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California State University - San Marcos ranked 421st in the United States, 1697th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 67 research topics. California State University - San Marcos ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 3,410 academic publications and 108,387 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 7 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1697 of 14,131 In the World
#468 of 2,597 In North America
#421 of 2,496 In the United States
#42 of 249 In California
#1 of 4 In San Marcos
#473 of 1,039 For Early Childhood Education
#495 of 1,139 For Military science
#517 of 1,028 For Social Work
#3284 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1062 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 64 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

California State University - San Marcos ranked 404th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1772nd in the World with 2,271 publications made and 72,925 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#404 of 1,728 In the United States
#451 of 1,819 In North America
#1772 of 7,020 In the World

California State University - San Marcos
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 10 8
1992 13 39
1993 13 37
1994 14 100
1995 18 72
1996 20 86
1997 45 129
1998 42 174
1999 29 178
2000 36 235
2001 37 223
2002 35 373
2003 42 449
2004 45 492
2005 38 607
2006 50 811
2007 57 1029
2008 57 1203
2009 79 1538
2010 82 1927
2011 81 2451
2012 70 2842
2013 71 3411
2014 81 3592
2015 107 3764
2016 124 3960
2017 108 4046
2018 113 4499
2019 128 4972
2020 151 5346
2021 178 6459
2022 135 6088
2023 149 6196

The following table provides academic rankings for California State University - San Marcos in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Early Childhood Education 235 255 473
Military science 253 277 495
Social Work 248 277 517
Communications and Public Relations 274 306 727
Education Majors 268 298 733
Gender Studies 349 385 785
Sports / Exercise science 240 276 798
Anthropology 314 350 957
Media Studies 405 446 957
Radio and Television broadcasting 272 302 976
Classics and Ancient History 362 394 1045
Criminology and Criminal Justice 470 514 1063
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 385 423 1177
Sociology 371 414 1265
Library and Information science 427 465 1268
Aesthetics 369 410 1392
Law 404 447 1406
Political Science 385 430 1456
Art History 575 625 1500
History 397 442 1649
Linguistics 381 424 1735
Archaeology 394 441 1881
Philosophy 394 441 1896
Demography 471 518 2091

Biology rankings

California State University - San Marcos ranked 441st for Biology in the United States and 2542nd in the World with 1,648 publications made and 63,654 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#441 of 1,582 In the United States
#491 of 1,668 In North America
#2542 of 6,770 In the World

California State University - San Marcos
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 5 1
1992 3 10
1993 4 17
1994 6 28
1995 8 29
1996 17 47
1997 19 87
1998 28 106
1999 17 109
2000 21 167
2001 18 158
2002 17 243
2003 30 295
2004 27 326
2005 31 488
2006 43 654
2007 39 896
2008 64 1154
2009 49 1460
2010 58 1818
2011 56 2285
2012 62 2746
2013 69 3131
2014 73 3338
2015 82 3620
2016 92 3784
2017 85 3852
2018 87 4092
2019 78 4398
2020 119 4872
2021 123 5497
2022 104 5461
2023 110 5110

The following table provides academic rankings for California State University - San Marcos in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Animal Science 269 304 1375
Neuroscience 391 434 1569
Zoology 377 422 1697
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 367 413 1703
Forestry 291 337 1791
Paleontology 387 438 2101
Evolutionary Biology 469 517 2125
Virology 420 458 2270
Immunology 423 459 2271
Botany 390 437 2295
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 442 484 2311
Agricultural Science 422 475 2751
Genetics 520 570 2806
Biochemistry 519 568 2998

Computer Science rankings

California State University - San Marcos ranked 397th for Computer Science in the United States and 2045th in the World with 1,600 publications made and 51,904 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#397 of 1,576 In the United States
#443 of 1,662 In North America
#2045 of 6,752 In the World

California State University - San Marcos
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 4 10
1992 10 34
1993 8 32
1994 7 92
1995 18 68
1996 21 85
1997 27 129
1998 25 156
1999 21 144
2000 23 203
2001 30 196
2002 32 330
2003 27 364
2004 30 372
2005 35 493
2006 38 574
2007 38 702
2008 54 870
2009 55 1015
2010 50 1252
2011 65 1614
2012 53 1801
2013 52 2088
2014 66 2201
2015 70 2460
2016 88 2590
2017 80 2679
2018 80 3024
2019 81 3330
2020 99 3615
2021 113 4319
2022 93 4147
2023 98 4165

The following table provides academic rankings for California State University - San Marcos in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 308 346 1230
Library and Information science 427 465 1268
Multimedia 354 393 1381
Software Engineering 312 351 1503
Neuroscience 391 434 1569
Cognitive Science 370 413 1631
Cyber Security 357 401 1928
Human-Computer Interaction 353 397 1947
Computer Networking 372 419 2136
Machine Learning 364 409 2174
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 442 484 2311
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 401 449 2347
Telecommunications 492 545 2991
Computer Vision 528 582 3174

Medicine rankings

California State University - San Marcos ranked 451st for Medicine in the United States and 2194th in the World with 1,476 publications made and 33,536 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Physical Therapy, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#451 of 1,558 In the United States
#496 of 1,643 In North America
#2194 of 6,680 In the World

California State University - San Marcos
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 3 3
1992 3 10
1993 4 17
1994 2 30
1995 6 39
1996 13 41
1997 17 86
1998 16 95
1999 11 92
2000 12 145
2001 17 139
2002 14 205
2003 27 227
2004 16 284
2005 23 344
2006 24 476
2007 27 614
2008 40 733
2009 39 855
2010 50 1072
2011 54 1335
2012 53 1577
2013 62 1782
2014 59 1839
2015 88 2117
2016 86 2348
2017 85 2419
2018 99 2769
2019 91 2951
2020 116 3433
2021 121 4160
2022 90 4094
2023 100 4033

The following table provides academic rankings for California State University - San Marcos in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 248 277 517
Sports / Exercise science 240 276 798
Physical Therapy 272 308 1058
Sports Medicine 337 375 1209
Clinical Psychology 433 477 1329
Health Science 428 466 1330
Gerontology 452 497 1449
Psychiatry 428 470 1701
Anatomy and Physiology 366 404 1718
Cardiology 361 397 1751
Anesthesiology 389 425 1759
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 366 403 1773
Nursing 506 555 1780
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 545 592 1965
Healthcare Management (MHA) 544 598 2065
Public Health 473 520 2073
Family medicine 556 600 2147
Virology 420 458 2270
Immunology 423 459 2271
Pathology 458 505 2438
Surgery 612 660 2773

Psychology rankings

California State University - San Marcos ranked 364th for Psychology in the United States and 1398th in the World with 1,410 publications made and 53,441 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#364 of 1,527 In the United States
#403 of 1,612 In North America
#1398 of 6,528 In the World

California State University - San Marcos
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 3 6
1992 6 26
1993 9 33
1994 9 91
1995 10 67
1996 16 73
1997 24 136
1998 30 172
1999 15 145
2000 19 198
2001 20 191
2002 16 319
2003 22 338
2004 22 360
2005 20 464
2006 24 552
2007 30 682
2008 39 802
2009 41 1008
2010 49 1163
2011 54 1503
2012 45 1731
2013 56 2137
2014 52 2260
2015 75 2395
2016 77 2623
2017 70 2627
2018 77 3058
2019 79 3314
2020 102 3592
2021 114 4398
2022 87 4238
2023 90 4221

The following table provides academic rankings for California State University - San Marcos in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 248 277 517
Education Majors 268 298 733
Sexology 362 399 787
Social Psychology 313 349 935
Child Psychology 389 427 1122
Clinical Psychology 433 477 1329
Neuroscience 391 434 1569
Cognitive Science 370 413 1631
Psychiatry 428 470 1701

Environmental Science rankings

California State University - San Marcos ranked 407th for Environmental Science in the United States and 2297th in the World with 1,388 publications made and 52,785 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#407 of 1,598 In the United States
#458 of 1,687 In North America
#2297 of 6,798 In the World

California State University - San Marcos
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 2 4
1992 5 10
1993 3 9
1994 2 24
1995 7 29
1996 11 37
1997 23 53
1998 17 71
1999 15 85
2000 20 127
2001 25 117
2002 16 187
2003 26 272
2004 32 286
2005 26 416
2006 42 614
2007 36 816
2008 45 1081
2009 53 1405
2010 43 1859
2011 39 2442
2012 53 2788
2013 42 3217
2014 51 3403
2015 65 3497
2016 80 3659
2017 66 3648
2018 63 3832
2019 81 4137
2020 85 4653
2021 121 5291
2022 93 5144
2023 96 4989

The following table provides academic rankings for California State University - San Marcos in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Oceanography 295 343 1673
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 367 413 1703
Forestry 291 337 1791
Ecology 348 400 1993
Environmental Management 290 338 2070
Paleontology 387 438 2101
Geology 377 428 2151
Geography and Cartography 425 475 2339
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 385 434 2468
Agricultural Science 422 475 2751

Engineering rankings

California State University - San Marcos ranked 446th for Engineering in the United States and 2800th in the World with 1,147 publications made and 43,289 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Computer Networking, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#446 of 1,518 In the United States
#498 of 1,602 In North America
#2800 of 6,684 In the World

California State University - San Marcos
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 3 6
1992 6 24
1993 6 20
1994 5 47
1995 7 40
1996 11 37
1997 18 63
1998 12 86
1999 9 79
2000 15 117
2001 15 101
2002 27 160
2003 24 206
2004 26 239
2005 26 306
2006 29 402
2007 28 480
2008 35 705
2009 42 934
2010 26 1135
2011 39 1477
2012 37 1717
2013 40 1982
2014 50 2271
2015 59 2378
2016 63 2557
2017 60 2621
2018 67 2770
2019 77 2974
2020 60 3294
2021 82 3804
2022 63 3592
2023 70 3542

The following table provides academic rankings for California State University - San Marcos in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Operations Research 274 312 1584
Human-Computer Interaction 353 397 1947
Systems Engineering 384 431 2102
Computer Networking 372 419 2136
Mechanical Engineering 401 447 2419
Acoustical Engineering 456 505 2558
Electrical Engineering 402 452 2765
Structural Engineering 454 506 2811
Telecommunications 492 545 2991
Chemical Engineering 407 457 3055
Metallurgical Engineering 450 501 3090
Optical Engineering 503 557 3112
Materials Science 492 546 3283
Aerospace Engineering 624 681 3501

Physics rankings

California State University - San Marcos ranked 445th for Physics in the United States and 2684th in the World with 1,067 publications made and 43,377 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#445 of 1,485 In the United States
#497 of 1,569 In North America
#2684 of 6,603 In the World

California State University - San Marcos
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 3 2
1992 4 18
1993 6 19
1994 5 57
1995 6 29
1996 13 41
1997 14 83
1998 19 67
1999 6 60
2000 15 97
2001 12 90
2002 24 143
2003 14 180
2004 25 190
2005 20 254
2006 28 364
2007 17 433
2008 31 617
2009 37 868
2010 29 966
2011 41 1349
2012 44 1587
2013 35 1839
2014 49 2081
2015 55 2191
2016 58 2340
2017 57 2380
2018 71 2645
2019 76 2832
2020 66 2953
2021 64 3353
2022 61 3146
2023 54 3087

The following table provides academic rankings for California State University - San Marcos in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 485 537 2482
Acoustical Engineering 456 505 2558
Quantum and Particle physics 439 490 2679
Optical Engineering 503 557 3112
Materials Science 492 546 3283

Mathematics rankings

California State University - San Marcos ranked 373rd for Mathematics in the United States and 1904th in the World with 901 publications made and 31,554 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#373 of 1,371 In the United States
#416 of 1,451 In North America
#1904 of 6,305 In the World

California State University - San Marcos
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 1 5
1992 11 24
1993 10 26
1994 9 63
1995 14 54
1996 6 55
1997 17 82
1998 23 109
1999 14 99
2000 11 141
2001 13 111
2002 19 200
2003 13 224
2004 18 219
2005 14 270
2006 18 356
2007 20 414
2008 33 472
2009 32 623
2010 37 767
2011 40 954
2012 30 1076
2013 26 1268
2014 23 1386
2015 40 1556
2016 42 1511
2017 23 1499
2018 46 1724
2019 47 2037
2020 64 2181
2021 74 2647
2022 55 2542
2023 51 2627

The following table provides academic rankings for California State University - San Marcos in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 265 291 689
Operations Research 274 312 1584
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 464 513 2148
Statistics 414 461 2216

Chemistry rankings

California State University - San Marcos ranked 479th for Chemistry in the United States and 2987th in the World with 888 publications made and 37,258 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#479 of 1,407 In the United States
#530 of 1,488 In North America
#2987 of 6,447 In the World

California State University - San Marcos
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 3 2
1992 3 13
1993 4 11
1994 4 30
1995 7 19
1996 8 29
1997 9 81
1998 16 69
1999 9 73
2000 9 107
2001 9 89
2002 17 151
2003 13 158
2004 22 184
2005 31 277
2006 20 353
2007 17 524
2008 32 730
2009 22 889
2010 23 1057
2011 30 1401
2012 32 1642
2013 34 1845
2014 43 2079
2015 44 2187
2016 44 2315
2017 38 2359
2018 52 2555
2019 54 2669
2020 62 2909
2021 64 3199
2022 51 3196
2023 56 2997

The following table provides academic rankings for California State University - San Marcos in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Physical chemistry 407 457 2778
Biochemistry 519 568 2998
Chemical Engineering 407 457 3055
Organic Chemistry 484 534 3102
Materials Science 492 546 3283

Business rankings

California State University - San Marcos ranked 370th for Business in the United States and 1623rd in the World with 885 publications made and 29,712 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Advertising, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#370 of 1,334 In the United States
#410 of 1,412 In North America
#1623 of 6,187 In the World

California State University - San Marcos
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 2 7
1992 7 25
1993 3 21
1994 6 64
1995 10 45
1996 12 59
1997 20 63
1998 18 114
1999 13 86
2000 10 136
2001 18 113
2002 18 220
2003 14 256
2004 17 261
2005 12 328
2006 25 397
2007 25 490
2008 27 539
2009 20 678
2010 26 879
2011 22 1124
2012 28 1296
2013 28 1542
2014 31 1592
2015 36 1712
2016 53 1810
2017 43 1859
2018 40 2005
2019 48 2294
2020 63 2426
2021 76 2778
2022 54 2688
2023 53 2690

The following table provides academic rankings for California State University - San Marcos in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 308 346 1230
Advertising 426 466 1445
Marketing 353 392 1492
Management 332 372 1524
Operations Research 274 312 1584
Accounting 495 539 1852
Finance 463 508 2055

Economics rankings

California State University - San Marcos ranked 463rd for Economics in the United States and 1882nd in the World with 622 publications made and 13,414 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#463 of 1,317 In the United States
#507 of 1,400 In North America
#1882 of 5,995 In the World

California State University - San Marcos
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 2 1
1992 4 8
1993 6 15
1994 3 22
1995 4 24
1996 6 27
1997 12 38
1998 16 70
1999 9 47
2000 7 71
2001 13 53
2002 17 115
2003 11 164
2004 11 145
2005 5 157
2006 21 216
2007 15 280
2008 11 314
2009 17 373
2010 25 512
2011 16 647
2012 23 766
2013 16 1036
2014 23 1040
2015 40 1181
2016 38 1179
2017 20 1184
2018 25 1306
2019 34 1517
2020 45 1623
2021 60 1962
2022 33 1851
2023 33 1872

The following table provides academic rankings for California State University - San Marcos in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Development Studies 481 527 1790
Finance 463 508 2055
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 464 513 2148

Art & Design rankings

California State University - San Marcos ranked 406th for Art & Design in the United States and 1611th in the World with 504 publications made and 9,937 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Aesthetics, Fashion Design, Art History, Multimedia.

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
#406 of 1,321 In the United States
#452 of 1,404 In North America
#1611 of 5,720 In the World

California State University - San Marcos
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 1
1992 1 8
1993 4 9
1994 2 15
1995 2 5
1996 3 15
1997 9 17
1998 6 28
1999 3 24
2000 5 39
2001 8 37
2002 10 49
2003 9 93
2004 12 74
2005 13 106
2006 7 129
2007 11 161
2008 14 236
2009 26 295
2010 23 362
2011 14 556
2012 12 629
2013 17 817
2014 18 815
2015 26 790
2016 33 849
2017 27 911
2018 28 966
2019 32 993
2020 39 1196
2021 25 1398
2022 33 1224
2023 30 1383

The following table provides academic rankings for California State University - San Marcos in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Creative Writing 403 450 1184
Multimedia 354 393 1381
Aesthetics 369 410 1392
Art History 575 625 1500
Literature 452 499 1614
Fashion Design 401 447 1813