University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center: Rankings

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The University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center ranked 267th in the United States, 1014th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 136 research topics. The University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 33,043 academic publications and 1,097,371 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1014 of 14,131 In the World
#298 of 2,597 In North America
#267 of 2,496 In the United States
#4 of 31 In Oklahoma State
#1 of 4 In Oklahoma City
#137 of 1,805 For Ophthalmology
#159 of 2,953 For Cardiology
#210 of 2,222 For Pediatrics
#6641 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1375 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 133 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center ranked 110th for Medicine in the United States and 305th in the World with 28,917 publications made and 964,734 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research.

Medicine ranking Location
#110 of 1,604 In the United States
#123 of 1,689 In North America
#305 of 6,793 In the World

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 339 3711
1994 325 4096
1995 346 4433
1996 319 4913
1997 308 5528
1998 341 5993
1999 346 6825
2000 353 7806
2001 352 8244
2002 441 10118
2003 412 11077
2004 496 12625
2005 580 13348
2006 637 15542
2007 563 17119
2008 659 18844
2009 720 21778
2010 793 24072
2011 772 26504
2012 872 29664
2013 897 32765
2014 975 35412
2015 1108 37650
2016 1059 37976
2017 1127 40677
2018 1104 42927
2019 1210 48712
2020 1314 59025
2021 1405 65526
2022 1415 64907
2023 1620 67330
2024 1378 65592
2025 1408 61676

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Ophthalmology 60 66 137
Cardiology 68 78 159
Pediatrics 77 89 210
Critical Care Nursing 89 101 212
Gerontology 109 123 214
Immunology 80 91 223
Radiation Therapy 71 81 228
Anesthesiology 91 104 229
Surgery 92 105 253
Oncology and Cancer research 86 98 258
Family medicine 110 124 261
Dermatology 87 97 267
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 125 141 274
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 97 110 274
Plastic Surgery 105 116 274
Audiology 101 115 278
Psychiatry 108 123 290
Urology 93 108 292
Optometry 105 119 306
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 83 93 311
Anatomy and Physiology 110 126 312
Pathology 104 117 323
Medical Physics 116 131 325
Virology 114 128 326
Health Science 133 149 335
Pharmacology 105 119 339
Clinical Psychology 157 179 347
Epidemiology 94 109 351
Nursing 137 155 353
Respiratory Therapy 111 127 366
Cosmetology 95 109 369
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 92 105 371
Sonography and Ultrasound 103 118 373
Healthcare Management (MHA) 145 165 390
Occupational Therapy 129 149 423
Public Health 149 170 428
Sports / Exercise science 145 168 428
Biomedical Engineering 124 140 451
Neurosurgery 108 121 461
Sports Medicine 150 174 491
Physical Therapy 153 176 499
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 192 214 508
Orthodontics 173 194 758
Dentistry 163 183 778
Social Work 356 394 804
Toxicology 151 176 838
Veterinary 168 189 1132
Pharmacy 238 269 1346

Biology rankings

The University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center ranked 128th for Biology in the United States and 464th in the World with 25,598 publications made and 917,447 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#128 of 1,612 In the United States
#145 of 1,701 In North America
#464 of 6,841 In the World

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 296 3641
1994 299 4102
1995 299 4420
1996 287 4764
1997 298 5394
1998 330 6009
1999 318 6827
2000 314 7828
2001 333 8307
2002 428 10370
2003 411 11256
2004 464 12721
2005 526 13133
2006 610 15505
2007 552 16908
2008 605 18628
2009 632 21356
2010 711 23256
2011 710 25857
2012 802 28549
2013 817 31028
2014 862 33883
2015 981 35337
2016 889 35731
2017 984 37884
2018 936 40052
2019 1056 45704
2020 1140 54995
2021 1244 61156
2022 1195 60820
2023 1348 62542
2024 1120 60107
2025 1156 56310

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Immunology 80 91 223
Microbiology 86 97 244
Molecular Biology 96 108 248
Oncology and Cancer research 86 98 258
Virology 114 128 326
Genetics 116 131 334
Biophysics 125 141 338
Pharmacology 105 119 339
Neuroscience 124 142 345
Biotechnology 106 121 351
Biochemistry 124 140 400
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 132 149 428
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 192 214 508
Paleontology 162 187 659
Evolutionary Biology 208 236 774
Botany 168 193 833
Toxicology 151 176 838
Astrobiology 221 250 872
Animal Science 191 221 1008
Zoology 237 273 1033
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 241 279 1127
Nutrition and Food Science 173 198 1419
Nanotechnology 270 306 1918
Horticulture 272 313 2118
Agricultural Science 410 463 2781

Chemistry rankings

The University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center ranked 147th for Chemistry in the United States and 602nd in the World with 16,884 publications made and 649,896 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#147 of 1,455 In the United States
#167 of 1,538 In North America
#602 of 6,561 In the World

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 181 2581
1994 190 2851
1995 199 3188
1996 203 3363
1997 229 3803
1998 230 4443
1999 226 5048
2000 219 5874
2001 227 6149
2002 327 7632
2003 287 8216
2004 351 9337
2005 360 9536
2006 441 10972
2007 388 11927
2008 426 13226
2009 461 14991
2010 502 16378
2011 525 18558
2012 563 19892
2013 587 22054
2014 573 24030
2015 644 24551
2016 577 24945
2017 628 26380
2018 544 28223
2019 644 31605
2020 745 37753
2021 747 41648
2022 732 41356
2023 817 41904
2024 661 38821
2025 631 35222

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 124 140 400
Organic Chemistry 167 193 836
Pharmacy 238 269 1346
Nutrition and Food Science 173 198 1419
Materials Science 238 274 1524
Physical chemistry 256 295 1843
Radiochemistry 205 239 1890
Nanotechnology 270 306 1918
Inorganic Chemistry 292 333 2081
Chemical Engineering 274 312 2138
Environmental Chemistry 416 467 2867

Psychology rankings

The University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center ranked 142nd for Psychology in the United States and 409th in the World with 11,906 publications made and 391,924 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology, Social Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#142 of 1,561 In the United States
#163 of 1,648 In North America
#409 of 6,663 In the World

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 167 1589
1994 157 1760
1995 131 1964
1996 124 2130
1997 136 2344
1998 176 2527
1999 158 2805
2000 147 3156
2001 156 3312
2002 190 4187
2003 176 4826
2004 202 5046
2005 210 5409
2006 257 6288
2007 238 7133
2008 272 7803
2009 253 8774
2010 283 9516
2011 319 10573
2012 340 11721
2013 326 12866
2014 396 14289
2015 415 15213
2016 423 15499
2017 462 16768
2018 469 17726
2019 505 19842
2020 510 24273
2021 583 26603
2022 557 26396
2023 670 27785
2024 569 26031
2025 545 24282

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Psychiatry 108 123 290
Neuroscience 124 142 345
Clinical Psychology 157 179 347
Occupational Therapy 129 149 423
Child Psychology 215 245 531
Sexology 260 290 551
Special Education 265 293 657
Social Work 356 394 804
Cognitive Science 221 254 867
Social Psychology 314 351 1025
Education Majors 508 558 1746

Computer Science rankings

The University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center ranked 215th for Computer Science in the United States and 868th in the World with 10,460 publications made and 319,958 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#215 of 1,616 In the United States
#245 of 1,702 In North America
#868 of 6,855 In the World

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 123 1225
1994 123 1341
1995 130 1451
1996 101 1467
1997 122 1805
1998 136 1849
1999 137 2124
2000 115 2467
2001 131 2549
2002 164 3445
2003 166 3709
2004 161 4008
2005 184 4292
2006 213 5183
2007 222 5877
2008 233 6585
2009 224 7328
2010 220 8043
2011 264 9174
2012 281 10027
2013 286 10947
2014 347 12531
2015 404 13289
2016 376 13809
2017 418 14904
2018 427 16130
2019 424 18713
2020 444 22748
2021 546 25997
2022 517 26343
2023 638 27698
2024 496 26746
2025 517 25480

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 124 142 345
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 132 149 428
Library and Information science 218 242 580
Cognitive Science 221 254 867
Computational Linguistics 251 285 1382
Machine Learning 298 337 1799
Computer Networking 315 359 1871
Cyber Security 343 386 1885
Data Science 393 438 1913
Computer Vision 313 355 1963
Telecommunications 307 349 2055
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 346 389 2085
Management Information Systems 452 507 2298
Human-Computer Interaction 459 512 2858

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center ranked 277th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1192nd in the World with 8,957 publications made and 274,608 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#277 of 1,763 In the United States
#312 of 1,854 In North America
#1192 of 7,088 In the World

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 101 884
1994 108 989
1995 90 992
1996 80 1177
1997 92 1252
1998 93 1425
1999 100 1695
2000 110 1904
2001 112 2089
2002 126 2655
2003 119 2839
2004 141 3240
2005 139 3600
2006 166 4205
2007 152 4680
2008 190 5237
2009 199 5900
2010 222 6677
2011 214 7460
2012 268 8328
2013 229 9930
2014 286 11237
2015 322 11891
2016 348 11664
2017 352 12699
2018 390 13199
2019 382 14992
2020 404 18490
2021 477 20471
2022 486 20592
2023 587 21453
2024 476 20083
2025 502 18067

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences 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 132 153 277
Sports / Exercise science 145 168 428
Genealogy 171 194 437
Military science 220 245 452
Demography 163 185 502
Radio and Television broadcasting 178 201 505
Library and Information science 218 242 580
Special Education 265 293 657
Criminology and Criminal Justice 338 374 745
Social Work 356 394 804
Anthropology 266 298 828
Sociology 269 301 881
Gender Studies 415 457 1013
Linguistics 237 268 1016
Public Policy / Administration 343 380 1084
Law 310 347 1100
Classics and Ancient History 376 410 1148
Communications and Public Relations 373 415 1225
Political Science 324 363 1288
Art History 493 539 1326
History 314 353 1336
Archaeology 293 334 1411
Aesthetics 380 421 1505
Philosophy 294 335 1510
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 496 544 1688
Education Majors 508 558 1746

Engineering rankings

The University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center ranked 214th for Engineering in the United States and 1144th in the World with 7,768 publications made and 274,019 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#214 of 1,568 In the United States
#245 of 1,655 In North America
#1144 of 6,795 In the World

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 81 1174
1994 91 1386
1995 95 1420
1996 90 1551
1997 88 1727
1998 98 1969
1999 72 2003
2000 89 2290
2001 97 2195
2002 121 2827
2003 115 3100
2004 132 3508
2005 175 3565
2006 189 4252
2007 158 4855
2008 196 5450
2009 208 5907
2010 226 6800
2011 211 7782
2012 238 8625
2013 260 9239
2014 261 10060
2015 357 10885
2016 286 10602
2017 298 11966
2018 301 12493
2019 306 14268
2020 335 16661
2021 383 18735
2022 353 18381
2023 366 18966
2024 300 17965
2025 305 16279

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 106 121 351
Biomedical Engineering 124 140 451
Aerospace Engineering 159 186 602
Optical Engineering 185 213 910
Acoustical Engineering 261 298 1378
Civil Engineering 256 295 1512
Materials Science 238 274 1524
Mechanical Engineering 274 312 1560
Electronic Engineering 236 272 1601
Structural Engineering 265 300 1605
Metallurgical Engineering 253 291 1709
Systems Engineering 328 370 1828
Computer Networking 315 359 1871
Nanotechnology 270 306 1918
Geotechnical Engineering 289 332 1955
Telecommunications 307 349 2055
Chemical Engineering 274 312 2138
Electrical Engineering 311 353 2219
Environmental Engineering 324 368 2484
Human-Computer Interaction 459 512 2858

Physics rankings

The University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center ranked 234th for Physics in the United States and 1270th in the World with 6,693 publications made and 223,479 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Biophysics, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#234 of 1,537 In the United States
#266 of 1,623 In North America
#1270 of 6,729 In the World

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 89 1012
1994 86 1218
1995 85 1198
1996 86 1354
1997 83 1497
1998 80 1790
1999 81 1856
2000 80 1980
2001 82 2066
2002 112 2533
2003 115 2807
2004 135 3163
2005 156 3152
2006 167 3861
2007 130 4090
2008 164 4609
2009 185 5183
2010 188 5797
2011 191 6343
2012 202 7066
2013 224 7526
2014 233 8295
2015 287 8799
2016 224 8759
2017 232 9424
2018 254 10068
2019 226 11140
2020 270 13460
2021 290 15209
2022 266 14996
2023 288 15313
2024 291 15420
2025 277 13946

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 116 131 325
Biophysics 125 141 338
Astrobiology 221 250 872
Optical Engineering 185 213 910
Astrophysics and Astronomy 276 313 1257
Acoustical Engineering 261 298 1378
Nuclear Physics 271 307 1486
Materials Science 238 274 1524
Quantum and Particle physics 280 319 1692
Nanotechnology 270 306 1918

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Geology 192 221 877
Development Studies 248 280 906
Actuarial Science 284 314 938
Statistics 221 251 968
Advertising 307 341 1075
Mathematics 248 282 1089
Environmental Science 233 267 1138
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 291 324 1254
Economics 318 354 1294
Literature 358 397 1320
Ecology 264 305 1519
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 273 315 1629
Business 359 399 1670
Art & Design 406 453 1718
Marketing 369 409 1721
Geography and Cartography 320 366 1757
Math Teachers 540 587 1791
Accounting 449 491 1825
Management 368 411 1859
Fashion Design 388 432 1879
Oceanography 324 374 1955
Earth science and Geophysics 338 387 2035
Environmental Management 319 368 2346
Finance 493 544 2421