University of South Florida - St Petersburg: Rankings

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The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 987th in the United States, 3795th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 90 research topics. The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 6,241 academic publications and 222,447 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3795 of 14,131 In the World
#1058 of 2,597 In North America
#987 of 2,496 In the United States
#35 of 109 In Florida
#2 of 2 In St. Petersburg
#250 of 2,188 For Remote Sensing
#328 of 4,376 For Oceanography
#434 of 3,195 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#4636 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 87 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 278th for Biology in the United States and 1454th in the World with 4,236 publications made and 168,564 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation, Biochemistry, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#278 of 1,582 In the United States
#313 of 1,668 In North America
#1454 of 6,770 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 56 520
1992 30 568
1993 46 619
1994 37 696
1995 49 793
1996 50 814
1997 64 884
1998 52 935
1999 56 1082
2000 59 1451
2001 81 1467
2002 92 1743
2003 103 2108
2004 140 2453
2005 117 2512
2006 108 3002
2007 134 3478
2008 137 3916
2009 136 4213
2010 125 4584
2011 123 5382
2012 136 5883
2013 144 6785
2014 167 7080
2015 170 7609
2016 195 7980
2017 171 7846
2018 189 9151
2019 227 10428
2020 193 11465
2021 175 13785
2022 153 13443
2023 138 13177

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 131 153 434
Virology 198 221 847
Evolutionary Biology 248 280 929
Zoology 222 256 934
Immunology 215 237 960
Molecular Biology 236 263 1108
Paleontology 252 287 1167
Microbiology 219 242 1198
Genetics 280 313 1399
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 301 332 1415
Animal Science 299 337 1522
Botany 271 307 1562
Biochemistry 304 341 1687
Neuroscience 416 459 1702
Oncology and Cancer research 358 394 1773
Agricultural Science 282 325 1812
Horticulture 311 356 2242
Biotechnology 369 407 2297
Pharmacology 451 490 2454
Nutrition and Food Science 411 458 3059
Nanotechnology 503 559 3551

Environmental Science rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 233rd for Environmental Science in the United States and 1064th in the World with 4,134 publications made and 175,231 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Oceanography, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#233 of 1,598 In the United States
#266 of 1,687 In North America
#1064 of 6,798 In the World

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

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 31 491
1992 27 561
1993 39 618
1994 31 683
1995 36 736
1996 41 709
1997 52 742
1998 45 829
1999 51 994
2000 59 1246
2001 93 1399
2002 82 1650
2003 91 2020
2004 124 2382
2005 105 2422
2006 111 3019
2007 125 3510
2008 126 3772
2009 124 4281
2010 100 4504
2011 119 5434
2012 121 5904
2013 148 7072
2014 159 7522
2015 176 8041
2016 193 8318
2017 180 8454
2018 206 9554
2019 235 11333
2020 199 12655
2021 221 15046
2022 178 15074
2023 166 14772

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 93 111 328
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 131 153 434
Earth science and Geophysics 162 194 726
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 167 195 732
Environmental Chemistry 140 167 738
Urban and Regional planning 160 185 792
Environmental Engineering 140 170 827
Geology 197 226 847
Ecology 182 212 874
Petrology and Geochemistry 182 218 897
Geography and Cartography 242 277 1109
Geotechnical Engineering 203 241 1137
Paleontology 252 287 1167
Environmental Management 191 226 1194
Agricultural Science 282 325 1812

Chemistry rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 284th for Chemistry in the United States and 1651st in the World with 2,775 publications made and 128,864 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Environmental Chemistry, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#284 of 1,407 In the United States
#324 of 1,488 In North America
#1651 of 6,447 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 42 438
1992 26 495
1993 41 596
1994 36 614
1995 39 703
1996 36 713
1997 50 771
1998 37 844
1999 46 989
2000 51 1182
2001 71 1241
2002 66 1450
2003 69 1688
2004 92 1942
2005 77 1944
2006 71 2288
2007 91 2744
2008 81 2910
2009 87 3164
2010 79 3432
2011 65 4024
2012 82 4175
2013 92 5042
2014 88 5325
2015 93 5524
2016 167 5657
2017 95 5652
2018 110 6633
2019 114 7411
2020 94 8181
2021 106 9749
2022 87 9553
2023 84 9373

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 140 167 738
Petrology and Geochemistry 182 218 897
Inorganic Chemistry 241 274 1514
Biochemistry 304 341 1687
Organic Chemistry 291 330 1875
Physical chemistry 276 318 1926
Materials Science 326 370 2299
Chemical Engineering 330 375 2545
Nutrition and Food Science 411 458 3059
Nanotechnology 503 559 3551

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 438th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1936th in the World with 2,751 publications made and 76,606 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, History, Law, Sociology, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#438 of 1,728 In the United States
#487 of 1,819 In North America
#1936 of 7,020 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
1991 21 132
1992 16 182
1993 17 157
1994 18 212
1995 25 240
1996 18 240
1997 32 239
1998 28 275
1999 29 344
2000 29 430
2001 50 500
2002 50 661
2003 52 745
2004 78 871
2005 76 952
2006 77 1257
2007 91 1473
2008 92 1764
2009 91 2069
2010 87 2405
2011 106 2633
2012 113 3046
2013 98 3596
2014 105 3761
2015 128 4104
2016 121 4113
2017 132 4241
2018 138 4602
2019 171 5452
2020 144 6239
2021 143 7447
2022 112 7310
2023 90 7475

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 306 335 653
Criminology and Criminal Justice 334 368 688
Forensic Science 182 208 759
Urban and Regional planning 160 185 792
Special Education 330 362 825
Law Enforcement 353 387 955
Media Studies 415 457 978
Communications and Public Relations 404 449 1185
Library and Information science 423 460 1258
Archaeology 298 340 1338
History 337 378 1360
Education Majors 489 538 1458
Art History 590 641 1547
Classics and Ancient History 511 553 1587
Demography 365 408 1592
Sociology 465 512 1636
Gender Studies 648 708 1650
Law 475 519 1687
Anthropology 524 578 1715
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 566 618 1818
Political Science 494 542 1900
Aesthetics 535 590 2123
Linguistics 519 572 2470
Philosophy 561 619 2704

Engineering rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 294th for Engineering in the United States and 1760th in the World with 2,663 publications made and 112,105 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Remote Sensing, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#294 of 1,518 In the United States
#335 of 1,602 In North America
#1760 of 6,684 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 17 262
1992 15 321
1993 27 354
1994 17 379
1995 17 452
1996 26 397
1997 32 480
1998 26 496
1999 30 618
2000 34 763
2001 67 877
2002 53 1032
2003 70 1276
2004 92 1423
2005 75 1445
2006 89 1832
2007 102 2163
2008 80 2303
2009 83 2672
2010 73 2820
2011 88 3350
2012 78 3562
2013 87 4323
2014 110 4680
2015 115 5008
2016 145 5257
2017 113 5289
2018 115 6060
2019 144 7080
2020 110 7801
2021 118 9269
2022 93 9116
2023 94 9204

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 78 89 250
Marine Engineering 132 155 510
Petroleum Engineering 131 154 527
Environmental Engineering 140 170 827
Landscape Architecture 154 176 962
Civil Engineering 206 237 1000
Geotechnical Engineering 203 241 1137
Aerospace Engineering 247 279 1166
Optical Engineering 274 310 1584
Acoustical Engineering 331 374 1803
Metallurgical Engineering 292 332 2029
Telecommunications 338 385 2182
Electrical Engineering 320 365 2230
Biotechnology 369 407 2297
Materials Science 326 370 2299
Chemical Engineering 330 375 2545
Systems Engineering 466 517 2608
Computer Networking 500 556 2844
Mechanical Engineering 528 581 3139
Structural Engineering 520 574 3188
Nanotechnology 503 559 3551

Physics rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 303rd for Physics in the United States and 1803rd in the World with 2,303 publications made and 101,039 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#303 of 1,485 In the United States
#343 of 1,569 In North America
#1803 of 6,603 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 13 280
1992 13 328
1993 24 349
1994 15 389
1995 14 425
1996 22 405
1997 28 453
1998 25 469
1999 27 572
2000 29 689
2001 58 792
2002 41 909
2003 60 1090
2004 79 1221
2005 66 1154
2006 72 1517
2007 88 1809
2008 73 2018
2009 62 2253
2010 66 2311
2011 76 2684
2012 75 2938
2013 71 3733
2014 93 3898
2015 95 4038
2016 169 4308
2017 98 4422
2018 95 5003
2019 109 5761
2020 93 6328
2021 100 7308
2022 78 7270
2023 77 7218

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 233 266 992
Optical Engineering 274 310 1584
Acoustical Engineering 331 374 1803
Nuclear Physics 340 384 1995
Quantum and Particle physics 344 389 2102
Materials Science 326 370 2299
Nanotechnology 503 559 3551

Medicine rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 328th for Medicine in the United States and 1516th in the World with 2,288 publications made and 72,525 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#328 of 1,558 In the United States
#365 of 1,643 In North America
#1516 of 6,680 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 33 146
1992 15 138
1993 22 185
1994 22 218
1995 34 279
1996 28 298
1997 37 363
1998 28 421
1999 38 481
2000 39 701
2001 38 675
2002 63 814
2003 53 914
2004 82 1158
2005 83 1232
2006 66 1480
2007 76 1635
2008 62 1811
2009 80 1987
2010 90 2225
2011 86 2498
2012 85 2888
2013 73 3134
2014 85 3444
2015 90 3635
2016 81 3623
2017 99 3589
2018 99 4083
2019 112 4378
2020 105 5163
2021 102 6378
2022 68 6182
2023 53 5875

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
Pediatrics 171 190 743
Forensic Science 182 208 759
Virology 198 221 847
Clinical Psychology 318 355 869
Immunology 215 237 960
Cardiology 242 267 1055
Veterinary 166 187 1069
Critical Care Nursing 265 286 1070
Family medicine 326 351 1184
Surgery 298 327 1298
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 395 433 1302
Public Health 339 377 1412
Nursing 414 454 1422
Gerontology 464 509 1488
Psychiatry 383 421 1510
Pathology 309 345 1543
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 289 319 1627
Anesthesiology 362 396 1629
Oncology and Cancer research 358 394 1773
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 302 326 1778
Anatomy and Physiology 383 422 1807
Health Science 587 633 1853
Healthcare Management (MHA) 510 561 1889
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 398 437 1947
Pharmacology 451 490 2454

Computer Science rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 412th for Computer Science in the United States and 2087th in the World with 1,813 publications made and 55,955 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#412 of 1,576 In the United States
#458 of 1,662 In North America
#2087 of 6,752 In the World

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

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 10 52
1992 7 70
1993 5 76
1994 10 87
1995 14 139
1996 12 107
1997 21 135
1998 20 195
1999 19 214
2000 19 258
2001 36 303
2002 27 401
2003 35 493
2004 60 558
2005 58 624
2006 58 768
2007 58 1041
2008 60 1033
2009 69 1391
2010 74 1483
2011 73 1892
2012 63 1992
2013 75 2447
2014 91 2743
2015 89 2974
2016 90 2982
2017 89 3186
2018 87 3615
2019 100 4191
2020 79 4523
2021 89 5638
2022 64 5531
2023 57 5569

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 423 460 1258
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 301 332 1415
Neuroscience 416 459 1702
Management Information Systems 414 459 1816
Computer Vision 353 398 2161
Telecommunications 338 385 2182
Cognitive Science 466 517 2208
Machine Learning 390 437 2386
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 414 462 2439
Cyber Security 496 549 2668
Computer Networking 500 556 2844

Psychology rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 451st for Psychology in the United States and 1751st in the World with 1,226 publications made and 29,839 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#451 of 1,527 In the United States
#497 of 1,612 In North America
#1751 of 6,528 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 9 29
1992 1 42
1993 5 26
1994 7 58
1995 7 62
1996 8 60
1997 11 94
1998 8 66
1999 8 97
2000 9 130
2001 13 120
2002 19 159
2003 16 181
2004 34 227
2005 33 273
2006 27 378
2007 46 549
2008 40 539
2009 43 633
2010 56 795
2011 59 986
2012 57 1191
2013 56 1406
2014 63 1546
2015 64 1693
2016 63 1739
2017 80 1789
2018 51 1944
2019 82 2239
2020 62 2468
2021 62 2934
2022 43 2893
2023 33 2997

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
Special Education 330 362 825
Clinical Psychology 318 355 869
Child Psychology 372 410 1069
Education Majors 489 538 1458
Psychiatry 383 421 1510
Social Psychology 506 558 1700
Neuroscience 416 459 1702
Cognitive Science 466 517 2208

Mathematics rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 390th for Mathematics in the United States and 1993rd in the World with 945 publications made and 30,935 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#390 of 1,371 In the United States
#433 of 1,451 In North America
#1993 of 6,305 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 2 31
1992 0 43
1993 7 39
1994 3 31
1995 5 73
1996 7 42
1997 13 63
1998 8 97
1999 18 95
2000 14 117
2001 19 139
2002 14 184
2003 23 230
2004 39 259
2005 30 282
2006 26 391
2007 44 470
2008 35 491
2009 29 636
2010 39 791
2011 30 895
2012 42 984
2013 43 1281
2014 50 1497
2015 52 1564
2016 43 1530
2017 44 1698
2018 42 1690
2019 54 2130
2020 49 2254
2021 40 2700
2022 23 2762
2023 23 2738

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 526 569 1529
Statistics 384 428 2051
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 479 529 2211

Business rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 483rd for Business in the United States and 2176th in the World with 723 publications made and 17,908 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#483 of 1,334 In the United States
#531 of 1,412 In North America
#2176 of 6,187 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 2 9
1992 2 20
1993 1 12
1994 4 22
1995 4 32
1996 4 35
1997 9 31
1998 5 39
1999 6 39
2000 7 43
2001 12 51
2002 10 89
2003 14 108
2004 21 163
2005 35 193
2006 30 207
2007 26 303
2008 29 395
2009 29 528
2010 29 614
2011 40 638
2012 43 777
2013 27 876
2014 26 902
2015 28 1008
2016 27 969
2017 30 953
2018 30 967
2019 49 1203
2020 43 1334
2021 38 1625
2022 21 1596
2023 16 1548

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 170 190 460
Investment Banking and Stock trading 311 344 1334
Advertising 427 467 1446
Accounting 416 455 1525
Marketing 393 435 1715
Management Information Systems 414 459 1816
Finance 473 520 2127
Management 509 560 2511

Economics rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 500th for Economics in the United States and 2071st in the World with 603 publications made and 11,267 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#500 of 1,317 In the United States
#549 of 1,400 In North America
#2071 of 5,995 In the World

University of South Florida - St Petersburg
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 2 33
1992 2 30
1993 1 17
1994 1 29
1995 2 31
1996 2 31
1997 10 29
1998 7 28
1999 5 38
2000 11 56
2001 8 70
2002 12 83
2003 16 96
2004 24 125
2005 24 138
2006 21 142
2007 23 267
2008 25 252
2009 24 412
2010 15 453
2011 26 429
2012 32 519
2013 19 641
2014 26 725
2015 26 819
2016 26 734
2017 21 778
2018 25 840
2019 46 986
2020 32 1117
2021 26 1370
2022 23 1320
2023 17 1360

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 311 344 1334
Development Studies 516 563 1939
Finance 473 520 2127
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 479 529 2211

Art & Design rankings

The University of South Florida - St Petersburg ranked 431st for Art & Design in the United States and 1694th in the World with 550 publications made and 15,132 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
#431 of 1,321 In the United States
#477 of 1,404 In North America
#1694 of 5,720 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 27
1992 4 26
1993 4 39
1994 2 66
1995 3 43
1996 1 46
1997 7 36
1998 3 48
1999 3 74
2000 7 91
2001 11 112
2002 10 126
2003 14 164
2004 23 259
2005 10 218
2006 15 333
2007 19 315
2008 23 409
2009 17 448
2010 10 484
2011 26 610
2012 18 556
2013 28 699
2014 34 787
2015 31 784
2016 22 800
2017 16 739
2018 22 808
2019 26 879
2020 34 1144
2021 27 1244
2022 26 1224
2023 20 1177

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 182 213 586
Landscape Architecture 154 176 962
Fashion Design 315 357 1422
Art History 590 641 1547
Aesthetics 535 590 2123
Literature 588 644 2222