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Thomas Jefferson University ranked 145th in the United States, 465th in the global 2026 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 60,297 academic publications and 2,236,871 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 82 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#465 of 14,131 In the World
#166 of 2,597 In North America
#145 of 2,496 In the United States
#7 of 155 In Pennsylvania
#4 of 19 In Philadelphia
#33 of 1,805 For Ophthalmology
#45 of 1,100 For Sonography and Ultrasound
#55 of 1,950 For Dermatology
#1361 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#695 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 10 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Thomas Jefferson University ranked 68th for Medicine in the United States and 149th in the World with 53,168 publications made and 1,972,014 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#68 of 1,604 In the United States
#77 of 1,689 In North America
#149 of 6,793 In the World

Thomas Jefferson University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 511 6067
1994 544 7011
1995 609 8618
1996 672 10409
1997 714 13754
1998 717 16448
1999 646 18918
2000 685 20828
2001 771 22412
2002 821 24782
2003 852 27816
2004 848 29728
2005 930 32553
2006 1053 34767
2007 1018 38241
2008 1096 42206
2009 1137 45715
2010 1341 50795
2011 1330 55368
2012 1580 61046
2013 1679 68164
2014 1702 72791
2015 2066 78399
2016 2023 79936
2017 2157 87038
2018 2310 89766
2019 2524 98372
2020 2943 123234
2021 2955 134738
2022 2833 132020
2023 3039 129766
2024 2619 123480
2025 2478 113190

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 27 28 33
Sonography and Ultrasound 26 27 45
Dermatology 34 36 55
Radiation Therapy 37 39 59
Occupational Therapy 32 40 64
Optometry 34 37 65
Oncology and Cancer research 41 44 77
Medical Physics 53 60 86
Surgery 47 54 92
Anesthesiology 54 63 94
Family medicine 55 64 95
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 49 56 99
Neurosurgery 34 38 105
Cosmetology 47 52 106
Anatomy and Physiology 58 66 113
Critical Care Nursing 66 76 123
Health Science 68 79 130
Urology 59 69 131
Immunology 58 64 139
Plastic Surgery 73 80 146
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 48 55 148
Healthcare Management (MHA) 76 88 149
Pathology 65 74 150
Pediatrics 60 71 151
Physical Therapy 69 82 157
Cardiology 69 79 161
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 95 107 173
Virology 77 86 173
Psychiatry 78 91 174
Pharmacology 75 86 181
Gerontology 96 110 185
Nursing 88 102 197
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 70 78 218
Sports Medicine 89 106 237
Respiratory Therapy 91 104 246
Biomedical Engineering 84 97 260
Epidemiology 79 94 267
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 137 152 314
Audiology 113 129 323
Public Health 125 145 335
Orthodontics 106 119 379
Clinical Psychology 172 196 387
Dentistry 110 123 427
Social Work 209 235 458
Sports / Exercise science 161 187 508
Toxicology 149 173 800
Veterinary 174 195 1184
Pharmacy 239 270 1347

Biology rankings

Thomas Jefferson University ranked 92nd for Biology in the United States and 223rd in the World with 46,271 publications made and 1,930,834 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#92 of 1,612 In the United States
#104 of 1,701 In North America
#223 of 6,841 In the World

Thomas Jefferson University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 545 6665
1994 571 7980
1995 643 9687
1996 681 11648
1997 750 15636
1998 752 18575
1999 654 21325
2000 717 23579
2001 776 25082
2002 832 27323
2003 850 30665
2004 858 32370
2005 897 34774
2006 978 36811
2007 938 40090
2008 1046 43287
2009 1041 46754
2010 1208 51410
2011 1195 55597
2012 1399 60305
2013 1438 66616
2014 1456 69700
2015 1730 74042
2016 1662 75145
2017 1810 80918
2018 1912 82063
2019 2016 90063
2020 2349 112716
2021 2302 123235
2022 2295 119946
2023 2402 117277
2024 2045 110761
2025 1787 100052

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
Molecular Biology 47 51 75
Oncology and Cancer research 41 44 77
Genetics 66 73 139
Immunology 58 64 139
Biophysics 77 84 157
Biotechnology 72 83 168
Virology 77 86 173
Pharmacology 75 86 181
Biochemistry 73 83 185
Neuroscience 85 97 198
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 81 90 207
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 79 95 214
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 137 152 314
Microbiology 104 119 341
Evolutionary Biology 139 160 420
Botany 132 153 540
Paleontology 161 186 654
Astrobiology 188 215 684
Zoology 182 213 757
Toxicology 149 173 800
Horticulture 151 176 1168
Animal Science 239 271 1288
Nutrition and Food Science 174 199 1421
Forestry 232 274 1535
Agricultural Science 264 306 1858
Nanotechnology 271 307 1923

Chemistry rankings

Thomas Jefferson University ranked 96th for Chemistry in the United States and 309th in the World with 28,281 publications made and 1,368,420 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#96 of 1,455 In the United States
#111 of 1,538 In North America
#309 of 6,561 In the World

Thomas Jefferson University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 403 5027
1994 430 6285
1995 485 7821
1996 518 9493
1997 553 12896
1998 548 15465
1999 498 17632
2000 543 19526
2001 559 20394
2002 598 21927
2003 572 24413
2004 614 25353
2005 591 26744
2006 656 27965
2007 596 29936
2008 709 31308
2009 686 34417
2010 771 37042
2011 774 40219
2012 906 43140
2013 908 47260
2014 869 48546
2015 1048 51180
2016 914 51037
2017 1030 53893
2018 1084 55626
2019 1061 60676
2020 1207 74432
2021 1195 80940
2022 1188 77968
2023 1223 76207
2024 1040 69477
2025 880 61015

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 73 83 185
Organic Chemistry 128 146 547
Materials Science 193 221 1151
Pharmacy 239 270 1347
Nutrition and Food Science 174 199 1421
Radiochemistry 177 207 1552
Computational Chemistry 272 308 1564
Inorganic Chemistry 239 273 1580
Chemical Engineering 213 248 1582
Nanotechnology 271 307 1923
Physical chemistry 281 323 2062
Environmental Chemistry 401 452 2794

Psychology rankings

Thomas Jefferson University ranked 101st for Psychology in the United States and 229th in the World with 21,508 publications made and 740,051 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#101 of 1,561 In the United States
#116 of 1,648 In North America
#229 of 6,663 In the World

Thomas Jefferson University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 190 2453
1994 187 2575
1995 222 3160
1996 231 3246
1997 254 4514
1998 266 5329
1999 221 5877
2000 229 6828
2001 255 6934
2002 294 8091
2003 304 8995
2004 292 9709
2005 385 11126
2006 431 11563
2007 421 13300
2008 452 14931
2009 457 16235
2010 509 18190
2011 480 19637
2012 596 22169
2013 623 24998
2014 653 27032
2015 854 29774
2016 834 30949
2017 918 33824
2018 1004 36382
2019 1061 40736
2020 1288 51193
2021 1290 55946
2022 1291 55853
2023 1318 55053
2024 1081 51501
2025 1019 46728

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 32 40 64
Psychiatry 78 91 174
Neuroscience 85 97 198
Clinical Psychology 172 196 387
Social Work 209 235 458
Child Psychology 210 238 517
Special Education 225 247 528
Sexology 254 284 536
Social Psychology 237 268 716
Education Majors 242 272 717
Cognitive Science 223 256 874

Computer Science rankings

Thomas Jefferson University ranked 143rd for Computer Science in the United States and 512th in the World with 19,447 publications made and 705,542 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Library and Information science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#143 of 1,616 In the United States
#167 of 1,702 In North America
#512 of 6,855 In the World

Thomas Jefferson University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 171 2031
1994 156 2158
1995 208 2620
1996 190 2891
1997 252 3983
1998 223 4840
1999 197 5392
2000 229 6391
2001 250 6491
2002 321 7790
2003 298 8599
2004 297 9506
2005 357 10948
2006 404 11697
2007 394 13549
2008 396 15263
2009 418 16556
2010 485 18825
2011 475 20465
2012 559 22785
2013 576 25083
2014 634 27099
2015 771 30089
2016 737 31262
2017 817 33506
2018 884 35437
2019 958 39638
2020 1103 50261
2021 1188 56161
2022 1133 56392
2023 1185 55586
2024 984 52584
2025 839 48182

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 85 97 198
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 81 90 207
Library and Information science 131 150 319
Cognitive Science 223 256 874
Machine Learning 202 233 955
Cyber Security 235 268 1109
Computer Vision 215 246 1113
Data Science 270 305 1162
Computer Graphics 238 271 1199
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 240 275 1295
Multimedia 328 365 1359
Telecommunications 230 265 1371
Robotics 226 261 1421
Human-Computer Interaction 283 320 1521
Computer Networking 274 311 1539
Computational Linguistics 304 340 1662
Software Engineering 373 418 1960
Management Information Systems 410 456 2020

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Thomas Jefferson University ranked 187th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 746th in the World with 16,557 publications made and 497,103 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#187 of 1,763 In the United States
#215 of 1,854 In North America
#746 of 7,088 In the World

Thomas Jefferson University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 131 1169
1994 147 1486
1995 169 1677
1996 178 1900
1997 178 2449
1998 157 2915
1999 165 3399
2000 153 3829
2001 181 4054
2002 210 4709
2003 201 5421
2004 216 6012
2005 235 6996
2006 256 7459
2007 266 8660
2008 250 9309
2009 341 10380
2010 346 11870
2011 349 12952
2012 430 14546
2013 443 16809
2014 482 18388
2015 585 19716
2016 654 21376
2017 709 23698
2018 828 25152
2019 860 28123
2020 1150 36459
2021 1119 40496
2022 1121 40282
2023 1222 40825
2024 963 36342
2025 874 31742

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 131 150 319
Demography 120 139 323
Genealogy 161 182 392
Classics and Ancient History 155 176 429
Social Work 209 235 458
Sports / Exercise science 161 187 508
Special Education 225 247 528
Occupational Safety and Health 212 240 559
Anthropology 209 237 593
Sociology 194 222 598
Law 203 231 641
Linguistics 181 207 672
Education Majors 242 272 717
Gender Studies 303 337 720
Political Science 209 239 759
Art History 290 322 768
Journalism and Digital Media 239 270 863
History 224 254 868
Publishing 281 315 905
Communications and Public Relations 299 335 927
Archaeology 215 246 934
Media Studies 383 422 949
Military science 400 434 1006
Philosophy 206 239 1043
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 321 354 1055
Criminology and Criminal Justice 467 512 1110
Aesthetics 304 341 1204
Public Policy / Administration 395 436 1305

Engineering rankings

Thomas Jefferson University ranked 168th for Engineering in the United States and 729th in the World with 13,705 publications made and 518,494 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#168 of 1,568 In the United States
#196 of 1,655 In North America
#729 of 6,795 In the World

Thomas Jefferson University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 145 1809
1994 154 1991
1995 167 2297
1996 201 2825
1997 233 3932
1998 217 4670
1999 187 5074
2000 195 5780
2001 236 6238
2002 247 6817
2003 265 7779
2004 225 8238
2005 266 8908
2006 284 9886
2007 277 11017
2008 306 12175
2009 301 12830
2010 383 14143
2011 318 15151
2012 413 16913
2013 416 18689
2014 437 20046
2015 503 21477
2016 491 22083
2017 526 23255
2018 564 23800
2019 566 25973
2020 652 32104
2021 700 34465
2022 636 34042
2023 703 33437
2024 667 32090
2025 578 28766

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 83 168
Biomedical Engineering 84 97 260
Petroleum Engineering 125 148 512
Optical Engineering 125 147 539
Architectural Engineering 111 134 543
Acoustical Engineering 152 178 619
Engineering Management 236 264 768
Aerospace Engineering 192 223 794
Technical Drawing 149 177 819
Civil Engineering 182 213 860
Mechanical Engineering 187 217 886
Metallurgical Engineering 177 206 1013
Materials Science 193 221 1151
Structural Engineering 228 261 1281
Telecommunications 230 265 1371
Electronic Engineering 211 245 1383
Robotics 226 261 1421
Automotive Engineering 231 268 1451
Electrical Engineering 230 265 1483
Geotechnical Engineering 236 275 1515
Human-Computer Interaction 283 320 1521
Computer Networking 274 311 1539
Chemical Engineering 213 248 1582
Systems Engineering 319 361 1796
Nanotechnology 271 307 1923
Remote Sensing 314 357 1943
Reliability and Quality Engineering 279 318 1966
Environmental Engineering 267 306 2042

Physics rankings

Thomas Jefferson University ranked 167th for Physics in the United States and 751st in the World with 13,225 publications made and 484,780 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#167 of 1,537 In the United States
#195 of 1,623 In North America
#751 of 6,729 In the World

Thomas Jefferson University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 138 1971
1994 162 2256
1995 148 2287
1996 185 2853
1997 197 3710
1998 198 4269
1999 192 4632
2000 183 5180
2001 221 5518
2002 260 6314
2003 249 7086
2004 225 7540
2005 263 8150
2006 291 9223
2007 242 9909
2008 279 11104
2009 302 11601
2010 378 13009
2011 303 13871
2012 411 15457
2013 395 16855
2014 429 17756
2015 512 18756
2016 475 19732
2017 513 20996
2018 545 21775
2019 545 23799
2020 625 29528
2021 658 32184
2022 636 31985
2023 691 31424
2024 652 30797
2025 534 27683

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 53 60 86
Biophysics 77 84 157
Optical Engineering 125 147 539
Acoustical Engineering 152 178 619
Astrobiology 188 215 684
Astrophysics and Astronomy 177 204 694
Nuclear Physics 164 190 758
Materials Science 193 221 1151
Quantum and Particle physics 217 249 1195
Nanotechnology 271 307 1923
Condensed Matter Physics 306 349 2130

Mathematics rankings

Thomas Jefferson University ranked 166th for Mathematics in the United States and 627th in the World with 7,840 publications made and 260,472 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#166 of 1,413 In the United States
#193 of 1,494 In North America
#627 of 6,434 In the World

Thomas Jefferson University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 27 347
1994 38 369
1995 41 397
1996 34 459
1997 47 621
1998 41 681
1999 52 905
2000 45 970
2001 64 1208
2002 86 1377
2003 81 1542
2004 68 1775
2005 110 2222
2006 108 2486
2007 111 2843
2008 104 3310
2009 152 3644
2010 149 4308
2011 177 4968
2012 221 5925
2013 237 7141
2014 261 8140
2015 337 9580
2016 358 10174
2017 366 11554
2018 440 12653
2019 445 14553
2020 624 18612
2021 653 21896
2022 658 22176
2023 686 22373
2024 442 17358
2025 448 15940

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 153 179 576
Actuarial Science 269 298 877
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 258 290 1082
Math Teachers 475 517 1554

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Thomas Jefferson University

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Development Studies 146 166 388
Singing and Vocal Performance 118 140 397
Photography 192 227 673
Economics 196 224 686
Human Resource Management 209 237 765
Environmental Science 182 211 834
Geology 190 219 858
Advertising 271 302 865
Creative Writing 292 331 891
Marketing 234 266 953
Business 256 289 1073
Literature 299 335 1091
Management 247 283 1094
Geography and Cartography 236 269 1119
Art & Design 296 332 1159
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 228 262 1178
Fashion Design 267 300 1199
Ecology 239 276 1291
Earth science and Geophysics 266 310 1538
Accounting 397 434 1577
Finance 347 388 1668
Project Management 346 388 1716
Oceanography 323 373 1950
Environmental Management 411 465 2966