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The University of Pittsburgh ranked 32nd in the United States, 39th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 10 across 21 research topics. The University of Pittsburgh ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 176,141 academic publications and 10,000,147 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 432 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#39 of 14,131 In the World
#34 of 2,597 In North America
#32 of 2,496 In the United States
#3 of 155 In Pennsylvania
#1 of 10 In Pittsburgh
#1 of 1,005 For Sports Medicine
#3 of 1,002 For Critical Care Nursing
#3 of 1,006 For Audiology
#145 of 7,446 For Alumni Impact
#67 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top10 For 18 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The University of Pittsburgh ranked 8th for Medicine in the United States and 8th in the World with 90,214 publications made and 5,447,999 citations received. Main research topics: Surgery, Oncology and Cancer research, Health Science, Immunology, Pathology.

Medicine ranking Location
#8 of 1,040 In the United States
#8 of 1,110 In North America
#8 of 4,739 In the World

University of Pittsburgh
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 986 2364
1992 440 951
1993 635 1893
1994 760 2085
1995 619 1958
1996 1424 5019
1997 1558 6570
1998 1463 5621
1999 1547 7157
2000 1498 7577
2001 1529 8020
2002 1631 7970
2003 2103 11858
2004 2084 11237
2005 2425 14606
2006 2478 14108
2007 2845 16666
2008 3046 18813
2009 3218 17690
2010 3727 21236
2011 3591 20939
2012 4042 23027
2013 3855 25362
2014 4344 22294
2015 3956 21895
2016 4583 29055
2017 4191 21283
2018 3828 16042
2019 4406 14328
2020 5072 13346
2021 5876 5232

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

Biology rankings

The University of Pittsburgh ranked 21st for Biology in the United States and 26th in the World with 44,439 publications made and 3,088,679 citations received. Main research topics: Oncology and Cancer research, Immunology, Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry.

Biology ranking Location
#21 of 867 In the United States
#22 of 932 In North America
#26 of 4,496 In the World

University of Pittsburgh
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 437 994
1992 226 591
1993 299 943
1994 382 1112
1995 362 1131
1996 707 2550
1997 725 3258
1998 778 3706
1999 733 4102
2000 802 4837
2001 819 5224
2002 915 5313
2003 1041 6188
2004 1084 5768
2005 1213 7983
2006 1209 7130
2007 1388 8432
2008 1521 10321
2009 1683 10262
2010 1952 12114
2011 1894 12832
2012 2056 14019
2013 2022 13174
2014 2265 14367
2015 2012 12386
2016 2208 13830
2017 2004 12556
2018 1637 10845
2019 1891 7818
2020 2125 7321
2021 2313 7054

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

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Immunology 7 7 7
Oncology and Cancer research 10 10 10
Virology 9 9 11
Neuroscience 10 10 13
Pharmacology 13 14 15
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 17 21 25
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 22 26
Molecular Biology 24 25 30
Genetics 29 31 37
Microbiology 26 27 40
Biophysics 31 33 41
Toxicology 31 33 48
Biochemistry 38 42 58
Nanotechnology 34 35 95
Evolutionary Biology 59 65 107
Astrobiology 58 64 118
Biotechnology 54 64 182
Zoology 83 99 243
Animal Science 95 117 394
Paleontology 117 139 406
Agricultural Science 105 124 594
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 183 221 700
Botany 120 143 741
Entomology 197 225 773
Nutrition and Food Science 115 135 875

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Pittsburgh ranked 23rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 33rd in the World with 20,988 publications made and 1,019,942 citations received. Main research topics: Demography, Political Science, Sociology, Law, Communications and Public Relations.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#23 of 1,262 In the United States
#25 of 1,341 In North America
#33 of 5,073 In the World

University of Pittsburgh
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 188 584
1992 86 177
1993 134 245
1994 178 473
1995 138 412
1996 298 613
1997 293 1730
1998 317 1212
1999 323 1508
2000 304 1315
2001 324 1517
2002 306 1467
2003 425 2058
2004 479 2008
2005 514 3010
2006 489 2208
2007 576 3131
2008 706 3575
2009 834 3344
2010 807 3825
2011 781 3720
2012 937 3811
2013 909 3949
2014 962 3475
2015 892 3259
2016 1079 5919
2017 957 4243
2018 892 3357
2019 1014 3228
2020 1160 2511
2021 1391 1126

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Pittsburgh ranked 9th for Psychology in the United States and 11th in the World with 20,424 publications made and 1,697,826 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology, Social Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#9 of 981 In the United States
#10 of 1,047 In North America
#11 of 3,654 In the World

University of Pittsburgh
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 237 741
1992 123 374
1993 148 719
1994 194 705
1995 124 524
1996 309 1614
1997 387 2471
1998 391 2217
1999 346 2481
2000 390 3664
2001 369 3814
2002 437 3124
2003 498 3522
2004 508 4572
2005 566 4722
2006 598 4696
2007 614 5245
2008 778 5802
2009 773 5068
2010 845 5416
2011 793 5775
2012 845 5562
2013 863 5425
2014 922 5388
2015 867 4910
2016 993 4724
2017 895 4459
2018 782 4450
2019 841 2446
2020 910 1716
2021 1136 801

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

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 2 3 4
Psychiatry 4 4 4
Clinical Psychology 5 5 5
Neuroscience 10 10 13
Child Psychology 14 15 15
Sexology 28 30 37
Social Work 26 29 37
Cognitive Science 32 35 41
Special Education 30 32 42
Education Majors 26 29 46
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 33 37 62
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 41 48 63
Social Psychology 50 54 68

Computer Science rankings

The University of Pittsburgh ranked 25th for Computer Science in the United States and 32nd in the World with 18,022 publications made and 1,098,388 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Cognitive Science, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#25 of 858 In the United States
#27 of 927 In North America
#32 of 4,392 In the World

University of Pittsburgh
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 169 700
1992 103 190
1993 119 221
1994 166 344
1995 119 285
1996 265 748
1997 290 1293
1998 326 1340
1999 278 1372
2000 329 1863
2001 301 2377
2002 363 1938
2003 410 2113
2004 468 3602
2005 511 3020
2006 497 2431
2007 536 2875
2008 614 3273
2009 643 2696
2010 725 3770
2011 697 2955
2012 739 4638
2013 761 3807
2014 870 4984
2015 831 3742
2016 852 4714
2017 843 5064
2018 856 5731
2019 953 3099
2020 1066 2527
2021 1223 6022

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 10 10 13
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 22 26
Management Information Systems 15 16 26
Information Technology 18 19 30
UX/UI Desgin 20 22 31
Library and Information science 23 26 33
Computational Linguistics 23 25 36
Multimedia 25 28 38
Cognitive Science 32 35 41
Data Science 32 34 43
Human-Computer Interaction 24 28 43
Computer Engineering 31 33 55
Machine Learning 31 36 61
Animation 37 42 67
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 36 40 73
Cyber Security 41 44 79
Database Administration 47 52 82
Blockchain and Cryptography 51 56 108
Computer Networking 55 61 120
Game Design and Development 50 63 125
Software Engineering 41 52 133
Web Design and Development 51 62 146
Computer Vision 54 62 150
Computer Graphics 65 73 158
Telecommunications 57 67 170
Robotics 64 74 195

Physics rankings

The University of Pittsburgh ranked 49th for Physics in the United States and 123rd in the World with 16,059 publications made and 950,684 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics, Biophysics.

Physics ranking Location
#49 of 721 In the United States
#53 of 781 In North America
#123 of 4,082 In the World

University of Pittsburgh
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 130 130
1992 89 162
1993 100 151
1994 153 236
1995 121 393
1996 216 491
1997 220 563
1998 247 553
1999 244 514
2000 291 719
2001 300 1269
2002 282 1167
2003 340 1528
2004 408 2186
2005 452 2395
2006 446 2256
2007 429 1833
2008 548 2049
2009 551 2899
2010 592 2827
2011 674 4682
2012 804 6814
2013 705 6130
2014 718 6533
2015 705 6007
2016 746 4756
2017 677 4039
2018 669 3957
2019 667 3584
2020 629 8030
2021 638 965

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

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 17 18 18
Biophysics 31 33 41
Nanotechnology 34 35 95
Applied/Engineering Physics 43 45 98
Theoretical Physics 39 43 108
Astrophysics and Astronomy 40 45 108
Nuclear Physics 39 40 112
Astrobiology 58 64 118
Atomic and Molecular physics 47 49 120
Quantum and Particle physics 48 52 137
Materials Science 51 57 161
Acoustical Engineering 60 66 164
Optical Engineering 56 64 183
Condensed Matter Physics 67 75 239

Chemistry rankings

The University of Pittsburgh ranked 43rd for Chemistry in the United States and 101st in the World with 14,731 publications made and 715,281 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#43 of 717 In the United States
#47 of 778 In North America
#101 of 4,317 In the World

University of Pittsburgh
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 163 227
1992 132 208
1993 161 286
1994 190 315
1995 135 329
1996 270 647
1997 287 899
1998 250 781
1999 274 951
2000 264 903
2001 266 1147
2002 294 1168
2003 343 1307
2004 402 1691
2005 372 1456
2006 378 1980
2007 404 1747
2008 467 1645
2009 499 2387
2010 575 2847
2011 567 2332
2012 578 2623
2013 605 2501
2014 621 3059
2015 584 2150
2016 581 2390
2017 578 2550
2018 426 1456
2019 446 1388
2020 397 894
2021 454 399

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

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Organic Chemistry 22 24 57
Biochemistry 38 42 58
Computational Chemistry 33 34 76
Pharmacy 27 31 78
Physical chemistry 34 34 85
Nanotechnology 34 35 95
Biochemical Engineering 39 44 106
Inorganic Chemistry 36 40 125
Materials Science 51 57 161
Chemical Engineering 44 50 175
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 61 71 177
Petrology and Geochemistry 98 124 374
Radiochemistry 59 69 388
Environmental Chemistry 108 131 458
Nutrition and Food Science 115 135 875

Engineering rankings

The University of Pittsburgh ranked 47th for Engineering in the United States and 134th in the World with 13,573 publications made and 567,922 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Biomedical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#47 of 756 In the United States
#52 of 818 In North America
#134 of 4,624 In the World

University of Pittsburgh
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 131 138
1992 91 124
1993 105 142
1994 130 172
1995 102 149
1996 182 284
1997 211 487
1998 214 430
1999 242 549
2000 224 552
2001 179 557
2002 220 668
2003 280 736
2004 365 1396
2005 358 1153
2006 381 1697
2007 412 1196
2008 498 1865
2009 515 2332
2010 588 2278
2011 566 1952
2012 645 2285
2013 626 2021
2014 637 7517
2015 607 1752
2016 632 2275
2017 579 2023
2018 537 1691
2019 585 2148
2020 538 1066
2021 590 538

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

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 9 9 9
Operations Research 11 12 18
Engineering Management 21 21 29
Human-Computer Interaction 24 28 43
Computer Engineering 31 33 55
Architecture 33 36 80
Product and Industrial Design 39 43 92
Nanotechnology 34 35 95
Applied/Engineering Physics 43 45 98
Biochemical Engineering 39 44 106
Computer Networking 55 61 120
Nuclear Engineering 34 40 125
Construction Management 32 38 129
Structural Engineering 30 35 129
Mechanical Engineering 38 42 150
Materials Science 51 57 161
Acoustical Engineering 60 66 164
Reliability and Quality Engineering 56 67 167
Telecommunications 57 67 170
Systems Engineering 41 51 174
Chemical Engineering 44 50 175
Technical Drawing 61 68 176
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 61 71 177
Firefighting and Fire Science 66 71 182
Biotechnology 54 64 182
Optical Engineering 56 64 183
Industrial Engineering 52 62 183
Electrical Engineering 58 68 184
Mining Engineering 25 39 195
Robotics 64 74 195
Petroleum Engineering 58 68 207
Metallurgical Engineering 42 50 208
Environmental Engineering 56 66 221
Electronic Engineering 65 80 234
Aerospace Engineering 108 114 236
Aviation 95 103 249
Renewable Energy Engineering 53 66 255
Transportation Engineering 88 100 272
Geotechnical Engineering 68 87 284
Automation and Control engineering 77 95 291
Automotive Engineering 68 84 349
Architectural Engineering 68 84 374
Civil Engineering 82 96 391
Remote Sensing 141 166 469
Marine Engineering 120 144 489
Agricultural Engineering 84 97 608

Business rankings

The University of Pittsburgh ranked 33rd for Business in the United States and 47th in the World with 6,065 publications made and 405,608 citations received. Main research topics: Occupational Safety and Health, Management Information Systems, Public Policy / Administration, Project Management, Marketing.

Business ranking Location
#33 of 834 In the United States
#35 of 900 In North America
#47 of 4,001 In the World

University of Pittsburgh
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 63 544
1992 42 106
1993 49 183
1994 45 174
1995 31 51
1996 95 237
1997 110 381
1998 107 475
1999 96 692
2000 107 517
2001 91 430
2002 100 568
2003 111 385
2004 144 942
2005 176 661
2006 171 953
2007 206 1023
2008 260 1700
2009 291 1056
2010 278 866
2011 298 1042
2012 253 1038
2013 268 650
2014 274 6464
2015 294 683
2016 314 1104
2017 271 515
2018 185 439
2019 245 1104
2020 251 400
2021 246 149

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

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 12 13 15
Operations Research 11 12 18
Management Information Systems 15 16 26
Engineering Management 21 21 29
Management 21 22 34
Project Management 21 22 43
Human Resource Management 30 32 44
Public Policy / Administration 34 36 59
Entertainment Industry Business 40 42 60
Actuarial Science 43 47 67
Advertising 48 50 70
Risk Management 47 52 94
International Trade 40 47 98
Marketing 53 57 103
Investment Banking and Stock trading 57 61 104
Tax Law 58 64 106
Entrepreneurship 45 51 106
Accounting 45 50 107
Construction Management 32 38 129
Finance 76 83 139
International Business 58 67 140
Real Estate 81 88 178
Supply Chain Management 63 75 222
Hospitality and Hotel Management 108 132 630

Mathematics rankings

The University of Pittsburgh ranked 38th for Mathematics in the United States and 49th in the World with 4,375 publications made and 274,304 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#38 of 684 In the United States
#41 of 744 In North America
#49 of 3,376 In the World

University of Pittsburgh
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 64 100
1992 33 42
1993 32 114
1994 62 103
1995 49 137
1996 93 217
1997 88 641
1998 89 351
1999 83 198
2000 94 360
2001 78 348
2002 76 253
2003 115 377
2004 115 527
2005 153 517
2006 118 318
2007 139 469
2008 163 1168
2009 170 578
2010 177 406
2011 140 252
2012 154 362
2013 140 410
2014 156 5719
2015 150 1205
2016 201 788
2017 165 412
2018 146 693
2019 167 275
2020 188 240
2021 176 671

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

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Operations Research 11 12 18
Math Teachers 17 17 19
Statistics 40 45 60
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 42 44 66
Actuarial Science 43 47 67
Blockchain and Cryptography 51 56 108
Applied Mathematics 52 58 141

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Pittsburgh ranked 99th for Environmental Science in the United States and 320th in the World with 3,149 publications made and 134,301 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Environmental Management, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#99 of 750 In the United States
#120 of 818 In North America
#320 of 4,023 In the World

University of Pittsburgh
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 32 33
1992 12 14
1993 20 24
1994 19 41
1995 19 25
1996 38 82
1997 33 46
1998 32 113
1999 41 132
2000 35 146
2001 44 239
2002 49 390
2003 61 275
2004 55 283
2005 49 343
2006 53 250
2007 55 210
2008 90 560
2009 91 361
2010 87 393
2011 100 487
2012 140 485
2013 156 796
2014 199 1191
2015 193 532
2016 168 479
2017 162 446
2018 121 395
2019 148 591
2020 153 312
2021 170 138

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

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 25 39 195
Environmental Engineering 56 66 221
Ecology 91 108 238
Urban and Regional planning 59 69 246
Geography and Cartography 86 104 262
Geotechnical Engineering 68 87 284
Environmental Management 84 102 298
Geology 93 113 316
Petrology and Geochemistry 98 124 374
Paleontology 117 139 406
Earth science and Geophysics 124 147 437
Environmental Chemistry 108 131 458
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 144 172 544
Oceanography 155 183 563
Agricultural Science 105 124 594
Hydrology and Water resources management 141 170 602
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 183 221 700

Economics rankings

The University of Pittsburgh ranked 44th for Economics in the United States and 75th in the World with 3,021 publications made and 152,036 citations received. Main research topics: Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Finance.

Economics ranking Location
#44 of 654 In the United States
#46 of 717 In North America
#75 of 3,039 In the World

University of Pittsburgh
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 36 51
1992 15 23
1993 23 110
1994 21 53
1995 20 20
1996 63 107
1997 52 494
1998 62 324
1999 67 253
2000 64 296
2001 50 113
2002 48 337
2003 78 327
2004 62 405
2005 84 246
2006 78 234
2007 83 354
2008 125 427
2009 124 424
2010 134 440
2011 111 337
2012 127 266
2013 115 343
2014 115 202
2015 121 434
2016 155 202
2017 130 202
2018 91 482
2019 105 219
2020 139 267
2021 144 60

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

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 42 44 66
Actuarial Science 43 47 67
Political Economy 38 41 73
International Relations and Diplomacy 39 45 87
International Trade 40 47 98
Environmental Economics 29 34 101
Investment Banking and Stock trading 57 61 104
International Economics 49 54 119
Development Studies 49 56 122
Finance 76 83 139
Agricultural Economics 78 89 232

Art & Design rankings

The University of Pittsburgh ranked 36th for Art & Design in the United States and 61st in the World with 2,402 publications made and 56,189 citations received. Main research topics: Multimedia, Art History, Creative Writing, UX/UI Desgin, Literature.

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
#36 of 685 In the United States
#41 of 750 In North America
#61 of 2,700 In the World

University of Pittsburgh
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 27 26
1992 13 26
1993 23 27
1994 28 15
1995 16 11
1996 30 22
1997 33 17
1998 26 22
1999 30 35
2000 55 93
2001 33 56
2002 45 129
2003 63 139
2004 68 122
2005 75 137
2006 54 142
2007 77 165
2008 92 132
2009 94 115
2010 95 266
2011 92 111
2012 128 568
2013 110 415
2014 129 206
2015 91 150
2016 113 131
2017 131 159
2018 84 102
2019 89 106
2020 91 49
2021 95 26

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Graphic Design 20 23 26
UX/UI Desgin 20 22 31
Multimedia 25 28 38
Illustration and Concept Art 25 27 57
Entertainment Industry Business 40 42 60
Animation 37 42 67
Architecture 33 36 80
Art History 46 50 87
Literature 50 57 120
Game Design and Development 50 63 125
Cinematography 47 53 131
Creative Writing 63 73 137
Aesthetics 51 62 146
Fashion Design 58 68 146
Singing and Vocal Performance 66 77 150
Computer Graphics 65 73 158
Performing arts 62 71 159
Music 79 91 180
Photography 82 95 228
Painting and Drawing 90 106 345
Sculpture 90 106 345