University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Rankings

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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 97th in the United States, 232nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 32 research topics. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 132,857 academic publications and 5,094,763 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#232 of 14,131 In the World
#111 of 2,597 In North America
#97 of 2,496 In the United States
#5 of 119 In Texas
#3 of 16 In Houston
#1 of 1,584 For Radiation Therapy
#2 of 3,216 For Oncology and Cancer research
#2 of 1,067 For Plastic Surgery
#4309 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#300 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 29 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 14th for Medicine in the United States and 16th in the World with 123,769 publications made and 4,775,798 citations received. Main research topics: Oncology and Cancer research, Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#14 of 1,558 In the United States
#15 of 1,643 In North America
#16 of 6,680 In the World

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 801 3781
1992 774 5159
1993 867 6957
1994 1065 9120
1995 1163 11521
1996 1149 13702
1997 1085 16232
1998 1147 19863
1999 1099 23320
2000 1342 27333
2001 1411 31607
2002 1630 36965
2003 1849 44765
2004 2492 48806
2005 2732 58958
2006 3106 72164
2007 3471 84579
2008 3313 96710
2009 3719 111300
2010 4095 133196
2011 4336 147618
2012 4982 170890
2013 5271 186223
2014 5423 200488
2015 5785 222473
2016 6258 238720
2017 6857 257332
2018 6924 271146
2019 7272 307438
2020 7698 372394
2021 7246 431269
2022 7311 450411
2023 7341 444757

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
Medical Physics 4 4 4
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 4 5
Immunology 8 8 9
Surgery 10 11 12
Dermatology 10 11 14
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 13 14 15
Urology 14 15 16
Health Science 10 13 16
Pharmacology 15 16 18
Pathology 14 15 18
Sonography and Ultrasound 14 15 20
Cosmetology 13 15 20
Epidemiology 17 18 31
Critical Care Nursing 33 37 42
Anatomy and Physiology 42 48 69
Family medicine 45 51 69
Gerontology 63 71 92
Nursing 54 62 92
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 31 34 93
Anesthesiology 58 67 104
Neurosurgery 36 40 108
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 60 70 110
Virology 57 62 119
Biomedical Engineering 57 63 124
Healthcare Management (MHA) 69 81 127
Public Health 68 78 134
Respiratory Therapy 58 70 138
Psychiatry 72 82 140
Pediatrics 70 81 169
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 100 112 179
Physical Therapy 80 94 182
Ophthalmology 82 93 200
Occupational Therapy 80 96 210
Cardiology 83 95 211
Clinical Psychology 113 128 226
Dentistry 71 79 233
Sports / Exercise science 102 121 241
Toxicology 84 96 318
Optometry 143 160 436
Orthodontics 125 141 449
Sports Medicine 161 186 507
Audiology 179 206 566
Social Work 312 347 652
Veterinary 140 157 741
Pharmacy 166 190 901

Biology rankings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 19th for Biology in the United States and 25th in the World with 119,364 publications made and 4,857,414 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Oncology and Cancer research, Biochemistry, Immunology, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Biology ranking Location
#19 of 1,582 In the United States
#20 of 1,668 In North America
#25 of 6,770 In the World

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 842 4258
1992 790 5782
1993 905 7669
1994 1106 10019
1995 1191 12474
1996 1198 15046
1997 1108 17859
1998 1162 21761
1999 1146 25625
2000 1357 29545
2001 1466 33847
2002 1634 39196
2003 1846 47090
2004 2444 51032
2005 2646 61591
2006 2964 73773
2007 3364 87468
2008 3152 98875
2009 3571 114347
2010 3924 136460
2011 4133 150713
2012 4730 174533
2013 5056 189993
2014 5163 204064
2015 5509 225943
2016 5922 241051
2017 6511 259540
2018 6630 272488
2019 6881 308550
2020 7335 373130
2021 6902 431472
2022 6984 449253
2023 6969 442702

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 15
Pharmacology 15 16 18
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 15 16 19
Molecular Biology 18 19 25
Biochemistry 24 27 35
Astrobiology 25 26 36
Biotechnology 31 35 51
Microbiology 47 54 93
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 60 70 110
Virology 57 62 119
Paleontology 68 77 164
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 68 83 177
Evolutionary Biology 98 114 238
Neuroscience 102 116 241
Biophysics 109 121 265
Toxicology 84 96 318
Botany 103 120 357
Zoology 164 191 644
Nanotechnology 133 155 677
Horticulture 125 146 802
Nutrition and Food Science 121 138 815
Animal Science 196 226 929
Agricultural Science 170 202 1120
Forestry 187 225 1172

Chemistry rankings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 36th for Chemistry in the United States and 65th in the World with 73,111 publications made and 3,290,880 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#36 of 1,407 In the United States
#40 of 1,488 In North America
#65 of 6,447 In the World

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 601 3254
1992 563 4451
1993 629 5680
1994 782 7474
1995 806 9160
1996 863 11396
1997 750 13189
1998 816 16323
1999 779 19408
2000 899 21706
2001 973 24538
2002 1075 27925
2003 1181 32864
2004 1535 35705
2005 1739 43111
2006 1895 50642
2007 2225 60092
2008 2026 66813
2009 2337 77919
2010 2615 93710
2011 2704 103310
2012 2948 118125
2013 3243 130895
2014 3200 140925
2015 3387 154757
2016 3601 161606
2017 3750 175291
2018 3798 182745
2019 3910 209581
2020 4061 250547
2021 3845 288843
2022 3879 298403
2023 3879 289663

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 27 35
Organic Chemistry 81 94 265
Radiochemistry 60 70 423
Materials Science 128 150 618
Nanotechnology 133 155 677
Nutrition and Food Science 121 138 815
Pharmacy 166 190 901
Chemical Engineering 164 194 1057
Inorganic Chemistry 178 206 1103
Computational Chemistry 223 251 1158
Physical chemistry 188 221 1205
Environmental Chemistry 223 258 1446
Petrology and Geochemistry 330 377 1876

Computer Science rankings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 74th for Computer Science in the United States and 194th in the World with 38,768 publications made and 1,392,395 citations received. Main research topics: Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#74 of 1,576 In the United States
#85 of 1,662 In North America
#194 of 6,752 In the World

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

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 130 733
1992 168 1023
1993 183 1321
1994 215 1730
1995 240 2284
1996 217 2841
1997 241 3438
1998 225 4135
1999 237 4835
2000 274 5611
2001 314 6839
2002 414 8492
2003 484 10433
2004 612 11801
2005 741 15269
2006 836 18812
2007 974 22493
2008 991 25843
2009 1134 30700
2010 1234 38634
2011 1271 42742
2012 1514 51944
2013 1647 57542
2014 1756 62644
2015 1901 69932
2016 2102 77190
2017 2228 84888
2018 2432 92005
2019 2513 107486
2020 2801 133704
2021 2656 161339
2022 2700 171197
2023 2829 171304

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 15 16 19
Machine Learning 81 95 233
Neuroscience 102 116 241
Library and Information science 114 129 249
Computer Vision 112 135 459
Data Science 155 179 500
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 136 162 530
Computer Graphics 135 159 543
Cognitive Science 179 208 636
UX/UI Desgin 170 202 728
Telecommunications 164 194 737
Human-Computer Interaction 200 231 898
Cyber Security 220 253 970
Computational Linguistics 229 261 1093
Software Engineering 258 293 1155
Computer Engineering 215 248 1166
Computer Networking 228 263 1177
Management Information Systems 304 342 1218
Multimedia 386 427 1544

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 119th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 362nd in the World with 27,603 publications made and 903,478 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Demography, Law, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#119 of 1,728 In the United States
#140 of 1,819 In North America
#362 of 7,020 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
1991 160 766
1992 155 1002
1993 158 1335
1994 196 1692
1995 221 1989
1996 191 2524
1997 240 3041
1998 234 3414
1999 194 4002
2000 240 4716
2001 295 5687
2002 309 6918
2003 364 8084
2004 414 8828
2005 545 11079
2006 557 13696
2007 660 16100
2008 658 18282
2009 746 21957
2010 849 26452
2011 868 29981
2012 1062 35095
2013 1003 37806
2014 1210 41248
2015 1227 46209
2016 1428 50584
2017 1586 54892
2018 1627 58872
2019 1744 66541
2020 2064 82103
2021 1987 94813
2022 1899 99215
2023 1953 100754

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 57 64 114
Sports / Exercise science 102 121 241
Library and Information science 114 129 249
Genealogy 126 144 268
Sociology 117 137 280
Anthropology 127 145 293
Linguistics 104 121 306
Publishing 153 177 427
Law 163 186 458
Archaeology 136 159 482
History 152 175 502
Public Policy / Administration 203 231 534
Philosophy 137 160 542
Political Science 170 196 543
Art History 218 246 554
Classics and Ancient History 214 238 589
Social Work 312 347 652
Gender Studies 295 328 675
Military science 321 351 678
Occupational Safety and Health 257 291 708
Journalism and Digital Media 217 244 715
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 260 291 757
Communications and Public Relations 310 346 859
Education Majors 342 378 995
Aesthetics 283 319 1048

Engineering rankings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 108th for Engineering in the United States and 413th in the World with 24,537 publications made and 860,883 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Civil Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#108 of 1,518 In the United States
#128 of 1,602 In North America
#413 of 6,684 In the World

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 182 962
1992 174 1105
1993 228 1528
1994 297 1913
1995 282 2344
1996 265 2818
1997 238 3355
1998 244 4097
1999 223 4770
2000 261 5525
2001 287 6157
2002 411 7134
2003 419 8449
2004 498 9541
2005 625 11465
2006 672 13852
2007 756 16327
2008 758 18715
2009 860 21767
2010 887 25936
2011 892 29739
2012 1018 34141
2013 1038 38017
2014 1128 41072
2015 1047 43803
2016 1250 48089
2017 1198 51184
2018 1268 54859
2019 1331 62271
2020 1397 74676
2021 1251 85818
2022 1265 91498
2023 1319 90708

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 51
Biomedical Engineering 57 63 124
Civil Engineering 48 56 136
Technical Drawing 43 50 143
Optical Engineering 75 86 265
Engineering Management 122 134 305
Structural Engineering 113 134 446
Aerospace Engineering 156 183 570
Metallurgical Engineering 131 151 612
Materials Science 128 150 618
Acoustical Engineering 162 189 633
Nanotechnology 133 155 677
Nuclear Engineering 125 153 711
Telecommunications 164 194 737
Mechanical Engineering 183 213 828
Electronic Engineering 166 197 846
Electrical Engineering 164 195 851
Human-Computer Interaction 200 231 898
Automotive Engineering 183 218 1028
Chemical Engineering 164 194 1057
Reliability and Quality Engineering 215 249 1158
Computer Engineering 215 248 1166
Computer Networking 228 263 1177
Systems Engineering 266 304 1301
Remote Sensing 255 290 1308
Environmental Engineering 214 249 1469
Operations Research 266 303 1506
Geotechnical Engineering 265 308 1723

Physics rankings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 108th for Physics in the United States and 423rd in the World with 23,754 publications made and 806,034 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Medical Physics, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#108 of 1,485 In the United States
#126 of 1,569 In North America
#423 of 6,603 In the World

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 171 875
1992 159 1131
1993 233 1606
1994 269 1904
1995 251 2209
1996 251 2826
1997 212 3273
1998 217 4031
1999 202 4663
2000 257 5183
2001 287 6052
2002 373 6618
2003 414 8227
2004 471 9023
2005 595 10917
2006 632 13443
2007 735 15362
2008 766 17723
2009 855 20417
2010 850 24175
2011 863 27465
2012 1026 32056
2013 1000 35411
2014 1074 38158
2015 1018 40665
2016 1202 44935
2017 1178 48364
2018 1216 51715
2019 1255 58993
2020 1387 71574
2021 1226 82334
2022 1242 87571
2023 1292 87138

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 4 4 4
Astrobiology 25 26 36
Optical Engineering 75 86 265
Biophysics 109 121 265
Nuclear Physics 92 105 313
Astrophysics and Astronomy 134 155 486
Materials Science 128 150 618
Acoustical Engineering 162 189 633
Nanotechnology 133 155 677
Quantum and Particle physics 155 182 704
Atomic and Molecular physics 248 281 1224
Condensed Matter Physics 348 393 2402

Psychology rankings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 85th for Psychology in the United States and 175th in the World with 23,694 publications made and 737,412 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#85 of 1,527 In the United States
#99 of 1,612 In North America
#175 of 6,528 In the World

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 115 660
1992 121 816
1993 132 1048
1994 169 1491
1995 195 1898
1996 185 2328
1997 187 2658
1998 209 3458
1999 164 3714
2000 210 4575
2001 227 5489
2002 269 6393
2003 312 8036
2004 413 8718
2005 423 11034
2006 516 12989
2007 578 15594
2008 611 18341
2009 630 21140
2010 768 24500
2011 763 27853
2012 896 32663
2013 1014 36310
2014 1061 38405
2015 1134 42651
2016 1294 48147
2017 1320 51413
2018 1396 55395
2019 1581 63275
2020 1603 76809
2021 1548 88544
2022 1576 94260
2023 1650 95248

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 72 82 140
Occupational Therapy 80 96 210
Clinical Psychology 113 128 226
Neuroscience 102 116 241
Child Psychology 193 218 434
Sexology 216 246 440
Social Psychology 214 243 585
Cognitive Science 179 208 636
Social Work 312 347 652
Education Majors 342 378 995

Mathematics rankings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 60th for Mathematics in the United States and 129th in the World with 22,120 publications made and 803,675 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#60 of 1,371 In the United States
#70 of 1,451 In North America
#129 of 6,305 In the World

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 52 234
1992 53 329
1993 52 436
1994 83 588
1995 103 714
1996 81 967
1997 106 1097
1998 106 1495
1999 109 1655
2000 116 1934
2001 140 2335
2002 216 3220
2003 221 3714
2004 327 4232
2005 409 5954
2006 438 7129
2007 555 8626
2008 495 9557
2009 626 12386
2010 696 14839
2011 739 17044
2012 922 20429
2013 1008 24162
2014 1034 26678
2015 1178 30504
2016 1282 32964
2017 1405 37000
2018 1421 40558
2019 1439 49170
2020 1656 59655
2021 1523 71142
2022 1547 78667
2023 1776 79380

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 57 65 116
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 133 155 414
Actuarial Science 257 285 760
Math Teachers 486 527 1383
Applied Mathematics 249 284 1493
Operations Research 266 303 1506

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 104th for Environmental Science in the United States and 350th in the World with 18,607 publications made and 724,522 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#104 of 1,598 In the United States
#123 of 1,687 In North America
#350 of 6,798 In the World

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

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 189 796
1992 129 1012
1993 174 1364
1994 214 1885
1995 218 2464
1996 229 2756
1997 207 3429
1998 213 3872
1999 189 4609
2000 217 5261
2001 275 6039
2002 281 6638
2003 287 7768
2004 372 8798
2005 407 10373
2006 417 12147
2007 500 14076
2008 457 15544
2009 560 18596
2010 612 21719
2011 587 24577
2012 733 27110
2013 760 29782
2014 807 32061
2015 804 35136
2016 869 38407
2017 1019 41460
2018 983 43035
2019 1056 48512
2020 1190 59305
2021 1067 67704
2022 1030 69988
2023 1040 70107

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 68 77 164
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 68 83 177
Geology 96 112 293
Ecology 156 181 642
Geography and Cartography 170 197 656
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 196 227 881
Earth science and Geophysics 198 236 984
Agricultural Science 170 202 1120
Forestry 187 225 1172
Oceanography 253 298 1320
Environmental Chemistry 223 258 1446
Environmental Engineering 214 249 1469
Geotechnical Engineering 265 308 1723
Petrology and Geochemistry 330 377 1876
Environmental Management 342 392 2387

Economics rankings

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked 169th for Economics in the United States and 518th in the World with 5,032 publications made and 111,874 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Finance, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#169 of 1,317 In the United States
#194 of 1,400 In North America
#518 of 5,995 In the World

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 23 83
1992 24 120
1993 19 127
1994 23 193
1995 26 199
1996 31 253
1997 35 201
1998 39 311
1999 26 365
2000 40 414
2001 53 631
2002 41 771
2003 53 835
2004 75 970
2005 92 1234
2006 83 1554
2007 108 1911
2008 93 1964
2009 122 2552
2010 161 3016
2011 122 3406
2012 180 4410
2013 169 4707
2014 197 5234
2015 227 5944
2016 325 6943
2017 297 7326
2018 309 8282
2019 317 9244
2020 431 11558
2021 416 13492
2022 364 14396
2023 429 15175

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 149 169 367
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 133 155 414
Investment Banking and Stock trading 156 176 517
Actuarial Science 257 285 760
Finance 253 287 1025

Other rankings

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

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Music 161 182 461
Photography 177 206 558
Accounting 205 233 620
Marketing 187 214 632
Business 196 225 692
Management 194 224 720
Advertising 246 276 743
Graphic Design 201 229 747
Art & Design 247 279 871
Fashion Design 226 258 879
Literature 282 318 962
Human Resource Management 279 313 1010
Project Management 278 313 1123
Creative Writing 402 449 1183