Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute: Rankings

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Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute ranked 746th in the United States, 2894th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 67 research topics. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 11,244 academic publications and 941,204 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2894 of 14,131 In the World
#814 of 2,597 In North America
#746 of 2,496 In the United States
#63 of 249 In California
#5 of 20 In San Diego
#152 of 2,622 For Molecular Biology
#212 of 3,454 For Oncology and Cancer research
#233 of 3,561 For Bioinformatics and Computational biology
#3335 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 64 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Biology rankings

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute ranked 135th for Biology in the United States and 502nd in the World with 10,889 publications made and 929,684 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Molecular Biology.

Biology ranking Location
#135 of 1,609 In the United States
#153 of 1,698 In North America
#502 of 6,833 In the World

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 55 3302
1993 66 3657
1994 79 4071
1995 92 4209
1996 161 5079
1997 182 7043
1998 181 9943
1999 200 12486
2000 243 14632
2001 225 15495
2002 304 17294
2003 257 18996
2004 307 19071
2005 303 19244
2006 388 21473
2007 368 22864
2008 365 24339
2009 410 25344
2010 448 28176
2011 526 30337
2012 513 33967
2013 532 36473
2014 551 37055
2015 474 37250
2016 435 37787
2017 445 39674
2018 350 41182
2019 356 43440
2020 456 53340
2021 346 59486
2022 351 56009
2023 265 53892
2024 255 50056

The following table provides academic rankings for Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Molecular Biology 72 78 152
Oncology and Cancer research 77 86 212
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 92 102 233
Genetics 100 114 267
Biochemistry 100 113 276
Biophysics 119 133 308
Immunology 111 126 369
Evolutionary Biology 129 148 374
Biotechnology 119 135 410
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 132 155 457
Neuroscience 182 207 605
Pharmacology 157 176 651
Virology 172 193 666
Microbiology 203 226 1079
Paleontology 260 296 1256
Botany 219 251 1281
Nanotechnology 208 237 1362
Zoology 361 407 1636
Nutrition and Food Science 299 339 2408

Chemistry rankings

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute ranked 126th for Chemistry in the United States and 473rd in the World with 10,260 publications made and 897,941 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#126 of 1,447 In the United States
#142 of 1,530 In North America
#473 of 6,545 In the World

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 53 3173
1993 63 3491
1994 78 3906
1995 91 3979
1996 155 4775
1997 177 6729
1998 176 9513
1999 194 11970
2000 236 13995
2001 215 14793
2002 295 16491
2003 245 18046
2004 297 17976
2005 290 18022
2006 363 20100
2007 350 21384
2008 346 22507
2009 386 23497
2010 425 26126
2011 505 28039
2012 482 31277
2013 507 33628
2014 512 34139
2015 440 34428
2016 403 34830
2017 410 36616
2018 319 37821
2019 325 39773
2020 424 48716
2021 320 54036
2022 321 50869
2023 242 48859
2024 226 43673

The following table provides academic rankings for Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 100 113 276
Organic Chemistry 147 166 663
Nanotechnology 208 237 1362
Materials Science 226 260 1380
Computational Chemistry 284 322 1651
Inorganic Chemistry 270 308 1828
Chemical Engineering 253 290 1925
Physical chemistry 317 363 2377
Nutrition and Food Science 299 339 2408

Medicine rankings

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute ranked 175th for Medicine in the United States and 650th in the World with 7,586 publications made and 600,861 citations received. Main research topics: Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Pathology, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#175 of 1,600 In the United States
#197 of 1,685 In North America
#650 of 6,775 In the World

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 22 2266
1993 40 2499
1994 46 2862
1995 56 3038
1996 99 3665
1997 115 5049
1998 113 7076
1999 128 9123
2000 154 10611
2001 146 11313
2002 175 12772
2003 173 14114
2004 206 14067
2005 207 14460
2006 255 15630
2007 222 16731
2008 245 17573
2009 270 18205
2010 303 20232
2011 361 22058
2012 352 24597
2013 360 26575
2014 403 27233
2015 350 27984
2016 316 28435
2017 356 30456
2018 268 31475
2019 287 33514
2020 366 42132
2021 272 47825
2022 264 45219
2023 202 43057
2024 191 39013

The following table provides academic rankings for Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 77 86 212
Immunology 111 126 369
Radiation Therapy 122 135 471
Anatomy and Physiology 158 178 579
Pharmacology 157 176 651
Pathology 166 188 658
Virology 172 193 666
Veterinary 129 145 696
Ophthalmology 179 200 722
Cardiology 182 201 738
Gerontology 260 289 743
Urology 201 221 968
Surgery 217 237 976
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 198 215 1030
Psychiatry 285 318 1113
Family medicine 298 323 1131
Pediatrics 234 258 1175
Nursing 342 378 1186
Biomedical Engineering 256 284 1420
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 323 359 1564
Anesthesiology 358 392 1666
Clinical Psychology 619 674 2087
Public Health 447 495 2088
Health Science 735 789 2508
Physical Therapy 614 665 2614

Computer Science rankings

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute ranked 260th for Computer Science in the United States and 1146th in the World with 3,592 publications made and 285,594 citations received. Main research topics: Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Library and Information science, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#260 of 1,612 In the United States
#295 of 1,698 In North America
#1146 of 6,845 In the World

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 12 571
1993 9 613
1994 18 748
1995 7 757
1996 33 938
1997 46 1423
1998 28 1967
1999 52 2472
2000 66 3206
2001 70 3371
2002 95 4167
2003 73 4625
2004 91 4848
2005 101 5204
2006 148 6353
2007 152 7079
2008 112 7764
2009 150 8113
2010 144 9266
2011 182 10301
2012 160 11789
2013 169 12363
2014 191 12907
2015 155 13069
2016 160 13616
2017 164 14270
2018 135 15414
2019 139 16488
2020 171 21077
2021 136 24430
2022 144 22723
2023 100 22354
2024 95 21816

The following table provides academic rankings for Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 92 102 233
Neuroscience 182 207 605
Library and Information science 399 437 1184
Data Science 335 372 1506
Computer Networking 332 377 1984
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 344 387 2046
Machine Learning 355 398 2194
Computer Vision 409 458 2558
Telecommunications 403 454 2573
Cognitive Science 571 625 2744

Engineering rankings

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute ranked 273rd for Engineering in the United States and 1605th in the World with 2,589 publications made and 228,135 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Biotechnology, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#273 of 1,565 In the United States
#311 of 1,651 In North America
#1605 of 6,782 In the World

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 6 895
1993 9 905
1994 13 1034
1995 18 945
1996 29 1170
1997 27 1486
1998 36 1995
1999 46 2476
2000 64 2929
2001 39 3032
2002 82 3756
2003 74 4313
2004 65 4205
2005 68 4178
2006 90 5061
2007 97 5455
2008 100 5758
2009 115 6281
2010 114 7120
2011 143 7708
2012 135 9029
2013 143 9182
2014 143 9713
2015 137 9823
2016 101 10151
2017 116 10880
2018 76 11132
2019 77 11329
2020 100 13280
2021 70 14281
2022 64 13664
2023 62 12653
2024 45 12018

The following table provides academic rankings for Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 119 135 410
Geotechnical Engineering 191 227 1058
Nanotechnology 208 237 1362
Materials Science 226 260 1380
Biomedical Engineering 256 284 1420
Electronic Engineering 258 295 1727
Chemical Engineering 253 290 1925
Computer Networking 332 377 1984
Optical Engineering 324 366 2054
Metallurgical Engineering 296 336 2094
Mechanical Engineering 392 439 2352
Telecommunications 403 454 2573
Aerospace Engineering 444 497 2674
Structural Engineering 427 477 2701
Electrical Engineering 431 483 2955
Acoustical Engineering 526 579 2958

Physics rankings

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute ranked 282nd for Physics in the United States and 1627th in the World with 2,316 publications made and 186,962 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Biophysics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#282 of 1,531 In the United States
#322 of 1,617 In North America
#1627 of 6,713 In the World

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 6 954
1993 9 953
1994 14 1074
1995 20 927
1996 28 1153
1997 31 1505
1998 35 2030
1999 45 2572
2000 62 2909
2001 49 3091
2002 85 3783
2003 65 4146
2004 66 4265
2005 63 4029
2006 101 5052
2007 101 5440
2008 86 5538
2009 89 6149
2010 104 6843
2011 133 7495
2012 118 8387
2013 112 8650
2014 97 8944
2015 122 8996
2016 97 8983
2017 92 9901
2018 56 9940
2019 58 10264
2020 70 11908
2021 58 12920
2022 61 12179
2023 53 11159
2024 41 11063

The following table provides academic rankings for Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biophysics 119 133 308
Nanotechnology 208 237 1362
Materials Science 226 260 1380
Quantum and Particle physics 276 315 1629
Optical Engineering 324 366 2054
Astrophysics and Astronomy 465 516 2394
Acoustical Engineering 526 579 2958

Psychology rankings

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute ranked 320th for Psychology in the United States and 1233rd in the World with 2,000 publications made and 154,345 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#320 of 1,558 In the United States
#354 of 1,645 In North America
#1233 of 6,645 In the World

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 4 503
1993 5 588
1994 12 707
1995 5 710
1996 16 751
1997 25 1120
1998 21 1578
1999 30 2027
2000 40 2530
2001 47 2713
2002 56 3339
2003 35 3721
2004 62 3694
2005 64 4005
2006 87 4654
2007 78 5063
2008 63 5293
2009 82 5362
2010 85 6045
2011 95 6704
2012 86 7647
2013 91 8147
2014 98 8496
2015 78 8607
2016 87 8826
2017 99 9225
2018 86 9720
2019 80 9975
2020 102 13063
2021 72 14893
2022 77 14279
2023 43 13469
2024 50 12731

The following table provides academic rankings for Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 182 207 605
Psychiatry 285 318 1113
Child Psychology 496 546 1589
Clinical Psychology 619 674 2087
Cognitive Science 571 625 2744
Social Psychology 1055 1127 4460

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Earth science and Geophysics 230 272 1217
Geology 277 317 1419
Environmental Science 319 367 1808
Ecology 340 391 2006
Linguistics 414 459 2006
Demography 434 481 2008
Statistics 372 416 2059
Mathematics 461 507 2430
Philosophy 496 549 2506
History 648 709 2890
Oceanography 489 548 2905
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 624 684 2931
Archaeology 599 658 3019
Marketing 632 690 3198
Law 769 835 3224
Political Science 780 849 3436
Sociology 835 903 3455
Management 692 755 3560
Geography and Cartography 641 704 3568
Economics 760 826 3569
Development Studies 825 894 3643
Art & Design 847 916 3677
Fashion Design 800 868 3826
Business 788 854 3937