Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: Rankings

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The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences ranked 238th in the United States, 875th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 138 research topics. The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 32,982 academic publications and 1,138,229 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 12 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#875 of 14,131 In the World
#269 of 2,597 In North America
#238 of 2,496 In the United States
#5 of 34 In Maryland
#86 of 2,497 For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine
#142 of 3,582 For Virology
#151 of 1,039 For Medical Physics
#3499 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1355 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 135 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences ranked 109th for Medicine in the United States and 299th in the World with 29,251 publications made and 1,019,124 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#109 of 1,604 In the United States
#122 of 1,689 In North America
#299 of 6,793 In the World

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 337 6119
1994 325 6324
1995 289 7161
1996 345 7039
1997 331 7657
1998 393 8740
1999 381 9509
2000 397 10338
2001 419 11003
2002 453 12180
2003 494 14140
2004 463 15105
2005 581 16745
2006 553 18012
2007 613 19272
2008 657 21010
2009 651 22455
2010 698 25504
2011 728 26995
2012 786 29489
2013 860 31647
2014 893 35025
2015 928 37015
2016 1001 38503
2017 1058 39463
2018 1189 42035
2019 1209 45590
2020 1492 58912
2021 1583 66331
2022 1432 64089
2023 1454 64951
2024 1355 61708
2025 1320 54912

The following table provides academic rankings for The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 59 68 86
Virology 69 77 142
Medical Physics 75 84 151
Health Science 82 94 172
Family medicine 83 95 178
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 92 104 198
Cosmetology 65 72 199
Critical Care Nursing 87 99 199
Anesthesiology 86 99 206
Healthcare Management (MHA) 99 115 226
Epidemiology 74 86 227
Clinical Psychology 114 129 231
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 93 106 254
Surgery 94 107 258
Plastic Surgery 104 115 265
Neurosurgery 75 84 269
Psychiatry 105 118 270
Physical Therapy 101 117 279
Sports / Exercise science 108 127 282
Immunology 98 109 282
Occupational Therapy 94 110 283
Anatomy and Physiology 107 123 292
Pathology 96 109 292
Toxicology 77 88 297
Pediatrics 96 109 297
Public Health 117 135 299
Gerontology 135 156 301
Respiratory Therapy 98 113 306
Nursing 127 145 315
Dermatology 96 107 318
Oncology and Cancer research 96 108 320
Radiation Therapy 95 107 320
Ophthalmology 109 122 334
Urology 107 122 346
Cardiology 108 121 349
Pharmacology 108 122 358
Sports Medicine 122 142 366
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 94 106 378
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 102 115 420
Sonography and Ultrasound 123 140 485
Audiology 182 208 583
Optometry 163 181 612
Orthodontics 149 169 630
Dentistry 152 170 688
Biomedical Engineering 162 184 720
Social Work 336 373 742
Veterinary 139 156 812
Pharmacy 341 378 1861

Biology rankings

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences ranked 133rd for Biology in the United States and 496th in the World with 23,234 publications made and 901,300 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#133 of 1,612 In the United States
#150 of 1,701 In North America
#496 of 6,841 In the World

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 332 6518
1994 293 6695
1995 265 7505
1996 319 7279
1997 278 7804
1998 348 8954
1999 336 9708
2000 355 10495
2001 360 10971
2002 379 12203
2003 424 14259
2004 394 15235
2005 463 16349
2006 475 17601
2007 513 18349
2008 525 19808
2009 537 21192
2010 548 23399
2011 585 24686
2012 606 26705
2013 703 28376
2014 689 31720
2015 691 32543
2016 733 32966
2017 782 33497
2018 846 35481
2019 909 38494
2020 1089 49299
2021 1148 55622
2022 1023 53865
2023 1000 53704
2024 904 49841
2025 865 43276

The following table provides academic rankings for The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Virology 69 77 142
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 92 104 198
Molecular Biology 95 107 247
Microbiology 92 104 278
Immunology 98 109 282
Toxicology 77 88 297
Oncology and Cancer research 96 108 320
Neuroscience 119 136 322
Pharmacology 108 122 358
Genetics 123 138 377
Biochemistry 128 145 470
Biotechnology 127 145 482
Biophysics 161 180 499
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 151 170 563
Paleontology 166 191 673
Zoology 171 200 710
Evolutionary Biology 231 263 879
Astrobiology 231 261 910
Entomology 204 234 970
Animal Science 187 215 972
Botany 194 221 1048
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 240 278 1126
Nutrition and Food Science 192 219 1597
Horticulture 227 263 1814
Agricultural Science 276 319 1951
Nanotechnology 359 401 2629

Chemistry rankings

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences ranked 156th for Chemistry in the United States and 696th in the World with 14,012 publications made and 586,700 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#156 of 1,455 In the United States
#180 of 1,538 In North America
#696 of 6,561 In the World

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 230 5101
1994 209 4966
1995 193 5753
1996 220 5508
1997 175 5776
1998 235 6724
1999 237 7327
2000 246 7753
2001 245 8164
2002 274 9048
2003 278 10491
2004 264 10944
2005 306 11527
2006 301 12259
2007 335 12634
2008 330 13358
2009 321 14376
2010 326 15401
2011 320 16189
2012 386 17215
2013 436 18124
2014 390 20338
2015 378 20066
2016 375 20255
2017 420 20335
2018 446 21570
2019 480 23130
2020 558 28462
2021 567 32269
2022 553 31505
2023 521 31209
2024 467 27862
2025 430 23767

The following table provides academic rankings for The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 128 145 470
Organic Chemistry 207 235 1137
Radiochemistry 152 179 1327
Nutrition and Food Science 192 219 1597
Materials Science 264 301 1783
Pharmacy 341 378 1861
Inorganic Chemistry 285 325 1987
Environmental Chemistry 295 341 2129
Physical chemistry 330 376 2457
Nanotechnology 359 401 2629
Chemical Engineering 454 506 3420

Psychology rankings

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences ranked 140th for Psychology in the United States and 379th in the World with 13,319 publications made and 483,754 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#140 of 1,561 In the United States
#159 of 1,648 In North America
#379 of 6,663 In the World

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 154 2626
1994 129 2561
1995 143 2957
1996 146 2806
1997 160 2967
1998 168 3370
1999 161 3693
2000 154 4066
2001 182 4266
2002 176 4909
2003 207 5624
2004 215 6265
2005 269 7174
2006 239 7608
2007 228 8231
2008 278 9151
2009 266 10057
2010 276 11263
2011 338 12236
2012 366 13416
2013 415 14946
2014 396 16099
2015 445 17836
2016 477 19026
2017 528 19925
2018 556 21480
2019 567 23649
2020 727 30223
2021 772 33853
2022 730 33329
2023 724 34373
2024 641 31395
2025 596 28501

The following table provides academic rankings for The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 114 129 231
Psychiatry 105 118 270
Occupational Therapy 94 110 283
Neuroscience 119 136 322
Sexology 244 274 512
Child Psychology 223 253 570
Social Psychology 227 257 663
Education Majors 247 278 734
Social Work 336 373 742
Cognitive Science 246 280 984

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences ranked 214th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 878th in the World with 12,514 publications made and 361,910 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#214 of 1,763 In the United States
#245 of 1,854 In North America
#878 of 7,088 In the World

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 110 1452
1994 111 1378
1995 104 1804
1996 95 1602
1997 105 1782
1998 120 1997
1999 128 2224
2000 148 2640
2001 142 2837
2002 149 3324
2003 172 3834
2004 176 4334
2005 206 4850
2006 200 5321
2007 265 5833
2008 274 6550
2009 303 7169
2010 310 8399
2011 309 9194
2012 322 10319
2013 366 11037
2014 408 12375
2015 444 14364
2016 454 14905
2017 542 15693
2018 617 17303
2019 578 18941
2020 722 25587
2021 803 29533
2022 761 28485
2023 788 29947
2024 696 27082
2025 714 23563

The following table provides academic rankings for The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Military science 1 1 1
Occupational Safety and Health 48 59 85
Sports / Exercise science 108 127 282
Demography 144 165 419
Classics and Ancient History 154 175 426
Publishing 175 202 516
Library and Information science 191 214 517
Anthropology 193 220 533
Sociology 207 236 660
Art History 268 298 712
Law 227 257 729
Radio and Television broadcasting 219 247 733
Education Majors 247 278 734
Social Work 336 373 742
History 202 231 764
Archaeology 187 215 769
Communications and Public Relations 277 311 837
Political Science 234 265 851
Public Policy / Administration 288 322 858
Criminology and Criminal Justice 393 431 877
Gender Studies 381 422 907
Linguistics 235 266 1009
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 369 406 1213
Aesthetics 323 362 1284
Philosophy 261 298 1294

Computer Science rankings

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences ranked 200th for Computer Science in the United States and 791st in the World with 10,893 publications made and 379,143 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Library and Information science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#200 of 1,616 In the United States
#229 of 1,702 In North America
#791 of 6,855 In the World

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 133 2296
1994 123 2129
1995 101 2538
1996 111 2299
1997 121 2502
1998 143 2807
1999 125 3114
2000 121 3452
2001 142 3668
2002 153 4280
2003 187 4916
2004 167 5435
2005 225 6312
2006 204 6698
2007 199 7193
2008 220 7807
2009 220 8628
2010 238 9734
2011 294 10522
2012 328 11700
2013 358 12602
2014 344 14648
2015 364 15443
2016 377 16130
2017 412 16569
2018 428 18272
2019 462 19925
2020 566 25759
2021 610 28797
2022 593 28556
2023 573 29430
2024 485 27304
2025 427 24360

The following table provides academic rankings for The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 119 136 322
Library and Information science 191 214 517
Game Design and Development 131 158 539
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 151 170 563
Data Science 163 190 594
Cognitive Science 246 280 984
Software Engineering 266 300 1215
Human-Computer Interaction 272 307 1432
Multimedia 354 393 1478
Management Information Systems 331 370 1520
Machine Learning 267 302 1544
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 296 335 1739
Cyber Security 334 375 1825
Telecommunications 300 341 1982
Computer Networking 350 396 2108
Computer Vision 345 390 2184
Computational Linguistics 389 435 2340

Environmental Science rankings

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences ranked 196th for Environmental Science in the United States and 950th in the World with 8,921 publications made and 282,691 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#196 of 1,637 In the United States
#225 of 1,727 In North America
#950 of 6,888 In the World

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 91 1482
1994 92 1522
1995 74 1701
1996 91 1852
1997 89 1908
1998 113 2160
1999 100 2441
2000 103 2715
2001 115 2888
2002 141 3435
2003 145 3953
2004 146 4574
2005 164 4673
2006 174 5174
2007 188 5318
2008 190 5753
2009 198 6373
2010 227 7156
2011 225 7648
2012 274 8475
2013 268 9092
2014 269 10457
2015 301 11087
2016 315 11429
2017 322 11451
2018 381 12583
2019 370 13819
2020 488 17667
2021 523 19912
2022 443 18310
2023 465 19200
2024 436 17625
2025 422 14974

The following table provides academic rankings for The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Paleontology 166 191 673
Geology 193 222 885
Geography and Cartography 224 256 1034
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 240 278 1126
Ecology 245 283 1309
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 255 295 1441
Oceanography 294 343 1762
Agricultural Science 276 319 1951
Earth science and Geophysics 351 400 2114
Environmental Chemistry 295 341 2129
Environmental Engineering 290 331 2180
Geotechnical Engineering 353 398 2360
Environmental Management 362 413 2616

Engineering rankings

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences ranked 245th for Engineering in the United States and 1387th in the World with 6,850 publications made and 230,011 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#245 of 1,568 In the United States
#279 of 1,655 In North America
#1387 of 6,795 In the World

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 108 1340
1994 83 1428
1995 76 1574
1996 88 1541
1997 76 1610
1998 111 1965
1999 86 2026
2000 91 2217
2001 97 2403
2002 112 2688
2003 137 3153
2004 127 3623
2005 166 3946
2006 164 4279
2007 166 4702
2008 163 5043
2009 173 5378
2010 178 6252
2011 171 6719
2012 202 7090
2013 216 7770
2014 176 8575
2015 196 9144
2016 184 9435
2017 214 9489
2018 251 10138
2019 243 11331
2020 322 14131
2021 334 15450
2022 321 15098
2023 268 15467
2024 302 14401
2025 280 12946

The following table provides academic rankings for The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Aviation 134 155 468
Biotechnology 127 145 482
Biomedical Engineering 162 184 720
Petroleum Engineering 169 195 741
Automotive Engineering 170 205 1005
Optical Engineering 219 248 1146
Aerospace Engineering 244 276 1198
Human-Computer Interaction 272 307 1432
Acoustical Engineering 288 328 1537
Systems Engineering 285 325 1550
Metallurgical Engineering 238 274 1624
Mechanical Engineering 287 326 1685
Materials Science 264 301 1783
Structural Engineering 297 336 1903
Operations Research 305 344 1925
Telecommunications 300 341 1982
Civil Engineering 328 371 2023
Electrical Engineering 284 323 2027
Electronic Engineering 292 335 2040
Computer Networking 350 396 2108
Environmental Engineering 290 331 2180
Geotechnical Engineering 353 398 2360
Nanotechnology 359 401 2629
Chemical Engineering 454 506 3420

Mathematics rankings

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences ranked 211th for Mathematics in the United States and 868th in the World with 4,485 publications made and 148,397 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#211 of 1,413 In the United States
#241 of 1,494 In North America
#868 of 6,434 In the World

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 16 287
1994 20 335
1995 18 375
1996 32 378
1997 24 410
1998 38 464
1999 26 586
2000 35 694
2001 41 711
2002 62 859
2003 58 1038
2004 64 1132
2005 74 1517
2006 77 1581
2007 97 1814
2008 95 2056
2009 97 2404
2010 100 2728
2011 116 3074
2012 121 3283
2013 142 3988
2014 140 4316
2015 171 5284
2016 183 5720
2017 229 6099
2018 220 6898
2019 240 7916
2020 281 10609
2021 342 12760
2022 359 12356
2023 345 13073
2024 231 10569
2025 274 9230

The following table provides academic rankings for The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Statistics 201 230 808
Math Teachers 324 355 997
Operations Research 305 344 1925
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 488 537 2398

Economics rankings

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences ranked 249th for Economics in the United States and 942nd in the World with 2,947 publications made and 72,822 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#249 of 1,361 In the United States
#280 of 1,445 In North America
#942 of 6,188 In the World

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 15 147
1994 19 164
1995 21 164
1996 23 181
1997 21 218
1998 29 243
1999 25 304
2000 17 342
2001 25 367
2002 32 443
2003 27 443
2004 27 612
2005 39 705
2006 37 772
2007 63 822
2008 70 920
2009 62 1039
2010 74 1245
2011 61 1423
2012 91 1707
2013 74 1956
2014 102 2153
2015 107 2829
2016 134 3037
2017 134 3118
2018 171 3610
2019 145 4117
2020 201 5910
2021 202 6718
2022 218 6592
2023 236 7141
2024 169 6196
2025 197 5380

The following table provides academic rankings for The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Development Studies 182 206 541
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 488 537 2398
Finance 492 543 2418

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Human Resource Management 182 207 631
Nuclear Physics 184 210 866
Business 270 304 1153
Astrophysics and Astronomy 256 292 1156
Management 266 303 1232
Art & Design 318 357 1291
Fashion Design 289 326 1324
Physics 240 274 1326
Advertising 369 405 1341
Project Management 302 340 1382
Marketing 314 350 1442
Literature 395 437 1462
Creative Writing 456 506 1489
Accounting 388 425 1532
Quantum and Particle physics 286 326 1731