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The University of California - San Francisco ranked 35th in the United States, 45th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 10 across 43 research topics. The University of California - San Francisco ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 231,950 academic publications and 11,772,486 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 88 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#45 of 14,131 In the World
#38 of 2,597 In North America
#35 of 2,496 In the United States
#7 of 249 In California
#1 of 12 In San Francisco
#2 of 1,700 For Dermatology
#3 of 4,210 For Immunology
#3 of 2,622 For Family medicine
#753 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#64 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top10 For 40 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The University of California - San Francisco ranked 3rd for Medicine in the United States and 4th in the World with 199,846 publications made and 9,752,036 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 1,558 In the United States
#3 of 1,643 In North America
#4 of 6,680 In the World

University of California - San Francisco
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 1952 39186
1992 1991 43390
1993 2023 45399
1994 2048 49997
1995 2159 57180
1996 2488 62611
1997 2456 70844
1998 2553 80040
1999 2503 89658
2000 2660 98434
2001 2694 107316
2002 2794 116445
2003 3195 129411
2004 3556 144993
2005 3798 159870
2006 4098 179780
2007 4275 200120
2008 4471 220439
2009 4958 239924
2010 5389 271539
2011 5686 301092
2012 6179 338390
2013 6790 368405
2014 7295 399437
2015 7597 424850
2016 8476 451767
2017 8769 480727
2018 9247 511301
2019 10156 567159
2020 11828 674810
2021 11933 771596
2022 11410 786843
2023 11548 767376

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

Biology rankings

The University of California - San Francisco ranked 6th for Biology in the United States and 7th in the World with 180,419 publications made and 10,149,427 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Oncology and Cancer research.

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

University of California - San Francisco
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1915 48311
1992 2003 53843
1993 2008 55898
1994 1992 60896
1995 2089 68141
1996 2445 73100
1997 2406 82999
1998 2524 93511
1999 2461 104186
2000 2571 112825
2001 2636 122061
2002 2684 130609
2003 3041 144688
2004 3388 160041
2005 3534 174266
2006 3828 192942
2007 3955 213720
2008 4160 230626
2009 4492 250665
2010 4887 281560
2011 5121 310288
2012 5485 345798
2013 6142 375891
2014 6503 404171
2015 6708 424716
2016 7375 450274
2017 7579 478835
2018 8068 511033
2019 8799 562526
2020 10007 666654
2021 10151 756078
2022 9545 764828
2023 9524 743026

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

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Immunology 3 3 3
Pharmacology 3 3 3
Virology 3 3 3
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 4 4
Oncology and Cancer research 4 4 4
Biochemistry 4 4 4
Genetics 4 4 4
Biophysics 5 5 5
Molecular Biology 4 4 5
Neuroscience 5 6 7
Biotechnology 9 10 11
Microbiology 10 12 12
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 11 14
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 12 14 21
Toxicology 18 20 27
Evolutionary Biology 21 23 27
Paleontology 29 33 52
Botany 35 40 68
Zoology 47 54 110
Astrobiology 55 61 119
Nutrition and Food Science 51 60 256
Animal Science 72 84 261
Nanotechnology 82 89 298
Horticulture 70 83 354
Entomology 122 141 384
Agricultural Science 90 106 404
Forestry 104 130 554

Chemistry rankings

The University of California - San Francisco ranked 13th for Chemistry in the United States and 17th in the World with 111,916 publications made and 7,392,454 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

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

University of California - San Francisco
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1401 40008
1992 1495 44190
1993 1456 46046
1994 1480 50239
1995 1530 55946
1996 1803 59606
1997 1728 67970
1998 1905 76917
1999 1777 85684
2000 1789 91294
2001 1907 97909
2002 1870 103163
2003 2088 113384
2004 2285 123816
2005 2393 132432
2006 2458 145534
2007 2531 160214
2008 2609 170347
2009 2839 183784
2010 3073 204614
2011 3147 223050
2012 3387 245792
2013 3675 265233
2014 3773 284969
2015 3863 296651
2016 4152 312084
2017 4235 333435
2018 4500 355863
2019 4854 387954
2020 5389 455138
2021 5301 513449
2022 5008 515174
2023 4902 496388

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

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 4 4 4
Organic Chemistry 24 25 43
Computational Chemistry 39 41 74
Materials Science 56 63 189
Inorganic Chemistry 63 72 240
Radiochemistry 36 43 241
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 68 77 241
Biochemical Engineering 57 65 249
Nutrition and Food Science 51 60 256
Pharmacy 59 68 293
Nanotechnology 82 89 298
Physical chemistry 96 111 447
Chemical Engineering 101 117 509
Environmental Chemistry 125 149 573
Petrology and Geochemistry 142 172 652

Psychology rankings

The University of California - San Francisco ranked 8th for Psychology in the United States and 10th in the World with 89,387 publications made and 4,368,408 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#8 of 1,527 In the United States
#9 of 1,612 In North America
#10 of 6,528 In the World

University of California - San Francisco
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 782 16961
1992 839 19425
1993 849 19564
1994 839 21763
1995 900 25953
1996 1065 27780
1997 1025 31152
1998 1044 34405
1999 1039 38946
2000 1096 42808
2001 1100 46065
2002 1207 51095
2003 1396 57644
2004 1497 63703
2005 1582 70029
2006 1786 79389
2007 1838 89436
2008 1908 96895
2009 2068 105753
2010 2404 120509
2011 2475 133251
2012 2811 152228
2013 3075 167498
2014 3230 182039
2015 3435 193948
2016 3922 208851
2017 4065 222987
2018 4387 241001
2019 4807 269261
2020 5471 319747
2021 5723 361144
2022 5425 367713
2023 5629 362566

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

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Sexology 2 2 2
Psychiatry 4 5 6
Neuroscience 5 6 7
Clinical Psychology 14 16 19
Occupational Therapy 14 19 27
Child Psychology 34 37 44
Cognitive Science 34 37 45
Social Psychology 44 48 62
Education Majors 69 77 114
Social Work 80 86 158
Special Education 93 104 177
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 89 108 223
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 146 163 276

Computer Science rankings

The University of California - San Francisco ranked 25th for Computer Science in the United States and 32nd in the World with 85,371 publications made and 4,618,872 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cognitive Science.

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

University of California - San Francisco
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 777 17196
1992 830 19644
1993 804 19754
1994 810 21918
1995 875 25518
1996 987 26633
1997 922 29687
1998 938 33767
1999 928 37493
2000 1040 41460
2001 1034 45099
2002 1154 50357
2003 1299 56616
2004 1407 62221
2005 1489 69086
2006 1748 77814
2007 1733 88060
2008 1825 94524
2009 2058 106084
2010 2311 121215
2011 2385 135957
2012 2705 156142
2013 2895 171449
2014 3108 187548
2015 3267 199142
2016 3706 216422
2017 3841 233445
2018 4164 254387
2019 4632 286726
2020 5284 344593
2021 5514 395934
2022 5202 403795
2023 5475 397277

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 4 4
Neuroscience 5 6 7
Library and Information science 24 25 30
Data Science 25 28 38
Cognitive Science 34 37 45
Machine Learning 42 48 86
Computer Graphics 45 50 96
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 54 62 136
Computer Vision 64 75 200
Cyber Security 69 83 212
Computational Linguistics 75 89 247
Multimedia 95 106 256
Telecommunications 86 102 284
UX/UI Desgin 80 97 284
Human-Computer Interaction 85 101 286
Game Design and Development 89 109 321
Software Engineering 113 133 392
Computer Networking 114 136 401
Computer Engineering 116 137 418
Management Information Systems 170 193 583
Animation 135 159 598
Robotics 151 181 768
Database Administration 186 216 842
Blockchain and Cryptography 207 239 1164

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of California - San Francisco ranked 30th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 43rd in the World with 80,522 publications made and 3,388,467 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Demography, Philosophy.

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

University of California - San Francisco
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 652 11244
1992 645 12536
1993 647 13178
1994 671 14560
1995 728 15457
1996 796 16847
1997 799 17748
1998 854 20551
1999 815 22132
2000 930 25314
2001 926 28474
2002 1018 32910
2003 1144 36261
2004 1213 41946
2005 1409 48244
2006 1485 55899
2007 1652 63580
2008 1704 70301
2009 1918 79139
2010 2093 89738
2011 2273 102197
2012 2523 115288
2013 2694 128613
2014 2974 143482
2015 3099 153937
2016 3560 164514
2017 3820 176952
2018 4074 190559
2019 4492 214286
2020 5542 257175
2021 5711 293258
2022 5439 301046
2023 5638 299849

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Military science 9 9 10
Demography 8 9 12
Anthropology 10 11 14
Occupational Safety and Health 11 12 17
Gender Studies 19 21 25
Sociology 21 23 28
Library and Information science 24 25 30
Linguistics 29 32 42
Journalism and Digital Media 37 38 43
Law 35 37 50
Political Science 35 39 55
Sports / Exercise science 31 39 63
Genealogy 40 44 66
Art History 41 45 68
Classics and Ancient History 41 44 78
Publishing 33 38 80
Criminology and Criminal Justice 52 59 81
Philosophy 37 44 82
Law Enforcement 62 68 94
History 46 51 94
Archaeology 47 52 96
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 53 60 112
Education Majors 69 77 114
Communications and Public Relations 59 69 118
Public Policy / Administration 64 73 124
Aesthetics 56 67 130
Radio and Television broadcasting 72 78 132
Social Work 80 86 158
Special Education 93 104 177
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 89 108 223
Broadcast Journalism 126 145 295
Forensic Science 87 101 304
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 124 140 305
Human Rights Law 111 130 330
International Relations and Diplomacy 130 150 345
Media Studies 155 182 362
Early Childhood Education 287 314 611
Political Economy 243 275 658

Engineering rankings

The University of California - San Francisco ranked 49th for Engineering in the United States and 119th in the World with 51,847 publications made and 2,697,066 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

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

University of California - San Francisco
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 666 12732
1992 685 14715
1993 669 15146
1994 658 16194
1995 686 18532
1996 791 20086
1997 746 22420
1998 827 25670
1999 744 28023
2000 764 30356
2001 770 32724
2002 838 35506
2003 913 38661
2004 981 43157
2005 1086 46904
2006 1114 52137
2007 1119 58387
2008 1196 63857
2009 1301 69221
2010 1397 76781
2011 1540 84851
2012 1589 94841
2013 1609 103490
2014 1794 110593
2015 1743 113932
2016 1974 121371
2017 1956 128155
2018 2177 137202
2019 2343 149757
2020 2696 175865
2021 2654 198414
2022 2448 200886
2023 2313 193705

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

Physics rankings

The University of California - San Francisco ranked 51st for Physics in the United States and 128th in the World with 49,610 publications made and 2,548,414 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Biophysics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

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

University of California - San Francisco
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 680 13190
1992 691 15281
1993 682 15826
1994 659 16810
1995 709 19403
1996 829 20933
1997 758 23542
1998 834 26713
1999 795 29066
2000 751 31033
2001 793 33519
2002 842 35796
2003 892 39413
2004 946 42363
2005 999 45999
2006 1055 51071
2007 1080 56421
2008 1133 61279
2009 1229 65545
2010 1326 71946
2011 1380 79231
2012 1387 87496
2013 1476 94264
2014 1657 99665
2015 1704 103647
2016 1810 108210
2017 1809 116222
2018 2025 124312
2019 2127 134107
2020 2390 159238
2021 2394 178778
2022 2206 179240
2023 2204 175587

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

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biophysics 5 5 5
Medical Physics 5 6 7
Optical Engineering 41 44 102
Astrobiology 55 61 119
Acoustical Engineering 52 59 138
Astrophysics and Astronomy 62 72 178
Materials Science 56 63 189
Nuclear Physics 59 66 192
Quantum and Particle physics 71 81 239
Nanotechnology 82 89 298
Atomic and Molecular physics 113 135 427
Applied/Engineering Physics 165 190 822
Condensed Matter Physics 156 180 845
Theoretical Physics 206 239 1018

Environmental Science rankings

The University of California - San Francisco ranked 49th for Environmental Science in the United States and 93rd in the World with 44,924 publications made and 2,172,939 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

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

University of California - San Francisco
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 501 10195
1992 464 11400
1993 520 11580
1994 481 13107
1995 525 14066
1996 593 15509
1997 589 17447
1998 594 19336
1999 579 20938
2000 650 23454
2001 593 24962
2002 655 27323
2003 723 29638
2004 781 34059
2005 840 36908
2006 865 41434
2007 981 46232
2008 1042 50605
2009 1171 56206
2010 1169 62618
2011 1290 70066
2012 1394 78534
2013 1448 85829
2014 1519 94469
2015 1606 100020
2016 1870 105608
2017 1861 112429
2018 2017 121292
2019 2319 135221
2020 2621 161703
2021 2656 182345
2022 2450 182858
2023 2424 179634

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

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 12 14 21
Paleontology 29 33 52
Geology 47 52 94
Geography and Cartography 58 66 152
Ecology 62 70 153
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 73 83 233
Environmental Engineering 56 68 245
Geotechnical Engineering 89 105 336
Oceanography 96 115 340
Earth science and Geophysics 99 120 383
Agricultural Science 90 106 404
Environmental Management 116 144 547
Forestry 104 130 554
Environmental Chemistry 125 149 573
Petrology and Geochemistry 142 172 652

Mathematics rankings

The University of California - San Francisco ranked 32nd for Mathematics in the United States and 45th in the World with 41,215 publications made and 1,852,880 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Actuarial Science, Operations Research.

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

University of California - San Francisco
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 167 2457
1992 186 3015
1993 196 3192
1994 214 3841
1995 205 4016
1996 240 4767
1997 302 5319
1998 270 5878
1999 290 6553
2000 334 7961
2001 351 8977
2002 406 10298
2003 476 12057
2004 542 14182
2005 653 17594
2006 765 20119
2007 779 23366
2008 859 25934
2009 984 31340
2010 1105 35911
2011 1240 41491
2012 1420 47647
2013 1531 55282
2014 1661 61718
2015 1803 70049
2016 2044 76103
2017 2157 81944
2018 2373 92043
2019 2719 106166
2020 3205 126172
2021 3368 149054
2022 3368 161996
2023 3500 161570

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

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Statistics 29 31 38
Actuarial Science 71 79 127
Math Teachers 112 124 209
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 102 116 275
Operations Research 87 106 327
Applied Mathematics 163 191 871
Blockchain and Cryptography 207 239 1164

Economics rankings

The University of California - San Francisco ranked 36th for Economics in the United States and 56th in the World with 19,448 publications made and 669,942 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, International Trade.

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

University of California - San Francisco
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 102 1421
1992 118 1711
1993 106 1796
1994 135 2250
1995 164 2092
1996 153 2324
1997 163 2422
1998 162 2796
1999 155 2970
2000 203 3769
2001 196 4100
2002 231 4819
2003 245 5603
2004 268 6532
2005 319 7541
2006 344 9508
2007 376 10641
2008 375 11832
2009 423 13783
2010 479 15690
2011 551 18110
2012 614 20868
2013 642 23500
2014 688 26797
2015 783 29510
2016 878 32191
2017 953 34416
2018 1082 38390
2019 1194 43111
2020 1590 53383
2021 1620 62245
2022 1611 65786
2023 1686 67528

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

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Development Studies 15 16 18
Actuarial Science 71 79 127
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 102 116 275
International Relations and Diplomacy 130 150 345
Finance 113 132 349
Political Economy 243 275 658
International Trade 138 163 688
International Economics 142 166 721

Business rankings

The University of California - San Francisco ranked 61st for Business in the United States and 136th in the World with 15,911 publications made and 557,362 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Advertising, Accounting.

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

University of California - San Francisco
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 117 1575
1992 113 1826
1993 107 1980
1994 123 2231
1995 142 2116
1996 150 2664
1997 163 2504
1998 151 2883
1999 154 3163
2000 210 3758
2001 186 4074
2002 209 5307
2003 206 5703
2004 221 6458
2005 321 7222
2006 320 8831
2007 327 9582
2008 339 11092
2009 368 12747
2010 423 14364
2011 465 16504
2012 518 18233
2013 528 21062
2014 556 22963
2015 667 25127
2016 727 27077
2017 732 28850
2018 845 32042
2019 919 36059
2020 1168 43053
2021 1175 49886
2022 1037 50896
2023 1142 50978

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

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 11 12 17
Human Resource Management 39 46 81
Advertising 61 64 89
Marketing 57 66 118
Public Policy / Administration 64 73 124
Actuarial Science 71 79 127
Management 58 68 147
Accounting 85 96 164
Engineering Management 115 125 281
Entertainment Industry Business 109 129 301
Operations Research 87 106 327
Finance 113 132 349
Project Management 115 134 366
Tax Law 181 203 508
Management Information Systems 170 193 583
International Trade 138 163 688
Hospitality and Hotel Management 117 143 693
International Business 164 190 736
Risk Management 187 216 738

Art & Design rankings

The University of California - San Francisco ranked 51st for Art & Design in the United States and 101st in the World with 6,647 publications made and 271,842 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
#51 of 1,321 In the United States
#57 of 1,404 In North America
#101 of 5,720 In the World

University of California - San Francisco
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 67 883
1992 67 1218
1993 52 937
1994 64 1191
1995 98 1301
1996 106 1574
1997 114 1538
1998 101 1792
1999 87 1845
2000 105 2057
2001 118 2484
2002 117 2925
2003 103 3115
2004 138 3393
2005 129 3872
2006 136 4366
2007 161 4903
2008 158 5460
2009 137 6145
2010 158 7067
2011 198 7830
2012 202 8889
2013 205 9821
2014 201 10559
2015 221 11232
2016 297 11590
2017 276 12320
2018 262 13039
2019 326 14831
2020 357 17880
2021 379 19897
2022 376 20309
2023 371 20424

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 17 20 34
Art History 41 45 68
Music 44 50 92
Computer Graphics 45 50 96
Fashion Design 51 57 110
Aesthetics 56 67 130
Photography 56 65 138
Creative Writing 73 84 164
Literature 77 90 184
Painting and Drawing 51 59 209
Sculpture 51 59 209
Illustration and Concept Art 54 63 218
Graphic Design 94 107 255
Multimedia 95 106 256
Performing arts 91 104 262
UX/UI Desgin 80 97 284
Entertainment Industry Business 109 129 301
Game Design and Development 89 109 321
Cinematography 127 149 420
Animation 135 159 598
Architecture 139 164 628