Meharry Medical College: Rankings

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Meharry Medical College ranked 545th in the United States, 2210th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 45 research topics. Meharry Medical College ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 5,431 academic publications and 123,931 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 16 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2210 of 14,131 In the World
#598 of 2,597 In North America
#545 of 2,496 In the United States
#13 of 56 In Tennessee
#3 of 12 In Nashville
#615 of 1,060 For Plastic Surgery
#637 of 1,453 For Astrobiology
#681 of 1,000 For Neurosurgery
#2899 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2946 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 42 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Meharry Medical College ranked 301st for Medicine in the United States and 1400th in the World with 4,635 publications made and 109,772 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Psychiatry, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#301 of 1,600 In the United States
#334 of 1,685 In North America
#1400 of 6,775 In the World

Meharry Medical College
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 29 211
1993 32 204
1994 25 260
1995 39 241
1996 39 295
1997 40 376
1998 35 495
1999 36 555
2000 52 751
2001 44 772
2002 68 943
2003 63 1090
2004 70 1176
2005 62 1424
2006 94 1549
2007 106 1635
2008 107 1892
2009 124 2088
2010 172 2428
2011 173 2805
2012 193 3404
2013 182 3767
2014 179 4160
2015 155 4439
2016 159 4389
2017 162 4620
2018 190 5214
2019 178 5793
2020 217 7533
2021 260 8696
2022 278 9008
2023 303 9314
2024 286 8802

The following table provides academic rankings for Meharry Medical College in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 174 188 615
Neurosurgery 139 155 681
Gerontology 257 286 733
Healthcare Management (MHA) 234 264 744
Family medicine 219 241 784
Oncology and Cancer research 189 208 801
Epidemiology 178 199 905
Cosmetology 175 194 960
Virology 215 238 962
Immunology 215 237 982
Dermatology 216 235 1082
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 199 220 1146
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 212 230 1147
Critical Care Nursing 273 295 1150
Urology 234 257 1183
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 352 387 1186
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 263 291 1206
Nursing 357 394 1252
Dentistry 257 285 1254
Cardiology 291 318 1285
Surgery 283 310 1287
Public Health 306 343 1302
Pathology 265 297 1308
Radiation Therapy 266 293 1313
Pediatrics 270 297 1335
Pharmacology 261 289 1349
Orthodontics 298 327 1362
Clinical Psychology 435 478 1378
Anesthesiology 305 338 1380
Health Science 419 457 1398
Ophthalmology 310 341 1436
Psychiatry 371 409 1473
Anatomy and Physiology 319 355 1532
Physical Therapy 443 487 1850
Sports Medicine 467 514 1912

Biology rankings

Meharry Medical College ranked 318th for Biology in the United States and 1785th in the World with 4,293 publications made and 105,220 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#318 of 1,609 In the United States
#356 of 1,698 In North America
#1785 of 6,833 In the World

Meharry Medical College
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 35 251
1993 39 246
1994 35 309
1995 50 318
1996 46 334
1997 35 446
1998 47 560
1999 45 668
2000 57 847
2001 48 907
2002 70 1061
2003 65 1258
2004 72 1322
2005 67 1562
2006 99 1701
2007 101 1793
2008 109 2011
2009 130 2193
2010 171 2563
2011 162 2961
2012 177 3422
2013 150 3743
2014 176 4092
2015 151 4290
2016 135 4216
2017 135 4422
2018 167 4861
2019 153 5426
2020 195 6826
2021 215 7855
2022 222 8105
2023 215 8254
2024 217 7753

The following table provides academic rankings for Meharry Medical College in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrobiology 181 206 637
Oncology and Cancer research 189 208 801
Molecular Biology 192 215 812
Virology 215 238 962
Immunology 215 237 982
Genetics 249 278 1168
Pharmacology 261 289 1349
Biophysics 324 361 1363
Neuroscience 344 380 1369
Biochemistry 262 294 1393
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 312 343 1517
Biotechnology 281 313 1641
Microbiology 282 315 1781
Evolutionary Biology 534 586 2523
Paleontology 491 542 2774
Nutrition and Food Science 375 420 2880
Botany 534 589 3159

Chemistry rankings

Meharry Medical College ranked 317th for Chemistry in the United States and 1996th in the World with 3,035 publications made and 78,774 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#317 of 1,447 In the United States
#357 of 1,530 In North America
#1996 of 6,545 In the World

Meharry Medical College
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 29 211
1993 34 213
1994 29 263
1995 38 266
1996 37 285
1997 23 389
1998 35 470
1999 39 591
2000 44 727
2001 38 773
2002 56 918
2003 60 1078
2004 48 1121
2005 48 1232
2006 79 1318
2007 77 1420
2008 81 1587
2009 98 1700
2010 122 2037
2011 116 2290
2012 131 2640
2013 109 2806
2014 122 3003
2015 104 3154
2016 91 3138
2017 92 3190
2018 121 3554
2019 97 3896
2020 122 4791
2021 132 5349
2022 118 5396
2023 131 5304
2024 122 4927

The following table provides academic rankings for Meharry Medical College in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 262 294 1393
Organic Chemistry 330 375 2246
Nutrition and Food Science 375 420 2880
Materials Science 530 584 3538

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Meharry Medical College ranked 695th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 3331st in the World with 1,939 publications made and 41,286 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Demography, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#695 of 1,761 In the United States
#761 of 1,852 In North America
#3331 of 7,081 In the World

Meharry Medical College
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 15 56
1993 14 81
1994 10 67
1995 15 92
1996 13 98
1997 18 120
1998 13 140
1999 12 149
2000 16 202
2001 16 203
2002 28 279
2003 29 371
2004 33 424
2005 30 458
2006 30 546
2007 40 596
2008 37 641
2009 44 758
2010 69 908
2011 53 1026
2012 67 1237
2013 62 1396
2014 62 1613
2015 66 1739
2016 53 1733
2017 71 1798
2018 79 1998
2019 73 2300
2020 95 3212
2021 120 3847
2022 138 4146
2023 192 4678
2024 122 4188

The following table provides academic rankings for Meharry Medical College in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 233 264 645
Gender Studies 489 533 1213
Demography 321 358 1413
Anthropology 431 479 1464
Sociology 617 674 2392
Library and Information science 750 809 2456
Communications and Public Relations 704 766 2542
Law 694 755 2856
Political Science 719 785 3169
Education Majors 866 932 3310
Linguistics 672 730 3407
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1053 1129 3874
History 883 955 4039
Philosophy 861 934 4167
Archaeology 871 942 4357

Psychology rankings

Meharry Medical College ranked 493rd for Psychology in the United States and 2016th in the World with 1,653 publications made and 39,265 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#493 of 1,558 In the United States
#542 of 1,645 In North America
#2016 of 6,645 In the World

Meharry Medical College
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 16 89
1993 12 85
1994 12 122
1995 22 121
1996 19 124
1997 17 156
1998 17 230
1999 14 221
2000 16 275
2001 15 266
2002 28 335
2003 22 393
2004 22 400
2005 18 420
2006 29 508
2007 33 527
2008 37 585
2009 35 708
2010 50 747
2011 61 1011
2012 59 1228
2013 59 1417
2014 61 1596
2015 61 1728
2016 47 1750
2017 65 1786
2018 60 2100
2019 65 2450
2020 73 3185
2021 91 3705
2022 117 4011
2023 119 4166
2024 94 3808

The following table provides academic rankings for Meharry Medical College in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 344 380 1369
Clinical Psychology 435 478 1378
Psychiatry 371 409 1473
Child Psychology 745 804 2589
Social Psychology 764 828 3027
Education Majors 866 932 3310

Computer Science rankings

Meharry Medical College ranked 588th for Computer Science in the United States and 3155th in the World with 1,527 publications made and 31,896 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#588 of 1,612 In the United States
#643 of 1,698 In North America
#3155 of 6,845 In the World

Meharry Medical College
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 14 81
1993 12 61
1994 11 110
1995 19 105
1996 16 117
1997 12 117
1998 19 192
1999 16 216
2000 7 247
2001 12 245
2002 21 300
2003 11 319
2004 21 398
2005 21 419
2006 21 512
2007 31 539
2008 31 569
2009 29 685
2010 46 802
2011 45 1042
2012 51 1221
2013 40 1367
2014 54 1537
2015 46 1635
2016 42 1652
2017 50 1743
2018 58 2044
2019 54 2316
2020 72 3089
2021 90 3731
2022 120 3908
2023 145 4224
2024 109 4145

The following table provides academic rankings for Meharry Medical College in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 344 380 1369
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 312 343 1517
Library and Information science 750 809 2456
Cyber Security 584 642 3228
Telecommunications 677 737 4061
Machine Learning 702 765 4100
Computer Networking 786 853 4365
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 973 1046 4980

Mathematics rankings

Meharry Medical College ranked 657th for Mathematics in the United States and 3446th in the World with 780 publications made and 17,602 citations received. Main research topic: Statistics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#657 of 1,410 In the United States
#718 of 1,491 In North America
#3446 of 6,418 In the World

Meharry Medical College
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 2 19
1993 3 14
1994 2 21
1995 6 19
1996 3 18
1997 2 27
1998 3 48
1999 5 43
2000 5 61
2001 4 50
2002 16 93
2003 7 97
2004 10 105
2005 9 166
2006 10 174
2007 18 189
2008 10 243
2009 13 263
2010 21 332
2011 20 385
2012 27 499
2013 33 583
2014 31 618
2015 28 697
2016 27 723
2017 29 723
2018 32 822
2019 39 986
2020 54 1383
2021 67 1661
2022 78 1875
2023 75 2026
2024 52 1588

The following table provides academic rankings for Meharry Medical College in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Statistics 584 640 3214

Economics rankings

Meharry Medical College ranked 571st for Economics in the United States and 2570th in the World with 613 publications made and 14,049 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance.

Economics ranking Location
#571 of 1,355 In the United States
#625 of 1,438 In North America
#2570 of 6,167 In the World

Meharry Medical College
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 3 17
1993 6 14
1994 0 17
1995 2 14
1996 5 13
1997 4 11
1998 2 24
1999 1 30
2000 5 42
2001 2 35
2002 6 45
2003 5 65
2004 11 90
2005 5 85
2006 9 94
2007 11 112
2008 9 108
2009 15 156
2010 21 179
2011 17 229
2012 17 249
2013 20 304
2014 18 352
2015 22 450
2016 14 438
2017 28 473
2018 31 566
2019 31 678
2020 39 1040
2021 50 1179
2022 53 1374
2023 70 1448
2024 43 1231

The following table provides academic rankings for Meharry Medical College in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Development Studies 459 504 1824
Finance 944 1017 4933

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Meharry Medical College

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Metallurgical Engineering 470 520 3251
Geology 573 629 3286
Optical Engineering 570 624 3473
Physics 597 652 3590
Environmental Science 664 726 3723
Engineering 613 668 3741
Aerospace Engineering 686 746 3842
Astrophysics and Astronomy 770 834 3878
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 679 737 4018
Ecology 713 779 4046
Marketing 798 865 4162
Fashion Design 867 936 4191
Mechanical Engineering 771 837 4253
Business 853 923 4281
Quantum and Particle physics 785 851 4299
Management 915 987 4588
Acoustical Engineering 844 913 4604
Geography and Cartography 877 947 4612
Electrical Engineering 802 866 4804
Art & Design 1168 1246 5056