Khalifa University: Rankings
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Khalifa University ranked 4th in the United Arab Emirates, 2019th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 119 research topics. Khalifa University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 17,897 academic publications and 299,162 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
Ranking | Category |
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#2019 of 14,131 | In the World |
#608 of 5,830 | In Asia |
#4 of 66 | In the United Arab Emirates |
#1 of 13 | In Abu Dhabi |
#172 of 1,008 | For Database Administration |
#265 of 1,388 | For Petroleum Engineering |
#295 of 1,052 | For Aviation |
#7761 of 7,918 | For Alumni Impact |
#2761 of 14,131 | For Non-academic Prominence |
Top50% | For 116 other topics |
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Engineering rankings
Khalifa University ranked 2nd for Engineering in the United Arab Emirates and 993rd in the World with 13,858 publications made and 249,967 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications.
Engineering ranking | Location |
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#2 of 27 | In the United Arab Emirates |
#343 of 2,835 | In Asia |
#993 of 6,782 | In the World |
Khalifa University Engineering Publications & Citations
Year | Engineering publications | Engineering citations |
---|---|---|
2001 | 1 | 8 |
2002 | 0 | 13 |
2003 | 1 | 13 |
2004 | 1 | 19 |
2005 | 1 | 18 |
2006 | 3 | 25 |
2007 | 4 | 16 |
2008 | 19 | 35 |
2009 | 41 | 133 |
2010 | 76 | 259 |
2011 | 183 | 417 |
2012 | 221 | 701 |
2013 | 307 | 1145 |
2014 | 297 | 1701 |
2015 | 434 | 2665 |
2016 | 382 | 3668 |
2017 | 754 | 5003 |
2018 | 1098 | 8271 |
2019 | 1178 | 13543 |
2020 | 1406 | 20983 |
2021 | 1540 | 30452 |
2022 | 1801 | 40205 |
2023 | 2276 | 51853 |
2024 | 1758 | 59289 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Khalifa University in various areas of Engineering.
Physics rankings
Khalifa University ranked 2nd for Physics in the United Arab Emirates and 1082nd in the World with 12,150 publications made and 214,378 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.
Physics ranking | Location |
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#2 of 27 | In the United Arab Emirates |
#377 of 2,817 | In Asia |
#1082 of 6,713 | In the World |
Khalifa University Physics Publications & Citations
Year | Physics publications | Physics citations |
---|---|---|
2001 | 1 | 8 |
2002 | 0 | 14 |
2003 | 1 | 14 |
2004 | 1 | 21 |
2005 | 1 | 17 |
2006 | 4 | 21 |
2007 | 3 | 14 |
2008 | 12 | 28 |
2009 | 21 | 120 |
2010 | 42 | 216 |
2011 | 123 | 338 |
2012 | 188 | 566 |
2013 | 251 | 909 |
2014 | 254 | 1364 |
2015 | 357 | 2110 |
2016 | 337 | 3091 |
2017 | 655 | 4088 |
2018 | 966 | 6923 |
2019 | 1038 | 11526 |
2020 | 1275 | 17722 |
2021 | 1386 | 25779 |
2022 | 1616 | 34446 |
2023 | 2037 | 44521 |
2024 | 1514 | 51078 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Khalifa University in various areas of Physics.
Physics subfield | United Arab Emirates ranking | Asia ranking | World rank |
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Nanotechnology | 1 | 339 | 813 |
Applied/Engineering Physics | 2 | 330 | 910 |
Materials Science | 2 | 383 | 1010 |
Quantum and Particle physics | 2 | 357 | 1048 |
Acoustical Engineering | 2 | 361 | 1087 |
Optical Engineering | 1 | 428 | 1153 |
Astrobiology | 1 | 363 | 1200 |
Astrophysics and Astronomy | 2 | 407 | 1304 |
Condensed Matter Physics | 2 | 666 | 1518 |
Theoretical Physics | 4 | 507 | 1530 |
Nuclear Physics | 3 | 600 | 1542 |
Atomic and Molecular physics | 3 | 626 | 1656 |
Biophysics | 3 | 674 | 1737 |
Chemistry rankings
Khalifa University ranked 2nd for Chemistry in the United Arab Emirates and 1371st in the World with 9,930 publications made and 190,806 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.
Chemistry ranking | Location |
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#2 of 27 | In the United Arab Emirates |
#541 of 2,781 | In Asia |
#1371 of 6,545 | In the World |
Khalifa University Chemistry Publications & Citations
Year | Chemistry publications | Chemistry citations |
---|---|---|
2001 | 1 | 8 |
2002 | 0 | 14 |
2003 | 0 | 14 |
2004 | 0 | 20 |
2005 | 1 | 18 |
2006 | 2 | 20 |
2007 | 4 | 17 |
2008 | 8 | 31 |
2009 | 13 | 110 |
2010 | 31 | 201 |
2011 | 74 | 289 |
2012 | 119 | 464 |
2013 | 161 | 672 |
2014 | 182 | 1102 |
2015 | 251 | 1573 |
2016 | 222 | 2340 |
2017 | 514 | 3046 |
2018 | 801 | 5486 |
2019 | 835 | 9383 |
2020 | 1003 | 14936 |
2021 | 1214 | 22521 |
2022 | 1442 | 31000 |
2023 | 1734 | 40423 |
2024 | 1260 | 49511 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Khalifa University in various areas of Chemistry.
Chemistry subfield | United Arab Emirates ranking | Asia ranking | World rank |
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Biochemical Engineering | 1 | 151 | 569 |
Chemical Engineering | 1 | 330 | 790 |
Nanotechnology | 1 | 339 | 813 |
Physical chemistry | 2 | 389 | 968 |
Polymer science and Plastics engineering | 1 | 365 | 1000 |
Materials Science | 2 | 383 | 1010 |
Radiochemistry | 2 | 550 | 1095 |
Petrology and Geochemistry | 3 | 345 | 1110 |
Computational Chemistry | 2 | 472 | 1258 |
Inorganic Chemistry | 2 | 596 | 1339 |
Organic Chemistry | 2 | 562 | 1365 |
Biochemistry | 3 | 672 | 1615 |
Environmental Chemistry | 2 | 746 | 1729 |
Nutrition and Food Science | 3 | 980 | 2153 |
Pharmacy | 6 | 1011 | 2219 |
Computer Science rankings
Khalifa University ranked 2nd for Computer Science in the United Arab Emirates and 1025th in the World with 8,989 publications made and 141,284 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Cyber Security.
Computer Science ranking | Location |
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#2 of 30 | In the United Arab Emirates |
#301 of 2,840 | In Asia |
#1025 of 6,845 | In the World |
Khalifa University Computer Science Publications & Citations
Year | Computer Science publications | Computer Science citations |
---|---|---|
2004 | 1 | 3 |
2005 | 0 | 2 |
2006 | 2 | 3 |
2007 | 1 | 6 |
2008 | 19 | 19 |
2009 | 43 | 50 |
2010 | 72 | 97 |
2011 | 178 | 203 |
2012 | 227 | 456 |
2013 | 278 | 852 |
2014 | 253 | 1306 |
2015 | 380 | 2038 |
2016 | 324 | 2760 |
2017 | 471 | 3694 |
2018 | 593 | 5585 |
2019 | 689 | 8615 |
2020 | 816 | 12309 |
2021 | 886 | 17432 |
2022 | 1168 | 22214 |
2023 | 1434 | 28966 |
2024 | 1096 | 29044 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Khalifa University in various areas of Computer Science.
Computer Science subfield | United Arab Emirates ranking | Asia ranking | World rank |
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Database Administration | 1 | 38 | 172 |
Cyber Security | 1 | 108 | 423 |
Robotics | 1 | 147 | 427 |
Blockchain and Cryptography | 2 | 179 | 574 |
Software Engineering | 1 | 114 | 605 |
Computer Networking | 1 | 196 | 661 |
Data Science | 2 | 123 | 664 |
Computer Engineering | 1 | 231 | 686 |
Telecommunications | 1 | 221 | 697 |
Game Design and Development | 2 | 152 | 697 |
Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 1 | 302 | 964 |
Web Design and Development | 3 | 343 | 983 |
Human-Computer Interaction | 4 | 268 | 1009 |
Computer Vision | 1 | 355 | 1022 |
Computer Graphics | 1 | 315 | 1032 |
Multimedia | 4 | 272 | 1034 |
Computational Linguistics | 4 | 388 | 1089 |
Machine Learning | 3 | 427 | 1177 |
Cognitive Science | 1 | 446 | 1298 |
Management Information Systems | 10 | 446 | 1564 |
Bioinformatics and Computational biology | 3 | 627 | 1631 |
Neuroscience | 3 | 654 | 1910 |
Library and Information science | 7 | 707 | 2506 |
Biology rankings
Khalifa University ranked 3rd for Biology in the United Arab Emirates and 1654th in the World with 8,981 publications made and 171,518 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.
Biology ranking | Location |
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#3 of 27 | In the United Arab Emirates |
#646 of 2,834 | In Asia |
#1654 of 6,833 | In the World |
Khalifa University Biology Publications & Citations
Year | Biology publications | Biology citations |
---|---|---|
2001 | 1 | 6 |
2002 | 0 | 12 |
2003 | 0 | 11 |
2004 | 0 | 19 |
2005 | 1 | 13 |
2006 | 2 | 14 |
2007 | 4 | 17 |
2008 | 6 | 28 |
2009 | 10 | 112 |
2010 | 15 | 207 |
2011 | 46 | 279 |
2012 | 99 | 434 |
2013 | 110 | 625 |
2014 | 141 | 983 |
2015 | 218 | 1388 |
2016 | 216 | 1854 |
2017 | 432 | 2611 |
2018 | 668 | 4658 |
2019 | 745 | 8089 |
2020 | 926 | 13122 |
2021 | 1100 | 19859 |
2022 | 1370 | 27438 |
2023 | 1670 | 36273 |
2024 | 1148 | 41006 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Khalifa University in various areas of Biology.
Biology subfield | United Arab Emirates ranking | Asia ranking | World rank |
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Nanotechnology | 1 | 339 | 813 |
Astrobiology | 1 | 363 | 1200 |
Biotechnology | 3 | 629 | 1555 |
Biochemistry | 3 | 672 | 1615 |
Bioinformatics and Computational biology | 3 | 627 | 1631 |
Agricultural Science | 2 | 658 | 1659 |
Genetics | 3 | 679 | 1698 |
Biophysics | 3 | 674 | 1737 |
Paleontology | 3 | 648 | 1745 |
Neuroscience | 3 | 654 | 1910 |
Oncology and Cancer research | 4 | 824 | 1946 |
Evolutionary Biology | 5 | 771 | 2105 |
Nutrition and Food Science | 3 | 980 | 2153 |
Botany | 3 | 918 | 2216 |
Virology | 4 | 858 | 2227 |
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation | 5 | 886 | 2328 |
Pharmacology | 8 | 1057 | 2344 |
Forestry | 3 | 946 | 2514 |
Microbiology | 3 | 1124 | 2536 |
Immunology | 3 | 1033 | 2536 |
Zoology | 3 | 925 | 2553 |
Molecular Biology | 3 | 1142 | 2566 |
Horticulture | 3 | 1377 | 3010 |
Environmental Science rankings
Khalifa University ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in the United Arab Emirates and 1344th in the World with 8,594 publications made and 156,476 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.
Environmental Science ranking | Location |
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#2 of 28 | In the United Arab Emirates |
#448 of 2,838 | In Asia |
#1344 of 6,876 | In the World |
Khalifa University Environmental Science Publications & Citations
Year | Environmental Science publications | Environmental Science citations |
---|---|---|
2001 | 1 | 5 |
2002 | 0 | 6 |
2003 | 1 | 8 |
2004 | 0 | 14 |
2005 | 1 | 11 |
2006 | 3 | 19 |
2007 | 6 | 13 |
2008 | 10 | 23 |
2009 | 23 | 46 |
2010 | 34 | 66 |
2011 | 81 | 135 |
2012 | 103 | 235 |
2013 | 129 | 420 |
2014 | 131 | 716 |
2015 | 195 | 1139 |
2016 | 177 | 1616 |
2017 | 443 | 2330 |
2018 | 691 | 4047 |
2019 | 785 | 7523 |
2020 | 945 | 12420 |
2021 | 1025 | 19033 |
2022 | 1208 | 25333 |
2023 | 1525 | 33377 |
2024 | 1024 | 36640 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Khalifa University in various areas of Environmental Science.
Environmental Science subfield | United Arab Emirates ranking | Asia ranking | World rank |
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Environmental Engineering | 2 | 201 | 596 |
Environmental Management | 3 | 229 | 714 |
Geotechnical Engineering | 2 | 333 | 932 |
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science | 2 | 309 | 974 |
Oceanography | 2 | 313 | 1020 |
Petrology and Geochemistry | 3 | 345 | 1110 |
Ecology | 2 | 360 | 1177 |
Earth science and Geophysics | 2 | 442 | 1257 |
Geology | 2 | 440 | 1335 |
Geography and Cartography | 2 | 394 | 1337 |
Agricultural Science | 2 | 658 | 1659 |
Environmental Chemistry | 2 | 746 | 1729 |
Paleontology | 3 | 648 | 1745 |
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation | 5 | 886 | 2328 |
Forestry | 3 | 946 | 2514 |
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
Khalifa University ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Arab Emirates and 2011th in the World with 5,611 publications made and 82,494 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History, Archaeology.
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking | Location |
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#5 of 28 | In the United Arab Emirates |
#551 of 2,864 | In Asia |
#2011 of 7,081 | In the World |
Khalifa University Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations
Year | Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications | Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations |
---|---|---|
1993 | 0 | 1 |
1994 | 0 | 1 |
1995 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | 0 | 1 |
1997 | 0 | 1 |
1998 | 0 | 1 |
1999 | 0 | 2 |
2000 | 0 | 3 |
2001 | 0 | 1 |
2002 | 0 | 1 |
2003 | 1 | 1 |
2004 | 0 | 3 |
2005 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | 1 | 0 |
2007 | 2 | 2 |
2008 | 5 | 9 |
2009 | 16 | 26 |
2010 | 40 | 44 |
2011 | 101 | 113 |
2012 | 124 | 235 |
2013 | 144 | 455 |
2014 | 115 | 676 |
2015 | 216 | 1090 |
2016 | 188 | 1453 |
2017 | 273 | 2001 |
2018 | 357 | 2820 |
2019 | 442 | 4764 |
2020 | 565 | 7576 |
2021 | 596 | 11250 |
2022 | 826 | 14842 |
2023 | 943 | 19646 |
2024 | 620 | 19973 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Khalifa University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield | United Arab Emirates ranking | Asia ranking | World rank |
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International Relations and Diplomacy | 2 | 144 | 790 |
Military science | 1 | 137 | 948 |
Journalism and Digital Media | 8 | 458 | 1430 |
Law | 5 | 378 | 1486 |
Archaeology | 4 | 476 | 1531 |
History | 4 | 476 | 1631 |
Anthropology | 6 | 407 | 1694 |
Political Science | 5 | 400 | 1718 |
Education Majors | 8 | 500 | 1787 |
Aesthetics | 5 | 518 | 1788 |
Linguistics | 5 | 652 | 1809 |
Communications and Public Relations | 11 | 554 | 2055 |
Sociology | 5 | 616 | 2184 |
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies | 5 | 661 | 2305 |
Philosophy | 5 | 677 | 2347 |
Library and Information science | 7 | 707 | 2506 |
Classics and Ancient History | 5 | 788 | 2567 |
Demography | 6 | 931 | 2584 |
Mathematics rankings
Khalifa University ranked 3rd for Mathematics in the United Arab Emirates and 1181st in the World with 4,460 publications made and 70,227 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.
Mathematics ranking | Location |
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#3 of 26 | In the United Arab Emirates |
#365 of 2,718 | In Asia |
#1181 of 6,418 | In the World |
Khalifa University Mathematics Publications & Citations
Year | Mathematics publications | Mathematics citations |
---|---|---|
2005 | 1 | 2 |
2006 | 1 | 2 |
2007 | 2 | 5 |
2008 | 7 | 7 |
2009 | 25 | 19 |
2010 | 34 | 30 |
2011 | 107 | 93 |
2012 | 115 | 210 |
2013 | 151 | 416 |
2014 | 137 | 611 |
2015 | 239 | 1072 |
2016 | 160 | 1451 |
2017 | 240 | 2025 |
2018 | 302 | 2734 |
2019 | 354 | 4393 |
2020 | 401 | 6250 |
2021 | 450 | 8777 |
2022 | 578 | 10674 |
2023 | 668 | 13701 |
2024 | 466 | 11280 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Khalifa University in various areas of Mathematics.
Mathematics subfield | United Arab Emirates ranking | Asia ranking | World rank |
---|---|---|---|
Blockchain and Cryptography | 2 | 179 | 574 |
Operations Research | 3 | 264 | 797 |
Statistics | 3 | 370 | 1206 |
Applied Mathematics | 4 | 478 | 1354 |
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics | 6 | 584 | 1722 |
Math Teachers | 9 | 539 | 1841 |
Business rankings
Khalifa University ranked 4th for Business in the United Arab Emirates and 1247th in the World with 3,275 publications made and 56,382 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.
Business ranking | Location |
---|---|
#4 of 28 | In the United Arab Emirates |
#341 of 2,646 | In Asia |
#1247 of 6,339 | In the World |
Khalifa University Business Publications & Citations
Year | Business publications | Business citations |
---|---|---|
2004 | 1 | 2 |
2005 | 0 | 1 |
2006 | 0 | 2 |
2007 | 1 | 1 |
2008 | 4 | 4 |
2009 | 15 | 12 |
2010 | 26 | 25 |
2011 | 58 | 55 |
2012 | 79 | 135 |
2013 | 87 | 282 |
2014 | 85 | 423 |
2015 | 127 | 626 |
2016 | 114 | 865 |
2017 | 183 | 1162 |
2018 | 247 | 1872 |
2019 | 269 | 3058 |
2020 | 369 | 4647 |
2021 | 349 | 6752 |
2022 | 427 | 8741 |
2023 | 496 | 11651 |
2024 | 314 | 10134 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Khalifa University in various areas of Business.
Business subfield | United Arab Emirates ranking | Asia ranking | World rank |
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Supply Chain Management | 1 | 136 | 380 |
Operations Research | 3 | 264 | 797 |
Management | 3 | 277 | 998 |
Project Management | 6 | 209 | 1002 |
Construction Management | 6 | 329 | 1017 |
Engineering Management | 5 | 361 | 1221 |
Marketing | 5 | 369 | 1276 |
Management Information Systems | 10 | 446 | 1564 |
Finance | 6 | 500 | 1620 |
International Trade | 5 | 466 | 1709 |
Accounting | 8 | 532 | 1785 |
Investment Banking and Stock trading | 12 | 718 | 1883 |
International Business | 7 | 540 | 1898 |
Advertising | 9 | 690 | 2101 |
Economics rankings
Khalifa University ranked 5th for Economics in the United Arab Emirates and 1564th in the World with 1,644 publications made and 26,575 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.
Economics ranking | Location |
---|---|
#5 of 26 | In the United Arab Emirates |
#438 of 2,553 | In Asia |
#1564 of 6,167 | In the World |
Khalifa University Economics Publications & Citations
Year | Economics publications | Economics citations |
---|---|---|
2007 | 1 | 0 |
2008 | 2 | 1 |
2009 | 8 | 4 |
2010 | 11 | 7 |
2011 | 30 | 32 |
2012 | 35 | 51 |
2013 | 37 | 106 |
2014 | 34 | 187 |
2015 | 44 | 238 |
2016 | 49 | 328 |
2017 | 79 | 429 |
2018 | 114 | 768 |
2019 | 154 | 1385 |
2020 | 170 | 2091 |
2021 | 180 | 3248 |
2022 | 235 | 4386 |
2023 | 279 | 6123 |
2024 | 173 | 5558 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Khalifa University in various areas of Economics.
Economics subfield | United Arab Emirates ranking | Asia ranking | World rank |
---|---|---|---|
Environmental Economics | 3 | 114 | 397 |
International Relations and Diplomacy | 2 | 144 | 790 |
Finance | 6 | 500 | 1620 |
Development Studies | 5 | 476 | 1656 |
International Trade | 5 | 466 | 1709 |
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics | 6 | 584 | 1722 |
Investment Banking and Stock trading | 12 | 718 | 1883 |
Other rankings
Non-core subjects for Khalifa University
Speciality | United Arab Emirates | Asia | World Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Healthcare Management (MHA) | 3 | 171 | 953 |
Ophthalmology | 2 | 476 | 1357 |
Cardiology | 2 | 480 | 1395 |
Radiology and Nuclear medicine | 3 | 543 | 1537 |
Sports Medicine | 3 | 491 | 1636 |
Art & Design | 5 | 482 | 1653 |
Fashion Design | 5 | 558 | 1741 |
Pathology | 3 | 658 | 1764 |
Critical Care Nursing | 7 | 572 | 1772 |
Social Psychology | 6 | 527 | 1794 |
Physical Therapy | 3 | 607 | 1856 |
Psychology | 5 | 643 | 1869 |
Health Science | 8 | 548 | 1914 |
Psychiatry | 3 | 664 | 1931 |
Anatomy and Physiology | 3 | 734 | 1972 |
Medicine | 3 | 734 | 1995 |
Surgery | 4 | 725 | 2002 |
Pediatrics | 7 | 718 | 2114 |
Orthodontics | 6 | 809 | 2152 |
Anesthesiology | 3 | 820 | 2196 |
Family medicine | 8 | 712 | 2201 |
Literature | 5 | 679 | 2211 |
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine | 5 | 711 | 2217 |
Dentistry | 6 | 932 | 2371 |
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) | 4 | 769 | 2438 |
Public Health | 7 | 911 | 2527 |
Child Psychology | 10 | 862 | 2610 |
Nursing | 8 | 878 | 2640 |
Clinical Psychology | 10 | 1229 | 3268 |