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The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 3rd in the United States, 3rd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across 40 research topics. The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 488,505 academic publications and 22,226,614 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2,722 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3 of 14,131 In the World
#3 of 2,597 In North America
#3 of 2,496 In the United States
#1 of 62 In Michigan
#1 of 2 In Ann Arbor
#1 of 4,409 For Anthropology
#1 of 4,586 For Education Majors
#1 of 3,540 For Communications and Public Relations
#14 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#16 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top1-3 For 37 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 4th for Biology in the United States and 4th in the World with 272,212 publications made and 14,183,541 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 1,609 In the United States
#4 of 1,698 In North America
#4 of 6,833 In the World

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 2694 57928
1993 2742 60592
1994 2757 64802
1995 2839 72221
1996 3247 78701
1997 3152 88858
1998 3429 101903
1999 3316 111507
2000 3502 126258
2001 3749 135693
2002 4505 158865
2003 4717 178870
2004 5128 194145
2005 5345 215480
2006 5923 241512
2007 6176 273548
2008 6545 304177
2009 7082 343815
2010 7354 383566
2011 7738 425118
2012 8212 472808
2013 8810 515177
2014 8909 554515
2015 9179 584127
2016 9759 607530
2017 10359 641978
2018 10888 689429
2019 12471 762123
2020 14589 913869
2021 12496 1011357
2022 12009 963952
2023 12599 970581
2024 10568 867261

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 5 5 5
Microbiology 5 5 5
Genetics 5 5 5
Pharmacology 4 5 5
Paleontology 5 5 5
Biochemistry 6 6 6
Evolutionary Biology 5 5 7
Astrobiology 7 7 7
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 7 8
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 8 9
Zoology 6 6 9
Biotechnology 8 9 9
Immunology 9 9 10
Neuroscience 8 9 10
Molecular Biology 9 9 12
Botany 11 12 14
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 13 19
Nanotechnology 9 9 20
Biophysics 16 17 21
Virology 19 20 24
Toxicology 25 27 36
Agricultural Science 25 29 43
Forestry 33 41 86
Animal Science 34 42 86
Entomology 40 44 87
Horticulture 30 35 88
Nutrition and Food Science 29 37 103

Medicine rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 4th for Medicine in the United States and 5th in the World with 251,957 publications made and 12,438,514 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 1,600 In the United States
#4 of 1,685 In North America
#5 of 6,775 In the World

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 2200 45065
1993 2293 47841
1994 2317 51933
1995 2465 58924
1996 2736 65147
1997 2690 74110
1998 2808 83814
1999 2823 93248
2000 2977 106824
2001 3199 114141
2002 3665 131202
2003 3867 150047
2004 4318 162733
2005 4502 181927
2006 5156 205267
2007 5424 233544
2008 5837 263720
2009 6279 296659
2010 6726 332653
2011 6935 366516
2012 7748 410921
2013 8418 449166
2014 8604 485709
2015 8875 514575
2016 9526 535584
2017 10286 567607
2018 10884 600312
2019 11834 667547
2020 14011 825345
2021 12911 918091
2022 12338 888989
2023 12855 892771
2024 11544 806231

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Medicine.

Chemistry rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 5th for Chemistry in the United States and 6th in the World with 212,388 publications made and 10,784,737 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 1,447 In the United States
#5 of 1,530 In North America
#6 of 6,545 In the World

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 2478 47829
1993 2474 49851
1994 2558 54500
1995 2570 59564
1996 2958 65763
1997 2768 73663
1998 3170 84668
1999 2988 92752
2000 3050 102594
2001 3199 109182
2002 4329 127969
2003 4258 141276
2004 4391 152422
2005 4547 169826
2006 5073 188529
2007 5003 209896
2008 5349 230187
2009 5644 258754
2010 5897 288265
2011 6050 319394
2012 6221 354294
2013 6777 386673
2014 6855 413495
2015 6952 432701
2016 7280 455859
2017 7655 480277
2018 8036 515708
2019 8797 568501
2020 8952 658683
2021 8290 731415
2022 8135 698759
2023 8541 702882
2024 6951 629517

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 6 6 6
Organic Chemistry 5 5 7
Materials Science 5 5 9
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 5 10
Physical chemistry 7 7 13
Radiochemistry 1 1 15
Environmental Chemistry 9 10 18
Nanotechnology 9 9 20
Inorganic Chemistry 8 8 24
Pharmacy 6 7 35
Chemical Engineering 10 10 35
Biochemical Engineering 16 17 35
Computational Chemistry 24 25 37
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 25 27 63
Nutrition and Food Science 29 37 103

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 4th in the World with 195,410 publications made and 9,195,603 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 1,761 In the United States
#4 of 1,852 In North America
#4 of 7,081 In the World

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 1672 28322
1993 1758 29921
1994 1854 31534
1995 1832 35115
1996 2023 39098
1997 1926 41572
1998 2191 48116
1999 2119 53127
2000 2369 64959
2001 2499 71708
2002 3147 92626
2003 3171 103283
2004 3347 113271
2005 3545 129529
2006 4069 147635
2007 4306 170902
2008 4322 195763
2009 4731 224908
2010 5122 251744
2011 5305 280992
2012 5951 313466
2013 6126 341198
2014 6360 369065
2015 6561 390797
2016 7055 404535
2017 7613 428576
2018 7923 464582
2019 8407 527033
2020 10148 628636
2021 9366 685813
2022 8739 640451
2023 8869 655032
2024 7066 546184

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Computer Science rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 5th for Computer Science in the United States and 5th in the World with 191,722 publications made and 9,643,698 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 1,612 In the United States
#5 of 1,698 In North America
#5 of 6,845 In the World

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 1773 32044
1993 1875 33291
1994 1972 35175
1995 1907 38962
1996 2120 42919
1997 2049 47170
1998 2248 52663
1999 2278 58913
2000 2315 67355
2001 2430 74395
2002 4222 104958
2003 3627 109415
2004 3597 118530
2005 3946 137553
2006 4183 155458
2007 4259 173971
2008 4541 195744
2009 4651 222674
2010 5152 248132
2011 5419 278364
2012 5809 309872
2013 5962 337999
2014 6145 367200
2015 6420 388991
2016 7067 409035
2017 7534 435373
2018 7972 482192
2019 9410 543705
2020 9702 641718
2021 9182 707061
2022 8538 653559
2023 8777 666183
2024 7033 567657

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Computer Science.

Engineering rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 5th for Engineering in the United States and 5th in the World with 189,216 publications made and 8,412,382 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 1,565 In the United States
#5 of 1,651 In North America
#5 of 6,782 In the World

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 2071 31275
1993 2094 32256
1994 2250 35107
1995 2256 38647
1996 2517 43405
1997 2470 47291
1998 2779 52708
1999 2578 58363
2000 2696 66333
2001 2759 71484
2002 4726 98014
2003 4120 102008
2004 4017 113242
2005 4465 132417
2006 4688 148181
2007 4537 165114
2008 4717 185169
2009 5046 206655
2010 5309 230750
2011 5477 259977
2012 5784 287223
2013 6086 312332
2014 6209 336657
2015 6338 354198
2016 6515 374058
2017 6855 394897
2018 7098 433318
2019 7579 480738
2020 8349 545262
2021 7341 602817
2022 6871 559912
2023 7141 569024
2024 5814 499411

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 5th for Physics in the United States and 6th in the World with 184,422 publications made and 8,290,469 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 1,531 In the United States
#5 of 1,617 In North America
#6 of 6,713 In the World

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 2072 31774
1993 2089 32204
1994 2198 35249
1995 2222 39048
1996 2479 43913
1997 2459 47038
1998 2822 53282
1999 2486 58092
2000 2766 65769
2001 2784 71982
2002 4350 93247
2003 4012 98925
2004 3967 109182
2005 4335 127395
2006 4577 143336
2007 4377 160009
2008 4601 178575
2009 4999 198775
2010 5132 221295
2011 5286 249120
2012 5627 276133
2013 5901 300769
2014 6036 324408
2015 6203 343907
2016 6394 363426
2017 6664 382152
2018 6852 419270
2019 6744 462951
2020 7588 519854
2021 7033 572395
2022 6465 527295
2023 6848 542075
2024 5534 488209

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 3 3 3
Optical Engineering 5 5 6
Astrobiology 7 7 7
Quantum and Particle physics 5 5 8
Materials Science 5 5 9
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 8 10
Medical Physics 8 9 10
Nuclear Physics 9 9 13
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 10 15
Nanotechnology 9 9 20
Theoretical Physics 15 15 21
Biophysics 16 17 21
Atomic and Molecular physics 14 14 23
Condensed Matter Physics 20 20 37

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 5th for Environmental Science in the United States and 5th in the World with 146,883 publications made and 6,849,944 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 1,631 In the United States
#5 of 1,721 In North America
#5 of 6,876 In the World

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 1393 25696
1993 1415 26286
1994 1496 28064
1995 1575 31483
1996 1691 34639
1997 1631 37549
1998 1895 42380
1999 1787 46022
2000 1918 55028
2001 2091 59061
2002 2771 74605
2003 2756 82907
2004 2869 91986
2005 2968 104567
2006 3276 118849
2007 3313 134123
2008 3452 150778
2009 3736 171508
2010 3942 189863
2011 4309 215005
2012 4369 240672
2013 4595 263938
2014 4898 285499
2015 4976 304052
2016 5255 316409
2017 5467 333209
2018 5524 363461
2019 6539 409220
2020 7964 478648
2021 6205 528961
2022 5870 495815
2023 5966 496188
2024 4701 421989

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Environmental Science.

Psychology rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 3rd for Psychology in the United States and 5th in the World with 129,785 publications made and 7,006,896 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 1,558 In the United States
#4 of 1,645 In North America
#5 of 6,645 In the World

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 1177 27889
1993 1265 29169
1994 1265 29998
1995 1281 34100
1996 1451 36858
1997 1421 41043
1998 1468 45504
1999 1517 50162
2000 1590 59108
2001 1631 62529
2002 1948 76245
2003 2069 85985
2004 2158 91551
2005 2398 103984
2006 2630 117294
2007 2729 133287
2008 2979 151694
2009 3076 171601
2010 3405 192383
2011 3640 213894
2012 4071 239805
2013 4251 261643
2014 4243 283620
2015 4551 301535
2016 4887 312027
2017 5343 331128
2018 5603 357488
2019 6074 402263
2020 7078 491509
2021 6790 529891
2022 6270 503210
2023 6533 504485
2024 5468 430698

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Child Psychology 1 1 1
Social Psychology 1 1 1
Education Majors 1 1 1
Social Work 1 1 1
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 2 2
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 2 2
Sexology 2 2 2
Clinical Psychology 5 6 6
Psychiatry 5 6 7
Cognitive Science 4 5 7
Neuroscience 8 9 10
Occupational Therapy 5 8 13
Special Education 15 16 29

Mathematics rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 4th for Mathematics in the United States and 4th in the World with 92,860 publications made and 4,826,751 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#4 of 1,410 In the United States
#4 of 1,491 In North America
#4 of 6,418 In the World

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 687 10992
1993 709 11676
1994 797 12817
1995 770 13724
1996 886 16461
1997 860 17710
1998 953 20059
1999 934 22513
2000 1066 26196
2001 1082 29238
2002 1858 43141
2003 1605 44986
2004 1689 49564
2005 1934 59285
2006 2066 68083
2007 2160 77815
2008 2186 89777
2009 2409 102124
2010 2536 116298
2011 2667 131953
2012 3267 145731
2013 3125 161524
2014 3283 177946
2015 3372 191202
2016 3615 200352
2017 3931 208958
2018 4302 231470
2019 4752 260875
2020 5533 308902
2021 5020 346891
2022 4513 323060
2023 4721 326432
2024 3213 233419

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 1 1 1
Statistics 4 4 4
Applied Mathematics 4 4 4
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 5 5
Actuarial Science 7 7 7
Operations Research 9 9 14
Blockchain and Cryptography 15 17 25

Business rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 2nd for Business in the United States and 2nd in the World with 64,351 publications made and 3,090,976 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 1,377 In the United States
#2 of 1,460 In North America
#2 of 6,339 In the World

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 537 8397
1993 590 9093
1994 621 10114
1995 609 11229
1996 753 13003
1997 717 13832
1998 808 15535
1999 821 18216
2000 885 22231
2001 902 24524
2002 1382 35837
2003 1206 38470
2004 1312 42752
2005 1362 49126
2006 1546 56733
2007 1547 65446
2008 1568 74230
2009 1840 85986
2010 1831 96355
2011 1961 109967
2012 2056 119131
2013 2220 130117
2014 2205 139802
2015 2277 146612
2016 2411 149254
2017 2525 156936
2018 2603 169591
2019 2765 188833
2020 3432 218699
2021 2871 235753
2022 2638 212813
2023 2680 217961
2024 1993 167380

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 3rd for Economics in the United States and 3rd in the World with 54,983 publications made and 2,749,007 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 1,355 In the United States
#3 of 1,438 In North America
#3 of 6,167 In the World

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 403 6257
1993 443 6560
1994 466 7513
1995 491 8239
1996 522 9465
1997 525 10131
1998 615 11661
1999 643 13768
2000 697 17222
2001 700 19564
2002 909 25133
2003 897 29234
2004 980 32135
2005 1077 36089
2006 1202 41485
2007 1277 49008
2008 1276 57218
2009 1509 66559
2010 1572 74582
2011 1682 84335
2012 1821 93745
2013 1937 101808
2014 1997 109794
2015 2006 115462
2016 2128 118201
2017 2223 123934
2018 2421 132716
2019 2541 148454
2020 3166 178822
2021 2770 192117
2022 2602 178189
2023 2638 184503
2024 1924 141855

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Economics.

Art & Design rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 4th for Art & Design in the United States and 7th in the World with 29,205 publications made and 1,099,824 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
#4 of 1,361 In the United States
#5 of 1,444 In North America
#7 of 5,966 In the World

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 275 4323
1993 334 4216
1994 297 4442
1995 282 5214
1996 340 5573
1997 311 5963
1998 372 6640
1999 339 7471
2000 396 8835
2001 396 9786
2002 617 14218
2003 554 14997
2004 552 15973
2005 595 18713
2006 711 21154
2007 687 24103
2008 686 26793
2009 704 31006
2010 755 34336
2011 812 39369
2012 894 43141
2013 894 46421
2014 886 50672
2015 967 53182
2016 947 54149
2017 1028 57563
2018 1022 61837
2019 1154 71981
2020 1336 83200
2021 1186 89386
2022 1138 83999
2023 1182 85476
2024 879 73822

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Fashion Design 5 5 6
Entertainment Industry Business 6 6 7
Aesthetics 4 5 8
Literature 5 6 8
Interior Design 4 4 8
Multimedia 8 8 8
Architecture 6 6 9
Creative Writing 5 7 10
Music 7 9 11
Landscape Architecture 5 5 12
Computer Graphics 9 10 15
Art History 12 13 16
Animation 10 12 18
Cinematography 7 7 20
Performing arts 16 18 23
Game Design and Development 15 16 26
Singing and Vocal Performance 13 16 27
Photography 18 20 31
Illustration and Concept Art 17 18 41
Graphic Design 27 30 41
UX/UI Desgin 21 25 44
Painting and Drawing 19 20 51
Sculpture 19 20 51