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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked 193rd in the United States, 630th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 13 research topics. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 55,529 academic publications and 2,214,785 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 4 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#630 of 14,131 In the World
#219 of 2,597 In North America
#193 of 2,496 In the United States
#17 of 119 In Texas
#2 of 11 In San Antonio
#16 of 2,253 For Dentistry
#23 of 2,030 For Orthodontics
#24 of 3,140 For Biotechnology
#7035 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#707 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 10 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked 59th for Medicine in the United States and 118th in the World with 48,017 publications made and 1,918,968 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#59 of 1,558 In the United States
#68 of 1,643 In North America
#118 of 6,680 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 662 7411
1992 681 8221
1993 708 9177
1994 714 10103
1995 739 11446
1996 788 13152
1997 816 14168
1998 873 16700
1999 806 18006
2000 842 20789
2001 777 23610
2002 850 26570
2003 893 30312
2004 952 33338
2005 965 37978
2006 1114 42449
2007 1193 47527
2008 1345 50777
2009 1415 55314
2010 1400 62230
2011 1470 67157
2012 1488 72023
2013 1597 76866
2014 1663 84332
2015 1729 88150
2016 1652 88549
2017 1647 90334
2018 1755 92092
2019 1957 96125
2020 2357 110960
2021 2270 128349
2022 2094 139102
2023 2103 142030

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

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Dentistry 8 9 16
Orthodontics 13 14 23
Gerontology 36 39 47
Dermatology 32 34 51
Radiation Therapy 35 37 52
Critical Care Nursing 45 51 66
Medical Physics 49 56 74
Health Science 47 55 80
Oncology and Cancer research 45 48 84
Pharmacology 50 56 95
Surgery 52 60 101
Pathology 51 58 104
Urology 53 59 106
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 52 60 107
Family medicine 61 69 107
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 67 78 108
Anesthesiology 62 71 108
Cardiology 54 63 113
Anatomy and Physiology 59 67 117
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 38 43 119
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 48 55 129
Biomedical Engineering 59 66 133
Psychiatry 69 79 134
Immunology 61 67 138
Respiratory Therapy 60 72 140
Plastic Surgery 74 80 141
Occupational Therapy 66 79 145
Epidemiology 57 66 146
Clinical Psychology 88 102 163
Optometry 69 80 169
Healthcare Management (MHA) 86 99 171
Neurosurgery 53 58 171
Cosmetology 64 70 173
Pediatrics 74 85 177
Nursing 87 100 181
Ophthalmology 79 90 183
Public Health 91 105 187
Virology 81 91 187
Physical Therapy 83 98 192
Audiology 82 94 201
Sonography and Ultrasound 72 82 205
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 106 119 225
Sports Medicine 115 135 317
Sports / Exercise science 139 159 365
Forensic Science 114 132 431
Veterinary 113 125 511
Toxicology 139 160 621
Social Work 355 393 742
Pharmacy 218 248 1196

Biology rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked 78th for Biology in the United States and 186th in the World with 44,101 publications made and 1,960,036 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#78 of 1,582 In the United States
#88 of 1,668 In North America
#186 of 6,770 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 637 8085
1992 642 9021
1993 680 9903
1994 684 10788
1995 724 12547
1996 760 14137
1997 770 15249
1998 880 18255
1999 804 19687
2000 808 22580
2001 793 25255
2002 815 27828
2003 887 31541
2004 918 34059
2005 925 38706
2006 1053 42719
2007 1089 47505
2008 1187 50021
2009 1291 54688
2010 1313 61904
2011 1329 66022
2012 1381 70627
2013 1511 75850
2014 1494 82719
2015 1554 86373
2016 1428 86545
2017 1442 88447
2018 1516 90682
2019 1737 94073
2020 1958 108640
2021 1907 124364
2022 1777 133209
2023 1777 135556

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

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 17 18 24
Microbiology 37 42 70
Oncology and Cancer research 45 48 84
Pharmacology 50 56 95
Neuroscience 60 68 109
Molecular Biology 61 65 111
Genetics 65 71 128
Immunology 61 67 138
Biochemistry 68 75 151
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 76 85 170
Biophysics 81 89 175
Virology 81 91 187
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 106 119 225
Evolutionary Biology 122 139 339
Paleontology 108 127 349
Botany 116 133 410
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 133 155 437
Animal Science 113 132 464
Astrobiology 147 164 474
Zoology 144 168 536
Toxicology 139 160 621
Nutrition and Food Science 107 124 702
Horticulture 119 140 752
Nanotechnology 178 204 1088
Agricultural Science 228 265 1485

Chemistry rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked 91st for Chemistry in the United States and 267th in the World with 30,552 publications made and 1,402,269 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#91 of 1,407 In the United States
#105 of 1,488 In North America
#267 of 6,447 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 465 6274
1992 492 7117
1993 524 7659
1994 504 8313
1995 547 9671
1996 575 10886
1997 586 11574
1998 642 14287
1999 634 15274
2000 603 17480
2001 598 19257
2002 611 20778
2003 636 23290
2004 618 24957
2005 654 27881
2006 733 30544
2007 805 33605
2008 855 35238
2009 934 37829
2010 969 43759
2011 925 45982
2012 950 48842
2013 1037 52363
2014 1008 57262
2015 1016 59330
2016 957 59075
2017 936 60311
2018 952 62060
2019 1066 64431
2020 1175 74083
2021 1152 84923
2022 1052 91641
2023 1063 94052

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

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 68 75 151
Organic Chemistry 100 116 373
Nutrition and Food Science 107 124 702
Materials Science 154 179 729
Inorganic Chemistry 152 175 866
Radiochemistry 115 136 929
Nanotechnology 178 204 1088
Pharmacy 218 248 1196
Chemical Engineering 178 208 1227
Physical chemistry 197 231 1302
Environmental Chemistry 284 329 1963

Psychology rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked 82nd for Psychology in the United States and 166th in the World with 20,475 publications made and 835,639 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#82 of 1,527 In the United States
#93 of 1,612 In North America
#166 of 6,528 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 241 3116
1992 242 3161
1993 260 3434
1994 286 3624
1995 302 4300
1996 292 4797
1997 330 5515
1998 308 6456
1999 310 6975
2000 327 7924
2001 321 8961
2002 338 10122
2003 361 11843
2004 362 12578
2005 416 14820
2006 434 16301
2007 517 18799
2008 513 20109
2009 553 22557
2010 575 25394
2011 609 27701
2012 636 30565
2013 710 33316
2014 696 36552
2015 762 37974
2016 722 39655
2017 742 40567
2018 843 43142
2019 931 45022
2020 1096 52572
2021 1008 60544
2022 976 66716
2023 946 68709

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

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 60 68 109
Psychiatry 69 79 134
Occupational Therapy 66 79 145
Clinical Psychology 88 102 163
Child Psychology 163 186 345
Cognitive Science 134 156 421
Social Psychology 191 216 494
Sexology 288 318 594
Social Work 355 393 742
Special Education 305 337 745
Education Majors 281 312 769

Computer Science rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked 120th for Computer Science in the United States and 388th in the World with 18,875 publications made and 802,011 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Library and Information science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#120 of 1,576 In the United States
#140 of 1,662 In North America
#388 of 6,752 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 236 2801
1992 228 2912
1993 262 3181
1994 248 3358
1995 278 4023
1996 271 4434
1997 256 4914
1998 280 5930
1999 281 6420
2000 299 7553
2001 284 8462
2002 334 9440
2003 328 10940
2004 346 11565
2005 364 13905
2006 409 15451
2007 515 17544
2008 472 18381
2009 553 20840
2010 554 24132
2011 581 25685
2012 625 28592
2013 678 31172
2014 705 34811
2015 724 36808
2016 652 37708
2017 632 38629
2018 707 40942
2019 841 43767
2020 952 51720
2021 930 61117
2022 886 65781
2023 875 66800

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 60 68 109
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 76 85 170
Library and Information science 121 138 266
Cognitive Science 134 156 421
Computer Graphics 125 147 491
Data Science 175 202 603
Computer Vision 167 196 713
Machine Learning 184 214 804
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 220 253 1025
Cyber Security 258 292 1236
Computational Linguistics 255 289 1253
Multimedia 337 375 1286
Telecommunications 234 268 1363
Computer Networking 260 296 1382
Human-Computer Interaction 281 316 1392
Management Information Systems 395 437 1710
Software Engineering 347 389 1716

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked 153rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 531st in the World with 15,617 publications made and 590,222 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#153 of 1,728 In the United States
#177 of 1,819 In North America
#531 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 182 1938
1992 209 2057
1993 218 2456
1994 216 2488
1995 222 2805
1996 247 3372
1997 235 3546
1998 276 4206
1999 236 4539
2000 243 5194
2001 227 6306
2002 252 6996
2003 244 8279
2004 255 9008
2005 303 10663
2006 346 11843
2007 379 13638
2008 363 14893
2009 432 16374
2010 383 18022
2011 496 19885
2012 467 21452
2013 529 23367
2014 529 25796
2015 562 27145
2016 559 27879
2017 589 28268
2018 641 29954
2019 702 30971
2020 921 36920
2021 903 43667
2022 837 52300
2023 838 57380

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Military science 8 8 9
Demography 89 103 189
Occupational Safety and Health 104 119 196
Library and Information science 121 138 266
Anthropology 130 148 301
Sports / Exercise science 139 159 365
Sociology 146 167 374
Classics and Ancient History 146 167 385
Forensic Science 114 132 431
Linguistics 148 170 509
Genealogy 224 251 529
Law 190 216 557
History 165 191 562
Archaeology 160 184 568
Aesthetics 188 217 634
Political Science 195 224 637
Criminology and Criminal Justice 325 359 667
Gender Studies 310 343 707
Public Policy / Administration 268 299 726
Social Work 355 393 742
Special Education 305 337 745
Education Majors 281 312 769
Philosophy 179 209 775
Journalism and Digital Media 251 284 856
Art History 327 362 857
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 293 325 868
Radio and Television broadcasting 260 289 877
Publishing 294 331 927
Communications and Public Relations 344 383 961

Engineering rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked 130th for Engineering in the United States and 527th in the World with 14,052 publications made and 607,264 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#130 of 1,518 In the United States
#153 of 1,602 In North America
#527 of 6,684 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 228 2280
1992 236 2555
1993 255 2806
1994 232 2955
1995 246 3417
1996 280 4046
1997 289 4296
1998 286 5167
1999 297 5659
2000 298 6474
2001 269 7590
2002 307 8549
2003 298 10176
2004 303 10688
2005 291 12132
2006 360 13811
2007 380 15531
2008 405 16263
2009 443 17191
2010 420 19397
2011 430 20890
2012 423 22592
2013 465 23939
2014 465 25371
2015 449 25813
2016 456 25955
2017 393 26583
2018 444 26811
2019 513 28372
2020 528 31880
2021 515 36030
2022 460 38841
2023 475 39570

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

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 17 18 24
Biomedical Engineering 59 66 133
Aerospace Engineering 139 164 485
Mechanical Engineering 128 153 518
Optical Engineering 144 167 611
Metallurgical Engineering 136 157 642
Technical Drawing 133 157 664
Structural Engineering 169 198 719
Acoustical Engineering 175 204 725
Materials Science 154 179 729
Civil Engineering 179 209 779
Petroleum Engineering 183 210 819
Geotechnical Engineering 194 229 1021
Nanotechnology 178 204 1088
Reliability and Quality Engineering 224 258 1226
Chemical Engineering 178 208 1227
Systems Engineering 260 298 1267
Automotive Engineering 218 255 1342
Telecommunications 234 268 1363
Electrical Engineering 226 261 1375
Computer Networking 260 296 1382
Human-Computer Interaction 281 316 1392
Electronic Engineering 216 251 1398
Remote Sensing 266 302 1404
Environmental Engineering 209 244 1425

Physics rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked 157th for Physics in the United States and 679th in the World with 12,057 publications made and 460,077 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Biophysics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#157 of 1,485 In the United States
#183 of 1,569 In North America
#679 of 6,603 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 198 2016
1992 217 2258
1993 236 2395
1994 226 2488
1995 232 3041
1996 229 3285
1997 258 3582
1998 257 4366
1999 246 4661
2000 252 5199
2001 228 6111
2002 265 6683
2003 254 7587
2004 248 7819
2005 244 8794
2006 316 9913
2007 339 11156
2008 347 11776
2009 398 12738
2010 367 14333
2011 346 15742
2012 325 16760
2013 370 17774
2014 376 18678
2015 364 19072
2016 382 19113
2017 335 19670
2018 373 19974
2019 394 21178
2020 451 24755
2021 427 27647
2022 376 30529
2023 360 31349

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 49 56 74
Biophysics 81 89 175
Astrobiology 147 164 474
Optical Engineering 144 167 611
Nuclear Physics 150 175 634
Astrophysics and Astronomy 180 206 686
Acoustical Engineering 175 204 725
Materials Science 154 179 729
Quantum and Particle physics 202 233 1033
Nanotechnology 178 204 1088
Atomic and Molecular physics 320 362 1682
Condensed Matter Physics 268 305 1741

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked 149th for Environmental Science in the United States and 576th in the World with 10,926 publications made and 459,330 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#149 of 1,598 In the United States
#173 of 1,687 In North America
#576 of 6,798 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 169 2009
1992 160 2244
1993 184 2530
1994 180 2574
1995 171 3067
1996 218 3694
1997 187 3646
1998 238 4202
1999 222 4525
2000 197 4993
2001 209 5724
2002 201 6247
2003 214 6862
2004 214 7601
2005 223 8697
2006 233 9769
2007 286 10883
2008 271 11621
2009 305 13043
2010 315 14449
2011 355 16083
2012 348 16937
2013 358 18159
2014 330 20150
2015 357 20747
2016 356 20980
2017 354 21197
2018 372 22326
2019 426 23822
2020 494 27246
2021 505 31193
2022 404 34224
2023 371 35727

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

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Paleontology 108 127 349
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 133 155 437
Geology 139 161 493
Geography and Cartography 187 215 766
Ecology 181 211 867
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 207 240 975
Geotechnical Engineering 194 229 1021
Oceanography 232 271 1171
Earth science and Geophysics 237 279 1247
Environmental Engineering 209 244 1425
Agricultural Science 228 265 1485
Environmental Chemistry 284 329 1963
Environmental Management 429 485 2886

Mathematics rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked 145th for Mathematics in the United States and 512th in the World with 6,791 publications made and 297,576 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#145 of 1,371 In the United States
#169 of 1,451 In North America
#512 of 6,305 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 51 472
1992 60 577
1993 66 615
1994 66 676
1995 59 776
1996 58 1037
1997 66 1046
1998 83 1218
1999 75 1395
2000 74 1613
2001 70 1910
2002 86 2213
2003 82 2741
2004 101 3146
2005 128 3961
2006 148 4414
2007 153 5004
2008 148 5534
2009 207 6324
2010 205 7093
2011 220 7980
2012 223 8854
2013 242 9873
2014 263 11158
2015 308 12600
2016 311 12927
2017 281 13617
2018 325 14625
2019 381 15812
2020 441 18427
2021 439 22490
2022 473 28850
2023 516 31608

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

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Statistics 134 155 449
Actuarial Science 317 349 1099
Math Teachers 429 465 1199
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 287 320 1200

Other rankings

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

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 127 149 375
Development Studies 164 184 429
Fashion Design 150 176 555
Literature 184 213 608
Art & Design 187 216 633
Economics 200 228 672
Photography 216 251 712
Advertising 248 278 745
Human Resource Management 227 258 779
Marketing 242 274 896
Business 236 269 917
Management 235 269 949
Finance 268 302 1120
Accounting 343 380 1198
Project Management 321 358 1336