Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: Rankings

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The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ranked 119th in the United States, 313th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 42 research topics. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 67,774 academic publications and 3,804,822 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 16 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#313 of 14,131 In the World
#137 of 2,597 In North America
#119 of 2,496 In the United States
#9 of 221 In New York State
#3 of 92 In New York City
#20 of 1,128 For Virology
#22 of 1,007 For Dermatology
#25 of 1,002 For Critical Care Nursing
#2415 of 7,446 For Alumni Impact
#553 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 39 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Medicine rankings

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ranked 32nd for Medicine in the United States and 43rd in the World with 46,199 publications made and 2,446,184 citations received. Main research topics: Oncology and Cancer research, Surgery, Health Science, Immunology, Cardiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#32 of 1,040 In the United States
#34 of 1,110 In North America
#43 of 4,739 In the World

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 307 614
1992 140 431
1993 185 543
1994 199 818
1995 176 444
1996 389 1328
1997 440 1562
1998 423 1840
1999 497 2290
2000 610 2604
2001 584 3427
2002 681 3472
2003 837 4912
2004 842 5173
2005 837 4785
2006 902 6192
2007 1046 6131
2008 1286 9251
2009 1293 7754
2010 1665 10979
2011 1559 8960
2012 1769 9668
2013 1791 10707
2014 2438 13464
2015 2333 13400
2016 3032 18360
2017 2865 18519
2018 2814 13156
2019 3231 11423
2020 4110 22687
2021 4814 6412

The following table provides academic rankings for The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Virology 18 18 20
Dermatology 15 16 22
Critical Care Nursing 21 24 25
Cosmetology 18 20 27
Cardiology 22 23 28
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 24 26 30
Family medicine 23 27 33
Immunology 25 26 34
Psychiatry 24 26 35
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 21 22 36
Health Science 26 32 39
Pathology 26 28 39
Oncology and Cancer research 32 33 42
Medical Physics 32 35 45
Surgery 32 34 46
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 30 32 47
Epidemiology 26 29 48
Healthcare Management (MHA) 29 36 56
Clinical Psychology 40 43 56
Anesthesiology 40 45 56
Pediatrics 33 38 57
Radiation Therapy 40 42 58
Gerontology 42 46 62
Plastic Surgery 41 44 67
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 38 48 68
Public Health 38 44 69
Urology 39 44 72
Sonography and Ultrasound 43 46 73
Neurosurgery 25 27 73
Occupational Therapy 40 49 78
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 37 42 83
Anatomy and Physiology 54 60 92
Ophthalmology 43 46 93
Toxicology 46 50 97
Pharmacology 51 55 100
Physical Therapy 52 64 108
Nursing 47 56 108
Audiology 59 69 114
Optometry 46 54 122
Respiratory Therapy 55 66 124
Social Work 74 83 147
Sports Medicine 64 77 154
Biomedical Engineering 91 103 228
Veterinary 64 75 339
Dentistry 74 82 348
Sports / Exercise science 130 150 366
Orthodontics 122 138 517
Pharmacy 163 185 728

Biology rankings

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ranked 50th for Biology in the United States and 74th in the World with 24,840 publications made and 1,828,147 citations received. Main research topics: Oncology and Cancer research, Immunology, Genetics, Neuroscience, Molecular Biology.

Biology ranking Location
#50 of 867 In the United States
#54 of 932 In North America
#74 of 4,496 In the World

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 214 436
1992 105 252
1993 138 600
1994 166 564
1995 133 456
1996 280 1358
1997 320 1236
1998 346 1878
1999 384 2385
2000 433 2414
2001 444 2419
2002 492 2682
2003 540 3495
2004 559 4501
2005 554 3276
2006 544 4140
2007 537 4070
2008 708 5286
2009 765 5510
2010 1009 7757
2011 885 6687
2012 1105 8683
2013 1080 9688
2014 1283 12186
2015 1271 9033
2016 1479 13475
2017 1414 9783
2018 1228 10667
2019 1448 6834
2020 1662 12969
2021 1860 4124

The following table provides academic rankings for The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Virology 18 18 20
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 26 27 31
Immunology 25 26 34
Oncology and Cancer research 32 33 42
Neuroscience 34 37 45
Molecular Biology 46 49 65
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 38 48 68
Genetics 52 55 74
Toxicology 46 50 97
Pharmacology 51 55 100
Biochemistry 65 69 116
Biophysics 89 97 192
Evolutionary Biology 105 119 272
Microbiology 102 115 291
Biotechnology 100 117 468
Nutrition and Food Science 73 86 542
Astrobiology 269 299 721
Nanotechnology 163 184 748
Animal Science 169 196 854
Zoology 240 277 944

Psychology rankings

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ranked 66th for Psychology in the United States and 107th in the World with 7,767 publications made and 547,307 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology, Occupational Therapy.

Psychology ranking Location
#66 of 981 In the United States
#75 of 1,047 In North America
#107 of 3,654 In the World

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 49 132
1992 19 26
1993 35 147
1994 38 101
1995 39 169
1996 88 217
1997 121 623
1998 101 599
1999 105 471
2000 127 648
2001 113 621
2002 143 955
2003 181 1065
2004 187 1294
2005 193 1331
2006 249 1878
2007 230 2151
2008 261 1838
2009 246 1773
2010 334 3275
2011 352 2302
2012 336 2281
2013 333 2407
2014 382 2420
2015 374 1884
2016 486 2785
2017 436 3036
2018 395 3674
2019 455 1763
2020 449 1525
2021 616 622

The following table provides academic rankings for The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Psychiatry 24 26 35
Neuroscience 34 37 45
Clinical Psychology 40 43 56
Occupational Therapy 40 49 78
Social Work 74 83 147
Sexology 103 119 180
Child Psychology 116 137 212
Cognitive Science 115 132 288
Special Education 146 163 311
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 215 244 532
Social Psychology 264 296 621

Computer Science rankings

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ranked 75th for Computer Science in the United States and 185th in the World with 6,581 publications made and 467,037 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cognitive Science, Data Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#75 of 858 In the United States
#87 of 927 In North America
#185 of 4,392 In the World

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 24 36
1992 11 21
1993 18 44
1994 21 38
1995 16 53
1996 40 102
1997 64 294
1998 69 449
1999 56 282
2000 83 532
2001 73 316
2002 78 412
2003 96 614
2004 114 1339
2005 112 697
2006 130 1044
2007 125 1153
2008 173 1300
2009 147 1206
2010 259 2002
2011 236 1798
2012 271 2773
2013 324 2986
2014 328 2967
2015 371 2534
2016 480 6010
2017 416 3450
2018 470 5517
2019 520 2701
2020 594 4564
2021 673 870

The following table provides academic rankings for The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 26 27 31
Neuroscience 34 37 45
Library and Information science 90 103 183
Web Design and Development 62 76 184
Data Science 87 100 226
Database Administration 88 102 264
Cognitive Science 115 132 288
Machine Learning 128 153 483
Game Design and Development 163 191 589
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 152 181 674
Computational Linguistics 160 191 733
UX/UI Desgin 185 214 783
Computer Vision 183 211 881
Human-Computer Interaction 204 239 921
Management Information Systems 307 345 1235

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ranked 115th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 278th in the World with 6,251 publications made and 336,016 citations received. Main research topics: Demography, Occupational Safety and Health, Communications and Public Relations, Political Science, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#115 of 1,262 In the United States
#135 of 1,341 In North America
#278 of 5,073 In the World

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 31 66
1992 13 19
1993 25 135
1994 22 26
1995 17 37
1996 31 220
1997 45 136
1998 54 215
1999 61 325
2000 73 270
2001 63 352
2002 85 331
2003 90 543
2004 101 643
2005 109 459
2006 122 757
2007 132 524
2008 160 1233
2009 172 981
2010 175 1749
2011 200 1463
2012 222 1584
2013 247 1430
2014 320 2344
2015 292 1514
2016 391 2585
2017 386 4937
2018 436 3697
2019 509 2323
2020 658 2307
2021 829 1330

The following table provides academic rankings for The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Demography 53 60 97
Occupational Safety and Health 67 76 116
Social Work 74 83 147
Library and Information science 90 103 183
Publishing 84 101 225
Special Education 146 163 311
Sports / Exercise science 130 150 366
Radio and Television broadcasting 165 186 411
Journalism and Digital Media 170 192 512
Communications and Public Relations 202 230 514
Human Rights Law 184 213 568
Military science 267 300 572
Classics and Ancient History 253 282 613
Broadcast Journalism 238 270 624
Criminology and Criminal Justice 329 364 640
Public Policy / Administration 253 285 721
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 348 383 730
History 313 347 730
Genealogy 290 328 834
Law 331 365 869
Early Childhood Education 391 426 945
Law Enforcement 353 389 961
Political Science 320 360 1010
Sociology 453 505 1266

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Illustration and Concept Art 101 117 399
Painting and Drawing 111 133 466
Sculpture 111 133 466
Music 176 203 493
Chemistry 123 142 536
Computational Chemistry 136 157 567
Statistics 173 199 575
Singing and Vocal Performance 232 266 740
Development Studies 213 247 801
Photography 219 257 807
Business 243 275 843
Creative Writing 281 320 847
Actuarial Science 259 288 854
Physics 189 215 886
Project Management 227 261 894
Aviation 234 268 904
Human Resource Management 233 266 905
Management 257 287 914
Environmental Chemistry 189 224 963
Optical Engineering 216 248 964
Art & Design 293 329 1009
Geography and Cartography 225 262 1018
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 274 310 1141
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 243 276 1157
Mathematics 301 338 1275
Economics 346 387 1338
Ecology 372 420 1391
Engineering 245 281 1434
Environmental Science 304 356 1527
Environmental Management 291 342 1711
Materials Science 263 301 1737