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The University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked 181st in the United States, 574th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 122 research topics. The University of Alaska Fairbanks ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 21,799 academic publications and 738,627 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 60 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#574 of 14,131 In the World
#206 of 2,597 In North America
#181 of 2,496 In the United States
#1 of 6 In Alaska
#67 of 4,376 For Oceanography
#76 of 3,596 For Earth science and Geophysics
#139 of 2,188 For Remote Sensing
#1468 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#389 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 119 other topics

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Environmental Science rankings

The University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked 101st for Environmental Science in the United States and 338th in the World with 18,529 publications made and 674,778 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Oceanography, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#101 of 1,598 In the United States
#120 of 1,687 In North America
#338 of 6,798 In the World

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 148 1576
1992 178 1579
1993 187 1730
1994 191 1786
1995 190 2118
1996 148 2313
1997 187 2645
1998 203 2778
1999 235 2942
2000 246 3733
2001 284 4595
2002 364 5360
2003 403 6506
2004 404 7526
2005 452 9402
2006 474 10275
2007 516 12760
2008 571 14224
2009 618 16735
2010 602 19481
2011 665 23075
2012 602 25474
2013 755 30380
2014 749 31908
2015 877 35250
2016 775 35272
2017 685 35235
2018 732 38910
2019 731 43791
2020 900 50539
2021 899 57039
2022 812 55428
2023 805 51932

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Alaska Fairbanks in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Oceanography 33 37 67
Earth science and Geophysics 32 35 76
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 58 64 153
Forestry 57 65 163
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 70 85 185
Mining Engineering 40 54 223
Petrology and Geochemistry 68 82 224
Ecology 77 94 240
Environmental Management 58 72 244
Geology 87 103 263
Geotechnical Engineering 77 92 282
Geography and Cartography 99 118 334
Paleontology 112 131 368
Agricultural Science 91 108 414
Environmental Chemistry 111 134 526
Environmental Engineering 129 157 733

Biology rankings

The University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked 189th for Biology in the United States and 770th in the World with 13,849 publications made and 520,578 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation, Botany, Biochemistry.

Biology ranking Location
#189 of 1,582 In the United States
#213 of 1,668 In North America
#770 of 6,770 In the World

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 114 1188
1992 131 1327
1993 133 1378
1994 141 1505
1995 138 1660
1996 119 1808
1997 138 2071
1998 144 2129
1999 175 2346
2000 200 3055
2001 228 3778
2002 256 4513
2003 287 5307
2004 312 6348
2005 344 7394
2006 372 8472
2007 413 10377
2008 439 11583
2009 480 13579
2010 485 16250
2011 492 18604
2012 453 20390
2013 583 24437
2014 525 25657
2015 641 28534
2016 647 28995
2017 539 28906
2018 556 32008
2019 563 35355
2020 664 40844
2021 676 45781
2022 580 43810
2023 578 41079

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Alaska Fairbanks in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Forestry 57 65 163
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 70 85 185
Zoology 89 105 267
Astrobiology 103 115 308
Animal Science 82 100 314
Paleontology 112 131 368
Agricultural Science 91 108 414
Botany 129 149 494
Entomology 160 183 571
Evolutionary Biology 172 197 579
Horticulture 115 136 733
Genetics 247 276 1136
Nutrition and Food Science 163 184 1189
Neuroscience 327 363 1262
Biophysics 307 342 1269
Biochemistry 256 285 1326
Nanotechnology 217 246 1381
Virology 281 310 1388
Toxicology 209 240 1390
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 325 360 1614
Biotechnology 296 331 1776
Immunology 336 371 1777
Microbiology 300 334 1788
Molecular Biology 344 383 1806
Pharmacology 418 456 2283

Engineering rankings

The University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked 188th for Engineering in the United States and 854th in the World with 11,205 publications made and 371,099 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Aerospace Engineering, Optical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#188 of 1,518 In the United States
#216 of 1,602 In North America
#854 of 6,684 In the World

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 107 879
1992 117 894
1993 127 985
1994 131 1070
1995 119 1241
1996 92 1346
1997 128 1578
1998 135 1584
1999 161 1663
2000 141 2041
2001 162 2492
2002 264 2965
2003 242 3456
2004 249 4107
2005 286 4944
2006 289 5341
2007 292 6587
2008 356 7700
2009 354 8557
2010 338 10081
2011 398 11967
2012 363 13491
2013 419 16345
2014 439 16887
2015 507 18835
2016 457 19262
2017 391 18648
2018 405 21300
2019 407 23638
2020 542 27401
2021 527 31206
2022 514 30681
2023 462 28399

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Alaska Fairbanks in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Remote Sensing 51 57 139
Petroleum Engineering 61 70 194
Mining Engineering 40 54 223
Marine Engineering 60 70 235
Firefighting and Fire Science 65 72 265
Geotechnical Engineering 77 92 282
Civil Engineering 104 123 401
Aviation 164 192 554
Aerospace Engineering 161 188 602
Environmental Engineering 129 157 733
Landscape Architecture 153 174 919
Transportation Engineering 191 223 926
Structural Engineering 191 221 944
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 182 209 963
Architectural Engineering 186 216 963
Reliability and Quality Engineering 197 230 999
Automotive Engineering 180 215 1012
Acoustical Engineering 222 254 1065
Telecommunications 210 241 1073
Optical Engineering 216 245 1076
Mechanical Engineering 217 249 1101
Renewable Energy Engineering 154 189 1144
Materials Science 206 236 1181
Computer Networking 230 265 1182
Electrical Engineering 209 244 1246
Metallurgical Engineering 205 237 1248
Systems Engineering 257 295 1252
Automation and Control engineering 195 229 1275
Computer Engineering 230 264 1362
Nanotechnology 217 246 1381
Chemical Engineering 200 234 1412
Human-Computer Interaction 309 348 1605
Biotechnology 296 331 1776
Electronic Engineering 274 313 1859
Operations Research 311 351 1904

Physics rankings

The University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked 184th for Physics in the United States and 837th in the World with 10,490 publications made and 353,205 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#184 of 1,485 In the United States
#212 of 1,569 In North America
#837 of 6,603 In the World

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 109 1007
1992 112 981
1993 129 1089
1994 132 1141
1995 120 1368
1996 96 1458
1997 111 1620
1998 121 1756
1999 141 1742
2000 133 2037
2001 148 2497
2002 246 2848
2003 245 3486
2004 257 4003
2005 275 4853
2006 268 5211
2007 292 6485
2008 305 7256
2009 320 8149
2010 314 9246
2011 365 11398
2012 339 12556
2013 389 14776
2014 413 15363
2015 465 17014
2016 479 17229
2017 331 16946
2018 365 19230
2019 370 21083
2020 453 24218
2021 465 27423
2022 449 26698
2023 414 24625

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Alaska Fairbanks in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrobiology 103 115 308
Astrophysics and Astronomy 120 140 423
Nuclear Physics 130 151 523
Quantum and Particle physics 198 229 1021
Acoustical Engineering 222 254 1065
Optical Engineering 216 245 1076
Atomic and Molecular physics 237 267 1146
Theoretical Physics 239 273 1175
Materials Science 206 236 1181
Biophysics 307 342 1269
Nanotechnology 217 246 1381
Condensed Matter Physics 274 314 1842

Chemistry rankings

The University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked 210th for Chemistry in the United States and 992nd in the World with 9,904 publications made and 372,635 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Petrology and Geochemistry, Environmental Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#210 of 1,407 In the United States
#237 of 1,488 In North America
#992 of 6,447 In the World

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 98 963
1992 108 1153
1993 123 1195
1994 103 1240
1995 102 1385
1996 89 1499
1997 111 1676
1998 108 1783
1999 145 1850
2000 126 2329
2001 147 2696
2002 207 3308
2003 221 3909
2004 230 4555
2005 218 4933
2006 292 5789
2007 300 7180
2008 325 7901
2009 336 9039
2010 339 11036
2011 349 12638
2012 345 13829
2013 398 16407
2014 373 17586
2015 428 19572
2016 497 19506
2017 357 19139
2018 361 21283
2019 375 23420
2020 415 26394
2021 436 29603
2022 393 29166
2023 375 27520

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Alaska Fairbanks in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 68 82 224
Environmental Chemistry 111 134 526
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 182 209 963
Organic Chemistry 215 243 1143
Materials Science 206 236 1181
Nutrition and Food Science 163 184 1189
Physical chemistry 203 237 1325
Biochemistry 256 285 1326
Nanotechnology 217 246 1381
Chemical Engineering 200 234 1412
Inorganic Chemistry 238 271 1498
Computational Chemistry 297 337 1709
Radiochemistry 208 242 1825

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked 227th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 888th in the World with 9,120 publications made and 285,261 citations received. Main research topics: History, Archaeology, Sociology, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#227 of 1,728 In the United States
#259 of 1,819 In North America
#888 of 7,020 In the World

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 73 573
1992 88 530
1993 93 593
1994 92 646
1995 93 736
1996 74 779
1997 108 996
1998 104 1055
1999 120 1178
2000 147 1549
2001 144 2028
2002 158 2470
2003 178 2993
2004 193 3315
2005 213 4272
2006 240 4497
2007 263 5993
2008 262 6440
2009 298 7793
2010 314 8990
2011 339 10875
2012 275 11783
2013 372 13935
2014 336 14881
2015 420 16046
2016 486 16115
2017 372 16597
2018 385 18411
2019 362 20620
2020 405 23498
2021 429 26354
2022 411 25176
2023 404 23842

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Art History 119 138 289
Genealogy 183 207 444
Military science 237 261 460
History 155 178 517
Archaeology 150 173 522
Demography 174 197 524
Library and Information science 279 305 765
Sociology 263 294 812
Aesthetics 240 274 837
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 287 319 843
Media Studies 372 411 870
Public Policy / Administration 318 354 930
Anthropology 304 339 932
Criminology and Criminal Justice 449 491 995
Communications and Public Relations 357 396 999
Gender Studies 440 480 1022
Education Majors 371 408 1072
Law 323 359 1081
Classics and Ancient History 405 440 1187
Political Science 322 360 1198
Linguistics 323 361 1423
Philosophy 320 362 1531

Computer Science rankings

The University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked 269th for Computer Science in the United States and 1185th in the World with 5,333 publications made and 141,446 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#269 of 1,576 In the United States
#305 of 1,662 In North America
#1185 of 6,752 In the World

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 48 374
1992 61 393
1993 52 386
1994 65 435
1995 56 468
1996 54 540
1997 53 646
1998 68 685
1999 60 656
2000 66 819
2001 69 994
2002 121 1295
2003 109 1500
2004 108 1763
2005 142 2049
2006 131 2364
2007 145 2785
2008 163 3196
2009 178 3730
2010 162 4411
2011 194 4901
2012 189 5572
2013 210 6486
2014 236 7008
2015 263 7995
2016 218 7783
2017 227 8300
2018 210 9253
2019 194 10284
2020 250 11846
2021 243 13510
2022 230 12941
2023 230 12570

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Alaska Fairbanks in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Library and Information science 279 305 765
Computer Graphics 184 213 820
Data Science 263 298 1047
Computer Vision 213 244 1049
Software Engineering 241 275 1060
Telecommunications 210 241 1073
Computer Networking 230 265 1182
Neuroscience 327 363 1262
Machine Learning 254 289 1329
Computer Engineering 230 264 1362
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 262 299 1390
Cyber Security 298 334 1537
Human-Computer Interaction 309 348 1605
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 325 360 1614
Multimedia 411 453 1711
Management Information Systems 406 451 1755
Computational Linguistics 385 431 2221
Cognitive Science 483 534 2264

Medicine rankings

The University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked 278th for Medicine in the United States and 1220th in the World with 5,099 publications made and 188,347 citations received. Main research topics: Public Health, Pathology, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychiatry, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#278 of 1,558 In the United States
#310 of 1,643 In North America
#1220 of 6,680 In the World

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 44 326
1992 41 480
1993 34 455
1994 42 545
1995 37 536
1996 44 622
1997 44 749
1998 66 761
1999 68 820
2000 89 1101
2001 91 1392
2002 81 1574
2003 89 1981
2004 115 2395
2005 118 2619
2006 137 3109
2007 166 3709
2008 149 4126
2009 195 4888
2010 199 6006
2011 196 6642
2012 180 7332
2013 227 8308
2014 224 8958
2015 263 9616
2016 209 9900
2017 221 10114
2018 217 10737
2019 199 12110
2020 252 14276
2021 265 16638
2022 232 15274
2023 185 14153

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Alaska Fairbanks in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Public Health 187 211 559
Respiratory Therapy 182 200 696
Veterinary 153 171 908
Anatomy and Physiology 236 264 992
Gerontology 350 387 1101
Anesthesiology 271 301 1176
Pathology 284 317 1382
Virology 281 310 1388
Toxicology 209 240 1390
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 445 486 1448
Clinical Psychology 469 515 1465
Cardiology 325 357 1505
Physical Therapy 410 450 1619
Dentistry 337 369 1640
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 352 389 1698
Nursing 486 534 1721
Psychiatry 440 482 1767
Immunology 336 371 1777
Sports Medicine 480 527 1921
Health Science 610 657 1938
Surgery 463 502 2118
Healthcare Management (MHA) 559 614 2150
Pharmacology 418 456 2283

Art & Design rankings

The University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked 229th for Art & Design in the United States and 817th in the World with 1,421 publications made and 36,309 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Art History, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#229 of 1,321 In the United States
#260 of 1,404 In North America
#817 of 5,720 In the World

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 17 127
1992 17 95
1993 12 110
1994 12 106
1995 18 138
1996 19 166
1997 25 190
1998 25 228
1999 23 210
2000 22 261
2001 27 287
2002 41 402
2003 38 409
2004 37 487
2005 44 704
2006 40 592
2007 44 779
2008 50 839
2009 38 894
2010 42 1096
2011 48 1429
2012 44 1510
2013 57 1663
2014 62 1750
2015 64 1844
2016 49 2060
2017 54 1892
2018 50 1888
2019 37 2059
2020 46 2334
2021 48 2574
2022 54 2403
2023 57 2351

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Alaska Fairbanks in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Performing arts 37 41 77
Art History 119 138 289
Photography 219 254 736
Computer Graphics 184 213 820
Aesthetics 240 274 837
Literature 247 281 838
Landscape Architecture 153 174 919
Graphic Design 237 269 981
Creative Writing 382 426 1096
Fashion Design 289 326 1266
Multimedia 411 453 1711

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Alaska Fairbanks

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Real Estate 153 170 402
Agricultural Economics 151 176 820
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 219 250 839
Accounting 290 325 989
Economics 279 311 1037
International Economics 208 237 1062
Development Studies 310 345 1068
Applied Mathematics 198 229 1075
Finance 280 314 1149
Statistics 262 296 1173
International Business 256 290 1212
Mathematics 275 310 1218
International Trade 246 280 1238
Math Teachers 449 487 1264
Environmental Economics 179 212 1282
Advertising 392 429 1303
Social Psychology 429 475 1372
Business 331 370 1408
Investment Banking and Stock trading 330 365 1457
Management 328 368 1512
Psychology 395 437 1521
Child Psychology 547 597 1632
Marketing 398 440 1728