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The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 19th in the United States, 24th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 10 across 55 research topics. The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 264,736 academic publications and 9,178,186 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 750 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#24 of 14,131 In the World
#20 of 2,597 In North America
#19 of 2,496 In the United States
#2 of 100 In Illinois
#2 of 1,941 For Computer Graphics
#2 of 1,510 For Journalism and Digital Media
#2 of 1,145 For Sports / Exercise science
#68 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#41 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top10 For 52 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 6th for Engineering in the United States and 8th in the World with 144,037 publications made and 5,131,579 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

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

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 1695 26087
1992 1735 27441
1993 1856 29126
1994 1831 31550
1995 1776 32222
1996 2093 36059
1997 2050 38411
1998 2042 41641
1999 2032 44317
2000 2064 48018
2001 2359 52936
2002 4449 78364
2003 3580 72131
2004 3390 77900
2005 4028 93549
2006 3890 103734
2007 3720 113436
2008 3900 124952
2009 3813 135982
2010 4053 152697
2011 4023 168968
2012 4006 183138
2013 4195 199654
2014 4429 212332
2015 4370 223134
2016 4699 236260
2017 4716 244476
2018 4835 267343
2019 5067 290033
2020 5243 320614
2021 5238 348121
2022 4693 337717
2023 4780 328178

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Engineering.

Biology rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 24th for Biology in the United States and 33rd in the World with 138,470 publications made and 5,471,775 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

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

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1579 27545
1992 1544 29333
1993 1642 30244
1994 1634 32176
1995 1563 33644
1996 1968 36597
1997 1847 40511
1998 1928 45765
1999 1869 48178
2000 1942 54236
2001 2128 57750
2002 2965 70740
2003 2734 73609
2004 2853 80709
2005 3157 92376
2006 3369 104352
2007 3337 115520
2008 3530 129099
2009 3678 143019
2010 3889 161295
2011 3875 179082
2012 3927 198652
2013 4082 217033
2014 4375 231314
2015 4579 243474
2016 4821 254371
2017 4877 263977
2018 4893 289864
2019 5102 314712
2020 5400 349888
2021 5561 383602
2022 5048 376025
2023 5223 363031

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Animal Science 3 4 5
Nutrition and Food Science 4 4 7
Botany 7 7 7
Entomology 8 8 8
Agricultural Science 7 7 9
Nanotechnology 7 7 14
Horticulture 8 8 14
Zoology 9 10 16
Evolutionary Biology 13 14 17
Paleontology 12 14 18
Forestry 14 15 20
Biophysics 19 20 25
Toxicology 22 25 34
Biochemistry 26 29 37
Microbiology 26 28 37
Genetics 32 35 45
Neuroscience 37 40 50
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 35 38 51
Astrobiology 38 40 58
Biotechnology 37 41 62
Molecular Biology 41 44 63
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 32 38 67
Immunology 60 66 136
Pharmacology 61 69 139
Virology 69 77 143
Oncology and Cancer research 63 67 144
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 90 103 184

Chemistry rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 15th for Chemistry in the United States and 22nd in the World with 134,916 publications made and 5,270,225 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

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

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1739 30520
1992 1694 31844
1993 1848 33612
1994 1764 35862
1995 1769 36796
1996 2151 40378
1997 2014 43696
1998 2080 49045
1999 1983 51376
2000 2035 56318
2001 2179 60863
2002 3186 71987
2003 2834 73551
2004 2892 81051
2005 3228 92800
2006 3296 102217
2007 3287 112133
2008 3388 122522
2009 3390 133658
2010 3542 149248
2011 3448 165538
2012 3600 180657
2013 3682 197296
2014 3983 210056
2015 3985 220757
2016 4301 233811
2017 4354 243664
2018 4381 266999
2019 4528 287076
2020 4654 315518
2021 4723 347592
2022 4296 344346
2023 4297 334219

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 3 3 3
Nutrition and Food Science 4 4 7
Environmental Chemistry 4 4 9
Materials Science 6 6 12
Nanotechnology 7 7 14
Organic Chemistry 8 9 15
Physical chemistry 8 8 17
Biochemical Engineering 8 9 22
Chemical Engineering 8 8 31
Biochemistry 26 29 37
Petrology and Geochemistry 15 18 38
Pharmacy 7 8 42
Inorganic Chemistry 12 12 42
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 23 26 58
Radiochemistry 12 15 96

Physics rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 6th for Physics in the United States and 9th in the World with 134,862 publications made and 4,961,185 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

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

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 1716 26912
1992 1696 28237
1993 1863 29795
1994 1830 32216
1995 1745 33033
1996 2065 36903
1997 2065 39297
1998 2024 43006
1999 2049 45489
2000 2033 48768
2001 2280 54398
2002 3854 72650
2003 3247 69841
2004 3081 75441
2005 3596 89304
2006 3577 98147
2007 3443 107961
2008 3555 118282
2009 3431 127927
2010 3678 141499
2011 3533 157144
2012 3678 171033
2013 3748 185785
2014 3980 198070
2015 3936 208632
2016 4306 222040
2017 4201 230163
2018 4362 252173
2019 4509 271475
2020 4685 298604
2021 4706 325630
2022 4273 314264
2023 4283 308624

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 7 7 7
Condensed Matter Physics 5 5 7
Atomic and Molecular physics 5 5 8
Optical Engineering 7 7 9
Quantum and Particle physics 6 6 9
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 5 9
Materials Science 6 6 12
Nanotechnology 7 7 14
Nuclear Physics 11 11 17
Theoretical Physics 14 14 20
Astrophysics and Astronomy 17 18 23
Biophysics 19 20 25
Astrobiology 38 40 58
Medical Physics 78 87 148

Computer Science rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 9th for Computer Science in the United States and 12th in the World with 114,236 publications made and 4,171,744 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computer Vision.

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

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 1161 16645
1992 1236 17961
1993 1320 18137
1994 1309 20574
1995 1235 21498
1996 1448 23415
1997 1421 24449
1998 1450 27728
1999 1463 29977
2000 1496 32758
2001 1757 35759
2002 3682 61944
2003 2905 54703
2004 2726 58115
2005 3149 69646
2006 3183 80412
2007 3070 87639
2008 3137 97729
2009 3162 108899
2010 3389 122290
2011 3389 134576
2012 3310 148131
2013 3442 161265
2014 3547 170403
2015 3723 179168
2016 3942 186462
2017 3890 190209
2018 4145 209793
2019 4449 231114
2020 4720 258128
2021 4799 280823
2022 4173 260326
2023 4499 253808

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Computer Science.

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 9th for Environmental Science in the United States and 12th in the World with 107,372 publications made and 3,789,450 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

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

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 1205 17979
1992 1187 19582
1993 1289 20271
1994 1273 21533
1995 1268 22772
1996 1435 24377
1997 1404 26476
1998 1447 29375
1999 1490 31004
2000 1557 34750
2001 1701 37235
2002 2490 49341
2003 2245 50004
2004 2246 54898
2005 2515 62511
2006 2643 71442
2007 2525 79577
2008 2644 87650
2009 2783 99627
2010 2985 111508
2011 2915 125771
2012 2966 138598
2013 3177 155150
2014 3477 165942
2015 3590 174361
2016 3688 180267
2017 3822 187373
2018 4000 207413
2019 4114 229823
2020 4331 257368
2021 4420 283374
2022 4046 277791
2023 4099 269939

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Environmental Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 15th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 21st in the World with 104,138 publications made and 3,359,110 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

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

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 1113 12924
1992 1097 14216
1993 1174 14787
1994 1224 15862
1995 1116 16939
1996 1336 18646
1997 1327 19326
1998 1248 21523
1999 1285 23397
2000 1398 26265
2001 1534 28844
2002 2552 42936
2003 2113 41711
2004 2081 45751
2005 2398 52757
2006 2576 61067
2007 2625 68909
2008 2798 78492
2009 2879 90793
2010 3016 102099
2011 2960 114958
2012 3033 127115
2013 3091 140487
2014 3389 150269
2015 3460 157290
2016 3689 159783
2017 3739 162540
2018 3869 178180
2019 4087 199415
2020 4293 223222
2021 4518 243253
2022 4043 228504
2023 4222 222118

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Medicine rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 51st for Medicine in the United States and 90th in the World with 80,320 publications made and 2,865,561 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#51 of 1,558 In the United States
#57 of 1,643 In North America
#90 of 6,680 In the World

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 882 13075
1992 857 14030
1993 846 14031
1994 849 14846
1995 828 16563
1996 1006 17757
1997 909 19604
1998 989 21844
1999 997 22906
2000 1074 27001
2001 1094 28672
2002 1456 33822
2003 1351 36463
2004 1452 40643
2005 1692 45599
2006 1774 51712
2007 1847 58932
2008 1926 65443
2009 2048 73605
2010 2214 83906
2011 2249 94381
2012 2348 105792
2013 2343 115560
2014 2551 124547
2015 2685 132006
2016 2913 137063
2017 2983 144008
2018 2946 155559
2019 3205 170054
2020 3643 194722
2021 3728 217713
2022 3434 216899
2023 3571 205271

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 2 2 2
Social Work 18 20 21
Veterinary 10 11 21
Sonography and Ultrasound 19 20 27
Toxicology 22 25 34
Pharmacy 7 8 42
Biomedical Engineering 26 27 42
Physical Therapy 24 32 44
Sports Medicine 22 31 44
Audiology 28 33 45
Public Health 35 40 56
Clinical Psychology 44 50 66
Gerontology 49 55 67
Anatomy and Physiology 46 53 76
Forensic Science 31 36 84
Ophthalmology 51 56 93
Urology 48 54 94
Nursing 56 64 95
Psychiatry 57 66 98
Orthodontics 41 46 106
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 68 79 113
Pathology 57 66 122
Health Science 69 79 130
Dentistry 45 49 130
Immunology 60 66 136
Occupational Therapy 64 77 139
Pharmacology 61 69 139
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 66 75 142
Virology 69 77 143
Oncology and Cancer research 63 67 144
Healthcare Management (MHA) 79 91 148
Medical Physics 78 87 148
Respiratory Therapy 71 84 176
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 90 103 184
Cosmetology 68 75 189
Family medicine 93 106 200
Anesthesiology 87 100 203
Optometry 93 107 232
Surgery 90 103 241
Epidemiology 79 93 250
Plastic Surgery 108 119 253
Neurosurgery 75 82 260
Pediatrics 91 104 265
Critical Care Nursing 109 122 272
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 79 92 277
Cardiology 96 109 278
Dermatology 91 101 295
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 95 107 372
Radiation Therapy 109 122 375

Mathematics rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 11th for Mathematics in the United States and 14th in the World with 56,306 publications made and 1,934,979 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics.

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

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 555 7087
1992 577 7453
1993 610 7582
1994 632 8861
1995 545 9231
1996 719 10618
1997 636 10732
1998 644 11972
1999 695 13030
2000 762 14443
2001 868 15724
2002 1932 29492
2003 1391 24739
2004 1404 27416
2005 1549 32702
2006 1619 38624
2007 1552 42153
2008 1629 46748
2009 1562 52399
2010 1732 58821
2011 1683 65741
2012 1699 71445
2013 1802 77984
2014 1883 83221
2015 1918 86443
2016 2057 90350
2017 1944 90411
2018 2073 99348
2019 2337 109668
2020 2434 119162
2021 2504 130447
2022 2072 119503
2023 2268 116250

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 4 4
Math Teachers 8 8 8
Applied Mathematics 7 7 8
Statistics 13 14 16
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 18 19 21
Actuarial Science 19 20 23
Operations Research 13 15 23

Psychology rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 29th for Psychology in the United States and 39th in the World with 50,529 publications made and 2,057,903 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#29 of 1,527 In the United States
#32 of 1,612 In North America
#39 of 6,528 In the World

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 527 8789
1992 519 9311
1993 557 9745
1994 567 10491
1995 507 10807
1996 670 12013
1997 574 12805
1998 587 14429
1999 618 14962
2000 648 17114
2001 697 18651
2002 1055 23956
2003 893 24817
2004 955 26867
2005 1032 31148
2006 1144 35559
2007 1196 40453
2008 1342 45687
2009 1348 53092
2010 1492 60981
2011 1462 67744
2012 1474 76027
2013 1573 84285
2014 1662 90318
2015 1768 95895
2016 1875 98567
2017 1864 100903
2018 1930 108940
2019 2103 119756
2020 2251 137335
2021 2388 144293
2022 2150 136055
2023 2378 131153

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Education Majors 8 9 10
Social Psychology 10 11 12
Cognitive Science 9 10 12
Child Psychology 16 18 20
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 11 13 21
Social Work 18 20 21
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 17 19 22
Sexology 33 35 40
Neuroscience 37 40 50
Special Education 32 34 52
Clinical Psychology 44 50 66
Psychiatry 57 66 98
Occupational Therapy 64 77 139

Business rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 7th for Business in the United States and 8th in the World with 41,199 publications made and 1,333,021 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

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

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 413 4566
1992 410 5139
1993 434 5525
1994 479 6126
1995 422 6647
1996 487 7333
1997 493 7511
1998 514 8346
1999 534 9376
2000 611 10429
2001 707 11931
2002 1251 20859
2003 1035 18751
2004 980 20538
2005 1104 24328
2006 1163 27958
2007 1111 31405
2008 1221 35284
2009 1214 40302
2010 1295 44741
2011 1278 50119
2012 1302 55287
2013 1368 59968
2014 1344 63712
2015 1361 64987
2016 1407 65981
2017 1475 67027
2018 1503 73641
2019 1593 79961
2020 1789 88610
2021 1755 95986
2022 1520 89485
2023 1621 86626

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 20th for Economics in the United States and 26th in the World with 27,921 publications made and 855,267 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

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

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 300 2809
1992 285 2889
1993 307 3126
1994 329 3655
1995 276 3855
1996 348 4237
1997 334 4404
1998 370 4891
1999 380 5623
2000 426 6375
2001 469 7203
2002 649 10241
2003 506 10422
2004 571 11471
2005 616 13281
2006 695 15487
2007 665 17739
2008 743 19573
2009 817 23457
2010 838 26115
2011 816 29921
2012 885 33341
2013 910 37146
2014 917 39490
2015 973 40421
2016 995 41435
2017 1080 42552
2018 1130 46877
2019 1114 51624
2020 1270 58500
2021 1308 64494
2022 1137 61187
2023 1257 60286

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 3 3 4
Finance 12 13 16
Investment Banking and Stock trading 15 16 20
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 18 19 21
Actuarial Science 19 20 23
Development Studies 22 24 31
Political Economy 29 32 56
Environmental Economics 14 16 67
International Relations and Diplomacy 37 43 94
International Trade 32 37 117
International Economics 35 39 145

Art & Design rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 3rd for Art & Design in the United States and 4th in the World with 21,126 publications made and 666,104 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Art History.

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
#3 of 1,321 In the United States
#3 of 1,404 In North America
#4 of 5,720 In the World

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 217 2411
1992 219 2807
1993 246 2780
1994 248 3063
1995 297 3192
1996 289 3679
1997 301 3757
1998 267 4442
1999 275 4639
2000 287 5070
2001 355 5535
2002 654 9185
2003 557 8695
2004 542 9222
2005 626 10592
2006 611 12479
2007 638 13637
2008 611 14991
2009 642 17245
2010 662 19315
2011 633 21342
2012 634 23612
2013 660 24637
2014 674 26552
2015 681 27025
2016 702 28173
2017 694 27732
2018 713 30274
2019 760 32947
2020 769 37275
2021 788 39077
2022 676 35706
2023 706 34307

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 2 2 2
Fashion Design 3 3 3
Multimedia 4 4 4
Singing and Vocal Performance 4 6 9
Animation 6 8 10
Entertainment Industry Business 10 10 12
Architecture 9 9 13
Aesthetics 10 11 14
Literature 10 11 14
Landscape Architecture 8 8 16
Game Design and Development 11 12 17
Art History 11 12 17
Interior Design 10 10 18
Creative Writing 11 14 19
Music 12 15 20
UX/UI Desgin 14 15 20
Cinematography 11 11 28
Graphic Design 19 21 29
Performing arts 24 27 42
Painting and Drawing 25 27 88
Sculpture 25 27 88
Illustration and Concept Art 27 29 91
Photography 45 49 97