Medical University of South Carolina: Rankings

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The Medical University of South Carolina ranked 165th in the United States, 541st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 20 research topics. The Medical University of South Carolina ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 68,331 academic publications and 2,434,175 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#541 of 14,131 In the World
#190 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 2,895 For Cardiology
#56 of 1,885 For Dermatology
#64 of 1,010 For Medical Physics
#4834 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#676 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 17 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The Medical University of South Carolina ranked 59th for Medicine in the United States and 122nd in the World with 60,975 publications made and 2,221,713 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#59 of 1,600 In the United States
#68 of 1,685 In North America
#122 of 6,775 In the World

Medical University of South Carolina
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 464 6268
1993 515 6586
1994 603 6892
1995 654 8224
1996 708 8927
1997 728 10369
1998 782 11910
1999 794 13384
2000 882 15582
2001 862 17519
2002 890 20819
2003 1106 24256
2004 1142 27392
2005 1267 31836
2006 1366 36520
2007 1346 40329
2008 1541 46447
2009 1467 50008
2010 1737 57141
2011 1741 63680
2012 2061 71484
2013 2137 78281
2014 2213 84621
2015 2389 92204
2016 2586 97155
2017 2540 103589
2018 2595 111373
2019 2755 120769
2020 3145 152767
2021 2939 164282
2022 2982 161914
2023 3179 162640
2024 3033 153813

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
Cardiology 36 41 56
Dermatology 35 37 56
Medical Physics 44 49 64
Clinical Psychology 44 50 66
Critical Care Nursing 47 53 73
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 54 62 77
Audiology 43 48 81
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 46 50 82
Healthcare Management (MHA) 51 59 82
Anesthesiology 50 58 82
Plastic Surgery 55 60 86
Psychiatry 51 59 88
Ophthalmology 50 55 90
Surgery 46 53 91
Family medicine 54 62 93
Pharmacology 51 57 95
Optometry 48 53 100
Nursing 56 66 103
Occupational Therapy 51 62 104
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 42 47 105
Health Science 62 71 113
Gerontology 69 81 114
Radiation Therapy 58 63 116
Cosmetology 51 57 124
Epidemiology 48 56 127
Anatomy and Physiology 64 73 129
Pathology 58 67 130
Pediatrics 56 67 136
Oncology and Cancer research 59 63 138
Neurosurgery 42 46 138
Public Health 76 89 152
Immunology 64 71 152
Urology 65 76 157
Respiratory Therapy 68 81 166
Sonography and Ultrasound 67 75 174
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 85 97 177
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 55 65 181
Biomedical Engineering 69 76 181
Physical Therapy 82 97 199
Sports Medicine 86 100 205
Dentistry 68 76 229
Orthodontics 83 94 280
Virology 111 125 310
Sports / Exercise science 121 141 322
Toxicology 91 104 357
Social Work 204 230 443
Forensic Science 152 175 618
Veterinary 136 153 767
Pharmacy 167 191 918

Biology rankings

The Medical University of South Carolina ranked 94th for Biology in the United States and 232nd in the World with 49,232 publications made and 1,940,372 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#94 of 1,609 In the United States
#107 of 1,698 In North America
#232 of 6,833 In the World

Medical University of South Carolina
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 411 6186
1993 419 6305
1994 508 6581
1995 540 7893
1996 620 8435
1997 631 9998
1998 694 11390
1999 710 12703
2000 755 14883
2001 757 16891
2002 817 20075
2003 934 23148
2004 963 25719
2005 1101 29906
2006 1179 33954
2007 1097 37017
2008 1303 41852
2009 1266 44359
2010 1467 51296
2011 1442 56674
2012 1679 63143
2013 1737 68691
2014 1746 73512
2015 1813 79388
2016 1936 82765
2017 1961 87959
2018 2046 94503
2019 2111 102219
2020 2370 129002
2021 2191 138895
2022 2222 135923
2023 2323 135312
2024 2178 125464

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 51 57 95
Neuroscience 63 72 122
Oncology and Cancer research 59 63 138
Immunology 64 71 152
Biotechnology 74 85 170
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 85 97 177
Molecular Biology 75 83 177
Genetics 79 88 183
Biochemistry 83 93 214
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 87 97 221
Microbiology 94 106 282
Biophysics 116 130 301
Virology 111 125 310
Toxicology 91 104 357
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 123 145 414
Evolutionary Biology 141 162 416
Horticulture 75 91 444
Astrobiology 140 155 445
Paleontology 144 166 525
Botany 140 162 562
Animal Science 136 157 660
Zoology 180 210 734
Nutrition and Food Science 114 131 793
Nanotechnology 219 248 1441
Forestry 224 265 1460
Agricultural Science 270 312 1866

Chemistry rankings

The Medical University of South Carolina ranked 106th for Chemistry in the United States and 341st in the World with 30,411 publications made and 1,261,833 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#106 of 1,447 In the United States
#122 of 1,530 In North America
#341 of 6,545 In the World

Medical University of South Carolina
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 321 4577
1993 278 4716
1994 355 4779
1995 387 5793
1996 438 6140
1997 439 7354
1998 500 8382
1999 488 9340
2000 516 10734
2001 516 12059
2002 561 14126
2003 660 16349
2004 646 17895
2005 745 20704
2006 809 23386
2007 716 24910
2008 869 28130
2009 807 29180
2010 954 34120
2011 919 37505
2012 1001 41190
2013 1024 44989
2014 1006 47363
2015 1081 50535
2016 1090 52590
2017 1140 54964
2018 1175 59341
2019 1219 63864
2020 1290 79142
2021 1125 84964
2022 1168 82552
2023 1254 81572
2024 1121 74123

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 93 214
Organic Chemistry 117 133 464
Nutrition and Food Science 114 131 793
Pharmacy 167 191 918
Materials Science 184 212 1002
Biochemical Engineering 159 188 1005
Radiochemistry 126 147 1050
Inorganic Chemistry 190 220 1278
Environmental Chemistry 208 243 1364
Nanotechnology 219 248 1441
Physical chemistry 240 278 1691
Chemical Engineering 244 280 1831
Computational Chemistry 331 374 2148
Petrology and Geochemistry 393 444 2363

Psychology rankings

The Medical University of South Carolina ranked 73rd for Psychology in the United States and 139th in the World with 28,177 publications made and 1,101,087 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#73 of 1,558 In the United States
#82 of 1,645 In North America
#139 of 6,645 In the World

Medical University of South Carolina
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 195 2582
1993 241 2936
1994 249 3061
1995 290 3686
1996 312 3869
1997 337 4549
1998 330 5086
1999 383 6054
2000 400 7177
2001 380 8157
2002 405 9944
2003 528 11777
2004 507 12927
2005 555 15471
2006 599 17910
2007 601 20070
2008 712 22754
2009 662 25091
2010 795 28812
2011 808 32391
2012 963 36474
2013 1006 40293
2014 1064 43964
2015 1137 46887
2016 1216 49785
2017 1231 52505
2018 1259 57177
2019 1418 61783
2020 1609 78610
2021 1470 83580
2022 1419 82221
2023 1501 81730
2024 1346 74460

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 66
Psychiatry 51 59 88
Occupational Therapy 51 62 104
Neuroscience 63 72 122
Child Psychology 123 142 225
Sexology 179 207 334
Social Psychology 163 186 404
Social Work 204 230 443
Special Education 209 231 471
Cognitive Science 165 192 567
Education Majors 270 302 793
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 252 286 867

Computer Science rankings

The Medical University of South Carolina ranked 124th for Computer Science in the United States and 415th in the World with 23,011 publications made and 871,156 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#124 of 1,612 In the United States
#145 of 1,698 In North America
#415 of 6,845 In the World

Medical University of South Carolina
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 158 2086
1993 172 2348
1994 202 2453
1995 233 2825
1996 260 2924
1997 239 3472
1998 257 3949
1999 256 4418
2000 304 5303
2001 338 6295
2002 355 7696
2003 414 8918
2004 366 9819
2005 464 12159
2006 497 14036
2007 481 15724
2008 560 17933
2009 549 19517
2010 647 22733
2011 676 25305
2012 799 28948
2013 789 32019
2014 865 35108
2015 929 38283
2016 1014 40582
2017 1027 43139
2018 1071 48087
2019 1114 52241
2020 1295 67058
2021 1197 73512
2022 1189 72581
2023 1247 72439
2024 1108 67952

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 72 122
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 87 97 221
Library and Information science 163 184 423
Cognitive Science 165 192 567
Machine Learning 161 189 642
Data Science 180 207 669
Computational Linguistics 157 186 735
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 204 235 967
Multimedia 255 286 973
Computer Vision 206 236 1015
Human-Computer Interaction 222 254 1052
Cyber Security 232 265 1074
Telecommunications 219 250 1192
Computer Graphics 254 287 1332
Computer Networking 267 304 1462
Software Engineering 317 357 1556
Management Information Systems 351 390 1601

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Medical University of South Carolina ranked 141st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 512th in the World with 22,569 publications made and 751,953 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#141 of 1,761 In the United States
#164 of 1,852 In North America
#512 of 7,081 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
1992 159 1554
1993 168 1668
1994 192 1871
1995 211 2209
1996 246 2369
1997 211 2574
1998 275 3058
1999 272 3461
2000 300 4301
2001 306 4975
2002 299 6182
2003 352 7030
2004 377 8059
2005 451 9484
2006 471 11503
2007 486 12876
2008 560 14976
2009 507 16563
2010 598 18682
2011 583 21549
2012 725 24295
2013 738 26833
2014 898 29916
2015 943 32797
2016 1041 34815
2017 1048 37144
2018 1086 40792
2019 1124 44717
2020 1329 58761
2021 1249 62884
2022 1226 62709
2023 1341 63659
2024 1130 54613

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 22
Occupational Safety and Health 26 29 43
Military science 54 56 75
Demography 79 92 167
Criminology and Criminal Justice 141 159 261
Sports / Exercise science 121 141 322
Sociology 136 157 357
Anthropology 146 169 373
Library and Information science 163 184 423
Law 156 179 443
Social Work 204 230 443
Radio and Television broadcasting 168 189 463
Special Education 209 231 471
Political Science 149 172 475
Linguistics 140 162 485
Genealogy 201 227 491
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 175 201 514
Gender Studies 226 258 526
Publishing 180 208 530
Law Enforcement 234 260 571
Forensic Science 152 175 618
History 191 219 690
Archaeology 186 214 736
Philosophy 166 193 792
Education Majors 270 302 793
Classics and Ancient History 292 322 835
Communications and Public Relations 319 357 988
Art History 423 466 1135
Aesthetics 300 336 1163
Media Studies 498 548 1226
Journalism and Digital Media 332 368 1395

Engineering rankings

The Medical University of South Carolina ranked 159th for Engineering in the United States and 679th in the World with 15,732 publications made and 565,248 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#159 of 1,565 In the United States
#187 of 1,651 In North America
#679 of 6,782 In the World

Medical University of South Carolina
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 162 1741
1993 129 1760
1994 167 1859
1995 195 2226
1996 209 2357
1997 169 2657
1998 205 3111
1999 196 3431
2000 233 4065
2001 227 4438
2002 255 5189
2003 258 5999
2004 258 6622
2005 325 7622
2006 341 9036
2007 336 10008
2008 392 11573
2009 364 12443
2010 405 14047
2011 459 15785
2012 489 17705
2013 579 19939
2014 628 21472
2015 636 23863
2016 643 25576
2017 677 26902
2018 696 28981
2019 692 31867
2020 761 39251
2021 720 42582
2022 676 41036
2023 808 41405
2024 734 38030

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 74 85 170
Biomedical Engineering 69 76 181
Petroleum Engineering 99 115 369
Aerospace Engineering 115 135 395
Mechanical Engineering 134 160 536
Optical Engineering 134 157 580
Aviation 200 229 760
Acoustical Engineering 187 216 794
Metallurgical Engineering 156 181 826
Technical Drawing 156 185 882
Materials Science 184 212 1002
Biochemical Engineering 159 188 1005
Human-Computer Interaction 222 254 1052
Automotive Engineering 185 220 1104
Engineering Management 310 342 1154
Telecommunications 219 250 1192
Environmental Engineering 179 211 1220
Civil Engineering 230 265 1236
Structural Engineering 227 260 1258
Systems Engineering 255 293 1293
Transportation Engineering 241 276 1318
Electrical Engineering 223 258 1377
Nanotechnology 219 248 1441
Computer Networking 267 304 1462
Electronic Engineering 230 266 1538
Reliability and Quality Engineering 252 288 1589
Remote Sensing 282 320 1657
Chemical Engineering 244 280 1831
Geotechnical Engineering 280 323 1837
Operations Research 337 378 2227

Mathematics rankings

The Medical University of South Carolina ranked 131st for Mathematics in the United States and 427th in the World with 10,511 publications made and 398,899 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#131 of 1,410 In the United States
#151 of 1,491 In North America
#427 of 6,418 In the World

Medical University of South Carolina
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 45 355
1993 39 372
1994 52 497
1995 56 494
1996 60 589
1997 54 724
1998 59 807
1999 70 983
2000 112 1253
2001 126 1493
2002 115 1841
2003 137 2229
2004 173 2593
2005 205 3275
2006 178 3852
2007 189 4396
2008 247 5477
2009 232 6111
2010 286 7230
2011 273 8334
2012 348 9244
2013 378 10982
2014 440 12672
2015 490 14478
2016 544 15399
2017 524 16962
2018 551 19120
2019 600 21826
2020 704 28645
2021 704 31903
2022 767 32672
2023 789 32710
2024 557 25167

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 118 137 371
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 183 210 663
Actuarial Science 298 329 994
Applied Mathematics 249 283 1531
Math Teachers 529 573 1699
Operations Research 337 378 2227

Economics rankings

The Medical University of South Carolina ranked 151st for Economics in the United States and 474th in the World with 5,393 publications made and 143,302 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#151 of 1,355 In the United States
#175 of 1,438 In North America
#474 of 6,167 In the World

Medical University of South Carolina
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 31 165
1993 29 181
1994 42 249
1995 44 265
1996 39 313
1997 42 321
1998 48 382
1999 66 454
2000 73 660
2001 80 693
2002 71 775
2003 79 945
2004 83 1240
2005 119 1448
2006 119 1727
2007 137 1982
2008 147 2395
2009 100 2751
2010 131 3137
2011 148 3617
2012 174 4106
2013 178 4672
2014 240 5563
2015 227 6018
2016 242 6310
2017 259 6821
2018 268 7792
2019 296 8479
2020 346 11883
2021 351 12776
2022 327 12251
2023 361 12837
2024 297 10418

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 104 121 257
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 183 210 663
Actuarial Science 298 329 994
Finance 286 320 1246

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Medical University of South Carolina

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Photography 101 117 274
Human Resource Management 170 195 562
Advertising 198 223 593
Business 183 212 644
Geology 165 193 683
Astrophysics and Astronomy 186 213 723
Environmental Science 166 194 732
Marketing 204 233 780
Physics 175 203 785
Accounting 239 270 825
Fashion Design 207 238 841
Ecology 186 218 921
Management 228 261 925
Literature 259 293 925
Nuclear Physics 194 221 934
Geography and Cartography 208 238 939
Project Management 227 259 968
Art & Design 273 308 1030
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 219 252 1086
Quantum and Particle physics 227 259 1239
Oceanography 237 277 1247
Creative Writing 432 480 1366
Earth science and Geophysics 263 306 1498
Environmental Management 288 335 2102
Condensed Matter Physics 331 375 2248
Atomic and Molecular physics 420 467 2277