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Upstate Medical University ranked 257th in the United States, 973rd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 109 research topics. Upstate Medical University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 25,735 academic publications and 701,073 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 17 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#973 of 14,131 In the World
#288 of 2,597 In North America
#257 of 2,496 In the United States
#21 of 221 In New York State
#2 of 4 In Syracuse
#182 of 1,049 For Bioethics/Medical Ethics
#194 of 3,499 For Virology
#200 of 1,003 For Respiratory Therapy
#2758 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1479 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 106 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Upstate Medical University ranked 121st for Medicine in the United States and 384th in the World with 22,477 publications made and 613,450 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#121 of 1,600 In the United States
#137 of 1,685 In North America
#384 of 6,775 In the World

Upstate Medical University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 41 2017
1993 36 1876
1994 35 1818
1995 42 1820
1996 40 1893
1997 25 1855
1998 44 1917
1999 55 1809
2000 201 2197
2001 305 2497
2002 384 3422
2003 419 4271
2004 478 5324
2005 455 6724
2006 506 8801
2007 489 10447
2008 537 12662
2009 551 13911
2010 573 15808
2011 549 17741
2012 667 19263
2013 674 20590
2014 775 22622
2015 753 23370
2016 804 23967
2017 834 25962
2018 928 27126
2019 1204 30075
2020 1469 38475
2021 1339 48923
2022 1230 49097
2023 1338 48575
2024 1228 46103

The following table provides academic rankings for Upstate Medical University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 89 101 182
Virology 82 92 194
Respiratory Therapy 75 88 200
Medical Physics 91 101 203
Pediatrics 82 94 232
Critical Care Nursing 103 116 255
Cardiology 92 105 257
Radiation Therapy 83 94 276
Clinical Psychology 134 153 277
Anesthesiology 101 115 279
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 100 113 290
Neurosurgery 80 89 290
Family medicine 115 129 293
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 133 150 295
Psychiatry 117 133 320
Anatomy and Physiology 116 132 323
Surgery 104 117 323
Pathology 110 125 341
Gerontology 152 174 357
Health Science 154 171 385
Plastic Surgery 128 139 385
Urology 117 133 389
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 97 109 399
Healthcare Management (MHA) 150 171 403
Ophthalmology 124 139 403
Nursing 151 171 412
Oncology and Cancer research 117 130 422
Audiology 148 170 447
Epidemiology 118 137 462
Sports Medicine 150 174 476
Immunology 131 146 477
Dermatology 121 134 480
Pharmacology 131 146 488
Physical Therapy 155 178 492
Optometry 149 166 502
Public Health 198 223 624
Orthodontics 153 173 629
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 130 147 644
Sonography and Ultrasound 149 170 691
Occupational Therapy 194 219 714
Biomedical Engineering 174 196 745
Sports / Exercise science 221 253 754
Cosmetology 159 178 810
Dentistry 172 193 824
Social Work 383 424 895
Forensic Science 198 227 902
Veterinary 188 209 1265
Pharmacy 374 413 2070

Biology rankings

Upstate Medical University ranked 165th for Biology in the United States and 640th in the World with 18,913 publications made and 584,413 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#165 of 1,609 In the United States
#188 of 1,698 In North America
#640 of 6,833 In the World

Upstate Medical University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 32 2098
1993 27 1891
1994 28 1807
1995 35 1770
1996 29 1821
1997 24 1838
1998 35 1774
1999 45 1773
2000 185 2131
2001 259 2412
2002 346 3343
2003 368 4376
2004 443 5410
2005 386 6716
2006 414 8596
2007 404 9852
2008 468 11713
2009 492 12798
2010 496 14630
2011 465 16326
2012 577 17787
2013 592 18664
2014 624 20761
2015 660 21448
2016 669 21686
2017 689 24040
2018 777 25125
2019 984 28211
2020 1157 35629
2021 1043 45550
2022 1019 45946
2023 1112 45367
2024 953 42550

The following table provides academic rankings for Upstate Medical University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 89 101 182
Virology 82 92 194
Biophysics 123 139 332
Neuroscience 129 149 376
Oncology and Cancer research 117 130 422
Immunology 131 146 477
Pharmacology 131 146 488
Genetics 153 171 552
Biotechnology 144 163 572
Molecular Biology 170 191 667
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 172 193 678
Biochemistry 170 191 699
Evolutionary Biology 206 234 765
Microbiology 187 207 914
Paleontology 234 269 1109
Astrobiology 298 334 1272
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 275 318 1291
Animal Science 246 278 1314
Zoology 305 345 1354
Botany 264 300 1580
Nutrition and Food Science 239 274 1987
Nanotechnology 383 426 2749
Horticulture 420 469 3015
Agricultural Science 571 630 3640

Chemistry rankings

Upstate Medical University ranked 206th for Chemistry in the United States and 1000th in the World with 11,219 publications made and 363,908 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#206 of 1,447 In the United States
#234 of 1,530 In North America
#1000 of 6,545 In the World

Upstate Medical University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 18 1398
1993 12 1250
1994 11 1146
1995 18 1095
1996 23 1061
1997 15 1120
1998 14 1069
1999 29 1099
2000 116 1329
2001 169 1519
2002 253 2190
2003 245 2894
2004 292 3662
2005 232 4650
2006 266 5649
2007 276 6314
2008 319 7499
2009 300 8170
2010 328 9143
2011 289 10256
2012 337 10911
2013 348 11499
2014 346 12666
2015 373 12928
2016 392 13344
2017 366 15009
2018 429 15748
2019 569 17590
2020 601 21980
2021 530 26528
2022 554 27388
2023 601 27781
2024 466 25542

The following table provides academic rankings for Upstate Medical University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 170 191 699
Organic Chemistry 228 259 1286
Materials Science 274 313 1811
Nutrition and Food Science 239 274 1987
Pharmacy 374 413 2070
Radiochemistry 242 277 2184
Inorganic Chemistry 323 368 2327
Physical chemistry 373 423 2652
Chemical Engineering 353 400 2712
Nanotechnology 383 426 2749
Environmental Chemistry 496 552 3321

Psychology rankings

Upstate Medical University ranked 162nd for Psychology in the United States and 476th in the World with 10,932 publications made and 321,705 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#162 of 1,558 In the United States
#184 of 1,645 In North America
#476 of 6,645 In the World

Upstate Medical University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 12 1050
1993 16 1001
1994 22 1009
1995 15 1024
1996 12 1092
1997 13 1026
1998 26 1055
1999 21 1035
2000 96 1180
2001 154 1357
2002 176 1875
2003 177 2201
2004 232 2783
2005 217 3331
2006 270 4567
2007 261 5769
2008 286 7072
2009 308 7995
2010 297 9406
2011 306 10353
2012 340 11278
2013 344 12119
2014 374 13503
2015 360 13819
2016 394 13974
2017 427 14750
2018 437 15269
2019 542 16907
2020 668 21599
2021 675 24712
2022 600 25053
2023 678 25546
2024 541 24053

The following table provides academic rankings for Upstate Medical University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 134 153 277
Psychiatry 117 133 320
Neuroscience 129 149 376
Special Education 187 206 420
Sexology 240 270 504
Child Psychology 222 252 555
Occupational Therapy 194 219 714
Cognitive Science 233 266 888
Social Work 383 424 895
Social Psychology 320 358 1024
Education Majors 466 513 1525

Computer Science rankings

Upstate Medical University ranked 247th for Computer Science in the United States and 1049th in the World with 8,227 publications made and 282,450 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#247 of 1,612 In the United States
#279 of 1,698 In North America
#1049 of 6,845 In the World

Upstate Medical University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 11 962
1993 15 852
1994 17 869
1995 14 893
1996 8 910
1997 8 882
1998 19 929
1999 18 888
2000 72 1058
2001 117 1256
2002 149 1741
2003 147 1986
2004 202 2628
2005 181 3142
2006 199 4131
2007 205 5032
2008 237 6133
2009 250 6840
2010 222 7976
2011 197 8767
2012 250 9641
2013 240 9935
2014 251 11355
2015 289 11518
2016 273 11887
2017 299 12861
2018 322 13786
2019 364 15320
2020 448 19484
2021 473 23463
2022 478 23953
2023 486 24406
2024 386 23044

The following table provides academic rankings for Upstate Medical University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 129 149 376
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 172 193 678
Library and Information science 276 302 741
Cognitive Science 233 266 888
Computer Vision 276 314 1676
Machine Learning 347 390 2098
Data Science 428 479 2125
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 370 417 2243
Cyber Security 407 454 2275
Telecommunications 383 432 2447
Computer Networking 426 478 2520
Computational Linguistics 411 459 2537

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Upstate Medical University ranked 303rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1323rd in the World with 7,861 publications made and 209,749 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Sociology, Law, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#303 of 1,761 In the United States
#342 of 1,852 In North America
#1323 of 7,081 In the World

Upstate Medical University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 16 581
1993 17 535
1994 11 566
1995 10 549
1996 9 589
1997 6 589
1998 16 622
1999 17 582
2000 65 702
2001 100 820
2002 138 1044
2003 133 1348
2004 158 1648
2005 163 2153
2006 183 2893
2007 172 3479
2008 178 4348
2009 188 4930
2010 222 5462
2011 202 6388
2012 241 6686
2013 224 7374
2014 263 8197
2015 252 8531
2016 284 9026
2017 322 9883
2018 313 10609
2019 424 11816
2020 511 15677
2021 501 19994
2022 455 19980
2023 547 20045
2024 423 17286

The following table provides academic rankings for Upstate Medical University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Special Education 187 206 420
Military science 244 270 507
Occupational Safety and Health 203 231 520
Demography 206 231 690
Library and Information science 276 302 741
Sports / Exercise science 221 253 754
Social Work 383 424 895
Forensic Science 198 227 902
Criminology and Criminal Justice 407 447 913
Gender Studies 411 452 1000
Classics and Ancient History 351 385 1055
Linguistics 260 293 1088
Sociology 324 361 1131
Anthropology 348 386 1140
History 307 346 1281
Law 358 397 1292
Archaeology 281 319 1305
Art History 535 583 1428
Public Policy / Administration 434 477 1429
Political Science 376 421 1525
Education Majors 466 513 1525
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 482 529 1611
Philosophy 320 363 1634
Aesthetics 462 514 1909
Communications and Public Relations 622 679 2205

Engineering rankings

Upstate Medical University ranked 267th for Engineering in the United States and 1573rd in the World with 5,910 publications made and 161,143 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Biotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#267 of 1,565 In the United States
#304 of 1,651 In North America
#1573 of 6,782 In the World

Upstate Medical University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 6 732
1993 10 636
1994 9 602
1995 6 661
1996 8 608
1997 5 591
1998 8 604
1999 15 554
2000 49 671
2001 89 736
2002 133 1125
2003 139 1388
2004 164 1770
2005 130 2108
2006 143 2690
2007 138 3134
2008 160 3542
2009 159 3877
2010 167 4234
2011 126 4695
2012 161 5088
2013 178 5380
2014 173 5966
2015 186 6242
2016 178 6413
2017 189 6744
2018 216 7360
2019 273 7667
2020 323 9593
2021 299 11588
2022 283 11833
2023 319 12278
2024 260 11478

The following table provides academic rankings for Upstate Medical University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 144 163 572
Biomedical Engineering 174 196 745
Aerospace Engineering 258 290 1271
Optical Engineering 238 268 1312
Mechanical Engineering 260 296 1450
Structural Engineering 277 313 1699
Metallurgical Engineering 263 301 1742
Acoustical Engineering 329 372 1778
Materials Science 274 313 1811
Geotechnical Engineering 277 320 1823
Electronic Engineering 288 330 2008
Civil Engineering 348 395 2130
Environmental Engineering 294 335 2167
Electrical Engineering 318 363 2240
Systems Engineering 413 463 2390
Telecommunications 383 432 2447
Computer Networking 426 478 2520
Chemical Engineering 353 400 2712
Nanotechnology 383 426 2749

Physics rankings

Upstate Medical University ranked 270th for Physics in the United States and 1509th in the World with 5,669 publications made and 155,846 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Biophysics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#270 of 1,531 In the United States
#307 of 1,617 In North America
#1509 of 6,713 In the World

Upstate Medical University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 5 760
1993 9 672
1994 6 602
1995 7 643
1996 13 579
1997 4 623
1998 13 571
1999 15 569
2000 46 661
2001 95 781
2002 148 1101
2003 136 1397
2004 156 1673
2005 131 2030
2006 149 2487
2007 129 2935
2008 152 3469
2009 160 3659
2010 161 3920
2011 129 4523
2012 171 4835
2013 171 5170
2014 166 5549
2015 159 5620
2016 165 5701
2017 175 6013
2018 213 6531
2019 237 6806
2020 278 8218
2021 281 10042
2022 248 9945
2023 277 10207
2024 231 9928

The following table provides academic rankings for Upstate Medical University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 91 101 203
Biophysics 123 139 332
Nuclear Physics 216 245 1064
Astrobiology 298 334 1272
Optical Engineering 238 268 1312
Astrophysics and Astronomy 297 336 1360
Acoustical Engineering 329 372 1778
Materials Science 274 313 1811
Quantum and Particle physics 313 356 1950
Condensed Matter Physics 313 356 2146
Nanotechnology 383 426 2749

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Upstate Medical University

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Development Studies 272 304 972
Statistics 275 310 1268
Geology 269 309 1363
Economics 344 383 1428
Mathematics 307 343 1455
Environmental Science 285 326 1549
Advertising 425 465 1549
Geography and Cartography 314 359 1687
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 288 332 1745
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 416 462 1959
Management 422 469 2069
Literature 538 592 2087
Ecology 357 409 2110
Business 452 500 2137
Fashion Design 449 498 2154
Art & Design 533 586 2209
Accounting 548 598 2395
Oceanography 413 467 2453
Math Teachers 715 773 2549
Marketing 519 571 2567
Finance 530 581 2568
Earth science and Geophysics 437 488 2577
Environmental Management 428 484 2995