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Marshall University ranked 289th in the United States, 1116th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 94 research topics. Marshall University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,500 academic publications and 189,507 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 82 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1116 of 14,131 In the World
#320 of 2,597 In North America
#289 of 2,496 In the United States
#2 of 26 In West Virginia
#626 of 1,095 For Military science
#634 of 1,003 For Respiratory Therapy
#665 of 2,170 For Art History
#687 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#809 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 91 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Marshall University ranked 261st for Medicine in the United States and 1142nd in the World with 6,508 publications made and 134,346 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#261 of 1,600 In the United States
#290 of 1,685 In North America
#1142 of 6,775 In the World

Marshall University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 44 510
1993 55 485
1994 40 527
1995 54 591
1996 42 551
1997 50 643
1998 57 609
1999 59 817
2000 62 792
2001 56 921
2002 75 1005
2003 60 1078
2004 66 1265
2005 95 1210
2006 110 1393
2007 209 1602
2008 131 1657
2009 142 1874
2010 153 2070
2011 156 2260
2012 170 2776
2013 240 2920
2014 236 3715
2015 260 4197
2016 286 5609
2017 321 6789
2018 325 7641
2019 327 9262
2020 437 11840
2021 381 13187
2022 453 12151
2023 425 11671
2024 384 10359

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

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Respiratory Therapy 164 182 634
Plastic Surgery 186 200 682
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 146 163 698
Cardiology 185 204 747
Radiation Therapy 180 199 805
Critical Care Nursing 205 224 806
Healthcare Management (MHA) 254 286 807
Oncology and Cancer research 195 215 820
Pharmacology 181 200 823
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 273 304 834
Anesthesiology 195 217 837
Pediatrics 183 202 842
Health Science 276 303 856
Surgery 203 223 898
Dermatology 178 195 899
Family medicine 245 268 911
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 207 232 932
Anatomy and Physiology 228 256 975
Epidemiology 188 211 977
Nursing 313 348 1046
Sports / Exercise science 272 310 1047
Ophthalmology 242 270 1048
Gerontology 329 365 1059
Immunology 231 255 1065
Psychiatry 278 310 1067
Sports Medicine 289 325 1077
Pathology 246 273 1150
Physical Therapy 293 329 1180
Audiology 335 371 1187
Virology 248 274 1189
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 221 244 1278
Clinical Psychology 420 463 1334
Urology 260 286 1381
Biomedical Engineering 252 280 1397
Public Health 328 366 1424
Orthodontics 325 355 1461
Dentistry 303 334 1492
Pharmacy 311 345 1681

Biology rankings

Marshall University ranked 277th for Biology in the United States and 1486th in the World with 6,368 publications made and 141,510 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#277 of 1,609 In the United States
#311 of 1,698 In North America
#1486 of 6,833 In the World

Marshall University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 43 541
1993 50 547
1994 46 579
1995 53 659
1996 52 626
1997 54 711
1998 63 677
1999 55 865
2000 68 849
2001 52 995
2002 81 1103
2003 63 1185
2004 64 1377
2005 112 1385
2006 139 1675
2007 212 1881
2008 152 1945
2009 151 2193
2010 176 2406
2011 168 2780
2012 169 3279
2013 250 3541
2014 244 4290
2015 251 4726
2016 295 5818
2017 304 6731
2018 302 7721
2019 303 9366
2020 415 11637
2021 364 13306
2022 391 12276
2023 366 12015
2024 304 10334

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

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 195 215 820
Pharmacology 181 200 823
Zoology 230 265 982
Biophysics 251 279 990
Biotechnology 204 227 1021
Immunology 231 255 1065
Evolutionary Biology 284 318 1099
Neuroscience 290 325 1111
Genetics 239 268 1131
Molecular Biology 246 271 1144
Virology 248 274 1189
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 272 315 1282
Microbiology 228 252 1308
Biochemistry 253 283 1337
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 287 317 1393
Paleontology 298 341 1600
Botany 273 310 1629
Forestry 273 318 1770
Animal Science 337 376 1820
Agricultural Science 301 348 2047
Nanotechnology 317 357 2364
Nutrition and Food Science 312 352 2477
Horticulture 414 463 2973

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Marshall University ranked 416th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1929th in the World with 4,411 publications made and 93,955 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#416 of 1,761 In the United States
#464 of 1,852 In North America
#1929 of 7,081 In the World

Marshall University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 24 186
1993 33 200
1994 28 240
1995 32 260
1996 33 251
1997 37 235
1998 39 284
1999 37 277
2000 59 375
2001 47 411
2002 78 496
2003 80 580
2004 75 679
2005 89 747
2006 91 873
2007 96 1069
2008 93 1086
2009 132 1256
2010 152 1459
2011 154 1626
2012 162 1917
2013 169 2246
2014 214 2640
2015 185 3073
2016 182 3906
2017 186 4519
2018 174 5073
2019 184 5997
2020 229 7104
2021 178 7941
2022 234 7056
2023 224 7124
2024 178 6344

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Military science 289 317 626
Art History 257 287 665
Broadcast Journalism 226 255 755
Law Enforcement 300 331 771
Early Childhood Education 343 377 839
Special Education 338 370 885
Criminology and Criminal Justice 432 475 992
Media Studies 422 462 1005
Radio and Television broadcasting 258 286 1041
Sports / Exercise science 272 310 1047
Communications and Public Relations 362 402 1144
Education Majors 383 423 1230
Anthropology 369 412 1237
Classics and Ancient History 415 451 1249
Gender Studies 508 557 1279
Demography 317 353 1383
Sociology 399 444 1469
History 359 404 1511
Law 428 472 1594
Library and Information science 529 573 1595
Public Policy / Administration 478 526 1696
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 520 569 1745
Archaeology 359 404 1768
Political Science 444 491 1788
Linguistics 422 467 2060
Aesthetics 503 555 2098
Philosophy 498 551 2517

Chemistry rankings

Marshall University ranked 286th for Chemistry in the United States and 1767th in the World with 4,300 publications made and 87,586 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#286 of 1,447 In the United States
#326 of 1,530 In North America
#1767 of 6,545 In the World

Marshall University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 35 386
1993 40 394
1994 41 483
1995 38 460
1996 42 500
1997 46 559
1998 47 558
1999 37 711
2000 50 662
2001 40 777
2002 49 857
2003 43 877
2004 41 980
2005 70 993
2006 101 1120
2007 157 1290
2008 103 1306
2009 95 1501
2010 119 1644
2011 111 1948
2012 116 2263
2013 174 2427
2014 164 2910
2015 169 3036
2016 188 3772
2017 209 4450
2018 199 5138
2019 218 6191
2020 257 7692
2021 228 8780
2022 237 8165
2023 227 7998
2024 195 7102

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

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 253 283 1337
Pharmacy 311 345 1681
Organic Chemistry 302 341 2003
Computational Chemistry 336 381 2235
Petrology and Geochemistry 392 443 2360
Nanotechnology 317 357 2364
Environmental Chemistry 341 390 2406
Nutrition and Food Science 312 352 2477
Materials Science 359 405 2553
Chemical Engineering 333 377 2597
Inorganic Chemistry 381 427 2598
Physical chemistry 449 501 3033

Computer Science rankings

Marshall University ranked 381st for Computer Science in the United States and 1996th in the World with 3,271 publications made and 60,631 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#381 of 1,612 In the United States
#425 of 1,698 In North America
#1996 of 6,845 In the World

Marshall University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 26 237
1993 23 250
1994 16 280
1995 26 318
1996 26 329
1997 21 278
1998 31 310
1999 22 347
2000 37 357
2001 27 421
2002 42 479
2003 38 489
2004 44 630
2005 61 553
2006 54 727
2007 76 858
2008 65 860
2009 83 1005
2010 90 1130
2011 103 1353
2012 109 1577
2013 122 1695
2014 136 2002
2015 117 2175
2016 122 2629
2017 134 3089
2018 166 3558
2019 148 4195
2020 232 5525
2021 194 6545
2022 202 6043
2023 192 6161
2024 168 5621

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 290 325 1111
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 287 317 1393
Data Science 329 366 1485
Management Information Systems 336 375 1516
Library and Information science 529 573 1595
Cyber Security 319 357 1698
Multimedia 405 446 1731
Software Engineering 385 431 2018
Cognitive Science 460 510 2193
Human-Computer Interaction 400 447 2334
Computer Networking 402 452 2383
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 398 446 2413
Machine Learning 394 441 2514
Computational Linguistics 409 457 2515
Telecommunications 416 467 2637
Computer Vision 461 511 2832

Psychology rankings

Marshall University ranked 335th for Psychology in the United States and 1289th in the World with 3,264 publications made and 57,184 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#335 of 1,558 In the United States
#372 of 1,645 In North America
#1289 of 6,645 In the World

Marshall University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 22 278
1993 26 287
1994 18 299
1995 24 362
1996 22 353
1997 21 331
1998 30 336
1999 33 370
2000 26 411
2001 28 469
2002 43 515
2003 43 534
2004 37 651
2005 60 605
2006 59 746
2007 97 827
2008 58 846
2009 82 964
2010 86 1120
2011 81 1276
2012 104 1504
2013 111 1641
2014 106 1894
2015 108 2130
2016 133 2659
2017 152 3189
2018 145 3426
2019 145 3941
2020 224 5063
2021 183 5538
2022 212 5108
2023 207 5112
2024 172 4495

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

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Sexology 356 393 788
Special Education 338 370 885
Psychiatry 278 310 1067
Neuroscience 290 325 1111
Child Psychology 397 440 1200
Education Majors 383 423 1230
Clinical Psychology 420 463 1334
Social Psychology 406 451 1360
Cognitive Science 460 510 2193

Environmental Science rankings

Marshall University ranked 346th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1993rd in the World with 3,237 publications made and 67,910 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#346 of 1,631 In the United States
#395 of 1,721 In North America
#1993 of 6,876 In the World

Marshall University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 19 168
1993 29 167
1994 15 216
1995 25 195
1996 17 219
1997 26 228
1998 33 243
1999 24 262
2000 39 302
2001 35 371
2002 48 448
2003 54 528
2004 46 592
2005 61 617
2006 87 753
2007 89 920
2008 85 882
2009 91 1029
2010 119 1186
2011 120 1478
2012 102 1714
2013 137 2042
2014 135 2309
2015 146 2615
2016 147 3088
2017 123 3439
2018 142 4019
2019 150 4605
2020 181 5614
2021 160 6276
2022 174 5760
2023 155 5848
2024 136 5272

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

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 272 315 1282
Paleontology 298 341 1600
Forestry 273 318 1770
Ecology 315 363 1866
Geology 326 374 1880
Geography and Cartography 353 402 1971
Agricultural Science 301 348 2047
Earth science and Geophysics 348 397 2066
Geotechnical Engineering 355 400 2351
Petrology and Geochemistry 392 443 2360
Environmental Chemistry 341 390 2406
Oceanography 456 511 2657
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 446 499 2840
Environmental Management 465 524 3220

Engineering rankings

Marshall University ranked 371st for Engineering in the United States and 2411th in the World with 3,083 publications made and 70,013 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#371 of 1,565 In the United States
#419 of 1,651 In North America
#2411 of 6,782 In the World

Marshall University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 21 144
1993 24 164
1994 22 235
1995 19 216
1996 19 253
1997 24 245
1998 22 238
1999 22 261
2000 35 303
2001 22 349
2002 37 363
2003 35 389
2004 31 467
2005 45 450
2006 54 544
2007 83 711
2008 65 744
2009 90 834
2010 97 913
2011 95 1138
2012 93 1276
2013 118 1401
2014 149 1773
2015 137 1861
2016 124 2338
2017 125 2779
2018 155 3152
2019 151 3857
2020 197 4826
2021 168 5733
2022 172 5375
2023 185 5268
2024 157 4784

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

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 204 227 1021
Biomedical Engineering 252 280 1397
Acoustical Engineering 368 412 2066
Automotive Engineering 280 321 2092
Aerospace Engineering 381 426 2232
Metallurgical Engineering 318 360 2245
Human-Computer Interaction 400 447 2334
Structural Engineering 371 418 2341
Geotechnical Engineering 355 400 2351
Nanotechnology 317 357 2364
Civil Engineering 386 436 2368
Computer Networking 402 452 2383
Electronic Engineering 332 378 2393
Mechanical Engineering 404 451 2443
Materials Science 359 405 2553
Chemical Engineering 333 377 2597
Systems Engineering 455 506 2619
Telecommunications 416 467 2637
Optical Engineering 416 464 2643
Electrical Engineering 453 506 3080

Physics rankings

Marshall University ranked 389th for Physics in the United States and 2413th in the World with 2,782 publications made and 65,680 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#389 of 1,531 In the United States
#435 of 1,617 In North America
#2413 of 6,713 In the World

Marshall University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 21 147
1993 26 146
1994 20 201
1995 22 209
1996 22 223
1997 20 212
1998 22 222
1999 24 233
2000 30 263
2001 25 287
2002 38 347
2003 34 375
2004 33 408
2005 48 420
2006 61 541
2007 85 655
2008 57 656
2009 84 784
2010 94 860
2011 99 1065
2012 81 1193
2013 100 1361
2014 129 1619
2015 127 1810
2016 114 2044
2017 108 2429
2018 139 2780
2019 128 3386
2020 154 4193
2021 135 4814
2022 145 4580
2023 153 4563
2024 127 4243

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

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biophysics 251 279 990
Acoustical Engineering 368 412 2066
Astrophysics and Astronomy 435 484 2188
Nanotechnology 317 357 2364
Materials Science 359 405 2553
Quantum and Particle physics 426 477 2610
Optical Engineering 416 464 2643
Nuclear Physics 471 521 2827
Condensed Matter Physics 431 478 2900

Mathematics rankings

Marshall University ranked 400th for Mathematics in the United States and 2086th in the World with 1,666 publications made and 39,596 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#400 of 1,410 In the United States
#444 of 1,491 In North America
#2086 of 6,418 In the World

Marshall University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 8 55
1993 11 53
1994 1 63
1995 7 95
1996 5 100
1997 12 66
1998 8 75
1999 10 86
2000 23 107
2001 16 156
2002 26 129
2003 27 165
2004 26 246
2005 22 232
2006 34 282
2007 39 357
2008 33 404
2009 43 499
2010 31 558
2011 64 632
2012 55 735
2013 67 813
2014 75 981
2015 68 1172
2016 64 1491
2017 70 1767
2018 103 2174
2019 77 2758
2020 124 3416
2021 82 3958
2022 106 3574
2023 123 3448
2024 72 2528

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

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 377 412 1154
Applied Mathematics 299 339 1925
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 422 468 1981
Statistics 399 444 2198

Business rankings

Marshall University ranked 388th for Business in the United States and 1828th in the World with 1,462 publications made and 31,331 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Advertising, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#388 of 1,377 In the United States
#431 of 1,460 In North America
#1828 of 6,339 In the World

Marshall University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 12 48
1993 8 68
1994 4 69
1995 6 71
1996 5 78
1997 8 57
1998 9 69
1999 10 73
2000 29 100
2001 21 104
2002 44 146
2003 32 190
2004 36 230
2005 33 248
2006 35 306
2007 41 424
2008 26 389
2009 50 442
2010 75 536
2011 65 626
2012 52 681
2013 60 864
2014 65 954
2015 53 1043
2016 59 1203
2017 43 1307
2018 59 1316
2019 56 1460
2020 87 1876
2021 67 2152
2022 75 1911
2023 69 2020
2024 74 1821

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

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Advertising 336 372 1185
Management Information Systems 336 375 1516
Accounting 394 431 1523
Marketing 366 405 1686
Public Policy / Administration 478 526 1696
Finance 395 438 1859
Management 377 420 1863

Economics rankings

Marshall University ranked 381st for Economics in the United States and 1582nd in the World with 1,213 publications made and 31,764 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#381 of 1,355 In the United States
#421 of 1,438 In North America
#1582 of 6,167 In the World

Marshall University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 7 43
1993 6 48
1994 3 56
1995 7 58
1996 4 58
1997 13 52
1998 8 68
1999 10 57
2000 25 77
2001 26 82
2002 30 95
2003 27 157
2004 22 150
2005 30 183
2006 36 216
2007 42 312
2008 27 298
2009 29 359
2010 38 362
2011 59 446
2012 56 528
2013 48 630
2014 49 752
2015 43 959
2016 50 1260
2017 49 1310
2018 55 1338
2019 50 1601
2020 75 1900
2021 51 2071
2022 70 1729
2023 65 1858
2024 45 1605

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

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Development Studies 338 374 1259
Finance 395 438 1859
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 422 468 1981

Art & Design rankings

Marshall University ranked 426th for Art & Design in the United States and 1754th in the World with 869 publications made and 6,752 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Art History, Aesthetics, Music.

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
#426 of 1,361 In the United States
#474 of 1,444 In North America
#1754 of 5,966 In the World

Marshall University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 2 28
1993 3 27
1994 4 30
1995 4 37
1996 7 42
1997 5 41
1998 7 36
1999 8 30
2000 6 38
2001 4 39
2002 13 53
2003 16 65
2004 13 75
2005 27 104
2006 19 104
2007 21 144
2008 15 127
2009 49 178
2010 48 214
2011 48 232
2012 38 277
2013 44 312
2014 44 360
2015 28 399
2016 19 404
2017 27 524
2018 23 535
2019 25 639
2020 31 758
2021 29 797
2022 34 701
2023 47 742
2024 23 701

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Music 172 196 514
Art History 257 287 665
Creative Writing 444 493 1428
Literature 447 494 1684
Fashion Design 361 405 1728
Multimedia 405 446 1731
Aesthetics 503 555 2098