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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranked 290th in the United States, 1141st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 108 research topics. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 22,686 academic publications and 472,970 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1141 of 14,131 In the World
#321 of 2,597 In North America
#290 of 2,496 In the United States
#21 of 119 In Texas
#2 of 3 In Lubbock
#210 of 2,181 For Critical Care Nursing
#291 of 2,885 For Anesthesiology
#294 of 2,422 For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine
#4119 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1408 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 105 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranked 144th for Medicine in the United States and 463rd in the World with 19,926 publications made and 404,704 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#144 of 1,600 In the United States
#161 of 1,685 In North America
#463 of 6,775 In the World

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 114 1127
1993 152 1047
1994 132 1083
1995 141 1302
1996 143 1402
1997 139 1629
1998 153 1843
1999 186 2062
2000 243 2449
2001 222 2798
2002 234 3371
2003 239 3699
2004 311 4239
2005 274 4696
2006 332 5435
2007 383 6001
2008 344 6491
2009 416 7452
2010 453 8542
2011 530 9833
2012 509 11221
2013 687 12249
2014 760 13863
2015 776 15181
2016 902 16287
2017 989 17989
2018 986 19837
2019 1142 22422
2020 1276 29869
2021 1278 34336
2022 1319 36082
2023 1535 37856
2024 1367 37447

The following table provides academic rankings for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Critical Care Nursing 90 102 210
Anesthesiology 103 117 291
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 132 149 294
Dermatology 91 101 295
Family medicine 123 137 319
Pharmacology 104 118 331
Healthcare Management (MHA) 133 152 336
Pediatrics 108 122 355
Optometry 122 137 363
Radiation Therapy 104 117 368
Health Science 144 161 369
Surgery 112 126 370
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 93 105 372
Oncology and Cancer research 106 119 376
Respiratory Therapy 115 131 386
Urology 118 134 390
Cardiology 116 129 396
Medical Physics 131 148 414
Ophthalmology 126 142 416
Epidemiology 113 130 417
Cosmetology 106 121 421
Nursing 154 175 422
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 132 147 454
Pathology 133 149 463
Physical Therapy 148 171 464
Immunology 126 141 464
Psychiatry 153 175 468
Anatomy and Physiology 145 161 469
Gerontology 196 220 495
Plastic Surgery 144 155 501
Virology 158 178 552
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 120 136 555
Sports Medicine 175 202 581
Occupational Therapy 165 187 592
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 220 246 609
Public Health 197 222 623
Neurosurgery 130 144 626
Clinical Psychology 257 291 674
Sports / Exercise science 214 245 725
Orthodontics 180 201 759
Social Work 351 388 779
Sonography and Ultrasound 167 190 816
Audiology 243 274 818
Veterinary 141 158 820
Toxicology 156 182 863
Pharmacy 164 188 903
Biomedical Engineering 216 243 1048
Dentistry 221 244 1049

Biology rankings

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranked 170th for Biology in the United States and 688th in the World with 16,978 publications made and 411,801 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#170 of 1,609 In the United States
#194 of 1,698 In North America
#688 of 6,833 In the World

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 102 1286
1993 139 1226
1994 113 1189
1995 142 1429
1996 150 1561
1997 154 1958
1998 174 2323
1999 181 2520
2000 218 2993
2001 204 3409
2002 240 3951
2003 238 4335
2004 275 4722
2005 251 5252
2006 293 5945
2007 310 6454
2008 300 6929
2009 375 7847
2010 405 8856
2011 501 10172
2012 452 11372
2013 592 12470
2014 663 14160
2015 660 15111
2016 742 16053
2017 825 17615
2018 832 19409
2019 924 22076
2020 1048 29534
2021 1004 33744
2022 1077 35394
2023 1169 36601
2024 1011 36101

The following table provides academic rankings for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Pharmacology 104 118 331
Oncology and Cancer research 106 119 376
Biotechnology 116 132 394
Microbiology 116 131 401
Biophysics 140 158 405
Immunology 126 141 464
Molecular Biology 145 162 484
Neuroscience 159 182 489
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 144 162 501
Genetics 143 161 501
Virology 158 178 552
Biochemistry 154 173 596
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 220 246 609
Toxicology 156 182 863
Evolutionary Biology 232 264 870
Astrobiology 246 277 974
Paleontology 220 253 1024
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 245 284 1135
Zoology 264 302 1138
Botany 212 242 1203
Animal Science 230 262 1220
Nutrition and Food Science 168 192 1346
Nanotechnology 255 288 1750
Horticulture 271 312 2070
Agricultural Science 382 433 2555

Chemistry rankings

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranked 188th for Chemistry in the United States and 857th in the World with 11,071 publications made and 318,146 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#188 of 1,447 In the United States
#214 of 1,530 In North America
#857 of 6,545 In the World

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 80 946
1993 109 971
1994 83 928
1995 101 1111
1996 114 1239
1997 116 1563
1998 135 1963
1999 138 2086
2000 169 2494
2001 135 2868
2002 172 3196
2003 173 3520
2004 205 3863
2005 181 4133
2006 225 4589
2007 209 5080
2008 205 5330
2009 267 6082
2010 306 6790
2011 374 7795
2012 319 8625
2013 398 9444
2014 431 10724
2015 437 11485
2016 483 12054
2017 534 13222
2018 521 14498
2019 569 16609
2020 633 21836
2021 569 24946
2022 599 26248
2023 662 26834
2024 498 25429

The following table provides academic rankings for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 154 173 596
Pharmacy 164 188 903
Organic Chemistry 206 234 1112
Nutrition and Food Science 168 192 1346
Inorganic Chemistry 264 300 1749
Nanotechnology 255 288 1750
Materials Science 268 305 1778
Radiochemistry 235 270 2134
Chemical Engineering 292 331 2276
Physical chemistry 306 350 2287
Environmental Chemistry 372 423 2640

Psychology rankings

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranked 189th for Psychology in the United States and 589th in the World with 8,445 publications made and 188,058 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#189 of 1,558 In the United States
#215 of 1,645 In North America
#589 of 6,645 In the World

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 49 663
1993 70 551
1994 48 535
1995 66 655
1996 74 652
1997 63 797
1998 57 837
1999 89 931
2000 86 1123
2001 89 1262
2002 117 1638
2003 106 1684
2004 132 1762
2005 125 2138
2006 120 2430
2007 174 2806
2008 124 3015
2009 187 3354
2010 165 3791
2011 210 4324
2012 192 4966
2013 268 5532
2014 306 6125
2015 323 6714
2016 412 7389
2017 397 7806
2018 414 8930
2019 507 10133
2020 527 13865
2021 559 15750
2022 573 16735
2023 694 17574
2024 546 16927

The following table provides academic rankings for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Psychiatry 153 175 468
Neuroscience 159 182 489
Occupational Therapy 165 187 592
Clinical Psychology 257 291 674
Social Work 351 388 779
Child Psychology 367 407 1099
Education Majors 399 440 1286
Social Psychology 434 479 1471
Cognitive Science 403 448 1856

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranked 333rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1490th in the World with 6,702 publications made and 113,094 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Demography, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#333 of 1,761 In the United States
#374 of 1,852 In North America
#1490 of 7,081 In the World

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 38 307
1993 46 226
1994 49 240
1995 46 321
1996 32 329
1997 48 396
1998 50 450
1999 75 572
2000 77 660
2001 65 765
2002 78 964
2003 90 1071
2004 112 1244
2005 104 1449
2006 108 1691
2007 153 1930
2008 121 2116
2009 138 2437
2010 141 2766
2011 171 2915
2012 166 3359
2013 247 3723
2014 243 4085
2015 252 4554
2016 305 5103
2017 295 5313
2018 332 5818
2019 382 6777
2020 444 9050
2021 453 10659
2022 487 11224
2023 565 12019
2024 496 11203

The following table provides academic rankings for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Military science 99 109 154
Demography 195 220 627
Occupational Safety and Health 247 280 710
Sports / Exercise science 214 245 725
Social Work 351 388 779
Library and Information science 291 318 809
Anthropology 325 362 1030
Sociology 321 358 1112
Law 339 377 1226
Education Majors 399 440 1286
Gender Studies 523 573 1331
Aesthetics 361 400 1399
Political Science 359 404 1439
Linguistics 348 389 1630
Archaeology 349 394 1704
Classics and Ancient History 548 591 1751
History 410 457 1760
Communications and Public Relations 560 613 1895
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 624 677 2104
Philosophy 422 470 2140

Computer Science rankings

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranked 264th for Computer Science in the United States and 1173rd in the World with 6,436 publications made and 175,025 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Library and Information science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#264 of 1,612 In the United States
#300 of 1,698 In North America
#1173 of 6,845 In the World

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 40 598
1993 53 460
1994 40 441
1995 59 546
1996 56 485
1997 55 660
1998 57 727
1999 74 772
2000 72 941
2001 61 1120
2002 120 1391
2003 103 1428
2004 118 1603
2005 102 1804
2006 96 2119
2007 136 2359
2008 110 2684
2009 148 2975
2010 138 3433
2011 187 3921
2012 150 4577
2013 194 5136
2014 253 5886
2015 266 6370
2016 315 6937
2017 278 7260
2018 298 8301
2019 364 9906
2020 390 13564
2021 418 15961
2022 401 16817
2023 445 17686
2024 380 17484

The following table provides academic rankings for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 159 182 489
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 144 162 501
Library and Information science 291 318 809
Data Science 373 416 1760
Cognitive Science 403 448 1856
Multimedia 453 495 2021
Machine Learning 343 386 2064
Computational Linguistics 389 435 2323
Computer Vision 424 473 2653
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 462 511 2733
Cyber Security 490 543 2738
Human-Computer Interaction 455 508 2891
Telecommunications 457 509 2894
Computer Networking 568 628 3221

Engineering rankings

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranked 272nd for Engineering in the United States and 1595th in the World with 5,259 publications made and 126,024 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Biotechnology, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#272 of 1,565 In the United States
#309 of 1,651 In North America
#1595 of 6,782 In the World

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 34 384
1993 44 365
1994 47 358
1995 43 448
1996 52 443
1997 35 496
1998 68 695
1999 64 668
2000 73 807
2001 64 846
2002 75 1179
2003 70 1144
2004 89 1431
2005 79 1552
2006 87 1865
2007 96 2057
2008 87 2212
2009 107 2461
2010 119 2879
2011 159 3280
2012 169 3653
2013 193 3946
2014 211 4473
2015 198 4698
2016 230 5030
2017 277 5422
2018 240 6124
2019 250 6798
2020 312 8926
2021 322 10116
2022 311 10746
2023 352 11252
2024 268 11188

The following table provides academic rankings for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 116 132 394
Biomedical Engineering 216 243 1048
Aerospace Engineering 273 310 1467
Optical Engineering 265 300 1554
Metallurgical Engineering 237 273 1572
Acoustical Engineering 321 363 1749
Nanotechnology 255 288 1750
Materials Science 268 305 1778
Mechanical Engineering 300 339 1794
Structural Engineering 305 345 1936
Environmental Engineering 269 307 2026
Electronic Engineering 308 353 2181
Chemical Engineering 292 331 2276
Civil Engineering 373 421 2297
Geotechnical Engineering 407 455 2708
Human-Computer Interaction 455 508 2891
Telecommunications 457 509 2894
Electrical Engineering 456 509 3095
Systems Engineering 526 580 3117
Computer Networking 568 628 3221

Physics rankings

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranked 287th for Physics in the United States and 1678th in the World with 4,595 publications made and 103,728 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Biophysics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#287 of 1,531 In the United States
#327 of 1,617 In North America
#1678 of 6,713 In the World

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 29 348
1993 38 314
1994 38 308
1995 31 387
1996 49 424
1997 40 463
1998 64 659
1999 63 649
2000 82 762
2001 65 800
2002 73 1105
2003 74 1091
2004 80 1288
2005 75 1445
2006 77 1658
2007 85 1837
2008 71 1982
2009 103 2260
2010 100 2540
2011 128 2876
2012 136 3232
2013 150 3508
2014 189 3979
2015 172 3985
2016 203 4338
2017 224 4715
2018 219 5308
2019 224 5860
2020 258 7480
2021 268 8456
2022 252 9168
2023 309 9656
2024 224 9715

The following table provides academic rankings for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biophysics 140 158 405
Medical Physics 131 148 414
Astrobiology 246 277 974
Astrophysics and Astronomy 285 324 1305
Optical Engineering 265 300 1554
Acoustical Engineering 321 363 1749
Nanotechnology 255 288 1750
Materials Science 268 305 1778
Nuclear Physics 357 402 2087
Quantum and Particle physics 400 448 2459

Mathematics rankings

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranked 309th for Mathematics in the United States and 1465th in the World with 2,748 publications made and 51,354 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#309 of 1,410 In the United States
#345 of 1,491 In North America
#1465 of 6,418 In the World

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 4 44
1993 3 61
1994 3 41
1995 9 57
1996 10 49
1997 3 73
1998 9 70
1999 16 105
2000 17 132
2001 14 146
2002 27 219
2003 32 276
2004 37 297
2005 38 378
2006 42 505
2007 44 603
2008 34 614
2009 58 753
2010 53 812
2011 65 951
2012 53 1099
2013 85 1298
2014 106 1454
2015 115 1761
2016 127 1888
2017 139 2100
2018 167 2424
2019 198 2947
2020 228 4009
2021 218 4854
2022 239 5448
2023 283 5994
2024 201 4866

The following table provides academic rankings for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Statistics 285 321 1317
Math Teachers 539 586 1754
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 507 558 2477

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Photography 136 160 434
Development Studies 244 275 866
Geology 260 299 1320
Economics 332 371 1372
Advertising 424 464 1539
Environmental Science 294 336 1590
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 311 355 1940
Literature 524 576 2015
Art & Design 509 560 2101
Management 428 475 2124
Geography and Cartography 384 434 2142
Ecology 367 419 2166
Business 478 526 2249
Fashion Design 477 527 2250
Oceanography 447 502 2604
Marketing 539 592 2685
Earth science and Geophysics 482 535 2812
Finance 593 649 2990
Environmental Management 523 585 3533