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California Institute of Technology ranked 48th in the United States, 72nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 79 research topics. California Institute of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 124,527 academic publications and 6,773,144 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 432 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#72 of 14,131 In the World
#52 of 2,597 In North America
#48 of 2,496 In the United States
#9 of 249 In California
#1 of 7 In Pasadena
#2 of 4,563 For Astrophysics and Astronomy
#2 of 1,343 For Astrobiology
#6 of 4,264 For Computer Vision
#154 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#73 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 76 other topics

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Physics rankings

California Institute of Technology ranked 11th for Physics in the United States and 17th in the World with 94,040 publications made and 4,964,405 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#11 of 1,485 In the United States
#12 of 1,569 In North America
#17 of 6,603 In the World

California Institute of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 1077 22903
1992 1075 23507
1993 1105 24412
1994 1103 25092
1995 1123 26960
1996 1278 30364
1997 1315 33450
1998 1486 38412
1999 1400 42145
2000 1553 46050
2001 1668 54584
2002 2305 68410
2003 2313 74333
2004 2357 82538
2005 2383 93745
2006 2701 106246
2007 2471 120149
2008 2448 126056
2009 2514 138998
2010 2719 150528
2011 2554 163618
2012 2667 180271
2013 2784 193330
2014 2653 207291
2015 2679 216636
2016 2714 231077
2017 2694 236571
2018 2860 263763
2019 2971 268760
2020 3201 294108
2021 3252 319733
2022 2949 304001
2023 2762 299058

The following table provides academic rankings for California Institute of Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 2 2
Astrobiology 2 2 2
Theoretical Physics 7 7 9
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 6 9
Optical Engineering 9 9 12
Quantum and Particle physics 8 8 12
Nuclear Physics 10 10 15
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 10 17
Condensed Matter Physics 16 16 30
Materials Science 17 18 35
Biophysics 31 32 40
Acoustical Engineering 22 24 41
Nanotechnology 19 20 51
Medical Physics 148 166 483

Engineering rankings

California Institute of Technology ranked 21st for Engineering in the United States and 38th in the World with 82,329 publications made and 4,159,909 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#21 of 1,518 In the United States
#22 of 1,602 In North America
#38 of 6,684 In the World

California Institute of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 975 19763
1992 970 20496
1993 1014 21108
1994 980 21812
1995 1004 23202
1996 1111 25636
1997 1108 27919
1998 1229 31786
1999 1167 34372
2000 1310 38021
2001 1375 44180
2002 2152 59036
2003 2071 61388
2004 2107 68297
2005 2140 78402
2006 2465 89201
2007 2145 100373
2008 2212 106024
2009 2206 118561
2010 2399 128485
2011 2276 139476
2012 2356 153457
2013 2403 165354
2014 2312 176583
2015 2294 183832
2016 2352 196488
2017 2334 199898
2018 2493 216505
2019 2535 229420
2020 2803 249653
2021 2853 271984
2022 2535 259570
2023 2346 253782

The following table provides academic rankings for California Institute of Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Optical Engineering 9 9 12
Aerospace Engineering 13 13 17
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 10 17
Telecommunications 11 12 18
Electrical Engineering 10 11 19
Remote Sensing 13 13 20
Electronic Engineering 14 15 21
Computer Engineering 18 19 30
Materials Science 17 18 35
Acoustical Engineering 22 24 41
Computer Networking 25 28 42
Civil Engineering 22 24 47
Nanotechnology 19 20 51
Structural Engineering 22 23 51
Petroleum Engineering 24 28 53
Robotics 17 20 53
Metallurgical Engineering 21 22 56
Automation and Control engineering 15 17 58
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 25 28 63
Biochemical Engineering 25 27 65
Mechanical Engineering 30 34 68
Marine Engineering 22 25 78
Chemical Engineering 26 28 94
Reliability and Quality Engineering 36 42 108
Aviation 40 43 108
Geotechnical Engineering 41 47 119
Transportation Engineering 45 52 122
Renewable Energy Engineering 28 35 132
Nuclear Engineering 33 38 137
Mining Engineering 22 33 142
Architecture 47 54 147
Systems Engineering 54 65 152
Biomedical Engineering 65 72 153
Environmental Engineering 42 51 165
Operations Research 65 79 232
Firefighting and Fire Science 63 70 255
Human-Computer Interaction 80 96 272
Automotive Engineering 66 79 284
Architectural Engineering 67 81 304
Technical Drawing 86 100 374
Industrial Engineering 94 111 376
Biotechnology 130 147 461
Construction Management 118 141 492
Engineering Management 215 240 666
Product and Industrial Design 174 200 688

Chemistry rankings

California Institute of Technology ranked 28th for Chemistry in the United States and 49th in the World with 69,743 publications made and 4,101,729 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#28 of 1,407 In the United States
#31 of 1,488 In North America
#49 of 6,447 In the World

California Institute of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 925 24518
1992 882 25895
1993 932 26360
1994 862 27221
1995 930 28561
1996 1031 31386
1997 1078 34823
1998 1108 39259
1999 1053 41990
2000 1179 46150
2001 1204 50124
2002 1618 58688
2003 1681 64484
2004 1676 70508
2005 1629 78525
2006 1895 87359
2007 1705 98333
2008 1726 100639
2009 1771 112515
2010 1820 120254
2011 1776 131563
2012 1833 143483
2013 1945 154336
2014 1940 164882
2015 1920 171504
2016 1911 180501
2017 1923 185637
2018 2016 198381
2019 2053 209835
2020 2220 228367
2021 2236 248909
2022 2051 240671
2023 1966 233280

The following table provides academic rankings for California Institute of Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 2 6
Computational Chemistry 8 8 14
Materials Science 17 18 35
Inorganic Chemistry 13 13 43
Pharmacy 10 11 45
Organic Chemistry 26 28 48
Physical chemistry 17 18 49
Environmental Chemistry 21 23 49
Nanotechnology 19 20 51
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 25 28 63
Biochemical Engineering 25 27 65
Biochemistry 46 50 79
Chemical Engineering 26 28 94
Radiochemistry 37 44 245
Nutrition and Food Science 139 159 937

Computer Science rankings

California Institute of Technology ranked 32nd for Computer Science in the United States and 46th in the World with 58,719 publications made and 3,271,745 citations received. Main research topics: Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#32 of 1,576 In the United States
#35 of 1,662 In North America
#46 of 6,752 In the World

California Institute of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 648 11859
1992 668 12640
1993 692 12630
1994 700 13467
1995 701 14811
1996 729 16105
1997 748 18166
1998 872 21304
1999 843 24860
2000 905 26771
2001 998 32386
2002 1741 46245
2003 1580 46135
2004 1645 51944
2005 1631 58050
2006 1894 68797
2007 1635 75887
2008 1735 80824
2009 1690 92692
2010 1959 103607
2011 1731 110651
2012 1821 122272
2013 1805 131874
2014 1757 140422
2015 1693 143811
2016 1787 153591
2017 1814 156697
2018 1932 178447
2019 2058 181323
2020 2343 202590
2021 2268 218499
2022 2041 204656
2023 1913 201809

The following table provides academic rankings for California Institute of Technology in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computer Vision 6 6 6
Animation 8 10 14
Telecommunications 11 12 18
Computer Graphics 17 19 27
Computer Engineering 18 19 30
Computer Networking 25 28 42
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 29 32 53
Robotics 17 20 53
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 38 42 58
Cognitive Science 42 47 61
Library and Information science 42 46 65
Cyber Security 41 44 66
Blockchain and Cryptography 34 36 76
Data Science 49 56 90
Machine Learning 45 51 96
Neuroscience 56 63 97
Software Engineering 46 57 113
Database Administration 82 96 235
Computational Linguistics 73 87 237
Human-Computer Interaction 80 96 272
UX/UI Desgin 92 110 315
Web Design and Development 122 146 520
Game Design and Development 131 157 525
Multimedia 192 217 681
Management Information Systems 299 337 1200

Biology rankings

California Institute of Technology ranked 51st for Biology in the United States and 98th in the World with 58,645 publications made and 3,761,144 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#51 of 1,582 In the United States
#55 of 1,668 In North America
#98 of 6,770 In the World

California Institute of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 693 20869
1992 635 22147
1993 738 22224
1994 690 23628
1995 729 24723
1996 812 27346
1997 822 30352
1998 926 34838
1999 850 37394
2000 940 40816
2001 983 45219
2002 1234 52504
2003 1329 57157
2004 1396 62674
2005 1361 69957
2006 1578 78672
2007 1494 90389
2008 1524 93284
2009 1520 104057
2010 1651 112514
2011 1536 123464
2012 1624 134801
2013 1786 144472
2014 1795 154531
2015 1684 158594
2016 1671 165952
2017 1720 171067
2018 1878 192892
2019 2006 196977
2020 2201 216753
2021 2279 238000
2022 1990 227385
2023 1911 219749

The following table provides academic rankings for California Institute of Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrobiology 2 2 2
Biophysics 31 32 40
Evolutionary Biology 30 32 41
Nanotechnology 19 20 51
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 38 42 58
Entomology 33 36 60
Paleontology 34 38 61
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 33 39 68
Molecular Biology 45 49 74
Biochemistry 46 50 79
Neuroscience 56 63 97
Genetics 57 61 105
Botany 73 85 230
Agricultural Science 68 79 248
Zoology 87 103 254
Virology 105 119 269
Immunology 100 111 285
Horticulture 60 72 295
Oncology and Cancer research 117 130 411
Microbiology 129 144 450
Biotechnology 130 147 461
Forestry 95 117 462
Pharmacology 150 168 608
Animal Science 176 203 831
Nutrition and Food Science 139 159 937

Environmental Science rankings

California Institute of Technology ranked 40th for Environmental Science in the United States and 75th in the World with 48,362 publications made and 2,548,298 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Ecology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#40 of 1,598 In the United States
#44 of 1,687 In North America
#75 of 6,798 In the World

California Institute of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 551 13303
1992 527 13285
1993 528 13513
1994 566 14503
1995 582 15694
1996 602 16770
1997 616 18573
1998 709 20837
1999 641 21908
2000 785 24576
2001 760 27468
2002 1059 34208
2003 1091 36247
2004 1071 40890
2005 1119 45667
2006 1277 52084
2007 1193 59206
2008 1220 62066
2009 1218 69358
2010 1325 74723
2011 1322 82003
2012 1326 90108
2013 1491 99063
2014 1461 106649
2015 1366 111390
2016 1409 116132
2017 1450 118793
2018 1577 135560
2019 1608 142215
2020 1834 154274
2021 1896 169590
2022 1694 162295
2023 1513 156576

The following table provides academic rankings for California Institute of Technology in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 2 6
Earth science and Geophysics 7 7 11
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 9 13
Geology 28 31 48
Environmental Chemistry 21 23 49
Geography and Cartography 31 33 53
Paleontology 34 38 61
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 33 39 68
Oceanography 34 38 74
Geotechnical Engineering 41 47 119
Ecology 61 68 136
Mining Engineering 22 33 142
Environmental Engineering 42 51 165
Environmental Management 57 71 237
Agricultural Science 68 79 248
Forestry 95 117 462

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

California Institute of Technology ranked 72nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 181st in the World with 30,800 publications made and 1,599,720 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#72 of 1,728 In the United States
#85 of 1,819 In North America
#181 of 7,020 In the World

California Institute of Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 334 7731
1992 347 7707
1993 358 7542
1994 341 7966
1995 337 8608
1996 397 9293
1997 383 9910
1998 433 11018
1999 438 12354
2000 476 13661
2001 519 15946
2002 821 22292
2003 749 22485
2004 712 24537
2005 769 28875
2006 876 32982
2007 790 37813
2008 826 40226
2009 800 45464
2010 917 48572
2011 836 53620
2012 827 58189
2013 867 63867
2014 884 67831
2015 860 70775
2016 875 71347
2017 867 74606
2018 998 83380
2019 994 88610
2020 1156 98991
2021 1165 108362
2022 1006 98520
2023 960 95798

The following table provides academic rankings for California Institute of Technology in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Journalism and Digital Media 36 37 42
Library and Information science 42 46 65
Art History 42 46 71
Linguistics 54 64 112
Philosophy 50 61 142
Aesthetics 63 74 147
History 70 82 171
Archaeology 66 77 173
Law 88 102 191
Political Science 90 106 230
Demography 106 123 262
Classics and Ancient History 118 135 279
Sociology 118 138 282
Publishing 109 127 282
Education Majors 142 159 309
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 135 152 344
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 152 174 393
Political Economy 159 184 438
Military science 229 252 439
Media Studies 201 231 481
Public Policy / Administration 196 221 507
Anthropology 202 229 544
Genealogy 261 290 629
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 208 240 633
Law Enforcement 259 289 651
Criminology and Criminal Justice 382 420 808
Gender Studies 370 407 831
Communications and Public Relations 445 492 1329

Medicine rankings

California Institute of Technology ranked 114th for Medicine in the United States and 321st in the World with 21,149 publications made and 1,407,527 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#114 of 1,558 In the United States
#129 of 1,643 In North America
#321 of 6,680 In the World

California Institute of Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 209 7438
1992 192 8251
1993 221 7851
1994 240 8383
1995 254 9073
1996 276 10064
1997 271 11324
1998 292 12884
1999 338 14620
2000 344 15674
2001 366 17373
2002 441 20019
2003 514 22450
2004 549 24558
2005 446 27086
2006 619 30843
2007 577 34281
2008 583 36198
2009 582 41038
2010 676 45050
2011 570 49686
2012 634 54614
2013 645 59158
2014 614 61949
2015 613 64666
2016 604 66036
2017 620 69490
2018 665 73493
2019 690 78142
2020 858 89240
2021 859 101429
2022 768 97393
2023 748 91723

The following table provides academic rankings for California Institute of Technology in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Pharmacy 10 11 45
Ophthalmology 61 67 134
Biomedical Engineering 65 72 153
Anatomy and Physiology 83 96 205
Audiology 86 99 214
Virology 105 119 269
Public Health 116 134 284
Immunology 100 111 285
Orthodontics 97 109 318
Psychiatry 122 138 322
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 111 124 333
Dentistry 107 120 397
Sonography and Ultrasound 117 132 409
Oncology and Cancer research 117 130 411
Pathology 124 140 418
Optometry 137 154 418
Medical Physics 148 166 483
Neurosurgery 113 125 493
Gerontology 217 243 558
Sports Medicine 184 211 583
Physical Therapy 183 207 605
Pharmacology 150 168 608
Family medicine 201 222 650
Urology 160 177 666
Cardiology 171 189 679
Respiratory Therapy 177 195 682
Surgery 172 190 701
Anesthesiology 183 205 743
Healthcare Management (MHA) 255 288 766
Nursing 260 290 809
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 172 189 867
Clinical Psychology 323 360 880
Health Science 309 336 908
Radiation Therapy 215 241 985
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 216 240 1215
Critical Care Nursing 323 351 1311

Mathematics rankings

California Institute of Technology ranked 53rd for Mathematics in the United States and 98th in the World with 18,712 publications made and 927,673 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#53 of 1,371 In the United States
#60 of 1,451 In North America
#98 of 6,305 In the World

California Institute of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 192 3706
1992 188 3865
1993 196 3977
1994 197 4243
1995 208 4437
1996 230 4814
1997 253 5216
1998 255 5919
1999 242 6252
2000 261 7033
2001 303 8170
2002 595 14014
2003 515 12956
2004 555 14610
2005 573 17213
2006 687 20077
2007 579 22743
2008 584 24755
2009 518 28492
2010 572 30797
2011 560 33559
2012 564 35494
2013 551 39359
2014 562 41654
2015 560 44226
2016 532 45496
2017 575 45196
2018 591 49467
2019 642 54332
2020 728 58834
2021 689 64620
2022 570 56841
2023 606 56679

The following table provides academic rankings for California Institute of Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 18 20 28
Blockchain and Cryptography 34 36 76
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 46 51 79
Statistics 47 54 92
Operations Research 65 79 232
Actuarial Science 107 122 239
Math Teachers 164 183 354

Psychology rankings

California Institute of Technology ranked 98th for Psychology in the United States and 223rd in the World with 12,333 publications made and 884,227 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#98 of 1,527 In the United States
#113 of 1,612 In North America
#223 of 6,528 In the World

California Institute of Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 134 4187
1992 172 4943
1993 168 4993
1994 178 5368
1995 169 5970
1996 178 6828
1997 182 7579
1998 176 8164
1999 209 9492
2000 216 9735
2001 231 11177
2002 298 13131
2003 278 13508
2004 312 14370
2005 289 16770
2006 344 18670
2007 316 20830
2008 344 22181
2009 343 24747
2010 422 27293
2011 305 29783
2012 353 32787
2013 358 36035
2014 341 38044
2015 339 39853
2016 327 40110
2017 336 42189
2018 420 45350
2019 435 48779
2020 505 55994
2021 496 61219
2022 453 55845
2023 458 54199

The following table provides academic rankings for California Institute of Technology in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 42 47 61
Neuroscience 56 63 97
Social Psychology 108 123 218
Education Majors 142 159 309
Psychiatry 122 138 322
Child Psychology 168 191 352
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 208 240 633
Clinical Psychology 323 360 880

Business rankings

California Institute of Technology ranked 74th for Business in the United States and 171st in the World with 11,687 publications made and 518,092 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#74 of 1,334 In the United States
#86 of 1,412 In North America
#171 of 6,187 In the World

California Institute of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 146 2326
1992 138 2499
1993 150 2551
1994 153 3097
1995 160 3291
1996 172 3412
1997 164 3850
1998 200 4378
1999 163 4949
2000 173 5143
2001 207 6162
2002 432 10773
2003 292 8980
2004 308 10102
2005 331 11325
2006 351 12729
2007 288 14069
2008 336 15510
2009 340 17261
2010 333 18904
2011 340 20660
2012 305 22166
2013 329 24193
2014 325 25675
2015 316 26655
2016 288 27956
2017 332 28907
2018 357 30740
2019 424 34733
2020 467 38290
2021 479 42817
2022 393 38446
2023 389 37395

The following table provides academic rankings for California Institute of Technology in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Finance 46 51 84
Management 54 63 135
Investment Banking and Stock trading 89 100 206
Risk Management 74 89 209
Tax Law 90 101 209
Operations Research 65 79 232
Actuarial Science 107 122 239
Advertising 120 136 257
Accounting 152 173 363
Marketing 144 168 435
Real Estate 171 191 461
Construction Management 118 141 492
Public Policy / Administration 196 221 507
Engineering Management 215 240 666
International Business 166 192 746
International Trade 170 197 827
Project Management 273 308 1083
Management Information Systems 299 337 1200

Economics rankings

California Institute of Technology ranked 80th for Economics in the United States and 175th in the World with 7,523 publications made and 399,231 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#80 of 1,317 In the United States
#93 of 1,400 In North America
#175 of 5,995 In the World

California Institute of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 71 1376
1992 53 1435
1993 84 1569
1994 86 1815
1995 86 1740
1996 94 1830
1997 97 2112
1998 143 2490
1999 112 2938
2000 123 3155
2001 167 4145
2002 197 5243
2003 181 5396
2004 191 6166
2005 196 7095
2006 201 7818
2007 194 9056
2008 184 9951
2009 211 11659
2010 210 12904
2011 240 14419
2012 226 15248
2013 244 17064
2014 253 18214
2015 263 18621
2016 243 19383
2017 245 20295
2018 266 21357
2019 269 24025
2020 324 26226
2021 301 29247
2022 253 26647
2023 225 25646

The following table provides academic rankings for California Institute of Technology in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 46 51 79
Finance 46 51 84
Investment Banking and Stock trading 89 100 206
Actuarial Science 107 122 239
Environmental Economics 55 68 271
Development Studies 150 170 369
Political Economy 159 184 438
International Economics 133 157 676
International Trade 170 197 827

Art & Design rankings

California Institute of Technology ranked 49th for Art & Design in the United States and 97th in the World with 6,900 publications made and 328,673 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Art History, Aesthetics.

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
#49 of 1,321 In the United States
#55 of 1,404 In North America
#97 of 5,720 In the World

California Institute of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 77 1583
1992 117 1684
1993 100 1507
1994 87 1570
1995 85 1818
1996 90 1841
1997 85 1814
1998 109 2086
1999 95 2448
2000 106 2620
2001 121 3116
2002 224 4646
2003 211 4644
2004 184 5162
2005 225 5927
2006 215 6714
2007 210 7344
2008 191 7404
2009 157 7958
2010 203 8702
2011 174 9428
2012 210 9585
2013 207 10496
2014 153 11024
2015 178 10980
2016 158 12204
2017 178 11810
2018 227 12988
2019 169 13613
2020 180 15064
2021 205 16172
2022 175 14619
2023 155 14547

The following table provides academic rankings for California Institute of Technology in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Animation 8 10 14
Computer Graphics 17 19 27
Performing arts 23 26 40
Photography 30 32 61
Singing and Vocal Performance 35 38 71
Art History 42 46 71
Fashion Design 43 48 83
Literature 53 59 105
Graphic Design 58 67 138
Aesthetics 63 74 147
Architecture 47 54 147
Music 86 98 210
Painting and Drawing 59 69 251
Sculpture 59 69 251
Illustration and Concept Art 65 78 266
UX/UI Desgin 92 110 315
Cinematography 156 180 502
Game Design and Development 131 157 525
Multimedia 192 217 681
Creative Writing 275 312 781