-of-singapore/)**University · [Singapore](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/singapore/), [Singapore](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/singapore/)*1 work · 12 citations*
9. **[University of Maryland, College Park](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-maryland-college-park/)**University · College Park ([Washington–Baltimore](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/washington/)), [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/)*2 works · 3,474 citations*
10. **[Université de Montréal](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/universite-de-montreal/)**University · [Montreal](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/montreal/), [Canada](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/canada/)*2 works · 9,194 citations*
11. **[Brown University](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/brown-university/)**University · Providence ([Greater Boston](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/greater-boston/)), [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/)*1 work · 122 citations*
12. **[Saarland University](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/saarland-university/)**University · [Saarbrücken](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/saarbrucken/), [Germany](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/germany/)*1 work*
13. **[Shanghai Jiao Tong University](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/shanghai-jiao-tong-university/)**University · [Shanghai](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/shanghai/), [China](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/china/)*1 work*
14. **[University College London](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-college-london/)**University · [London](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/london/), [United Kingdom](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-kingdom/)*1 work · 16 citations*
15. **[University of Copenhagen](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-copenhagen/)**University · [Copenhagen](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/copenhagen/), [Denmark](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/denmark/)*1 work · 122 citations*
16. **[University of Pittsburgh](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-pittsburgh/)**University · [Pittsburgh](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/pittsburgh/), [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/)*1 work · 119 citations*
17. **[University of Sheffield](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-sheffield/)**University · [Sheffield](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/sheffield/), [United Kingdom](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-kingdom/)*1 work · 18 citations*
18. **[University of Science and Technology of China](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-science-and-technology-of-china/)**University · [Hefei](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/hefei/), [China](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/china/)*1 work*
19. **[Renmin University of China](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/renmin-university-of-china/)**University · [Beijing](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/beijing/), [China](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/china/)*1 work · 13 citations*
20. **[University of Trento](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-trento/)**University · [Trento](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/trento/), [Italy](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/italy/)*1 work · 122 citations*
21. **[Chinese University of Hong Kong](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/chinese-university-of-hong-kong/)**University · [Hong Kong](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/hong-kong/), [China](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/china/)*2 works · 1,425 citations*
22. **[University of Michigan](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-michigan/)**University · Ann Arbor ([Detroit](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/detroit/)), [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/)*2 works · 849 citations*
23. **[Hebrew University of Jerusalem](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/hebrew-university-of-jerusalem/)**University · [Jerusalem](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/jerusalem/), [Israel](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/israel/)*1 work · 76 citations*
24. **[Uppsala University](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/uppsala-university/)**University · Uppsala ([Stockholm](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/stockholm/)), [Sweden](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/sweden/)*1 work · 122 citations*
25. **[Tilburg University](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/tilburg-university/)**University · [Tilburg](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/tilburg/), [Netherlands](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/netherlands/)*1 work · 16 citations*
26. **[Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/mohamed-bin-zayed-university-of-artificial-intelligence/)**University · [Abu Dhabi](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/abu-dhabi/), [United Arab Emirates](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-arab-emirates/)*1 work · 13 citations*
27. **[Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/universitat-politecnica-de-catalunya/)**University · [Barcelona](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/barcelona/), [Spain](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/spain/)*1 work · 9,035 citations*
28. **[Universitat Pompeu Fabra](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/universitat-pompeu-fabra/)**University · [Barcelona](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/barcelona/), [Spain](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/spain/)*1 work · 8 citations*
29. **[George Washington University](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/george-washington-university/)**University · Washington ([Washington–Baltimore](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/washington/)), [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/)*1 work · 77 citations*
30. **[Qatar University](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/qatar-university/)**University · [Doha](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/doha/), [Qatar](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/qatar/)*1 work · 35 citations*
31. **[Emory University](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/emory-university/)**University · [Atlanta](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/atlanta/), [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/)*1 work · 9 citations*
32. **[University of Macau](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-macau/)**University · Macao ([Macau](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/macau/)), [China](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/china/)*1 work*
33. **[Brigham Young University](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/brigham-young-university/)**University · Provo ([Salt Lake City](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/salt-lake-city/)), [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/)*1 work · 957 citations*
34. **[Wuhan University](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/wuhan-university/)**University · [Wuhan](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/wuhan/), [China](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/china/)*1 work · 13 citations*
35. **[Toyota Technological Institute](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/toyota-technological-institute/)**University · [Nagoya](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/nagoya/), [Japan](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/japan/)*1 work*
36. **[The University of Queensland](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/the-university-of-queensland/)**University · [Brisbane](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/brisbane/), [Australia](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/australia/)*1 work*
37. **[HEC Montréal](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/hec-montreal/)**University · [Montreal](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/montreal/), [Canada](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/canada/)*2 works · 9,194 citations*
38. **[Wrocław University of Science and Technology](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/wroclaw-university-of-science-and-technology/)**University · [Wroclaw](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/wroclaw/), [Poland](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/poland/)*1 work · 1 citation*
39. **[University of Southampton](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-southampton/)**University · Southampton ([Portsmouth](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/portsmouth/)), [United Kingdom](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-kingdom/)*2 works · 48 citations*
40. **[Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/universitat-autonoma-de-barcelona/)**University · Cerdanyola del Vallès ([Barcelona](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/barcelona/)), [Spain](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/spain/)*1 work · 9,035 citations*
41. **[George Mason University](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/george-mason-university/)**University · Fairfax ([Washington–Baltimore](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/washington/)), [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/)*1 work*
42. **[National Cheng Kung University](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/national-cheng-kung-university/)**University · [Tainan](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/tainan/), [Taiwan](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/taiwan/)*1 work · 469 citations*
43. **[Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/chittagong-university-of-engineering-technology/)**University · Chittagong ([Chattogram](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/chattogram/)), [Bangladesh](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/bangladesh/)*1 work*
44. **[Nankai University](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/nankai-university/)**University · [Tianjin](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/tianjin/), [China](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/china/)*1 work*
45. **[University of Maribor](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-maribor/)**University · [Maribor](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/maribor/), [Slovenia](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/slovenia/)*1 work · 109 citations*
46. **[Boise State University](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/boise-state-university/)**University · [Boise](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/boise/), [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/)*1 work · 1 citation*
47. **[University of Chile](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-chile/)**University · [Santiago](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/santiago/), [Chile](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/chile/)*1 work · 1 citation*
48. **[Shanghai University](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/shanghai-university/)**University · [Shanghai](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/shanghai/), [China](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/china/)*1 work · 9 citations*
49. **[University of Cincinnati](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-cincinnati/)**University · [Cincinnati](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/cincinnati/), [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/)*1 work · 1 citation*
50. **[Université Constantine 2](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/universite-constantine-2/)**University · [Constantine](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/constantine/), [Algeria](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/algeria/)*1 work · 6 citations*
51. **[Abbès Laghrour University of Khenchela](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/abbes-laghrour-university-of-khenchela/)**University · [Khenchela](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/khenchela/), [Algeria](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/algeria/)*1 work · 6 citations*
52. **[Université de Poitiers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/universite-de-poitiers/)**University · [Poitiers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/poitiers/), [France](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/france/)*1 work · 6 citations*
53. **[Tianjin University of Science and Technology](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/tianjin-university-of-science-and-technology/)**University · [Tianjin](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/tianjin/), [China](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/china/)*1 work*
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