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Palo Alto University ranked 872nd in the United States, 3366th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 103 research topics. Palo Alto University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 12,434 academic publications and 477,442 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3366 of 14,131 In the World
#940 of 2,597 In North America
#872 of 2,496 In the United States
#77 of 249 In California
#1 of 2 In Palo Alto
#191 of 1,000 For Sexology
#286 of 1,009 For UX/UI Desgin
#328 of 3,400 For Clinical Psychology
#4124 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 100 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Palo Alto University ranked 217th for Medicine in the United States and 893rd in the World with 9,763 publications made and 340,223 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#217 of 1,600 In the United States
#242 of 1,685 In North America
#893 of 6,775 In the World

Palo Alto University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 29 639
1993 18 631
1994 23 667
1995 23 732
1996 24 875
1997 37 1300
1998 44 1456
1999 46 1605
2000 47 1956
2001 63 2344
2002 54 2602
2003 84 3001
2004 75 3499
2005 86 3745
2006 106 4185
2007 115 4731
2008 146 5263
2009 175 6033
2010 197 7048
2011 219 7932
2012 264 9536
2013 332 10902
2014 363 11890
2015 416 12879
2016 496 13957
2017 608 15831
2018 612 17902
2019 679 20955
2020 775 27739
2021 792 31497
2022 803 31423
2023 869 32978
2024 821 32173

The following table provides academic rankings for Palo Alto University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 152 173 328
Medical Physics 126 142 377
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 171 191 427
Critical Care Nursing 142 158 475
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 189 213 476
Plastic Surgery 147 158 504
Family medicine 162 182 509
Radiation Therapy 128 141 527
Cardiology 148 164 564
Healthcare Management (MHA) 195 216 573
Gerontology 226 253 612
Nursing 206 230 618
Psychiatry 191 215 636
Health Science 212 235 641
Pediatrics 156 173 686
Optometry 181 201 706
Neurosurgery 149 165 732
Dermatology 151 168 746
Sonography and Ultrasound 160 183 747
Surgery 177 196 747
Oncology and Cancer research 178 197 765
Anesthesiology 183 205 766
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 187 210 780
Physical Therapy 220 251 798
Ophthalmology 202 224 825
Sports Medicine 235 269 843
Pharmacology 186 205 861
Pathology 208 232 891
Sports / Exercise science 253 290 902
Audiology 266 298 903
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 181 198 918
Immunology 209 230 926
Public Health 256 287 944
Occupational Therapy 263 298 1096
Biomedical Engineering 226 253 1108
Epidemiology 210 236 1138
Virology 242 268 1141
Urology 226 248 1146
Anatomy and Physiology 269 300 1216
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 242 266 1387
Dentistry 347 381 1758
Orthodontics 375 409 1786

Biology rankings

Palo Alto University ranked 269th for Biology in the United States and 1454th in the World with 7,647 publications made and 344,995 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#269 of 1,609 In the United States
#303 of 1,698 In North America
#1454 of 6,833 In the World

Palo Alto University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 24 691
1993 8 661
1994 24 686
1995 19 751
1996 16 864
1997 38 1232
1998 35 1296
1999 30 1421
2000 41 1974
2001 46 2507
2002 58 2852
2003 69 3282
2004 67 3742
2005 76 4029
2006 90 4487
2007 101 4865
2008 108 5321
2009 155 5960
2010 169 6883
2011 181 7714
2012 220 8796
2013 274 9875
2014 284 10806
2015 305 11560
2016 391 12687
2017 445 14211
2018 488 16503
2019 534 19347
2020 569 25946
2021 591 29958
2022 588 29760
2023 671 31316
2024 602 30769

The following table provides academic rankings for Palo Alto University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 171 191 427
Neuroscience 211 238 740
Oncology and Cancer research 178 197 765
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 192 215 793
Pharmacology 186 205 861
Immunology 209 230 926
Biotechnology 214 238 1065
Genetics 233 259 1097
Virology 242 268 1141
Biophysics 290 319 1189
Astrobiology 311 349 1366
Evolutionary Biology 351 390 1466
Biochemistry 274 308 1476
Molecular Biology 301 335 1484
Microbiology 300 334 1910
Paleontology 399 450 2258
Nanotechnology 314 354 2347
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 511 564 2534
Botany 430 479 2596
Agricultural Science 421 474 2823
Zoology 693 752 3390

Psychology rankings

Palo Alto University ranked 245th for Psychology in the United States and 856th in the World with 5,589 publications made and 185,705 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#245 of 1,558 In the United States
#275 of 1,645 In North America
#856 of 6,645 In the World

Palo Alto University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 16 367
1993 11 350
1994 16 407
1995 7 415
1996 15 463
1997 28 627
1998 29 665
1999 26 719
2000 33 938
2001 41 1072
2002 33 1298
2003 66 1635
2004 43 1919
2005 49 2046
2006 61 2472
2007 66 2884
2008 88 3378
2009 101 3639
2010 103 4254
2011 124 4679
2012 149 5426
2013 196 6269
2014 194 6824
2015 246 7275
2016 294 8023
2017 373 9023
2018 337 10570
2019 392 12273
2020 455 15663
2021 442 18025
2022 437 17815
2023 503 19059
2024 382 18037

The following table provides academic rankings for Palo Alto University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Sexology 111 130 191
Clinical Psychology 152 173 328
Psychiatry 191 215 636
Child Psychology 258 290 678
Neuroscience 211 238 740
Social Psychology 281 314 860
Occupational Therapy 263 298 1096
Cognitive Science 293 329 1243
Education Majors 513 563 1731

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Palo Alto University ranked 357th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1609th in the World with 5,382 publications made and 188,656 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#357 of 1,761 In the United States
#400 of 1,852 In North America
#1609 of 7,081 In the World

Palo Alto University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 21 305
1993 13 341
1994 18 421
1995 17 413
1996 15 429
1997 26 542
1998 25 573
1999 32 637
2000 30 886
2001 30 1087
2002 45 1395
2003 49 1442
2004 32 1710
2005 51 1889
2006 59 2158
2007 61 2423
2008 77 2795
2009 84 3107
2010 102 3594
2011 107 4227
2012 134 4882
2013 192 5618
2014 197 6414
2015 209 6957
2016 307 7566
2017 349 8868
2018 312 10343
2019 335 12472
2020 400 16176
2021 459 18522
2022 430 18055
2023 492 19814
2024 347 17679

The following table provides academic rankings for Palo Alto University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Military science 222 247 454
Gender Studies 232 264 536
Criminology and Criminal Justice 329 364 706
Occupational Safety and Health 257 291 769
Sports / Exercise science 253 290 902
Demography 257 288 1010
Library and Information science 359 393 1022
Anthropology 327 364 1043
Law 332 370 1191
Sociology 357 398 1271
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 399 438 1308
Political Science 339 383 1379
Public Policy / Administration 433 476 1427
Journalism and Digital Media 350 389 1552
Linguistics 341 382 1563
Communications and Public Relations 500 550 1667
Education Majors 513 563 1731
Philosophy 350 393 1753
Classics and Ancient History 598 642 1964
History 447 496 1975
Archaeology 395 442 1980
Aesthetics 478 530 1985

Computer Science rankings

Palo Alto University ranked 276th for Computer Science in the United States and 1267th in the World with 5,303 publications made and 251,964 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#276 of 1,612 In the United States
#312 of 1,698 In North America
#1267 of 6,845 In the World

Palo Alto University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 21 414
1993 11 385
1994 22 503
1995 11 466
1996 17 512
1997 27 629
1998 22 660
1999 28 735
2000 29 1034
2001 24 1312
2002 54 1839
2003 72 1962
2004 41 2253
2005 50 2427
2006 74 3013
2007 76 3365
2008 77 3711
2009 107 4109
2010 115 4768
2011 125 5240
2012 142 6176
2013 195 7026
2014 186 7739
2015 216 8344
2016 266 9097
2017 321 10099
2018 312 11662
2019 354 14072
2020 392 17861
2021 381 20714
2022 383 20029
2023 467 21696
2024 357 20755

The following table provides academic rankings for Palo Alto University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 82 98 286
Neuroscience 211 238 740
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 192 215 793
Game Design and Development 170 202 803
Blockchain and Cryptography 177 207 960
Data Science 248 283 1011
Computational Linguistics 205 235 1018
Library and Information science 359 393 1022
Cognitive Science 293 329 1243
Cyber Security 266 300 1329
Computer Networking 252 289 1367
Human-Computer Interaction 274 309 1410
Software Engineering 295 332 1445
Computer Engineering 261 297 1645
Multimedia 391 432 1659
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 298 337 1712
Computer Vision 289 328 1757
Telecommunications 281 320 1821
Machine Learning 315 357 1884
Computer Graphics 317 360 1994
Management Information Systems 517 579 2665

Chemistry rankings

Palo Alto University ranked 315th for Chemistry in the United States and 1982nd in the World with 3,947 publications made and 180,661 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#315 of 1,447 In the United States
#355 of 1,530 In North America
#1982 of 6,545 In the World

Palo Alto University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 13 388
1993 7 425
1994 15 451
1995 13 469
1996 9 553
1997 14 739
1998 18 801
1999 19 889
2000 25 1282
2001 24 1720
2002 49 2055
2003 41 2287
2004 42 2566
2005 44 2708
2006 55 3025
2007 55 3127
2008 64 3300
2009 95 3667
2010 100 4262
2011 103 4730
2012 137 5196
2013 127 5883
2014 138 6476
2015 159 6757
2016 168 7440
2017 225 8332
2018 258 9861
2019 268 11536
2020 274 15362
2021 275 17953
2022 290 18186
2023 333 19212
2024 273 18474

The following table provides academic rankings for Palo Alto University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 274 308 1476
Nanotechnology 314 354 2347
Materials Science 397 446 2767
Chemical Engineering 365 412 2796
Organic Chemistry 418 467 2827
Physical chemistry 503 557 3374

Engineering rankings

Palo Alto University ranked 315th for Engineering in the United States and 2019th in the World with 3,287 publications made and 134,197 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#315 of 1,565 In the United States
#357 of 1,651 In North America
#2019 of 6,782 In the World

Palo Alto University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 13 315
1993 10 320
1994 20 379
1995 9 371
1996 13 400
1997 15 508
1998 18 541
1999 23 585
2000 21 660
2001 16 786
2002 41 1248
2003 32 1182
2004 27 1434
2005 27 1596
2006 50 1826
2007 42 1858
2008 62 2122
2009 76 2488
2010 77 2964
2011 92 3403
2012 100 4021
2013 101 4526
2014 119 4923
2015 135 5473
2016 161 5630
2017 204 6559
2018 187 7204
2019 211 8692
2020 219 10417
2021 228 11907
2022 223 10973
2023 254 12082
2024 191 11083

The following table provides academic rankings for Palo Alto University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 214 238 1065
Biomedical Engineering 226 253 1108
Computer Networking 252 289 1367
Human-Computer Interaction 274 309 1410
Aerospace Engineering 276 313 1476
Computer Engineering 261 297 1645
Automotive Engineering 249 287 1664
Telecommunications 281 320 1821
Electrical Engineering 263 300 1843
Mechanical Engineering 328 369 1957
Optical Engineering 313 353 1964
Systems Engineering 359 404 1993
Electronic Engineering 295 338 2045
Acoustical Engineering 365 409 2053
Civil Engineering 356 403 2187
Remote Sensing 346 392 2278
Nanotechnology 314 354 2347
Structural Engineering 394 442 2526
Materials Science 397 446 2767
Chemical Engineering 365 412 2796
Metallurgical Engineering 476 527 3277

Physics rankings

Palo Alto University ranked 351st for Physics in the United States and 2157th in the World with 2,800 publications made and 114,246 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#351 of 1,531 In the United States
#396 of 1,617 In North America
#2157 of 6,713 In the World

Palo Alto University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 10 275
1993 11 304
1994 21 330
1995 7 325
1996 9 374
1997 18 432
1998 16 457
1999 19 450
2000 21 540
2001 17 688
2002 35 1057
2003 36 1043
2004 25 1247
2005 31 1425
2006 41 1583
2007 33 1575
2008 46 1803
2009 69 2077
2010 69 2451
2011 78 2789
2012 85 3055
2013 93 3529
2014 102 3857
2015 124 4189
2016 115 4291
2017 183 4970
2018 161 5817
2019 159 6801
2020 167 8352
2021 192 9329
2022 177 8962
2023 220 9671
2024 175 9479

The following table provides academic rankings for Palo Alto University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 126 142 377
Biophysics 290 319 1189
Astrobiology 311 349 1366
Astrophysics and Astronomy 369 414 1830
Optical Engineering 313 353 1964
Acoustical Engineering 365 409 2053
Nuclear Physics 364 409 2113
Condensed Matter Physics 324 368 2212
Quantum and Particle physics 359 404 2222
Nanotechnology 314 354 2347
Atomic and Molecular physics 436 484 2502
Materials Science 397 446 2767

Mathematics rankings

Palo Alto University ranked 274th for Mathematics in the United States and 1248th in the World with 2,700 publications made and 97,977 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#274 of 1,410 In the United States
#309 of 1,491 In North America
#1248 of 6,418 In the World

Palo Alto University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 4 127
1993 5 124
1994 11 159
1995 3 172
1996 7 216
1997 16 226
1998 9 255
1999 8 275
2000 15 346
2001 11 437
2002 19 602
2003 32 660
2004 14 723
2005 26 849
2006 33 939
2007 28 1143
2008 54 1289
2009 61 1497
2010 49 1797
2011 73 2101
2012 68 2467
2013 113 3101
2014 104 3377
2015 127 3800
2016 141 3985
2017 129 4379
2018 159 5141
2019 191 6191
2020 218 7999
2021 215 9280
2022 226 8712
2023 260 9216
2024 139 7051

The following table provides academic rankings for Palo Alto University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 177 207 960
Statistics 277 312 1279
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 344 381 1527
Math Teachers 705 763 2503

Economics rankings

Palo Alto University ranked 374th for Economics in the United States and 1555th in the World with 1,398 publications made and 38,632 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#374 of 1,355 In the United States
#414 of 1,438 In North America
#1555 of 6,167 In the World

Palo Alto University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 6 37
1993 1 52
1994 6 61
1995 2 54
1996 4 72
1997 4 83
1998 3 78
1999 3 92
2000 9 126
2001 7 179
2002 7 235
2003 11 221
2004 8 256
2005 15 334
2006 11 378
2007 7 418
2008 22 501
2009 18 578
2010 17 668
2011 36 730
2012 35 908
2013 52 1041
2014 53 1283
2015 58 1455
2016 79 1635
2017 94 1895
2018 73 2312
2019 96 2761
2020 116 3744
2021 130 4524
2022 139 4335
2023 134 4790
2024 87 3876

The following table provides academic rankings for Palo Alto University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Development Studies 333 368 1247
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 344 381 1527
Finance 396 439 1861

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Palo Alto University

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Advertising 407 445 1467
Marketing 361 400 1669
Literature 453 501 1715
Art & Design 429 477 1774
Accounting 454 495 1798
Business 389 432 1832
Management 376 419 1862
Fashion Design 416 462 1974
Geography and Cartography 405 456 2300
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 379 428 2440
Geology 421 472 2454
Earth science and Geophysics 409 460 2475
Environmental Science 424 476 2488
Oceanography 465 522 2728
Ecology 475 529 2819
Environmental Management 400 453 2841