Western University of Health Sciences: Rankings

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The Western University of Health Sciences ranked 784th in the United States, 3009th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 61 research topics. The Western University of Health Sciences ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 6,643 academic publications and 112,477 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3009 of 14,131 In the World
#852 of 2,597 In North America
#784 of 2,496 In the United States
#68 of 249 In California
#2 of 2 In Pomona
#548 of 1,022 For Optometry
#590 of 1,911 For Critical Care Nursing
#607 of 1,022 For Neurosurgery
#2397 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 58 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The Western University of Health Sciences ranked 273rd for Medicine in the United States and 1174th in the World with 5,613 publications made and 97,674 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#273 of 1,558 In the United States
#304 of 1,643 In North America
#1174 of 6,680 In the World

Western University of Health Sciences
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 5 34
1992 8 58
1993 8 67
1994 7 92
1995 8 72
1996 11 127
1997 13 183
1998 18 161
1999 28 199
2000 24 320
2001 44 394
2002 56 346
2003 39 412
2004 53 478
2005 76 607
2006 91 870
2007 83 913
2008 67 1122
2009 115 1358
2010 149 1600
2011 144 1947
2012 198 2277
2013 265 2862
2014 295 3527
2015 296 4341
2016 295 4896
2017 314 5575
2018 385 6295
2019 398 7105
2020 470 9225
2021 568 10764
2022 523 12046
2023 466 12059

The following table provides academic rankings for The Western University of Health Sciences in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Optometry 168 186 548
Critical Care Nursing 169 187 590
Neurosurgery 132 144 607
Family medicine 204 225 658
Healthcare Management (MHA) 228 255 674
Cosmetology 141 159 684
Plastic Surgery 199 214 690
Medical Physics 182 203 698
Radiation Therapy 165 181 712
Dermatology 150 167 733
Pharmacology 170 189 743
Health Science 264 289 773
Anesthesiology 194 216 813
Cardiology 201 221 815
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 285 316 819
Pediatrics 186 205 829
Sports Medicine 243 276 833
Ophthalmology 215 237 840
Surgery 203 223 856
Sonography and Ultrasound 171 195 869
Veterinary 150 168 870
Nursing 294 324 903
Epidemiology 181 204 919
Physical Therapy 247 280 939
Immunology 218 240 986
Psychiatry 266 298 989
Oncology and Cancer research 230 252 997
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 232 258 1029
Pathology 236 261 1044
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 206 223 1066
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 195 217 1069
Audiology 325 360 1098
Virology 239 263 1100
Anatomy and Physiology 261 291 1127
Urology 246 271 1281
Orthodontics 292 320 1303
Gerontology 419 461 1345
Pharmacy 252 284 1351
Public Health 333 370 1362
Dentistry 277 308 1365
Clinical Psychology 455 501 1426
Biomedical Engineering 266 294 1550

Biology rankings

The Western University of Health Sciences ranked 316th for Biology in the United States and 1711th in the World with 4,955 publications made and 94,132 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology.

Biology ranking Location
#316 of 1,582 In the United States
#354 of 1,668 In North America
#1711 of 6,770 In the World

Western University of Health Sciences
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 3 33
1992 8 44
1993 8 60
1994 5 87
1995 9 67
1996 12 108
1997 12 157
1998 20 137
1999 24 181
2000 28 283
2001 40 333
2002 38 323
2003 32 412
2004 49 474
2005 66 585
2006 79 806
2007 71 875
2008 73 1027
2009 101 1289
2010 137 1555
2011 132 1870
2012 175 2248
2013 236 2820
2014 262 3438
2015 271 4309
2016 255 4754
2017 272 5420
2018 328 6235
2019 346 7006
2020 382 9064
2021 508 10401
2022 467 11590
2023 404 11509

The following table provides academic rankings for The Western University of Health Sciences in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Pharmacology 170 189 743
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 215 239 936
Immunology 218 240 986
Oncology and Cancer research 230 252 997
Neuroscience 278 312 1029
Biophysics 262 289 1051
Virology 239 263 1100
Biotechnology 242 270 1292
Genetics 274 304 1309
Microbiology 239 265 1392
Biochemistry 279 313 1542
Animal Science 306 345 1567
Zoology 354 398 1570
Molecular Biology 309 343 1574
Evolutionary Biology 436 483 1982
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 458 508 2187
Paleontology 408 459 2229
Nanotechnology 345 386 2513
Botany 445 494 2545
Nutrition and Food Science 361 405 2695
Agricultural Science 635 699 3918

Chemistry rankings

The Western University of Health Sciences ranked 331st for Chemistry in the United States and 2077th in the World with 3,302 publications made and 64,569 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Pharmacy, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#331 of 1,407 In the United States
#372 of 1,488 In North America
#2077 of 6,447 In the World

Western University of Health Sciences
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 2 17
1992 5 26
1993 3 50
1994 6 68
1995 7 44
1996 6 72
1997 14 103
1998 14 90
1999 18 104
2000 18 168
2001 40 192
2002 36 231
2003 26 278
2004 33 312
2005 55 360
2006 55 507
2007 53 570
2008 52 680
2009 71 888
2010 98 1028
2011 102 1257
2012 125 1531
2013 167 1977
2014 177 2392
2015 185 2940
2016 173 3240
2017 190 3636
2018 216 4297
2019 227 4829
2020 233 6113
2021 293 7176
2022 278 7765
2023 245 7849

The following table provides academic rankings for The Western University of Health Sciences in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Pharmacy 252 284 1351
Biochemistry 279 313 1542
Organic Chemistry 378 426 2481
Nanotechnology 345 386 2513
Nutrition and Food Science 361 405 2695
Chemical Engineering 377 425 2844
Materials Science 455 508 3084
Physical chemistry 468 521 3098

Psychology rankings

The Western University of Health Sciences ranked 356th for Psychology in the United States and 1343rd in the World with 2,729 publications made and 51,798 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#356 of 1,527 In the United States
#394 of 1,612 In North America
#1343 of 6,528 In the World

Western University of Health Sciences
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 2 16
1992 5 44
1993 3 64
1994 4 67
1995 5 53
1996 5 96
1997 6 116
1998 11 109
1999 10 121
2000 6 198
2001 16 235
2002 21 183
2003 20 221
2004 22 281
2005 34 339
2006 45 438
2007 35 531
2008 37 601
2009 51 730
2010 61 803
2011 57 1020
2012 90 1109
2013 123 1436
2014 141 1813
2015 136 2214
2016 136 2516
2017 163 2756
2018 191 3177
2019 200 3547
2020 233 4859
2021 303 5409
2022 268 6226
2023 251 6191

The following table provides academic rankings for The Western University of Health Sciences in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Psychiatry 266 298 989
Neuroscience 278 312 1029
Clinical Psychology 455 501 1426
Child Psychology 606 660 1865
Education Majors 633 688 2023
Cognitive Science 547 600 2575
Social Psychology 727 789 2695

Computer Science rankings

The Western University of Health Sciences ranked 419th for Computer Science in the United States and 2165th in the World with 2,470 publications made and 48,800 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#419 of 1,576 In the United States
#466 of 1,662 In North America
#2165 of 6,752 In the World

Western University of Health Sciences
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 2 14
1992 5 38
1993 8 66
1994 5 62
1995 4 46
1996 5 74
1997 11 97
1998 12 88
1999 13 107
2000 11 186
2001 18 199
2002 30 200
2003 26 230
2004 22 253
2005 29 339
2006 31 438
2007 25 533
2008 22 538
2009 56 702
2010 56 776
2011 64 977
2012 66 1098
2013 118 1362
2014 136 1801
2015 122 2247
2016 140 2491
2017 135 2747
2018 171 3320
2019 176 3562
2020 194 4842
2021 242 5512
2022 243 6166
2023 210 6167

The following table provides academic rankings for The Western University of Health Sciences in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 215 239 936
Neuroscience 278 312 1029
Library and Information science 507 547 1504
Cognitive Science 547 600 2575
Computer Networking 459 513 2628
Telecommunications 458 510 2846
Cyber Security 590 649 3176
Computer Vision 555 610 3289
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 641 703 3483
Machine Learning 616 675 3623

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Western University of Health Sciences ranked 596th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 2667th in the World with 2,367 publications made and 38,852 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#596 of 1,728 In the United States
#653 of 1,819 In North America
#2667 of 7,020 In the World

Western University of Health Sciences
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 1 13
1992 3 22
1993 3 30
1994 5 39
1995 2 37
1996 4 43
1997 10 66
1998 11 53
1999 13 82
2000 9 115
2001 19 148
2002 37 138
2003 22 168
2004 23 221
2005 29 273
2006 43 343
2007 25 395
2008 20 474
2009 45 603
2010 51 607
2011 48 787
2012 75 836
2013 94 1077
2014 132 1323
2015 107 1564
2016 119 1840
2017 146 2109
2018 142 2362
2019 171 2735
2020 204 3602
2021 232 4065
2022 249 4773
2023 221 4719

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Demography 342 382 1478
Library and Information science 507 547 1504
Gender Studies 674 735 1783
Education Majors 633 688 2023
Anthropology 622 681 2062
Sociology 586 643 2128
Law 586 639 2158
Political Science 590 646 2341
Communications and Public Relations 709 773 2387
History 656 718 2840
Archaeology 596 655 2867
Linguistics 658 716 3210
Philosophy 692 757 3316
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1012 1087 3617

Environmental Science rankings

The Western University of Health Sciences ranked 540th for Environmental Science in the United States and 3045th in the World with 1,719 publications made and 23,385 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#540 of 1,598 In the United States
#593 of 1,687 In North America
#3045 of 6,798 In the World

Western University of Health Sciences
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 1 14
1992 2 11
1993 2 15
1994 3 31
1995 6 18
1996 5 37
1997 4 49
1998 3 39
1999 7 49
2000 11 47
2001 14 76
2002 16 87
2003 11 133
2004 19 144
2005 16 162
2006 27 201
2007 19 234
2008 24 264
2009 30 372
2010 33 446
2011 45 517
2012 66 683
2013 77 907
2014 95 1143
2015 95 1363
2016 96 1531
2017 101 1719
2018 116 1974
2019 124 2266
2020 118 2979
2021 187 3357
2022 162 3803
2023 129 3803

The following table provides academic rankings for The Western University of Health Sciences in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 458 508 2187
Paleontology 408 459 2229
Geology 468 519 2646
Ecology 573 633 3187
Geography and Cartography 627 689 3371
Earth science and Geophysics 597 658 3519
Agricultural Science 635 699 3918
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 683 744 4154
Oceanography 729 796 4212

Engineering rankings

The Western University of Health Sciences ranked 459th for Engineering in the United States and 2873rd in the World with 1,705 publications made and 33,510 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#459 of 1,518 In the United States
#512 of 1,602 In North America
#2873 of 6,684 In the World

Western University of Health Sciences
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 2 14
1992 3 22
1993 6 28
1994 3 32
1995 4 24
1996 3 41
1997 8 54
1998 6 52
1999 13 58
2000 9 92
2001 13 89
2002 25 103
2003 10 136
2004 21 127
2005 29 165
2006 32 206
2007 18 247
2008 16 311
2009 42 374
2010 37 409
2011 50 549
2012 54 673
2013 80 923
2014 96 1167
2015 103 1419
2016 92 1659
2017 105 1791
2018 117 2106
2019 119 2333
2020 120 2947
2021 138 3362
2022 147 3802
2023 123 3847

The following table provides academic rankings for The Western University of Health Sciences in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 242 270 1292
Biomedical Engineering 266 294 1550
Nanotechnology 345 386 2513
Aerospace Engineering 439 492 2585
Computer Networking 459 513 2628
Optical Engineering 416 466 2632
Mechanical Engineering 448 499 2680
Acoustical Engineering 499 552 2751
Electronic Engineering 394 446 2784
Chemical Engineering 377 425 2844
Telecommunications 458 510 2846
Structural Engineering 478 531 2948
Materials Science 455 508 3084
Metallurgical Engineering 474 525 3177
Electrical Engineering 596 651 3833

Physics rankings

The Western University of Health Sciences ranked 499th for Physics in the United States and 2994th in the World with 1,499 publications made and 22,811 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#499 of 1,485 In the United States
#553 of 1,569 In North America
#2994 of 6,603 In the World

Western University of Health Sciences
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 2 6
1992 3 15
1993 5 24
1994 3 29
1995 4 26
1996 4 36
1997 6 50
1998 7 48
1999 6 56
2000 8 90
2001 13 88
2002 22 89
2003 7 115
2004 18 123
2005 23 154
2006 32 178
2007 17 241
2008 12 268
2009 26 342
2010 33 411
2011 46 504
2012 56 563
2013 70 810
2014 91 981
2015 89 1192
2016 91 1348
2017 98 1407
2018 110 1690
2019 97 1869
2020 108 2519
2021 123 2683
2022 107 3036
2023 106 3070

The following table provides academic rankings for The Western University of Health Sciences in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 182 203 698
Biophysics 262 289 1051
Nanotechnology 345 386 2513
Optical Engineering 416 466 2632
Acoustical Engineering 499 552 2751
Materials Science 455 508 3084
Astrophysics and Astronomy 642 700 3151
Nuclear Physics 559 612 3252
Quantum and Particle physics 629 687 3573

Mathematics rankings

The Western University of Health Sciences ranked 465th for Mathematics in the United States and 2396th in the World with 1,084 publications made and 19,513 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#465 of 1,371 In the United States
#514 of 1,451 In North America
#2396 of 6,305 In the World

Western University of Health Sciences
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 0 12
1992 0 15
1993 2 19
1994 1 13
1995 1 20
1996 4 25
1997 1 35
1998 2 29
1999 0 51
2000 2 53
2001 5 66
2002 6 62
2003 11 87
2004 5 84
2005 7 112
2006 9 127
2007 13 161
2008 7 190
2009 18 218
2010 19 245
2011 33 339
2012 28 350
2013 63 471
2014 64 592
2015 70 746
2016 73 867
2017 71 1084
2018 80 1272
2019 84 1439
2020 67 1832
2021 113 2173
2022 108 2389
2023 97 2418

The following table provides academic rankings for The Western University of Health Sciences in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Statistics 402 448 2151
Math Teachers 924 991 3354

Economics rankings

The Western University of Health Sciences ranked 536th for Economics in the United States and 2258th in the World with 641 publications made and 7,579 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance.

Economics ranking Location
#536 of 1,317 In the United States
#587 of 1,400 In North America
#2258 of 5,995 In the World

Western University of Health Sciences
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 0 8
1992 0 9
1993 0 7
1994 2 9
1995 0 9
1996 1 4
1997 2 16
1998 4 11
1999 6 27
2000 1 25
2001 6 33
2002 11 45
2003 7 66
2004 4 64
2005 10 74
2006 7 94
2007 4 99
2008 10 137
2009 8 157
2010 14 139
2011 19 184
2012 22 221
2013 21 278
2014 39 312
2015 27 345
2016 36 394
2017 42 477
2018 35 535
2019 40 608
2020 58 799
2021 68 905
2022 62 996
2023 62 1020

The following table provides academic rankings for The Western University of Health Sciences in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Development Studies 434 476 1598
Finance 636 695 3063

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Western University of Health Sciences

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Management 514 565 2542
Business 604 661 2839
Marketing 621 678 2984
Literature 809 874 3187
Fashion Design 721 786 3327
Art & Design 828 896 3452