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Urbana University ranked 877th in the United States, 3349th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 123 research topics. Urbana University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 12,009 academic publications and 326,797 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 4 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3349 of 14,131 In the World
#945 of 2,597 In North America
#877 of 2,496 In the United States
#36 of 90 In Ohio
#96 of 2,152 For Animal Science
#127 of 1,249 For Landscape Architecture
#202 of 1,957 For Veterinary
#3911 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#7906 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 120 other topics

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Biology rankings

Urbana University ranked 216th for Biology in the United States and 968th in the World with 7,685 publications made and 250,594 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#216 of 1,582 In the United States
#243 of 1,668 In North America
#968 of 6,770 In the World

Urbana University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 144 1440
1992 134 1513
1993 136 1561
1994 169 1686
1995 146 1824
1996 110 1947
1997 135 2156
1998 123 2510
1999 130 2566
2000 111 2933
2001 116 2967
2002 185 3690
2003 161 3554
2004 161 3990
2005 161 4431
2006 179 5239
2007 163 5506
2008 159 5858
2009 193 6549
2010 203 7664
2011 165 8320
2012 171 9125
2013 156 10374
2014 201 10558
2015 256 11371
2016 235 11223
2017 208 11572
2018 196 12943
2019 191 13498
2020 229 15407
2021 188 16849
2022 147 16506
2023 124 15009

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 39 48 96
Nutrition and Food Science 55 64 291
Forestry 82 99 350
Agricultural Science 104 123 494
Horticulture 99 118 573
Entomology 162 186 586
Biotechnology 171 191 743
Botany 165 189 751
Molecular Biology 189 212 769
Biophysics 220 246 795
Immunology 188 208 807
Microbiology 176 196 818
Biochemistry 190 214 842
Genetics 202 226 862
Zoology 207 239 866
Toxicology 174 200 940
Neuroscience 263 294 941
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 223 247 957
Oncology and Cancer research 226 248 974
Virology 218 241 981
Paleontology 216 250 988
Evolutionary Biology 261 295 991
Nanotechnology 186 214 1143
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 270 313 1200
Pharmacology 268 296 1360

Chemistry rankings

Urbana University ranked 207th for Chemistry in the United States and 979th in the World with 7,161 publications made and 226,158 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#207 of 1,407 In the United States
#234 of 1,488 In North America
#979 of 6,447 In the World

Urbana University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 155 1205
1992 133 1383
1993 148 1414
1994 158 1575
1995 142 1706
1996 125 1787
1997 124 1946
1998 128 2230
1999 113 2264
2000 117 2576
2001 119 2596
2002 197 3225
2003 163 3092
2004 141 3338
2005 155 3765
2006 157 4339
2007 149 4624
2008 156 4897
2009 171 5543
2010 179 6444
2011 152 7024
2012 149 7652
2013 136 8640
2014 192 8879
2015 232 9670
2016 222 9696
2017 195 9976
2018 168 11204
2019 184 12001
2020 208 13363
2021 163 14914
2022 134 14879
2023 94 13490

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 55 64 291
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 124 142 536
Petrology and Geochemistry 138 168 630
Biochemistry 190 214 842
Pharmacy 164 188 886
Organic Chemistry 186 212 918
Computational Chemistry 196 223 951
Materials Science 194 223 1102
Nanotechnology 186 214 1143
Physical chemistry 180 211 1145
Environmental Chemistry 211 246 1352
Inorganic Chemistry 219 250 1382
Chemical Engineering 203 237 1425
Radiochemistry 171 201 1441

Engineering rankings

Urbana University ranked 221st for Engineering in the United States and 1138th in the World with 5,994 publications made and 167,709 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#221 of 1,518 In the United States
#253 of 1,602 In North America
#1138 of 6,684 In the World

Urbana University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 118 813
1992 114 953
1993 101 958
1994 113 1074
1995 116 1198
1996 103 1223
1997 82 1414
1998 102 1419
1999 88 1501
2000 83 1695
2001 88 1830
2002 268 3250
2003 181 2588
2004 149 2738
2005 145 3083
2006 120 3396
2007 106 3672
2008 116 3783
2009 126 4178
2010 152 4818
2011 124 5054
2012 103 5561
2013 103 6373
2014 149 6434
2015 172 7183
2016 143 7370
2017 139 7494
2018 128 8415
2019 131 8954
2020 159 10100
2021 122 11350
2022 96 11249
2023 82 9937

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 32 37 127
Agricultural Engineering 51 60 306
Firefighting and Fire Science 96 111 426
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 124 142 536
Mining Engineering 109 135 629
Computer Engineering 159 189 709
Biotechnology 171 191 743
Reliability and Quality Engineering 167 196 753
Electronic Engineering 158 189 773
Computer Networking 193 225 855
Biomedical Engineering 203 229 890
Geotechnical Engineering 173 207 914
Telecommunications 194 225 957
Remote Sensing 219 252 972
Applied/Engineering Physics 195 223 1060
Metallurgical Engineering 189 218 1097
Materials Science 194 223 1102
Electrical Engineering 196 227 1111
Transportation Engineering 228 262 1132
Systems Engineering 241 278 1133
Nanotechnology 186 214 1143
Automation and Control engineering 184 217 1150
Structural Engineering 221 253 1166
Optical Engineering 227 256 1169
Environmental Engineering 183 215 1193
Civil Engineering 230 264 1200
Acoustical Engineering 254 289 1282
Mechanical Engineering 240 273 1333
Renewable Energy Engineering 171 206 1336
Aerospace Engineering 266 301 1374
Chemical Engineering 203 237 1425
Operations Research 263 299 1466
Automotive Engineering 244 283 1612

Environmental Science rankings

Urbana University ranked 222nd for Environmental Science in the United States and 1024th in the World with 5,493 publications made and 171,523 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#222 of 1,598 In the United States
#255 of 1,687 In North America
#1024 of 6,798 In the World

Urbana University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 94 903
1992 88 1020
1993 96 1086
1994 95 1183
1995 96 1347
1996 78 1398
1997 75 1493
1998 81 1681
1999 77 1728
2000 78 1923
2001 68 2028
2002 154 2721
2003 84 2527
2004 95 2714
2005 99 2993
2006 119 3544
2007 107 3766
2008 89 4007
2009 117 4451
2010 124 5123
2011 113 5585
2012 99 6066
2013 102 7257
2014 119 7489
2015 126 7831
2016 129 7586
2017 129 7714
2018 136 8459
2019 108 9042
2020 147 10124
2021 114 11235
2022 85 11109
2023 88 9968

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 99 350
Agricultural Science 104 123 494
Mining Engineering 109 135 629
Petrology and Geochemistry 138 168 630
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 201 232 913
Geotechnical Engineering 173 207 914
Earth science and Geophysics 193 231 950
Ecology 207 240 978
Paleontology 216 250 988
Geology 218 250 1001
Geography and Cartography 241 275 1102
Environmental Engineering 183 215 1193
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 270 313 1200
Oceanography 242 285 1263
Environmental Management 202 237 1267
Environmental Chemistry 211 246 1352

Physics rankings

Urbana University ranked 232nd for Physics in the United States and 1178th in the World with 5,146 publications made and 139,849 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#232 of 1,485 In the United States
#264 of 1,569 In North America
#1178 of 6,603 In the World

Urbana University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 114 706
1992 102 823
1993 94 817
1994 119 959
1995 106 1041
1996 93 1061
1997 79 1169
1998 94 1268
1999 90 1290
2000 81 1377
2001 81 1574
2002 198 2554
2003 149 2091
2004 108 2177
2005 132 2411
2006 98 2754
2007 87 2990
2008 105 2995
2009 115 3325
2010 126 3831
2011 94 4029
2012 82 4395
2013 82 4998
2014 137 5065
2015 152 5820
2016 124 5953
2017 118 6133
2018 111 6970
2019 123 7340
2020 127 8384
2021 94 9497
2022 71 9208
2023 63 8430

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

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biophysics 220 246 795
Applied/Engineering Physics 195 223 1060
Materials Science 194 223 1102
Atomic and Molecular physics 233 262 1115
Nanotechnology 186 214 1143
Astrophysics and Astronomy 263 298 1164
Optical Engineering 227 256 1169
Quantum and Particle physics 227 260 1220
Nuclear Physics 240 273 1241
Acoustical Engineering 254 289 1282
Theoretical Physics 279 315 1374
Condensed Matter Physics 226 259 1428

Medicine rankings

Urbana University ranked 253rd for Medicine in the United States and 1037th in the World with 4,198 publications made and 149,639 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology, Surgery, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#253 of 1,558 In the United States
#281 of 1,643 In North America
#1037 of 6,680 In the World

Urbana University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 85 707
1992 76 767
1993 83 834
1994 100 883
1995 81 1025
1996 59 1044
1997 75 1231
1998 70 1501
1999 76 1480
2000 62 1707
2001 67 1801
2002 84 2070
2003 76 2128
2004 108 2419
2005 85 2592
2006 94 3019
2007 91 3300
2008 97 3455
2009 89 3893
2010 108 4449
2011 101 4827
2012 118 5318
2013 94 5980
2014 110 6109
2015 146 6479
2016 124 6220
2017 130 6575
2018 115 7185
2019 116 7435
2020 128 8525
2021 118 9286
2022 84 9110
2023 89 8212

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 53 62 202
Urology 171 188 732
Immunology 188 208 807
Pharmacy 164 188 886
Biomedical Engineering 203 229 890
Toxicology 174 200 940
Anatomy and Physiology 228 256 959
Oncology and Cancer research 226 248 974
Virology 218 241 981
Pathology 228 252 987
Public Health 281 315 1078
Anesthesiology 260 289 1125
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 361 396 1139
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 221 240 1153
Psychiatry 308 342 1164
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 267 296 1205
Surgery 279 307 1212
Dentistry 251 279 1222
Critical Care Nursing 310 333 1249
Orthodontics 289 317 1293
Cardiology 296 324 1294
Gerontology 410 452 1324
Sports Medicine 368 408 1350
Physical Therapy 348 385 1359
Pharmacology 268 296 1360
Clinical Psychology 449 495 1406
Nursing 453 497 1568
Healthcare Management (MHA) 480 528 1742
Family medicine 501 539 1877
Health Science 617 664 1959

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Urbana University ranked 356th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1515th in the World with 3,767 publications made and 92,989 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#356 of 1,728 In the United States
#399 of 1,819 In North America
#1515 of 7,020 In the World

Urbana University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 54 505
1992 67 573
1993 62 576
1994 78 634
1995 55 758
1996 67 827
1997 57 845
1998 64 987
1999 60 1052
2000 57 1096
2001 57 1253
2002 110 1870
2003 73 1620
2004 67 1809
2005 67 1893
2006 72 2252
2007 71 2384
2008 69 2489
2009 77 2804
2010 87 3259
2011 73 3527
2012 76 3680
2013 75 4259
2014 97 4367
2015 79 4646
2016 92 4415
2017 89 4551
2018 76 4809
2019 74 5148
2020 88 5832
2021 81 6429
2022 56 6134
2023 65 5650

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 223 250 528
Library and Information science 272 298 736
Classics and Ancient History 343 375 1001
Demography 272 304 1043
Art History 405 447 1063
Sociology 391 436 1345
History 347 390 1404
Linguistics 330 368 1446
Archaeology 329 372 1494
Philosophy 319 361 1529
Aesthetics 398 443 1538
Education Majors 534 584 1661
Law 516 565 1861
Political Science 499 547 1916
Anthropology 584 643 1922
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 643 698 2070

Computer Science rankings

Urbana University ranked 258th for Computer Science in the United States and 1104th in the World with 3,653 publications made and 111,325 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Neuroscience, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#258 of 1,576 In the United States
#294 of 1,662 In North America
#1104 of 6,752 In the World

Urbana University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 50 565
1992 57 616
1993 46 601
1994 90 655
1995 54 863
1996 61 771
1997 55 925
1998 55 1017
1999 62 1150
2000 50 1196
2001 61 1325
2002 217 2586
2003 136 1972
2004 115 2062
2005 99 2366
2006 84 2567
2007 61 2732
2008 87 2842
2009 92 3097
2010 92 3592
2011 80 3857
2012 83 4083
2013 64 4601
2014 80 4641
2015 82 4865
2016 77 4894
2017 78 5059
2018 65 5421
2019 82 5660
2020 83 6356
2021 85 7110
2022 74 6726
2023 52 6083

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 121 143 476
Computer Engineering 159 189 709
Library and Information science 272 298 736
Computer Networking 193 225 855
Neuroscience 263 294 941
Telecommunications 194 225 957
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 223 247 957
Cognitive Science 256 290 985
Computer Vision 212 242 1032
Computational Linguistics 221 252 1045
Software Engineering 255 290 1140
Computer Graphics 229 261 1147
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 234 267 1157
Cyber Security 257 291 1216
Machine Learning 253 288 1323

Mathematics rankings

Urbana University ranked 287th for Mathematics in the United States and 1269th in the World with 1,577 publications made and 44,032 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#287 of 1,371 In the United States
#322 of 1,451 In North America
#1269 of 6,305 In the World

Urbana University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 20 181
1992 26 236
1993 18 258
1994 49 281
1995 39 361
1996 36 356
1997 18 427
1998 17 430
1999 25 425
2000 15 495
2001 27 577
2002 105 1324
2003 69 979
2004 59 999
2005 46 1116
2006 41 1239
2007 28 1249
2008 34 1314
2009 34 1384
2010 40 1537
2011 32 1596
2012 45 1668
2013 31 1875
2014 43 1981
2015 35 2094
2016 35 2048
2017 27 2111
2018 36 2240
2019 39 2341
2020 27 2472
2021 36 2711
2022 28 2652
2023 26 2457

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 121 143 476
Applied Mathematics 210 242 1145
Statistics 278 314 1249
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 332 369 1439
Operations Research 263 299 1466
Math Teachers 536 579 1566

Business rankings

Urbana University ranked 302nd for Business in the United States and 1267th in the World with 1,224 publications made and 32,181 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#302 of 1,334 In the United States
#340 of 1,412 In North America
#1267 of 6,187 In the World

Urbana University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 34 131
1992 22 152
1993 22 154
1994 34 210
1995 36 229
1996 23 227
1997 34 229
1998 22 256
1999 43 305
2000 40 346
2001 40 386
2002 59 814
2003 41 610
2004 35 600
2005 22 713
2006 26 729
2007 20 804
2008 39 903
2009 34 962
2010 29 1018
2011 21 1114
2012 29 1209
2013 18 1397
2014 36 1386
2015 23 1425
2016 16 1373
2017 23 1428
2018 20 1477
2019 16 1567
2020 16 1627
2021 14 1826
2022 11 1703
2023 22 1520

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

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Marketing 248 280 919
Management 248 283 1041
Accounting 399 438 1448
Operations Research 263 299 1466
Advertising 496 539 1744
Finance 477 525 2170

Art & Design rankings

Urbana University ranked 301st for Art & Design in the United States and 1131st in the World with 682 publications made and 20,381 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, 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
#301 of 1,321 In the United States
#338 of 1,404 In North America
#1131 of 5,720 In the World

Urbana University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 9 75
1992 9 93
1993 9 97
1994 13 109
1995 10 116
1996 15 144
1997 17 126
1998 15 168
1999 11 156
2000 12 157
2001 19 199
2002 33 340
2003 22 310
2004 16 313
2005 13 352
2006 24 384
2007 18 443
2008 21 434
2009 20 444
2010 11 542
2011 13 530
2012 17 621
2013 10 649
2014 13 717
2015 14 696
2016 18 673
2017 17 688
2018 13 676
2019 16 684
2020 16 854
2021 10 833
2022 9 776
2023 7 690

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 32 37 127
Fashion Design 230 262 905
Art History 405 447 1063
Computer Graphics 229 261 1147
Literature 340 378 1198
Aesthetics 398 443 1538

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Urbana University

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Child Psychology 326 362 880
Social Psychology 362 403 1133
Psychology 350 387 1316
Development Studies 456 499 1689
Economics 473 518 1927