University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Rankings

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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 101st in the United States, 245th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 30 research topics. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 149,016 academic publications and 6,605,764 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#245 of 14,131 In the World
#115 of 2,597 In North America
#101 of 2,496 In the United States
#5 of 119 In Texas
#3 of 16 In Houston
#1 of 1,708 For Radiation Therapy
#2 of 3,454 For Oncology and Cancer research
#2 of 1,060 For Plastic Surgery
#4396 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#300 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 27 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 15th for Medicine in the United States and 18th in the World with 137,963 publications made and 6,197,418 citations received. Main research topics: Oncology and Cancer research, Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#15 of 1,600 In the United States
#16 of 1,685 In North America
#18 of 6,775 In the World

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 851 8382
1993 943 10669
1994 1130 13410
1995 1244 16330
1996 1233 19203
1997 1162 22928
1998 1267 27672
1999 1170 31995
2000 1417 37347
2001 1511 42845
2002 1729 50446
2003 1994 60727
2004 2614 65558
2005 2922 76696
2006 3255 91060
2007 3601 104684
2008 3546 120314
2009 3862 135263
2010 4347 160479
2011 4501 175686
2012 5149 199420
2013 5462 218822
2014 5668 234367
2015 6087 256977
2016 6391 271422
2017 7049 297477
2018 7080 309226
2019 7582 351472
2020 7925 447277
2021 7517 505649
2022 7894 502787
2023 8659 519154
2024 7093 484997

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Radiation Therapy 1 1 1
Oncology and Cancer research 2 2 2
Plastic Surgery 2 2 2
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 4 5
Medical Physics 5 6 6
Immunology 8 8 9
Surgery 10 11 12
Dermatology 11 12 15
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 14 15 17
Pharmacology 14 15 17
Urology 16 17 18
Pathology 14 15 18
Health Science 13 17 21
Cosmetology 15 17 24
Sonography and Ultrasound 17 18 26
Epidemiology 18 20 35
Critical Care Nursing 30 34 39
Family medicine 45 51 70
Anatomy and Physiology 42 49 72
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 25 28 76
Nursing 55 63 97
Gerontology 63 74 102
Anesthesiology 58 67 104
Neurosurgery 34 38 105
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 62 73 117
Virology 65 70 130
Biomedical Engineering 56 63 134
Healthcare Management (MHA) 72 84 136
Public Health 70 80 137
Psychiatry 73 84 155
Respiratory Therapy 65 78 161
Pediatrics 71 82 174
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 102 114 194
Physical Therapy 80 95 196
Ophthalmology 82 93 202
Cardiology 83 95 215
Toxicology 73 83 226
Occupational Therapy 84 100 233
Sports / Exercise science 97 116 240
Clinical Psychology 119 135 245
Dentistry 75 84 259
Orthodontics 128 144 496
Optometry 150 167 506
Sports Medicine 157 183 520
Veterinary 108 120 536
Audiology 174 198 547
Forensic Science 156 181 656
Social Work 341 377 742
Pharmacy 166 190 916

Biology rankings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 21st for Biology in the United States and 27th in the World with 132,943 publications made and 6,270,340 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Oncology and Cancer research, Biochemistry, Immunology, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Biology ranking Location
#21 of 1,609 In the United States
#22 of 1,698 In North America
#27 of 6,833 In the World

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 872 9208
1993 987 11697
1994 1159 14599
1995 1277 17591
1996 1274 20850
1997 1176 24802
1998 1281 29871
1999 1214 34577
2000 1432 39932
2001 1566 45355
2002 1741 53122
2003 1966 63559
2004 2555 68149
2005 2810 79629
2006 3112 93054
2007 3494 107897
2008 3333 122541
2009 3699 138488
2010 4167 163694
2011 4286 178640
2012 4895 203052
2013 5233 222316
2014 5372 237691
2015 5749 259377
2016 6029 273659
2017 6708 299600
2018 6758 310651
2019 7186 353112
2020 7562 447670
2021 7131 506100
2022 7688 501353
2023 8307 516599
2024 6726 484314

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 2 2 2
Immunology 8 8 9
Genetics 12 13 14
Pharmacology 14 15 17
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 16 17 20
Molecular Biology 19 20 24
Biochemistry 24 25 33
Astrobiology 25 26 35
Biotechnology 31 35 50
Microbiology 49 56 101
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 62 73 117
Virology 65 70 130
Paleontology 72 83 177
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 72 88 191
Toxicology 73 83 226
Evolutionary Biology 93 108 228
Neuroscience 99 113 239
Biophysics 112 125 273
Botany 103 120 360
Zoology 167 194 671
Nanotechnology 129 150 679
Horticulture 125 146 861
Nutrition and Food Science 123 140 880
Agricultural Science 149 179 1028
Animal Science 200 230 1041
Forestry 199 237 1309

Chemistry rankings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 35th for Chemistry in the United States and 63rd in the World with 80,228 publications made and 4,181,331 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#35 of 1,447 In the United States
#39 of 1,530 In North America
#63 of 6,545 In the World

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 610 6861
1993 665 8414
1994 812 10594
1995 867 12556
1996 890 15342
1997 768 17824
1998 874 21829
1999 812 25366
2000 938 28642
2001 1023 32224
2002 1143 37345
2003 1242 43640
2004 1572 46968
2005 1811 54833
2006 1958 62936
2007 2268 73114
2008 2083 81029
2009 2380 92595
2010 2722 109888
2011 2754 120843
2012 3050 134690
2013 3315 150069
2014 3282 159975
2015 3497 172008
2016 3675 180361
2017 3815 196657
2018 3830 205259
2019 4109 233913
2020 4199 293288
2021 3910 332329
2022 4383 326933
2023 4809 333975
2024 3478 293895

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 24 25 33
Organic Chemistry 80 93 263
Radiochemistry 61 71 392
Materials Science 128 150 623
Nanotechnology 129 150 679
Nutrition and Food Science 123 140 880
Pharmacy 166 190 916
Chemical Engineering 161 191 1084
Inorganic Chemistry 176 204 1124
Physical chemistry 185 218 1223
Computational Chemistry 241 271 1331
Environmental Chemistry 229 266 1582
Petrology and Geochemistry 283 327 1598

Computer Science rankings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 78th for Computer Science in the United States and 206th in the World with 42,852 publications made and 1,831,276 citations received. Main research topics: Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#78 of 1,612 In the United States
#90 of 1,698 In North America
#206 of 6,845 In the World

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 190 1592
1993 194 2037
1994 238 2473
1995 257 3248
1996 229 3927
1997 264 4830
1998 253 5511
1999 243 6647
2000 300 7768
2001 327 9151
2002 439 11598
2003 521 13997
2004 644 15732
2005 753 19539
2006 885 23431
2007 992 27726
2008 1048 32663
2009 1174 36972
2010 1311 46316
2011 1306 50778
2012 1586 60390
2013 1686 67632
2014 1863 72401
2015 2000 80954
2016 2129 88138
2017 2286 97603
2018 2428 104193
2019 2545 123000
2020 2911 159675
2021 2711 187998
2022 2953 189606
2023 3160 195271
2024 2261 180558

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 16 17 20
Library and Information science 111 126 239
Neuroscience 99 113 239
Machine Learning 92 106 279
Computer Vision 110 133 466
Computer Graphics 130 154 510
Data Science 155 180 531
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 135 161 540
Cognitive Science 181 211 654
Telecommunications 166 196 768
UX/UI Desgin 179 211 803
Human-Computer Interaction 202 233 961
Cyber Security 221 254 1017
Computer Networking 231 266 1222
Multimedia 317 352 1282
Computational Linguistics 241 274 1287
Management Information Systems 301 339 1324
Computer Engineering 221 255 1372
Software Engineering 297 335 1464

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 120th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 407th in the World with 30,820 publications made and 1,200,358 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Demography, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#120 of 1,761 In the United States
#142 of 1,852 In North America
#407 of 7,081 In the World

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 173 1530
1993 175 2087
1994 215 2520
1995 235 2826
1996 204 3607
1997 249 4209
1998 250 4671
1999 213 5530
2000 248 6379
2001 313 7572
2002 330 9250
2003 384 10861
2004 460 11996
2005 576 14292
2006 583 17175
2007 695 19836
2008 703 22870
2009 782 26579
2010 896 31874
2011 924 35792
2012 1076 41333
2013 1024 44767
2014 1270 48213
2015 1314 53598
2016 1481 57507
2017 1646 63216
2018 1656 67356
2019 1826 76275
2020 2138 99876
2021 2070 112298
2022 2078 111715
2023 2171 116980
2024 1634 104547

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Demography 60 69 122
Library and Information science 111 126 239
Sports / Exercise science 97 116 240
Sociology 120 141 295
Anthropology 126 147 312
Linguistics 106 124 319
Publishing 146 170 408
Genealogy 176 200 432
Law 163 186 474
Archaeology 134 158 495
History 152 176 518
Political Science 167 194 564
Public Policy / Administration 206 233 575
Classics and Ancient History 218 242 597
Art History 240 269 615
Philosophy 141 164 617
Forensic Science 156 181 656
Gender Studies 285 317 661
Social Work 341 377 742
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 256 286 801
Military science 367 402 853
Journalism and Digital Media 244 275 862
Occupational Safety and Health 284 321 888
Communications and Public Relations 328 366 1011
Aesthetics 285 321 1115
Education Majors 377 417 1221

Engineering rankings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 105th for Engineering in the United States and 412th in the World with 27,035 publications made and 1,089,207 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Civil Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#105 of 1,565 In the United States
#124 of 1,651 In North America
#412 of 6,782 In the World

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 190 1712
1993 240 2168
1994 306 2654
1995 299 3141
1996 281 3741
1997 244 4394
1998 282 5559
1999 242 6309
2000 279 7034
2001 308 8203
2002 450 9669
2003 422 11389
2004 507 12490
2005 629 14604
2006 700 17319
2007 765 20071
2008 773 23529
2009 904 26244
2010 898 31169
2011 917 35164
2012 1053 40272
2013 1060 44664
2014 1182 47258
2015 1110 50669
2016 1294 54032
2017 1220 58061
2018 1283 62128
2019 1389 70765
2020 1442 88527
2021 1298 99663
2022 1361 101090
2023 1527 103942
2024 1339 97045

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 31 35 50
Civil Engineering 41 47 114
Biomedical Engineering 56 63 134
Technical Drawing 50 57 174
Optical Engineering 74 84 256
Engineering Management 139 156 359
Structural Engineering 114 135 453
Aerospace Engineering 154 181 570
Metallurgical Engineering 124 143 586
Acoustical Engineering 154 180 619
Materials Science 128 150 623
Nanotechnology 129 150 679
Electronic Engineering 157 188 761
Telecommunications 166 196 768
Nuclear Engineering 131 159 774
Electrical Engineering 160 190 858
Mechanical Engineering 189 219 884
Human-Computer Interaction 202 233 961
Chemical Engineering 161 191 1084
Automotive Engineering 186 221 1110
Reliability and Quality Engineering 216 251 1207
Computer Networking 231 266 1222
Operations Research 234 268 1253
Systems Engineering 259 297 1337
Computer Engineering 221 255 1372
Remote Sensing 256 292 1394
Environmental Engineering 221 256 1586
Geotechnical Engineering 284 327 1858

Physics rankings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 105th for Physics in the United States and 420th in the World with 27,024 publications made and 1,058,089 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Medical Physics, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#105 of 1,531 In the United States
#123 of 1,617 In North America
#420 of 6,713 In the World

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 197 1723
1993 249 2340
1994 287 2665
1995 283 3053
1996 266 3888
1997 237 4353
1998 255 5446
1999 235 6140
2000 274 6762
2001 316 8022
2002 417 8884
2003 429 11005
2004 497 12026
2005 599 14043
2006 671 16970
2007 763 19269
2008 797 22345
2009 901 25214
2010 873 29982
2011 912 33468
2012 1058 38889
2013 1058 42142
2014 1137 44786
2015 1115 48313
2016 1275 52196
2017 1241 56500
2018 1303 59990
2019 1349 68658
2020 1476 86352
2021 1293 96923
2022 1416 98539
2023 1532 100410
2024 1454 100585

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 5 6 6
Astrobiology 25 26 35
Optical Engineering 74 84 256
Biophysics 112 125 273
Nuclear Physics 87 98 298
Astrophysics and Astronomy 126 146 451
Acoustical Engineering 154 180 619
Materials Science 128 150 623
Nanotechnology 129 150 679
Quantum and Particle physics 153 181 689
Atomic and Molecular physics 248 281 1233
Condensed Matter Physics 373 417 2549

Psychology rankings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 87th for Psychology in the United States and 186th in the World with 25,782 publications made and 916,275 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#87 of 1,558 In the United States
#101 of 1,645 In North America
#186 of 6,645 In the World

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 137 1302
1993 141 1615
1994 175 2177
1995 204 2699
1996 192 3204
1997 197 3726
1998 221 4638
1999 176 5094
2000 216 6123
2001 243 7096
2002 281 8561
2003 353 10623
2004 436 11436
2005 455 13910
2006 535 16223
2007 612 19206
2008 635 22829
2009 660 25474
2010 802 29727
2011 774 33268
2012 912 38881
2013 1005 42619
2014 1086 44825
2015 1187 49542
2016 1284 53810
2017 1322 58225
2018 1435 62597
2019 1580 70668
2020 1650 90251
2021 1530 102539
2022 1622 103354
2023 1738 106595
2024 1369 96694

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Psychiatry 73 84 155
Occupational Therapy 84 100 233
Neuroscience 99 113 239
Clinical Psychology 119 135 245
Sexology 198 226 387
Child Psychology 201 228 474
Social Psychology 221 250 632
Cognitive Science 181 211 654
Social Work 341 377 742
Education Majors 377 417 1221

Mathematics rankings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 61st for Mathematics in the United States and 151st in the World with 22,566 publications made and 922,089 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#61 of 1,410 In the United States
#72 of 1,491 In North America
#151 of 6,418 In the World

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 55 447
1993 54 624
1994 78 853
1995 110 921
1996 81 1214
1997 112 1475
1998 112 1900
1999 118 2187
2000 124 2525
2001 152 3021
2002 220 4137
2003 233 4793
2004 330 5324
2005 421 7383
2006 434 8438
2007 550 10226
2008 499 11463
2009 627 14269
2010 672 16628
2011 713 19143
2012 894 22261
2013 944 26742
2014 1056 28769
2015 1145 32698
2016 1198 34083
2017 1324 39019
2018 1354 42751
2019 1343 50861
2020 1560 68235
2021 1494 79640
2022 1534 82071
2023 1815 83130
2024 960 62270

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Statistics 60 71 141
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 134 156 417
Actuarial Science 248 275 742
Operations Research 234 268 1253
Applied Mathematics 246 280 1486
Math Teachers 548 596 1793

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 103rd for Environmental Science in the United States and 362nd in the World with 20,597 publications made and 942,634 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#103 of 1,631 In the United States
#123 of 1,721 In North America
#362 of 6,876 In the World

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 137 1543
1993 173 1965
1994 221 2565
1995 235 3274
1996 235 3577
1997 217 4500
1998 230 5122
1999 210 5907
2000 237 6831
2001 283 7672
2002 300 8636
2003 306 10069
2004 390 11232
2005 416 12635
2006 461 15042
2007 508 16672
2008 477 19120
2009 564 22293
2010 595 25608
2011 603 28643
2012 755 31902
2013 773 34676
2014 823 37025
2015 848 40723
2016 897 43199
2017 1021 46974
2018 998 49037
2019 1071 54977
2020 1236 72743
2021 1110 80875
2022 1177 78235
2023 1247 81143
2024 1023 75678

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Paleontology 72 83 177
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 72 88 191
Geology 96 112 300
Ecology 148 174 622
Geography and Cartography 166 193 674
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 191 222 853
Earth science and Geophysics 191 228 937
Agricultural Science 149 179 1028
Oceanography 238 280 1268
Forestry 199 237 1309
Environmental Chemistry 229 266 1582
Environmental Engineering 221 256 1586
Petrology and Geochemistry 283 327 1598
Environmental Management 242 283 1676
Geotechnical Engineering 284 327 1858

Economics rankings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 171st for Economics in the United States and 535th in the World with 5,589 publications made and 153,850 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Finance, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#171 of 1,355 In the United States
#196 of 1,438 In North America
#535 of 6,167 In the World

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 26 188
1993 19 197
1994 29 313
1995 27 283
1996 38 364
1997 39 380
1998 46 433
1999 28 562
2000 42 595
2001 48 789
2002 47 997
2003 64 1140
2004 85 1197
2005 90 1600
2006 93 1950
2007 125 2397
2008 107 2501
2009 129 3093
2010 152 3649
2011 136 4326
2012 172 5204
2013 180 5854
2014 209 6221
2015 248 7288
2016 333 7795
2017 303 8470
2018 305 9362
2019 337 10643
2020 422 13978
2021 446 16121
2022 366 16279
2023 460 17327
2024 334 15783

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Development Studies 152 172 399
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 134 156 417
Investment Banking and Stock trading 180 204 650
Actuarial Science 248 275 742
Finance 265 298 1132

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Music 153 175 452
Photography 172 202 573
Accounting 216 244 691
Advertising 230 260 715
Marketing 193 220 717
Business 199 228 736
Management 198 228 772
Graphic Design 210 240 830
Art & Design 250 282 917
Fashion Design 229 261 940
Literature 282 316 995
Human Resource Management 283 317 1139
Project Management 297 334 1321
Creative Writing 441 489 1412