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The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked 203rd in the United States, 692nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 146 research topics. The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 32,787 academic publications and 756,793 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 34 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#692 of 14,131 In the World
#229 of 2,597 In North America
#203 of 2,496 In the United States
#5 of 67 In Missouri
#87 of 1,027 For Industrial Engineering
#88 of 1,388 For Petroleum Engineering
#90 of 1,000 For Mining Engineering
#1745 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#678 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 143 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked 101st for Engineering in the United States and 398th in the World with 26,637 publications made and 627,823 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#101 of 1,565 In the United States
#120 of 1,651 In North America
#398 of 6,782 In the World

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 273 1827
1993 300 2039
1994 248 2102
1995 258 2280
1996 314 2768
1997 253 2821
1998 245 2853
1999 281 2908
2000 305 3307
2001 386 3610
2002 572 4945
2003 488 5295
2004 620 5963
2005 547 7274
2006 682 8494
2007 682 9578
2008 788 10984
2009 725 12171
2010 839 14316
2011 802 16472
2012 908 18838
2013 825 20241
2014 938 23272
2015 973 24442
2016 953 25716
2017 1084 29977
2018 1155 34418
2019 1209 39140
2020 1360 45048
2021 1046 52814
2022 909 52766
2023 938 54719
2024 779 51738

The following table provides academic rankings for The Missouri University of Science and Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Industrial Engineering 22 28 87
Petroleum Engineering 36 42 88
Technical Drawing 33 39 90
Mining Engineering 13 20 90
Product and Industrial Design 32 36 91
Construction Management 24 28 93
Engineering Management 52 57 115
Automation and Control engineering 32 38 120
Automotive Engineering 39 46 163
Structural Engineering 57 63 182
Geotechnical Engineering 54 64 184
Reliability and Quality Engineering 56 68 186
Nuclear Engineering 44 54 194
Electronic Engineering 63 76 216
Metallurgical Engineering 71 79 239
Renewable Energy Engineering 44 55 240
Aviation 85 96 241
Aerospace Engineering 89 100 276
Electrical Engineering 78 90 288
Civil Engineering 83 98 303
Materials Science 86 98 333
Telecommunications 100 119 349
Mechanical Engineering 97 113 356
Applied/Engineering Physics 98 112 368
Systems Engineering 104 124 373
Architecture 85 102 384
Computer Networking 110 132 389
Robotics 84 106 395
Chemical Engineering 86 98 407
Computer Engineering 110 130 408
Operations Research 107 132 436
Marine Engineering 107 126 439
Environmental Engineering 86 107 443
Architectural Engineering 88 109 456
Optical Engineering 112 131 461
Nanotechnology 99 113 462
Acoustical Engineering 121 146 488
Biomedical Engineering 143 161 551
Human-Computer Interaction 139 162 577
Firefighting and Fire Science 119 141 597
Transportation Engineering 147 173 616
Biochemical Engineering 118 138 619
Remote Sensing 160 187 645
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 143 165 655
Biotechnology 298 333 1854

Physics rankings

The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked 106th for Physics in the United States and 423rd in the World with 24,574 publications made and 599,787 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#106 of 1,531 In the United States
#124 of 1,617 In North America
#423 of 6,713 In the World

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 247 1884
1993 257 2181
1994 240 2224
1995 232 2355
1996 288 2878
1997 229 2876
1998 240 2974
1999 275 3061
2000 297 3498
2001 384 3740
2002 529 5027
2003 465 5341
2004 575 6094
2005 513 7399
2006 640 8609
2007 622 9467
2008 705 10702
2009 664 11938
2010 762 13869
2011 734 16011
2012 837 18048
2013 768 19506
2014 849 22427
2015 892 23179
2016 872 24500
2017 1000 28405
2018 1035 32296
2019 1112 36741
2020 1163 42661
2021 970 50139
2022 830 49620
2023 862 51479
2024 687 48257

The following table provides academic rankings for The Missouri University of Science and Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 88 100 299
Materials Science 86 98 333
Nuclear Physics 98 112 347
Applied/Engineering Physics 98 112 368
Quantum and Particle physics 99 117 414
Condensed Matter Physics 97 110 415
Astrobiology 145 160 459
Optical Engineering 112 131 461
Nanotechnology 99 113 462
Acoustical Engineering 121 146 488
Astrophysics and Astronomy 143 165 519
Theoretical Physics 172 203 821
Biophysics 254 282 1015

Chemistry rankings

The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked 146th for Chemistry in the United States and 592nd in the World with 20,174 publications made and 505,269 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Physical chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#146 of 1,447 In the United States
#165 of 1,530 In North America
#592 of 6,545 In the World

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 225 1714
1993 244 2033
1994 228 2123
1995 202 2202
1996 260 2742
1997 220 2764
1998 218 2846
1999 251 2952
2000 275 3341
2001 332 3637
2002 406 4365
2003 383 4933
2004 457 5500
2005 421 6665
2006 514 7673
2007 464 8390
2008 541 9296
2009 508 10258
2010 599 11886
2011 557 13560
2012 658 15223
2013 628 16464
2014 677 18781
2015 683 19578
2016 700 20658
2017 786 23691
2018 838 27310
2019 941 31251
2020 878 35554
2021 775 41352
2022 709 42400
2023 748 43836
2024 557 42748

The following table provides academic rankings for The Missouri University of Science and Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 83 102 310
Materials Science 86 98 333
Inorganic Chemistry 81 92 357
Physical chemistry 85 98 380
Chemical Engineering 86 98 407
Environmental Chemistry 97 117 447
Nanotechnology 99 113 462
Organic Chemistry 126 144 526
Biochemical Engineering 118 138 619
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 143 165 655
Computational Chemistry 145 169 677
Radiochemistry 96 112 753
Pharmacy 187 214 1049
Biochemistry 225 252 1109
Nutrition and Food Science 229 263 1865

Environmental Science rankings

The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked 154th for Environmental Science in the United States and 620th in the World with 15,520 publications made and 373,937 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#154 of 1,631 In the United States
#179 of 1,721 In North America
#620 of 6,876 In the World

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 120 941
1993 169 1053
1994 134 1138
1995 137 1196
1996 176 1507
1997 144 1456
1998 159 1656
1999 168 1699
2000 189 2017
2001 227 2204
2002 289 2783
2003 262 2886
2004 337 3515
2005 319 4054
2006 389 4907
2007 382 5411
2008 433 6279
2009 392 6986
2010 478 8279
2011 465 9600
2012 511 10880
2013 478 12252
2014 549 13664
2015 569 14230
2016 551 14999
2017 627 17580
2018 701 20374
2019 783 24000
2020 841 27739
2021 690 32628
2022 592 33308
2023 594 34258
2024 452 30240

The following table provides academic rankings for The Missouri University of Science and Technology in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 13 20 90
Geotechnical Engineering 54 64 184
Earth science and Geophysics 87 104 303
Petrology and Geochemistry 83 102 310
Environmental Engineering 86 107 443
Environmental Chemistry 97 117 447
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 123 145 455
Geology 137 159 497
Environmental Management 108 135 507
Oceanography 127 152 509
Geography and Cartography 155 181 618
Paleontology 177 204 725
Agricultural Science 126 151 788
Ecology 168 197 790
Hydrology and Water resources management 122 144 980
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 426 473 2044
Forestry 350 402 2306

Computer Science rankings

The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked 155th for Computer Science in the United States and 572nd in the World with 14,388 publications made and 313,818 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#155 of 1,612 In the United States
#180 of 1,698 In North America
#572 of 6,845 In the World

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 106 731
1993 110 804
1994 83 779
1995 118 869
1996 127 955
1997 124 1061
1998 108 1089
1999 123 1112
2000 120 1158
2001 182 1308
2002 357 2347
2003 245 2435
2004 352 2734
2005 362 3271
2006 400 3929
2007 458 4676
2008 447 5504
2009 461 6580
2010 527 7453
2011 514 8620
2012 513 10104
2013 497 10841
2014 587 12355
2015 608 12914
2016 583 13492
2017 651 15426
2018 625 17870
2019 701 20179
2020 834 23692
2021 570 27890
2022 484 26158
2023 544 28192
2024 457 22864

The following table provides academic rankings for The Missouri University of Science and Technology in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Software Engineering 91 108 334
Telecommunications 100 119 349
Blockchain and Cryptography 101 117 367
Computer Networking 110 132 389
Robotics 84 106 395
Computer Engineering 110 130 408
Machine Learning 116 137 419
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 113 136 455
Data Science 143 165 464
Web Design and Development 117 141 513
Library and Information science 196 219 529
Cyber Security 135 159 529
Animation 126 150 566
Computer Graphics 141 167 570
Human-Computer Interaction 139 162 577
Game Design and Development 140 167 583
Computer Vision 140 168 585
Database Administration 154 182 586
Multimedia 180 205 652
UX/UI Desgin 160 192 695
Management Information Systems 201 231 796
Cognitive Science 235 268 901
Information Technology 243 267 928
Computational Linguistics 221 252 1141
Neuroscience 336 372 1322
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 343 381 1785

Biology rankings

The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked 217th for Biology in the United States and 1004th in the World with 12,822 publications made and 335,480 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#217 of 1,609 In the United States
#244 of 1,698 In North America
#1004 of 6,833 In the World

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 110 955
1993 126 1144
1994 125 1208
1995 106 1165
1996 147 1589
1997 121 1453
1998 127 1605
1999 149 1805
2000 169 2016
2001 196 2217
2002 242 2892
2003 237 2995
2004 308 3642
2005 282 4195
2006 327 5098
2007 337 5688
2008 375 6457
2009 336 7386
2010 412 8203
2011 385 9740
2012 427 11034
2013 448 11928
2014 445 13325
2015 459 13917
2016 503 14761
2017 536 16686
2018 619 19363
2019 638 22337
2020 692 26370
2021 534 30312
2022 482 30533
2023 507 31482
2024 361 27162

The following table provides academic rankings for The Missouri University of Science and Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrobiology 145 160 459
Nanotechnology 99 113 462
Paleontology 177 204 725
Evolutionary Biology 207 235 766
Agricultural Science 126 151 788
Biophysics 254 282 1015
Molecular Biology 226 250 1035
Biochemistry 225 252 1109
Genetics 267 297 1281
Neuroscience 336 372 1322
Oncology and Cancer research 325 360 1626
Pharmacology 303 336 1635
Botany 274 311 1639
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 343 381 1785
Zoology 394 441 1801
Microbiology 289 322 1811
Biotechnology 298 333 1854
Nutrition and Food Science 229 263 1865
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 426 473 2044
Horticulture 270 311 2066
Forestry 350 402 2306
Immunology 416 454 2337
Virology 451 491 2491

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked 262nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1091st in the World with 9,768 publications made and 205,691 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#262 of 1,761 In the United States
#295 of 1,852 In North America
#1091 of 7,081 In the World

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 75 479
1993 84 495
1994 66 518
1995 112 517
1996 90 575
1997 99 641
1998 99 706
1999 97 804
2000 95 868
2001 103 827
2002 187 1297
2003 152 1466
2004 195 1691
2005 186 2079
2006 212 2307
2007 240 2698
2008 255 3075
2009 235 3681
2010 295 4358
2011 284 5048
2012 317 5762
2013 337 6295
2014 368 7131
2015 372 7423
2016 352 7853
2017 428 9507
2018 419 11179
2019 466 13438
2020 681 16230
2021 420 19176
2022 364 19332
2023 398 21119
2024 339 17792

The following table provides academic rankings for The Missouri University of Science and Technology in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Military science 228 253 467
Library and Information science 196 219 529
Publishing 192 221 604
Archaeology 197 227 797
Journalism and Digital Media 234 265 829
History 221 251 837
Linguistics 209 240 853
Law 263 294 863
Education Majors 311 345 943
Political Science 276 308 1024
Art History 408 450 1076
Philosophy 243 278 1202
Aesthetics 336 375 1315
Classics and Ancient History 441 477 1316
Gender Studies 534 586 1367
Sociology 385 429 1404
Anthropology 436 484 1476
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 460 506 1535
Communications and Public Relations 483 532 1588
Demography 390 437 1825

Mathematics rankings

The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked 157th for Mathematics in the United States and 579th in the World with 7,344 publications made and 162,814 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#157 of 1,410 In the United States
#182 of 1,491 In North America
#579 of 6,418 In the World

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 59 479
1993 46 538
1994 42 495
1995 44 462
1996 43 561
1997 49 594
1998 39 590
1999 53 590
2000 67 634
2001 83 693
2002 151 1101
2003 102 1159
2004 155 1359
2005 149 1618
2006 205 1926
2007 198 2417
2008 219 2717
2009 226 3292
2010 277 3650
2011 278 4354
2012 273 5050
2013 256 5417
2014 312 6168
2015 321 6430
2016 315 7011
2017 349 7961
2018 328 9356
2019 367 10858
2020 466 12529
2021 315 14115
2022 235 13334
2023 270 14450
2024 202 9582

The following table provides academic rankings for The Missouri University of Science and Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 93 110 364
Blockchain and Cryptography 101 117 367
Operations Research 107 132 436
Statistics 156 182 588
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 190 218 702
Math Teachers 334 366 1003

Business rankings

The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked 165th for Business in the United States and 572nd in the World with 6,077 publications made and 132,067 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#165 of 1,377 In the United States
#192 of 1,460 In North America
#572 of 6,339 In the World

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 40 186
1993 53 253
1994 48 250
1995 68 311
1996 61 347
1997 50 440
1998 37 425
1999 59 430
2000 67 532
2001 94 516
2002 149 843
2003 106 907
2004 159 1119
2005 163 1383
2006 185 1696
2007 193 2029
2008 219 2512
2009 201 2862
2010 247 3345
2011 247 3944
2012 233 4506
2013 224 4945
2014 256 5616
2015 248 5712
2016 233 5934
2017 263 6678
2018 238 7664
2019 228 8644
2020 471 10230
2021 224 11395
2022 172 10653
2023 157 10944
2024 179 8356

The following table provides academic rankings for The Missouri University of Science and Technology in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Construction Management 24 28 93
Engineering Management 52 57 115
Management 117 139 402
Operations Research 107 132 436
Supply Chain Management 135 157 589
Risk Management 149 174 591
Project Management 166 192 627
Marketing 182 209 641
Management Information Systems 201 231 796
Finance 218 248 881
Investment Banking and Stock trading 214 241 885
Advertising 286 317 911
Accounting 262 294 920
International Business 292 326 1426

Art & Design rankings

The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked 222nd for Art & Design in the United States and 819th in the World with 1,983 publications made and 34,883 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Multimedia, Aesthetics.

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
#222 of 1,361 In the United States
#252 of 1,444 In North America
#819 of 5,966 In the World

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 14 86
1993 15 112
1994 12 94
1995 14 89
1996 15 129
1997 17 130
1998 16 167
1999 23 154
2000 21 195
2001 17 173
2002 47 306
2003 32 309
2004 42 318
2005 58 417
2006 53 503
2007 56 511
2008 60 617
2009 53 679
2010 80 896
2011 69 1069
2012 75 1251
2013 78 1244
2014 72 1367
2015 86 1503
2016 81 1565
2017 85 1734
2018 88 1993
2019 87 2411
2020 150 2827
2021 71 3230
2022 55 3194
2023 62 3212
2024 52 3033

The following table provides academic rankings for The Missouri University of Science and Technology in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Architecture 85 102 384
Graphic Design 140 161 499
Animation 126 150 566
Computer Graphics 141 167 570
Game Design and Development 140 167 583
Multimedia 180 205 652
Fashion Design 170 197 673
UX/UI Desgin 160 192 695
Literature 283 317 1010
Art History 408 450 1076
Aesthetics 336 375 1315

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Missouri University of Science and Technology

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Environmental Economics 50 61 268
Dentistry 137 153 583
Orthodontics 175 196 739
Social Psychology 282 315 861
Economics 241 272 901
Development Studies 276 309 983
Anatomy and Physiology 255 286 1150
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 260 288 1187
Psychology 329 364 1266
Health Science 412 448 1363
Surgery 317 349 1437
Medicine 310 346 1457
Ophthalmology 316 348 1494
Pathology 305 339 1507
Child Psychology 484 534 1538
Psychiatry 417 460 1713
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 500 545 1782
Healthcare Management (MHA) 468 511 1792
Physical Therapy 466 513 1956
Cardiology 403 441 1967
Clinical Psychology 591 646 1970
Public Health 426 473 1984
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 383 419 2305
Nursing 696 755 2639