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Urbana University ranked 864th in the United States, 3345th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 136 research topics. Urbana University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 16,379 academic publications and 496,670 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 4 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3345 of 14,131 In the World
#932 of 2,597 In North America
#864 of 2,496 In the United States
#36 of 90 In Ohio
#149 of 1,106 For Landscape Architecture
#190 of 2,294 For Animal Science
#242 of 2,131 For Veterinary
#3980 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#7906 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 133 other topics

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Biology rankings

Urbana University ranked 218th for Biology in the United States and 1019th in the World with 8,809 publications made and 319,680 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#218 of 1,609 In the United States
#246 of 1,698 In North America
#1019 of 6,833 In the World

Urbana University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 141 2168
1993 151 2328
1994 178 2570
1995 161 2607
1996 116 2882
1997 143 2959
1998 131 3280
1999 156 3370
2000 130 3927
2001 136 3998
2002 317 5467
2003 228 5117
2004 197 5535
2005 173 6065
2006 172 6964
2007 151 7077
2008 154 7395
2009 182 8158
2010 197 9013
2011 180 9965
2012 184 10960
2013 167 12237
2014 231 12254
2015 258 12943
2016 251 13253
2017 236 13706
2018 222 14710
2019 238 15723
2020 266 18451
2021 203 20292
2022 178 18980
2023 165 17589
2024 137 15562

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

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Animal Science 53 64 190
Forestry 82 99 381
Nutrition and Food Science 78 91 428
Agricultural Science 104 125 540
Horticulture 94 111 565
Entomology 175 201 683
Toxicology 141 164 724
Biophysics 214 238 749
Molecular Biology 186 209 784
Botany 165 190 808
Biotechnology 175 195 816
Microbiology 177 197 856
Evolutionary Biology 235 267 875
Immunology 201 221 885
Biochemistry 200 224 906
Zoology 208 240 908
Genetics 211 235 927
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 219 243 947
Neuroscience 267 298 976
Paleontology 215 248 1008
Virology 227 251 1064
Nanotechnology 176 202 1095
Oncology and Cancer research 245 268 1131
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 305 350 1416
Pharmacology 284 314 1513

Chemistry rankings

Urbana University ranked 208th for Chemistry in the United States and 1005th in the World with 8,284 publications made and 289,729 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#208 of 1,447 In the United States
#236 of 1,530 In North America
#1005 of 6,545 In the World

Urbana University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 153 1897
1993 173 2053
1994 164 2286
1995 163 2377
1996 141 2567
1997 135 2676
1998 148 2917
1999 143 2967
2000 138 3453
2001 152 3461
2002 407 5111
2003 264 4551
2004 198 4746
2005 171 5223
2006 159 5803
2007 142 5917
2008 162 6066
2009 154 6710
2010 172 7441
2011 174 8263
2012 157 8888
2013 144 9908
2014 209 10053
2015 218 10729
2016 230 10992
2017 209 11439
2018 189 12457
2019 205 13494
2020 227 15367
2021 164 17313
2022 154 16523
2023 110 15241
2024 100 13516

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

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 78 91 428
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 134 155 614
Petrology and Geochemistry 136 166 646
Computational Chemistry 175 200 804
Biochemistry 200 224 906
Pharmacy 169 193 923
Organic Chemistry 191 218 992
Physical chemistry 166 196 1031
Materials Science 188 216 1058
Nanotechnology 176 202 1095
Environmental Chemistry 211 246 1388
Inorganic Chemistry 217 249 1418
Chemical Engineering 203 238 1495
Radiochemistry 179 209 1555

Engineering rankings

Urbana University ranked 198th for Engineering in the United States and 976th in the World with 7,902 publications made and 265,894 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#198 of 1,565 In the United States
#228 of 1,651 In North America
#976 of 6,782 In the World

Urbana University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 149 1631
1993 135 1775
1994 130 2024
1995 154 2114
1996 131 2305
1997 111 2415
1998 128 2495
1999 142 2566
2000 116 3042
2001 147 3168
2002 636 6878
2003 384 5283
2004 294 5543
2005 207 6315
2006 149 6964
2007 112 6906
2008 131 6933
2009 117 7250
2010 138 7665
2011 148 8055
2012 114 8454
2013 150 9105
2014 179 9332
2015 168 9805
2016 170 10074
2017 159 10164
2018 173 10853
2019 156 11666
2020 198 13132
2021 132 14819
2022 137 13661
2023 104 12454
2024 103 11089

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

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 31 37 149
Firefighting and Fire Science 91 106 427
Computer Engineering 117 138 450
Electronic Engineering 110 133 473
Agricultural Engineering 58 69 480
Applied/Engineering Physics 126 148 559
Telecommunications 137 165 585
Computer Networking 148 175 591
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 134 155 614
Reliability and Quality Engineering 144 171 619
Mining Engineering 113 141 705
Automation and Control engineering 130 160 735
Electrical Engineering 151 181 751
Architecture 156 184 760
Biotechnology 175 195 816
Remote Sensing 198 226 875
Robotics 162 193 875
Structural Engineering 182 212 877
Geotechnical Engineering 166 198 880
Biomedical Engineering 197 223 897
Systems Engineering 203 235 925
Optical Engineering 196 224 979
Acoustical Engineering 215 247 1000
Human-Computer Interaction 217 249 1034
Civil Engineering 209 240 1053
Materials Science 188 216 1058
Nanotechnology 176 202 1095
Metallurgical Engineering 188 217 1114
Transportation Engineering 219 253 1172
Aerospace Engineering 246 278 1188
Mechanical Engineering 224 257 1203
Operations Research 244 279 1307
Environmental Engineering 203 238 1453
Renewable Energy Engineering 177 212 1468
Chemical Engineering 203 238 1495
Automotive Engineering 246 284 1642

Environmental Science rankings

Urbana University ranked 210th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1005th in the World with 6,946 publications made and 223,219 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#210 of 1,631 In the United States
#241 of 1,721 In North America
#1005 of 6,876 In the World

Urbana University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 96 1553
1993 107 1724
1994 98 1856
1995 112 1993
1996 85 2056
1997 94 2151
1998 86 2322
1999 94 2389
2000 86 2782
2001 94 2915
2002 274 4372
2003 155 3933
2004 133 4209
2005 123 4619
2006 120 5375
2007 93 5405
2008 112 5548
2009 126 6160
2010 137 6617
2011 124 7389
2012 110 8134
2013 135 9156
2014 159 9259
2015 171 9512
2016 162 9830
2017 192 9881
2018 205 10443
2019 189 11195
2020 239 12952
2021 161 14591
2022 157 13358
2023 139 12433
2024 110 10894

The following table provides academic rankings for Urbana University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Forestry 82 99 381
Agricultural Science 104 125 540
Petrology and Geochemistry 136 166 646
Mining Engineering 113 141 705
Geotechnical Engineering 166 198 880
Earth science and Geophysics 185 220 890
Geology 212 243 984
Geography and Cartography 220 250 994
Paleontology 215 248 1008
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 211 244 1021
Ecology 207 243 1042
Urban and Regional planning 191 223 1164
Oceanography 230 269 1167
Environmental Management 185 220 1185
Environmental Chemistry 211 246 1388
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 305 350 1416
Environmental Engineering 203 238 1453

Physics rankings

Urbana University ranked 211th for Physics in the United States and 1062nd in the World with 6,748 publications made and 214,896 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#211 of 1,531 In the United States
#241 of 1,617 In North America
#1062 of 6,713 In the World

Urbana University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 135 1497
1993 129 1562
1994 131 1779
1995 138 1843
1996 125 1965
1997 109 2062
1998 118 2240
1999 136 2266
2000 106 2619
2001 130 2788
2002 520 5481
2003 312 4252
2004 230 4323
2005 180 4885
2006 117 5435
2007 90 5476
2008 122 5439
2009 105 5699
2010 122 6104
2011 118 6495
2012 90 6770
2013 105 7273
2014 159 7583
2015 156 8153
2016 148 8407
2017 123 8502
2018 148 9164
2019 138 9805
2020 143 11006
2021 103 12421
2022 97 11494
2023 78 10791
2024 90 9575

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

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 126 148 559
Biophysics 214 238 749
Optical Engineering 196 224 979
Acoustical Engineering 215 247 1000
Atomic and Molecular physics 217 245 1010
Quantum and Particle physics 198 228 1018
Materials Science 188 216 1058
Nanotechnology 176 202 1095
Theoretical Physics 233 267 1137
Astrophysics and Astronomy 258 294 1141
Condensed Matter Physics 202 229 1236
Nuclear Physics 250 284 1295

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Urbana University ranked 259th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1081st in the World with 6,276 publications made and 169,812 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#259 of 1,761 In the United States
#292 of 1,852 In North America
#1081 of 7,081 In the World

Urbana University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 80 1171
1993 77 1264
1994 93 1328
1995 80 1436
1996 77 1656
1997 72 1578
1998 73 1869
1999 70 1960
2000 68 2090
2001 80 2331
2002 266 3934
2003 161 3395
2004 132 3541
2005 113 3902
2006 96 4427
2007 89 4592
2008 89 4688
2009 101 5132
2010 119 5579
2011 115 6019
2012 133 6388
2013 158 7017
2014 197 6947
2015 164 7186
2016 181 7054
2017 181 7258
2018 190 7471
2019 227 7957
2020 270 9055
2021 184 9743
2022 196 8775
2023 183 8397
2024 116 6973

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Genealogy 185 210 454
Library and Information science 277 303 745
Sports / Exercise science 246 283 867
Philosophy 192 225 920
Art History 376 416 1004
Demography 258 289 1013
Classics and Ancient History 345 379 1023
Sociology 325 362 1132
Urban and Regional planning 191 223 1164
Anthropology 367 408 1228
Linguistics 284 319 1236
Political Science 326 365 1273
History 316 355 1312
Archaeology 292 332 1383
Gender Studies 558 610 1422
Law 401 443 1478
Aesthetics 384 426 1501
Education Majors 495 544 1662
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 653 708 2228

Computer Science rankings

Urbana University ranked 223rd for Computer Science in the United States and 905th in the World with 5,311 publications made and 214,658 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#223 of 1,612 In the United States
#253 of 1,698 In North America
#905 of 6,845 In the World

Urbana University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 93 1275
1993 72 1314
1994 109 1603
1995 97 1736
1996 84 1881
1997 73 1833
1998 76 1969
1999 86 2191
2000 76 2440
2001 101 2680
2002 514 6150
2003 330 4684
2004 239 4799
2005 160 5559
2006 119 6203
2007 77 6135
2008 90 6258
2009 78 6424
2010 93 6899
2011 94 7163
2012 91 7252
2013 83 7580
2014 100 7759
2015 85 7746
2016 84 7793
2017 77 7790
2018 93 8109
2019 105 8482
2020 100 9344
2021 95 10158
2022 95 9015
2023 71 8475
2024 82 7297

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 100 116 360
Computer Engineering 117 138 450
Animation 120 144 539
Telecommunications 137 165 585
Computer Networking 148 175 591
Computer Vision 164 193 728
Library and Information science 277 303 745
Computer Graphics 184 213 799
Cyber Security 193 222 842
Cognitive Science 221 254 846
Robotics 162 193 875
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 196 227 913
Computational Linguistics 192 222 927
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 219 243 947
Neuroscience 267 298 976
Software Engineering 225 258 1011
Human-Computer Interaction 217 249 1034
Machine Learning 233 266 1159
Multimedia 300 332 1171
Data Science 384 428 1817
Management Information Systems 508 569 2558

Medicine rankings

Urbana University ranked 255th for Medicine in the United States and 1105th in the World with 4,803 publications made and 200,024 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology, Surgery, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#255 of 1,600 In the United States
#283 of 1,685 In North America
#1105 of 6,775 In the World

Urbana University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 77 1183
1993 82 1306
1994 105 1402
1995 88 1521
1996 58 1620
1997 73 1671
1998 67 1932
1999 91 1979
2000 76 2346
2001 75 2426
2002 159 3043
2003 106 3072
2004 109 3256
2005 97 3603
2006 103 4020
2007 85 4253
2008 92 4526
2009 85 4948
2010 111 5494
2011 111 6012
2012 131 6429
2013 103 7160
2014 122 7364
2015 143 7618
2016 134 7564
2017 134 7943
2018 120 8395
2019 136 8859
2020 154 10313
2021 139 11263
2022 118 10559
2023 113 9595
2024 87 8273

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

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Veterinary 58 67 242
Toxicology 141 164 724
Urology 171 188 753
Sports / Exercise science 246 283 867
Immunology 201 221 885
Biomedical Engineering 197 223 897
Pharmacy 169 193 923
Anatomy and Physiology 233 261 1003
Gerontology 318 353 1010
Virology 227 251 1064
Pathology 234 260 1102
Anesthesiology 254 280 1116
Oncology and Cancer research 245 268 1131
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 210 228 1137
Public Health 291 325 1168
Psychiatry 305 340 1189
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 361 397 1221
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 267 296 1227
Radiation Therapy 261 287 1262
Sports Medicine 346 386 1291
Pediatrics 264 290 1311
Surgery 291 319 1320
Ophthalmology 293 323 1334
Critical Care Nursing 318 343 1373
Clinical Psychology 437 480 1400
Cardiology 319 348 1437
Physical Therapy 361 399 1451
Dentistry 304 335 1493
Pharmacology 284 314 1513
Orthodontics 355 388 1663
Family medicine 436 474 1710
Nursing 505 555 1860
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 325 358 1932
Healthcare Management (MHA) 492 541 1934
Health Science 575 621 1951

Mathematics rankings

Urbana University ranked 236th for Mathematics in the United States and 1020th in the World with 2,385 publications made and 106,962 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#236 of 1,410 In the United States
#268 of 1,491 In North America
#1020 of 6,418 In the World

Urbana University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 41 618
1993 33 647
1994 57 759
1995 57 856
1996 47 898
1997 27 970
1998 27 1034
1999 45 1077
2000 34 1259
2001 46 1406
2002 284 3336
2003 175 2523
2004 142 2606
2005 93 2953
2006 56 3342
2007 41 3275
2008 35 3321
2009 33 3305
2010 45 3406
2011 42 3544
2012 47 3478
2013 47 3614
2014 43 3702
2015 28 3745
2016 35 3748
2017 26 3673
2018 40 3751
2019 42 3856
2020 41 4075
2021 40 4471
2022 27 3907
2023 29 3626
2024 28 2428

The following table provides academic rankings for Urbana University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 100 116 360
Applied Mathematics 160 187 860
Statistics 238 270 1024
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 273 305 1132
Operations Research 244 279 1307
Math Teachers 490 532 1567

Business rankings

Urbana University ranked 265th for Business in the United States and 1114th in the World with 1,706 publications made and 64,103 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#265 of 1,377 In the United States
#299 of 1,460 In North America
#1114 of 6,339 In the World

Urbana University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 28 400
1993 27 423
1994 37 511
1995 58 531
1996 27 560
1997 40 600
1998 22 633
1999 46 758
2000 49 810
2001 49 882
2002 144 1998
2003 109 1461
2004 77 1609
2005 47 1859
2006 35 1986
2007 24 2069
2008 40 2208
2009 33 2150
2010 35 2183
2011 28 2339
2012 26 2413
2013 35 2532
2014 36 2612
2015 24 2556
2016 25 2559
2017 24 2531
2018 24 2569
2019 20 2688
2020 29 2816
2021 21 3050
2022 25 2524
2023 29 2468
2024 19 1784

The following table provides academic rankings for Urbana University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Management 207 238 844
Marketing 232 264 927
Operations Research 244 279 1307
Advertising 456 496 1697
Accounting 439 479 1716
Finance 428 472 2028
Management Information Systems 508 569 2558

Art & Design rankings

Urbana University ranked 279th for Art & Design in the United States and 1066th in the World with 1,006 publications made and 26,765 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, 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
#279 of 1,361 In the United States
#315 of 1,444 In North America
#1066 of 5,966 In the World

Urbana University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 12 205
1993 7 201
1994 16 245
1995 17 259
1996 19 323
1997 18 233
1998 21 360
1999 13 311
2000 12 336
2001 25 446
2002 77 909
2003 53 794
2004 36 776
2005 23 878
2006 25 917
2007 19 953
2008 26 859
2009 17 941
2010 10 1006
2011 16 954
2012 25 1116
2013 17 1086
2014 19 1150
2015 28 1137
2016 30 1095
2017 15 1103
2018 27 1106
2019 23 1208
2020 27 1304
2021 17 1272
2022 25 1211
2023 19 1114
2024 14 1135

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 31 37 149
Animation 120 144 539
Architecture 156 184 760
Computer Graphics 184 213 799
Fashion Design 219 251 884
Art History 376 416 1004
Literature 322 358 1154
Multimedia 300 332 1171
Aesthetics 384 426 1501

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Urbana University

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Child Psychology 268 302 721
Social Psychology 316 353 1012
Psychology 327 362 1253
Development Studies 377 417 1448
Economics 387 428 1630