SUNY Downstate Medical Center: Rankings

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SUNY Downstate Medical Center ranked 273rd in the United States, 1076th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 113 research topics. SUNY Downstate Medical Center ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 26,707 academic publications and 782,371 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 17 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1076 of 14,131 In the World
#304 of 2,597 In North America
#273 of 2,496 In the United States
#25 of 221 In New York State
#10 of 92 In New York City
#43 of 1,035 For Cosmetology
#210 of 1,885 For Dermatology
#222 of 2,181 For Critical Care Nursing
#1927 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2301 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 110 other topics

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Medicine rankings

SUNY Downstate Medical Center ranked 139th for Medicine in the United States and 433rd in the World with 23,544 publications made and 688,904 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#139 of 1,600 In the United States
#155 of 1,685 In North America
#433 of 6,775 In the World

SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 93 4283
1993 103 4101
1994 83 4043
1995 90 4095
1996 116 4126
1997 108 4451
1998 101 4674
1999 122 4667
2000 154 5112
2001 222 5517
2002 261 5621
2003 280 6673
2004 380 7419
2005 374 8588
2006 464 9942
2007 440 10940
2008 524 12595
2009 551 13624
2010 587 15159
2011 642 17033
2012 659 18731
2013 715 21426
2014 699 23696
2015 740 25238
2016 803 26031
2017 968 27435
2018 1025 28897
2019 1122 32877
2020 1344 42198
2021 1217 47658
2022 1215 46944
2023 1227 46833
2024 1079 44507

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY Downstate Medical Center in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Cosmetology 25 28 43
Dermatology 74 82 210
Critical Care Nursing 96 109 222
Cardiology 93 106 260
Anesthesiology 99 113 266
Family medicine 116 130 294
Medical Physics 107 122 294
Ophthalmology 98 111 294
Pediatrics 99 112 297
Surgery 100 113 309
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 104 117 312
Urology 99 114 314
Optometry 111 125 320
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 148 165 335
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 90 102 346
Gerontology 148 170 348
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 157 176 350
Health Science 141 158 355
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 91 104 360
Epidemiology 98 114 365
Psychiatry 131 147 366
Respiratory Therapy 113 129 371
Radiation Therapy 106 119 372
Anatomy and Physiology 126 142 373
Plastic Surgery 127 138 380
Audiology 132 150 385
Virology 129 144 413
Pathology 126 142 436
Sonography and Ultrasound 118 133 437
Neurosurgery 108 121 459
Immunology 130 145 474
Pharmacology 130 145 484
Nursing 176 199 499
Healthcare Management (MHA) 186 207 529
Oncology and Cancer research 139 154 546
Clinical Psychology 227 256 555
Public Health 180 204 556
Physical Therapy 188 215 650
Occupational Therapy 188 212 673
Sports Medicine 205 236 714
Biomedical Engineering 189 214 853
Dentistry 197 220 955
Orthodontics 231 255 1036
Veterinary 240 266 1663
Pharmacy 395 434 2195

Biology rankings

SUNY Downstate Medical Center ranked 169th for Biology in the United States and 687th in the World with 19,771 publications made and 639,614 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#169 of 1,609 In the United States
#193 of 1,698 In North America
#687 of 6,833 In the World

SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 86 4229
1993 90 3958
1994 79 3941
1995 79 3910
1996 98 4013
1997 98 4389
1998 91 4487
1999 106 4469
2000 138 4866
2001 188 5171
2002 237 5426
2003 262 6550
2004 336 7264
2005 346 8292
2006 388 9416
2007 384 10511
2008 445 11999
2009 499 12842
2010 485 14560
2011 512 16050
2012 570 17807
2013 577 19533
2014 584 21441
2015 581 22420
2016 682 23530
2017 786 24527
2018 835 26108
2019 874 29451
2020 1065 37351
2021 969 41845
2022 959 41274
2023 968 41391
2024 799 38656

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY Downstate Medical Center in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 148 165 335
Biophysics 136 153 388
Neuroscience 137 158 397
Virology 129 144 413
Biotechnology 124 141 453
Immunology 130 145 474
Pharmacology 130 145 484
Genetics 148 166 523
Microbiology 137 152 535
Molecular Biology 155 173 539
Oncology and Cancer research 139 154 546
Biochemistry 160 181 642
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 170 191 673
Paleontology 226 260 1061
Evolutionary Biology 286 320 1108
Astrobiology 286 322 1224
Zoology 278 317 1233
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 266 308 1248
Botany 269 305 1603
Animal Science 330 369 1765
Nutrition and Food Science 234 268 1904
Horticulture 334 379 2476
Nanotechnology 475 527 3334
Agricultural Science 519 577 3403

Psychology rankings

SUNY Downstate Medical Center ranked 172nd for Psychology in the United States and 512th in the World with 11,260 publications made and 373,769 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#172 of 1,558 In the United States
#195 of 1,645 In North America
#512 of 6,645 In the World

SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 36 2099
1993 35 2028
1994 48 2155
1995 43 2033
1996 58 2089
1997 58 2290
1998 49 2361
1999 54 2282
2000 74 2480
2001 110 2786
2002 142 2881
2003 141 3358
2004 166 3625
2005 183 4274
2006 212 5021
2007 205 5654
2008 260 6356
2009 256 6966
2010 272 7910
2011 301 8568
2012 326 9544
2013 362 10934
2014 361 12104
2015 357 12865
2016 381 13494
2017 474 14516
2018 498 15205
2019 588 17608
2020 639 22181
2021 590 24660
2022 611 24688
2023 602 25197
2024 478 23207

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY Downstate Medical Center in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Psychiatry 131 147 366
Neuroscience 137 158 397
Clinical Psychology 227 256 555
Sexology 289 319 606
Occupational Therapy 188 212 673
Cognitive Science 193 225 735
Child Psychology 294 330 819
Social Psychology 346 386 1125
Education Majors 669 726 2365

Chemistry rankings

SUNY Downstate Medical Center ranked 203rd for Chemistry in the United States and 963rd in the World with 10,907 publications made and 389,768 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#203 of 1,447 In the United States
#230 of 1,530 In North America
#963 of 6,545 In the World

SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 54 2929
1993 64 2650
1994 44 2516
1995 48 2539
1996 58 2553
1997 52 2808
1998 61 2917
1999 57 2844
2000 77 3035
2001 106 3123
2002 154 3316
2003 176 4134
2004 201 4536
2005 200 5192
2006 215 5951
2007 226 6566
2008 280 7359
2009 279 7854
2010 279 8748
2011 268 9691
2012 307 10604
2013 308 11293
2014 300 12531
2015 281 12741
2016 332 13636
2017 393 14195
2018 388 15301
2019 415 16870
2020 507 21245
2021 448 23354
2022 467 23459
2023 488 23625
2024 352 21435

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY Downstate Medical Center in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 160 181 642
Organic Chemistry 236 267 1389
Nutrition and Food Science 234 268 1904
Materials Science 301 340 2029
Pharmacy 395 434 2195
Radiochemistry 244 280 2204
Inorganic Chemistry 324 369 2328
Physical chemistry 327 373 2424
Chemical Engineering 399 448 3023
Nanotechnology 475 527 3334

Computer Science rankings

SUNY Downstate Medical Center ranked 239th for Computer Science in the United States and 1018th in the World with 8,634 publications made and 302,211 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Library and Information science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#239 of 1,612 In the United States
#271 of 1,698 In North America
#1018 of 6,845 In the World

SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 34 1564
1993 34 1554
1994 34 1622
1995 32 1535
1996 49 1507
1997 41 1749
1998 44 1723
1999 47 1790
2000 73 1924
2001 104 2215
2002 123 2326
2003 126 2699
2004 144 2885
2005 158 3506
2006 176 4026
2007 170 4531
2008 201 5148
2009 196 5581
2010 202 6706
2011 245 7095
2012 259 8167
2013 268 9141
2014 269 10334
2015 275 10985
2016 291 11374
2017 354 12307
2018 384 13334
2019 390 15155
2020 441 19283
2021 428 21557
2022 429 21844
2023 455 22581
2024 346 21095

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY Downstate Medical Center in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 137 158 397
Library and Information science 211 234 557
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 170 191 673
Cognitive Science 193 225 735
Computational Linguistics 290 326 1554
Computer Vision 274 312 1667
Software Engineering 338 380 1679
Machine Learning 302 341 1800
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 333 374 1960
Data Science 423 473 2077
Telecommunications 316 359 2105
Cyber Security 446 495 2488
Human-Computer Interaction 430 480 2588
Computer Networking 497 552 2913

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

SUNY Downstate Medical Center ranked 296th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1292nd in the World with 8,546 publications made and 239,206 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Demography, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#296 of 1,761 In the United States
#334 of 1,852 In North America
#1292 of 7,081 In the World

SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 28 1141
1993 30 1154
1994 27 1178
1995 31 1094
1996 44 1269
1997 41 1307
1998 35 1314
1999 29 1362
2000 54 1483
2001 74 1663
2002 106 1679
2003 104 2091
2004 120 2247
2005 125 2595
2006 159 3251
2007 152 3573
2008 183 4107
2009 207 4451
2010 215 4949
2011 236 5642
2012 227 6246
2013 240 7742
2014 249 8391
2015 282 8856
2016 299 9483
2017 377 10202
2018 377 10927
2019 446 12600
2020 514 16188
2021 532 18301
2022 526 18187
2023 534 18959
2024 437 16728

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY Downstate Medical Center in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Demography 170 193 524
Library and Information science 211 234 557
Occupational Safety and Health 225 254 612
Art History 288 319 757
Genealogy 334 370 881
Gender Studies 403 444 975
Sociology 292 325 1005
Anthropology 337 374 1083
Linguistics 271 305 1138
Criminology and Criminal Justice 526 574 1314
Classics and Ancient History 444 481 1321
Law 368 408 1339
Aesthetics 351 390 1357
History 349 392 1475
Political Science 386 431 1550
Archaeology 335 379 1574
Journalism and Digital Media 353 393 1585
Philosophy 314 355 1612
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 617 670 2084
Communications and Public Relations 653 714 2339
Education Majors 669 726 2365

Engineering rankings

SUNY Downstate Medical Center ranked 268th for Engineering in the United States and 1578th in the World with 5,912 publications made and 179,632 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Biotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#268 of 1,565 In the United States
#305 of 1,651 In North America
#1578 of 6,782 In the World

SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 26 1256
1993 35 1174
1994 27 1087
1995 21 1112
1996 35 1107
1997 26 1210
1998 28 1160
1999 26 1113
2000 50 1343
2001 79 1526
2002 85 1603
2003 78 1813
2004 97 1968
2005 93 2305
2006 97 2600
2007 89 2961
2008 137 3329
2009 143 3642
2010 140 3916
2011 148 4394
2012 187 4700
2013 199 5175
2014 191 5758
2015 189 6027
2016 198 6501
2017 225 6683
2018 228 7095
2019 225 7866
2020 286 10209
2021 265 11061
2022 277 11154
2023 267 10995
2024 217 10151

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY Downstate Medical Center in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 124 141 453
Biomedical Engineering 189 214 853
Aerospace Engineering 254 286 1241
Optical Engineering 232 262 1246
Mechanical Engineering 236 269 1300
Acoustical Engineering 269 307 1396
Metallurgical Engineering 244 281 1634
Materials Science 301 340 2029
Telecommunications 316 359 2105
Systems Engineering 383 431 2180
Electrical Engineering 316 361 2235
Electronic Engineering 318 363 2270
Structural Engineering 358 405 2291
Geotechnical Engineering 366 411 2414
Human-Computer Interaction 430 480 2588
Civil Engineering 460 512 2831
Computer Networking 497 552 2913
Chemical Engineering 399 448 3023
Nanotechnology 475 527 3334

Physics rankings

SUNY Downstate Medical Center ranked 279th for Physics in the United States and 1590th in the World with 5,579 publications made and 172,916 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Biophysics.

Physics ranking Location
#279 of 1,531 In the United States
#319 of 1,617 In North America
#1590 of 6,713 In the World

SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 28 1328
1993 30 1194
1994 29 1030
1995 18 1060
1996 36 1049
1997 25 1170
1998 23 1149
1999 29 1090
2000 50 1262
2001 59 1334
2002 76 1403
2003 78 1635
2004 91 1747
2005 85 2160
2006 96 2374
2007 71 2577
2008 104 2830
2009 114 2955
2010 114 3336
2011 145 3461
2012 147 3829
2013 157 4227
2014 165 4697
2015 170 4946
2016 163 5313
2017 212 5430
2018 224 5977
2019 227 6536
2020 273 8409
2021 266 9133
2022 274 9434
2023 253 9536
2024 191 9268

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY Downstate Medical Center in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 107 122 294
Biophysics 136 153 388
Astrobiology 286 322 1224
Optical Engineering 232 262 1246
Astrophysics and Astronomy 289 328 1313
Acoustical Engineering 269 307 1396
Nuclear Physics 302 341 1663
Materials Science 301 340 2029
Quantum and Particle physics 351 396 2179
Nanotechnology 475 527 3334

Mathematics rankings

SUNY Downstate Medical Center ranked 277th for Mathematics in the United States and 1262nd in the World with 3,852 publications made and 119,968 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#277 of 1,410 In the United States
#312 of 1,491 In North America
#1262 of 6,418 In the World

SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 9 289
1993 8 281
1994 8 340
1995 9 300
1996 14 369
1997 19 367
1998 7 373
1999 9 442
2000 21 460
2001 31 511
2002 39 612
2003 35 721
2004 40 729
2005 49 947
2006 52 1117
2007 65 1364
2008 77 1565
2009 86 1711
2010 113 2079
2011 99 2386
2012 119 2574
2013 156 3318
2014 143 3925
2015 157 4429
2016 167 4588
2017 191 4994
2018 230 5621
2019 231 6448
2020 284 8687
2021 314 10226
2022 333 10199
2023 301 10212
2024 206 8009

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY Downstate Medical Center in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Statistics 258 292 1137
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 514 565 2503
Math Teachers 854 913 3232

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Photography 206 242 728
Development Studies 321 356 1196
Geology 262 301 1326
Economics 377 417 1572
Advertising 437 477 1607
Environmental Science 299 341 1614
Earth science and Geophysics 292 339 1729
Geography and Cartography 342 391 1889
Management 390 434 1929
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 318 362 1968
Art & Design 478 527 1978
Literature 520 572 2003
Finance 429 473 2037
Business 437 483 2040
Ecology 389 441 2292
Marketing 477 524 2340
Fashion Design 515 569 2414
Oceanography 431 486 2512
Accounting 580 633 2679
Environmental Management 617 681 4036