University of Texas Medical Branch: Rankings

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The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked 178th in the United States, 570th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 154 research topics. The University of Texas Medical Branch ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 47,672 academic publications and 1,411,249 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 14 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#570 of 14,131 In the World
#203 of 2,597 In North America
#178 of 2,496 In the United States
#16 of 119 In Texas
#1 of 2 In Galveston
#32 of 3,138 For Virology
#50 of 1,003 For Respiratory Therapy
#58 of 1,135 For Occupational Therapy
#2749 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#844 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 151 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked 74th for Medicine in the United States and 169th in the World with 40,633 publications made and 1,215,605 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#74 of 1,558 In the United States
#83 of 1,643 In North America
#169 of 6,680 In the World

University of Texas Medical Branch
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 521 6256
1992 527 6825
1993 549 6502
1994 577 6945
1995 657 7996
1996 773 8994
1997 752 10233
1998 712 11581
1999 734 13303
2000 752 14986
2001 752 16085
2002 799 17671
2003 948 19445
2004 933 21867
2005 957 23819
2006 1103 27101
2007 1107 29721
2008 1021 31562
2009 1005 34559
2010 910 37505
2011 1007 39137
2012 1051 43051
2013 1126 45323
2014 1101 47074
2015 1149 48542
2016 1349 50778
2017 1455 52724
2018 1601 56377
2019 1526 59105
2020 1720 72640
2021 1761 84418
2022 1710 82401
2023 1731 78108

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 24 25 32
Respiratory Therapy 31 35 50
Occupational Therapy 30 38 58
Veterinary 35 39 97
Immunology 50 55 99
Plastic Surgery 64 69 101
Family medicine 60 68 105
Anesthesiology 60 69 106
Dermatology 57 60 110
Gerontology 74 86 121
Anatomy and Physiology 63 72 123
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 50 57 133
Critical Care Nursing 71 82 135
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 70 81 141
Epidemiology 55 64 141
Pharmacology 62 70 142
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 88 100 151
Pediatrics 64 75 152
Surgery 69 78 157
Cosmetology 58 64 159
Medical Physics 82 91 164
Ophthalmology 75 86 172
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 56 66 178
Pathology 73 84 183
Psychiatry 83 96 193
Oncology and Cancer research 76 85 199
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 78 88 200
Physical Therapy 87 102 208
Cardiology 84 96 215
Healthcare Management (MHA) 100 115 216
Clinical Psychology 109 124 219
Nursing 102 117 221
Urology 79 92 222
Health Science 106 119 222
Neurosurgery 66 73 223
Radiation Therapy 78 89 244
Optometry 96 110 244
Sports Medicine 97 114 250
Toxicology 73 84 253
Sonography and Ultrasound 82 93 254
Public Health 109 127 261
Audiology 103 117 264
Sports / Exercise science 117 137 297
Biomedical Engineering 99 113 313
Orthodontics 135 152 512
Dentistry 152 170 644
Social Work 321 356 669
Pharmacy 238 269 1300

Biology rankings

The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked 95th for Biology in the United States and 238th in the World with 38,212 publications made and 1,271,054 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Virology.

Biology ranking Location
#95 of 1,582 In the United States
#108 of 1,668 In North America
#238 of 6,770 In the World

University of Texas Medical Branch
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 511 6933
1992 545 7642
1993 555 7121
1994 598 7847
1995 667 8944
1996 740 9808
1997 734 11243
1998 699 13031
1999 725 14559
2000 768 16759
2001 741 17730
2002 758 19375
2003 920 21025
2004 952 23608
2005 937 25909
2006 1089 29088
2007 1059 31387
2008 998 33226
2009 959 36117
2010 886 39112
2011 993 40478
2012 961 44065
2013 1050 46310
2014 1038 47675
2015 1078 49113
2016 1218 50937
2017 1331 53341
2018 1372 56418
2019 1282 59090
2020 1513 72618
2021 1527 84478
2022 1424 82204
2023 1423 77389

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 24 25 32
Molecular Biology 57 61 99
Immunology 50 55 99
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 70 81 141
Biophysics 72 78 141
Pharmacology 62 70 142
Genetics 74 81 164
Microbiology 70 80 169
Biotechnology 73 83 169
Neuroscience 81 92 176
Biochemistry 76 86 194
Oncology and Cancer research 76 85 199
Toxicology 73 84 253
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 112 126 298
Animal Science 104 123 425
Evolutionary Biology 152 173 464
Zoology 136 159 487
Botany 142 163 542
Entomology 159 182 568
Paleontology 152 175 568
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 165 192 624
Nutrition and Food Science 104 121 675
Astrobiology 200 228 742
Horticulture 148 173 1047
Forestry 192 230 1194
Agricultural Science 269 311 1749
Nanotechnology 269 305 1880

Chemistry rankings

The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked 100th for Chemistry in the United States and 313th in the World with 26,403 publications made and 961,532 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#100 of 1,407 In the United States
#116 of 1,488 In North America
#313 of 6,447 In the World

University of Texas Medical Branch
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 399 5471
1992 421 5760
1993 423 5648
1994 456 6197
1995 517 7089
1996 597 7668
1997 559 8876
1998 535 10395
1999 573 11797
2000 577 13396
2001 544 14172
2002 565 15152
2003 666 16476
2004 703 17747
2005 691 19775
2006 811 22164
2007 827 23724
2008 749 24610
2009 673 26642
2010 637 28789
2011 694 29605
2012 643 31589
2013 701 33270
2014 676 33865
2015 716 34682
2016 753 35958
2017 823 37406
2018 771 39736
2019 752 41227
2020 908 50157
2021 870 58476
2022 813 56561
2023 759 53575

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 76 86 194
Organic Chemistry 112 128 435
Nutrition and Food Science 104 121 675
Computational Chemistry 165 190 734
Inorganic Chemistry 154 177 899
Materials Science 189 217 1024
Radiochemistry 130 151 1066
Pharmacy 238 269 1300
Environmental Chemistry 212 247 1378
Physical chemistry 217 252 1393
Nanotechnology 269 305 1880
Chemical Engineering 263 300 1972

Psychology rankings

The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked 104th for Psychology in the United States and 235th in the World with 16,858 publications made and 519,253 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#104 of 1,527 In the United States
#119 of 1,612 In North America
#235 of 6,528 In the World

University of Texas Medical Branch
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 290 3983
1992 265 4412
1993 243 4059
1994 267 4223
1995 277 4847
1996 350 5097
1997 331 5827
1998 293 6323
1999 326 6969
2000 324 7598
2001 315 7732
2002 332 8618
2003 387 9438
2004 360 10493
2005 398 10805
2006 458 12217
2007 418 12994
2008 375 13939
2009 366 14964
2010 325 15826
2011 356 16080
2012 402 17989
2013 404 18682
2014 358 19376
2015 419 19528
2016 501 20325
2017 586 21271
2018 623 23068
2019 578 23801
2020 684 28670
2021 697 30938
2022 709 30754
2023 771 30160

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 30 38 58
Neuroscience 81 92 176
Psychiatry 83 96 193
Clinical Psychology 109 124 219
Sexology 159 186 291
Child Psychology 152 175 307
Cognitive Science 150 174 495
Social Psychology 202 230 551
Social Work 321 356 669
Education Majors 274 305 747
Special Education 326 358 813

Computer Science rankings

The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked 146th for Computer Science in the United States and 511th in the World with 14,539 publications made and 470,830 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 1,576 In the United States
#169 of 1,662 In North America
#511 of 6,752 In the World

University of Texas Medical Branch
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 231 3580
1992 225 4078
1993 210 3737
1994 229 3844
1995 251 4323
1996 277 4444
1997 256 5115
1998 241 5527
1999 274 6084
2000 260 6697
2001 281 6989
2002 273 7730
2003 337 8396
2004 338 9424
2005 352 10240
2006 375 11362
2007 344 11861
2008 319 12736
2009 306 13977
2010 300 15090
2011 330 14909
2012 340 16874
2013 371 17771
2014 352 18686
2015 401 19185
2016 453 19879
2017 529 21013
2018 552 22880
2019 469 23959
2020 568 30010
2021 613 34483
2022 588 34156
2023 612 32952

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 92 176
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 112 126 298
Library and Information science 131 150 316
Cognitive Science 150 174 495
Machine Learning 205 236 915
Data Science 254 288 1005
Telecommunications 206 237 1051
Computer Graphics 233 266 1184
Multimedia 342 381 1302
Cyber Security 271 305 1325
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 257 294 1357
Computer Vision 246 281 1433
Computer Networking 277 317 1537
Software Engineering 319 358 1538
Computational Linguistics 347 388 1857
Management Information Systems 431 477 1905
Human-Computer Interaction 356 401 1981

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked 181st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 653rd in the World with 13,103 publications made and 344,505 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#181 of 1,728 In the United States
#206 of 1,819 In North America
#653 of 7,020 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
1991 158 1679
1992 179 2006
1993 187 1618
1994 172 1882
1995 217 2146
1996 235 2395
1997 220 2511
1998 201 2953
1999 208 3256
2000 192 3784
2001 250 4200
2002 256 4753
2003 290 5317
2004 233 6113
2005 281 6595
2006 348 7747
2007 300 8335
2008 292 9087
2009 302 10387
2010 294 10922
2011 310 11691
2012 310 12988
2013 353 13726
2014 335 14561
2015 340 15058
2016 443 15861
2017 494 16360
2018 533 17571
2019 537 19502
2020 624 23974
2021 652 26931
2022 641 26454
2023 730 26271

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 108 125 207
Demography 108 125 264
Sports / Exercise science 117 137 297
Library and Information science 131 150 316
Criminology and Criminal Justice 176 196 327
Anthropology 170 196 442
Sociology 170 193 451
Military science 240 264 470
Classics and Ancient History 195 218 520
Linguistics 161 185 568
Gender Studies 265 296 599
Journalism and Digital Media 195 221 628
Law 209 237 629
Genealogy 271 300 654
Social Work 321 356 669
Political Science 211 241 725
History 206 235 725
Education Majors 274 305 747
Law Enforcement 299 331 748
Archaeology 194 223 748
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 258 288 751
Public Policy / Administration 289 322 802
Special Education 326 358 813
Philosophy 192 225 851
Art History 351 387 915
Publishing 305 342 953
Aesthetics 268 304 973
Communications and Public Relations 350 389 981

Engineering rankings

The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked 189th for Engineering in the United States and 855th in the World with 10,683 publications made and 307,451 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#189 of 1,518 In the United States
#217 of 1,602 In North America
#855 of 6,684 In the World

University of Texas Medical Branch
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 159 1995
1992 155 2363
1993 196 2151
1994 188 2152
1995 194 2546
1996 222 2726
1997 190 2825
1998 172 3130
1999 214 3549
2000 198 3769
2001 185 3893
2002 233 4267
2003 255 4752
2004 234 5354
2005 273 5730
2006 289 6387
2007 306 7111
2008 267 7699
2009 234 8240
2010 203 8993
2011 228 9543
2012 233 10283
2013 270 10866
2014 288 11327
2015 297 12003
2016 277 12384
2017 347 13067
2018 351 14020
2019 343 14561
2020 382 17303
2021 399 20449
2022 372 20513
2023 416 19892

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 83 169
Biomedical Engineering 99 113 313
Metallurgical Engineering 156 180 816
Acoustical Engineering 198 229 857
Optical Engineering 186 214 880
Petroleum Engineering 199 227 919
Aerospace Engineering 222 253 953
Mechanical Engineering 207 238 1003
Materials Science 189 217 1024
Telecommunications 206 237 1051
Civil Engineering 234 269 1248
Electrical Engineering 212 247 1254
Structural Engineering 230 262 1254
Environmental Engineering 195 228 1306
Electronic Engineering 228 263 1487
Geotechnical Engineering 244 283 1537
Computer Networking 277 317 1537
Systems Engineering 328 370 1687
Operations Research 295 334 1749
Nanotechnology 269 305 1880
Chemical Engineering 263 300 1972
Human-Computer Interaction 356 401 1981

Physics rankings

The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked 191st for Physics in the United States and 882nd in the World with 9,880 publications made and 276,344 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Biophysics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#191 of 1,485 In the United States
#219 of 1,569 In North America
#882 of 6,603 In the World

University of Texas Medical Branch
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 162 2080
1992 163 2453
1993 181 2209
1994 186 2255
1995 218 2692
1996 234 2673
1997 228 2876
1998 182 3230
1999 202 3605
2000 187 3851
2001 187 3991
2002 232 4194
2003 256 4632
2004 236 5196
2005 265 5486
2006 282 6214
2007 296 6914
2008 238 7254
2009 201 7775
2010 161 8574
2011 196 8838
2012 207 9249
2013 228 9865
2014 220 9768
2015 230 10343
2016 239 10379
2017 270 11084
2018 320 11376
2019 276 11871
2020 335 14463
2021 353 17496
2022 301 17193
2023 350 16620

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 72 78 141
Medical Physics 82 91 164
Astrobiology 200 228 742
Astrophysics and Astronomy 198 226 783
Acoustical Engineering 198 229 857
Optical Engineering 186 214 880
Nuclear Physics 189 215 883
Materials Science 189 217 1024
Quantum and Particle physics 235 268 1264
Condensed Matter Physics 215 243 1313
Atomic and Molecular physics 327 369 1710
Nanotechnology 269 305 1880

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked 169th for Environmental Science in the United States and 709th in the World with 9,747 publications made and 289,143 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#169 of 1,598 In the United States
#197 of 1,687 In North America
#709 of 6,798 In the World

University of Texas Medical Branch
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 129 1442
1992 140 1985
1993 150 1494
1994 151 1652
1995 187 1982
1996 209 2094
1997 196 2258
1998 170 2621
1999 199 2977
2000 193 3343
2001 183 3676
2002 223 3888
2003 217 4380
2004 221 4972
2005 248 5590
2006 282 6437
2007 247 7019
2008 251 7551
2009 254 8725
2010 237 9147
2011 214 9766
2012 235 10691
2013 230 11197
2014 253 12006
2015 268 12435
2016 308 13368
2017 329 13575
2018 334 14996
2019 338 15970
2020 379 19356
2021 360 21715
2022 320 20809
2023 383 20259

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 152 175 568
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 165 192 624
Geology 174 201 731
Ecology 169 199 768
Geography and Cartography 207 236 879
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 199 230 905
Forestry 192 230 1194
Oceanography 245 288 1277
Environmental Engineering 195 228 1306
Environmental Chemistry 212 247 1378
Environmental Management 217 254 1423
Geotechnical Engineering 244 283 1537
Earth science and Geophysics 292 339 1720
Agricultural Science 269 311 1749

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Texas Medical Branch

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Photography 90 103 258
Development Studies 166 187 439
Statistics 160 187 606
Mathematics 177 205 664
Creative Writing 235 269 670
Human Resource Management 210 236 671
Economics 223 253 777
Literature 256 290 883
Art & Design 269 303 988
Fashion Design 249 281 1019
Business 280 315 1131
Marketing 287 321 1144
Management 271 308 1189
Advertising 373 408 1216
Accounting 351 388 1219
Math Teachers 434 471 1228
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 365 408 1634
Finance 403 447 1776