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The University of the Philippines Diliman ranked 1st in the Philippines, 1367th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 89 research topics. The University of the Philippines Diliman ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 8,902 academic publications and 91,432 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 81 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1367 of 14,131 In the World
#374 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 229 In the Philippines
#1 of 16 In Quezon
#305 of 1,000 For Forensic Science
#461 of 1,052 For Broadcast Journalism
#651 of 3,195 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#625 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1468 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 86 other topics

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Environmental Science rankings

The University of the Philippines Diliman ranked 1st for Environmental Science in the Philippines and 1403rd in the World with 5,302 publications made and 65,496 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 67 In the Philippines
#461 of 2,811 In Asia
#1403 of 6,798 In the World

University of the Philippines Diliman
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 17 26
1992 22 41
1993 24 40
1994 25 74
1995 21 62
1996 18 90
1997 30 86
1998 25 103
1999 44 184
2000 33 241
2001 42 239
2002 47 292
2003 55 392
2004 65 436
2005 74 550
2006 72 742
2007 79 713
2008 99 871
2009 124 970
2010 152 1122
2011 165 1389
2012 157 1590
2013 200 1973
2014 199 2307
2015 285 2660
2016 273 2748
2017 347 3359
2018 319 3679
2019 424 4848
2020 432 6034
2021 473 7857
2022 385 8237
2023 449 8698

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Philippines Diliman in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 146 651
Hydrology and Water resources management 1 287 799
Oceanography 1 229 816
Earth science and Geophysics 1 294 923
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 270 944
Environmental Engineering 1 392 1052
Environmental Management 3 380 1070
Urban and Regional planning 1 292 1160
Ecology 1 380 1235
Geology 1 403 1273
Geotechnical Engineering 1 497 1301
Paleontology 1 416 1301
Geography and Cartography 1 432 1449
Environmental Chemistry 1 590 1458
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 1 556 1490
Agricultural Science 2 587 1558
Forestry 3 497 1595

Engineering rankings

The University of the Philippines Diliman ranked 1st for Engineering in the Philippines and 1772nd in the World with 4,961 publications made and 49,609 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 58 In the Philippines
#721 of 2,809 In Asia
#1772 of 6,684 In the World

University of the Philippines Diliman
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 13 12
1992 9 24
1993 26 48
1994 18 72
1995 17 95
1996 17 91
1997 24 91
1998 24 90
1999 29 106
2000 34 148
2001 38 139
2002 56 179
2003 38 228
2004 62 269
2005 65 318
2006 59 368
2007 76 433
2008 72 474
2009 94 608
2010 137 599
2011 149 849
2012 160 1053
2013 175 1214
2014 170 1492
2015 272 1785
2016 273 1941
2017 380 2390
2018 362 2801
2019 423 3583
2020 423 4601
2021 440 6046
2022 331 6790
2023 376 7078

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Philippines Diliman in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Transportation Engineering 1 195 725
Remote Sensing 1 246 868
Landscape Architecture 1 307 902
Marine Engineering 1 339 937
Environmental Engineering 1 392 1052
Civil Engineering 1 364 1080
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 477 1208
Geotechnical Engineering 1 497 1301
Computer Engineering 2 537 1337
Computer Networking 1 565 1478
Electronic Engineering 1 710 1628
Telecommunications 1 710 1692
Human-Computer Interaction 3 555 1697
Chemical Engineering 1 805 1699
Biotechnology 3 688 1702
Electrical Engineering 1 722 1711
Optical Engineering 1 729 1734
Nanotechnology 1 831 1735
Automotive Engineering 2 761 1771
Operations Research 2 756 1787
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 771 1810
Metallurgical Engineering 1 822 1847
Materials Science 1 839 1896
Aerospace Engineering 1 748 1897
Structural Engineering 1 788 1903
Mechanical Engineering 2 787 1962
Systems Engineering 2 778 2109
Acoustical Engineering 1 915 2212

Biology rankings

The University of the Philippines Diliman ranked 1st for Biology in the Philippines and 1815th in the World with 4,799 publications made and 70,816 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 65 In the Philippines
#716 of 2,814 In Asia
#1815 of 6,770 In the World

University of the Philippines Diliman
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 15 27
1992 18 55
1993 13 85
1994 16 115
1995 21 114
1996 23 149
1997 27 138
1998 21 143
1999 42 229
2000 31 299
2001 39 272
2002 50 340
2003 54 431
2004 63 497
2005 74 597
2006 57 772
2007 71 753
2008 89 907
2009 101 1042
2010 121 1182
2011 147 1460
2012 142 1704
2013 175 2056
2014 200 2451
2015 243 2926
2016 245 2966
2017 336 3562
2018 291 3965
2019 366 5071
2020 427 6365
2021 438 8117
2022 340 8632
2023 390 9044

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Philippines Diliman in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 146 651
Animal Science 2 395 1276
Paleontology 1 416 1301
Zoology 2 376 1321
Microbiology 1 554 1432
Nutrition and Food Science 2 623 1511
Evolutionary Biology 1 479 1553
Agricultural Science 2 587 1558
Botany 2 591 1590
Forestry 3 497 1595
Biotechnology 3 688 1702
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 675 1735
Nanotechnology 1 831 1735
Horticulture 2 723 1773
Pharmacology 1 800 1885
Virology 5 701 1939
Genetics 1 803 1953
Biochemistry 1 857 1974
Molecular Biology 1 912 2180
Oncology and Cancer research 3 948 2211
Neuroscience 3 814 2334
Immunology 4 922 2336

Physics rankings

The University of the Philippines Diliman ranked 1st for Physics in the Philippines and 1849th in the World with 4,283 publications made and 43,197 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 53 In the Philippines
#763 of 2,786 In Asia
#1849 of 6,603 In the World

University of the Philippines Diliman
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 10 15
1992 9 28
1993 20 49
1994 17 87
1995 17 96
1996 13 109
1997 17 96
1998 21 102
1999 29 108
2000 28 158
2001 36 141
2002 55 169
2003 28 240
2004 59 277
2005 53 314
2006 39 380
2007 57 405
2008 67 487
2009 80 583
2010 131 582
2011 128 787
2012 141 886
2013 152 1092
2014 146 1283
2015 240 1574
2016 231 1684
2017 340 2033
2018 314 2502
2019 377 3234
2020 360 4004
2021 356 5174
2022 267 5753
2023 345 6187

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Philippines Diliman in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 1 383 1251
Condensed Matter Physics 1 657 1511
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 574 1552
Optical Engineering 1 729 1734
Nanotechnology 1 831 1735
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 617 1780
Nuclear Physics 1 742 1802
Quantum and Particle physics 1 744 1806
Materials Science 1 839 1896
Acoustical Engineering 1 915 2212

Chemistry rankings

The University of the Philippines Diliman ranked 1st for Chemistry in the Philippines and 1920th in the World with 4,151 publications made and 57,293 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 47 In the Philippines
#817 of 2,750 In Asia
#1920 of 6,447 In the World

University of the Philippines Diliman
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 12 19
1992 16 47
1993 14 70
1994 17 108
1995 22 114
1996 17 132
1997 24 113
1998 21 137
1999 33 203
2000 40 262
2001 42 226
2002 59 268
2003 44 364
2004 55 420
2005 59 480
2006 41 621
2007 63 582
2008 77 729
2009 78 771
2010 113 868
2011 131 1121
2012 121 1323
2013 158 1536
2014 162 1919
2015 220 2333
2016 195 2310
2017 321 2810
2018 278 3194
2019 337 4135
2020 379 5183
2021 359 6629
2022 251 7186
2023 283 7453

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Philippines Diliman in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 270 944
Radiochemistry 1 645 1295
Environmental Chemistry 1 590 1458
Nutrition and Food Science 2 623 1511
Chemical Engineering 1 805 1699
Inorganic Chemistry 1 762 1701
Physical chemistry 1 778 1723
Nanotechnology 1 831 1735
Computational Chemistry 2 784 1859
Materials Science 1 839 1896
Biochemistry 1 857 1974
Organic Chemistry 1 903 2006

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of the Philippines Diliman ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Philippines and 1847th in the World with 4,139 publications made and 36,580 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, History, Sociology, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 72 In the Philippines
#484 of 2,845 In Asia
#1847 of 7,020 In the World

University of the Philippines Diliman
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 14 9
1992 13 19
1993 19 32
1994 20 34
1995 12 46
1996 12 40
1997 16 35
1998 22 45
1999 44 68
2000 27 126
2001 30 115
2002 31 168
2003 35 179
2004 60 223
2005 61 291
2006 55 360
2007 58 438
2008 78 510
2009 107 666
2010 148 732
2011 139 925
2012 128 1014
2013 157 1204
2014 162 1386
2015 232 1580
2016 236 1639
2017 219 2010
2018 237 2082
2019 290 2586
2020 283 3191
2021 381 4363
2022 335 4606
2023 388 4845

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forensic Science 1 52 305
Broadcast Journalism 1 56 461
Political Economy 1 54 686
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 105 707
Media Studies 1 65 839
Public Policy / Administration 1 101 856
Genealogy 1 90 858
Human Rights Law 2 109 912
Classics and Ancient History 1 185 1106
Urban and Regional planning 1 292 1160
Criminology and Criminal Justice 3 136 1191
Journalism and Digital Media 2 396 1340
History 1 346 1340
Archaeology 1 402 1384
Gender Studies 3 180 1427
Communications and Public Relations 4 291 1431
Art History 1 184 1433
Demography 2 444 1521
Law 2 380 1544
Library and Information science 1 362 1587
Aesthetics 2 439 1629
Political Science 1 356 1639
Sociology 2 397 1668
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 4 398 1696
Anthropology 3 410 1780
Linguistics 2 696 1952
Education Majors 5 603 2131
Philosophy 2 769 2572

Computer Science rankings

The University of the Philippines Diliman ranked 2nd for Computer Science in the Philippines and 2051st in the World with 2,981 publications made and 22,380 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 64 In the Philippines
#808 of 2,809 In Asia
#2051 of 6,752 In the World

University of the Philippines Diliman
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 10 9
1992 7 20
1993 15 44
1994 10 74
1995 10 68
1996 9 90
1997 6 66
1998 12 73
1999 20 94
2000 15 124
2001 23 93
2002 31 121
2003 22 165
2004 30 185
2005 35 187
2006 34 265
2007 41 278
2008 46 281
2009 59 412
2010 88 442
2011 87 487
2012 98 650
2013 95 708
2014 118 883
2015 183 1041
2016 185 1063
2017 201 1165
2018 222 1386
2019 260 1723
2020 229 2130
2021 245 2923
2022 214 3292
2023 250 3572

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Philippines Diliman in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 2 537 1337
Computer Networking 1 565 1478
Computer Graphics 1 554 1499
Cyber Security 1 561 1525
Library and Information science 1 362 1587
Telecommunications 1 710 1692
Computational Linguistics 2 673 1695
Human-Computer Interaction 3 555 1697
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 675 1735
Multimedia 4 616 1787
Computer Vision 2 762 1818
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 844 1894
Software Engineering 2 648 1947
Management Information Systems 2 594 1965
Data Science 2 761 2139
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2 909 2163
Machine Learning 2 937 2168
Cognitive Science 3 935 2296
Neuroscience 3 814 2334

Medicine rankings

The University of the Philippines Diliman ranked 2nd for Medicine in the Philippines and 2179th in the World with 2,338 publications made and 29,295 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Immunology, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 65 In the Philippines
#807 of 2,781 In Asia
#2179 of 6,680 In the World

University of the Philippines Diliman
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 3 8
1992 9 20
1993 9 34
1994 3 64
1995 11 80
1996 6 92
1997 11 71
1998 13 63
1999 17 122
2000 14 140
2001 19 116
2002 25 158
2003 28 191
2004 27 245
2005 34 274
2006 21 371
2007 31 354
2008 41 417
2009 49 455
2010 63 573
2011 57 606
2012 61 773
2013 81 905
2014 87 1032
2015 109 1254
2016 122 1176
2017 135 1353
2018 131 1518
2019 150 1876
2020 214 2393
2021 230 3454
2022 250 3691
2023 221 3860

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Philippines Diliman in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forensic Science 1 52 305
Veterinary 4 485 1267
Public Health 2 448 1537
Pharmacology 1 800 1885
Anatomy and Physiology 2 686 1912
Virology 5 701 1939
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 572 1985
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 613 2048
Nursing 6 603 2084
Oncology and Cancer research 3 948 2211
Pathology 4 846 2217
Immunology 4 922 2336
Family medicine 5 753 2348
Psychiatry 4 865 2459
Physical Therapy 3 883 2461
Health Science 6 771 2578
Clinical Psychology 6 888 2666
Surgery 3 981 2685
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 1175 2938

Mathematics rankings

The University of the Philippines Diliman ranked 2nd for Mathematics in the Philippines and 2185th in the World with 1,605 publications made and 10,248 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 56 In the Philippines
#864 of 2,673 In Asia
#2185 of 6,305 In the World

University of the Philippines Diliman
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 8 3
1992 3 3
1993 10 9
1994 7 16
1995 8 9
1996 6 17
1997 3 14
1998 6 12
1999 5 16
2000 6 46
2001 11 37
2002 20 50
2003 13 59
2004 16 62
2005 16 62
2006 26 107
2007 21 137
2008 28 147
2009 33 196
2010 43 213
2011 35 265
2012 53 287
2013 51 338
2014 52 395
2015 77 485
2016 94 490
2017 109 550
2018 115 701
2019 115 872
2020 141 992
2021 151 1494
2022 132 1703
2023 144 1852

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Philippines Diliman in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 578 1736
Operations Research 2 756 1787
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 844 1894
Applied Mathematics 1 813 1961
Statistics 1 786 2027
Math Teachers 5 687 2229

Business rankings

The University of the Philippines Diliman ranked 2nd for Business in the Philippines and 1913th in the World with 1,428 publications made and 8,853 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Public Policy / Administration, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 51 In the Philippines
#627 of 2,579 In Asia
#1913 of 6,187 In the World

University of the Philippines Diliman
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 11 2
1992 6 3
1993 13 5
1994 10 12
1995 3 9
1996 4 15
1997 6 6
1998 6 11
1999 10 14
2000 6 28
2001 10 40
2002 13 46
2003 20 68
2004 25 72
2005 29 66
2006 30 130
2007 21 163
2008 24 160
2009 38 234
2010 62 263
2011 42 323
2012 48 315
2013 42 375
2014 48 437
2015 99 437
2016 66 432
2017 69 525
2018 92 526
2019 88 685
2020 95 863
2021 114 1201
2022 111 1221
2023 133 1359

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Philippines Diliman in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Public Policy / Administration 1 101 856
International Trade 2 261 1236
International Business 2 278 1280
Finance 1 410 1465
Accounting 1 427 1578
Operations Research 2 756 1787
Advertising 1 530 1812
Management 2 691 1947
Management Information Systems 2 594 1965
Marketing 3 766 2198

Economics rankings

The University of the Philippines Diliman ranked 1st for Economics in the Philippines and 1408th in the World with 1,380 publications made and 11,051 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 49 In the Philippines
#356 of 2,461 In Asia
#1408 of 5,995 In the World

University of the Philippines Diliman
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 9 4
1992 9 4
1993 10 8
1994 5 12
1995 5 12
1996 4 15
1997 5 14
1998 8 7
1999 13 16
2000 8 32
2001 8 42
2002 13 58
2003 24 89
2004 23 83
2005 21 84
2006 26 147
2007 20 157
2008 28 174
2009 34 245
2010 64 271
2011 43 356
2012 46 347
2013 40 366
2014 45 444
2015 81 449
2016 70 428
2017 65 527
2018 79 478
2019 82 650
2020 87 818
2021 119 1198
2022 122 1295
2023 131 1417

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Philippines Diliman in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Political Economy 1 54 686
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 105 707
Development Studies 1 299 1229
International Trade 2 261 1236
International Economics 2 266 1243
Environmental Economics 3 488 1341
Finance 1 410 1465
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 578 1736

Art & Design rankings

The University of the Philippines Diliman ranked 1st for Art & Design in the Philippines and 1251st in the World with 1,032 publications made and 8,215 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, Art History.

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
#1 of 31 In the Philippines
#292 of 2,302 In Asia
#1251 of 5,720 In the World

University of the Philippines Diliman
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 6 2
1992 1 2
1993 3 4
1994 6 3
1995 3 4
1996 2 8
1997 2 6
1998 6 12
1999 8 13
2000 8 28
2001 7 32
2002 6 30
2003 6 42
2004 12 48
2005 11 74
2006 11 106
2007 14 100
2008 16 126
2009 25 149
2010 38 147
2011 49 234
2012 28 206
2013 53 283
2014 50 289
2015 53 292
2016 71 309
2017 66 357
2018 66 431
2019 85 535
2020 63 668
2021 88 781
2022 79 811
2023 73 822

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

Art & Design subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Music 1 161 834
Cinematography 2 103 846
Creative Writing 2 98 859
Landscape Architecture 1 307 902
Interior Design 1 355 922
Illustration and Concept Art 1 281 930
Painting and Drawing 1 275 933
Sculpture 1 275 933
Fashion Design 1 262 1094
Literature 1 285 1280
Art History 1 184 1433
Computer Graphics 1 554 1499
Aesthetics 2 439 1629
Multimedia 4 616 1787

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of the Philippines Diliman

Speciality Philippines Asia World Rank
Social Psychology 3 733 2302
Psychology 4 866 2428
Child Psychology 5 794 2531