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Thomas Jefferson University ranked 147th in the United States, 465th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 13 research topics. Thomas Jefferson University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 50,898 academic publications and 1,636,362 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 71 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#465 of 14,131 In the World
#169 of 2,597 In North America
#147 of 2,496 In the United States
#7 of 155 In Pennsylvania
#4 of 19 In Philadelphia
#36 of 1,621 For Ophthalmology
#43 of 1,004 For Sonography and Ultrasound
#50 of 1,700 For Dermatology
#1309 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#708 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 10 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Thomas Jefferson University ranked 67th for Medicine in the United States and 147th in the World with 45,182 publications made and 1,439,051 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#67 of 1,558 In the United States
#76 of 1,643 In North America
#147 of 6,680 In the World

Thomas Jefferson University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 390 3274
1992 416 3589
1993 466 4507
1994 491 5178
1995 555 6335
1996 612 7851
1997 649 10442
1998 636 12417
1999 581 14430
2000 619 15728
2001 691 17383
2002 728 18905
2003 781 21287
2004 751 22786
2005 843 25179
2006 935 27769
2007 912 30719
2008 976 33169
2009 1012 36425
2010 1188 40736
2011 1207 45107
2012 1465 50245
2013 1536 55559
2014 1595 60719
2015 1852 65655
2016 1975 67624
2017 2125 72920
2018 2236 76123
2019 2469 84279
2020 2844 102075
2021 2854 115028
2022 2697 118191
2023 2781 113267

The following table provides academic rankings for Thomas Jefferson University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Ophthalmology 31 32 36
Sonography and Ultrasound 24 25 43
Dermatology 31 33 50
Radiation Therapy 38 40 61
Occupational Therapy 34 42 65
Oncology and Cancer research 42 45 75
Medical Physics 50 57 78
Optometry 44 49 82
Neurosurgery 30 33 89
Anesthesiology 53 62 93
Surgery 50 57 94
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 51 59 99
Family medicine 59 67 103
Cosmetology 48 53 104
Critical Care Nursing 64 74 110
Health Science 65 74 112
Anatomy and Physiology 58 66 113
Urology 57 64 117
Immunology 58 64 129
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 43 50 134
Pediatrics 58 69 136
Healthcare Management (MHA) 73 85 138
Pathology 64 73 144
Cardiology 66 76 149
Virology 70 78 151
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 92 104 159
Psychiatry 77 90 165
Physical Therapy 76 89 166
Gerontology 93 105 169
Plastic Surgery 82 91 170
Pharmacology 74 85 172
Nursing 91 104 195
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 69 77 212
Sports Medicine 90 106 222
Respiratory Therapy 87 100 234
Biomedical Engineering 86 98 247
Epidemiology 85 100 273
Audiology 115 133 320
Public Health 128 148 334
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 151 169 348
Clinical Psychology 164 185 358
Orthodontics 111 124 368
Dentistry 109 122 400
Sports / Exercise science 178 204 530
Social Work 327 362 680
Toxicology 162 188 795
Veterinary 168 189 1071
Pharmacy 248 280 1344

Biology rankings

Thomas Jefferson University ranked 91st for Biology in the United States and 219th in the World with 40,054 publications made and 1,455,542 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#91 of 1,582 In the United States
#103 of 1,668 In North America
#219 of 6,770 In the World

Thomas Jefferson University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 370 3402
1992 427 3856
1993 481 5017
1994 521 5994
1995 592 7195
1996 633 8869
1997 671 11983
1998 664 14390
1999 606 16715
2000 649 18245
2001 705 19792
2002 738 21470
2003 777 23814
2004 758 25108
2005 832 27427
2006 880 29838
2007 855 32661
2008 931 34414
2009 938 37801
2010 1087 41682
2011 1098 45887
2012 1303 50290
2013 1340 55201
2014 1385 58625
2015 1564 62800
2016 1636 64455
2017 1802 68917
2018 1892 70908
2019 2014 78284
2020 2286 94678
2021 2215 106635
2022 2202 108905
2023 2226 103794

The following table provides academic rankings for Thomas Jefferson University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 42 45 75
Molecular Biology 46 50 77
Immunology 58 64 129
Genetics 66 72 133
Biophysics 74 81 149
Virology 70 78 151
Biotechnology 72 82 167
Pharmacology 74 85 172
Biochemistry 74 84 185
Neuroscience 83 95 186
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 81 90 188
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 79 95 204
Microbiology 106 121 328
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 151 169 348
Evolutionary Biology 144 165 431
Botany 136 156 523
Paleontology 163 188 638
Astrobiology 193 220 718
Toxicology 162 188 795
Zoology 198 229 825
Horticulture 159 184 1120
Animal Science 236 268 1188
Nutrition and Food Science 170 192 1233
Forestry 246 289 1517
Agricultural Science 284 327 1826
Nanotechnology 274 310 1903

Chemistry rankings

Thomas Jefferson University ranked 97th for Chemistry in the United States and 303rd in the World with 25,005 publications made and 1,048,854 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#97 of 1,407 In the United States
#112 of 1,488 In North America
#303 of 6,447 In the World

Thomas Jefferson University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 243 2508
1992 303 2958
1993 366 3828
1994 396 4760
1995 450 5903
1996 492 7302
1997 510 10052
1998 485 12181
1999 464 14063
2000 489 15302
2001 505 16363
2002 533 17426
2003 521 19302
2004 535 19961
2005 543 21387
2006 593 23057
2007 552 24882
2008 635 25580
2009 607 28206
2010 715 30622
2011 732 33621
2012 864 36419
2013 853 39792
2014 842 41491
2015 935 44188
2016 919 44454
2017 1043 46867
2018 1086 48849
2019 1084 53836
2020 1212 63887
2021 1162 71463
2022 1183 72529
2023 1112 68397

The following table provides academic rankings for Thomas Jefferson University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 74 84 185
Organic Chemistry 131 149 538
Materials Science 196 225 1117
Nutrition and Food Science 170 192 1233
Pharmacy 248 280 1344
Computational Chemistry 274 310 1538
Inorganic Chemistry 245 279 1585
Radiochemistry 197 230 1752
Chemical Engineering 251 288 1863
Nanotechnology 274 310 1903
Physical chemistry 289 333 2055
Environmental Chemistry 390 442 2650

Psychology rankings

Thomas Jefferson University ranked 99th for Psychology in the United States and 225th in the World with 18,666 publications made and 542,521 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

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

Thomas Jefferson University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 151 1477
1992 187 1595
1993 184 1916
1994 170 1994
1995 206 2315
1996 215 2555
1997 224 3477
1998 234 4117
1999 207 4629
2000 208 5268
2001 241 5421
2002 268 6234
2003 290 6896
2004 266 7500
2005 359 8749
2006 401 9271
2007 370 10604
2008 415 11594
2009 390 13136
2010 463 14617
2011 430 16041
2012 552 18114
2013 585 20384
2014 619 22652
2015 751 25079
2016 836 26247
2017 909 28636
2018 977 31261
2019 1069 35401
2020 1264 42759
2021 1302 47760
2022 1238 50633
2023 1303 49307

The following table provides academic rankings for Thomas Jefferson University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 34 42 65
Psychiatry 77 90 165
Neuroscience 83 95 186
Clinical Psychology 164 185 358
Sexology 235 265 473
Child Psychology 213 241 500
Special Education 257 280 582
Social Psychology 227 258 645
Social Work 327 362 680
Education Majors 255 283 688
Cognitive Science 228 261 854

Computer Science rankings

Thomas Jefferson University ranked 144th for Computer Science in the United States and 487th in the World with 16,827 publications made and 521,118 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Library and Information science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#144 of 1,576 In the United States
#167 of 1,662 In North America
#487 of 6,752 In the World

Thomas Jefferson University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 125 1209
1992 152 1275
1993 157 1519
1994 143 1679
1995 186 1934
1996 177 2201
1997 221 3084
1998 201 3798
1999 184 4318
2000 208 5070
2001 225 5244
2002 291 6120
2003 284 6660
2004 265 7376
2005 329 8669
2006 368 9441
2007 341 10891
2008 353 11961
2009 363 13484
2010 427 15130
2011 434 16849
2012 528 19025
2013 548 20749
2014 595 22978
2015 696 25446
2016 735 26504
2017 802 28442
2018 854 30792
2019 963 34548
2020 1062 42100
2021 1191 48629
2022 1071 51231
2023 1155 50045

The following table provides academic rankings for Thomas Jefferson University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 83 95 186
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 81 90 188
Library and Information science 135 154 325
Cognitive Science 228 261 854
Machine Learning 203 234 907
Data Science 260 294 1025
Cyber Security 238 272 1102
Computer Graphics 226 258 1114
Computer Vision 218 249 1114
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 241 276 1238
Human-Computer Interaction 277 312 1372
Robotics 218 253 1376
Multimedia 362 401 1413
Telecommunications 243 278 1417
Computational Linguistics 313 349 1572
Computer Networking 287 327 1597
Software Engineering 381 427 1963
Management Information Systems 456 508 2123

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Thomas Jefferson University ranked 188th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 689th in the World with 14,147 publications made and 348,167 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#188 of 1,728 In the United States
#216 of 1,819 In North America
#689 of 7,020 In the World

Thomas Jefferson University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 89 695
1992 105 720
1993 115 846
1994 142 1090
1995 149 1279
1996 162 1453
1997 154 1826
1998 147 2148
1999 153 2619
2000 146 2863
2001 171 3122
2002 189 3581
2003 187 4067
2004 196 4587
2005 206 5355
2006 241 5913
2007 238 6807
2008 226 7032
2009 298 8200
2010 315 9561
2011 315 10456
2012 405 11678
2013 415 13481
2014 441 15532
2015 553 16556
2016 642 17897
2017 690 19441
2018 793 20925
2019 851 23476
2020 1098 29828
2021 1144 33776
2022 1069 35392
2023 1175 35511

The following table provides academic rankings for Thomas Jefferson University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Library and Information science 135 154 325
Demography 122 141 327
Classics and Ancient History 155 177 404
Occupational Safety and Health 179 203 416
Genealogy 191 215 463
Military science 244 268 478
Sports / Exercise science 178 204 530
Sociology 196 223 554
Anthropology 213 242 577
Special Education 257 280 582
Law 203 231 609
Art History 250 280 647
Linguistics 184 210 659
Gender Studies 292 325 667
Social Work 327 362 680
Education Majors 255 283 688
Political Science 207 237 689
History 219 249 800
Communications and Public Relations 304 340 839
Journalism and Digital Media 245 277 841
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 230 262 865
Archaeology 214 245 867
Criminology and Criminal Justice 404 442 869
Publishing 281 317 885
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 312 344 944
Philosophy 211 244 978
Aesthetics 293 329 1084
Public Policy / Administration 394 434 1177

Engineering rankings

Thomas Jefferson University ranked 171st for Engineering in the United States and 731st in the World with 11,780 publications made and 379,011 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#171 of 1,518 In the United States
#199 of 1,602 In North America
#731 of 6,684 In the World

Thomas Jefferson University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 104 998
1992 115 1033
1993 126 1380
1994 145 1490
1995 161 1658
1996 186 2180
1997 205 2984
1998 186 3591
1999 172 3952
2000 179 4471
2001 212 4806
2002 216 5263
2003 231 5960
2004 208 6395
2005 247 7013
2006 263 7887
2007 250 8992
2008 272 9441
2009 280 10320
2010 334 11311
2011 297 12443
2012 387 13544
2013 400 15304
2014 417 16696
2015 451 17645
2016 462 18365
2017 543 19342
2018 545 20248
2019 574 21901
2020 623 26611
2021 670 29515
2022 626 30622
2023 660 29100

The following table provides academic rankings for Thomas Jefferson University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 72 82 167
Biomedical Engineering 86 98 247
Petroleum Engineering 122 145 477
Optical Engineering 127 150 533
Acoustical Engineering 154 180 614
Architectural Engineering 148 176 706
Aerospace Engineering 195 226 798
Mechanical Engineering 188 218 857
Civil Engineering 192 223 878
Metallurgical Engineering 178 207 991
Materials Science 196 225 1117
Electronic Engineering 207 241 1325
Structural Engineering 241 274 1337
Human-Computer Interaction 277 312 1372
Robotics 218 253 1376
Telecommunications 243 278 1417
Automotive Engineering 230 268 1450
Electrical Engineering 236 271 1504
Computer Networking 287 327 1597
Systems Engineering 329 371 1692
Geotechnical Engineering 261 304 1702
Chemical Engineering 251 288 1863
Nanotechnology 274 310 1903
Environmental Engineering 261 301 1925

Physics rankings

Thomas Jefferson University ranked 166th for Physics in the United States and 737th in the World with 11,284 publications made and 354,755 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Biophysics, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#166 of 1,485 In the United States
#193 of 1,569 In North America
#737 of 6,603 In the World

Thomas Jefferson University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 113 1070
1992 121 1085
1993 117 1437
1994 152 1642
1995 133 1611
1996 171 2166
1997 182 2890
1998 169 3283
1999 175 3653
2000 164 4038
2001 189 4350
2002 221 4943
2003 222 5479
2004 205 5698
2005 227 6338
2006 264 7263
2007 209 7928
2008 247 8596
2009 281 9277
2010 322 10167
2011 272 11145
2012 377 12323
2013 365 13677
2014 400 14560
2015 446 15410
2016 470 16412
2017 518 17302
2018 535 18424
2019 566 20086
2020 601 24364
2021 625 27470
2022 618 28284
2023 645 27201

The following table provides academic rankings for Thomas Jefferson University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 50 57 78
Biophysics 74 81 149
Optical Engineering 127 150 533
Acoustical Engineering 154 180 614
Astrobiology 193 220 718
Astrophysics and Astronomy 187 214 733
Nuclear Physics 167 193 766
Materials Science 196 225 1117
Quantum and Particle physics 226 259 1218
Nanotechnology 274 310 1903
Condensed Matter Physics 339 384 2318

Mathematics rankings

Thomas Jefferson University ranked 158th for Mathematics in the United States and 569th in the World with 7,325 publications made and 214,710 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#158 of 1,371 In the United States
#183 of 1,451 In North America
#569 of 6,305 In the World

Thomas Jefferson University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 19 220
1992 29 232
1993 28 254
1994 32 283
1995 35 293
1996 29 338
1997 41 442
1998 41 529
1999 50 741
2000 47 756
2001 60 935
2002 72 1099
2003 84 1216
2004 69 1393
2005 105 1770
2006 116 2090
2007 99 2352
2008 113 2726
2009 148 3211
2010 144 3784
2011 167 4474
2012 222 5290
2013 241 6259
2014 269 7476
2015 350 8957
2016 374 9597
2017 413 10706
2018 459 11929
2019 492 13922
2020 654 16664
2021 707 20239
2022 666 21987
2023 747 22257

The following table provides academic rankings for Thomas Jefferson University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Statistics 145 169 527
Actuarial Science 252 280 749
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 261 293 1064
Math Teachers 471 510 1337

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Thomas Jefferson University

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 107 128 311
Development Studies 148 168 361
Human Resource Management 181 205 540
Photography 178 207 561
Economics 194 222 650
Environmental Science 182 210 783
Advertising 273 303 823
Geology 190 219 824
Marketing 246 278 910
Graphic Design 239 271 991
Business 260 294 1017
Geography and Cartography 234 266 1028
Creative Writing 366 408 1042
Management 249 284 1045
Literature 322 359 1131
Fashion Design 270 304 1138
Art & Design 302 339 1138
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 227 260 1142
Ecology 239 276 1218
Accounting 397 436 1439
Earth science and Geophysics 266 309 1521
Project Management 350 390 1591
Finance 366 408 1641
Oceanography 299 348 1712
Environmental Management 415 470 2800