Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine: Rankings

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The Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine ranked 356th in the United States, 1480th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 124 research topics. The Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 33,793 academic publications and 907,309 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1480 of 14,131 In the World
#395 of 2,597 In North America
#356 of 2,496 In the United States
#16 of 155 In Pennsylvania
#46 of 1,035 For Cosmetology
#112 of 1,010 For Medical Physics
#118 of 1,060 For Plastic Surgery
#5778 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#3323 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 121 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine ranked 111th for Medicine in the United States and 313th in the World with 30,279 publications made and 806,995 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#111 of 1,600 In the United States
#126 of 1,685 In North America
#313 of 6,775 In the World

Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 233 4006
1993 256 4084
1994 270 4183
1995 289 4641
1996 312 5223
1997 267 5672
1998 284 6551
1999 243 6889
2000 277 7722
2001 296 8209
2002 301 8720
2003 345 9485
2004 382 10385
2005 355 11485
2006 416 12391
2007 499 13704
2008 605 15157
2009 569 16122
2010 743 18012
2011 923 20771
2012 874 23069
2013 962 25380
2014 1084 26651
2015 1105 28731
2016 1320 29168
2017 1338 32399
2018 1494 35574
2019 1802 41088
2020 1997 52832
2021 1868 60358
2022 1815 61535
2023 1789 63085
2024 1647 60311

The following table provides academic rankings for The Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Cosmetology 27 30 46
Medical Physics 64 72 112
Plastic Surgery 66 71 118
Anesthesiology 68 79 140
Dermatology 65 69 150
Optometry 63 72 161
Cardiology 75 86 178
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 88 100 181
Critical Care Nursing 81 93 183
Pediatrics 75 86 189
Surgery 78 90 204
Ophthalmology 84 95 210
Family medicine 94 107 211
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 107 120 216
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 82 94 217
Radiation Therapy 72 82 230
Neurosurgery 69 77 246
Sonography and Ultrasound 78 90 250
Health Science 113 127 252
Anatomy and Physiology 98 112 256
Oncology and Cancer research 88 100 264
Respiratory Therapy 93 107 270
Urology 87 102 278
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 81 91 302
Psychiatry 115 131 314
Pathology 106 120 325
Healthcare Management (MHA) 130 149 328
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 86 99 330
Immunology 104 119 343
Physical Therapy 121 141 349
Nursing 140 158 359
Pharmacology 111 125 370
Sports / Exercise science 138 159 380
Epidemiology 108 125 400
Sports Medicine 136 158 401
Virology 127 142 403
Gerontology 167 191 407
Biomedical Engineering 127 144 467
Clinical Psychology 202 229 486
Public Health 162 185 489
Audiology 179 204 556
Occupational Therapy 175 199 622
Orthodontics 156 177 647
Dentistry 169 190 808
Toxicology 161 187 903
Veterinary 177 198 1182
Pharmacy 353 391 1938

Biology rankings

The Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine ranked 144th for Biology in the United States and 527th in the World with 24,542 publications made and 754,446 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#144 of 1,609 In the United States
#164 of 1,698 In North America
#527 of 6,833 In the World

Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 222 4861
1993 210 4661
1994 246 4908
1995 278 5243
1996 276 5626
1997 243 6131
1998 253 7016
1999 223 7378
2000 252 8265
2001 262 8526
2002 260 8888
2003 295 9775
2004 322 10241
2005 292 11069
2006 347 11900
2007 410 13009
2008 503 14027
2009 477 15127
2010 632 16681
2011 724 18924
2012 700 20784
2013 763 22934
2014 826 23872
2015 851 25199
2016 1017 25435
2017 1022 27840
2018 1150 30545
2019 1367 35365
2020 1473 45491
2021 1427 52478
2022 1381 53308
2023 1328 54005
2024 1204 50978

The following table provides academic rankings for The Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 88 100 181
Oncology and Cancer research 88 100 264
Molecular Biology 115 129 327
Immunology 104 119 343
Biotechnology 108 123 350
Neuroscience 126 144 359
Pharmacology 111 125 370
Genetics 125 141 393
Virology 127 142 403
Microbiology 126 141 456
Biochemistry 134 151 492
Biophysics 166 185 516
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 149 167 538
Astrobiology 230 259 881
Paleontology 199 228 888
Toxicology 161 187 903
Animal Science 195 225 1005
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 233 267 1010
Evolutionary Biology 297 331 1150
Botany 214 244 1212
Zoology 307 347 1358
Nutrition and Food Science 184 211 1478
Horticulture 254 293 1958
Nanotechnology 349 391 2542
Agricultural Science 479 535 3216

Chemistry rankings

The Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine ranked 161st for Chemistry in the United States and 721st in the World with 14,734 publications made and 494,033 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#161 of 1,447 In the United States
#185 of 1,530 In North America
#721 of 6,545 In the World

Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 154 3992
1993 155 3698
1994 175 3778
1995 208 4043
1996 220 4342
1997 186 4733
1998 183 5439
1999 141 5627
2000 178 6278
2001 161 6306
2002 184 6511
2003 178 7071
2004 197 7212
2005 199 7612
2006 241 8047
2007 254 8741
2008 298 9153
2009 306 9865
2010 405 10805
2011 447 12413
2012 433 13269
2013 442 14847
2014 476 15430
2015 504 15908
2016 578 16186
2017 540 17226
2018 635 18795
2019 752 21319
2020 760 27124
2021 657 31315
2022 732 31606
2023 691 31838
2024 595 28965

The following table provides academic rankings for The Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 134 151 492
Organic Chemistry 193 220 1005
Nutrition and Food Science 184 211 1478
Materials Science 284 323 1871
Pharmacy 353 391 1938
Radiochemistry 233 268 2122
Inorganic Chemistry 313 356 2220
Nanotechnology 349 391 2542
Chemical Engineering 337 382 2616
Physical chemistry 383 433 2715
Environmental Chemistry 462 516 3087

Psychology rankings

The Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine ranked 152nd for Psychology in the United States and 430th in the World with 12,503 publications made and 342,349 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#152 of 1,558 In the United States
#174 of 1,645 In North America
#430 of 6,645 In the World

Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 111 1926
1993 95 1990
1994 118 1855
1995 113 2105
1996 117 2323
1997 102 2504
1998 125 2739
1999 96 2934
2000 102 3083
2001 115 3408
2002 112 3586
2003 125 3971
2004 135 4363
2005 138 4768
2006 156 5092
2007 175 5519
2008 238 6391
2009 195 6663
2010 289 7457
2011 356 8457
2012 315 9745
2013 346 10578
2014 438 11229
2015 431 12142
2016 554 11937
2017 581 13455
2018 650 15074
2019 764 17791
2020 858 22700
2021 837 26287
2022 861 26964
2023 844 27834
2024 674 25230

The following table provides academic rankings for The Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Psychiatry 115 131 314
Neuroscience 126 144 359
Clinical Psychology 202 229 486
Special Education 232 254 537
Occupational Therapy 175 199 622
Child Psychology 245 276 623
Sexology 362 399 803
Social Psychology 326 365 1053
Cognitive Science 268 304 1100
Education Majors 379 419 1223

Computer Science rankings

The Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine ranked 221st for Computer Science in the United States and 883rd in the World with 10,105 publications made and 296,628 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Library and Information science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#221 of 1,612 In the United States
#251 of 1,698 In North America
#883 of 6,845 In the World

Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 88 1693
1993 77 1779
1994 90 1701
1995 93 1823
1996 104 2003
1997 91 2116
1998 82 2226
1999 76 2500
2000 92 2718
2001 110 2996
2002 109 3063
2003 100 3478
2004 116 3793
2005 108 4232
2006 133 4512
2007 146 4958
2008 205 5544
2009 180 5963
2010 233 6626
2011 299 7628
2012 278 8553
2013 306 9365
2014 351 9929
2015 364 10650
2016 428 10523
2017 446 11821
2018 539 13004
2019 571 15554
2020 709 20037
2021 629 23851
2022 696 24817
2023 609 25259
2024 479 23341

The following table provides academic rankings for The Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 126 144 359
Library and Information science 171 194 461
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 149 167 538
Cognitive Science 268 304 1100
Machine Learning 282 318 1653
Data Science 362 404 1665
Human-Computer Interaction 318 357 1799
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 334 375 1973
Computer Vision 322 365 2008
Telecommunications 319 363 2125
Cyber Security 399 446 2239
Computer Networking 416 468 2473
Computational Linguistics 417 466 2589
Management Information Systems 545 607 2898

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine ranked 275th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1171st in the World with 9,758 publications made and 243,675 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Sociology, Law, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#275 of 1,761 In the United States
#310 of 1,852 In North America
#1171 of 7,081 In the World

Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 63 812
1993 74 884
1994 75 892
1995 78 999
1996 79 1200
1997 73 1222
1998 75 1426
1999 65 1520
2000 78 1791
2001 95 1859
2002 87 2115
2003 73 2296
2004 100 2583
2005 115 3098
2006 111 3297
2007 118 3652
2008 175 4088
2009 170 4422
2010 214 4922
2011 273 5849
2012 233 6648
2013 310 7451
2014 345 7896
2015 334 8474
2016 421 8864
2017 462 9968
2018 512 10970
2019 620 13404
2020 835 18319
2021 742 21295
2022 741 22039
2023 688 23551
2024 589 20906

The following table provides academic rankings for The Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 138 159 380
Library and Information science 171 194 461
Occupational Safety and Health 190 216 487
Genealogy 205 231 501
Demography 168 191 518
Special Education 232 254 537
Military science 370 405 865
Sociology 275 308 907
Law 295 327 996
Anthropology 316 353 1003
Art History 378 418 1007
Classics and Ancient History 353 387 1059
Linguistics 256 288 1068
Political Science 309 346 1200
Journalism and Digital Media 307 342 1207
Education Majors 379 419 1223
Communications and Public Relations 386 429 1251
Gender Studies 507 556 1278
History 332 373 1396
Archaeology 307 349 1444
Philosophy 319 361 1626
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 527 578 1763
Aesthetics 474 526 1971

Engineering rankings

The Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine ranked 240th for Engineering in the United States and 1344th in the World with 7,349 publications made and 205,968 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#240 of 1,565 In the United States
#273 of 1,651 In North America
#1344 of 6,782 In the World

Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 66 1259
1993 80 1160
1994 82 1194
1995 72 1335
1996 87 1456
1997 66 1539
1998 75 1878
1999 75 1832
2000 70 1992
2001 67 2098
2002 83 2332
2003 104 2600
2004 95 2601
2005 105 3116
2006 116 3331
2007 114 3776
2008 155 4161
2009 158 4411
2010 189 4733
2011 238 5601
2012 192 6135
2013 214 6594
2014 277 7140
2015 259 7620
2016 292 7755
2017 312 8489
2018 359 9246
2019 413 10435
2020 458 13314
2021 405 15115
2022 427 15404
2023 392 15952
2024 339 14961

The following table provides academic rankings for The Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 108 123 350
Biomedical Engineering 127 144 467
Optical Engineering 217 246 1108
Aerospace Engineering 250 282 1217
Architectural Engineering 211 244 1305
Mechanical Engineering 246 279 1354
Acoustical Engineering 271 309 1401
Structural Engineering 256 290 1518
Civil Engineering 269 308 1544
Metallurgical Engineering 249 286 1650
Automotive Engineering 255 295 1777
Human-Computer Interaction 318 357 1799
Materials Science 284 323 1871
Electronic Engineering 278 320 1911
Environmental Engineering 280 321 2098
Electrical Engineering 301 342 2114
Telecommunications 319 363 2125
Systems Engineering 428 478 2448
Computer Networking 416 468 2473
Nanotechnology 349 391 2542
Geotechnical Engineering 388 435 2547
Chemical Engineering 337 382 2616

Physics rankings

The Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine ranked 249th for Physics in the United States and 1349th in the World with 6,639 publications made and 177,281 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Medical Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#249 of 1,531 In the United States
#285 of 1,617 In North America
#1349 of 6,713 In the World

Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 68 1159
1993 89 1153
1994 70 1152
1995 73 1218
1996 79 1369
1997 76 1506
1998 66 1674
1999 68 1721
2000 70 1820
2001 57 1902
2002 71 2118
2003 84 2387
2004 107 2405
2005 96 2869
2006 115 3023
2007 99 3344
2008 132 3819
2009 135 3884
2010 173 4257
2011 197 4842
2012 186 5425
2013 208 5868
2014 237 6370
2015 232 6713
2016 269 6899
2017 262 7312
2018 296 7936
2019 386 8976
2020 428 11190
2021 351 12639
2022 358 12827
2023 314 13316
2024 329 13302

The following table provides academic rankings for The Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 64 72 112
Biophysics 166 185 516
Astrobiology 230 259 881
Astrophysics and Astronomy 239 272 1048
Optical Engineering 217 246 1108
Nuclear Physics 248 282 1269
Acoustical Engineering 271 309 1401
Materials Science 284 323 1871
Quantum and Particle physics 312 355 1936
Nanotechnology 349 391 2542

Mathematics rankings

The Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine ranked 244th for Mathematics in the United States and 1050th in the World with 4,577 publications made and 119,049 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#244 of 1,410 In the United States
#276 of 1,491 In North America
#1050 of 6,418 In the World

Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 21 210
1993 14 204
1994 12 212
1995 17 239
1996 26 268
1997 17 300
1998 15 320
1999 19 412
2000 24 533
2001 36 526
2002 32 577
2003 23 709
2004 40 752
2005 44 988
2006 27 1024
2007 56 1236
2008 68 1352
2009 89 1454
2010 91 1750
2011 120 2124
2012 113 2519
2013 136 3083
2014 135 3381
2015 162 3908
2016 195 3997
2017 273 4539
2018 277 5420
2019 321 6443
2020 420 9194
2021 438 11133
2022 454 11913
2023 428 12523
2024 263 9245

The following table provides academic rankings for The Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Statistics 219 249 953
Math Teachers 574 622 1857
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 444 491 2125

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Development Studies 224 253 756
Geology 241 277 1156
Economics 303 339 1230
Advertising 351 387 1247
Environmental Science 255 292 1331
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 247 285 1362
Literature 397 439 1455
Fashion Design 333 376 1566
Art & Design 391 437 1625
Management 336 376 1632
Geography and Cartography 312 357 1664
Business 379 422 1771
Accounting 464 507 1871
Project Management 363 406 1879
Earth science and Geophysics 317 365 1933
Marketing 415 457 1937
Ecology 332 383 1967
Oceanography 382 435 2228
Finance 507 558 2479
Environmental Management 522 584 3523