New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology: Rankings

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranked 320th in the United States, 1301st in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 78 research topics. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 11,333 academic publications and 322,650 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 10 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1301 of 14,131 In the World
#356 of 2,597 In North America
#320 of 2,496 In the United States
#3 of 12 In New Mexico
#67 of 1,420 For Petroleum Engineering
#71 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#115 of 2,954 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#3933 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1102 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 75 other topics

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Engineering rankings

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranked 219th for Engineering in the United States and 1188th in the World with 8,100 publications made and 210,275 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#219 of 1,568 In the United States
#250 of 1,655 In North America
#1188 of 6,795 In the World

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 109 776
1994 113 886
1995 102 877
1996 120 995
1997 112 1199
1998 126 1319
1999 136 1463
2000 134 1664
2001 120 1914
2002 185 2336
2003 169 2672
2004 215 3088
2005 229 3407
2006 227 3977
2007 251 4305
2008 267 5233
2009 250 5351
2010 216 6384
2011 218 7058
2012 206 7705
2013 193 8431
2014 219 8961
2015 185 9261
2016 242 9574
2017 250 10301
2018 271 11118
2019 265 11972
2020 307 12917
2021 323 15255
2022 303 13796
2023 333 13337
2024 281 12741
2025 187 10556

The following table provides academic rankings for New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petroleum Engineering 27 32 67
Mining Engineering 12 19 71
Geotechnical Engineering 95 114 388
Remote Sensing 147 174 605
Aviation 204 234 805
Marine Engineering 165 197 821
Aerospace Engineering 204 235 858
Systems Engineering 218 253 1021
Computer Engineering 190 221 1035
Civil Engineering 205 236 1042
Operations Research 211 243 1079
Nuclear Engineering 168 198 1084
Metallurgical Engineering 186 215 1111
Chemical Engineering 161 191 1120
Environmental Engineering 171 203 1133
Engineering Management 310 342 1171
Automotive Engineering 191 226 1173
Materials Science 199 229 1188
Structural Engineering 217 249 1190
Robotics 199 234 1230
Reliability and Quality Engineering 218 253 1255
Optical Engineering 230 260 1257
Applied/Engineering Physics 227 258 1350
Telecommunications 231 266 1378
Mechanical Engineering 256 291 1441
Computer Networking 270 307 1507
Renewable Energy Engineering 181 216 1533
Electrical Engineering 233 268 1538
Nanotechnology 228 259 1564
Acoustical Engineering 303 344 1670
Electronic Engineering 252 289 1717
Human-Computer Interaction 373 418 2187

Environmental Science rankings

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranked 199th for Environmental Science in the United States and 974th in the World with 7,932 publications made and 247,056 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Earth science and Geophysics, Ecology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#199 of 1,637 In the United States
#229 of 1,727 In North America
#974 of 6,888 In the World

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 100 832
1994 115 927
1995 92 989
1996 118 1099
1997 125 1265
1998 116 1427
1999 135 1632
2000 134 1813
2001 128 1993
2002 160 2435
2003 155 2885
2004 202 3279
2005 204 3615
2006 205 4155
2007 244 4615
2008 247 5630
2009 224 5836
2010 190 6565
2011 201 7640
2012 184 8315
2013 200 9226
2014 237 9625
2015 196 10054
2016 230 10506
2017 251 11204
2018 296 12234
2019 268 13060
2020 287 14026
2021 327 17360
2022 303 15395
2023 355 14374
2024 269 13530
2025 186 11458

The following table provides academic rankings for New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 12 19 71
Petrology and Geochemistry 41 46 115
Earth science and Geophysics 67 77 222
Geotechnical Engineering 95 114 388
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 135 161 529
Geology 153 179 623
Paleontology 168 194 687
Oceanography 149 180 702
Geography and Cartography 215 245 990
Environmental Management 165 198 1074
Environmental Engineering 171 203 1133
Environmental Chemistry 176 207 1147
Ecology 249 288 1370
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 446 494 2214
Agricultural Science 339 386 2303
Forestry 367 419 2453

Physics rankings

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranked 216th for Physics in the United States and 1139th in the World with 7,527 publications made and 224,141 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#216 of 1,537 In the United States
#247 of 1,623 In North America
#1139 of 6,729 In the World

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 108 772
1994 103 889
1995 95 882
1996 121 984
1997 97 1177
1998 114 1317
1999 124 1455
2000 130 1663
2001 110 1927
2002 163 2294
2003 152 2636
2004 190 3068
2005 211 3461
2006 182 4005
2007 213 4385
2008 240 5278
2009 234 5491
2010 185 6373
2011 198 7314
2012 194 8035
2013 192 8922
2014 204 9363
2015 199 10081
2016 234 10236
2017 248 10929
2018 261 11810
2019 237 12374
2020 277 13408
2021 311 15662
2022 276 13778
2023 304 13821
2024 260 13277
2025 161 10807

The following table provides academic rankings for New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrobiology 101 112 301
Astrophysics and Astronomy 170 197 647
Nuclear Physics 172 198 805
Theoretical Physics 192 225 940
Materials Science 199 229 1188
Quantum and Particle physics 220 252 1220
Optical Engineering 230 260 1257
Applied/Engineering Physics 227 258 1350
Atomic and Molecular physics 268 306 1402
Nanotechnology 228 259 1564
Condensed Matter Physics 246 281 1667
Acoustical Engineering 303 344 1670

Chemistry rankings

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranked 239th for Chemistry in the United States and 1338th in the World with 6,830 publications made and 207,113 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Petrology and Geochemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#239 of 1,455 In the United States
#268 of 1,538 In North America
#1338 of 6,561 In the World

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 93 827
1994 110 893
1995 92 921
1996 114 1012
1997 107 1156
1998 115 1292
1999 129 1447
2000 115 1650
2001 113 1808
2002 144 2150
2003 142 2568
2004 161 2930
2005 168 3163
2006 171 3745
2007 207 4055
2008 216 4771
2009 200 4957
2010 155 5640
2011 171 6480
2012 157 7187
2013 154 7882
2014 175 8210
2015 159 8658
2016 202 8711
2017 220 9613
2018 235 10381
2019 197 10976
2020 245 11876
2021 268 14511
2022 253 12950
2023 286 12074
2024 223 11459
2025 152 9606

The following table provides academic rankings for New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 41 46 115
Physical chemistry 174 204 1120
Chemical Engineering 161 191 1120
Environmental Chemistry 176 207 1147
Materials Science 199 229 1188
Inorganic Chemistry 186 215 1236
Computational Chemistry 242 273 1364
Organic Chemistry 232 263 1379
Nanotechnology 228 259 1564
Pharmacy 307 341 1677
Radiochemistry 194 226 1741
Biochemistry 344 383 2063

Biology rankings

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranked 286th for Biology in the United States and 1577th in the World with 5,961 publications made and 182,287 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#286 of 1,612 In the United States
#322 of 1,701 In North America
#1577 of 6,841 In the World

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 77 681
1994 83 715
1995 71 786
1996 85 850
1997 104 939
1998 87 1092
1999 113 1281
2000 98 1400
2001 86 1539
2002 132 1922
2003 120 2282
2004 147 2595
2005 156 2799
2006 163 3342
2007 195 3667
2008 166 4164
2009 174 4535
2010 142 5133
2011 162 5988
2012 141 6524
2013 129 7221
2014 173 7529
2015 134 7691
2016 176 8212
2017 174 8865
2018 219 9834
2019 217 10421
2020 220 11253
2021 256 13392
2022 240 12318
2023 281 11489
2024 205 10511
2025 146 8536

The following table provides academic rankings for New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrobiology 101 112 301
Paleontology 168 194 687
Nanotechnology 228 259 1564
Molecular Biology 363 402 1968
Biochemistry 344 383 2063
Evolutionary Biology 461 509 2153
Genetics 395 436 2205
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 446 494 2214
Oncology and Cancer research 423 459 2261
Botany 369 416 2293
Agricultural Science 339 386 2303
Forestry 367 419 2453
Microbiology 377 417 2456
Zoology 578 631 2742
Horticulture 383 430 2819
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 511 557 2895
Pharmacology 532 577 3142
Neuroscience 718 775 3168
Virology 577 626 3353
Immunology 611 658 3416

Computer Science rankings

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranked 317th for Computer Science in the United States and 1604th in the World with 3,786 publications made and 102,303 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#317 of 1,616 In the United States
#355 of 1,702 In North America
#1604 of 6,855 In the World

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 25 186
1994 40 210
1995 35 222
1996 54 287
1997 46 328
1998 43 408
1999 53 448
2000 55 553
2001 49 660
2002 103 940
2003 90 1065
2004 104 1206
2005 143 1384
2006 126 1735
2007 132 1814
2008 127 2341
2009 140 2598
2010 119 3149
2011 120 3365
2012 121 3726
2013 118 3967
2014 116 4440
2015 96 4491
2016 117 4676
2017 107 4642
2018 129 5135
2019 114 5243
2020 159 5500
2021 158 6251
2022 129 5710
2023 149 6084
2024 148 5684
2025 83 4502

The following table provides academic rankings for New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Library and Information science 291 318 815
Cyber Security 217 250 999
Computer Engineering 190 221 1035
Computer Vision 221 252 1166
Robotics 199 234 1230
Blockchain and Cryptography 211 243 1234
Telecommunications 231 266 1378
Computer Graphics 260 293 1401
Computer Networking 270 307 1507
Software Engineering 320 360 1592
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 284 322 1650
Machine Learning 291 330 1761
Computational Linguistics 320 357 1783
Data Science 407 454 2020
Cognitive Science 442 492 2143
Human-Computer Interaction 373 418 2187
Multimedia 473 518 2314
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 511 557 2895
Neuroscience 718 775 3168

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranked 444th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 2124th in the World with 3,432 publications made and 90,249 citations received. Main research topics: History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#444 of 1,763 In the United States
#495 of 1,854 In North America
#2124 of 7,088 In the World

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 36 236
1994 45 278
1995 41 305
1996 52 344
1997 61 433
1998 51 503
1999 44 507
2000 53 627
2001 48 665
2002 78 898
2003 56 947
2004 79 1117
2005 98 1208
2006 95 1490
2007 92 1596
2008 85 1832
2009 121 2141
2010 96 2438
2011 93 2679
2012 85 3026
2013 93 3113
2014 114 3647
2015 90 3638
2016 88 3741
2017 112 3995
2018 141 4267
2019 112 4649
2020 136 5094
2021 139 5998
2022 117 5664
2023 169 5806
2024 122 5409
2025 77 4332

The following table provides academic rankings for New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Library and Information science 291 318 815
Military science 369 403 857
Art History 472 516 1275
Archaeology 285 325 1373
History 325 365 1383
Linguistics 355 396 1697
Law 493 539 1926
Political Science 517 571 2209
Aesthetics 525 581 2230
Philosophy 457 507 2394
Demography 630 685 3046
Education Majors 808 874 3110
Anthropology 826 895 3237
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 911 981 3288
Sociology 840 908 3540

Mathematics rankings

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranked 343rd for Mathematics in the United States and 1734th in the World with 1,519 publications made and 44,829 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#343 of 1,413 In the United States
#382 of 1,494 In North America
#1734 of 6,434 In the World

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 16 88
1994 19 115
1995 8 107
1996 13 130
1997 21 145
1998 12 194
1999 30 217
2000 24 250
2001 20 265
2002 49 450
2003 34 439
2004 46 506
2005 54 557
2006 54 695
2007 48 764
2008 55 879
2009 51 978
2010 61 1280
2011 41 1432
2012 33 1482
2013 41 1605
2014 41 1789
2015 36 1904
2016 36 1938
2017 45 2006
2018 71 1981
2019 47 2203
2020 82 2635
2021 62 2818
2022 54 2581
2023 51 2906
2024 57 2349
2025 30 1775

The following table provides academic rankings for New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 174 202 951
Operations Research 211 243 1079
Blockchain and Cryptography 211 243 1234
Statistics 339 378 1743
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 376 420 1751
Math Teachers 757 815 2811

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Environmental Economics 107 133 702
Management 373 416 1878
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 390 430 1980
Art & Design 499 550 2092
Business 456 504 2181
Fashion Design 454 503 2209
Finance 476 524 2331
Accounting 539 587 2345
Economics 531 583 2391
Literature 591 649 2427
Social Psychology 642 702 2491
Anatomy and Physiology 534 582 2709
Development Studies 633 691 2755
Marketing 565 621 2852
Physical Therapy 678 735 3029
Psychology 705 764 3089
Medicine 627 682 3106
Pathology 598 649 3284
Public Health 693 754 3296
Health Science 961 1026 3549
Surgery 849 911 4104
Psychiatry 1002 1071 4306