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The University of California - Berkeley ranked 5th in the United States, 5th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across 70 research topics. The University of California - Berkeley ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 332,652 academic publications and 16,068,842 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2,422 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#5 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 6,422 For Geography and Cartography
#1 of 6,082 For Ecology
#1 of 6,270 For History
#9 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#12 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top1-3 For 67 other topics

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Physics rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 2nd for Physics in the United States and 2nd in the World with 176,053 publications made and 8,806,252 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

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

University of California - Berkeley
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 2042 42299
1992 2180 46407
1993 2245 45299
1994 2097 47778
1995 2171 50210
1996 2576 56219
1997 2524 59219
1998 2684 64906
1999 2679 73128
2000 2749 78694
2001 2726 88909
2002 4544 121498
2003 3779 121013
2004 3595 130984
2005 3964 153140
2006 3977 170133
2007 3952 185557
2008 4167 200660
2009 4353 222432
2010 4629 244757
2011 4548 276525
2012 4626 301588
2013 4738 330533
2014 5124 351114
2015 5279 370827
2016 5423 393768
2017 5460 407543
2018 5727 456963
2019 5953 492819
2020 6375 549005
2021 6225 601015
2022 5188 565372
2023 5223 565311

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 173,225 publications made and 8,617,391 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

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

University of California - Berkeley
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 2003 38857
1992 2145 43215
1993 2156 42545
1994 2032 44685
1995 2114 47252
1996 2458 52554
1997 2417 55316
1998 2598 60447
1999 2570 68338
2000 2651 73094
2001 2668 81752
2002 4885 124913
2003 3869 118465
2004 3583 129285
2005 4157 153214
2006 4056 171605
2007 4063 186431
2008 4166 201105
2009 4398 225339
2010 4675 249937
2011 4626 277765
2012 4760 305760
2013 4774 335587
2014 5151 355669
2015 5389 375190
2016 5435 397732
2017 5558 410766
2018 5824 457238
2019 6054 503461
2020 6568 562807
2021 6254 615683
2022 5245 579305
2023 5133 572980

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 161,621 publications made and 9,259,032 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 1,582 In the United States
#13 of 1,668 In North America
#16 of 6,770 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1814 46908
1992 1899 53326
1993 1910 50745
1994 1781 53971
1995 1789 56108
1996 2079 61370
1997 2120 66595
1998 2233 74769
1999 2302 82986
2000 2481 90865
2001 2516 97792
2002 3535 119085
2003 3113 125410
2004 3126 138930
2005 3505 157290
2006 3634 175933
2007 3671 196825
2008 3820 211189
2009 4096 237363
2010 4466 264505
2011 4279 294213
2012 4424 325054
2013 4611 358284
2014 5063 386242
2015 5127 405188
2016 5198 427957
2017 5461 448833
2018 5762 499118
2019 5985 542098
2020 6413 613802
2021 6523 671652
2022 5589 644327
2023 5519 632123

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 2 2 2
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
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 10 13
Entomology 11 12 13
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 14 17
Biochemistry 14 15 19
Forestry 15 16 21
Horticulture 12 12 24
Genetics 18 19 25
Molecular Biology 21 22 28
Neuroscience 20 23 28
Microbiology 25 27 35
Nutrition and Food Science 19 22 47
Virology 33 35 53
Biotechnology 45 49 77
Animal Science 36 45 89
Immunology 48 53 91
Oncology and Cancer research 57 61 132
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 73 84 150
Pharmacology 80 92 211

Chemistry rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 6th for Chemistry in the United States and 7th in the World with 158,935 publications made and 8,935,992 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

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

University of California - Berkeley
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1951 51866
1992 2085 55422
1993 2099 55088
1994 1976 57981
1995 1980 59752
1996 2317 65538
1997 2286 69963
1998 2411 77817
1999 2445 85403
2000 2546 92137
2001 2531 99095
2002 3820 120024
2003 3301 124691
2004 3111 136212
2005 3430 154922
2006 3461 170105
2007 3509 186432
2008 3591 199685
2009 3863 221479
2010 3994 244308
2011 3960 272479
2012 4099 299208
2013 4163 328134
2014 4545 352642
2015 4691 371204
2016 4709 394250
2017 4740 411309
2018 5088 449679
2019 5257 488685
2020 5605 545840
2021 5425 596400
2022 4669 580014
2023 4707 569396

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 3rd for Computer Science in the United States and 3rd in the World with 137,017 publications made and 7,329,721 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Neuroscience.

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

University of California - Berkeley
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 1381 26163
1992 1507 31310
1993 1591 29953
1994 1492 31564
1995 1454 34264
1996 1747 37456
1997 1777 40209
1998 1852 44796
1999 1916 52068
2000 1947 55546
2001 1961 62506
2002 3948 107808
2003 3048 99341
2004 2865 105645
2005 3314 125547
2006 3295 142522
2007 3291 156270
2008 3448 166039
2009 3538 187678
2010 4011 207691
2011 3972 227939
2012 3991 252223
2013 4015 274871
2014 4191 294673
2015 4445 307503
2016 4638 323801
2017 4799 337312
2018 5175 387524
2019 5536 428538
2020 5833 486922
2021 5840 533464
2022 4683 480430
2023 4601 476379

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

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 136,493 publications made and 6,083,182 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, History.

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

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 1477 23172
1992 1477 26314
1993 1472 25785
1994 1495 27569
1995 1480 29691
1996 1670 32232
1997 1727 33317
1998 1902 37110
1999 1904 42283
2000 2001 47126
2001 2068 53847
2002 3019 78068
2003 2623 79164
2004 2631 86244
2005 3002 100157
2006 3163 111988
2007 3221 125650
2008 3341 136913
2009 3523 156699
2010 3937 173880
2011 3925 192763
2012 4070 213182
2013 3912 235644
2014 4218 253407
2015 4445 265807
2016 4434 270889
2017 4582 281852
2018 4601 317370
2019 4909 358276
2020 5322 406875
2021 5510 443490
2022 4602 400103
2023 4419 394276

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in the United States and 2nd in the World with 132,269 publications made and 6,339,008 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

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

University of California - Berkeley
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 1415 28187
1992 1487 31920
1993 1490 30678
1994 1446 32823
1995 1424 33906
1996 1662 36553
1997 1665 39977
1998 1884 44150
1999 1775 49162
2000 1992 56234
2001 2054 61752
2002 2875 80986
2003 2644 83763
2004 2548 94301
2005 2822 107003
2006 3058 122892
2007 2984 137701
2008 3228 147954
2009 3456 169415
2010 3496 187278
2011 3654 210802
2012 3680 232621
2013 3757 260470
2014 4139 277755
2015 4327 294259
2016 4245 307527
2017 4300 321367
2018 4498 358371
2019 5124 396609
2020 5205 445559
2021 5532 491087
2022 4577 469801
2023 4492 462775

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 68th in the World with 85,709 publications made and 4,483,907 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#41 of 1,558 In the United States
#46 of 1,643 In North America
#68 of 6,680 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 810 21084
1992 885 25828
1993 903 23000
1994 874 24409
1995 935 26959
1996 997 29248
1997 1014 31692
1998 1149 35739
1999 1146 40534
2000 1209 44376
2001 1184 47433
2002 1625 56209
2003 1472 59976
2004 1493 66938
2005 1757 75552
2006 1919 85062
2007 1924 95276
2008 1971 103208
2009 2132 115965
2010 2398 130422
2011 2425 144851
2012 2412 161443
2013 2525 179584
2014 2754 195044
2015 2872 206810
2016 2947 214895
2017 3030 229388
2018 3234 249668
2019 3388 276669
2020 3856 320840
2021 3984 359231
2022 3569 352587
2023 3391 338974

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 3 3 7
Public Health 14 16 20
Pharmacy 2 2 21
Ophthalmology 18 19 22
Gerontology 33 36 43
Biomedical Engineering 29 30 48
Anatomy and Physiology 34 37 53
Virology 33 35 53
Orthodontics 25 27 56
Audiology 36 41 61
Forensic Science 23 28 64
Clinical Psychology 42 48 64
Healthcare Management (MHA) 43 50 67
Dentistry 32 35 82
Epidemiology 32 39 82
Sports Medicine 46 57 85
Nursing 53 61 86
Psychiatry 50 58 86
Immunology 48 53 91
Pathology 46 52 93
Veterinary 38 44 107
Physical Therapy 55 68 112
Sports / Exercise science 61 74 127
Oncology and Cancer research 57 61 132
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 79 91 133
Family medicine 76 87 144
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 73 84 150
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 70 79 162
Health Science 82 94 172
Medical Physics 92 102 189
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 66 78 211
Pharmacology 80 92 211
Cosmetology 73 84 218
Urology 80 93 224
Pediatrics 83 95 226
Respiratory Therapy 93 107 256
Surgery 98 111 264
Occupational Therapy 97 114 284
Sonography and Ultrasound 93 107 303
Radiation Therapy 99 112 341
Critical Care Nursing 122 137 372
Anesthesiology 119 134 376
Dermatology 106 118 376
Cardiology 114 128 380
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 106 119 447
Neurosurgery 126 138 579
Plastic Surgery 201 216 700

Mathematics rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 4th for Mathematics in the United States and 4th in the World with 62,444 publications made and 3,362,191 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

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

University of California - Berkeley
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 606 10540
1992 622 11578
1993 669 12343
1994 636 13188
1995 675 14483
1996 794 15995
1997 740 16679
1998 793 18857
1999 881 21156
2000 836 23252
2001 871 26209
2002 1781 46470
2003 1373 44006
2004 1415 48855
2005 1579 58699
2006 1514 66814
2007 1579 73211
2008 1622 79213
2009 1685 88558
2010 1844 97745
2011 1930 106924
2012 1918 116089
2013 1899 127762
2014 1999 135414
2015 2116 142092
2016 2259 146082
2017 2269 148241
2018 2410 168324
2019 2628 189809
2020 2816 213538
2021 2762 232860
2022 2202 203843
2023 2144 201233

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 4 4 4
Operations Research 4 4 4
Actuarial Science 8 8 8
Math Teachers 10 11 11

Psychology rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 19th for Psychology in the United States and 26th in the World with 52,503 publications made and 2,973,876 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#19 of 1,527 In the United States
#22 of 1,612 In North America
#26 of 6,528 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 479 11798
1992 525 15948
1993 512 13855
1994 516 14424
1995 504 15485
1996 559 17185
1997 585 18020
1998 593 20013
1999 615 22169
2000 659 24134
2001 695 25981
2002 1018 35347
2003 857 36073
2004 859 38293
2005 1080 44966
2006 1111 51264
2007 1211 56987
2008 1315 62561
2009 1364 71493
2010 1685 80840
2011 1486 89660
2012 1585 100629
2013 1654 112934
2014 1801 123163
2015 1866 130814
2016 1994 137247
2017 2075 148813
2018 2087 166264
2019 2332 192065
2020 2437 222167
2021 2478 243219
2022 2214 223513
2023 2212 219271

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 3 5
Social Psychology 12 13 14
Education Majors 12 13 14
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 18 21 24
Neuroscience 20 23 28
Child Psychology 23 25 29
Sexology 26 28 32
Clinical Psychology 42 48 64
Psychiatry 50 58 86
Special Education 84 94 155
Occupational Therapy 97 114 284

Business rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 2nd for Business in the United States and 2nd in the World with 49,843 publications made and 2,249,385 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 1,334 In the United States
#2 of 1,412 In North America
#2 of 6,187 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 581 7570
1992 560 8608
1993 641 8947
1994 557 9515
1995 559 11168
1996 631 11733
1997 685 12782
1998 737 14600
1999 771 16813
2000 826 18491
2001 819 21366
2002 1438 37891
2003 1079 34321
2004 1091 37209
2005 1300 43231
2006 1190 48176
2007 1256 53028
2008 1281 58191
2009 1415 66158
2010 1470 72823
2011 1586 81233
2012 1553 89229
2013 1508 97669
2014 1607 104055
2015 1711 106702
2016 1727 109034
2017 1804 111772
2018 1733 126303
2019 1889 139869
2020 2042 159065
2021 2012 174180
2022 1529 153632
2023 1509 151660

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 39,403 publications made and 1,809,551 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 1,317 In the United States
#4 of 1,400 In North America
#4 of 5,995 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 413 5014
1992 403 5498
1993 395 5478
1994 378 6134
1995 381 6984
1996 437 7376
1997 483 8279
1998 527 9604
1999 545 11315
2000 604 12911
2001 637 15531
2002 786 20553
2003 741 22677
2004 801 25761
2005 929 29220
2006 943 32512
2007 1068 37610
2008 1103 41650
2009 1157 48762
2010 1239 54014
2011 1347 60544
2012 1316 67222
2013 1291 74215
2014 1364 80107
2015 1492 81664
2016 1469 82744
2017 1509 83799
2018 1465 94363
2019 1500 103672
2020 1751 119526
2021 1749 131699
2022 1390 119125
2023 1381 118496

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 2nd in the World with 25,937 publications made and 946,137 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 1,321 In the United States
#2 of 1,404 In North America
#2 of 5,720 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 302 3592
1992 304 4814
1993 294 4279
1994 292 4476
1995 320 5089
1996 349 5375
1997 354 5723
1998 405 6242
1999 405 7066
2000 418 8249
2001 413 9338
2002 748 14939
2003 574 14527
2004 581 15424
2005 645 18227
2006 637 19362
2007 656 21861
2008 625 22484
2009 697 25610
2010 765 28411
2011 750 31769
2012 813 33970
2013 711 36958
2014 797 39695
2015 792 40321
2016 822 42118
2017 825 42758
2018 867 47470
2019 847 53825
2020 903 60889
2021 924 65592
2022 705 57800
2023 727 58107

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
Computer Graphics 3 3 3
Photography 2 3 3
Aesthetics 3 3 5
UX/UI Desgin 5 5 5
Multimedia 5 5 5
Literature 3 4 6
Animation 5 5 7
Graphic Design 6 6 8
Creative Writing 5 7 12
Performing arts 9 11 14
Interior Design 13 13 28
Landscape Architecture 11 11 34
Singing and Vocal Performance 22 25 43
Music 25 29 47
Illustration and Concept Art 18 19 50
Painting and Drawing 18 19 51
Sculpture 18 19 51
Game Design and Development 27 33 56
Cinematography 19 21 57
Entertainment Industry Business 35 38 69