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Bucknell University ranked 285th in the United States, 1108th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 99 research topics. Bucknell University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 8,206 academic publications and 134,701 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 74 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1108 of 14,131 In the World
#316 of 2,597 In North America
#285 of 2,496 In the United States
#13 of 155 In Pennsylvania
#332 of 1,383 For Engineering Management
#453 of 1,244 For Political Economy
#543 of 1,024 For Product and Industrial Design
#928 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#650 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 96 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Bucknell University ranked 314th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1320th in the World with 4,734 publications made and 65,351 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#314 of 1,728 In the United States
#353 of 1,819 In North America
#1320 of 7,020 In the World

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 38 147
1992 44 169
1993 40 164
1994 37 200
1995 41 241
1996 58 261
1997 62 281
1998 54 318
1999 50 340
2000 53 432
2001 70 491
2002 100 666
2003 87 764
2004 69 772
2005 83 976
2006 88 1108
2007 102 1347
2008 123 1389
2009 124 1672
2010 156 1930
2011 176 2238
2012 126 2539
2013 193 2855
2014 181 3063
2015 191 3346
2016 185 3170
2017 214 3478
2018 191 3910
2019 196 4347
2020 328 5073
2021 195 5023
2022 188 4485
2023 175 4547

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Political Economy 165 190 453
International Relations and Diplomacy 206 233 559
Public Policy / Administration 243 272 645
Gender Studies 288 321 659
Aesthetics 211 243 733
Education Majors 270 300 737
Art History 299 333 789
Media Studies 340 378 799
Criminology and Criminal Justice 387 425 816
Communications and Public Relations 302 337 831
Human Rights Law 252 285 843
Genealogy 343 377 888
Classics and Ancient History 319 351 925
Publishing 316 354 982
Law 313 348 1017
Sociology 310 344 1019
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 331 366 1021
Library and Information science 369 403 1071
Anthropology 350 389 1076
Political Science 304 340 1098
History 301 340 1210
Archaeology 314 356 1413
Philosophy 300 342 1455
Linguistics 332 370 1468
Demography 377 423 1669

Engineering rankings

Bucknell University ranked 298th for Engineering in the United States and 1828th in the World with 3,568 publications made and 68,575 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#298 of 1,518 In the United States
#339 of 1,602 In North America
#1828 of 6,684 In the World

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Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 29 135
1992 28 159
1993 22 163
1994 22 153
1995 35 153
1996 38 198
1997 37 227
1998 27 244
1999 42 279
2000 33 286
2001 45 371
2002 105 530
2003 76 574
2004 67 679
2005 97 887
2006 103 1156
2007 84 1348
2008 105 1561
2009 123 1622
2010 142 1997
2011 141 2270
2012 107 2527
2013 117 2786
2014 126 2910
2015 173 3113
2016 150 3174
2017 160 3549
2018 150 3824
2019 155 4132
2020 277 4991
2021 122 5041
2022 127 4702
2023 138 4901

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 126 141 332
Product and Industrial Design 147 169 543
Transportation Engineering 220 254 1079
Computer Engineering 216 249 1169
Systems Engineering 262 300 1285
Geotechnical Engineering 216 255 1288
Mechanical Engineering 236 268 1298
Structural Engineering 235 268 1303
Civil Engineering 241 279 1313
Environmental Engineering 196 229 1320
Biomedical Engineering 246 274 1322
Acoustical Engineering 266 302 1328
Telecommunications 235 269 1364
Aerospace Engineering 286 325 1529
Computer Networking 279 319 1551
Optical Engineering 294 332 1744
Renewable Energy Engineering 207 246 1817
Human-Computer Interaction 342 386 1847
Electronic Engineering 282 322 1912
Materials Science 297 336 1923
Operations Research 313 353 1942
Electrical Engineering 308 350 2134
Metallurgical Engineering 306 347 2148
Chemical Engineering 295 336 2287
Nanotechnology 317 358 2317
Biotechnology 426 467 2788

Environmental Science rankings

Bucknell University ranked 295th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1539th in the World with 3,486 publications made and 64,646 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#295 of 1,598 In the United States
#336 of 1,687 In North America
#1539 of 6,798 In the World

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Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 24 158
1992 20 191
1993 27 188
1994 24 199
1995 36 245
1996 32 251
1997 37 278
1998 38 337
1999 43 409
2000 33 421
2001 46 473
2002 71 630
2003 60 699
2004 58 809
2005 73 940
2006 77 1138
2007 72 1417
2008 85 1421
2009 106 1643
2010 108 1992
2011 125 2257
2012 96 2447
2013 131 2685
2014 131 2904
2015 180 3058
2016 142 3105
2017 173 3458
2018 159 3915
2019 171 4332
2020 204 4971
2021 157 5342
2022 181 4993
2023 160 4995

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Environmental Management 184 219 1146
Geotechnical Engineering 216 255 1288
Environmental Engineering 196 229 1320
Ecology 257 296 1327
Petrology and Geochemistry 248 291 1373
Geography and Cartography 300 341 1504
Paleontology 303 346 1554
Earth science and Geophysics 282 329 1633
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 277 321 1642
Geology 307 354 1684
Oceanography 298 347 1711
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 387 433 1803
Agricultural Science 327 374 2089
Environmental Chemistry 350 399 2406

Physics rankings

Bucknell University ranked 297th for Physics in the United States and 1745th in the World with 3,407 publications made and 69,480 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#297 of 1,485 In the United States
#337 of 1,569 In North America
#1745 of 6,603 In the World

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Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 26 136
1992 20 144
1993 24 157
1994 27 147
1995 37 153
1996 40 204
1997 46 237
1998 31 235
1999 39 287
2000 34 289
2001 45 361
2002 95 491
2003 69 565
2004 67 669
2005 87 840
2006 93 1165
2007 83 1403
2008 102 1615
2009 115 1742
2010 133 2103
2011 128 2523
2012 106 2649
2013 115 2968
2014 112 3076
2015 155 3370
2016 145 3392
2017 154 3716
2018 130 3992
2019 161 4148
2020 210 4874
2021 114 4981
2022 124 4724
2023 131 4871

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 268 303 1173
Acoustical Engineering 266 302 1328
Theoretical Physics 293 332 1464
Atomic and Molecular physics 311 353 1626
Quantum and Particle physics 288 328 1697
Optical Engineering 294 332 1744
Materials Science 297 336 1923
Nuclear Physics 347 392 2036
Condensed Matter Physics 308 351 2095
Nanotechnology 317 358 2317

Biology rankings

Bucknell University ranked 355th for Biology in the United States and 2033rd in the World with 3,402 publications made and 72,455 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#355 of 1,582 In the United States
#401 of 1,668 In North America
#2033 of 6,770 In the World

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Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 18 207
1992 22 253
1993 26 235
1994 26 244
1995 32 281
1996 28 278
1997 36 335
1998 34 365
1999 39 443
2000 36 463
2001 45 561
2002 65 683
2003 66 791
2004 67 904
2005 67 981
2006 71 1222
2007 68 1430
2008 91 1428
2009 103 1609
2010 104 1964
2011 117 2185
2012 111 2453
2013 128 2837
2014 132 2887
2015 153 3273
2016 146 3357
2017 157 3763
2018 138 4222
2019 180 4577
2020 183 5559
2021 148 5968
2022 148 5454
2023 161 5763

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Entomology 163 187 590
Zoology 203 235 846
Evolutionary Biology 306 341 1221
Neuroscience 341 378 1329
Paleontology 303 346 1554
Animal Science 336 375 1699
Molecular Biology 330 366 1706
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 387 433 1803
Botany 325 370 1861
Horticulture 269 310 1960
Genetics 387 427 2061
Agricultural Science 327 374 2089
Biochemistry 369 413 2185
Oncology and Cancer research 434 470 2234
Nanotechnology 317 358 2317
Immunology 442 481 2397
Nutrition and Food Science 337 379 2532
Virology 469 507 2605
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 482 526 2639
Biotechnology 426 467 2788
Microbiology 469 516 3101
Pharmacology 542 590 3237

Computer Science rankings

Bucknell University ranked 321st for Computer Science in the United States and 1516th in the World with 3,385 publications made and 68,674 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#321 of 1,576 In the United States
#360 of 1,662 In North America
#1516 of 6,752 In the World

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Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 20 127
1992 27 185
1993 25 135
1994 16 141
1995 37 186
1996 38 224
1997 38 261
1998 40 276
1999 39 290
2000 47 325
2001 44 393
2002 85 595
2003 59 638
2004 70 692
2005 86 878
2006 93 1152
2007 91 1383
2008 101 1452
2009 101 1744
2010 121 2133
2011 120 2312
2012 91 2649
2013 110 2797
2014 118 2996
2015 143 3265
2016 135 3113
2017 128 3487
2018 132 3774
2019 152 3931
2020 250 4833
2021 117 4855
2022 132 4584
2023 125 4634

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 253 286 983
Multimedia 289 321 1048
Library and Information science 369 403 1071
Cognitive Science 278 313 1135
Data Science 283 318 1142
Computer Engineering 216 249 1169
Computational Linguistics 257 291 1257
Neuroscience 341 378 1329
Telecommunications 235 269 1364
Computer Vision 243 277 1390
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 274 311 1452
Computer Graphics 274 307 1523
Computer Networking 279 319 1551
Software Engineering 328 368 1594
Machine Learning 318 360 1817
Human-Computer Interaction 342 386 1847
Cyber Security 363 407 1944
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 482 526 2639

Chemistry rankings

Bucknell University ranked 332nd for Chemistry in the United States and 2081st in the World with 2,771 publications made and 60,767 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#332 of 1,407 In the United States
#373 of 1,488 In North America
#2081 of 6,447 In the World

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Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 23 168
1992 21 200
1993 21 192
1994 25 178
1995 35 179
1996 28 223
1997 30 248
1998 24 259
1999 35 306
2000 33 309
2001 32 351
2002 65 478
2003 53 511
2004 55 617
2005 74 743
2006 66 920
2007 55 998
2008 78 1164
2009 85 1175
2010 87 1390
2011 109 1635
2012 89 1750
2013 92 2171
2014 95 2237
2015 131 2543
2016 102 2767
2017 116 3078
2018 119 3379
2019 152 3657
2020 139 4266
2021 99 4668
2022 99 4486
2023 103 4692

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 248 291 1373
Pharmacy 264 296 1406
Computational Chemistry 280 316 1559
Materials Science 297 336 1923
Physical chemistry 288 332 2047
Inorganic Chemistry 301 343 2096
Organic Chemistry 323 368 2154
Biochemistry 369 413 2185
Chemical Engineering 295 336 2287
Nanotechnology 317 358 2317
Environmental Chemistry 350 399 2406
Nutrition and Food Science 337 379 2532

Medicine rankings

Bucknell University ranked 438th for Medicine in the United States and 2096th in the World with 2,060 publications made and 41,545 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Public Health, Anatomy and Physiology, Clinical Psychology.

Medicine ranking Location
#438 of 1,558 In the United States
#480 of 1,643 In North America
#2096 of 6,680 In the World

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Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 12 128
1992 8 160
1993 10 163
1994 13 149
1995 18 145
1996 15 182
1997 26 218
1998 20 231
1999 17 237
2000 25 302
2001 22 320
2002 40 419
2003 44 531
2004 39 515
2005 42 645
2006 43 742
2007 34 812
2008 39 844
2009 44 1045
2010 55 1170
2011 68 1420
2012 47 1516
2013 70 1821
2014 66 1742
2015 107 2140
2016 87 2026
2017 111 2387
2018 99 2573
2019 101 2790
2020 143 3468
2021 94 3920
2022 89 3592
2023 110 3708

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Audiology 280 314 934
Clinical Psychology 366 404 1058
Biomedical Engineering 246 274 1322
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 413 452 1339
Pharmacy 264 296 1406
Public Health 385 429 1608
Health Science 527 569 1675
Gerontology 515 560 1681
Psychiatry 424 466 1685
Anatomy and Physiology 405 444 1914
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 406 446 1975
Oncology and Cancer research 434 470 2234
Nursing 650 705 2316
Immunology 442 481 2397
Physical Therapy 600 651 2474
Surgery 550 593 2506
Virology 469 507 2605
Pathology 507 555 2694
Pharmacology 542 590 3237

Psychology rankings

Bucknell University ranked 362nd for Psychology in the United States and 1391st in the World with 2,025 publications made and 40,990 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#362 of 1,527 In the United States
#401 of 1,612 In North America
#1391 of 6,528 In the World

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Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 16 121
1992 11 155
1993 8 123
1994 11 115
1995 21 162
1996 17 173
1997 24 187
1998 20 225
1999 16 210
2000 31 272
2001 21 297
2002 31 390
2003 29 458
2004 35 452
2005 36 540
2006 37 625
2007 47 745
2008 38 742
2009 56 932
2010 65 1021
2011 68 1196
2012 49 1376
2013 81 1591
2014 67 1654
2015 100 1924
2016 80 1828
2017 101 2142
2018 85 2305
2019 81 2465
2020 183 3054
2021 85 3093
2022 92 2745
2023 91 2803

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Sexology 269 299 554
Education Majors 270 300 737
Child Psychology 321 357 857
Clinical Psychology 366 404 1058
Social Psychology 358 399 1110
Cognitive Science 278 313 1135
Neuroscience 341 378 1329
Psychiatry 424 466 1685

Business rankings

Bucknell University ranked 292nd for Business in the United States and 1179th in the World with 1,676 publications made and 32,797 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Engineering Management, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#292 of 1,334 In the United States
#328 of 1,412 In North America
#1179 of 6,187 In the World

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Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 11 27
1992 21 53
1993 13 49
1994 8 66
1995 21 109
1996 20 108
1997 22 120
1998 13 127
1999 16 149
2000 18 179
2001 30 202
2002 38 230
2003 38 290
2004 27 277
2005 38 407
2006 37 445
2007 40 577
2008 50 679
2009 43 763
2010 54 919
2011 69 970
2012 54 1175
2013 57 1343
2014 56 1381
2015 73 1483
2016 64 1468
2017 72 1504
2018 77 1667
2019 65 1789
2020 157 2196
2021 79 2080
2022 72 1948
2023 73 1928

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 126 141 332
Public Policy / Administration 243 272 645
International Trade 142 167 708
International Business 171 198 777
Accounting 271 303 908
Project Management 239 271 938
Management Information Systems 253 286 983
Finance 286 321 1198
Management 301 339 1330
Marketing 324 360 1358
Advertising 482 525 1691
Operations Research 313 353 1942

Mathematics rankings

Bucknell University ranked 325th for Mathematics in the United States and 1505th in the World with 1,642 publications made and 29,327 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#325 of 1,371 In the United States
#363 of 1,451 In North America
#1505 of 6,305 In the World

Bucknell University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 17 57
1992 4 72
1993 10 67
1994 10 75
1995 25 78
1996 20 97
1997 14 102
1998 11 117
1999 15 115
2000 20 123
2001 25 163
2002 55 236
2003 25 242
2004 29 261
2005 36 332
2006 48 414
2007 40 504
2008 50 564
2009 49 714
2010 40 778
2011 59 949
2012 38 1085
2013 47 1250
2014 46 1236
2015 63 1415
2016 70 1369
2017 60 1511
2018 83 1757
2019 60 1858
2020 160 2211
2021 62 2009
2022 71 1927
2023 62 1935

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 215 240 522
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 311 345 1315
Applied Mathematics 253 289 1556
Statistics 320 360 1602
Operations Research 313 353 1942

Economics rankings

Bucknell University ranked 301st for Economics in the United States and 1181st in the World with 1,318 publications made and 19,050 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#301 of 1,317 In the United States
#337 of 1,400 In North America
#1181 of 5,995 In the World

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Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 12 24
1992 12 18
1993 6 29
1994 8 44
1995 13 47
1996 11 47
1997 18 75
1998 11 74
1999 10 83
2000 13 90
2001 13 121
2002 30 143
2003 30 181
2004 19 197
2005 23 259
2006 25 281
2007 22 374
2008 35 390
2009 32 531
2010 47 609
2011 61 725
2012 41 752
2013 56 885
2014 47 991
2015 67 1079
2016 54 1016
2017 55 1068
2018 63 1147
2019 60 1364
2020 117 1581
2021 66 1573
2022 72 1405
2023 58 1528

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Political Economy 165 190 453
International Relations and Diplomacy 206 233 559
International Trade 142 167 708
International Economics 151 175 752
Finance 286 321 1198
Development Studies 361 400 1287
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 311 345 1315

Art & Design rankings

Bucknell University ranked 278th for Art & Design in the United States and 1038th in the World with 1,148 publications made and 12,027 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#278 of 1,321 In the United States
#314 of 1,404 In North America
#1038 of 5,720 In the World

Bucknell University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 11 27
1992 7 21
1993 7 26
1994 6 40
1995 7 29
1996 17 55
1997 18 60
1998 8 54
1999 14 56
2000 12 78
2001 17 99
2002 29 122
2003 20 158
2004 18 155
2005 15 183
2006 12 217
2007 26 230
2008 35 275
2009 32 338
2010 51 340
2011 46 399
2012 34 535
2013 55 541
2014 37 652
2015 56 676
2016 53 589
2017 58 681
2018 48 744
2019 37 834
2020 89 993
2021 49 1002
2022 43 879
2023 40 883

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Music 94 108 237
Singing and Vocal Performance 100 119 280
Graphic Design 180 206 636
Aesthetics 211 243 733
Creative Writing 264 301 738
Art History 299 333 789
Literature 250 284 849
Cinematography 276 312 968
Performing arts 269 303 977
Multimedia 289 321 1048
Fashion Design 286 323 1250
Computer Graphics 274 307 1523