Ohio State University: Rankings
Ohio State University ranked 18 in United States, 23 in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across multiple research topics. The ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EliteDegrees's index has 340,994 academic publications and 11,019,335 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 23 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 1 of 8 | In Columbus, OH |
| # 19 of 2,597 | In North America |
| # 1 of 90 | In Ohio |
| # 18 of 2,496 | In United States |
| # 24 of 5,013 | For Economics |
| # 24 of 6,257 | For Art & Design |
| # 25 of 6,568 | For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Biology rankings
Ohio State University ranked 24 for Biology in United States and 32 in the World with 185,119 publications made and 6,838,515 citations received.
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Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entomology | #14 | #15 | #18 |
| Forestry | #12 | #13 | #18 |
| Animal Science | #13 | #14 | #19 |
| Botany | #15 | #17 | #21 |
| Microbiology | #19 | #21 | #25 |
| Horticulture | #15 | #15 | #27 |
| Paleontology | #20 | #22 | #27 |
| Oncology | #22 | #23 | #29 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #22 | #23 | #30 |
| Pharmacology | #26 | #29 | #35 |
| Biochemistry | #26 | #29 | #37 |
| Immunology | #28 | #30 | #39 |
| Genetics | #29 | #32 | #40 |
| Zoology | #20 | #23 | #41 |
| Astrobiology | #28 | #29 | #43 |
| Virology | #29 | #31 | #43 |
| Neuroscience | #34 | #37 | #46 |
| Molecular | #36 | #38 | #49 |
| Evolutionary | #39 | #42 | #56 |
| Biotechnology | #35 | #39 | #59 |
| Toxicology | #33 | #36 | #61 |
| Biophysics | #44 | #48 | #65 |
| Nanotechnology | #28 | #29 | #84 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #38 | #44 | #85 |
| Ethics | #56 | #67 | #108 |
| Nutrition and Food Science | #10 | #11 | #19 |
| Agricultural Science | #12 | #12 | #18 |
Medicine rankings
Ohio State University ranked 29 for Medicine in United States and 39 in the World with 154,402 publications made and 5,379,365 citations received.
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Medicine Subfield Rankings
Chemistry rankings
Ohio State University ranked 23 for Chemistry in United States and 34 in the World with 147,827 publications made and 5,493,167 citations received.
Ohio State University
Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | #26 | #29 | #37 |
| Organic chemistry | #22 | #23 | #40 |
| Pharmacy | #14 | #15 | #55 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #24 | #26 | #58 |
| Computational | #35 | #37 | #69 |
| Nanotechnology | #28 | #29 | #84 |
| Physical | #26 | #29 | #85 |
| Radiochemistry | #20 | #24 | #124 |
| Environmental Chemistry | #21 | #23 | #53 |
| Materials Science | #21 | #22 | #51 |
| Inorganic Chemistry | #21 | #23 | #79 |
| Petrology and Geochemistry | #29 | #33 | #74 |
Engineering rankings
Ohio State University ranked 22 for Engineering in United States and 40 in the World with 135,522 publications made and 4,467,443 citations received.
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Engineering Subfield Rankings
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
Ohio State University ranked 19 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in United States and 25 in the World with 135,367 publications made and 4,205,447 citations received.
Ohio State University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | #6 | #7 | #7 |
| Broadcast Journalism | #7 | #7 | #8 |
| Gender Studies | #15 | #17 | #21 |
| Aesthetics | #17 | #19 | #22 |
| Sociology | #17 | #19 | #22 |
| History | #19 | #21 | #24 |
| Special Education | #12 | #13 | #25 |
| Political Science | #19 | #21 | #25 |
| Law | #19 | #21 | #26 |
| Archaeology | #19 | #21 | #27 |
| Linguistics | #22 | #24 | #28 |
| Media Studies | #16 | #18 | #28 |
| Anthropology | #22 | #24 | #33 |
| Social Work | #24 | #26 | #36 |
| Demography | #25 | #27 | #37 |
| Philosophy | #22 | #25 | #40 |
| Forensic Science | #17 | #21 | #47 |
| Genealogy | #33 | #36 | #54 |
| Publishing | #29 | #33 | #76 |
| International Law | #52 | #61 | #157 |
| Early Childhood Education | #14 | #14 | #18 |
| Criminology and Criminal Justice | #18 | #20 | #25 |
| Communications and Public Relations | #16 | #19 | #26 |
| Classics and Ancient History | #19 | #20 | #31 |
| Military science | #42 | #42 | #48 |
| Negotiation and Conflict Resolution | #29 | #35 | #63 |
| Radio and Television broadcasting | #8 | #8 | #11 |
| Theology / Divinity / Religious studies | #19 | #21 | #33 |
| Sports / Exercise science | #12 | #16 | #26 |
| Journalism and Digital Media | #32 | #33 | #39 |
| Law Enforcement | #55 | #57 | #81 |
Physics rankings
Ohio State University ranked 24 for Physics in United States and 40 in the World with 131,866 publications made and 4,534,748 citations received.
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Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Physics | #16 | #16 | #35 |
| Astrobiology | #28 | #29 | #43 |
| Molecular | #25 | #26 | #44 |
| Optics | #27 | #28 | #48 |
| Condensed Matter | #26 | #27 | #57 |
| Theoretical | #28 | #31 | #58 |
| Biophysics | #44 | #48 | #65 |
| Nanotechnology | #28 | #29 | #84 |
| Quantum and Particle physics | #23 | #24 | #42 |
| Astrophysics and Astronomy | #21 | #22 | #28 |
| Atomic and Molecular physics | #25 | #26 | #44 |
Computer Science rankings
Ohio State University ranked 24 for Computer Science in United States and 30 in the World with 123,340 publications made and 4,526,596 citations received.
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Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animation | #14 | #16 | #25 |
| Computational Linguistics | #21 | #23 | #29 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #22 | #23 | #30 |
| Machine Learning | #23 | #24 | #32 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #17 | #19 | #33 |
| Cognitive Science | #26 | #29 | #36 |
| Telecommunications | #20 | #23 | #43 |
| Computer Vision | #24 | #26 | #43 |
| Neuroscience | #34 | #37 | #46 |
| Information Technology | #27 | #30 | #50 |
| Data Science | #32 | #37 | #51 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #27 | #29 | #54 |
| Computer Engineering | #26 | #28 | #58 |
| Software Engineering | #28 | #33 | #65 |
| Robotics | #20 | #23 | #68 |
| Multimedia | #37 | #43 | #73 |
| Library and Information science | #24 | #25 | #29 |
| Human-Computer Interaction | #29 | #32 | #61 |
| Database Administration | #25 | #28 | #38 |
| Cyber Security | #29 | #32 | #48 |
| Computer Networking | #19 | #20 | #28 |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | #25 | #27 | #41 |
Environmental Science rankings
Ohio State University ranked 17 for Environmental Science in United States and 25 in the World with 115,456 publications made and 3,930,428 citations received.
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Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestry | #12 | #13 | #18 |
| Ecology | #15 | #17 | #24 |
| Paleontology | #20 | #22 | #27 |
| Geology | #18 | #20 | #28 |
| Environmental Management | #17 | #19 | #43 |
| Oceanography | #27 | #29 | #49 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #26 | #29 | #56 |
| Environmental Engineering | #23 | #27 | #79 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #38 | #44 | #85 |
| Hydrology and Water resources | #28 | #31 | #86 |
| Meteorology and Atmospheric Science | #25 | #27 | #39 |
| Geography and Cartography | #19 | #21 | #26 |
| Urban and Regional planning | #3 | #5 | #18 |
Psychology rankings
Ohio State University ranked 23 for Psychology in United States and 32 in the World with 82,376 publications made and 2,855,286 citations received.
Ohio State University
Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | #6 | #7 | #7 |
| Special Education | #12 | #13 | #25 |
| Human Sexuality | #21 | #23 | #26 |
| Occupational Therapy | #13 | #18 | #29 |
| Clinical Psychology | #23 | #26 | #35 |
| Social Work | #24 | #26 | #36 |
| Cognitive Science | #26 | #29 | #36 |
| Psychiatry | #30 | #34 | #45 |
| Neuroscience | #34 | #37 | #46 |
| Organizational / Business / IO Psychology | #15 | #17 | #20 |
| Child Psychology | #16 | #17 | #19 |
| Social Psychology | #11 | #12 | #13 |
Mathematics rankings
Ohio State University ranked 21 for Mathematics in United States and 25 in the World with 61,307 publications made and 2,292,632 citations received.
Ohio State University
Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics Education | #5 | #5 | #6 |
| Actuarial Science | #16 | #17 | #19 |
| Econometrics | #20 | #21 | #23 |
| Statistics | #21 | #22 | #25 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #17 | #19 | #33 |
| Operations Research | #17 | #19 | #37 |
| Applied Mathematics | #31 | #35 | #62 |
Business rankings
Ohio State University ranked 21 for Business in United States and 25 in the World with 44,150 publications made and 1,491,313 citations received.
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Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing | #14 | #15 | #16 |
| Actuarial Science | #16 | #17 | #19 |
| Project Management | #8 | #9 | #19 |
| Advertising | #20 | #21 | #21 |
| Finance | #18 | #19 | #23 |
| Management | #18 | #19 | #23 |
| Accounting | #18 | #19 | #23 |
| Real Estate | #16 | #16 | #25 |
| Engineering Management | #24 | #24 | #30 |
| Risk Management | #20 | #22 | #32 |
| Operations Research | #17 | #19 | #37 |
| Entrepreneurship | #20 | #24 | #53 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #27 | #29 | #54 |
| Construction Management | #23 | #27 | #95 |
| International Trade | #38 | #45 | #155 |
| Supply Chain Management | #4 | #4 | #10 |
| Occupational Safety and Health | #13 | #15 | #20 |
| Investment Banking and Stock trading | #30 | #31 | #47 |
| Public Policy / Administration | #18 | #19 | #27 |
| Human Resource Management | #22 | #24 | #32 |
| Tax Law | #55 | #61 | #97 |
Economics rankings
Ohio State University ranked 19 for Economics in United States and 24 in the World with 35,620 publications made and 1,290,650 citations received.
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Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actuarial Science | #16 | #17 | #19 |
| Finance | #18 | #19 | #23 |
| Econometrics | #20 | #21 | #23 |
| International Trade | #38 | #45 | #155 |
| Agricultural Economics | #14 | #14 | #16 |
| Development Studies | #20 | #22 | #27 |
| International Relations and Diplomacy | #1 | #1 | #6 |
| Political Economy | #19 | #22 | #39 |
Art & Design rankings
Ohio State University ranked 19 for Art & Design in United States and 24 in the World with 24,606 publications made and 575,247 citations received.
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Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | #2 | #4 | #5 |
| Creative Writing | #7 | #10 | #16 |
| Literature | #13 | #14 | #17 |
| Aesthetics | #17 | #19 | #22 |
| Animation | #14 | #16 | #25 |
| Photography | #15 | #17 | #26 |
| Acting and Drama | #20 | #22 | #31 |
| Sculpture | #15 | #15 | #37 |
| Cinematography | #18 | #21 | #57 |
| Multimedia | #37 | #43 | #73 |
| Graphic Design | #52 | #60 | #113 |
| Architecture | #45 | #53 | #145 |
| Landscape Architecture | #56 | #69 | #359 |
| Interior Design | #69 | #82 | #405 |
| Computer Graphics | #19 | #21 | #30 |
| Illustration and Concept Art | #13 | #13 | #35 |
| Fashion Design | #13 | #14 | #17 |
| Painting and Drawing | #15 | #15 | #37 |
| Singing and Vocal Performance | #6 | #9 | #17 |
| Entertainment Industry Business | #4 | #4 | #5 |
