University of South Florida - St Petersburg: Rankings

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The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 1183rd in the United States, 4545th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 88 research topics. The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 6,775 academic publications and 293,491 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#4545 of 14,131 In the World
#1258 of 2,597 In North America
#1183 of 2,496 In the United States
#41 of 109 In Florida
#2 of 2 In St. Petersburg
#287 of 2,461 For Remote Sensing
#364 of 4,656 For Oceanography
#443 of 3,467 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#6181 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 85 other topics

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Environmental Science rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 240th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1161st in the World with 4,543 publications made and 233,354 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Oceanography, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#240 of 1,637 In the United States
#274 of 1,727 In North America
#1161 of 6,888 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 41 757
1994 31 845
1995 39 830
1996 45 839
1997 60 891
1998 47 989
1999 59 1174
2000 61 1493
2001 97 1716
2002 87 1938
2003 98 2569
2004 126 2782
2005 98 2749
2006 117 3603
2007 125 4205
2008 114 4436
2009 110 4883
2010 91 5138
2011 151 6257
2012 130 6665
2013 130 7835
2014 169 8320
2015 219 8666
2016 192 9413
2017 188 9719
2018 217 11042
2019 249 12756
2020 220 14812
2021 225 18638
2022 186 17885
2023 178 18489
2024 131 15766
2025 108 14141

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of South Florida - St Petersburg in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Oceanography 96 117 364
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 128 150 443
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 168 196 747
Earth science and Geophysics 165 197 771
Environmental Chemistry 145 173 821
Environmental Engineering 138 168 871
Petrology and Geochemistry 179 215 910
Urban and Regional planning 161 189 911
Geology 199 228 915
Ecology 192 224 976
Geography and Cartography 249 286 1229
Geotechnical Engineering 209 248 1252
Paleontology 261 297 1293
Environmental Management 201 238 1356
Agricultural Science 322 369 2195
Forestry 349 401 2299

Biology rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 291st for Biology in the United States and 1605th in the World with 4,476 publications made and 216,336 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation, Biochemistry, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#291 of 1,612 In the United States
#328 of 1,701 In North America
#1605 of 6,841 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 49 793
1994 37 889
1995 48 919
1996 58 997
1997 75 1080
1998 52 1170
1999 60 1361
2000 63 1780
2001 85 1817
2002 98 2123
2003 101 2677
2004 131 2788
2005 103 2831
2006 116 3464
2007 124 4022
2008 124 4497
2009 125 4797
2010 107 5147
2011 138 5977
2012 136 6298
2013 126 7288
2014 174 7692
2015 178 8086
2016 197 8647
2017 176 8775
2018 192 10165
2019 245 11403
2020 200 13434
2021 179 16776
2022 158 15262
2023 153 15579
2024 107 12824
2025 86 11087

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of South Florida - St Petersburg in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 128 150 443
Virology 210 233 927
Zoology 218 252 958
Evolutionary Biology 267 301 1034
Immunology 231 255 1081
Molecular Biology 261 288 1263
Paleontology 261 297 1293
Microbiology 233 259 1432
Genetics 298 333 1574
Animal Science 310 347 1688
Botany 284 324 1747
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 333 370 1753
Neuroscience 426 470 1834
Biochemistry 322 360 1881
Oncology and Cancer research 386 422 2023
Agricultural Science 322 369 2195
Forestry 349 401 2299
Horticulture 330 375 2494
Biotechnology 427 470 2921
Pharmacology 510 554 2970
Nutrition and Food Science 439 487 3369
Nanotechnology 537 594 3793

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 460th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 2211th in the World with 3,000 publications made and 105,729 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, History, Sociology, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#460 of 1,763 In the United States
#511 of 1,854 In North America
#2211 of 7,088 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 15 206
1994 14 285
1995 26 281
1996 18 296
1997 33 306
1998 26 330
1999 32 427
2000 37 565
2001 53 626
2002 47 775
2003 59 945
2004 82 1080
2005 77 1088
2006 85 1447
2007 92 1727
2008 93 2123
2009 87 2403
2010 84 2761
2011 126 3001
2012 123 3373
2013 91 3957
2014 123 4144
2015 152 4631
2016 118 4659
2017 130 4870
2018 149 5452
2019 180 6330
2020 153 7613
2021 146 9506
2022 121 8846
2023 109 9313
2024 69 7732
2025 46 6554

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of South Florida - St Petersburg in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Early Childhood Education 275 302 644
Forensic Science 185 212 822
Criminology and Criminal Justice 386 424 858
Urban and Regional planning 161 189 911
Media Studies 452 493 1085
Library and Information science 468 508 1392
Communications and Public Relations 422 471 1421
Art History 559 607 1506
Archaeology 313 355 1507
History 365 410 1553
Classics and Ancient History 520 563 1697
Demography 366 409 1714
Education Majors 502 552 1723
Anthropology 490 544 1736
Sociology 470 522 1817
Gender Studies 692 754 1925
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 575 627 1960
Law 505 552 1972
Political Science 519 573 2212
Aesthetics 569 625 2422
Linguistics 515 568 2624
Philosophy 568 628 2844

Chemistry rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 289th for Chemistry in the United States and 1802nd in the World with 2,880 publications made and 161,444 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Environmental Chemistry, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#289 of 1,455 In the United States
#329 of 1,538 In North America
#1802 of 6,561 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 44 727
1994 35 769
1995 40 819
1996 38 854
1997 56 931
1998 36 1038
1999 45 1194
2000 46 1398
2001 69 1490
2002 70 1706
2003 70 2119
2004 93 2170
2005 66 2177
2006 72 2617
2007 90 3145
2008 71 3294
2009 77 3528
2010 67 3801
2011 71 4414
2012 79 4526
2013 77 5301
2014 87 5669
2015 102 5689
2016 167 5973
2017 96 6164
2018 116 7314
2019 113 7936
2020 102 9371
2021 104 11648
2022 94 10665
2023 85 10925
2024 75 8908
2025 50 7686

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of South Florida - St Petersburg in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 145 173 821
Petrology and Geochemistry 179 215 910
Inorganic Chemistry 257 293 1729
Biochemistry 322 360 1881
Organic Chemistry 305 345 2085
Physical chemistry 292 336 2162
Materials Science 355 400 2546
Chemical Engineering 367 414 2853
Nutrition and Food Science 439 487 3369
Nanotechnology 537 594 3793

Engineering rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 299th for Engineering in the United States and 1915th in the World with 2,836 publications made and 143,833 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Remote Sensing, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#299 of 1,568 In the United States
#340 of 1,655 In North America
#1915 of 6,795 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 29 429
1994 17 479
1995 17 510
1996 27 484
1997 34 569
1998 23 602
1999 35 738
2000 33 907
2001 65 1054
2002 52 1215
2003 79 1572
2004 95 1623
2005 68 1650
2006 95 2190
2007 97 2576
2008 69 2706
2009 72 2932
2010 69 3193
2011 109 3802
2012 82 4132
2013 81 4789
2014 111 5204
2015 143 5368
2016 130 5888
2017 116 5992
2018 123 6881
2019 153 7958
2020 128 9125
2021 122 11689
2022 103 10835
2023 94 11358
2024 60 8996
2025 49 7840

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of South Florida - St Petersburg in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Remote Sensing 85 100 287
Petroleum Engineering 124 147 508
Marine Engineering 133 156 546
Environmental Engineering 138 168 871
Civil Engineering 216 248 1133
Aerospace Engineering 246 278 1211
Geotechnical Engineering 209 248 1252
Optical Engineering 279 315 1711
Acoustical Engineering 335 378 1848
Metallurgical Engineering 317 359 2285
Telecommunications 349 397 2320
Electrical Engineering 338 385 2365
Materials Science 355 400 2546
Chemical Engineering 367 414 2853
Systems Engineering 490 543 2884
Biotechnology 427 470 2921
Computer Networking 522 579 3027
Mechanical Engineering 541 595 3277
Structural Engineering 538 592 3321
Nanotechnology 537 594 3793

Physics rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 317th for Physics in the United States and 1967th in the World with 2,408 publications made and 130,881 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#317 of 1,537 In the United States
#359 of 1,623 In North America
#1967 of 6,729 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 29 437
1994 16 492
1995 15 477
1996 20 487
1997 32 542
1998 23 581
1999 29 677
2000 26 810
2001 53 972
2002 46 1075
2003 65 1355
2004 78 1414
2005 62 1332
2006 74 1813
2007 84 2149
2008 64 2338
2009 53 2503
2010 60 2644
2011 94 3165
2012 75 3401
2013 67 4045
2014 95 4255
2015 103 4347
2016 152 4729
2017 99 5006
2018 102 5669
2019 108 6361
2020 105 7353
2021 102 9159
2022 83 8549
2023 76 9122
2024 47 6996
2025 40 6094

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of South Florida - St Petersburg in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 236 269 1030
Optical Engineering 279 315 1711
Acoustical Engineering 335 378 1848
Nuclear Physics 370 415 2189
Quantum and Particle physics 362 407 2272
Materials Science 355 400 2546
Nanotechnology 537 594 3793

Medicine rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 362nd for Medicine in the United States and 1758th in the World with 2,356 publications made and 91,086 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#362 of 1,604 In the United States
#400 of 1,689 In North America
#1758 of 6,793 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 26 261
1994 20 291
1995 32 353
1996 29 389
1997 45 459
1998 29 549
1999 38 641
2000 37 865
2001 45 843
2002 65 1017
2003 49 1117
2004 73 1316
2005 73 1350
2006 58 1596
2007 71 1772
2008 57 2042
2009 84 2235
2010 80 2443
2011 71 2610
2012 90 2956
2013 66 3247
2014 83 3589
2015 89 3677
2016 82 3754
2017 98 3799
2018 103 4292
2019 119 4647
2020 104 6032
2021 113 7635
2022 66 6883
2023 61 6632
2024 50 5284
2025 38 4345

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of South Florida - St Petersburg in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Forensic Science 185 212 822
Pediatrics 187 207 896
Virology 210 233 927
Clinical Psychology 331 369 953
Immunology 231 255 1081
Cardiology 299 327 1355
Family medicine 363 394 1395
Critical Care Nursing 330 358 1480
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 417 459 1481
Public Health 336 376 1499
Gerontology 435 479 1530
Nursing 425 465 1571
Surgery 337 371 1592
Psychiatry 403 444 1653
Pathology 338 375 1798
Anesthesiology 420 458 1954
Oncology and Cancer research 386 422 2023
Health Science 592 640 2038
Anatomy and Physiology 413 452 2040
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 326 350 2073
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 487 529 2530
Pharmacology 510 554 2970

Computer Science rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 418th for Computer Science in the United States and 2267th in the World with 1,969 publications made and 76,505 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#418 of 1,616 In the United States
#466 of 1,702 In North America
#2267 of 6,855 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 6 105
1994 10 109
1995 15 166
1996 13 137
1997 22 167
1998 17 235
1999 23 242
2000 24 302
2001 35 355
2002 31 476
2003 42 617
2004 57 660
2005 57 727
2006 50 910
2007 51 1184
2008 57 1257
2009 67 1596
2010 72 1769
2011 88 2134
2012 62 2307
2013 75 2620
2014 94 3024
2015 125 3190
2016 101 3373
2017 90 3593
2018 89 4111
2019 113 4763
2020 81 5458
2021 91 7035
2022 65 6441
2023 64 6792
2024 39 5209
2025 35 4354

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of South Florida - St Petersburg in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Library and Information science 468 508 1392
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 333 370 1753
Neuroscience 426 470 1834
Computer Vision 358 404 2261
Cognitive Science 474 525 2292
Telecommunications 349 397 2320
Management Information Systems 455 510 2333
Machine Learning 403 450 2592
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 424 472 2597
Data Science 488 543 2666
Cyber Security 525 581 2969
Computer Networking 522 579 3027

Psychology rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 475th for Psychology in the United States and 1977th in the World with 1,295 publications made and 40,598 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#475 of 1,561 In the United States
#523 of 1,648 In North America
#1977 of 6,663 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 6 39
1994 6 67
1995 10 74
1996 6 85
1997 10 103
1998 7 91
1999 10 121
2000 9 154
2001 13 157
2002 19 211
2003 16 211
2004 32 274
2005 33 321
2006 25 431
2007 41 585
2008 39 637
2009 48 753
2010 54 937
2011 51 1084
2012 60 1317
2013 58 1468
2014 70 1674
2015 69 1862
2016 71 1918
2017 82 2032
2018 51 2163
2019 88 2522
2020 61 2940
2021 66 3622
2022 46 3425
2023 38 3504
2024 24 2899
2025 18 2533

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of South Florida - St Petersburg in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 331 369 953
Child Psychology 389 432 1212
Psychiatry 403 444 1653
Education Majors 502 552 1723
Neuroscience 426 470 1834
Social Psychology 509 562 1836
Cognitive Science 474 525 2292

Mathematics rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 424th for Mathematics in the United States and 2299th in the World with 963 publications made and 37,624 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#424 of 1,413 In the United States
#469 of 1,494 In North America
#2299 of 6,434 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 8 54
1994 2 41
1995 3 88
1996 5 53
1997 11 83
1998 8 108
1999 18 113
2000 12 150
2001 20 178
2002 12 210
2003 26 276
2004 37 293
2005 25 327
2006 28 458
2007 37 508
2008 33 591
2009 29 713
2010 38 877
2011 24 982
2012 41 1096
2013 39 1341
2014 48 1592
2015 68 1660
2016 40 1670
2017 41 1796
2018 43 1901
2019 55 2242
2020 53 2700
2021 37 3364
2022 23 3239
2023 31 3374
2024 17 2052
2025 12 1478

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of South Florida - St Petersburg in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 559 607 1857
Statistics 422 468 2335
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 486 535 2377

Business rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 495th for Business in the United States and 2407th in the World with 795 publications made and 23,820 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#495 of 1,388 In the United States
#544 of 1,472 In North America
#2407 of 6,366 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 2 14
1994 4 28
1995 4 39
1996 4 38
1997 10 43
1998 6 50
1999 9 54
2000 7 63
2001 10 73
2002 10 95
2003 19 136
2004 23 190
2005 36 234
2006 28 236
2007 26 354
2008 32 471
2009 31 617
2010 25 649
2011 44 720
2012 43 884
2013 26 928
2014 31 963
2015 35 1101
2016 26 1132
2017 32 1074
2018 41 1163
2019 54 1353
2020 42 1609
2021 42 2107
2022 26 2004
2023 20 1955
2024 10 1554
2025 12 1302

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of South Florida - St Petersburg in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Real Estate 168 188 526
Investment Banking and Stock trading 323 359 1570
Advertising 431 471 1619
Accounting 427 467 1717
Marketing 411 453 1948
Management Information Systems 455 510 2333
Finance 484 533 2369
Management 521 575 2730

Economics rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 514th for Economics in the United States and 2333rd in the World with 654 publications made and 15,374 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#514 of 1,361 In the United States
#565 of 1,445 In North America
#2333 of 6,188 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 1 24
1994 1 32
1995 3 39
1996 2 38
1997 10 32
1998 6 34
1999 7 48
2000 12 83
2001 9 98
2002 10 88
2003 20 122
2004 28 149
2005 23 165
2006 17 169
2007 23 313
2008 27 335
2009 21 449
2010 13 472
2011 28 484
2012 35 606
2013 20 678
2014 27 782
2015 29 859
2016 24 801
2017 27 876
2018 31 988
2019 46 1150
2020 29 1363
2021 34 1738
2022 17 1598
2023 21 1726
2024 17 1180
2025 10 953

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of South Florida - St Petersburg in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 323 359 1570
Development Studies 508 555 2097
Finance 484 533 2369
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 486 535 2377

Art & Design rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 440th for Art & Design in the United States and 1865th in the World with 588 publications made and 20,541 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Photography.

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
#440 of 1,369 In the United States
#489 of 1,454 In North America
#1865 of 6,010 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 5 48
1994 1 88
1995 3 51
1996 2 57
1997 7 46
1998 4 61
1999 5 91
2000 10 133
2001 10 133
2002 10 143
2003 14 233
2004 22 319
2005 11 243
2006 13 365
2007 19 400
2008 22 483
2009 13 494
2010 10 561
2011 31 639
2012 18 642
2013 28 738
2014 37 854
2015 35 895
2016 19 925
2017 17 912
2018 24 974
2019 28 1074
2020 33 1383
2021 27 1580
2022 29 1520
2023 23 1577
2024 14 1241
2025 10 1262

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of South Florida - St Petersburg in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Photography 178 210 620
Art History 559 607 1506
Fashion Design 337 380 1621
Aesthetics 569 625 2422
Literature 596 654 2458