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The University of Houston ranked 82nd in the United States, 187th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 12 research topics. The University of Houston ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 80,630 academic publications and 1,864,553 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 269 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#187 of 14,131 In the World
#93 of 2,597 In North America
#82 of 2,496 In the United States
#3 of 119 In Texas
#1 of 16 In Houston
#14 of 1,022 For Optometry
#24 of 1,251 For Petroleum Engineering
#51 of 1,028 For Social Work
#207 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#146 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 9 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Houston ranked 73rd for Engineering in the United States and 222nd in the World with 43,680 publications made and 1,052,386 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

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

University of Houston
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 528 4648
1992 518 4914
1993 516 5307
1994 508 5767
1995 535 5956
1996 552 6901
1997 545 7165
1998 589 7832
1999 651 8465
2000 721 9532
2001 609 9465
2002 955 12406
2003 850 12692
2004 862 13407
2005 975 16252
2006 1037 17993
2007 947 20408
2008 1074 21986
2009 1137 24141
2010 1173 27232
2011 1217 30805
2012 1277 33457
2013 1461 37394
2014 1496 40011
2015 1633 43695
2016 1744 47735
2017 1911 51623
2018 1801 57384
2019 1883 65483
2020 2107 72345
2021 1939 83116
2022 1764 85928
2023 1859 86595

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

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petroleum Engineering 12 15 24
Applied/Engineering Physics 33 35 72
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 49 54 139
Engineering Management 62 68 139
Product and Industrial Design 50 56 150
Structural Engineering 61 67 184
Optical Engineering 59 65 187
Automation and Control engineering 47 56 190
Marine Engineering 50 56 190
Geotechnical Engineering 58 68 193
Acoustical Engineering 65 76 195
Aerospace Engineering 72 80 195
Electrical Engineering 57 65 197
Materials Science 64 71 208
Chemical Engineering 55 62 209
Metallurgical Engineering 66 74 214
Nanotechnology 63 69 215
Nuclear Engineering 47 56 218
Computer Networking 74 91 222
Environmental Engineering 54 66 226
Telecommunications 68 82 227
Operations Research 62 76 227
Mining Engineering 42 56 232
Remote Sensing 74 84 233
Industrial Engineering 61 73 234
Computer Engineering 73 85 239
Reliability and Quality Engineering 76 90 245
Mechanical Engineering 72 81 246
Construction Management 63 76 256
Civil Engineering 75 87 261
Systems Engineering 82 100 272
Human-Computer Interaction 81 97 276
Biomedical Engineering 91 104 276
Electronic Engineering 77 94 294
Aviation 100 113 307
Biochemical Engineering 75 87 325
Automotive Engineering 85 107 373
Architecture 92 109 388
Renewable Energy Engineering 72 91 412
Technical Drawing 98 114 427
Architectural Engineering 90 110 438
Robotics 111 139 517
Transportation Engineering 137 163 545
Biotechnology 144 163 573

Biology rankings

The University of Houston ranked 120th for Biology in the United States and 357th in the World with 41,708 publications made and 1,090,059 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Nanotechnology.

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

University of Houston
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 390 4120
1992 382 4581
1993 386 4541
1994 420 5063
1995 407 5547
1996 466 6250
1997 480 6668
1998 480 7497
1999 544 8362
2000 557 9466
2001 551 9814
2002 715 11475
2003 736 12689
2004 739 13520
2005 824 16061
2006 940 18254
2007 903 21239
2008 1027 23457
2009 1093 26187
2010 1232 29300
2011 1278 33945
2012 1352 36949
2013 1522 41948
2014 1457 45111
2015 1773 49643
2016 1884 53784
2017 1869 56729
2018 1833 62432
2019 1982 69694
2020 2205 79083
2021 2117 90686
2022 1964 93528
2023 1983 92342

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

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 63 69 215
Astrobiology 85 94 220
Neuroscience 100 114 232
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 119 132 255
Evolutionary Biology 106 122 275
Paleontology 101 118 298
Biophysics 126 142 333
Microbiology 110 125 336
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 123 139 348
Biochemistry 123 139 369
Pharmacology 117 131 384
Genetics 131 147 412
Oncology and Cancer research 122 135 430
Entomology 138 158 441
Botany 130 150 498
Molecular Biology 155 173 541
Immunology 145 161 546
Zoology 150 175 564
Biotechnology 144 163 573
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 164 191 615
Virology 170 191 632
Agricultural Science 121 146 660
Toxicology 168 194 888
Nutrition and Food Science 146 166 984
Animal Science 205 235 985
Forestry 171 208 1025
Horticulture 158 183 1117

Physics rankings

The University of Houston ranked 70th for Physics in the United States and 222nd in the World with 41,414 publications made and 1,020,620 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

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

University of Houston
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 542 4981
1992 523 5231
1993 527 5407
1994 547 6183
1995 556 6341
1996 555 7213
1997 566 7596
1998 624 8174
1999 691 9175
2000 721 9988
2001 623 10100
2002 915 12549
2003 833 13023
2004 860 13918
2005 953 16803
2006 992 18373
2007 946 20771
2008 1001 22372
2009 1076 24267
2010 1130 27085
2011 1166 30549
2012 1177 32684
2013 1386 36304
2014 1341 38860
2015 1471 42196
2016 1608 46001
2017 1735 49147
2018 1585 54057
2019 1703 61161
2020 1826 67825
2021 1691 77773
2022 1512 79143
2023 1620 79609

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

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 33 35 72
Condensed Matter Physics 45 47 118
Optical Engineering 59 65 187
Acoustical Engineering 65 76 195
Atomic and Molecular physics 68 76 198
Quantum and Particle physics 62 71 200
Materials Science 64 71 208
Nanotechnology 63 69 215
Astrobiology 85 94 220
Nuclear Physics 74 83 242
Astrophysics and Astronomy 80 91 249
Medical Physics 119 133 316
Theoretical Physics 85 96 319
Biophysics 126 142 333

Chemistry rankings

The University of Houston ranked 96th for Chemistry in the United States and 301st in the World with 38,314 publications made and 1,014,513 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

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

University of Houston
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 453 4715
1992 448 4898
1993 449 5156
1994 460 5878
1995 455 6061
1996 498 6982
1997 490 7229
1998 535 8028
1999 562 8777
2000 615 9725
2001 579 9841
2002 746 11525
2003 709 12131
2004 730 12817
2005 816 15514
2006 897 17101
2007 848 19627
2008 904 21381
2009 960 23480
2010 1040 26708
2011 1117 30758
2012 1177 33369
2013 1329 37345
2014 1241 40274
2015 1492 44451
2016 1588 48113
2017 1642 51631
2018 1554 56935
2019 1667 63719
2020 1752 71255
2021 1611 81271
2022 1524 83890
2023 1561 83189

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

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Inorganic Chemistry 38 43 127
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 49 54 139
Pharmacy 39 43 156
Computational Chemistry 62 71 180
Physical chemistry 55 62 185
Petrology and Geochemistry 60 73 198
Materials Science 64 71 208
Chemical Engineering 55 62 209
Nanotechnology 63 69 215
Environmental Chemistry 63 74 223
Organic Chemistry 83 96 279
Biochemical Engineering 75 87 325
Biochemistry 123 139 369
Radiochemistry 91 107 670
Nutrition and Food Science 146 166 984

Computer Science rankings

The University of Houston ranked 88th for Computer Science in the United States and 232nd in the World with 35,790 publications made and 845,566 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

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

University of Houston
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 375 2970
1992 351 3384
1993 369 3467
1994 316 3617
1995 369 3953
1996 359 4315
1997 403 4535
1998 365 4942
1999 450 5678
2000 456 6235
2001 393 6358
2002 716 9363
2003 644 9355
2004 651 10099
2005 754 11825
2006 812 13343
2007 768 15182
2008 844 16748
2009 891 18634
2010 1038 20657
2011 1040 23577
2012 1095 26123
2013 1209 29907
2014 1294 32142
2015 1410 34685
2016 1553 37835
2017 1613 39689
2018 1586 44813
2019 1772 50826
2020 2001 57765
2021 1817 65862
2022 1716 67796
2023 1795 68740

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Database Administration 38 42 66
Computer Graphics 46 51 98
Information Technology 60 68 112
Animation 51 60 148
Multimedia 60 68 150
Library and Information science 86 95 161
Management Information Systems 59 71 162
Blockchain and Cryptography 72 80 200
Cyber Security 68 82 209
Computational Linguistics 65 77 211
Machine Learning 76 89 218
Cognitive Science 81 96 220
Computer Networking 74 91 222
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 71 84 225
Telecommunications 68 82 227
Neuroscience 100 114 232
Computer Vision 69 82 234
Computer Engineering 73 85 239
Data Science 98 113 267
Human-Computer Interaction 81 97 276
Game Design and Development 85 102 298
Software Engineering 90 106 326
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 123 139 348
Robotics 111 139 517
UX/UI Desgin 133 159 561
Web Design and Development 138 165 602

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Houston ranked 99th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 266th in the World with 33,460 publications made and 705,813 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

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

University of Houston
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 331 2422
1992 330 2700
1993 351 2927
1994 339 3154
1995 364 3498
1996 348 3871
1997 383 4056
1998 374 4467
1999 412 4849
2000 396 5397
2001 391 5890
2002 562 7293
2003 513 8368
2004 559 9180
2005 631 10371
2006 696 11719
2007 718 13521
2008 767 14917
2009 891 17582
2010 900 19068
2011 1003 21740
2012 1010 24042
2013 1137 27423
2014 1182 29853
2015 1222 31619
2016 1401 33442
2017 1375 34189
2018 1406 38405
2019 1562 44299
2020 1824 49827
2021 1708 56968
2022 1705 58422
2023 1665 59871

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 32 34 51
Broadcast Journalism 52 54 82
Early Childhood Education 64 67 92
Special Education 58 64 103
Education Majors 71 80 120
Communications and Public Relations 73 84 154
Political Economy 64 75 154
Military science 102 109 157
Law Enforcement 93 104 159
Public Policy / Administration 75 87 160
Library and Information science 86 95 161
International Law 59 67 164
Journalism and Digital Media 89 98 173
Sports / Exercise science 80 96 180
Media Studies 81 93 180
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 84 96 188
Law 89 103 194
Criminology and Criminal Justice 118 131 198
Linguistics 86 99 212
Publishing 86 101 213
Political Science 88 103 214
Genealogy 102 118 215
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 97 108 216
Radio and Television broadcasting 102 116 221
Anthropology 103 120 231
Gender Studies 120 137 235
Sociology 110 128 244
Art History 108 124 248
Aesthetics 91 109 258
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 102 122 263
Classics and Ancient History 112 128 265
History 103 123 298
Philosophy 86 101 299
Occupational Safety and Health 142 163 299
Archaeology 104 123 327
Human Rights Law 113 132 332
Demography 126 145 335
International Relations and Diplomacy 143 166 387
Urban and Regional planning 91 108 390
Forensic Science 198 226 844

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Houston ranked 89th for Environmental Science in the United States and 285th in the World with 30,275 publications made and 711,379 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

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

University of Houston
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 348 3081
1992 332 3259
1993 327 3447
1994 327 3703
1995 349 3882
1996 376 4471
1997 352 4692
1998 364 5115
1999 390 5512
2000 457 6051
2001 354 6375
2002 523 7588
2003 502 8063
2004 570 8838
2005 603 10137
2006 663 11365
2007 613 13275
2008 708 14616
2009 758 16424
2010 791 18663
2011 836 20724
2012 930 22802
2013 1080 26123
2014 1035 28228
2015 1152 31128
2016 1212 33998
2017 1319 35988
2018 1324 40059
2019 1396 46582
2020 1588 51662
2021 1518 59725
2022 1406 62558
2023 1403 62473

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

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Earth science and Geophysics 49 56 152
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 61 69 172
Geotechnical Engineering 58 68 193
Petrology and Geochemistry 60 73 198
Environmental Chemistry 63 74 223
Environmental Engineering 54 66 226
Mining Engineering 42 56 232
Geography and Cartography 86 103 257
Geology 88 104 269
Paleontology 101 118 298
Oceanography 90 108 319
Urban and Regional planning 91 108 390
Environmental Management 91 111 400
Ecology 117 139 430
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 164 191 615
Agricultural Science 121 146 660
Hydrology and Water resources management 119 140 756
Forestry 171 208 1025

Medicine rankings

The University of Houston ranked 122nd for Medicine in the United States and 382nd in the World with 29,808 publications made and 717,862 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#122 of 1,558 In the United States
#138 of 1,643 In North America
#382 of 6,680 In the World

University of Houston
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 238 2297
1992 231 2657
1993 215 2638
1994 249 2888
1995 275 3198
1996 246 3537
1997 305 3751
1998 282 4146
1999 347 4772
2000 339 5632
2001 327 5576
2002 426 6552
2003 450 7399
2004 455 8376
2005 530 9601
2006 577 10961
2007 592 12876
2008 674 14386
2009 719 16287
2010 859 18057
2011 919 21407
2012 1011 23732
2013 1107 27190
2014 1142 30011
2015 1342 32967
2016 1416 35511
2017 1437 37862
2018 1440 41503
2019 1455 45742
2020 1764 53283
2021 1715 61931
2022 1588 63937
2023 1647 63555

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

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Optometry 7 8 14
Social Work 32 34 51
Ophthalmology 41 44 66
Clinical Psychology 82 96 149
Pharmacy 39 43 156
Sonography and Ultrasound 66 75 172
Sports / Exercise science 80 96 180
Audiology 81 93 199
Gerontology 115 132 225
Nursing 109 125 245
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 119 132 255
Plastic Surgery 111 122 264
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 128 144 268
Sports Medicine 106 123 275
Biomedical Engineering 91 104 276
Healthcare Management (MHA) 124 143 290
Psychiatry 113 129 300
Occupational Therapy 102 119 304
Medical Physics 119 133 316
Dermatology 97 108 322
Physical Therapy 118 136 323
Health Science 138 153 323
Public Health 132 152 340
Family medicine 134 149 369
Pharmacology 117 131 384
Dentistry 110 123 402
Orthodontics 118 133 407
Critical Care Nursing 131 146 408
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 123 138 410
Anatomy and Physiology 137 153 418
Oncology and Cancer research 122 135 430
Surgery 125 139 437
Pathology 136 152 461
Anesthesiology 138 155 496
Cardiology 135 150 507
Radiation Therapy 127 140 523
Cosmetology 118 134 531
Immunology 145 161 546
Neurosurgery 122 134 564
Pediatrics 138 154 566
Virology 170 191 632
Urology 158 175 655
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 142 159 662
Epidemiology 152 173 678
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 147 165 750
Respiratory Therapy 193 211 813
Forensic Science 198 226 844
Toxicology 168 194 888
Veterinary 174 195 1097

Psychology rankings

The University of Houston ranked 105th for Psychology in the United States and 236th in the World with 22,080 publications made and 547,240 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#105 of 1,527 In the United States
#120 of 1,612 In North America
#236 of 6,528 In the World

University of Houston
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 195 1986
1992 188 2311
1993 184 2318
1994 184 2573
1995 217 2791
1996 177 2963
1997 227 3134
1998 209 3399
1999 256 3991
2000 250 4350
2001 254 4577
2002 330 5486
2003 339 6190
2004 335 6612
2005 424 7721
2006 459 8909
2007 443 10273
2008 505 11368
2009 534 12845
2010 630 14121
2011 663 16090
2012 709 18079
2013 820 20652
2014 819 22330
2015 893 23916
2016 989 25472
2017 1024 26999
2018 1014 29819
2019 1164 33526
2020 1341 39277
2021 1238 44953
2022 1188 45810
2023 1257 46573

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Houston in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 32 34 51
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 39 44 60
Special Education 58 64 103
Education Majors 71 80 120
Social Psychology 77 88 139
Clinical Psychology 82 96 149
Child Psychology 89 101 152
Sexology 104 122 179
Cognitive Science 81 96 220
Neuroscience 100 114 232
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 102 122 263
Psychiatry 113 129 300
Occupational Therapy 102 119 304

Mathematics rankings

The University of Houston ranked 84th for Mathematics in the United States and 216th in the World with 18,776 publications made and 470,239 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

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

University of Houston
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 195 1426
1992 188 1589
1993 157 1684
1994 173 1797
1995 176 1895
1996 175 2135
1997 213 2235
1998 173 2486
1999 233 2662
2000 210 2971
2001 170 3023
2002 328 4355
2003 301 4241
2004 306 4749
2005 342 5644
2006 393 6449
2007 370 7165
2008 452 8075
2009 481 9221
2010 499 10405
2011 598 11998
2012 567 13583
2013 629 15352
2014 722 16795
2015 766 18376
2016 835 19848
2017 824 20664
2018 836 23325
2019 962 27333
2020 1134 30115
2021 1009 34823
2022 966 36254
2023 982 36324

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Houston in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 64 71 107
Actuarial Science 66 73 120
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 63 73 137
Applied Mathematics 54 61 150
Blockchain and Cryptography 72 80 200
Operations Research 62 76 227
Statistics 94 109 249

Business rankings

The University of Houston ranked 75th for Business in the United States and 174th in the World with 14,570 publications made and 354,222 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

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

University of Houston
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 148 1086
1992 161 1143
1993 173 1289
1994 158 1289
1995 155 1418
1996 174 1808
1997 194 1847
1998 170 1998
1999 192 2161
2000 208 2498
2001 168 2763
2002 288 4001
2003 251 4121
2004 259 4593
2005 302 5314
2006 323 6037
2007 323 6829
2008 384 7813
2009 416 9410
2010 395 10129
2011 456 11597
2012 439 12898
2013 526 14357
2014 510 15457
2015 503 15955
2016 573 16426
2017 651 16890
2018 571 18624
2019 680 20919
2020 804 23869
2021 702 27151
2022 719 27656
2023 693 28071

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Houston in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 48 51 97
Hospitality and Hotel Management 23 28 115
Tax Law 63 70 116
Actuarial Science 66 73 120
Advertising 78 85 126
Accounting 75 86 135
Engineering Management 62 68 139
Finance 67 76 144
Marketing 68 77 148
Human Resource Management 73 84 156
Risk Management 60 71 156
Public Policy / Administration 75 87 160
Management Information Systems 59 71 162
Management 65 77 167
Project Management 66 80 210
Operations Research 62 76 227
Real Estate 99 111 243
International Business 65 77 255
Construction Management 63 76 256
International Trade 72 84 297
Occupational Safety and Health 142 163 299
Entrepreneurship 119 139 361
Entertainment Industry Business 123 143 385
Supply Chain Management 122 143 480

Economics rankings

The University of Houston ranked 82nd for Economics in the United States and 187th in the World with 10,213 publications made and 245,906 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Political Economy.

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

University of Houston
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 100 716
1992 78 706
1993 98 804
1994 100 839
1995 85 873
1996 126 1221
1997 140 1233
1998 110 1317
1999 117 1518
2000 127 1660
2001 118 1842
2002 171 2296
2003 163 2692
2004 178 3183
2005 191 3328
2006 224 3930
2007 255 4665
2008 276 5291
2009 289 6408
2010 290 6909
2011 355 7922
2012 368 8886
2013 402 9820
2014 356 10582
2015 352 10812
2016 411 10957
2017 409 11196
2018 412 12413
2019 472 13906
2020 569 15425
2021 529 17582
2022 559 17456
2023 525 18329

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Houston in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 48 51 97
Actuarial Science 66 73 120
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 63 73 137
Finance 67 76 144
Political Economy 64 75 154
Development Studies 99 114 218
International Economics 63 75 278
International Trade 72 84 297
International Relations and Diplomacy 143 166 387
Agricultural Economics 127 148 560
Environmental Economics 104 130 609

Art & Design rankings

The University of Houston ranked 74th for Art & Design in the United States and 169th in the World with 6,364 publications made and 127,575 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
#74 of 1,321 In the United States
#86 of 1,404 In North America
#169 of 5,720 In the World

University of Houston
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 65 437
1992 62 553
1993 74 493
1994 73 584
1995 82 582
1996 77 724
1997 70 681
1998 80 755
1999 105 883
2000 93 1070
2001 90 1085
2002 139 1462
2003 131 1647
2004 135 1864
2005 151 1866
2006 155 2260
2007 154 2545
2008 153 2790
2009 181 3163
2010 177 3334
2011 200 3958
2012 191 4005
2013 214 4550
2014 205 5092
2015 200 4996
2016 265 5570
2017 244 5589
2018 227 5940
2019 277 7280
2020 287 8111
2021 254 9063
2022 288 9428
2023 292 9727

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Graphic Design 49 57 95
Computer Graphics 46 51 98
Fashion Design 54 60 121
Animation 51 60 148
Multimedia 60 68 150
Creative Writing 68 79 156
Literature 83 97 204
Music 90 103 228
Art History 108 124 248
Aesthetics 91 109 258
Photography 91 105 264
Game Design and Development 85 102 298
Singing and Vocal Performance 125 147 372
Entertainment Industry Business 123 143 385
Performing arts 120 140 387
Architecture 92 109 388
Painting and Drawing 94 112 396
Sculpture 94 112 396
Illustration and Concept Art 98 116 408
Cinematography 137 159 442
UX/UI Desgin 133 159 561
Interior Design 152 174 1033