University of Southern California
University of Southern California is number 9 in the 311 University Innovation Index, with a score of 82.0. It published about 29,054 research works in 2024 and 2025, which drew 175,075 citations in those years, and its h-index is 1,539. It runs 1 lab in the 311 Global R&D Labs Directory.
Part of the 311 University Innovation Index (311institute.com). Last updated .
R&D labs
Institute for Creative Technologies.
Innovation city
See the innovation profile of Los Angeles in the 311 Innovation Cities Index.
Economic statistics for United States in the 311 Nations Index.
Other leading universities in United States
- University of Washington (#1)
- Johns Hopkins University (#3)
- Harvard University (#4)
- Stanford University (#5)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (#6)
- University of Pennsylvania (#18)
- The University of Texas at Austin (#21)
- University of Michigan (#22)
- University of California, San Francisco (#23)
- Carnegie Mellon University (#24)
- Columbia University (#27)
- University of California San Diego (#32)
- University of California, Los Angeles (#35)
- Princeton University (#40)
- Yale University (#41)
Questions and answers
How innovative is University of Southern California?
University of Southern California is number 9 in the 311 University Innovation Index, with a score of 82.0.
How much research does University of Southern California publish?
University of Southern California published about 29,054 research works in 2024 and 2025.
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