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The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 3rd in the United States, 3rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across 41 research topics. The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 416,700 academic publications and 16,178,905 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2,625 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 4,117 For Anthropology
#1 of 4,239 For Education Majors
#1 of 3,255 For Communications and Public Relations
#12 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#16 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top1-3 For 38 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 239,529 publications made and 10,723,107 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

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

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 2382 39397
1992 2484 43464
1993 2485 45667
1994 2488 48806
1995 2545 54814
1996 2945 59962
1997 2872 68250
1998 3069 78309
1999 3037 85290
2000 3165 96035
2001 3369 104202
2002 4096 121083
2003 4226 133529
2004 4677 148804
2005 4874 167066
2006 5458 188770
2007 5660 219018
2008 5830 238871
2009 6521 275117
2010 6641 306988
2011 6979 340997
2012 7351 380238
2013 8150 418696
2014 8259 450139
2015 8657 480370
2016 9499 504615
2017 9889 526155
2018 10472 572988
2019 11081 631319
2020 12596 735084
2021 11854 821196
2022 11245 822004
2023 11190 803078

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
Pharmacology 4 5 5
Evolutionary Biology 4 4 6
Biochemistry 6 6 6
Biotechnology 5 6 6
Paleontology 6 6 6
Genetics 7 7 7
Astrobiology 7 7 8
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 8 9
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 8 9
Immunology 10 10 11
Molecular Biology 9 9 12
Zoology 7 7 12
Neuroscience 10 11 12
Botany 11 12 14
Biophysics 15 16 20
Nanotechnology 9 9 21
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 14 16 24
Virology 20 21 26
Toxicology 25 28 38
Agricultural Science 25 29 43
Animal Science 31 37 69
Forestry 32 39 77
Entomology 42 46 81
Horticulture 32 37 87
Nutrition and Food Science 29 37 100

Medicine rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 4th for Medicine in the United States and 6th in the World with 221,246 publications made and 9,293,814 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

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

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 2057 30560
1992 2041 34058
1993 2115 35953
1994 2091 39070
1995 2227 44708
1996 2466 49680
1997 2453 56622
1998 2505 63645
1999 2566 70176
2000 2685 80411
2001 2862 86705
2002 3256 98957
2003 3417 110973
2004 3862 123056
2005 4086 139267
2006 4722 158848
2007 4891 184443
2008 5148 204726
2009 5614 233193
2010 6001 261874
2011 6215 290964
2012 6860 325586
2013 7683 359345
2014 7902 388422
2015 8195 416673
2016 9151 438628
2017 9840 459704
2018 10439 496242
2019 11254 548934
2020 12999 654853
2021 12159 738512
2022 11704 752948
2023 11600 733394

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Chemistry rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 4th for Chemistry in the United States and 5th in the World with 190,329 publications made and 8,367,236 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 1,407 In the United States
#4 of 1,488 In North America
#5 of 6,447 In the World

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 2188 33099
1992 2304 36510
1993 2277 38344
1994 2306 41894
1995 2357 46029
1996 2716 51120
1997 2529 57719
1998 2865 66107
1999 2724 72266
2000 2741 79672
2001 2914 85259
2002 4004 99042
2003 3885 106832
2004 3992 119049
2005 4213 134235
2006 4613 149891
2007 4667 172122
2008 4782 184989
2009 5256 211983
2010 5365 236224
2011 5499 263073
2012 5650 290436
2013 6361 321190
2014 6362 343983
2015 6643 366636
2016 7062 386231
2017 7363 403342
2018 7777 439967
2019 8015 482749
2020 8548 546900
2021 7948 610174
2022 7658 610126
2023 7545 597356

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 8
Materials Science 5 5 9
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 6 11
Physical chemistry 7 7 13
Radiochemistry 1 1 16
Environmental Chemistry 9 10 18
Nanotechnology 9 9 21
Inorganic Chemistry 10 10 27
Biochemical Engineering 13 14 30
Chemical Engineering 10 10 37
Computational Chemistry 24 25 41
Pharmacy 9 10 44
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 26 29 68
Nutrition and Food Science 29 37 100

Computer Science rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 5th for Computer Science in the United States and 5th in the World with 169,755 publications made and 6,965,745 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

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

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 1621 21163
1992 1665 23928
1993 1699 25104
1994 1782 26544
1995 1750 29386
1996 1971 32618
1997 1892 35915
1998 2076 40354
1999 2114 44677
2000 2112 50861
2001 2192 56602
2002 3982 80126
2003 3312 80965
2004 3260 89074
2005 3655 103589
2006 3865 117936
2007 3889 134285
2008 3995 148465
2009 4297 171010
2010 4604 191198
2011 4857 213949
2012 5258 240372
2013 5587 266003
2014 5597 288005
2015 5983 305218
2016 6791 323469
2017 7172 340658
2018 7634 380185
2019 8031 424555
2020 9005 492156
2021 8569 548349
2022 8042 537476
2023 7850 528236

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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 169,319 publications made and 6,456,687 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 1,728 In the United States
#4 of 1,819 In North America
#4 of 7,020 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
1991 1421 17955
1992 1508 20121
1993 1579 21390
1994 1637 22604
1995 1653 25525
1996 1832 28267
1997 1742 29952
1998 1946 35053
1999 1911 38555
2000 2074 46247
2001 2189 51507
2002 2800 67267
2003 2727 72936
2004 2904 81765
2005 3120 93644
2006 3631 107400
2007 3781 126249
2008 3838 143868
2009 4220 166252
2010 4488 185489
2011 4711 207757
2012 5086 232473
2013 5606 257386
2014 5731 278204
2015 6020 294278
2016 6713 307022
2017 7111 320138
2018 7476 351276
2019 7829 394626
2020 9280 461190
2021 8786 508108
2022 8236 499336
2023 8078 491142

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

Engineering rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 5th for Engineering in the United States and 6th in the World with 168,266 publications made and 6,353,781 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

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

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 1854 20920
1992 1925 23691
1993 1917 24791
1994 2004 26838
1995 2084 29766
1996 2305 33328
1997 2214 36442
1998 2503 40883
1999 2320 45277
2000 2408 50980
2001 2470 55474
2002 4456 75875
2003 3776 76904
2004 3665 87299
2005 4136 102092
2006 4218 115074
2007 4169 130802
2008 4187 144600
2009 4647 164552
2010 4710 182896
2011 4937 206391
2012 5099 227009
2013 5638 252405
2014 5647 270499
2015 5933 286363
2016 6239 302858
2017 6513 316481
2018 6781 349665
2019 6809 386604
2020 7592 432477
2021 6980 479875
2022 6374 472272
2023 6429 465190

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Physics rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 5th for Physics in the United States and 6th in the World with 162,772 publications made and 6,234,860 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

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

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 1805 21316
1992 1912 23902
1993 1904 24627
1994 1938 26840
1995 2000 29652
1996 2223 33276
1997 2189 36022
1998 2500 40881
1999 2202 44806
2000 2447 50518
2001 2521 55561
2002 4076 72303
2003 3655 74487
2004 3595 83832
2005 3955 98326
2006 4117 110795
2007 4004 126538
2008 4031 139832
2009 4531 158022
2010 4508 175468
2011 4714 196934
2012 4847 217002
2013 5440 241240
2014 5374 258181
2015 5746 275602
2016 6004 291370
2017 6283 303190
2018 6439 335438
2019 6342 367518
2020 6913 410126
2021 6651 454554
2022 5960 444311
2023 6054 440603

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
Quantum and Particle physics 5 5 8
Astrobiology 7 7 8
Medical Physics 6 7 8
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 7 9
Materials Science 5 5 9
Nuclear Physics 8 8 12
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 7 14
Biophysics 15 16 20
Nanotechnology 9 9 21
Theoretical Physics 16 17 24
Atomic and Molecular physics 17 17 27
Condensed Matter Physics 20 20 37

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 6th for Environmental Science in the United States and 6th in the World with 127,044 publications made and 5,088,679 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

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

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 1184 17678
1992 1275 19172
1993 1239 19706
1994 1324 21280
1995 1415 23789
1996 1548 25977
1997 1479 28408
1998 1695 32283
1999 1606 35078
2000 1726 41109
2001 1864 44728
2002 2509 56402
2003 2423 61059
2004 2568 69793
2005 2637 78812
2006 2964 90063
2007 3015 104577
2008 3034 115394
2009 3387 133758
2010 3540 148172
2011 3750 166278
2012 3806 186266
2013 4163 208198
2014 4421 224714
2015 4598 240187
2016 5009 250587
2017 5085 262183
2018 5094 289063
2019 5403 324862
2020 6208 369661
2021 5780 408339
2022 5380 404571
2023 5282 393576

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 115,470 publications made and 5,122,506 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 1,527 In the United States
#4 of 1,612 In North America
#5 of 6,528 In the World

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 1105 18372
1992 1106 20695
1993 1168 21861
1994 1171 22568
1995 1173 25622
1996 1325 27764
1997 1319 31168
1998 1321 34373
1999 1367 37793
2000 1428 43848
2001 1481 46692
2002 1728 56886
2003 1800 62460
2004 1902 67742
2005 2159 77584
2006 2424 87932
2007 2472 101346
2008 2600 114630
2009 2837 130767
2010 3031 145585
2011 3226 162628
2012 3598 183437
2013 3975 203126
2014 3960 219583
2015 4202 234494
2016 4801 248226
2017 5209 259575
2018 5424 284143
2019 5874 316576
2020 6667 376327
2021 6582 412836
2022 6031 412903
2023 6130 400884

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
Social Psychology 1 1 1
Education Majors 1 1 1
Social Work 1 1 1
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 2 2
Child Psychology 2 2 2
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 2 2
Sexology 3 3 3
Clinical Psychology 5 6 7
Psychiatry 5 6 7
Occupational Therapy 5 6 9
Cognitive Science 7 8 10
Neuroscience 10 11 12
Special Education 20 21 33

Mathematics rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 3rd for Mathematics in the United States and 3rd in the World with 84,065 publications made and 3,634,241 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

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

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 602 7211
1992 650 7979
1993 666 8495
1994 725 9513
1995 722 10096
1996 827 12162
1997 797 13331
1998 859 15167
1999 861 16807
2000 969 19273
2001 941 21806
2002 1738 32323
2003 1485 32415
2004 1562 36513
2005 1759 43577
2006 1934 50677
2007 1931 58795
2008 1988 67980
2009 2215 77731
2010 2277 88532
2011 2420 100323
2012 2741 112615
2013 2989 127051
2014 3097 139366
2015 3211 150267
2016 3608 159335
2017 3947 164965
2018 4161 184905
2019 4534 209370
2020 4973 238671
2021 4876 271684
2022 4552 272965
2023 4583 268687

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 3 3 3
Applied Mathematics 4 4 4
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 5 5
Actuarial Science 7 7 7
Operations Research 9 10 15
Blockchain and Cryptography 14 15 19

Business rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 1st for Business in the United States and 1st in the World with 56,327 publications made and 2,196,008 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

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

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 470 5215
1992 481 5963
1993 551 6413
1994 574 7189
1995 542 7964
1996 687 9351
1997 647 9932
1998 714 11358
1999 731 13170
2000 786 15729
2001 776 17567
2002 1249 25943
2003 1075 26910
2004 1153 30895
2005 1230 35107
2006 1372 40507
2007 1412 47568
2008 1361 53454
2009 1628 62691
2010 1601 70268
2011 1785 80014
2012 1851 87775
2013 2071 98723
2014 1989 104806
2015 2121 109101
2016 2270 112419
2017 2436 115603
2018 2518 126406
2019 2582 139993
2020 3109 159365
2021 2752 174182
2022 2495 168944
2023 2503 166347

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 2nd for Economics in the United States and 2nd in the World with 47,923 publications made and 1,939,785 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Actuarial Science.

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

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 309 3855
1992 361 4348
1993 406 4573
1994 419 5272
1995 435 5773
1996 475 6649
1997 453 7060
1998 536 8383
1999 557 9835
2000 621 12052
2001 600 13821
2002 776 17889
2003 788 20109
2004 864 23191
2005 925 25678
2006 1073 29598
2007 1118 35610
2008 1145 41603
2009 1371 48691
2010 1400 54454
2011 1509 61854
2012 1642 69429
2013 1776 77174
2014 1794 82871
2015 1839 87053
2016 2021 90471
2017 2202 92938
2018 2276 101484
2019 2416 112160
2020 2821 132149
2021 2635 144488
2022 2543 141811
2023 2459 141482

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 6th in the World with 25,322 publications made and 768,096 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 1,321 In the United States
#5 of 1,404 In North America
#6 of 5,720 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 238 2596
1992 247 3042
1993 303 3034
1994 266 3160
1995 264 3691
1996 306 3922
1997 295 4101
1998 340 4702
1999 309 5303
2000 341 6131
2001 359 6776
2002 572 10150
2003 472 10366
2004 473 11108
2005 534 13263
2006 650 14908
2007 593 16939
2008 606 19050
2009 638 22132
2010 653 24782
2011 720 28577
2012 797 31478
2013 802 34621
2014 786 37170
2015 864 38443
2016 919 39995
2017 914 41313
2018 964 44856
2019 939 50713
2020 1151 58280
2021 1072 62845
2022 1015 60346
2023 1000 59776

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 5
Entertainment Industry Business 5 5 6
Multimedia 6 6 6
Creative Writing 2 3 7
Cinematography 4 4 7
Architecture 6 6 7
Aesthetics 4 5 8
Literature 4 5 8
Interior Design 4 4 8
Landscape Architecture 6 6 11
Music 7 9 12
Computer Graphics 10 11 14
Art History 10 11 16
Animation 10 12 18
Singing and Vocal Performance 9 12 20
Photography 15 16 21
Performing arts 17 19 24
UX/UI Desgin 17 19 28
Graphic Design 21 23 31
Illustration and Concept Art 12 12 32
Game Design and Development 17 20 33
Painting and Drawing 16 17 47
Sculpture 16 17 47