University of Texas Medical Branch: Rankings

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The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked 180th in the United States, 581st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 155 research topics. The University of Texas Medical Branch ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 53,806 academic publications and 1,830,232 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 14 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#581 of 14,131 In the World
#205 of 2,597 In North America
#180 of 2,496 In the United States
#16 of 119 In Texas
#1 of 2 In Galveston
#35 of 3,499 For Virology
#51 of 1,003 For Respiratory Therapy
#62 of 1,257 For Occupational Therapy
#2819 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#844 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 152 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked 72nd for Medicine in the United States and 166th in the World with 45,658 publications made and 1,566,581 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#72 of 1,600 In the United States
#81 of 1,685 In North America
#166 of 6,775 In the World

University of Texas Medical Branch
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 581 8641
1993 589 8349
1994 614 8981
1995 717 10211
1996 847 11645
1997 828 13282
1998 808 15205
1999 805 17241
2000 841 19351
2001 844 20766
2002 890 23298
2003 1026 25843
2004 1042 28592
2005 1069 30890
2006 1231 34941
2007 1177 36903
2008 1140 40693
2009 1080 43497
2010 994 46502
2011 1081 48450
2012 1147 52986
2013 1192 55081
2014 1216 56853
2015 1210 57616
2016 1458 60769
2017 1507 63055
2018 1544 65726
2019 1526 68914
2020 1728 87806
2021 1896 99864
2022 1855 93031
2023 1941 90236
2024 1809 81872

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Medical Branch in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Virology 26 27 35
Respiratory Therapy 31 35 51
Occupational Therapy 31 39 62
Immunology 50 55 101
Veterinary 36 42 104
Anesthesiology 59 68 107
Plastic Surgery 64 69 108
Dermatology 58 60 109
Family medicine 63 72 110
Anatomy and Physiology 63 71 122
Gerontology 72 84 125
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 65 76 127
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 49 56 132
Epidemiology 51 60 139
Critical Care Nursing 71 83 141
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 80 92 142
Pharmacology 65 74 153
Surgery 67 76 156
Medical Physics 81 90 166
Cosmetology 59 65 167
Pediatrics 68 79 167
Pathology 74 85 184
Ophthalmology 77 88 185
Psychiatry 82 95 192
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 76 87 194
Oncology and Cancer research 74 82 199
Physical Therapy 86 101 209
Cardiology 82 94 211
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 63 76 216
Clinical Psychology 112 127 223
Healthcare Management (MHA) 101 117 226
Sports Medicine 88 105 226
Urology 81 94 229
Radiation Therapy 74 84 236
Health Science 109 122 237
Nursing 106 122 241
Sonography and Ultrasound 80 92 255
Public Health 109 127 261
Optometry 103 117 283
Toxicology 79 90 289
Sports / Exercise science 112 131 292
Audiology 107 121 292
Neurosurgery 81 90 294
Biomedical Engineering 99 113 320
Orthodontics 131 147 501
Dentistry 152 170 672
Social Work 372 412 852
Pharmacy 214 244 1212

Biology rankings

The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked 95th for Biology in the United States and 235th in the World with 42,619 publications made and 1,620,921 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Virology.

Biology ranking Location
#95 of 1,609 In the United States
#108 of 1,698 In North America
#235 of 6,833 In the World

University of Texas Medical Branch
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 597 9710
1993 592 9035
1994 646 10022
1995 727 11272
1996 828 12554
1997 800 14428
1998 810 16884
1999 808 18711
2000 852 21449
2001 849 22587
2002 838 25246
2003 1009 27756
2004 1074 30797
2005 1028 32861
2006 1210 37217
2007 1132 38152
2008 1097 42090
2009 1028 44901
2010 986 48018
2011 1066 49488
2012 1046 53422
2013 1107 55430
2014 1121 56951
2015 1103 57339
2016 1346 60310
2017 1347 62531
2018 1330 65042
2019 1268 68366
2020 1511 86586
2021 1623 98923
2022 1541 91679
2023 1575 88199
2024 1398 79921

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Medical Branch in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Virology 26 27 35
Molecular Biology 57 61 92
Immunology 50 55 101
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 65 76 127
Biophysics 70 76 134
Pharmacology 65 74 153
Genetics 72 79 162
Biotechnology 73 84 168
Microbiology 72 82 179
Neuroscience 81 93 180
Biochemistry 77 87 193
Oncology and Cancer research 74 82 199
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 106 119 273
Toxicology 79 90 289
Animal Science 91 109 412
Evolutionary Biology 147 168 449
Zoology 131 154 484
Entomology 142 163 499
Botany 138 160 557
Paleontology 150 173 574
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 162 189 627
Astrobiology 189 216 682
Nutrition and Food Science 107 124 737
Horticulture 153 178 1158
Forestry 207 248 1364
Nanotechnology 262 297 1843
Agricultural Science 282 325 1959

Chemistry rankings

The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked 100th for Chemistry in the United States and 316th in the World with 28,871 publications made and 1,194,453 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#100 of 1,447 In the United States
#116 of 1,530 In North America
#316 of 6,545 In the World

University of Texas Medical Branch
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 460 7214
1993 449 7063
1994 493 7717
1995 567 8753
1996 652 9589
1997 595 11109
1998 628 13272
1999 616 14829
2000 627 16934
2001 600 17660
2002 618 19450
2003 738 21399
2004 785 22886
2005 731 24541
2006 886 27751
2007 846 27881
2008 815 30265
2009 726 32210
2010 689 34469
2011 737 35427
2012 689 37658
2013 734 39054
2014 737 40023
2015 719 39430
2016 794 41420
2017 803 42662
2018 767 44568
2019 737 46366
2020 896 58120
2021 895 66374
2022 854 61469
2023 827 59039
2024 724 51736

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Medical Branch in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 77 87 193
Organic Chemistry 112 128 441
Nutrition and Food Science 107 124 737
Computational Chemistry 166 191 757
Inorganic Chemistry 153 177 886
Materials Science 185 213 1023
Radiochemistry 140 163 1151
Pharmacy 214 244 1212
Environmental Chemistry 198 232 1286
Physical chemistry 211 246 1429
Nanotechnology 262 297 1843
Chemical Engineering 259 296 1975

Psychology rankings

The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked 104th for Psychology in the United States and 237th in the World with 18,640 publications made and 665,069 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#104 of 1,558 In the United States
#119 of 1,645 In North America
#237 of 6,645 In the World

University of Texas Medical Branch
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 268 5488
1993 252 5106
1994 269 5356
1995 288 5974
1996 387 6397
1997 360 7282
1998 336 8041
1999 350 8727
2000 358 9587
2001 344 9900
2002 363 11155
2003 415 12507
2004 406 13641
2005 449 13891
2006 504 16015
2007 450 16298
2008 413 18195
2009 377 18903
2010 368 19788
2011 386 20052
2012 438 22031
2013 409 23020
2014 408 23362
2015 414 23397
2016 534 24526
2017 615 25362
2018 575 26927
2019 578 27679
2020 688 34345
2021 740 36575
2022 743 34383
2023 818 34578
2024 707 30096

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Medical Branch in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 31 39 62
Neuroscience 81 93 180
Psychiatry 82 95 192
Clinical Psychology 112 127 223
Sexology 155 182 284
Child Psychology 159 182 336
Cognitive Science 147 172 505
Social Psychology 200 227 540
Social Work 372 412 852
Education Majors 303 337 901
Special Education 342 374 905

Computer Science rankings

The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked 146th for Computer Science in the United States and 523rd in the World with 16,103 publications made and 609,776 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Library and Information science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#146 of 1,612 In the United States
#170 of 1,698 In North America
#523 of 6,845 In the World

University of Texas Medical Branch
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 235 5015
1993 218 4660
1994 241 4824
1995 268 5307
1996 296 5578
1997 278 6403
1998 273 7050
1999 293 7497
2000 287 8293
2001 318 8789
2002 307 9878
2003 350 10976
2004 383 12110
2005 402 12836
2006 406 14648
2007 369 14700
2008 362 16506
2009 317 17331
2010 369 18527
2011 358 18550
2012 401 20469
2013 383 21449
2014 394 22530
2015 411 22510
2016 475 23815
2017 533 24551
2018 482 26515
2019 484 27763
2020 580 36208
2021 640 40529
2022 631 37729
2023 626 37549
2024 575 34669

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Medical Branch in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 81 93 180
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 106 119 273
Library and Information science 141 160 346
Cognitive Science 147 172 505
Telecommunications 197 228 995
Machine Learning 221 253 1050
Computer Graphics 229 262 1118
Multimedia 306 338 1200
Data Science 304 340 1322
Computer Vision 244 279 1465
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 265 302 1472
Cyber Security 287 322 1481
Computer Networking 297 339 1705
Software Engineering 344 386 1714
Human-Computer Interaction 323 362 1828
Computational Linguistics 390 436 2325
Management Information Systems 498 557 2500

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked 181st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 699th in the World with 14,682 publications made and 450,512 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#181 of 1,761 In the United States
#208 of 1,852 In North America
#699 of 7,081 In the World

University of Texas Medical Branch
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 191 2530
1993 187 2148
1994 187 2499
1995 225 2770
1996 264 3209
1997 246 3413
1998 231 3974
1999 234 4362
2000 228 5135
2001 272 5573
2002 281 6492
2003 303 7154
2004 266 7986
2005 323 8612
2006 382 10184
2007 318 10737
2008 329 12268
2009 328 13389
2010 344 13902
2011 322 14813
2012 346 16265
2013 359 17121
2014 371 18085
2015 389 18051
2016 446 19271
2017 518 20088
2018 541 20940
2019 536 23101
2020 609 29494
2021 688 32771
2022 675 30786
2023 786 31432
2024 622 26318

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Medical Branch 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 112 131 237
Demography 105 122 261
Sports / Exercise science 112 131 292
Criminology and Criminal Justice 179 202 335
Library and Information science 141 160 346
Military science 221 246 449
Anthropology 174 200 479
Sociology 170 196 490
Classics and Ancient History 207 231 571
Linguistics 162 187 586
Gender Studies 276 308 639
Law 207 235 650
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 234 263 735
Genealogy 287 321 735
Journalism and Digital Media 215 243 763
History 208 237 773
Political Science 218 248 776
Archaeology 198 228 808
Social Work 372 412 852
Art History 328 365 863
Education Majors 303 337 901
Special Education 342 374 905
Aesthetics 249 284 911
Philosophy 188 221 912
Public Policy / Administration 309 345 956
Publishing 306 342 996
Communications and Public Relations 336 374 1052

Engineering rankings

The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked 187th for Engineering in the United States and 855th in the World with 11,879 publications made and 397,161 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#187 of 1,565 In the United States
#215 of 1,651 In North America
#855 of 6,782 In the World

University of Texas Medical Branch
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 176 2954
1993 198 2735
1994 201 2839
1995 215 3211
1996 233 3480
1997 207 3737
1998 183 4042
1999 223 4488
2000 218 4834
2001 218 5149
2002 266 5737
2003 266 6360
2004 266 6948
2005 296 7373
2006 321 8325
2007 307 8969
2008 281 9879
2009 239 10511
2010 223 11047
2011 246 11799
2012 277 12768
2013 283 13381
2014 324 13909
2015 295 14274
2016 308 15064
2017 354 15676
2018 333 16066
2019 354 17128
2020 367 21039
2021 435 24548
2022 388 23240
2023 439 22870
2024 457 21590

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Medical Branch in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 73 84 168
Biomedical Engineering 99 113 320
Metallurgical Engineering 153 177 794
Petroleum Engineering 186 214 856
Acoustical Engineering 194 224 857
Optical Engineering 182 210 875
Aerospace Engineering 219 250 916
Telecommunications 197 228 995
Materials Science 185 213 1023
Mechanical Engineering 212 243 1047
Electrical Engineering 204 237 1218
Structural Engineering 222 254 1229
Civil Engineering 233 268 1262
Environmental Engineering 197 231 1389
Electronic Engineering 220 255 1411
Geotechnical Engineering 231 270 1451
Operations Research 276 314 1638
Computer Networking 297 339 1705
Human-Computer Interaction 323 362 1828
Nanotechnology 262 297 1843
Systems Engineering 353 396 1947
Chemical Engineering 259 296 1975

Physics rankings

The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked 188th for Physics in the United States and 873rd in the World with 11,007 publications made and 358,555 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Biophysics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#188 of 1,531 In the United States
#216 of 1,617 In North America
#873 of 6,713 In the World

University of Texas Medical Branch
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 185 3063
1993 192 2813
1994 204 3023
1995 233 3399
1996 254 3362
1997 229 3793
1998 202 4214
1999 206 4474
2000 213 4920
2001 227 5212
2002 251 5636
2003 258 6061
2004 272 6663
2005 284 7151
2006 304 7969
2007 294 8571
2008 256 9154
2009 212 9848
2010 173 10638
2011 215 10809
2012 226 11581
2013 235 12078
2014 251 12247
2015 228 12241
2016 253 12759
2017 292 13159
2018 285 13266
2019 300 14044
2020 340 17555
2021 382 20856
2022 338 19621
2023 363 19292
2024 385 18631

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Medical Branch in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biophysics 70 76 134
Medical Physics 81 90 166
Astrobiology 189 216 682
Astrophysics and Astronomy 195 223 759
Acoustical Engineering 194 224 857
Nuclear Physics 187 213 872
Optical Engineering 182 210 875
Materials Science 185 213 1023
Quantum and Particle physics 228 260 1249
Condensed Matter Physics 213 240 1331
Atomic and Molecular physics 316 358 1663
Nanotechnology 262 297 1843

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked 169th for Environmental Science in the United States and 739th in the World with 11,007 publications made and 376,156 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#169 of 1,631 In the United States
#197 of 1,721 In North America
#739 of 6,876 In the World

University of Texas Medical Branch
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 156 2475
1993 172 1910
1994 171 2186
1995 195 2484
1996 224 2676
1997 219 2976
1998 190 3379
1999 217 3850
2000 218 4316
2001 203 4718
2002 235 5192
2003 241 5889
2004 257 6422
2005 266 7045
2006 316 8389
2007 278 8596
2008 280 9670
2009 280 10924
2010 286 11402
2011 237 12150
2012 259 13007
2013 237 13502
2014 293 14617
2015 274 14609
2016 347 15939
2017 347 16416
2018 344 17760
2019 336 18719
2020 364 23771
2021 387 26537
2022 363 23799
2023 414 24056
2024 367 21527

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Medical Branch in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Paleontology 150 173 574
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 162 189 627
Geology 174 202 745
Ecology 165 194 765
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 200 231 936
Geography and Cartography 210 240 945
Environmental Chemistry 198 232 1286
Oceanography 249 294 1353
Forestry 207 248 1364
Environmental Engineering 197 231 1389
Geotechnical Engineering 231 270 1451
Environmental Management 214 251 1472
Earth science and Geophysics 274 318 1574
Agricultural Science 282 325 1959

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Texas Medical Branch

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Photography 89 105 236
Development Studies 169 193 477
Statistics 168 196 643
Mathematics 183 211 707
Creative Writing 240 274 728
Human Resource Management 209 237 760
Economics 227 258 833
Literature 251 285 904
Art & Design 266 300 1000
Fashion Design 261 294 1137
Business 291 327 1245
Accounting 336 372 1253
Management 278 315 1273
Marketing 303 339 1327
Math Teachers 433 471 1353
Advertising 385 421 1372
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 366 409 1662
Finance 398 441 1869