University of the Philippines Manila: Rankings

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The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 6th in the Philippines, 2843rd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 56 research topics. The University of the Philippines Manila ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 6,822 academic publications and 140,221 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 9 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2843 of 14,131 In the World
#904 of 5,830 In Asia
#6 of 229 In the Philippines
#3 of 35 In Manila
#430 of 1,028 For Occupational Safety and Health
#571 of 2,923 For Healthcare Management (MHA)
#587 of 1,002 For Optometry
#3095 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#4883 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 53 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 1st for Medicine in the Philippines and 1389th in the World with 5,593 publications made and 131,506 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Public Health, Psychiatry, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 70 In the Philippines
#476 of 2,809 In Asia
#1389 of 6,775 In the World

University of the Philippines Manila
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 9 188
1993 6 168
1994 4 182
1995 6 164
1996 17 150
1997 13 167
1998 10 153
1999 14 176
2000 20 260
2001 19 208
2002 38 258
2003 34 384
2004 28 413
2005 41 434
2006 33 560
2007 49 599
2008 45 747
2009 99 921
2010 88 1369
2011 94 1742
2012 118 2086
2013 124 2486
2014 143 2777
2015 175 3318
2016 172 5092
2017 229 6454
2018 268 7307
2019 283 8711
2020 527 11365
2021 679 13953
2022 780 14687
2023 639 15813
2024 605 15281

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

Medicine subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 80 571
Optometry 1 141 587
Neurosurgery 1 212 590
Pediatrics 1 163 610
Epidemiology 1 152 645
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 134 741
Family medicine 1 183 791
Nursing 1 156 898
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 145 920
Virology 1 284 934
Veterinary 2 327 935
Ophthalmology 1 305 936
Critical Care Nursing 1 266 937
Surgery 1 329 972
Public Health 1 227 983
Audiology 1 263 1025
Dermatology 1 382 1064
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 409 1068
Health Science 1 246 1087
Radiation Therapy 1 432 1102
Occupational Therapy 2 305 1120
Anesthesiology 1 384 1130
Urology 1 410 1135
Gerontology 1 217 1142
Toxicology 2 422 1176
Cardiology 1 403 1190
Pathology 1 413 1204
Immunology 1 436 1213
Oncology and Cancer research 1 496 1245
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 357 1257
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 452 1324
Psychiatry 1 424 1374
Anatomy and Physiology 1 504 1450
Physical Therapy 1 462 1511
Sports Medicine 2 423 1515
Clinical Psychology 2 466 1664
Dentistry 1 602 1747
Pharmacology 1 787 1808
Orthodontics 1 743 2054

Biology rankings

The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 2nd for Biology in the Philippines and 2124th in the World with 4,561 publications made and 92,987 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Virology.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 68 In the Philippines
#888 of 2,834 In Asia
#2124 of 6,833 In the World

University of the Philippines Manila
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 3 237
1993 7 220
1994 5 234
1995 8 190
1996 16 165
1997 13 198
1998 10 177
1999 14 192
2000 14 286
2001 14 228
2002 30 265
2003 32 372
2004 22 397
2005 35 451
2006 30 552
2007 39 563
2008 43 714
2009 88 811
2010 69 1140
2011 80 1327
2012 82 1573
2013 109 1929
2014 118 2152
2015 152 2615
2016 142 3818
2017 192 4830
2018 221 5357
2019 252 6389
2020 415 8452
2021 534 10489
2022 602 11054
2023 548 12052
2024 452 11570

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

Biology subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 145 920
Virology 1 284 934
Toxicology 2 422 1176
Immunology 1 436 1213
Oncology and Cancer research 1 496 1245
Microbiology 2 610 1518
Zoology 3 472 1528
Pharmacology 1 787 1808
Genetics 1 764 1856
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 778 1893
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 670 1895
Neuroscience 1 697 2006
Biotechnology 4 909 2075
Biochemistry 3 1098 2413
Molecular Biology 2 1036 2414
Paleontology 3 989 2427
Horticulture 7 1165 2591
Botany 6 1190 2782
Nutrition and Food Science 7 1335 2832
Agricultural Science 7 1229 2857
Evolutionary Biology 5 1416 3324
Nanotechnology 8 1982 4072

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Philippines and 2678th in the World with 3,444 publications made and 96,091 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Demography, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 74 In the Philippines
#846 of 2,864 In Asia
#2678 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 5 53
1993 4 57
1994 1 53
1995 5 50
1996 8 42
1997 6 65
1998 4 50
1999 7 47
2000 12 99
2001 8 81
2002 22 100
2003 15 137
2004 21 181
2005 19 218
2006 17 261
2007 30 274
2008 32 368
2009 55 523
2010 59 773
2011 54 1013
2012 66 1131
2013 64 1319
2014 74 1540
2015 95 1925
2016 99 2944
2017 123 3755
2018 171 4134
2019 164 5052
2020 303 6562
2021 397 8376
2022 539 8941
2023 499 9702
2024 369 8663

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 1 57 430
Demography 1 287 1140
Sociology 4 493 1864
Anthropology 5 485 1890
Communications and Public Relations 5 488 1899
Gender Studies 5 437 2109
Law 4 641 2118
Classics and Ancient History 4 612 2188
Library and Information science 4 614 2234
Political Science 4 673 2397
Education Majors 10 862 2610
History 5 990 2733
Archaeology 5 1091 2824
Linguistics 4 1214 2978
Aesthetics 6 1248 3339
Philosophy 5 1303 3667
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 1328 3769

Environmental Science rankings

The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 4th for Environmental Science in the Philippines and 2804th in the World with 2,434 publications made and 58,105 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 69 In the Philippines
#1155 of 2,838 In Asia
#2804 of 6,876 In the World

University of the Philippines Manila
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 4 77
1993 2 66
1994 4 68
1995 6 65
1996 5 71
1997 5 69
1998 6 38
1999 5 84
2000 11 104
2001 10 100
2002 18 103
2003 14 139
2004 14 177
2005 18 192
2006 21 261
2007 31 268
2008 26 352
2009 56 433
2010 37 650
2011 45 747
2012 55 826
2013 61 941
2014 71 1177
2015 89 1394
2016 87 1871
2017 94 2408
2018 135 2572
2019 119 3055
2020 201 3932
2021 227 5066
2022 314 5143
2023 307 5649
2024 242 5198

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

Environmental Science subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 670 1895
Environmental Engineering 4 878 2003
Paleontology 3 989 2427
Environmental Management 4 1133 2645
Ecology 5 1119 2718
Geology 4 1176 2810
Geography and Cartography 5 1097 2841
Agricultural Science 7 1229 2857
Environmental Chemistry 7 1446 3101
Oceanography 11 1450 3415
Earth science and Geophysics 6 1523 3502
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 1577 3524

Psychology rankings

The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 2nd for Psychology in the Philippines and 1783rd in the World with 2,249 publications made and 48,383 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 66 In the Philippines
#607 of 2,755 In Asia
#1783 of 6,645 In the World

University of the Philippines Manila
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 0 119
1993 0 98
1994 1 138
1995 2 72
1996 5 65
1997 3 71
1998 2 64
1999 3 51
2000 7 89
2001 8 71
2002 9 65
2003 14 90
2004 9 108
2005 15 122
2006 6 129
2007 15 148
2008 18 198
2009 32 296
2010 28 481
2011 33 613
2012 44 815
2013 39 971
2014 40 1040
2015 64 1281
2016 58 1960
2017 103 2586
2018 110 3077
2019 116 3720
2020 205 4916
2021 297 6173
2022 369 6521
2023 307 7174
2024 249 6098

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Philippines Manila in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Sexology 2 108 987
Occupational Therapy 2 305 1120
Psychiatry 1 424 1374
Clinical Psychology 2 466 1664
Neuroscience 1 697 2006
Child Psychology 3 625 2091
Cognitive Science 3 954 2283
Education Majors 10 862 2610
Social Psychology 8 1291 3441

Chemistry rankings

The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 4th for Chemistry in the Philippines and 2966th in the World with 2,227 publications made and 44,242 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 55 In the Philippines
#1376 of 2,781 In Asia
#2966 of 6,545 In the World

University of the Philippines Manila
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 2 206
1993 3 182
1994 5 197
1995 5 155
1996 5 131
1997 6 152
1998 6 138
1999 9 145
2000 8 207
2001 7 153
2002 15 175
2003 22 249
2004 10 231
2005 16 249
2006 18 325
2007 25 330
2008 24 432
2009 39 493
2010 27 608
2011 49 712
2012 46 827
2013 52 1016
2014 67 1143
2015 66 1307
2016 80 1942
2017 104 2657
2018 111 3046
2019 134 3698
2020 220 4823
2021 241 5851
2022 273 6068
2023 239 6450
2024 204 6059

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

Chemistry subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemistry 3 1098 2413
Nutrition and Food Science 7 1335 2832
Environmental Chemistry 7 1446 3101
Organic Chemistry 6 1619 3404
Physical chemistry 7 1662 3493
Materials Science 6 1802 3830
Nanotechnology 8 1982 4072
Chemical Engineering 12 2049 4240

Computer Science rankings

The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 4th for Computer Science in the Philippines and 2922nd in the World with 2,163 publications made and 37,260 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 68 In the Philippines
#1249 of 2,840 In Asia
#2922 of 6,845 In the World

University of the Philippines Manila
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 3 130
1993 1 107
1994 3 145
1995 1 72
1996 5 76
1997 4 74
1998 5 62
1999 4 57
2000 8 93
2001 3 78
2002 11 58
2003 8 111
2004 4 106
2005 12 130
2006 6 142
2007 22 165
2008 17 182
2009 22 316
2010 29 439
2011 32 516
2012 37 622
2013 36 776
2014 46 868
2015 59 1008
2016 57 1682
2017 82 2050
2018 100 2439
2019 123 3019
2020 186 3944
2021 257 5109
2022 374 5689
2023 330 6284
2024 228 5928

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

Computer Science subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 778 1893
Neuroscience 1 697 2006
Library and Information science 4 614 2234
Cognitive Science 3 954 2283
Data Science 5 1015 2590
Management Information Systems 5 983 2768
Human-Computer Interaction 7 1179 2854
Computational Linguistics 6 1358 2891
Cyber Security 7 1269 2906
Machine Learning 5 1406 3029
Computer Vision 7 1568 3388
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 1569 3474
Telecommunications 7 1705 3704
Computer Networking 9 1735 3881

Engineering rankings

The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 6th for Engineering in the Philippines and 3281st in the World with 1,784 publications made and 44,531 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 61 In the Philippines
#1491 of 2,835 In Asia
#3281 of 6,782 In the World

University of the Philippines Manila
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 0 111
1993 1 109
1994 3 99
1995 5 72
1996 5 60
1997 5 71
1998 4 71
1999 5 52
2000 6 90
2001 3 66
2002 13 73
2003 10 111
2004 5 112
2005 18 126
2006 8 131
2007 16 217
2008 17 233
2009 21 295
2010 26 433
2011 30 539
2012 38 629
2013 38 769
2014 48 881
2015 51 1014
2016 63 1416
2017 77 1872
2018 95 2024
2019 101 2562
2020 149 3356
2021 180 3976
2022 277 4240
2023 226 4699
2024 193 4405

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

Engineering subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 4 878 2003
Biotechnology 4 909 2075
Aerospace Engineering 3 1143 2641
Human-Computer Interaction 7 1179 2854
Mechanical Engineering 4 1237 2877
Optical Engineering 4 1374 2989
Civil Engineering 6 1376 3161
Metallurgical Engineering 5 1623 3379
Acoustical Engineering 4 1538 3539
Electrical Engineering 8 1725 3690
Telecommunications 7 1705 3704
Structural Engineering 6 1695 3752
Materials Science 6 1802 3830
Computer Networking 9 1735 3881
Nanotechnology 8 1982 4072
Chemical Engineering 12 2049 4240

Mathematics rankings

The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 3rd for Mathematics in the Philippines and 2397th in the World with 1,431 publications made and 43,623 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 66 In the Philippines
#975 of 2,718 In Asia
#2397 of 6,418 In the World

University of the Philippines Manila
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 3
1993 2 11
1994 1 13
1995 1 10
1996 2 6
1997 2 14
1998 3 13
1999 1 13
2000 5 25
2001 3 16
2002 5 33
2003 5 41
2004 4 42
2005 4 66
2006 7 70
2007 16 90
2008 12 122
2009 20 163
2010 22 220
2011 18 330
2012 17 432
2013 18 505
2014 28 574
2015 37 701
2016 35 1236
2017 67 1588
2018 73 1922
2019 70 2333
2020 150 3132
2021 196 4150
2022 235 4448
2023 196 4802
2024 158 3634

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

Mathematics subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Statistics 3 909 2239
Math Teachers 29 1221 3336
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 1567 3566

Economics rankings

The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 3rd for Economics in the Philippines and 1858th in the World with 1,297 publications made and 43,060 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 59 In the Philippines
#573 of 2,553 In Asia
#1858 of 6,167 In the World

University of the Philippines Manila
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 2 2
1993 1 5
1994 0 11
1995 0 11
1996 3 7
1997 0 7
1998 1 10
1999 0 4
2000 7 24
2001 4 13
2002 11 16
2003 4 32
2004 5 35
2005 5 38
2006 5 58
2007 9 59
2008 15 100
2009 8 151
2010 19 286
2011 16 340
2012 25 414
2013 19 478
2014 25 535
2015 38 703
2016 34 1020
2017 49 1214
2018 59 1309
2019 62 1487
2020 129 2002
2021 140 2619
2022 214 2811
2023 199 3093
2024 170 2832

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

Economics subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Development Studies 1 312 1221
Finance 7 1394 3486
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 1567 3566

Business rankings

The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 7th for Business in the Philippines and 2906th in the World with 1,047 publications made and 22,312 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Occupational Safety and Health.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 64 In the Philippines
#1117 of 2,646 In Asia
#2906 of 6,339 In the World

University of the Philippines Manila
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 2
1993 1 7
1994 1 14
1995 0 4
1996 2 6
1997 0 6
1998 1 9
1999 0 2
2000 6 9
2001 6 9
2002 9 15
2003 3 10
2004 10 21
2005 7 30
2006 2 43
2007 13 40
2008 11 67
2009 9 108
2010 17 188
2011 20 229
2012 19 274
2013 16 329
2014 22 400
2015 35 465
2016 33 697
2017 41 822
2018 55 935
2019 52 1001
2020 92 1430
2021 105 1794
2022 174 1863
2023 160 2095
2024 114 1823

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

Business subfield Philippines ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 1 57 430
Management Information Systems 5 983 2768
Marketing 7 1126 2869
Accounting 7 1083 2886
Advertising 7 1106 2906
Management 6 1302 3175
Finance 7 1394 3486

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of the Philippines Manila

Speciality Philippines Asia World Rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 1457 3485
Fashion Design 6 1382 3492
Art & Design 6 1326 3496
Physics 6 1595 3518
Nuclear Physics 5 1674 3642
Literature 6 1349 3670
Quantum and Particle physics 7 1779 3932