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The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 1026th in the United States, 3930th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 89 research topics. The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 6,658 academic publications and 279,496 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3930 of 14,131 In the World
#1098 of 2,597 In North America
#1026 of 2,496 In the United States
#35 of 109 In Florida
#2 of 2 In St. Petersburg
#281 of 2,403 For Remote Sensing
#356 of 4,619 For Oceanography
#442 of 3,409 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#4636 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 86 other topics

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Environmental Science rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 239th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1139th in the World with 4,461 publications made and 221,906 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Oceanography, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#239 of 1,631 In the United States
#273 of 1,721 In North America
#1139 of 6,876 In the World

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

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 30 704
1993 41 756
1994 31 844
1995 39 828
1996 45 834
1997 60 892
1998 47 988
1999 59 1174
2000 61 1495
2001 97 1715
2002 87 1938
2003 98 2566
2004 126 2779
2005 98 2748
2006 117 3600
2007 125 4205
2008 114 4438
2009 110 4885
2010 91 5140
2011 151 6259
2012 130 6665
2013 130 7837
2014 169 8320
2015 219 8667
2016 192 9412
2017 188 9730
2018 219 11050
2019 249 12771
2020 223 14818
2021 225 18668
2022 185 17903
2023 179 18509
2024 130 15692

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 96 117 356
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 128 150 442
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 168 196 730
Earth science and Geophysics 165 197 755
Environmental Chemistry 144 172 801
Environmental Engineering 138 168 842
Urban and Regional planning 158 186 883
Petrology and Geochemistry 179 215 889
Geology 198 227 889
Ecology 191 223 943
Geography and Cartography 247 284 1196
Geotechnical Engineering 207 246 1227
Paleontology 261 297 1260
Environmental Management 201 237 1317
Agricultural Science 319 366 2138
Forestry 344 396 2266

Biology rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 291st for Biology in the United States and 1576th in the World with 4,409 publications made and 206,568 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation, Biochemistry, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#291 of 1,609 In the United States
#327 of 1,698 In North America
#1576 of 6,833 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 34 741
1993 49 792
1994 37 888
1995 48 917
1996 58 993
1997 75 1078
1998 52 1169
1999 60 1362
2000 63 1780
2001 85 1817
2002 98 2123
2003 101 2677
2004 131 2785
2005 103 2826
2006 116 3464
2007 124 4021
2008 124 4495
2009 125 4799
2010 107 5149
2011 139 5982
2012 136 6309
2013 126 7289
2014 172 7689
2015 177 8089
2016 198 8666
2017 176 8816
2018 194 10187
2019 246 11416
2020 200 13455
2021 179 16823
2022 157 15304
2023 154 15614
2024 107 12716

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 128 150 442
Virology 209 232 898
Zoology 212 244 931
Evolutionary Biology 268 302 1020
Immunology 227 251 1055
Molecular Biology 258 285 1224
Paleontology 261 297 1260
Microbiology 232 258 1386
Genetics 295 329 1532
Animal Science 311 348 1661
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 330 365 1704
Botany 286 326 1713
Neuroscience 433 477 1811
Biochemistry 322 360 1843
Oncology and Cancer research 383 419 1959
Agricultural Science 319 366 2138
Forestry 344 396 2266
Horticulture 329 373 2445
Biotechnology 426 469 2841
Pharmacology 505 549 2913
Nutrition and Food Science 436 483 3320
Nanotechnology 531 588 3745

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 459th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 2160th in the World with 2,965 publications made and 100,319 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, History, Sociology, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#459 of 1,761 In the United States
#510 of 1,852 In North America
#2160 of 7,081 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
1992 17 226
1993 15 206
1994 14 281
1995 26 281
1996 18 293
1997 33 306
1998 26 329
1999 32 428
2000 37 567
2001 53 626
2002 47 775
2003 59 944
2004 82 1078
2005 77 1089
2006 85 1451
2007 92 1726
2008 93 2125
2009 87 2404
2010 84 2763
2011 126 3000
2012 123 3370
2013 91 3967
2014 122 4141
2015 151 4642
2016 118 4671
2017 131 4893
2018 149 5473
2019 178 6325
2020 153 7620
2021 148 9526
2022 124 8826
2023 110 9344
2024 69 7690

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 275 302 636
Forensic Science 182 209 794
Criminology and Criminal Justice 384 422 850
Urban and Regional planning 158 186 883
Media Studies 450 491 1067
Communications and Public Relations 417 465 1365
Library and Information science 469 509 1384
Archaeology 312 354 1473
Art History 558 606 1492
History 363 408 1527
Demography 363 405 1663
Classics and Ancient History 518 560 1671
Anthropology 487 541 1686
Education Majors 500 550 1692
Sociology 467 518 1765
Gender Studies 690 751 1885
Law 502 548 1922
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 579 631 1942
Political Science 517 570 2162
Aesthetics 562 618 2356
Linguistics 516 569 2582
Philosophy 574 634 2829

Chemistry rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 289th for Chemistry in the United States and 1777th in the World with 2,839 publications made and 154,846 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Environmental Chemistry, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#289 of 1,447 In the United States
#329 of 1,530 In North America
#1777 of 6,545 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 28 637
1993 44 726
1994 35 769
1995 40 814
1996 38 854
1997 56 928
1998 36 1037
1999 45 1194
2000 46 1398
2001 69 1489
2002 70 1706
2003 70 2118
2004 93 2169
2005 66 2179
2006 72 2622
2007 90 3145
2008 71 3294
2009 77 3525
2010 67 3800
2011 71 4420
2012 79 4533
2013 77 5304
2014 87 5662
2015 102 5696
2016 167 5986
2017 96 6176
2018 117 7326
2019 113 7965
2020 104 9413
2021 103 11681
2022 93 10719
2023 85 10962
2024 73 8797

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 144 172 801
Petrology and Geochemistry 179 215 889
Inorganic Chemistry 256 292 1703
Biochemistry 322 360 1843
Organic Chemistry 306 346 2050
Physical chemistry 292 336 2116
Materials Science 352 397 2494
Chemical Engineering 367 414 2800
Nutrition and Food Science 436 483 3320
Nanotechnology 531 588 3745

Engineering rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 299th for Engineering in the United States and 1877th in the World with 2,797 publications made and 137,509 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Remote Sensing, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#299 of 1,565 In the United States
#340 of 1,651 In North America
#1877 of 6,782 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 15 414
1993 29 429
1994 17 479
1995 17 507
1996 27 483
1997 34 567
1998 23 602
1999 35 737
2000 33 909
2001 65 1053
2002 52 1215
2003 79 1571
2004 95 1619
2005 68 1651
2006 95 2192
2007 97 2576
2008 69 2706
2009 72 2932
2010 69 3193
2011 109 3813
2012 82 4140
2013 81 4794
2014 111 5204
2015 143 5363
2016 130 5897
2017 117 6016
2018 125 6896
2019 154 7972
2020 128 9108
2021 122 11725
2022 103 10865
2023 92 11358
2024 59 8954

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 85 100 281
Petroleum Engineering 125 148 501
Marine Engineering 133 157 541
Environmental Engineering 138 168 842
Civil Engineering 214 245 1093
Aerospace Engineering 245 277 1185
Geotechnical Engineering 207 246 1227
Optical Engineering 280 316 1685
Acoustical Engineering 336 379 1811
Metallurgical Engineering 314 356 2230
Telecommunications 351 399 2289
Electrical Engineering 335 380 2327
Materials Science 352 397 2494
Chemical Engineering 367 414 2800
Biotechnology 426 469 2841
Systems Engineering 489 542 2862
Computer Networking 519 576 2999
Mechanical Engineering 540 594 3228
Structural Engineering 529 583 3268
Nanotechnology 531 588 3745

Physics rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 317th for Physics in the United States and 1925th in the World with 2,375 publications made and 125,566 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#317 of 1,531 In the United States
#358 of 1,617 In North America
#1925 of 6,713 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 14 414
1993 29 437
1994 16 490
1995 15 475
1996 20 486
1997 32 540
1998 23 581
1999 29 677
2000 26 812
2001 53 971
2002 46 1075
2003 65 1354
2004 78 1411
2005 62 1334
2006 74 1818
2007 84 2148
2008 64 2338
2009 53 2503
2010 60 2641
2011 94 3177
2012 75 3404
2013 67 4050
2014 96 4260
2015 103 4334
2016 152 4733
2017 100 5009
2018 103 5684
2019 108 6393
2020 105 7342
2021 102 9197
2022 82 8559
2023 75 9120
2024 45 6945

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 1015
Optical Engineering 280 316 1685
Acoustical Engineering 336 379 1811
Nuclear Physics 368 413 2147
Quantum and Particle physics 361 406 2230
Materials Science 352 397 2494
Nanotechnology 531 588 3745

Medicine rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 357th for Medicine in the United States and 1712th in the World with 2,325 publications made and 86,884 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#357 of 1,600 In the United States
#394 of 1,685 In North America
#1712 of 6,775 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 17 221
1993 26 260
1994 20 291
1995 32 351
1996 29 389
1997 45 458
1998 29 549
1999 38 642
2000 37 865
2001 45 843
2002 65 1017
2003 49 1117
2004 73 1314
2005 73 1350
2006 58 1595
2007 71 1772
2008 57 2044
2009 84 2230
2010 80 2441
2011 71 2614
2012 90 2961
2013 66 3251
2014 83 3589
2015 89 3680
2016 83 3760
2017 99 3801
2018 104 4294
2019 119 4662
2020 104 6070
2021 112 7618
2022 66 6911
2023 61 6652
2024 49 5221

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 182 209 794
Pediatrics 188 208 878
Virology 209 232 898
Clinical Psychology 331 369 943
Immunology 227 251 1055
Cardiology 299 326 1313
Family medicine 362 393 1359
Critical Care Nursing 326 354 1414
Public Health 330 368 1438
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 414 456 1443
Gerontology 430 474 1489
Nursing 430 470 1545
Surgery 336 369 1549
Psychiatry 403 444 1623
Pathology 335 372 1744
Anesthesiology 416 453 1908
Oncology and Cancer research 383 419 1959
Health Science 587 634 1979
Anatomy and Physiology 410 449 1990
Healthcare Management (MHA) 558 616 2294
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 483 525 2474
Pharmacology 505 549 2913

Computer Science rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 415th for Computer Science in the United States and 2214th in the World with 1,945 publications made and 72,461 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#415 of 1,612 In the United States
#462 of 1,698 In North America
#2214 of 6,845 In the World

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

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 8 85
1993 6 105
1994 10 108
1995 15 166
1996 13 137
1997 22 166
1998 17 234
1999 23 243
2000 24 303
2001 35 355
2002 31 476
2003 42 617
2004 57 660
2005 56 719
2006 50 911
2007 51 1185
2008 57 1260
2009 67 1589
2010 72 1771
2011 88 2131
2012 62 2304
2013 75 2621
2014 93 3027
2015 124 3185
2016 104 3392
2017 91 3600
2018 91 4118
2019 112 4771
2020 83 5490
2021 91 7070
2022 65 6459
2023 64 6827
2024 40 5131

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 469 509 1384
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 330 365 1704
Neuroscience 433 477 1811
Computer Vision 359 405 2232
Cognitive Science 476 527 2266
Management Information Systems 455 509 2282
Telecommunications 351 399 2289
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 424 472 2558
Machine Learning 404 451 2566
Data Science 480 535 2567
Cyber Security 521 576 2915
Computer Networking 519 576 2999

Psychology rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 477th for Psychology in the United States and 1928th in the World with 1,282 publications made and 38,481 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#477 of 1,558 In the United States
#524 of 1,645 In North America
#1928 of 6,645 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 3 49
1993 6 39
1994 6 66
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 16 212
2004 32 274
2005 33 322
2006 25 431
2007 41 585
2008 39 638
2009 48 753
2010 54 938
2011 51 1090
2012 60 1320
2013 58 1469
2014 69 1676
2015 69 1859
2016 71 1921
2017 84 2038
2018 51 2161
2019 88 2528
2020 62 2952
2021 66 3655
2022 46 3423
2023 37 3515
2024 24 2861

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 331 369 943
Child Psychology 396 439 1198
Psychiatry 403 444 1623
Education Majors 500 550 1692
Social Psychology 512 565 1809
Neuroscience 433 477 1811
Cognitive Science 476 527 2266

Mathematics rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 423rd for Mathematics in the United States and 2253rd in the World with 954 publications made and 35,869 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#423 of 1,410 In the United States
#468 of 1,491 In North America
#2253 of 6,418 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 53
1993 8 54
1994 2 41
1995 3 88
1996 5 52
1997 11 83
1998 8 109
1999 18 113
2000 12 152
2001 20 178
2002 12 210
2003 26 274
2004 37 293
2005 25 328
2006 28 458
2007 37 510
2008 33 592
2009 29 713
2010 38 880
2011 24 983
2012 41 1098
2013 39 1346
2014 48 1592
2015 68 1663
2016 42 1685
2017 41 1802
2018 43 1903
2019 54 2256
2020 53 2714
2021 36 3369
2022 23 3275
2023 32 3402
2024 16 2008

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 556 604 1810
Statistics 422 468 2309
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 486 535 2338

Business rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 497th for Business in the United States and 2366th in the World with 787 publications made and 22,759 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#497 of 1,377 In the United States
#546 of 1,460 In North America
#2366 of 6,339 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 2 27
1993 2 14
1994 4 28
1995 4 39
1996 4 38
1997 10 43
1998 6 50
1999 9 53
2000 7 63
2001 10 73
2002 10 95
2003 19 134
2004 23 190
2005 36 233
2006 28 236
2007 26 354
2008 32 471
2009 31 617
2010 25 649
2011 44 721
2012 43 886
2013 26 931
2014 30 965
2015 35 1102
2016 28 1144
2017 32 1077
2018 41 1162
2019 54 1355
2020 42 1618
2021 43 2120
2022 26 2020
2023 20 1950
2024 9 1545

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 167 187 506
Investment Banking and Stock trading 322 358 1543
Advertising 427 467 1580
Accounting 425 464 1681
Marketing 413 455 1927
Management Information Systems 455 509 2282
Finance 483 532 2333
Management 524 578 2698

Economics rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 515th for Economics in the United States and 2283rd in the World with 648 publications made and 14,580 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#515 of 1,355 In the United States
#566 of 1,438 In North America
#2283 of 6,167 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 2 43
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 27 336
2009 21 449
2010 13 471
2011 28 484
2012 35 607
2013 20 679
2014 27 784
2015 29 859
2016 24 806
2017 27 884
2018 30 989
2019 46 1148
2020 31 1372
2021 34 1746
2022 18 1602
2023 22 1721
2024 16 1168

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 322 358 1543
Development Studies 503 550 2044
Finance 483 532 2333
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 486 535 2338

Art & Design rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 439th for Art & Design in the United States and 1827th in the World with 581 publications made and 19,593 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
#439 of 1,361 In the United States
#488 of 1,444 In North America
#1827 of 5,966 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 4 39
1993 5 47
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 14 234
2004 22 318
2005 11 243
2006 13 364
2007 19 400
2008 22 483
2009 13 494
2010 10 560
2011 31 643
2012 18 640
2013 28 742
2014 37 854
2015 35 897
2016 19 924
2017 17 919
2018 23 978
2019 28 1076
2020 33 1381
2021 27 1577
2022 29 1514
2023 23 1578
2024 15 1231

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 179 210 607
Art History 558 606 1492
Fashion Design 337 380 1583
Aesthetics 562 618 2356
Literature 603 661 2424