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The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked 210th in the United States, 719th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 145 research topics. The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 33,324 academic publications and 801,211 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 36 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#719 of 14,131 In the World
#237 of 2,597 In North America
#210 of 2,496 In the United States
#5 of 67 In Missouri
#85 of 1,420 For Petroleum Engineering
#90 of 1,153 For Technical Drawing
#91 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#1776 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#795 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 142 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked 101st for Engineering in the United States and 404th in the World with 27,027 publications made and 665,047 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#101 of 1,568 In the United States
#120 of 1,655 In North America
#404 of 6,795 In the World

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 300 2040
1994 248 2100
1995 260 2278
1996 314 2770
1997 253 2817
1998 245 2855
1999 282 2929
2000 305 3314
2001 386 3612
2002 575 4938
2003 488 5300
2004 621 5956
2005 549 7274
2006 683 8496
2007 683 9575
2008 787 10979
2009 725 12172
2010 839 14313
2011 803 16460
2012 907 18828
2013 828 20241
2014 940 23301
2015 972 24440
2016 951 25740
2017 1085 30012
2018 1154 34442
2019 1208 39149
2020 1362 45010
2021 1046 52779
2022 910 52700
2023 939 54714
2024 792 52328
2025 475 45361

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
Petroleum Engineering 35 41 85
Technical Drawing 33 39 90
Mining Engineering 13 20 91
Industrial Engineering 23 28 92
Product and Industrial Design 32 36 94
Construction Management 24 29 98
Engineering Management 50 55 110
Automation and Control engineering 32 38 123
Automotive Engineering 41 49 175
Structural Engineering 54 60 181
Geotechnical Engineering 54 64 187
Reliability and Quality Engineering 57 69 192
Nuclear Engineering 42 52 196
Electronic Engineering 62 75 217
Metallurgical Engineering 71 79 240
Aviation 84 95 243
Renewable Energy Engineering 45 56 249
Aerospace Engineering 89 101 279
Electrical Engineering 78 90 294
Civil Engineering 83 98 304
Materials Science 86 98 336
Telecommunications 100 119 355
Mechanical Engineering 97 114 359
Applied/Engineering Physics 98 112 370
Systems Engineering 103 123 375
Computer Networking 110 131 391
Architecture 88 105 394
Robotics 85 107 404
Chemical Engineering 86 99 412
Computer Engineering 110 130 413
Operations Research 107 132 442
Environmental Engineering 86 107 448
Marine Engineering 107 126 452
Optical Engineering 112 131 464
Nanotechnology 99 113 464
Architectural Engineering 92 113 465
Acoustical Engineering 121 146 497
Biomedical Engineering 143 161 560
Human-Computer Interaction 139 162 586
Firefighting and Fire Science 121 143 609
Transportation Engineering 143 170 617
Biochemical Engineering 117 138 640
Remote Sensing 161 188 650
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 139 161 664
Biotechnology 297 332 1881

Physics rankings

The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked 106th for Physics in the United States and 426th in the World with 24,910 publications made and 635,247 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#106 of 1,537 In the United States
#124 of 1,623 In North America
#426 of 6,729 In the World

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 257 2182
1994 240 2222
1995 234 2355
1996 288 2880
1997 229 2872
1998 240 2977
1999 275 3067
2000 297 3506
2001 384 3742
2002 532 5025
2003 465 5347
2004 576 6093
2005 515 7403
2006 641 8612
2007 623 9465
2008 705 10699
2009 664 11941
2010 762 13864
2011 734 16008
2012 834 18037
2013 771 19502
2014 849 22424
2015 892 23170
2016 870 24501
2017 999 28393
2018 1034 32295
2019 1110 36748
2020 1161 42615
2021 968 50098
2022 830 49585
2023 864 51452
2024 701 48768
2025 420 42666

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 89 101 308
Materials Science 86 98 336
Nuclear Physics 98 112 351
Applied/Engineering Physics 98 112 370
Quantum and Particle physics 98 116 421
Condensed Matter Physics 97 110 423
Optical Engineering 112 131 464
Nanotechnology 99 113 464
Astrobiology 144 159 465
Acoustical Engineering 121 146 497
Astrophysics and Astronomy 143 165 528
Theoretical Physics 172 203 825
Biophysics 254 282 1016

Chemistry rankings

The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked 146th for Chemistry in the United States and 598th in the World with 20,459 publications made and 535,892 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#146 of 1,455 In the United States
#165 of 1,538 In North America
#598 of 6,561 In the World

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 244 2033
1994 228 2121
1995 204 2201
1996 260 2744
1997 220 2759
1998 218 2849
1999 251 2959
2000 275 3347
2001 332 3639
2002 409 4360
2003 383 4939
2004 458 5499
2005 423 6667
2006 514 7672
2007 465 8390
2008 541 9291
2009 508 10264
2010 599 11881
2011 556 13558
2012 657 15221
2013 630 16466
2014 675 18782
2015 682 19567
2016 699 20666
2017 784 23696
2018 837 27317
2019 940 31249
2020 877 35526
2021 774 41331
2022 708 42354
2023 749 43808
2024 563 43068
2025 368 38830

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 82 101 312
Materials Science 86 98 336
Inorganic Chemistry 81 92 363
Physical chemistry 84 97 377
Chemical Engineering 86 99 412
Environmental Chemistry 97 117 460
Nanotechnology 99 113 464
Organic Chemistry 126 144 532
Biochemical Engineering 117 138 640
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 139 161 664
Computational Chemistry 146 170 685
Radiochemistry 95 111 763
Pharmacy 187 215 1062
Biochemistry 224 251 1129
Nutrition and Food Science 229 263 1895

Environmental Science rankings

The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked 153rd for Environmental Science in the United States and 629th in the World with 15,728 publications made and 398,041 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#153 of 1,637 In the United States
#178 of 1,727 In North America
#629 of 6,888 In the World

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 169 1053
1994 134 1136
1995 137 1197
1996 176 1507
1997 144 1451
1998 159 1657
1999 168 1705
2000 189 2021
2001 227 2206
2002 291 2793
2003 262 2890
2004 338 3508
2005 318 4057
2006 389 4905
2007 382 5410
2008 433 6275
2009 392 6988
2010 478 8280
2011 465 9589
2012 511 10861
2013 479 12235
2014 549 13680
2015 566 14179
2016 550 15005
2017 628 17585
2018 699 20390
2019 785 23982
2020 840 27723
2021 689 32549
2022 589 33232
2023 594 34256
2024 458 30561
2025 274 26258

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 91
Geotechnical Engineering 54 64 187
Earth science and Geophysics 86 103 305
Petrology and Geochemistry 82 101 312
Environmental Engineering 86 107 448
Environmental Chemistry 97 117 460
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 124 146 468
Geology 137 159 503
Environmental Management 105 132 508
Oceanography 126 151 513
Geography and Cartography 156 182 630
Paleontology 175 202 728
Ecology 167 196 806
Agricultural Science 126 151 816
Hydrology and Water resources management 128 150 1009
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 423 471 2078
Forestry 356 408 2357

Computer Science rankings

The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked 156th for Computer Science in the United States and 584th in the World with 14,630 publications made and 330,654 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#156 of 1,616 In the United States
#182 of 1,702 In North America
#584 of 6,855 In the World

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 111 805
1994 83 779
1995 119 869
1996 127 955
1997 124 1062
1998 108 1089
1999 123 1113
2000 120 1159
2001 182 1309
2002 357 2345
2003 245 2435
2004 352 2728
2005 362 3269
2006 401 3928
2007 458 4677
2008 447 5507
2009 461 6577
2010 527 7446
2011 515 8616
2012 513 10086
2013 499 10832
2014 589 12351
2015 608 12891
2016 582 13499
2017 650 15443
2018 626 17869
2019 701 20183
2020 836 23647
2021 568 27843
2022 482 26110
2023 540 28149
2024 471 23401
2025 295 18218

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 91 108 336
Telecommunications 100 119 355
Blockchain and Cryptography 102 118 373
Computer Networking 110 131 391
Robotics 85 107 404
Computer Engineering 110 130 413
Machine Learning 116 137 421
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 114 138 463
Data Science 143 166 476
Web Design and Development 117 141 514
Library and Information science 195 218 532
Cyber Security 135 159 544
Animation 125 149 568
Computer Graphics 142 169 582
Human-Computer Interaction 139 162 586
Computer Vision 139 167 589
Database Administration 155 183 596
Game Design and Development 143 170 620
Multimedia 178 203 658
UX/UI Desgin 160 192 698
Management Information Systems 196 225 795
Cognitive Science 231 264 908
Information Technology 246 270 941
Computational Linguistics 220 251 1168
Neuroscience 334 370 1337
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 346 384 1833

Biology rankings

The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked 217th for Biology in the United States and 1022nd in the World with 13,006 publications made and 356,578 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#217 of 1,612 In the United States
#244 of 1,701 In North America
#1022 of 6,841 In the World

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 126 1144
1994 125 1204
1995 106 1164
1996 147 1590
1997 122 1453
1998 127 1606
1999 150 1809
2000 169 2016
2001 196 2220
2002 244 2893
2003 237 2999
2004 308 3635
2005 282 4198
2006 327 5095
2007 337 5690
2008 375 6453
2009 336 7381
2010 411 8200
2011 385 9745
2012 427 11028
2013 448 11916
2014 445 13311
2015 456 13927
2016 499 14727
2017 535 16640
2018 617 19374
2019 638 22326
2020 692 26339
2021 535 30257
2022 483 30481
2023 508 31450
2024 373 27466
2025 235 23878

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
Nanotechnology 99 113 464
Astrobiology 144 159 465
Paleontology 175 202 728
Evolutionary Biology 209 237 777
Agricultural Science 126 151 816
Biophysics 254 282 1016
Molecular Biology 226 250 1044
Biochemistry 224 251 1129
Genetics 268 298 1299
Neuroscience 334 370 1337
Botany 274 311 1655
Oncology and Cancer research 325 360 1656
Pharmacology 304 337 1674
Zoology 392 439 1818
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 346 384 1833
Microbiology 291 325 1870
Biotechnology 297 332 1881
Nutrition and Food Science 229 263 1895
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 423 471 2078
Horticulture 264 305 2090
Forestry 356 408 2357
Immunology 416 454 2375
Virology 455 495 2548

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked 260th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1103rd in the World with 9,947 publications made and 221,557 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#260 of 1,763 In the United States
#293 of 1,854 In North America
#1103 of 7,088 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
1993 84 495
1994 66 517
1995 112 519
1996 90 574
1997 100 641
1998 99 706
1999 96 791
2000 95 870
2001 103 827
2002 187 1302
2003 152 1466
2004 196 1684
2005 186 2084
2006 212 2304
2007 240 2698
2008 255 3075
2009 235 3684
2010 294 4356
2011 286 5047
2012 318 5765
2013 338 6312
2014 369 7138
2015 370 7426
2016 352 7857
2017 433 9495
2018 418 11181
2019 466 13457
2020 678 16184
2021 418 19121
2022 366 19281
2023 399 21146
2024 347 17979
2025 217 15556

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 227 252 468
Library and Information science 195 218 532
Publishing 193 222 604
Archaeology 193 223 795
Journalism and Digital Media 232 263 839
History 220 249 844
Linguistics 204 235 857
Law 260 291 875
Education Majors 309 344 961
Political Science 275 307 1036
Art History 408 449 1092
Philosophy 240 275 1207
Aesthetics 336 375 1327
Classics and Ancient History 436 473 1330
Gender Studies 542 594 1401
Sociology 383 427 1421
Anthropology 435 483 1516
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 448 493 1521
Communications and Public Relations 473 522 1594
Demography 391 438 1855

Mathematics rankings

The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked 157th for Mathematics in the United States and 586th in the World with 7,411 publications made and 171,030 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#157 of 1,413 In the United States
#182 of 1,494 In North America
#586 of 6,434 In the World

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 46 538
1994 42 491
1995 44 463
1996 43 561
1997 49 594
1998 39 589
1999 53 593
2000 67 634
2001 83 694
2002 151 1101
2003 102 1159
2004 155 1352
2005 149 1618
2006 205 1925
2007 198 2417
2008 219 2719
2009 226 3286
2010 276 3646
2011 277 4348
2012 274 5052
2013 258 5412
2014 314 6178
2015 319 6425
2016 315 6993
2017 349 7960
2018 324 9341
2019 367 10832
2020 462 12479
2021 313 14042
2022 236 13261
2023 270 14414
2024 205 9804
2025 95 7038

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 93 110 368
Blockchain and Cryptography 102 118 373
Operations Research 107 132 442
Statistics 156 182 590
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 192 221 713
Math Teachers 336 368 1034

Business rankings

The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked 165th for Business in the United States and 585th in the World with 6,147 publications made and 138,749 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#165 of 1,388 In the United States
#192 of 1,472 In North America
#585 of 6,366 In the World

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 53 253
1994 48 250
1995 69 312
1996 61 347
1997 50 440
1998 37 426
1999 59 430
2000 67 532
2001 94 516
2002 149 843
2003 106 907
2004 159 1113
2005 163 1385
2006 185 1696
2007 193 2027
2008 219 2513
2009 201 2864
2010 247 3340
2011 246 3950
2012 234 4500
2013 224 4929
2014 257 5609
2015 247 5695
2016 232 5948
2017 264 6687
2018 240 7662
2019 228 8635
2020 468 10211
2021 222 11357
2022 173 10633
2023 157 10948
2024 185 8503
2025 84 6409

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 29 98
Engineering Management 50 55 110
Management 117 139 409
Operations Research 107 132 442
Risk Management 149 174 603
Supply Chain Management 135 157 608
Project Management 165 191 636
Marketing 179 206 640
Management Information Systems 196 225 795
Investment Banking and Stock trading 208 235 879
Finance 218 248 897
Accounting 262 293 937
Advertising 288 319 940
International Business 295 330 1457

Art & Design rankings

The Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked 221st for Art & Design in the United States and 833rd in the World with 2,011 publications made and 36,793 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Multimedia.

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
#221 of 1,369 In the United States
#252 of 1,454 In North America
#833 of 6,010 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 15 112
1994 12 94
1995 14 90
1996 15 129
1997 17 130
1998 16 167
1999 23 154
2000 21 196
2001 17 173
2002 47 306
2003 32 309
2004 42 318
2005 58 417
2006 53 502
2007 56 511
2008 60 618
2009 52 676
2010 80 891
2011 69 1067
2012 75 1250
2013 78 1243
2014 72 1371
2015 85 1501
2016 81 1558
2017 85 1731
2018 88 2003
2019 88 2425
2020 150 2839
2021 71 3234
2022 53 3187
2023 62 3220
2024 55 3062
2025 35 2876

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 88 105 394
Graphic Design 141 164 514
Animation 125 149 568
Computer Graphics 142 169 582
Game Design and Development 143 170 620
Multimedia 178 203 658
Fashion Design 169 196 679
UX/UI Desgin 160 192 698
Literature 282 317 1026
Art History 408 449 1092
Aesthetics 336 375 1327

Other rankings

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

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Environmental Economics 49 60 276
Dentistry 134 150 585
Orthodontics 174 195 759
Social Psychology 282 315 879
Economics 241 272 914
Development Studies 276 309 998
Anatomy and Physiology 253 284 1161
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 260 288 1207
Psychology 327 362 1280
Health Science 402 438 1369
Surgery 320 352 1463
Medicine 308 344 1478
Ophthalmology 319 351 1514
Pathology 304 338 1537
Child Psychology 482 532 1562
Psychiatry 415 458 1731
Healthcare Management (MHA) 462 505 1803
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 502 547 1807
Gerontology 524 572 1869
Physical Therapy 471 518 1996
Cardiology 407 445 1998
Public Health 421 468 2011
Clinical Psychology 593 648 2026
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 387 423 2353
Nursing 677 735 2635