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The University of California - Berkeley ranked 5th in the United States, 6th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across 67 research topics. The University of California - Berkeley ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 392,253 academic publications and 21,489,706 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2,554 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#6 of 14,131 In the World
#5 of 2,597 In North America
#5 of 2,496 In the United States
#2 of 249 In California
#1 of 11 In Berkeley
#1 of 6,555 For Geography and Cartography
#1 of 6,198 For Ecology
#1 of 6,192 For Archaeology
#11 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#12 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top1-3 For 64 other topics

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Physics rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 3rd for Physics in the United States and 3rd in the World with 196,345 publications made and 11,265,000 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 1,531 In the United States
#3 of 1,617 In North America
#3 of 6,713 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 2433 57409
1993 2393 56540
1994 2346 59645
1995 2346 62969
1996 2758 70605
1997 2740 73804
1998 2976 80179
1999 2945 89810
2000 2959 97119
2001 2991 108552
2002 4833 152072
2003 4101 152880
2004 3992 161954
2005 4243 189981
2006 4292 210517
2007 4239 226255
2008 4461 245309
2009 4692 270299
2010 4981 298625
2011 4986 338758
2012 5044 365280
2013 5059 397515
2014 5547 428296
2015 5602 448889
2016 5901 475465
2017 5834 497181
2018 6138 546152
2019 6531 596709
2020 7031 671624
2021 6863 730952
2022 5794 649851
2023 6061 678601
2024 4246 600039

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Physics.

Engineering rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 3rd for Engineering in the United States and 3rd in the World with 191,889 publications made and 11,032,222 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 1,565 In the United States
#3 of 1,651 In North America
#3 of 6,782 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 2376 53485
1993 2313 53323
1994 2254 56396
1995 2276 59468
1996 2639 66200
1997 2602 69527
1998 2867 75118
1999 2808 84565
2000 2848 91209
2001 2898 100558
2002 5186 159997
2003 4213 152074
2004 3956 162621
2005 4409 193508
2006 4322 214594
2007 4243 231453
2008 4508 250031
2009 4667 277002
2010 4999 306787
2011 5031 342672
2012 5122 372161
2013 5104 404681
2014 5516 433869
2015 5646 454069
2016 5857 479332
2017 5901 501853
2018 6202 549961
2019 6583 608012
2020 7140 686955
2021 6925 752169
2022 5833 670003
2023 5922 688445
2024 4256 597219

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Engineering.

Biology rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 12th for Biology in the United States and 16th in the World with 181,159 publications made and 11,871,526 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 1,609 In the United States
#13 of 1,698 In North America
#16 of 6,833 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 2123 67171
1993 2090 65225
1994 1981 69133
1995 1984 72020
1996 2273 78566
1997 2273 84595
1998 2466 93300
1999 2546 102943
2000 2697 114348
2001 2796 122495
2002 3761 151911
2003 3392 160835
2004 3453 175070
2005 3818 198462
2006 3830 220204
2007 3927 242576
2008 4117 261436
2009 4423 289338
2010 4799 320251
2011 4700 358624
2012 4784 392270
2013 4987 428249
2014 5428 461779
2015 5445 478982
2016 5510 506232
2017 5730 535893
2018 6126 584475
2019 6509 642413
2020 7256 744031
2021 7232 808976
2022 6248 745331
2023 6284 749438
2024 4666 658696

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 3 3 3
Astrobiology 3 3 3
Nanotechnology 2 2 3
Toxicology 4 4 4
Paleontology 4 4 4
Botany 6 6 6
Zoology 5 5 7
Biophysics 8 8 8
Agricultural Science 9 9 11
Entomology 12 13 14
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 12 16
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 14 17
Biochemistry 14 15 19
Forestry 14 15 21
Horticulture 13 13 25
Genetics 20 21 27
Molecular Biology 21 22 28
Neuroscience 20 23 28
Microbiology 24 26 35
Nutrition and Food Science 19 22 46
Virology 31 33 47
Biotechnology 45 49 77
Animal Science 35 43 89
Immunology 49 54 93
Oncology and Cancer research 57 61 134
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 75 86 146
Pharmacology 80 93 216

Chemistry rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 6th for Chemistry in the United States and 7th in the World with 175,441 publications made and 11,176,064 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 1,447 In the United States
#6 of 1,530 In North America
#7 of 6,545 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 2308 68785
1993 2257 68817
1994 2214 72674
1995 2168 74563
1996 2500 82090
1997 2443 86706
1998 2644 95234
1999 2688 104003
2000 2717 113061
2001 2770 121230
2002 4029 149867
2003 3575 157553
2004 3455 168515
2005 3670 191274
2006 3678 208483
2007 3715 224555
2008 3880 241774
2009 4097 264531
2010 4261 290644
2011 4242 325558
2012 4317 353906
2013 4439 385233
2014 4771 414232
2015 4810 429821
2016 4918 456907
2017 4918 480225
2018 5304 516663
2019 5545 566015
2020 5965 644370
2021 5808 700200
2022 5186 652120
2023 5301 654161
2024 3946 589287

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Chemistry.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 3rd in the World with 156,414 publications made and 8,568,728 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 1,761 In the United States
#3 of 1,852 In North America
#3 of 7,081 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 1643 34815
1993 1633 34880
1994 1692 37306
1995 1601 40077
1996 1840 43938
1997 1848 45272
1998 2103 49805
1999 2118 56368
2000 2237 64459
2001 2347 72094
2002 3333 106280
2003 2941 108783
2004 2983 116072
2005 3318 136124
2006 3535 152279
2007 3533 171209
2008 3700 186636
2009 4013 211337
2010 4326 233379
2011 4514 260582
2012 4623 285142
2013 4394 309051
2014 4709 335974
2015 4951 351207
2016 4918 360998
2017 5114 381087
2018 5179 419144
2019 5598 477781
2020 6648 548434
2021 6257 597140
2022 5288 521782
2023 5198 537142
2024 3513 434190

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Computer Science rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 3rd for Computer Science in the United States and 3rd in the World with 153,410 publications made and 9,955,362 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Neuroscience, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 1,612 In the United States
#3 of 1,698 In North America
#3 of 6,845 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 1664 40046
1993 1738 39454
1994 1627 41300
1995 1532 44995
1996 1849 49405
1997 1893 52434
1998 2057 57628
1999 2070 66730
2000 2078 72202
2001 2126 80424
2002 4283 142460
2003 3339 132407
2004 3167 138899
2005 3611 165053
2006 3544 186677
2007 3514 205312
2008 3699 218792
2009 3911 244949
2010 4325 269573
2011 4335 298249
2012 4339 323989
2013 4302 349008
2014 4577 377983
2015 4805 393841
2016 4988 410618
2017 5138 435365
2018 5483 487053
2019 6075 544437
2020 6567 625518
2021 6529 679518
2022 5230 579842
2023 5379 605681
2024 3859 502803

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Computer Science.

Environmental Science rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in the United States and 2nd in the World with 150,729 publications made and 8,328,362 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 1,631 In the United States
#2 of 1,721 In North America
#2 of 6,876 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 1642 40189
1993 1620 39313
1994 1615 42026
1995 1579 43696
1996 1818 47225
1997 1839 51066
1998 2078 55941
1999 1976 61681
2000 2204 72013
2001 2299 78361
2002 3076 105391
2003 2933 109472
2004 2867 120319
2005 3102 138446
2006 3283 158040
2007 3260 175151
2008 3470 189293
2009 3796 213389
2010 3781 233891
2011 4205 265827
2012 4169 291364
2013 4147 320513
2014 4573 345337
2015 4645 362445
2016 4713 381948
2017 4680 402305
2018 4945 438861
2019 5650 489643
2020 6361 559942
2021 6308 621964
2022 5268 565527
2023 5478 573757
2024 3516 497767

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Environmental Science.

Medicine rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 41st for Medicine in the United States and 69th in the World with 97,545 publications made and 5,855,536 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#41 of 1,600 In the United States
#46 of 1,685 In North America
#69 of 6,775 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 1001 32198
1993 985 29911
1994 993 31473
1995 1022 34719
1996 1108 37670
1997 1090 40891
1998 1281 45119
1999 1253 50867
2000 1339 57061
2001 1338 60498
2002 1743 72716
2003 1627 78588
2004 1700 86046
2005 1915 96608
2006 2052 107339
2007 2090 119888
2008 2145 129805
2009 2349 144449
2010 2612 161417
2011 2705 179326
2012 2689 199609
2013 2824 219046
2014 3018 237816
2015 3100 248877
2016 3161 258399
2017 3213 277924
2018 3461 297824
2019 3847 332893
2020 4742 397664
2021 4524 442365
2022 3975 413372
2023 3735 409034
2024 2869 344280

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 2 3 3
Toxicology 4 4 4
Optometry 5 6 11
Public Health 14 16 20
Pharmacy 2 2 22
Ophthalmology 20 21 25
Orthodontics 21 22 45
Forensic Science 17 21 46
Virology 31 33 47
Gerontology 36 40 48
Biomedical Engineering 31 32 54
Anatomy and Physiology 36 39 56
Audiology 34 39 58
Clinical Psychology 41 44 60
Healthcare Management (MHA) 40 47 63
Dentistry 28 30 69
Epidemiology 32 38 82
Nursing 50 58 84
Psychiatry 49 57 84
Immunology 49 54 93
Pathology 47 53 96
Sports Medicine 49 61 98
Veterinary 37 43 105
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 71 83 122
Physical Therapy 56 69 126
Oncology and Cancer research 57 61 134
Family medicine 70 81 140
Sports / Exercise science 63 79 143
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 75 86 146
Health Science 78 89 152
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 70 79 166
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 57 68 196
Pediatrics 79 91 215
Pharmacology 80 93 216
Cosmetology 71 80 225
Respiratory Therapy 84 97 227
Medical Physics 95 107 228
Urology 82 95 234
Surgery 95 108 266
Sonography and Ultrasound 92 105 301
Occupational Therapy 103 120 314
Critical Care Nursing 120 135 350
Radiation Therapy 101 114 354
Dermatology 105 118 383
Anesthesiology 120 135 392
Cardiology 117 130 400
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 105 117 442
Plastic Surgery 153 165 543
Neurosurgery 136 151 650

Mathematics rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 3rd for Mathematics in the United States and 3rd in the World with 69,718 publications made and 4,715,409 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 1,410 In the United States
#3 of 1,491 In North America
#3 of 6,418 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 681 15442
1993 699 16461
1994 684 17703
1995 709 19379
1996 840 21470
1997 790 22132
1998 866 24437
1999 962 27973
2000 926 30908
2001 953 34753
2002 1942 63454
2003 1507 60954
2004 1574 66227
2005 1740 79891
2006 1679 90840
2007 1676 100386
2008 1788 108463
2009 1841 119803
2010 1983 131831
2011 2069 145820
2012 2067 155171
2013 2072 168206
2014 2178 181189
2015 2311 189258
2016 2441 194245
2017 2421 200115
2018 2617 219893
2019 3043 247911
2020 3505 280340
2021 3106 306225
2022 2462 255195
2023 2407 261247
2024 1397 175658

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 1 1
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 2 2
Applied Mathematics 2 2 2
Statistics 3 3 3
Operations Research 5 5 5
Actuarial Science 8 8 8
Math Teachers 12 13 16

Psychology rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 19th for Psychology in the United States and 25th in the World with 59,384 publications made and 4,096,705 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#19 of 1,558 In the United States
#22 of 1,645 In North America
#25 of 6,645 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 586 20137
1993 557 18451
1994 553 18824
1995 538 20439
1996 609 22392
1997 627 23410
1998 662 25742
1999 672 28335
2000 713 31980
2001 785 33870
2002 1097 46529
2003 943 47918
2004 985 50886
2005 1185 59662
2006 1228 67118
2007 1316 75400
2008 1436 82578
2009 1497 93744
2010 1822 106040
2011 1686 117665
2012 1744 130669
2013 1778 143826
2014 1943 157590
2015 2053 166949
2016 2115 173376
2017 2207 190690
2018 2254 209508
2019 2526 243771
2020 2767 287505
2021 2797 311328
2022 2488 277058
2023 2519 283782
2024 1855 232869

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 1 1
Social Work 2 3 3
Cognitive Science 3 4 6
Education Majors 12 13 14
Social Psychology 12 14 15
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 17 19 22
Sexology 20 22 23
Child Psychology 22 24 27
Neuroscience 20 23 28
Clinical Psychology 41 44 60
Psychiatry 49 57 84
Special Education 85 97 174
Occupational Therapy 103 120 314

Business rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 1st for Business in the United States and 1st in the World with 55,632 publications made and 3,197,144 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 1,377 In the United States
#1 of 1,460 In North America
#1 of 6,339 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 620 11770
1993 686 12198
1994 611 13194
1995 599 15190
1996 686 16386
1997 747 17366
1998 799 19469
1999 815 22456
2000 898 25433
2001 872 28796
2002 1568 51684
2003 1183 47921
2004 1204 50688
2005 1420 59648
2006 1288 66463
2007 1315 73422
2008 1424 80518
2009 1587 90950
2010 1615 99232
2011 1834 112256
2012 1745 121406
2013 1656 129413
2014 1765 140186
2015 1929 144304
2016 1952 147596
2017 1966 153380
2018 1871 167839
2019 1989 186331
2020 2403 215614
2021 2200 232251
2022 1690 196951
2023 1698 203348
2024 1026 146794

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 4th for Economics in the United States and 4th in the World with 44,923 publications made and 2,658,480 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 1,355 In the United States
#4 of 1,438 In North America
#4 of 6,167 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 434 7782
1993 429 7724
1994 435 8685
1995 418 9650
1996 496 10446
1997 531 11494
1998 591 13133
1999 583 15257
2000 659 18100
2001 708 21305
2002 879 28528
2003 848 32603
2004 931 35609
2005 1036 40925
2006 1072 45908
2007 1152 53196
2008 1222 58665
2009 1301 68453
2010 1367 74711
2011 1555 84919
2012 1546 93535
2013 1409 100361
2014 1516 109786
2015 1637 112219
2016 1601 114237
2017 1675 117513
2018 1680 127837
2019 1673 142200
2020 2161 165684
2021 1942 180898
2022 1581 157522
2023 1558 162708
2024 954 120740

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Economics.

Art & Design rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 2nd for Art & Design in the United States and 3rd in the World with 29,715 publications made and 1,326,998 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, 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
#2 of 1,361 In the United States
#2 of 1,444 In North America
#3 of 5,966 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 323 6302
1993 333 5799
1994 340 6181
1995 347 6959
1996 389 7508
1997 371 7795
1998 443 8482
1999 447 9478
2000 456 11271
2001 480 12514
2002 813 20606
2003 655 20025
2004 638 20877
2005 717 25146
2006 743 26781
2007 694 29887
2008 710 31043
2009 792 34749
2010 849 38334
2011 854 42951
2012 946 45700
2013 809 49023
2014 883 53049
2015 914 54437
2016 986 55853
2017 950 58571
2018 934 63704
2019 954 73294
2020 1066 83122
2021 1083 89703
2022 834 79023
2023 922 82773
2024 591 72272

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Architecture 2 2 2
Fashion Design 2 2 2
Art History 2 2 2
Photography 2 3 3
Computer Graphics 4 4 4
Aesthetics 3 3 5
Literature 2 3 5
Animation 5 5 7
UX/UI Desgin 6 6 7
Multimedia 7 7 7
Graphic Design 8 8 9
Creative Writing 6 8 11
Performing arts 12 14 18
Music 15 18 24
Landscape Architecture 10 10 28
Illustration and Concept Art 11 11 28
Painting and Drawing 11 11 28
Sculpture 11 11 28
Interior Design 12 12 31
Cinematography 15 16 40
Singing and Vocal Performance 21 24 43
Game Design and Development 27 33 54
Entertainment Industry Business 33 38 62