Medical University of South Carolina: Rankings

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The Medical University of South Carolina ranked 165th in the United States, 527th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 19 research topics. The Medical University of South Carolina ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 70,719 academic publications and 2,566,342 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#527 of 14,131 In the World
#189 of 2,597 In North America
#165 of 2,496 In the United States
#3 of 37 In South Carolina
#1 of 5 In Charleston
#56 of 1,950 For Dermatology
#59 of 2,953 For Cardiology
#66 of 1,039 For Medical Physics
#4810 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#671 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 16 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The Medical University of South Carolina ranked 59th for Medicine in the United States and 125th in the World with 63,163 publications made and 2,345,774 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#59 of 1,604 In the United States
#68 of 1,689 In North America
#125 of 6,793 In the World

Medical University of South Carolina
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 515 6581
1994 604 6913
1995 654 8233
1996 708 8928
1997 728 10358
1998 782 11890
1999 793 13381
2000 884 15587
2001 859 17526
2002 888 20814
2003 1103 24253
2004 1143 27389
2005 1267 31850
2006 1366 36513
2007 1347 40336
2008 1541 46480
2009 1466 50077
2010 1738 57196
2011 1739 63765
2012 2062 71617
2013 2136 78399
2014 2209 84840
2015 2387 92555
2016 2583 97286
2017 2538 103678
2018 2595 111456
2019 2756 120822
2020 3142 152802
2021 2939 164546
2022 2977 162239
2023 3186 163026
2024 3073 155948
2025 2803 141613

The following table provides academic rankings for The Medical University of South Carolina in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Dermatology 35 37 56
Cardiology 36 41 59
Medical Physics 44 49 66
Clinical Psychology 44 50 67
Critical Care Nursing 47 54 75
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 54 62 79
Healthcare Management (MHA) 50 58 81
Anesthesiology 49 57 81
Audiology 43 48 81
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 46 51 84
Plastic Surgery 56 61 88
Psychiatry 51 59 88
Surgery 46 53 90
Family medicine 54 62 93
Ophthalmology 50 55 93
Pharmacology 50 56 96
Occupational Therapy 51 62 104
Optometry 48 53 104
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 42 47 106
Nursing 56 66 107
Health Science 62 71 113
Gerontology 68 80 114
Radiation Therapy 58 63 117
Cosmetology 50 56 122
Anatomy and Physiology 64 73 130
Epidemiology 48 56 130
Pathology 58 67 132
Pediatrics 56 67 136
Oncology and Cancer research 58 62 138
Neurosurgery 41 45 139
Immunology 64 71 153
Public Health 76 89 154
Urology 65 76 161
Respiratory Therapy 69 82 168
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 54 63 176
Sonography and Ultrasound 65 73 176
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 85 97 176
Biomedical Engineering 67 74 183
Physical Therapy 81 96 201
Sports Medicine 87 101 208
Dentistry 68 76 230
Orthodontics 80 91 275
Virology 111 125 312
Sports / Exercise science 121 141 325
Toxicology 91 104 370
Social Work 196 222 440
Forensic Science 152 176 632
Veterinary 137 154 792
Pharmacy 169 193 938

Biology rankings

The Medical University of South Carolina ranked 94th for Biology in the United States and 236th in the World with 50,771 publications made and 2,043,158 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#94 of 1,612 In the United States
#107 of 1,701 In North America
#236 of 6,841 In the World

Medical University of South Carolina
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 418 6309
1994 508 6595
1995 540 7908
1996 620 8443
1997 633 10009
1998 694 11382
1999 710 12759
2000 758 14888
2001 754 16908
2002 814 20076
2003 932 23143
2004 963 25711
2005 1101 29909
2006 1179 33968
2007 1098 37029
2008 1303 41883
2009 1267 44430
2010 1467 51330
2011 1441 56730
2012 1676 63261
2013 1737 68804
2014 1742 73704
2015 1815 79611
2016 1936 82878
2017 1958 88036
2018 2045 94520
2019 2107 102189
2020 2365 128862
2021 2186 139020
2022 2221 136139
2023 2325 135564
2024 2198 127008
2025 1996 114432

The following table provides academic rankings for The Medical University of South Carolina in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Pharmacology 50 56 96
Neuroscience 63 72 124
Oncology and Cancer research 58 62 138
Immunology 64 71 153
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 85 97 176
Biotechnology 75 86 178
Molecular Biology 75 83 180
Genetics 79 88 185
Biochemistry 83 93 216
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 87 97 222
Microbiology 94 106 287
Biophysics 116 130 305
Virology 111 125 312
Toxicology 91 104 370
Evolutionary Biology 135 155 409
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 123 145 423
Astrobiology 140 155 452
Horticulture 75 91 458
Paleontology 143 165 531
Botany 139 161 574
Animal Science 138 159 684
Zoology 181 212 755
Nutrition and Food Science 113 130 801
Nanotechnology 222 252 1490
Forestry 231 273 1532
Agricultural Science 270 312 1920

Chemistry rankings

The Medical University of South Carolina ranked 107th for Chemistry in the United States and 346th in the World with 31,170 publications made and 1,316,974 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#107 of 1,455 In the United States
#123 of 1,538 In North America
#346 of 6,561 In the World

Medical University of South Carolina
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 278 4712
1994 356 4779
1995 387 5806
1996 438 6148
1997 440 7364
1998 500 8374
1999 488 9395
2000 518 10736
2001 515 12065
2002 561 14131
2003 657 16352
2004 647 17891
2005 745 20695
2006 809 23388
2007 716 24919
2008 869 28143
2009 808 29208
2010 953 34110
2011 916 37492
2012 997 41213
2013 1022 44997
2014 1005 47401
2015 1081 50565
2016 1090 52594
2017 1137 54912
2018 1171 59271
2019 1219 63707
2020 1290 78920
2021 1124 84655
2022 1162 82358
2023 1255 81350
2024 1122 74763
2025 1019 65455

The following table provides academic rankings for The Medical University of South Carolina in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 83 93 216
Organic Chemistry 117 133 469
Nutrition and Food Science 113 130 801
Pharmacy 169 193 938
Materials Science 183 211 1024
Biochemical Engineering 160 189 1052
Radiochemistry 127 149 1084
Inorganic Chemistry 189 219 1287
Environmental Chemistry 207 242 1407
Nanotechnology 222 252 1490
Physical chemistry 241 279 1728
Chemical Engineering 247 283 1876
Computational Chemistry 333 377 2170
Petrology and Geochemistry 394 445 2409

Psychology rankings

The Medical University of South Carolina ranked 73rd for Psychology in the United States and 140th in the World with 29,128 publications made and 1,154,974 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#73 of 1,561 In the United States
#82 of 1,648 In North America
#140 of 6,663 In the World

Medical University of South Carolina
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 240 2931
1994 249 3063
1995 290 3686
1996 312 3866
1997 337 4545
1998 330 5083
1999 382 6048
2000 401 7173
2001 378 8159
2002 402 9935
2003 524 11773
2004 508 12922
2005 556 15470
2006 598 17896
2007 601 20067
2008 712 22758
2009 662 25093
2010 795 28797
2011 806 32396
2012 960 36490
2013 1007 40279
2014 1060 44026
2015 1136 47012
2016 1212 49743
2017 1225 52442
2018 1261 57005
2019 1414 61615
2020 1599 78210
2021 1458 83266
2022 1414 81914
2023 1496 81542
2024 1371 75209
2025 1291 68773

The following table provides academic rankings for The Medical University of South Carolina in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 44 50 67
Psychiatry 51 59 88
Occupational Therapy 51 62 104
Neuroscience 63 72 124
Child Psychology 123 142 228
Sexology 178 206 336
Social Psychology 164 187 410
Social Work 196 222 440
Special Education 205 227 472
Cognitive Science 163 189 571
Education Majors 265 296 796
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 246 280 868

Computer Science rankings

The Medical University of South Carolina ranked 124th for Computer Science in the United States and 418th in the World with 23,761 publications made and 918,600 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#124 of 1,616 In the United States
#145 of 1,702 In North America
#418 of 6,855 In the World

Medical University of South Carolina
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 171 2343
1994 202 2450
1995 233 2825
1996 260 2923
1997 239 3471
1998 257 3951
1999 256 4415
2000 305 5302
2001 337 6303
2002 356 7695
2003 412 8910
2004 368 9814
2005 464 12158
2006 497 14021
2007 481 15719
2008 559 17899
2009 547 19510
2010 647 22724
2011 674 25261
2012 797 28950
2013 788 31991
2014 863 35124
2015 931 38310
2016 1013 40457
2017 1024 43117
2018 1073 48023
2019 1111 51994
2020 1285 66629
2021 1193 73236
2022 1180 72331
2023 1243 72241
2024 1125 68586
2025 1018 62832

The following table provides academic rankings for The Medical University of South Carolina in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 63 72 124
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 87 97 222
Library and Information science 161 182 423
Cognitive Science 163 189 571
Machine Learning 161 190 652
Data Science 183 210 692
Computational Linguistics 157 186 748
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 201 232 977
Multimedia 253 284 986
Computer Vision 204 234 1024
Cyber Security 234 267 1100
Human-Computer Interaction 228 261 1114
Telecommunications 218 250 1211
Computer Graphics 256 289 1347
Computer Networking 264 301 1471
Software Engineering 316 356 1581
Management Information Systems 347 386 1623

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Medical University of South Carolina ranked 141st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 517th in the World with 23,373 publications made and 793,001 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#141 of 1,763 In the United States
#164 of 1,854 In North America
#517 of 7,088 In the World

Medical University of South Carolina
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 167 1669
1994 192 1872
1995 211 2210
1996 246 2368
1997 211 2570
1998 275 3049
1999 272 3462
2000 300 4298
2001 306 4966
2002 298 6184
2003 352 7027
2004 375 8058
2005 453 9486
2006 470 11495
2007 485 12877
2008 560 14982
2009 507 16587
2010 597 18680
2011 582 21538
2012 724 24288
2013 736 26855
2014 896 29954
2015 943 32802
2016 1034 34771
2017 1044 37046
2018 1083 40657
2019 1121 44512
2020 1327 58534
2021 1243 62710
2022 1214 62438
2023 1331 63366
2024 1154 55290
2025 1075 48126

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Public Policy / Administration 15 16 24
Occupational Safety and Health 27 30 44
Military science 54 56 77
Demography 78 91 168
Criminology and Criminal Justice 141 159 268
Sports / Exercise science 121 141 325
Sociology 136 157 364
Anthropology 144 167 377
Library and Information science 161 182 423
Social Work 196 222 440
Law 155 178 449
Radio and Television broadcasting 169 189 471
Special Education 205 227 472
Political Science 148 171 484
Linguistics 141 163 490
Genealogy 197 222 492
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 174 200 519
Gender Studies 226 257 526
Publishing 182 210 541
Law Enforcement 234 260 581
Forensic Science 152 176 632
History 190 219 699
Archaeology 186 214 755
Philosophy 166 193 794
Education Majors 265 296 796
Classics and Ancient History 284 313 829
Communications and Public Relations 318 356 992
Art History 418 461 1125
Aesthetics 297 333 1174
Media Studies 502 552 1259
Journalism and Digital Media 328 366 1393

Engineering rankings

The Medical University of South Carolina ranked 160th for Engineering in the United States and 690th in the World with 16,225 publications made and 590,495 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#160 of 1,568 In the United States
#188 of 1,655 In North America
#690 of 6,795 In the World

Medical University of South Carolina
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 129 1759
1994 167 1861
1995 195 2230
1996 209 2356
1997 169 2655
1998 205 3108
1999 195 3437
2000 234 4061
2001 227 4443
2002 254 5191
2003 259 6001
2004 258 6620
2005 326 7627
2006 341 9028
2007 336 10007
2008 390 11550
2009 363 12429
2010 405 14048
2011 458 15779
2012 486 17681
2013 578 19940
2014 625 21480
2015 632 23814
2016 645 25546
2017 671 26835
2018 699 28931
2019 696 31748
2020 763 39148
2021 724 42526
2022 668 40915
2023 802 41307
2024 747 38503
2025 644 35068

The following table provides academic rankings for The Medical University of South Carolina in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 75 86 178
Biomedical Engineering 67 74 183
Petroleum Engineering 100 117 390
Aerospace Engineering 116 136 393
Mechanical Engineering 132 158 535
Optical Engineering 135 158 583
Aviation 199 228 771
Acoustical Engineering 184 213 798
Metallurgical Engineering 157 182 846
Technical Drawing 157 186 897
Materials Science 183 211 1024
Biochemical Engineering 160 189 1052
Automotive Engineering 173 208 1053
Human-Computer Interaction 228 261 1114
Engineering Management 317 349 1193
Telecommunications 218 250 1211
Civil Engineering 231 266 1251
Environmental Engineering 181 213 1255
Structural Engineering 224 257 1261
Systems Engineering 252 290 1309
Transportation Engineering 244 279 1357
Electrical Engineering 222 257 1397
Computer Networking 264 301 1471
Nanotechnology 222 252 1490
Electronic Engineering 229 265 1551
Reliability and Quality Engineering 254 290 1602
Remote Sensing 281 319 1682
Chemical Engineering 247 283 1876
Geotechnical Engineering 283 326 1886
Operations Research 338 379 2260

Mathematics rankings

The Medical University of South Carolina ranked 129th for Mathematics in the United States and 425th in the World with 10,766 publications made and 415,768 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#129 of 1,413 In the United States
#149 of 1,494 In North America
#425 of 6,434 In the World

Medical University of South Carolina
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 38 371
1994 52 497
1995 56 494
1996 60 592
1997 54 723
1998 59 809
1999 70 986
2000 112 1252
2001 126 1491
2002 115 1833
2003 138 2227
2004 173 2584
2005 204 3264
2006 178 3844
2007 189 4392
2008 244 5465
2009 232 6106
2010 285 7224
2011 272 8287
2012 346 9210
2013 374 10972
2014 435 12591
2015 489 14377
2016 537 15201
2017 519 16740
2018 542 18891
2019 581 21423
2020 687 27780
2021 686 31188
2022 758 31866
2023 768 32002
2024 556 25156
2025 490 22634

The following table provides academic rankings for The Medical University of South Carolina in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Statistics 118 137 374
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 182 209 669
Actuarial Science 298 329 1015
Applied Mathematics 249 284 1543
Math Teachers 524 569 1720
Operations Research 338 379 2260

Economics rankings

The Medical University of South Carolina ranked 146th for Economics in the United States and 470th in the World with 5,595 publications made and 160,287 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#146 of 1,361 In the United States
#170 of 1,445 In North America
#470 of 6,188 In the World

Medical University of South Carolina
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 29 181
1994 42 249
1995 44 265
1996 39 315
1997 42 322
1998 48 381
1999 66 456
2000 74 662
2001 80 691
2002 71 773
2003 79 945
2004 84 1244
2005 119 1447
2006 118 1724
2007 137 1985
2008 148 2399
2009 101 2761
2010 131 3135
2011 149 3630
2012 175 4101
2013 178 4680
2014 240 5567
2015 228 6022
2016 245 6294
2017 258 6809
2018 273 7798
2019 295 8416
2020 345 11761
2021 349 12707
2022 326 12209
2023 362 12781
2024 304 10589
2025 239 9517

The following table provides academic rankings for The Medical University of South Carolina in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Development Studies 103 120 251
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 182 209 669
Actuarial Science 298 329 1015
Finance 285 319 1261

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Medical University of South Carolina

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Photography 103 120 295
Human Resource Management 167 192 567
Advertising 196 222 602
Business 182 211 658
Geology 165 193 700
Astrophysics and Astronomy 187 214 736
Environmental Science 168 196 752
Marketing 201 230 784
Physics 176 204 799
Accounting 240 270 834
Fashion Design 207 238 853
Literature 257 291 924
Management 223 256 931
Nuclear Physics 194 221 942
Ecology 187 219 951
Geography and Cartography 208 238 958
Project Management 230 262 996
Art & Design 271 307 1038
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 219 252 1109
Quantum and Particle physics 225 257 1257
Oceanography 236 276 1280
Creative Writing 428 476 1369
Earth science and Geophysics 264 307 1520
Environmental Management 289 337 2151
Condensed Matter Physics 329 373 2255