Research Guides: Physics: Internet Resorces

Government Resources

You might consider searching the Internet/World Wide Web to locate valuable information in your field of study published by the federal government or government agencies, professional societies, academic institutions or research centers. Always evaluate the quality of information you identify and retrieve.

Government Resources

arXiv
arXiv is an e-print service in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, and quantitative biology.
inSPIRE
The High Energy Physics information system
Astrophysics Data System
The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a Digital Library portal for researchers in Astronomy and Physics, operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) under a NASA grant. The ADS maintains three bibliographic databases containing more than 6.7 million records

Associations, Societies & Organizations

American Physical Society (APS)
(APS) is the world's second largest organization of physicists. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the prestigious Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than twenty science meetings each year
Society of Physics Students
The Society of Physics Students (SPS) is a professional association explicitly designed for students and their advisers. Membership, through collegiate chapters, is open to anyone interested in physics
American Institute of Physics
The American Institute of Physics advances, promotes and serves the physical sciences for the benefit of humanity.
Canadian Association of Physicists
The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) is the voice of Canadian physics. The CAP is dedicated to highlighting achievements in Canadian physics and pursuing scientific, educational, public policy and communication initiatives that enhance the vitality of physics and physicists in Canada.

Universities & Colleges

According to U.S. News & World Report there are over 600 universities all over the world which offer graduate programs in Physics & allied subjects.The top 10 are listed here based on the subject score.

#1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States Cambridge, MA

97.2

#2 University of California--Berkeley

United States Berkeley, CA

94.7

#3 Harvard University

United States Cambridge, MA

92.9

# Stanford University

United States Stanford, CA

92.8