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The University of South Dakota ranked 271st in the United States, 1048th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 104 research topics. The University of South Dakota ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 11,668 academic publications and 217,866 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 89 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1048 of 14,131 In the World
#302 of 2,597 In North America
#271 of 2,496 In the United States
#2 of 15 In South Dakota
#181 of 1,139 For Military science
#317 of 1,135 For Occupational Therapy
#337 of 1,021 For International Law
#967 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1028 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 101 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of South Dakota ranked 244th for Biology in the United States and 1188th in the World with 7,468 publications made and 176,077 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#244 of 1,582 In the United States
#272 of 1,668 In North America
#1188 of 6,770 In the World

University of South Dakota
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 42 448
1992 38 530
1993 56 548
1994 58 597
1995 47 591
1996 84 723
1997 80 734
1998 66 833
1999 71 1030
2000 72 1096
2001 65 1335
2002 73 1452
2003 107 1572
2004 94 1725
2005 110 1948
2006 131 2375
2007 164 2815
2008 170 2929
2009 181 3547
2010 230 3965
2011 262 4861
2012 241 5590
2013 292 6941
2014 258 7616
2015 280 8392
2016 317 8357
2017 351 9144
2018 369 9940
2019 412 11256
2020 454 12903
2021 435 14688
2022 434 15389
2023 486 15275

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

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 224 251 772
Oncology and Cancer research 182 201 778
Zoology 196 227 808
Molecular Biology 195 218 825
Pharmacology 205 226 917
Genetics 214 238 919
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 227 260 937
Virology 214 237 972
Immunology 219 241 989
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 231 256 1006
Animal Science 209 240 1017
Biochemistry 215 240 1021
Biophysics 258 285 1040
Biotechnology 215 238 1049
Microbiology 211 234 1092
Evolutionary Biology 312 348 1252
Paleontology 273 312 1340
Botany 253 287 1433
Forestry 241 284 1478
Nanotechnology 240 273 1604
Horticulture 256 294 1863
Agricultural Science 308 355 1987
Nutrition and Food Science 290 330 2255

Medicine rankings

The University of South Dakota ranked 232nd for Medicine in the United States and 943rd in the World with 7,309 publications made and 146,472 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#232 of 1,558 In the United States
#257 of 1,643 In North America
#943 of 6,680 In the World

University of South Dakota
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 39 332
1992 40 349
1993 46 368
1994 55 414
1995 45 406
1996 73 491
1997 72 516
1998 65 608
1999 67 734
2000 76 840
2001 57 1054
2002 64 1182
2003 101 1200
2004 76 1350
2005 122 1571
2006 125 1963
2007 157 2292
2008 156 2441
2009 159 2988
2010 197 3234
2011 217 4079
2012 210 4608
2013 259 5578
2014 209 6162
2015 231 6594
2016 325 6725
2017 354 7308
2018 427 7908
2019 447 9061
2020 517 10746
2021 474 12812
2022 489 13579
2023 562 13619

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

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 107 124 317
Respiratory Therapy 145 163 524
Social Work 265 294 545
Clinical Psychology 231 260 546
Cardiology 146 161 555
Pediatrics 152 169 642
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 239 266 648
Family medicine 209 230 682
Neurosurgery 143 159 686
Health Science 232 255 689
Audiology 211 241 689
Optometry 195 215 707
Critical Care Nursing 198 217 710
Psychiatry 216 242 748
Healthcare Management (MHA) 256 289 768
Oncology and Cancer research 182 201 778
Nursing 251 281 785
Anatomy and Physiology 199 225 812
Surgery 196 216 828
Radiation Therapy 185 206 833
Sports Medicine 244 277 836
Urology 189 208 853
Cosmetology 167 186 858
Physical Therapy 235 266 865
Anesthesiology 211 234 879
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 207 232 887
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 180 197 913
Pharmacology 205 226 917
Biomedical Engineering 207 233 922
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 174 195 934
Ophthalmology 232 257 938
Public Health 259 290 939
Gerontology 315 349 954
Pathology 224 248 963
Epidemiology 185 208 968
Virology 214 237 972
Immunology 219 241 989
Dermatology 201 221 1029
Pharmacy 223 253 1224
Orthodontics 340 371 1497
Dentistry 327 359 1595
Veterinary 242 267 1680

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of South Dakota ranked 331st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1411th in the World with 5,249 publications made and 77,914 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#331 of 1,728 In the United States
#370 of 1,819 In North America
#1411 of 7,020 In the World

University of South Dakota
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 35 154
1992 38 184
1993 39 224
1994 49 225
1995 32 200
1996 56 296
1997 50 279
1998 45 285
1999 58 356
2000 59 444
2001 55 547
2002 58 597
2003 79 637
2004 56 739
2005 76 924
2006 108 1066
2007 136 1271
2008 130 1385
2009 126 1690
2010 148 1969
2011 141 2357
2012 140 2505
2013 167 3011
2014 168 3167
2015 181 3431
2016 237 3523
2017 255 3735
2018 290 4176
2019 293 4882
2020 304 5808
2021 303 7043
2022 284 7417
2023 321 7639

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Military science 116 126 181
International Law 115 134 337
Human Rights Law 128 150 396
Genealogy 195 219 469
Occupational Safety and Health 212 240 535
Social Work 265 294 545
Early Childhood Education 269 294 556
Criminology and Criminal Justice 273 304 571
Special Education 278 305 656
Anthropology 258 291 745
Law Enforcement 304 336 758
Gender Studies 365 402 821
Education Majors 303 337 848
Public Policy / Administration 323 359 939
Sociology 292 326 954
Media Studies 408 449 962
Radio and Television broadcasting 270 300 965
Demography 264 295 989
Library and Information science 352 386 1001
Classics and Ancient History 359 391 1038
Communications and Public Relations 375 416 1064
Law 329 365 1104
Political Science 334 374 1245
Aesthetics 343 382 1292
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 452 496 1390
Art History 549 597 1424
Linguistics 335 373 1478
History 373 416 1539
Archaeology 365 410 1710
Philosophy 373 419 1813

Chemistry rankings

The University of South Dakota ranked 248th for Chemistry in the United States and 1362nd in the World with 5,166 publications made and 138,475 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#248 of 1,407 In the United States
#279 of 1,488 In North America
#1362 of 6,447 In the World

University of South Dakota
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 27 360
1992 28 397
1993 44 444
1994 37 487
1995 34 480
1996 58 564
1997 60 595
1998 45 650
1999 45 797
2000 45 846
2001 38 1005
2002 47 1044
2003 66 1136
2004 72 1268
2005 78 1410
2006 100 1624
2007 119 2061
2008 119 2219
2009 131 2593
2010 163 2971
2011 199 3525
2012 213 4258
2013 226 5396
2014 203 5997
2015 214 6499
2016 230 6751
2017 243 7294
2018 247 7832
2019 248 8884
2020 296 10156
2021 264 11387
2022 258 11779
2023 281 11719

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

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 172 198 891
Biochemistry 215 240 1021
Pharmacy 223 253 1224
Organic Chemistry 248 282 1480
Nanotechnology 240 273 1604
Computational Chemistry 287 325 1638
Inorganic Chemistry 259 294 1658
Chemical Engineering 234 269 1674
Materials Science 296 335 1904
Physical chemistry 277 319 1938
Environmental Chemistry 287 332 1982
Radiochemistry 232 268 2095
Nutrition and Food Science 290 330 2255

Psychology rankings

The University of South Dakota ranked 258th for Psychology in the United States and 895th in the World with 4,427 publications made and 86,397 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#258 of 1,527 In the United States
#289 of 1,612 In North America
#895 of 6,528 In the World

University of South Dakota
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 24 207
1992 24 227
1993 30 219
1994 40 212
1995 31 219
1996 47 277
1997 54 336
1998 38 337
1999 51 412
2000 56 530
2001 46 637
2002 47 778
2003 65 760
2004 63 897
2005 65 1003
2006 81 1319
2007 101 1413
2008 103 1472
2009 101 1916
2010 142 2107
2011 118 2597
2012 107 2817
2013 160 3383
2014 129 3766
2015 145 3794
2016 201 3922
2017 229 4160
2018 252 4551
2019 267 5297
2020 274 6137
2021 289 7416
2022 264 7603
2023 298 7672

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

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 107 124 317
Sexology 255 285 522
Social Work 265 294 545
Clinical Psychology 231 260 546
Child Psychology 241 271 594
Special Education 278 305 656
Psychiatry 216 242 748
Neuroscience 224 251 772
Education Majors 303 337 848
Social Psychology 309 345 916
Cognitive Science 327 366 1367

Computer Science rankings

The University of South Dakota ranked 324th for Computer Science in the United States and 1535th in the World with 4,315 publications made and 84,216 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cognitive Science, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#324 of 1,576 In the United States
#363 of 1,662 In North America
#1535 of 6,752 In the World

University of South Dakota
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 19 148
1992 19 197
1993 28 182
1994 39 178
1995 26 193
1996 38 230
1997 53 278
1998 46 287
1999 50 338
2000 40 468
2001 38 553
2002 40 661
2003 65 658
2004 48 770
2005 56 870
2006 65 1162
2007 87 1237
2008 91 1291
2009 93 1620
2010 128 1850
2011 107 2193
2012 111 2574
2013 152 3108
2014 147 3439
2015 167 3912
2016 180 3834
2017 202 4142
2018 244 4785
2019 256 5530
2020 268 6574
2021 261 8182
2022 273 8466
2023 323 8542

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 224 251 772
Library and Information science 352 386 1001
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 231 256 1006
Multimedia 310 344 1145
Cognitive Science 327 366 1367
Data Science 350 389 1523
Management Information Systems 401 443 1725
Computational Linguistics 335 372 1750
Software Engineering 387 433 1980
Human-Computer Interaction 363 408 2001
Machine Learning 342 385 2031
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 377 424 2216
Computer Vision 384 431 2363
Telecommunications 387 437 2459
Computer Networking 443 496 2540
Cyber Security 472 524 2554

Environmental Science rankings

The University of South Dakota ranked 302nd for Environmental Science in the United States and 1587th in the World with 3,535 publications made and 75,159 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#302 of 1,598 In the United States
#345 of 1,687 In North America
#1587 of 6,798 In the World

University of South Dakota
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 26 243
1992 18 273
1993 28 306
1994 29 286
1995 31 265
1996 46 352
1997 35 341
1998 30 398
1999 33 436
2000 48 512
2001 40 592
2002 46 718
2003 54 768
2004 53 822
2005 58 920
2006 76 1136
2007 85 1291
2008 80 1449
2009 84 1639
2010 107 1962
2011 120 2375
2012 112 2618
2013 117 3187
2014 126 3472
2015 130 3669
2016 161 3734
2017 149 3996
2018 182 4385
2019 169 4843
2020 204 5614
2021 180 6360
2022 170 6514
2023 188 6421

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

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 227 260 937
Paleontology 273 312 1340
Forestry 241 284 1478
Ecology 293 337 1608
Geology 301 346 1635
Geography and Cartography 351 399 1876
Environmental Chemistry 287 332 1982
Agricultural Science 308 355 1987
Earth science and Geophysics 354 403 2065
Geotechnical Engineering 373 419 2399
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 376 425 2414
Oceanography 428 482 2468
Environmental Management 397 449 2699

Engineering rankings

The University of South Dakota ranked 317th for Engineering in the United States and 2000th in the World with 3,325 publications made and 67,286 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#317 of 1,518 In the United States
#358 of 1,602 In North America
#2000 of 6,684 In the World

University of South Dakota
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 24 180
1992 25 208
1993 22 235
1994 27 205
1995 25 189
1996 35 259
1997 32 263
1998 21 292
1999 25 317
2000 28 371
2001 23 394
2002 33 439
2003 34 448
2004 22 458
2005 21 550
2006 46 657
2007 64 826
2008 72 880
2009 68 1087
2010 93 1256
2011 123 1620
2012 137 2110
2013 145 2758
2014 149 3079
2015 153 3571
2016 142 3606
2017 140 3792
2018 180 4308
2019 173 4856
2020 190 5567
2021 189 6335
2022 172 6611
2023 211 6494

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

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 172 198 891
Biomedical Engineering 207 233 922
Biotechnology 215 238 1049
Nanotechnology 240 273 1604
Chemical Engineering 234 269 1674
Metallurgical Engineering 266 304 1729
Systems Engineering 350 393 1797
Optical Engineering 311 350 1878
Materials Science 296 335 1904
Human-Computer Interaction 363 408 2001
Acoustical Engineering 363 407 2005
Mechanical Engineering 376 420 2258
Structural Engineering 369 414 2290
Aerospace Engineering 405 453 2343
Electrical Engineering 340 388 2376
Geotechnical Engineering 373 419 2399
Civil Engineering 398 448 2399
Telecommunications 387 437 2459
Computer Networking 443 496 2540
Electronic Engineering 383 435 2715

Physics rankings

The University of South Dakota ranked 317th for Physics in the United States and 1890th in the World with 3,011 publications made and 63,339 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#317 of 1,485 In the United States
#358 of 1,569 In North America
#1890 of 6,603 In the World

University of South Dakota
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 21 173
1992 16 193
1993 23 219
1994 20 209
1995 16 181
1996 38 231
1997 33 287
1998 21 276
1999 19 316
2000 30 347
2001 22 386
2002 33 412
2003 25 414
2004 26 442
2005 28 575
2006 49 608
2007 68 804
2008 62 862
2009 52 1002
2010 101 1214
2011 104 1487
2012 125 1949
2013 116 2525
2014 130 2714
2015 148 3337
2016 122 3315
2017 145 3549
2018 153 4081
2019 161 4606
2020 162 5206
2021 168 5754
2022 144 6117
2023 173 5964

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

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biophysics 258 285 1040
Atomic and Molecular physics 251 284 1247
Nuclear Physics 274 309 1482
Nanotechnology 240 273 1604
Condensed Matter Physics 258 294 1663
Astrophysics and Astronomy 356 400 1729
Optical Engineering 311 350 1878
Materials Science 296 335 1904
Quantum and Particle physics 318 363 1974
Acoustical Engineering 363 407 2005

Mathematics rankings

The University of South Dakota ranked 346th for Mathematics in the United States and 1714th in the World with 1,960 publications made and 33,717 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#346 of 1,371 In the United States
#386 of 1,451 In North America
#1714 of 6,305 In the World

University of South Dakota
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 11 70
1992 12 50
1993 13 82
1994 9 72
1995 8 65
1996 14 86
1997 17 93
1998 11 80
1999 19 111
2000 19 131
2001 19 163
2002 13 205
2003 31 191
2004 19 230
2005 22 285
2006 27 306
2007 35 391
2008 44 462
2009 34 561
2010 61 676
2011 45 835
2012 60 985
2013 65 1208
2014 67 1275
2015 69 1283
2016 80 1308
2017 96 1426
2018 122 1726
2019 111 1975
2020 158 2381
2021 138 3100
2022 141 3376
2023 169 3445

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

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 299 330 825
Statistics 333 374 1677
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 388 431 1735
Applied Mathematics 329 376 2191

Business rankings

The University of South Dakota ranked 372nd for Business in the United States and 1660th in the World with 1,376 publications made and 20,749 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#372 of 1,334 In the United States
#415 of 1,412 In North America
#1660 of 6,187 In the World

University of South Dakota
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 5 40
1992 11 42
1993 7 47
1994 19 46
1995 12 53
1996 17 89
1997 10 62
1998 19 68
1999 18 87
2000 14 86
2001 16 113
2002 20 152
2003 20 121
2004 14 185
2005 15 216
2006 31 253
2007 42 285
2008 43 385
2009 37 504
2010 40 553
2011 46 624
2012 38 697
2013 55 831
2014 62 867
2015 55 922
2016 45 881
2017 62 872
2018 83 1065
2019 69 1204
2020 65 1297
2021 71 1730
2022 70 1794
2023 80 1799

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

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 212 240 535
Public Policy / Administration 323 359 939
Tax Law 282 315 1045
Marketing 373 412 1591
Advertising 473 515 1648
Finance 374 416 1671
Management Information Systems 401 443 1725
Accounting 473 516 1741
Management 380 421 1790

Economics rankings

The University of South Dakota ranked 363rd for Economics in the United States and 1409th in the World with 1,344 publications made and 16,467 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#363 of 1,317 In the United States
#403 of 1,400 In North America
#1409 of 5,995 In the World

University of South Dakota
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 7 35
1992 8 26
1993 5 22
1994 11 32
1995 8 45
1996 16 64
1997 12 47
1998 16 58
1999 14 67
2000 17 74
2001 19 82
2002 18 106
2003 19 104
2004 14 121
2005 20 140
2006 23 168
2007 26 195
2008 32 252
2009 26 288
2010 43 335
2011 41 458
2012 42 518
2013 49 588
2014 35 599
2015 53 574
2016 64 658
2017 70 611
2018 84 782
2019 73 955
2020 91 1173
2021 90 1504
2022 92 1715
2023 90 1742

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

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Development Studies 326 361 1128
Finance 374 416 1671
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 388 431 1735

Art & Design rankings

The University of South Dakota ranked 385th for Art & Design in the United States and 1546th in the World with 783 publications made and 8,774 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Multimedia.

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
#385 of 1,321 In the United States
#430 of 1,404 In North America
#1546 of 5,720 In the World

University of South Dakota
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 4 22
1992 7 26
1993 6 32
1994 5 41
1995 9 33
1996 12 48
1997 10 33
1998 8 38
1999 8 36
2000 7 65
2001 10 81
2002 3 77
2003 6 80
2004 9 95
2005 10 120
2006 10 105
2007 25 140
2008 21 134
2009 23 178
2010 18 238
2011 18 272
2012 22 274
2013 27 361
2014 33 398
2015 23 440
2016 24 444
2017 39 417
2018 43 448
2019 43 563
2020 33 675
2021 46 746
2022 33 822
2023 40 877

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Creative Writing 383 427 1103
Multimedia 310 344 1145
Aesthetics 343 382 1292
Art History 549 597 1424
Literature 430 476 1522
Fashion Design 369 413 1688