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The University of Iowa ranked 47th in the United States, 71st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 112 research topics. The University of Iowa ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 148,725 academic publications and 4,851,573 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 648 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#71 of 14,131 In the World
#51 of 2,597 In North America
#47 of 2,496 In the United States
#1 of 39 In Iowa State
#8 of 1,531 For Audiology
#8 of 1,026 For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology
#14 of 3,384 For Microbiology
#81 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#84 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 109 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Iowa ranked 41st for Biology in the United States and 71st in the World with 89,363 publications made and 3,511,499 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Paleontology, Immunology.

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

University of Iowa
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1144 16525
1992 1175 19381
1993 1201 18634
1994 1174 20469
1995 1315 23651
1996 1398 25564
1997 1451 28597
1998 1534 32313
1999 1503 37222
2000 1507 42563
2001 1575 46832
2002 1827 53835
2003 1727 59464
2004 1851 64477
2005 1995 70538
2006 2190 79201
2007 2146 85761
2008 2237 91670
2009 2237 99296
2010 2390 107701
2011 2282 116932
2012 2602 126002
2013 2917 132809
2014 2881 142880
2015 2926 146513
2016 2862 148056
2017 3165 152495
2018 3218 166325
2019 3325 172932
2020 3512 206246
2021 3572 224954
2022 3425 221842
2023 3422 212474

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

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Microbiology 12 14 14
Neuroscience 26 29 36
Molecular Biology 31 33 43
Biophysics 35 36 45
Genetics 42 45 61
Biochemistry 40 44 65
Immunology 38 41 65
Virology 38 40 65
Entomology 38 41 69
Paleontology 40 44 71
Pharmacology 44 49 79
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 45 55 84
Astrobiology 47 50 85
Biotechnology 47 52 89
Botany 46 51 99
Evolutionary Biology 58 65 100
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 58 63 109
Toxicology 45 51 113
Oncology and Cancer research 55 58 115
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 69 84 180
Zoology 73 87 201
Nutrition and Food Science 49 58 235
Animal Science 71 83 260
Horticulture 67 79 323
Agricultural Science 87 102 394
Nanotechnology 93 107 428
Forestry 99 122 492

Medicine rankings

The University of Iowa ranked 36th for Medicine in the United States and 55th in the World with 86,900 publications made and 3,204,034 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#36 of 1,558 In the United States
#39 of 1,643 In North America
#55 of 6,680 In the World

University of Iowa
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 1117 14240
1992 1108 16573
1993 1124 16216
1994 1121 17789
1995 1220 20424
1996 1291 22606
1997 1310 24946
1998 1382 28079
1999 1347 32410
2000 1294 37633
2001 1388 41538
2002 1568 47245
2003 1497 52733
2004 1661 56932
2005 1776 63015
2006 2036 71060
2007 1995 77625
2008 1923 82874
2009 2069 89439
2010 2224 98183
2011 2271 106221
2012 2560 115291
2013 2895 122334
2014 2938 131757
2015 2998 137368
2016 2862 138786
2017 3159 144251
2018 3316 155227
2019 3476 162444
2020 3878 198106
2021 4004 217318
2022 3772 215953
2023 3726 206251

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

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Audiology 6 7 8
Forensic Science 8 8 19
Respiratory Therapy 13 16 22
Ophthalmology 19 20 23
Dentistry 11 12 24
Optometry 16 18 28
Clinical Psychology 18 21 29
Anesthesiology 22 25 29
Anatomy and Physiology 24 26 32
Orthodontics 17 18 32
Medical Physics 27 30 36
Gerontology 29 32 39
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 28 31 39
Psychiatry 29 33 41
Dermatology 25 27 41
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 32 36 44
Physical Therapy 27 35 48
Sports Medicine 26 35 50
Health Science 34 41 52
Epidemiology 23 28 52
Biomedical Engineering 33 34 55
Nursing 36 43 57
Healthcare Management (MHA) 37 44 58
Family medicine 41 44 58
Surgery 40 44 59
Cardiology 37 43 61
Pediatrics 34 40 62
Pathology 38 42 63
Immunology 38 41 65
Virology 38 40 65
Social Work 38 41 66
Public Health 42 48 69
Critical Care Nursing 49 56 74
Urology 42 47 78
Occupational Therapy 40 51 78
Pharmacology 44 49 79
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 45 55 84
Sports / Exercise science 40 50 86
Sonography and Ultrasound 45 50 96
Radiation Therapy 52 56 100
Toxicology 45 51 113
Oncology and Cancer research 55 58 115
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 49 56 132
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 45 52 138
Cosmetology 53 59 141
Plastic Surgery 81 90 166
Veterinary 54 63 204
Pharmacy 47 54 206
Neurosurgery 62 69 210

Chemistry rankings

The University of Iowa ranked 50th for Chemistry in the United States and 96th in the World with 66,310 publications made and 2,633,451 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

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

University of Iowa
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 945 13072
1992 986 14690
1993 1005 14770
1994 977 16173
1995 1086 18923
1996 1131 20023
1997 1170 22590
1998 1267 26098
1999 1228 30275
2000 1184 33897
2001 1310 36814
2002 1461 41889
2003 1423 46249
2004 1444 49809
2005 1538 54125
2006 1716 59916
2007 1620 63881
2008 1613 67963
2009 1697 72647
2010 1676 79174
2011 1697 85378
2012 1881 90840
2013 2151 96652
2014 2045 103795
2015 2045 105935
2016 2013 107391
2017 2213 111408
2018 2205 121496
2019 2215 125831
2020 2343 145594
2021 2313 159942
2022 2175 158346
2023 2200 150575

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

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 40 44 65
Organic Chemistry 51 55 131
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 58 67 187
Inorganic Chemistry 53 60 199
Pharmacy 47 54 206
Environmental Chemistry 61 72 218
Materials Science 72 80 234
Nutrition and Food Science 49 58 235
Biochemical Engineering 59 68 259
Physical chemistry 69 79 279
Computational Chemistry 85 96 292
Petrology and Geochemistry 82 99 298
Radiochemistry 51 59 327
Nanotechnology 93 107 428
Chemical Engineering 92 106 445

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Iowa ranked 43rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 80th in the World with 60,386 publications made and 1,756,266 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

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

University of Iowa
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 751 6802
1992 762 7987
1993 790 8178
1994 722 8335
1995 784 9768
1996 824 10653
1997 827 10870
1998 910 12416
1999 884 14051
2000 905 16450
2001 942 19038
2002 1077 23032
2003 1038 25416
2004 1157 28410
2005 1285 31855
2006 1389 37045
2007 1385 41477
2008 1406 45716
2009 1465 51344
2010 1712 56295
2011 1535 61926
2012 1755 67754
2013 1843 73075
2014 1800 77825
2015 1980 81256
2016 2005 82758
2017 2131 85101
2018 2253 92148
2019 2347 99166
2020 2489 116852
2021 2565 126455
2022 2403 122498
2023 2398 119092

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Iowa ranked 48th for Computer Science in the United States and 88th in the World with 57,507 publications made and 1,996,346 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Cognitive Science.

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

University of Iowa
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 728 8930
1992 738 10789
1993 807 10429
1994 731 11203
1995 772 12823
1996 796 13872
1997 824 14525
1998 809 15872
1999 885 18033
2000 892 20574
2001 955 22838
2002 1232 28277
2003 1078 30903
2004 1104 32561
2005 1290 36676
2006 1426 42062
2007 1371 46304
2008 1356 50588
2009 1530 55995
2010 1599 61408
2011 1504 67769
2012 1705 73768
2013 1810 78906
2014 1721 84178
2015 1884 87909
2016 1875 88406
2017 1992 92351
2018 2075 102419
2019 2183 107664
2020 2344 127812
2021 2404 138654
2022 2166 136609
2023 2229 131573

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 26 29 36
Cognitive Science 32 35 42
Computational Linguistics 38 44 70
Library and Information science 50 54 79
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 58 63 109
Machine Learning 49 55 109
Animation 43 51 112
Multimedia 57 65 135
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 55 63 138
Data Science 63 73 144
Computer Vision 56 65 147
Computer Graphics 59 67 159
Game Design and Development 63 76 188
Web Design and Development 58 71 202
Management Information Systems 78 94 217
Human-Computer Interaction 65 79 217
Software Engineering 70 85 238
Computer Networking 78 95 241
Telecommunications 75 89 246
Cyber Security 81 96 248
UX/UI Desgin 72 89 257
Computer Engineering 90 105 306
Database Administration 101 118 334
Blockchain and Cryptography 105 120 372
Robotics 93 117 428
Information Technology 188 208 510

Engineering rankings

The University of Iowa ranked 56th for Engineering in the United States and 161st in the World with 51,310 publications made and 1,667,778 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

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

University of Iowa
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 737 7639
1992 719 8877
1993 778 8770
1994 715 9316
1995 766 10447
1996 847 11388
1997 887 12294
1998 830 13560
1999 828 15143
2000 792 16900
2001 959 18890
2002 1229 23633
2003 1046 25182
2004 1083 27618
2005 1265 31227
2006 1283 34765
2007 1231 38292
2008 1252 42273
2009 1293 46006
2010 1317 50058
2011 1244 54587
2012 1397 58258
2013 1524 64181
2014 1494 67231
2015 1546 69905
2016 1558 72044
2017 1656 74509
2018 1736 83684
2019 1786 87511
2020 1880 99724
2021 1854 109584
2022 1768 108465
2023 1764 102870

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

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Industrial Engineering 16 18 41
Marine Engineering 17 18 55
Biomedical Engineering 33 34 55
Technical Drawing 26 30 73
Systems Engineering 39 45 87
Biotechnology 47 52 89
Construction Management 27 34 104
Aerospace Engineering 47 54 112
Reliability and Quality Engineering 39 45 116
Acoustical Engineering 50 55 123
Structural Engineering 46 51 128
Transportation Engineering 47 55 132
Mechanical Engineering 49 56 133
Applied/Engineering Physics 48 52 141
Product and Industrial Design 49 55 144
Architectural Engineering 42 50 158
Remote Sensing 57 64 162
Engineering Management 80 87 175
Optical Engineering 58 64 186
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 58 67 187
Operations Research 54 66 188
Geotechnical Engineering 61 72 205
Electronic Engineering 60 74 206
Metallurgical Engineering 65 73 211
Human-Computer Interaction 65 79 217
Civil Engineering 62 73 225
Materials Science 72 80 234
Aviation 90 101 239
Landscape Architecture 50 58 240
Computer Networking 78 95 241
Telecommunications 75 89 246
Biochemical Engineering 59 68 259
Electrical Engineering 78 91 283
Environmental Engineering 63 78 289
Computer Engineering 90 105 306
Automotive Engineering 76 92 318
Petroleum Engineering 92 105 328
Nanotechnology 93 107 428
Robotics 93 117 428
Chemical Engineering 92 106 445
Renewable Energy Engineering 84 105 477
Architecture 114 135 496
Automation and Control engineering 102 126 520
Agricultural Engineering 69 81 544
Nuclear Engineering 120 148 659
Mining Engineering 130 161 789

Physics rankings

The University of Iowa ranked 59th for Physics in the United States and 166th in the World with 49,998 publications made and 1,602,829 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

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

University of Iowa
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 738 7952
1992 721 9267
1993 775 9007
1994 725 9564
1995 738 10844
1996 813 11651
1997 888 12557
1998 829 14091
1999 827 15208
2000 834 17068
2001 922 18881
2002 1153 22718
2003 1045 24242
2004 1047 26581
2005 1195 30324
2006 1252 34304
2007 1199 37271
2008 1201 40748
2009 1240 43490
2010 1301 47345
2011 1197 51578
2012 1345 55726
2013 1440 60207
2014 1465 63237
2015 1508 66326
2016 1559 68532
2017 1544 70572
2018 1711 78868
2019 1594 81628
2020 1741 92182
2021 1759 101923
2022 1623 99461
2023 1655 95185

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

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 27 30 36
Biophysics 35 36 45
Astrobiology 47 50 85
Nuclear Physics 50 53 116
Acoustical Engineering 50 55 123
Applied/Engineering Physics 48 52 141
Astrophysics and Astronomy 60 69 160
Optical Engineering 58 64 186
Atomic and Molecular physics 70 78 203
Quantum and Particle physics 67 76 217
Materials Science 72 80 234
Theoretical Physics 87 99 330
Condensed Matter Physics 93 106 389
Nanotechnology 93 107 428

Psychology rankings

The University of Iowa ranked 31st for Psychology in the United States and 41st in the World with 48,043 publications made and 1,877,717 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#31 of 1,527 In the United States
#34 of 1,612 In North America
#41 of 6,528 In the World

University of Iowa
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 641 8656
1992 583 10630
1993 629 10025
1994 596 10812
1995 608 12639
1996 650 13425
1997 665 14530
1998 713 15869
1999 708 17671
2000 754 20183
2001 752 22533
2002 810 25417
2003 759 28933
2004 899 30659
2005 968 33948
2006 1088 38797
2007 1102 43160
2008 1060 47102
2009 1151 51642
2010 1263 56712
2011 1223 62145
2012 1417 68201
2013 1583 72370
2014 1524 78063
2015 1657 82044
2016 1613 82063
2017 1770 84846
2018 1865 91891
2019 1927 96404
2020 2151 115989
2021 2225 123870
2022 2038 122364
2023 2143 117213

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

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 7 8 8
Clinical Psychology 18 21 29
Social Psychology 25 27 32
Child Psychology 27 30 35
Neuroscience 26 29 36
Psychiatry 29 33 41
Cognitive Science 32 35 42
Sexology 44 49 58
Special Education 36 38 60
Education Majors 37 42 60
Social Work 38 41 66
Occupational Therapy 40 51 78
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 53 63 124

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Iowa ranked 54th for Environmental Science in the United States and 115th in the World with 43,678 publications made and 1,453,467 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

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

University of Iowa
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 486 6293
1992 519 7460
1993 519 6840
1994 560 7552
1995 612 8447
1996 667 9114
1997 670 10005
1998 686 11167
1999 741 12593
2000 702 14573
2001 769 16779
2002 959 20139
2003 922 22625
2004 925 24890
2005 1028 27502
2006 1074 31835
2007 1035 34543
2008 1071 37870
2009 1082 41760
2010 1154 45665
2011 1104 50428
2012 1207 54403
2013 1343 59128
2014 1319 62853
2015 1460 65806
2016 1434 67437
2017 1578 69368
2018 1574 76792
2019 1602 82130
2020 1666 94457
2021 1674 102188
2022 1612 100440
2023 1604 96326

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

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Paleontology 40 44 71
Geology 49 54 97
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 45 50 100
Geography and Cartography 51 57 114
Earth science and Geophysics 52 59 163
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 69 84 180
Ecology 66 78 184
Geotechnical Engineering 61 72 205
Environmental Chemistry 61 72 218
Oceanography 73 88 238
Environmental Engineering 63 78 289
Petrology and Geochemistry 82 99 298
Hydrology and Water resources management 74 83 333
Urban and Regional planning 82 98 362
Agricultural Science 87 102 394
Environmental Management 90 110 397
Forestry 99 122 492
Mining Engineering 130 161 789

Mathematics rankings

The University of Iowa ranked 44th for Mathematics in the United States and 81st in the World with 28,922 publications made and 962,330 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science.

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

University of Iowa
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 324 2904
1992 334 3179
1993 365 3497
1994 289 3839
1995 325 4172
1996 367 4662
1997 369 4656
1998 371 5238
1999 389 5816
2000 412 6794
2001 454 7618
2002 586 10512
2003 543 11200
2004 524 11800
2005 644 14280
2006 683 16104
2007 699 18254
2008 638 20348
2009 669 23036
2010 737 25606
2011 690 28483
2012 830 31115
2013 945 34560
2014 922 36685
2015 988 39304
2016 1077 40596
2017 1167 42209
2018 1241 46571
2019 1341 50900
2020 1504 58349
2021 1492 65604
2022 1390 66414
2023 1348 65383

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

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 31 33 44
Math Teachers 43 47 66
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 40 43 67
Applied Mathematics 37 41 70
Statistics 42 48 79
Operations Research 54 66 188
Blockchain and Cryptography 105 120 372

Business rankings

The University of Iowa ranked 46th for Business in the United States and 88th in the World with 17,470 publications made and 573,628 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

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

University of Iowa
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 241 1663
1992 206 2065
1993 261 2157
1994 227 2329
1995 213 2692
1996 281 2887
1997 280 2836
1998 284 3245
1999 293 3555
2000 295 4457
2001 301 5079
2002 360 6707
2003 310 7263
2004 350 8180
2005 411 9617
2006 474 11039
2007 425 12459
2008 436 14426
2009 497 16771
2010 564 17997
2011 453 20328
2012 566 22373
2013 541 24142
2014 527 25426
2015 546 25781
2016 593 25933
2017 572 26461
2018 627 28029
2019 671 29764
2020 740 33293
2021 706 36548
2022 683 34439
2023 651 33936

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

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 15 17 23
Tax Law 24 27 38
Actuarial Science 31 33 44
Accounting 34 36 49
Investment Banking and Stock trading 41 44 76
Advertising 53 55 77
Management 43 49 86
Construction Management 27 34 104
Human Resource Management 49 57 104
Marketing 52 60 104
Finance 56 62 106
Public Policy / Administration 62 69 117
Entertainment Industry Business 59 68 127
Risk Management 58 67 140
Real Estate 79 85 170
Engineering Management 80 87 175
Operations Research 54 66 188
Management Information Systems 78 94 217
International Business 68 80 261
Project Management 88 105 281
International Trade 75 89 339
Supply Chain Management 101 119 367
Entrepreneurship 169 193 534

Economics rankings

The University of Iowa ranked 47th for Economics in the United States and 81st in the World with 15,233 publications made and 410,161 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Actuarial Science.

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

University of Iowa
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 193 1332
1992 174 1576
1993 183 1653
1994 181 1861
1995 180 2059
1996 203 2329
1997 192 2156
1998 240 2742
1999 230 2841
2000 239 3608
2001 265 4225
2002 255 4778
2003 239 5421
2004 295 6219
2005 323 7184
2006 377 8208
2007 347 9252
2008 375 10556
2009 379 12359
2010 475 13786
2011 441 15392
2012 491 16859
2013 527 18311
2014 485 19355
2015 512 19664
2016 591 20092
2017 600 20631
2018 629 22290
2019 658 23897
2020 728 27950
2021 690 30094
2022 726 29280
2023 698 29195

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

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 31 33 44
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 40 43 67
Development Studies 42 48 75
Investment Banking and Stock trading 41 44 76
Political Economy 48 54 102
Finance 56 62 106
International Relations and Diplomacy 53 61 123
Agricultural Economics 85 98 281
International Trade 75 89 339
International Economics 83 98 391
Environmental Economics 153 185 997

Art & Design rankings

The University of Iowa ranked 48th for Art & Design in the United States and 96th in the World with 9,806 publications made and 203,154 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, 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
#48 of 1,321 In the United States
#54 of 1,404 In North America
#96 of 5,720 In the World

University of Iowa
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 129 991
1992 129 1305
1993 162 1173
1994 145 1172
1995 130 1455
1996 160 1455
1997 149 1506
1998 161 1613
1999 163 1823
2000 149 1909
2001 159 2346
2002 178 2707
2003 165 3081
2004 201 3562
2005 222 3991
2006 245 4559
2007 220 4978
2008 244 5812
2009 257 6663
2010 254 6931
2011 235 7968
2012 273 8537
2013 275 9104
2014 275 9675
2015 267 9674
2016 309 9682
2017 305 10089
2018 343 11015
2019 280 12042
2020 314 13658
2021 320 14226
2022 280 13543
2023 268 13053

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 2 2
Music 29 33 60
Literature 37 41 69
Art History 45 49 75
Aesthetics 42 48 83
Creative Writing 49 56 107
Animation 43 51 112
Cinematography 33 38 113
Fashion Design 53 59 120
Entertainment Industry Business 59 68 127
Multimedia 57 65 135
Performing arts 61 68 147
Computer Graphics 59 67 159
Photography 60 71 159
Graphic Design 67 77 165
Game Design and Development 63 76 188
Interior Design 50 55 217
Landscape Architecture 50 58 240
UX/UI Desgin 72 89 257
Architecture 114 135 496
Painting and Drawing 134 156 570
Sculpture 134 156 570
Illustration and Concept Art 141 164 600