University of Nebraska Medical Center: Rankings

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The University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked 186th in the United States, 613th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 147 research topics. The University of Nebraska Medical Center ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 46,943 academic publications and 1,440,740 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 10 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#613 of 14,131 In the World
#211 of 2,597 In North America
#186 of 2,496 In the United States
#2 of 23 In Nebraska
#1 of 7 In Omaha
#67 of 1,708 For Radiation Therapy
#121 of 3,454 For Oncology and Cancer research
#126 of 2,181 For Critical Care Nursing
#3391 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#734 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 144 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked 87th for Medicine in the United States and 221st in the World with 40,486 publications made and 1,272,612 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Oncology and Cancer research.

Medicine ranking Location
#87 of 1,600 In the United States
#100 of 1,685 In North America
#221 of 6,775 In the World

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 435 4390
1993 423 4476
1994 477 5010
1995 511 6044
1996 470 6564
1997 473 7446
1998 523 8564
1999 446 9593
2000 472 11365
2001 515 12802
2002 579 14423
2003 590 16225
2004 648 17746
2005 663 19650
2006 705 21342
2007 1042 23743
2008 858 26589
2009 883 29372
2010 880 32028
2011 1070 35426
2012 1150 40440
2013 1214 43415
2014 1312 46500
2015 1394 48685
2016 1582 51700
2017 1676 54853
2018 1730 57637
2019 1957 64459
2020 2380 84578
2021 2346 95912
2022 2413 95453
2023 2549 98805
2024 2297 94028

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nebraska Medical Center in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Radiation Therapy 41 43 67
Oncology and Cancer research 56 59 121
Critical Care Nursing 67 77 126
Sonography and Ultrasound 52 59 129
Family medicine 68 79 134
Medical Physics 74 83 139
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 57 65 160
Immunology 65 72 160
Surgery 68 77 161
Pharmacology 73 84 178
Virology 76 85 178
Gerontology 98 112 185
Ophthalmology 80 91 193
Healthcare Management (MHA) 90 104 195
Optometry 74 86 198
Epidemiology 69 81 198
Pathology 78 90 202
Toxicology 69 79 211
Health Science 100 113 212
Anesthesiology 88 101 214
Respiratory Therapy 81 94 216
Cardiology 84 96 217
Nursing 98 112 218
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 83 95 220
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 116 130 244
Pediatrics 87 99 244
Dermatology 85 94 250
Dentistry 73 82 255
Occupational Therapy 88 104 256
Psychiatry 101 114 256
Urology 86 100 261
Orthodontics 84 95 281
Sports Medicine 102 120 285
Physical Therapy 105 121 292
Anatomy and Physiology 111 127 309
Plastic Surgery 116 127 340
Neurosurgery 94 103 340
Biomedical Engineering 104 118 343
Public Health 135 156 364
Sports / Exercise science 136 157 374
Clinical Psychology 184 208 411
Audiology 141 163 430
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 177 197 445
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 111 126 501
Cosmetology 120 136 538
Veterinary 110 123 552
Pharmacy 149 173 807
Social Work 396 440 1013

Biology rankings

The University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked 111th for Biology in the United States and 324th in the World with 36,389 publications made and 1,260,249 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

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

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 391 4459
1993 389 4496
1994 453 5032
1995 454 5941
1996 451 6580
1997 463 7333
1998 495 8703
1999 427 9839
2000 458 11454
2001 496 12719
2002 557 14604
2003 571 16487
2004 638 17929
2005 611 19659
2006 702 21482
2007 1106 23968
2008 812 26872
2009 851 29702
2010 825 32358
2011 989 35852
2012 1047 40717
2013 1143 43566
2014 1147 46362
2015 1273 48177
2016 1404 51124
2017 1451 53577
2018 1508 56322
2019 1686 63155
2020 1981 81839
2021 1974 92703
2022 2030 92416
2023 2117 94309
2024 1868 89806

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nebraska Medical Center in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 56 59 121
Immunology 65 72 160
Pharmacology 73 84 178
Virology 76 85 178
Molecular Biology 79 89 196
Microbiology 77 87 210
Toxicology 69 79 211
Astrobiology 84 93 218
Genetics 91 103 227
Biophysics 105 117 248
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 105 118 270
Biotechnology 100 113 284
Biochemistry 104 118 288
Neuroscience 112 129 291
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 177 197 445
Evolutionary Biology 174 199 592
Paleontology 156 180 620
Nanotechnology 141 165 757
Animal Science 156 179 762
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 199 227 826
Botany 177 203 915
Nutrition and Food Science 145 165 1056
Zoology 249 287 1078
Agricultural Science 252 291 1721
Horticulture 241 278 1876
Forestry 319 368 2099

Chemistry rankings

The University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked 119th for Chemistry in the United States and 425th in the World with 24,460 publications made and 912,792 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

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

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 257 3253
1993 256 3237
1994 309 3624
1995 339 4382
1996 325 4838
1997 331 5297
1998 363 6537
1999 314 7323
2000 361 8472
2001 362 9260
2002 411 10723
2003 424 12064
2004 464 13323
2005 439 14510
2006 536 15677
2007 842 17488
2008 598 19498
2009 612 21762
2010 596 23662
2011 708 26266
2012 717 28931
2013 795 31335
2014 789 33089
2015 832 33676
2016 920 35889
2017 943 37145
2018 940 39457
2019 1098 44636
2020 1208 56791
2021 1195 64717
2022 1225 64445
2023 1251 65549
2024 1056 59755

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nebraska Medical Center in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 104 118 288
Organic Chemistry 132 150 569
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 135 156 618
Nanotechnology 141 165 757
Pharmacy 149 173 807
Materials Science 181 209 986
Nutrition and Food Science 145 165 1056
Chemical Engineering 159 189 1061
Biochemical Engineering 166 195 1134
Inorganic Chemistry 185 213 1205
Physical chemistry 188 222 1243
Radiochemistry 155 183 1317
Computational Chemistry 276 312 1567
Environmental Chemistry 247 288 1739

Psychology rankings

The University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked 133rd for Psychology in the United States and 346th in the World with 15,719 publications made and 475,104 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#133 of 1,558 In the United States
#151 of 1,645 In North America
#346 of 6,645 In the World

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 159 1456
1993 140 1482
1994 156 1593
1995 175 2028
1996 163 2139
1997 159 2515
1998 192 3056
1999 159 3446
2000 153 3872
2001 173 4424
2002 220 5223
2003 215 5781
2004 244 6314
2005 251 7301
2006 288 7916
2007 438 8809
2008 349 9640
2009 371 10993
2010 360 11708
2011 433 13170
2012 443 15288
2013 472 16817
2014 504 18067
2015 549 18605
2016 640 19975
2017 651 20964
2018 709 22285
2019 774 24861
2020 972 32783
2021 1000 37290
2022 1016 37047
2023 967 38479
2024 811 35124

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nebraska Medical Center in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 88 104 256
Psychiatry 101 114 256
Neuroscience 112 129 291
Clinical Psychology 184 208 411
Special Education 193 214 443
Child Psychology 198 225 467
Sexology 269 299 564
Education Majors 284 318 840
Social Psychology 280 313 857
Cognitive Science 247 281 965
Social Work 396 440 1013

Computer Science rankings

The University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked 176th for Computer Science in the United States and 663rd in the World with 14,068 publications made and 454,822 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Library and Information science.

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

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 128 1252
1993 116 1257
1994 137 1355
1995 153 1765
1996 137 1783
1997 131 2257
1998 141 2748
1999 144 2929
2000 143 3443
2001 143 4061
2002 191 4710
2003 200 5363
2004 217 6069
2005 203 6610
2006 262 7302
2007 345 8116
2008 332 8949
2009 328 10261
2010 335 11328
2011 401 12443
2012 424 14399
2013 456 15895
2014 430 16919
2015 536 17973
2016 577 18815
2017 609 20191
2018 640 22160
2019 703 24733
2020 895 34062
2021 895 39631
2022 917 39819
2023 932 41107
2024 748 38647

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nebraska Medical Center in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 105 118 270
Neuroscience 112 129 291
Library and Information science 148 169 383
Robotics 137 166 708
Game Design and Development 168 200 791
Data Science 217 247 850
Cognitive Science 247 281 965
Machine Learning 250 285 1317
Human-Computer Interaction 267 301 1370
Telecommunications 233 268 1379
Multimedia 357 396 1453
Computer Graphics 268 302 1454
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 274 311 1531
Cyber Security 300 337 1585
Computer Vision 277 315 1681
Computer Networking 331 376 1970
Computational Linguistics 356 398 2032
Management Information Systems 418 465 2044
Software Engineering 454 503 2566

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked 222nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 900th in the World with 13,257 publications made and 346,443 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Demography.

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

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 140 1145
1993 122 1069
1994 135 1155
1995 141 1428
1996 128 1584
1997 125 1732
1998 132 2070
1999 113 2201
2000 120 2646
2001 124 2980
2002 155 3445
2003 173 3858
2004 171 4443
2005 199 4831
2006 171 5420
2007 289 6132
2008 230 6790
2009 261 7412
2010 268 8068
2011 335 9499
2012 330 11077
2013 367 12295
2014 473 13283
2015 454 13839
2016 566 15153
2017 581 16315
2018 606 17261
2019 685 20156
2020 904 27699
2021 938 31644
2022 945 31806
2023 945 33347
2024 842 30524

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 129 150 269
Sports / Exercise science 136 157 374
Library and Information science 148 169 383
Demography 138 159 396
Special Education 193 214 443
Genealogy 192 217 464
Anthropology 223 252 646
Sociology 215 244 684
Early Childhood Education 315 347 750
Law 232 263 754
Journalism and Digital Media 224 255 794
Military science 362 395 838
Education Majors 284 318 840
Linguistics 210 241 860
Political Science 241 272 880
Gender Studies 373 414 881
Art History 381 421 1011
Social Work 396 440 1013
Criminology and Criminal Justice 450 493 1036
Public Policy / Administration 336 373 1051
Archaeology 242 275 1059
Communications and Public Relations 342 380 1077
History 274 307 1081
Aesthetics 294 330 1139
Philosophy 262 300 1296
Classics and Ancient History 435 471 1306
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 441 486 1480

Engineering rankings

The University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked 195th for Engineering in the United States and 939th in the World with 10,842 publications made and 344,036 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

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

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 117 1073
1993 111 986
1994 121 1214
1995 142 1436
1996 125 1639
1997 127 1796
1998 140 2205
1999 123 2531
2000 141 2868
2001 132 3046
2002 141 3391
2003 171 4158
2004 185 4527
2005 164 4945
2006 210 5801
2007 234 6439
2008 258 7429
2009 234 8151
2010 281 9154
2011 284 10155
2012 317 11583
2013 371 12901
2014 346 13733
2015 406 13743
2016 423 14985
2017 481 15646
2018 469 17319
2019 541 19268
2020 564 24584
2021 584 28089
2022 587 27879
2023 570 28432
2024 576 27632

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nebraska Medical Center in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 100 113 284
Biomedical Engineering 104 118 343
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 135 156 618
Petroleum Engineering 161 187 706
Robotics 137 166 708
Nanotechnology 141 165 757
Acoustical Engineering 192 222 840
Optical Engineering 185 213 888
Materials Science 181 209 986
Chemical Engineering 159 189 1061
Biochemical Engineering 166 195 1134
Metallurgical Engineering 191 222 1166
Structural Engineering 220 252 1206
Aerospace Engineering 267 300 1343
Human-Computer Interaction 267 301 1370
Telecommunications 233 268 1379
Mechanical Engineering 262 299 1473
Systems Engineering 280 320 1479
Civil Engineering 262 301 1518
Environmental Engineering 222 257 1589
Electronic Engineering 250 286 1647
Transportation Engineering 270 308 1683
Electrical Engineering 253 289 1683
Operations Research 291 330 1773
Geotechnical Engineering 281 324 1841
Reliability and Quality Engineering 274 313 1861
Automotive Engineering 270 311 1949
Computer Networking 331 376 1970

Physics rankings

The University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked 198th for Physics in the United States and 946th in the World with 10,167 publications made and 320,751 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Biophysics.

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

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 100 1039
1993 100 935
1994 113 1121
1995 124 1362
1996 127 1655
1997 131 1700
1998 138 2170
1999 112 2474
2000 124 2691
2001 128 2938
2002 153 3321
2003 167 3825
2004 169 4266
2005 187 4852
2006 204 5503
2007 257 6051
2008 256 7114
2009 231 7587
2010 278 8526
2011 279 9680
2012 301 10804
2013 339 11900
2014 332 12421
2015 365 12655
2016 392 13861
2017 440 14289
2018 447 16062
2019 468 17107
2020 528 22246
2021 496 24670
2022 528 24794
2023 466 25293
2024 516 25268

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nebraska Medical Center in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 74 83 139
Astrobiology 84 93 218
Biophysics 105 117 248
Nanotechnology 141 165 757
Acoustical Engineering 192 222 840
Optical Engineering 185 213 888
Materials Science 181 209 986
Astrophysics and Astronomy 235 268 1011
Nuclear Physics 252 286 1299
Quantum and Particle physics 241 276 1319
Condensed Matter Physics 349 393 2392

Mathematics rankings

The University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked 209th for Mathematics in the United States and 838th in the World with 5,790 publications made and 165,832 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

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

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 30 260
1993 30 297
1994 43 317
1995 27 355
1996 31 417
1997 41 490
1998 41 549
1999 33 609
2000 42 721
2001 55 1018
2002 56 1199
2003 59 1381
2004 69 1563
2005 76 1831
2006 84 2008
2007 110 2238
2008 86 2389
2009 105 2662
2010 117 3141
2011 147 3688
2012 149 4465
2013 181 5134
2014 188 5667
2015 225 6187
2016 252 6432
2017 276 7345
2018 325 8250
2019 316 9372
2020 473 13196
2021 488 15136
2022 510 15911
2023 479 16465
2024 396 12918

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nebraska Medical Center in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Statistics 200 229 781
Math Teachers 396 434 1235
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 369 412 1674
Operations Research 291 330 1773

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Nebraska Medical Center

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Development Studies 179 203 520
Geology 186 215 823
Advertising 270 300 851
Economics 237 268 887
Project Management 223 255 951
Environmental Science 201 231 956
Human Resource Management 255 288 1006
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 223 256 1126
Geography and Cartography 248 285 1199
Management 265 302 1218
Fashion Design 284 318 1250
Business 295 331 1250
Ecology 241 278 1276
Marketing 304 340 1339
Art & Design 349 390 1401
Literature 418 461 1534
Oceanography 293 342 1725
Earth science and Geophysics 316 364 1920
Accounting 479 522 1920
Environmental Management 274 318 1985
Finance 437 481 2074