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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranked 158th in the United States, 492nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 167 research topics. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 63,659 academic publications and 1,918,046 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 9 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#492 of 14,131 In the World
#182 of 2,597 In North America
#158 of 2,496 In the United States
#13 of 119 In Texas
#5 of 16 In Houston
#73 of 2,196 For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine
#86 of 1,911 For Critical Care Nursing
#89 of 2,214 For Gerontology
#3819 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#706 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 164 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranked 71st for Medicine in the United States and 157th in the World with 55,516 publications made and 1,644,249 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#71 of 1,558 In the United States
#80 of 1,643 In North America
#157 of 6,680 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 362 6120
1992 334 6531
1993 321 6529
1994 379 6903
1995 497 7825
1996 584 8832
1997 536 9684
1998 577 11302
1999 542 12590
2000 652 14586
2001 608 16367
2002 632 17890
2003 713 20217
2004 838 22479
2005 825 25208
2006 931 28313
2007 959 31859
2008 921 34888
2009 1074 38120
2010 1184 43879
2011 1330 47619
2012 1436 53505
2013 1574 58784
2014 1751 63012
2015 1925 68201
2016 2513 71156
2017 2840 76334
2018 3204 83226
2019 3538 93310
2020 4200 116705
2021 4104 137429
2022 4361 146414
2023 4371 149380

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 54 61 73
Critical Care Nursing 56 64 86
Gerontology 61 69 89
Medical Physics 55 62 89
Plastic Surgery 61 66 91
Dermatology 52 54 96
Sports / Exercise science 48 60 101
Healthcare Management (MHA) 61 71 102
Pediatrics 52 59 102
Dentistry 37 41 106
Anesthesiology 61 70 107
Family medicine 63 71 109
Cardiology 55 64 114
Health Science 66 75 116
Epidemiology 45 53 117
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 64 74 120
Public Health 62 71 121
Psychiatry 66 76 124
Surgery 58 67 125
Nursing 70 81 129
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 44 51 137
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 64 73 138
Optometry 59 66 140
Orthodontics 50 56 143
Clinical Psychology 85 99 155
Radiation Therapy 67 75 157
Sports Medicine 71 84 157
Pathology 69 79 162
Pharmacology 73 84 165
Ophthalmology 74 84 168
Occupational Therapy 74 89 169
Immunology 71 79 169
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 58 66 175
Oncology and Cancer research 70 77 180
Physical Therapy 79 93 181
Sonography and Ultrasound 69 78 181
Virology 82 92 188
Anatomy and Physiology 80 93 191
Cosmetology 69 76 194
Respiratory Therapy 80 93 216
Urology 86 100 247
Audiology 97 111 251
Neurosurgery 73 80 254
Forensic Science 78 89 258
Biomedical Engineering 88 100 260
Toxicology 80 92 305
Veterinary 94 105 407
Social Work 353 390 727
Pharmacy 287 321 1522

Biology rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranked 98th for Biology in the United States and 249th in the World with 48,783 publications made and 1,626,052 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#98 of 1,582 In the United States
#112 of 1,668 In North America
#249 of 6,770 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 327 7109
1992 307 7523
1993 293 7347
1994 340 7749
1995 426 8791
1996 541 9533
1997 489 10421
1998 538 12196
1999 517 13483
2000 610 15537
2001 555 17208
2002 592 18822
2003 653 21016
2004 714 23239
2005 747 25537
2006 830 28323
2007 872 31343
2008 848 33631
2009 982 36932
2010 1079 42366
2011 1189 45970
2012 1299 51824
2013 1390 56968
2014 1551 61524
2015 1726 66283
2016 2110 68997
2017 2458 74187
2018 2757 81026
2019 3074 90251
2020 3528 111730
2021 3412 130412
2022 3545 138409
2023 3504 140617

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 64 74 120
Microbiology 66 76 155
Neuroscience 76 87 160
Pharmacology 73 84 165
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 72 81 166
Immunology 71 79 169
Oncology and Cancer research 70 77 180
Biophysics 85 93 184
Virology 82 92 188
Genetics 82 92 190
Molecular Biology 87 98 222
Evolutionary Biology 94 110 228
Biochemistry 88 100 234
Biotechnology 100 113 280
Toxicology 80 92 305
Paleontology 123 143 413
Botany 141 162 538
Astrobiology 166 188 550
Animal Science 133 154 586
Zoology 168 195 661
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 173 200 673
Entomology 199 230 821
Nutrition and Food Science 142 162 973
Horticulture 150 175 1057
Nanotechnology 175 201 1059
Agricultural Science 239 278 1566
Forestry 280 325 1732

Chemistry rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranked 112th for Chemistry in the United States and 362nd in the World with 30,142 publications made and 1,098,008 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#112 of 1,407 In the United States
#128 of 1,488 In North America
#362 of 6,447 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 237 5686
1992 214 6025
1993 213 5827
1994 231 6083
1995 281 6946
1996 376 7347
1997 321 7937
1998 375 9506
1999 357 10377
2000 401 11898
2001 352 12913
2002 370 13965
2003 451 15321
2004 452 16715
2005 470 17885
2006 531 19487
2007 550 21258
2008 543 22046
2009 621 23717
2010 716 27652
2011 774 29868
2012 807 33888
2013 870 37202
2014 921 40485
2015 1018 43555
2016 1231 45345
2017 1421 49092
2018 1610 54770
2019 1777 60882
2020 2032 74251
2021 1928 86557
2022 2011 93109
2023 1897 94693

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 88 100 234
Organic Chemistry 137 156 591
Materials Science 179 207 948
Nutrition and Food Science 142 162 973
Nanotechnology 175 201 1059
Computational Chemistry 215 243 1121
Inorganic Chemistry 182 210 1156
Radiochemistry 148 175 1230
Chemical Engineering 197 231 1406
Physical chemistry 228 263 1506
Pharmacy 287 321 1522
Environmental Chemistry 247 287 1672

Psychology rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranked 81st for Psychology in the United States and 165th in the World with 26,070 publications made and 825,901 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#81 of 1,527 In the United States
#92 of 1,612 In North America
#165 of 6,528 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 170 2759
1992 135 2837
1993 144 2817
1994 166 2890
1995 209 3531
1996 264 3816
1997 247 4265
1998 264 5009
1999 267 5487
2000 288 6564
2001 281 7125
2002 330 8197
2003 325 9002
2004 394 10081
2005 386 11725
2006 432 13409
2007 463 14722
2008 420 16379
2009 466 18082
2010 522 20587
2011 591 22042
2012 630 24457
2013 765 27732
2014 852 29993
2015 899 31770
2016 1181 34081
2017 1406 36427
2018 1554 40381
2019 1740 45280
2020 2004 56949
2021 1973 66284
2022 2117 70181
2023 2117 71212

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Psychiatry 66 76 124
Clinical Psychology 85 99 155
Neuroscience 76 87 160
Occupational Therapy 74 89 169
Child Psychology 113 130 202
Special Education 109 123 206
Sexology 145 169 256
Social Psychology 161 184 390
Cognitive Science 136 158 429
Education Majors 207 233 535
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 250 282 681
Social Work 353 390 727

Computer Science rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranked 123rd for Computer Science in the United States and 402nd in the World with 23,932 publications made and 756,292 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#123 of 1,576 In the United States
#143 of 1,662 In North America
#402 of 6,752 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 140 2647
1992 122 2666
1993 106 2711
1994 145 2694
1995 169 3299
1996 192 3222
1997 195 3617
1998 190 4325
1999 215 4695
2000 243 5693
2001 209 6284
2002 272 7232
2003 285 8146
2004 308 9104
2005 319 10380
2006 389 11831
2007 379 12909
2008 384 14040
2009 470 15826
2010 510 18311
2011 554 19883
2012 623 22346
2013 680 25365
2014 784 28278
2015 857 30244
2016 1057 32761
2017 1282 35405
2018 1470 40142
2019 1678 45985
2020 1874 57622
2021 1820 67976
2022 1952 72976
2023 1963 74515

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 76 87 160
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 72 81 166
UX/UI Desgin 63 80 218
Machine Learning 108 127 366
Cognitive Science 136 158 429
Library and Information science 167 189 431
Data Science 158 182 510
Computational Linguistics 143 169 575
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 155 185 629
Human-Computer Interaction 165 194 704
Game Design and Development 177 207 788
Multimedia 235 263 841
Cyber Security 218 251 950
Management Information Systems 258 291 1001
Computer Vision 210 240 1030
Software Engineering 257 292 1147
Telecommunications 224 257 1207
Computer Graphics 245 278 1297
Computer Networking 256 292 1338
Computer Engineering 279 317 1960
Blockchain and Cryptography 302 347 2152

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranked 140th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 477th in the World with 22,542 publications made and 679,809 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Demography, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#140 of 1,728 In the United States
#162 of 1,819 In North America
#477 of 7,020 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 136 2349
1992 116 2350
1993 123 2478
1994 161 2679
1995 191 2913
1996 235 3409
1997 196 3673
1998 201 4246
1999 219 4790
2000 255 5602
2001 262 6337
2002 284 7090
2003 307 8343
2004 340 9255
2005 353 10428
2006 397 12202
2007 393 13377
2008 356 14864
2009 479 16758
2010 479 18677
2011 541 20246
2012 563 22360
2013 661 24867
2014 743 26944
2015 740 28368
2016 954 29439
2017 1159 31400
2018 1208 33433
2019 1361 37623
2020 1716 46752
2021 1756 54333
2022 1932 57814
2023 1910 59177

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 57 67 99
Sports / Exercise science 48 60 101
Military science 78 82 107
Demography 62 72 125
Radio and Television broadcasting 91 103 176
Special Education 109 123 206
Anthropology 101 118 229
Genealogy 109 126 230
Early Childhood Education 135 146 236
Forensic Science 78 89 258
Sociology 120 140 286
Broadcast Journalism 149 171 360
Library and Information science 167 189 431
Public Policy / Administration 171 196 439
Law 162 185 451
Linguistics 141 163 483
Gender Studies 226 257 506
Political Science 163 187 519
Education Majors 207 233 535
Criminology and Criminal Justice 278 309 578
Aesthetics 181 209 608
Art History 239 268 620
Journalism and Digital Media 196 222 631
Communications and Public Relations 256 288 668
History 194 222 668
Archaeology 182 210 676
Philosophy 165 190 706
Classics and Ancient History 258 285 713
Social Work 353 390 727
Law Enforcement 292 324 729
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 281 313 828

Engineering rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranked 169th for Engineering in the United States and 724th in the World with 15,242 publications made and 451,568 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#169 of 1,518 In the United States
#197 of 1,602 In North America
#724 of 6,684 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 123 2051
1992 106 2067
1993 96 2030
1994 117 1988
1995 144 2386
1996 154 2487
1997 166 2812
1998 159 3077
1999 169 3278
2000 198 3986
2001 159 4512
2002 199 4882
2003 219 5493
2004 243 6104
2005 250 6766
2006 239 7668
2007 296 8826
2008 273 9304
2009 339 10434
2010 369 12194
2011 356 13353
2012 398 15270
2013 441 16979
2014 480 18092
2015 481 18891
2016 620 19963
2017 744 21055
2018 824 23214
2019 955 25360
2020 1054 31578
2021 1012 36986
2022 1026 39252
2023 1085 40832

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 88 100 260
Biotechnology 100 113 280
Aerospace Engineering 149 175 519
Mechanical Engineering 139 166 584
Optical Engineering 150 173 644
Systems Engineering 172 203 700
Human-Computer Interaction 165 194 704
Acoustical Engineering 183 212 759
Metallurgical Engineering 172 200 923
Materials Science 179 207 948
Transportation Engineering 208 241 1019
Civil Engineering 209 240 1028
Nanotechnology 175 201 1059
Environmental Engineering 179 211 1125
Structural Engineering 223 255 1184
Telecommunications 224 257 1207
Remote Sensing 245 280 1226
Reliability and Quality Engineering 228 262 1247
Computer Networking 256 292 1338
Electrical Engineering 228 263 1387
Chemical Engineering 197 231 1406
Geotechnical Engineering 230 269 1408
Automotive Engineering 237 275 1522
Electronic Engineering 245 280 1609
Operations Research 279 317 1619
Computer Engineering 279 317 1960

Mathematics rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranked 120th for Mathematics in the United States and 362nd in the World with 12,827 publications made and 401,701 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#120 of 1,371 In the United States
#139 of 1,451 In North America
#362 of 6,305 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 38 554
1992 49 559
1993 46 609
1994 51 752
1995 73 775
1996 84 987
1997 80 1084
1998 88 1252
1999 86 1462
2000 104 1712
2001 117 1977
2002 133 2442
2003 158 2759
2004 167 3204
2005 174 3804
2006 218 4628
2007 203 5023
2008 219 5979
2009 270 6888
2010 280 7887
2011 314 8779
2012 345 9647
2013 388 11490
2014 500 12629
2015 471 14053
2016 601 14679
2017 658 15969
2018 802 17362
2019 922 20535
2020 1045 24487
2021 1096 29476
2022 1212 32511
2023 1302 33636

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Statistics 103 120 303
Actuarial Science 229 255 636
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 186 216 695
Math Teachers 287 318 798
Operations Research 279 317 1619
Applied Mathematics 286 325 1816
Blockchain and Cryptography 302 347 2152

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranked 165th for Environmental Science in the United States and 660th in the World with 12,608 publications made and 374,995 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#165 of 1,598 In the United States
#192 of 1,687 In North America
#660 of 6,798 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 92 1998
1992 92 2051
1993 82 2235
1994 81 2289
1995 134 2539
1996 145 2986
1997 138 3143
1998 130 3664
1999 142 3939
2000 166 4334
2001 170 5004
2002 162 5312
2003 188 5980
2004 221 7021
2005 212 7391
2006 221 8551
2007 218 9131
2008 204 9590
2009 274 10903
2010 265 12410
2011 304 12904
2012 328 14444
2013 326 15666
2014 370 17146
2015 412 18105
2016 543 18413
2017 625 19972
2018 652 21540
2019 761 24027
2020 835 29689
2021 833 34165
2022 878 36161
2023 884 36162

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Paleontology 123 143 413
Geology 147 172 580
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 173 200 673
Geography and Cartography 200 229 836
Ecology 180 210 865
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 200 231 912
Environmental Engineering 179 211 1125
Oceanography 239 281 1233
Geotechnical Engineering 230 269 1408
Earth science and Geophysics 262 305 1501
Agricultural Science 239 278 1566
Environmental Chemistry 247 287 1672
Environmental Management 250 294 1727
Forestry 280 325 1732

Economics rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranked 161st for Economics in the United States and 496th in the World with 5,492 publications made and 121,879 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Finance, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#161 of 1,317 In the United States
#186 of 1,400 In North America
#496 of 5,995 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 17 268
1992 27 281
1993 34 261
1994 32 328
1995 50 372
1996 47 453
1997 59 442
1998 31 585
1999 44 646
2000 49 748
2001 69 856
2002 61 946
2003 90 1203
2004 86 1394
2005 84 1638
2006 94 2017
2007 89 2198
2008 83 2429
2009 103 2934
2010 101 3388
2011 146 3688
2012 157 4092
2013 154 4540
2014 187 5154
2015 195 5328
2016 262 5824
2017 290 6047
2018 307 6379
2019 335 7336
2020 454 9071
2021 457 10680
2022 497 11732
2023 508 12248

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Development Studies 120 137 278
Actuarial Science 229 255 636
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 186 216 695
Finance 334 373 1442

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Photography 166 192 517
Human Resource Management 192 218 585
Graphic Design 175 200 613
Advertising 216 244 620
Accounting 206 235 632
Business 199 228 702
Astrophysics and Astronomy 184 211 720
Management 197 227 738
Fashion Design 192 222 753
Physics 171 199 761
Marketing 213 243 770
Art & Design 226 257 807
Nuclear Physics 183 209 851
Creative Writing 308 346 875
Literature 260 295 897
Project Management 245 278 965
Singing and Vocal Performance 253 288 1005
Quantum and Particle physics 213 245 1142
Atomic and Molecular physics 277 314 1418
Condensed Matter Physics 337 382 2295