Research rankings

Some notes for my own use on research rankings by discipline for Michigan State University. The ranges are 95% confidence intervals using the R-rank (including, among other things, publications, citations, grants and awards) from the 2010 NRC evaluation (see, e.g., here). Rank ordered by, e.g., central value of R range, most of the departments below come out in the top 20-30 in the US. More data: S rankings in various fields.

Physics                                     17-41
Chemistry                                 21-59
Computer Science                    12-32
Math                                         11-43
EE/CE                                      47-87
Biochem/MoBio                      54-96
Neuroscience                            72-89
Plant Biology                            6-32

In the NSF HERD (total R&D expenditures) data MSU is ranked 36th in the US, with 2012 expenditures just over $500 million. If research hospital numbers are excluded (MSU has historically had a teaching medical school, although this is changing), the MSU rank would be quite a bit higher.