University of the Philippines Manila: Rankings

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The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 6th in the Philippines, 2927th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 46 research topics. The University of the Philippines Manila ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 4,803 academic publications and 78,551 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 7 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2927 of 14,131 In the World
#927 of 5,830 In Asia
#6 of 229 In the Philippines
#3 of 35 In Manila
#422 of 1,027 For Occupational Safety and Health
#611 of 1,022 For Neurosurgery
#672 of 1,273 For Epidemiology
#3029 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#4883 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 43 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 1st for Medicine in the Philippines and 1581st in the World with 3,992 publications made and 73,638 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Public Health, Psychiatry, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 65 In the Philippines
#547 of 2,781 In Asia
#1581 of 6,680 In the World

University of the Philippines Manila
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 8 82
1992 9 92
1993 5 71
1994 4 96
1995 6 111
1996 17 97
1997 11 114
1998 10 92
1999 10 114
2000 22 161
2001 18 144
2002 36 182
2003 29 269
2004 25 290
2005 40 331
2006 34 424
2007 44 453
2008 40 606
2009 95 748
2010 79 1130
2011 80 1468
2012 77 1772
2013 87 2105
2014 97 2382
2015 137 2742
2016 136 3260
2017 160 3839
2018 193 4296
2019 214 4794
2020 403 6130
2021 548 8031
2022 671 9774
2023 475 10871

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
Neurosurgery 1 213 611
Epidemiology 1 154 672
Pediatrics 1 179 678
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 96 690
Optometry 1 178 705
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 158 863
Family medicine 1 202 887
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 131 898
Ophthalmology 1 313 992
Virology 1 318 1007
Occupational Therapy 2 255 1008
Critical Care Nursing 1 291 1043
Veterinary 2 378 1053
Surgery 1 348 1059
Nursing 1 191 1064
Public Health 1 258 1088
Toxicology 2 374 1096
Audiology 1 297 1137
Radiation Therapy 1 461 1159
Dermatology 1 419 1166
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 449 1171
Health Science 1 270 1189
Anesthesiology 1 422 1260
Gerontology 1 244 1274
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 339 1293
Cardiology 1 441 1303
Urology 1 483 1305
Immunology 1 476 1305
Pathology 1 472 1345
Oncology and Cancer research 1 574 1437
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 500 1454
Psychiatry 1 477 1527
Physical Therapy 1 509 1660
Anatomy and Physiology 1 577 1660
Clinical Psychology 2 478 1788
Sports Medicine 2 585 1878
Pharmacology 2 803 1889
Dentistry 1 708 1971
Orthodontics 1 726 2005

Biology rankings

The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 3rd for Biology in the Philippines and 2313th in the World with 3,335 publications made and 59,194 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Virology.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 65 In the Philippines
#970 of 2,814 In Asia
#2313 of 6,770 In the World

University of the Philippines Manila
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 9 88
1992 4 110
1993 6 92
1994 5 113
1995 6 114
1996 15 104
1997 12 124
1998 9 100
1999 11 127
2000 16 171
2001 15 147
2002 28 192
2003 29 264
2004 18 279
2005 34 341
2006 34 425
2007 36 427
2008 37 595
2009 83 655
2010 64 930
2011 66 1139
2012 54 1333
2013 81 1624
2014 94 1885
2015 115 2167
2016 111 2612
2017 141 3111
2018 168 3458
2019 199 3824
2020 326 4903
2021 439 6370
2022 514 7612
2023 401 8566

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 1 131 898
Virology 1 318 1007
Toxicology 2 374 1096
Immunology 1 476 1305
Oncology and Cancer research 1 574 1437
Zoology 3 453 1507
Microbiology 2 645 1614
Pharmacology 2 803 1889
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 766 1914
Biotechnology 4 810 1930
Genetics 2 848 2044
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 746 2086
Neuroscience 1 717 2108
Molecular Biology 2 1083 2447
Paleontology 4 1022 2532
Biochemistry 3 1165 2569
Horticulture 7 1265 2834
Agricultural Science 7 1249 2902
Botany 7 1298 3039
Nutrition and Food Science 10 1595 3354
Nanotechnology 8 1967 4022

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Philippines and 2837th in the World with 2,535 publications made and 50,685 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Sociology, Law, Demography, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 72 In the Philippines
#910 of 2,845 In Asia
#2837 of 7,020 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
1991 4 38
1992 5 26
1993 3 28
1994 1 36
1995 1 41
1996 7 28
1997 6 51
1998 4 31
1999 7 29
2000 13 62
2001 8 59
2002 22 81
2003 10 98
2004 19 140
2005 16 160
2006 18 210
2007 30 222
2008 30 311
2009 57 418
2010 53 685
2011 51 863
2012 52 977
2013 53 1174
2014 53 1335
2015 84 1618
2016 76 1824
2017 93 2106
2018 125 2284
2019 130 2627
2020 232 3408
2021 330 4639
2022 472 5830
2023 378 6450

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 48 422
Demography 1 325 1270
Gender Studies 5 378 1964
Classics and Ancient History 4 524 1985
Sociology 4 533 2025
Anthropology 5 515 2037
Communications and Public Relations 5 545 2094
Library and Information science 4 600 2244
Law 4 699 2285
Political Science 4 725 2539
History 5 986 2762
Education Majors 7 961 2930
Archaeology 5 1154 2991
Linguistics 4 1380 3331
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 5 1242 3611
Philosophy 5 1483 4025

Environmental Science rankings

The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 4th for Environmental Science in the Philippines and 2993rd in the World with 1,740 publications made and 31,146 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 67 In the Philippines
#1237 of 2,811 In Asia
#2993 of 6,798 In the World

University of the Philippines Manila
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 3 35
1992 4 43
1993 2 35
1994 4 37
1995 2 46
1996 4 55
1997 5 46
1998 6 27
1999 4 59
2000 13 58
2001 9 74
2002 15 77
2003 12 98
2004 11 127
2005 17 133
2006 22 193
2007 26 201
2008 23 304
2009 54 354
2010 24 534
2011 41 641
2012 33 695
2013 45 805
2014 52 1012
2015 72 1199
2016 63 1260
2017 80 1469
2018 89 1567
2019 93 1773
2020 151 2166
2021 188 2956
2022 266 3405
2023 230 3793

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
Environmental Engineering 4 899 2042
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 746 2086
Paleontology 4 1022 2532
Environmental Management 4 1117 2626
Geology 4 1209 2901
Agricultural Science 7 1249 2902
Ecology 5 1216 2938
Environmental Chemistry 7 1423 3054
Geography and Cartography 5 1194 3061
Oceanography 10 1487 3511
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 1702 3815

Chemistry rankings

The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 4th for Chemistry in the Philippines and 3115th in the World with 1,649 publications made and 31,143 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 47 In the Philippines
#1438 of 2,750 In Asia
#3115 of 6,447 In the World

University of the Philippines Manila
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 4 53
1992 2 82
1993 3 73
1994 5 93
1995 2 90
1996 3 73
1997 5 87
1998 6 71
1999 7 94
2000 9 125
2001 8 97
2002 13 125
2003 19 165
2004 8 168
2005 17 187
2006 21 257
2007 20 242
2008 24 366
2009 34 394
2010 25 497
2011 38 614
2012 37 717
2013 36 827
2014 51 1026
2015 55 1082
2016 57 1282
2017 79 1651
2018 81 1885
2019 107 2163
2020 175 2711
2021 206 3482
2022 239 4218
2023 172 4738

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 1165 2569
Environmental Chemistry 7 1423 3054
Nutrition and Food Science 10 1595 3354
Organic Chemistry 7 1702 3649
Physical chemistry 7 1731 3673
Nanotechnology 8 1967 4022
Materials Science 9 1941 4195
Chemical Engineering 10 2046 4210

Psychology rankings

The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 2nd for Psychology in the Philippines and 1945th in the World with 1,646 publications made and 29,972 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 61 In the Philippines
#648 of 2,703 In Asia
#1945 of 6,528 In the World

University of the Philippines Manila
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 2 27
1992 0 44
1993 0 28
1994 1 59
1995 2 38
1996 5 30
1997 3 32
1998 1 33
1999 3 26
2000 7 49
2001 8 40
2002 10 38
2003 11 61
2004 9 77
2005 16 96
2006 8 99
2007 14 119
2008 14 158
2009 30 237
2010 28 422
2011 35 537
2012 28 721
2013 34 893
2014 30 912
2015 46 1088
2016 57 1253
2017 71 1472
2018 87 1729
2019 98 1995
2020 169 2621
2021 248 3590
2022 305 4392
2023 221 4901

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
Occupational Therapy 2 255 1008
Sexology 2 113 1011
Psychiatry 1 477 1527
Clinical Psychology 2 478 1788
Neuroscience 1 717 2108
Cognitive Science 4 968 2365
Child Psychology 4 729 2382
Education Majors 7 961 2930
Social Psychology 6 1250 3375

Computer Science rankings

The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 5th for Computer Science in the Philippines and 3042nd in the World with 1,614 publications made and 21,678 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 64 In the Philippines
#1296 of 2,809 In Asia
#3042 of 6,752 In the World

University of the Philippines Manila
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 1 31
1992 2 48
1993 1 34
1994 3 49
1995 1 31
1996 4 37
1997 4 42
1998 4 32
1999 4 28
2000 8 53
2001 5 43
2002 12 36
2003 6 77
2004 3 72
2005 13 105
2006 9 118
2007 21 128
2008 16 154
2009 23 259
2010 30 371
2011 28 462
2012 27 561
2013 33 690
2014 40 761
2015 51 869
2016 44 1109
2017 66 1274
2018 80 1388
2019 95 1666
2020 158 2115
2021 215 2982
2022 314 3876
2023 250 4333

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 2 766 1914
Neuroscience 1 717 2108
Library and Information science 4 600 2244
Cognitive Science 4 968 2365
Management Information Systems 4 999 2771
Machine Learning 5 1423 3112
Cyber Security 7 1564 3573
Computer Vision 8 1699 3666
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 1672 3802
Telecommunications 8 1756 3840
Computer Networking 10 1871 4187

Engineering rankings

The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 6th for Engineering in the Philippines and 3422nd in the World with 1,335 publications made and 22,392 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 58 In the Philippines
#1554 of 2,809 In Asia
#3422 of 6,684 In the World

University of the Philippines Manila
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 0 27
1992 0 34
1993 1 38
1994 3 40
1995 2 34
1996 5 28
1997 5 44
1998 4 31
1999 3 28
2000 7 58
2001 3 41
2002 12 50
2003 9 80
2004 2 79
2005 19 91
2006 11 104
2007 13 142
2008 15 185
2009 21 232
2010 21 373
2011 27 492
2012 23 555
2013 29 669
2014 39 797
2015 44 856
2016 48 958
2017 69 1232
2018 78 1319
2019 74 1534
2020 124 1922
2021 150 2353
2022 250 2899
2023 178 3223

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
Biotechnology 4 810 1930
Environmental Engineering 4 899 2042
Aerospace Engineering 3 1135 2644
Mechanical Engineering 4 1259 2950
Civil Engineering 6 1358 3140
Optical Engineering 5 1453 3162
Metallurgical Engineering 5 1774 3783
Acoustical Engineering 6 1635 3795
Structural Engineering 7 1739 3798
Telecommunications 8 1756 3840
Electrical Engineering 9 1835 3977
Nanotechnology 8 1967 4022
Computer Networking 10 1871 4187
Materials Science 9 1941 4195
Chemical Engineering 10 2046 4210

Mathematics rankings

The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 3rd for Mathematics in the Philippines and 2593rd in the World with 1,091 publications made and 23,479 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 56 In the Philippines
#1061 of 2,673 In Asia
#2593 of 6,305 In the World

University of the Philippines Manila
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 1 6
1992 2 4
1993 1 9
1994 1 14
1995 1 7
1996 1 4
1997 2 13
1998 2 7
1999 1 11
2000 6 15
2001 4 9
2002 7 27
2003 2 31
2004 4 36
2005 5 53
2006 6 56
2007 15 75
2008 11 107
2009 21 131
2010 22 201
2011 22 308
2012 12 418
2013 21 488
2014 22 549
2015 37 660
2016 31 844
2017 49 1044
2018 64 1155
2019 61 1312
2020 117 1738
2021 170 2424
2022 205 3166
2023 150 3514

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 3 981 2409
Math Teachers 29 1349 3628

Economics rankings

The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 4th for Economics in the Philippines and 2169th in the World with 898 publications made and 18,867 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 49 In the Philippines
#703 of 2,461 In Asia
#2169 of 5,995 In the World

University of the Philippines Manila
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 1 8
1992 2 1
1993 1 5
1994 0 13
1995 0 8
1996 3 6
1997 0 6
1998 1 5
1999 1 3
2000 9 13
2001 3 10
2002 11 12
2003 3 18
2004 3 25
2005 3 28
2006 5 42
2007 11 47
2008 13 77
2009 11 130
2010 15 247
2011 19 325
2012 16 362
2013 16 449
2014 16 449
2015 33 612
2016 24 611
2017 35 694
2018 34 747
2019 44 814
2020 97 1053
2021 117 1474
2022 184 1916
2023 147 2033

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 2 368 1434
Finance 7 1478 3688

Business rankings

The University of the Philippines Manila ranked 7th for Business in the Philippines and 3096th in the World with 765 publications made and 8,427 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Occupational Safety and Health, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 51 In the Philippines
#1209 of 2,579 In Asia
#3096 of 6,187 In the World

University of the Philippines Manila
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 1 2
1992 0 0
1993 1 5
1994 1 15
1995 0 5
1996 1 5
1997 0 2
1998 0 6
1999 0 2
2000 7 5
2001 4 5
2002 9 14
2003 1 7
2004 9 13
2005 6 20
2006 4 32
2007 13 28
2008 9 54
2009 9 95
2010 12 180
2011 20 212
2012 16 251
2013 15 318
2014 17 376
2015 27 413
2016 27 445
2017 37 491
2018 37 534
2019 44 571
2020 74 763
2021 89 996
2022 139 1228
2023 129 1401

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 48 422
Advertising 5 1002 2649
Management Information Systems 4 999 2771
Marketing 7 1238 3137
Management 7 1367 3349
Finance 7 1478 3688

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of the Philippines Manila

Speciality Philippines Asia World Rank
Photography 2 282 1134
Fashion Design 4 1337 3448
Nuclear Physics 5 1647 3558
Art & Design 5 1395 3686
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 1546 3717
Physics 6 1706 3807
Literature 6 1441 3868
Quantum and Particle physics 8 1899 4282