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University of Pittsburgh
4200 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 United States |
#45 in Best Global Universities
University Data
Total number of students
26,575
Number of international students
3,023
Total number of academic staff
4,866
Number of international staff
270
Number of undergraduate degrees awarded
4,816
Number of master's degrees awarded
2,043
Number of doctoral degrees awarded
1,113
Number of research only staff
1,546
Number of new undergraduate students
4,703
Number of new master's students
1,387
Number of new doctoral students
915
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Rankings
University of Pittsburgh is ranked #45 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
Global Universities Rankings
Subject Rankings
- #44in Arts and Humanities
- #55in Biology and Biochemistry
- #127in Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology
- #75in Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
- #37in Cell Biology
- #133in Chemistry
- #16in Clinical Medicine
- #164in Computer Science
- #159in Economics and Business (tie)
- #47in Education and Educational Research (tie)
- #354in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- #48in Endocrinology and Metabolism (tie)
- #324in Engineering
- #21in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- #20in Immunology
- #14in Infectious Diseases
- #184in Materials Science (tie)
- #95in Mathematics
- #46in Microbiology (tie)
- #86in Molecular Biology and Genetics
- #216in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (tie)
- #24in Neuroscience and Behavior
- #26in Oncology
- #60in Pharmacology and Toxicology
- #245in Physical Chemistry (tie)
- #179in Physics
- #28in Psychiatry/Psychology
- #88in Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
- #58in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging (tie)
- #81in Social Sciences and Public Health
- #136in Space Science
- #5in Surgery
2022-2023 Indicator Rankings
Thirteen indicators were used to calculate this institution's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.
Global score
75.6
Global research reputation
#74
Regional research reputation
#39
Publications
#49
Books
#108
Conferences
#293
Normalized citation impact
#142
Total citations
#41
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#38
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#91
International collaboration - relative to country
#838
International collaboration
#1055
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#39
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#167
Arts and Humanities overall score
69.7
Arts and Humanities global research reputation
#32
Arts and Humanities regional research reputation
#26
Arts and Humanities publications
#77
Arts and Humanities books
#107
Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact
#50
Arts and Humanities total citations
#58
Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#52
Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#58
Arts and Humanities international collaboration - relative to country
#13
Arts and Humanities international collaboration
#159
Biology and Biochemistry overall score
60.4
Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation
#83
Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation
#35
Biology and Biochemistry publications
#41
Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact
#129
Biology and Biochemistry total citations
#38
Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#45
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#149
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#235
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration
#357
Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#58
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#217
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology overall score
37.6
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology publications
#182
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology conferences
#197
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology normalized citation impact
#84
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology total citations
#140
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#106
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#50
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology international collaboration - relative to country
#156
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology international collaboration
#133
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#147
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#136
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems overall score
63.4
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems publications
#27
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems conferences
#173
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems normalized citation impact
#143
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems total citations
#37
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#32
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#142
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration - relative to country
#236
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration
#231
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#56
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#183
Cell Biology overall score
59.9
Cell Biology publications
#41
Cell Biology conferences
#27
Cell Biology normalized citation impact
#83
Cell Biology total citations
#35
Cell Biology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#35
Cell Biology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#76
Cell Biology international collaboration - relative to country
#70
Cell Biology international collaboration
#150
Cell Biology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#34
Cell Biology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#98
Chemistry overall score
65.2
Chemistry global research reputation
#235
Chemistry regional research reputation
#43
Chemistry publications
#280
Chemistry normalized citation impact
#104
Chemistry total citations
#184
Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#149
Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#103
Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#758
Chemistry international collaboration
#628
Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#160
Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#160
Clinical Medicine overall score
81.6
Clinical Medicine global research reputation
#17
Clinical Medicine regional research reputation
#13
Clinical Medicine publications
#14
Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact
#295
Clinical Medicine total citations
#16
Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#14
Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#111
Clinical Medicine international collaboration - relative to country
#187
Clinical Medicine international collaboration
#621
Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#19
Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#270
Computer Science overall score
54.3
Computer Science global research reputation
#147
Computer Science regional research reputation
#47
Computer Science publications
#155
Computer Science conferences
#169
Computer Science normalized citation impact
#256
Computer Science total citations
#165
Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#151
Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#231
Computer Science international collaboration - relative to country
#308
Computer Science international collaboration
#367
Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#321
Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#508
Economics and Business overall score
41.1
Economics and Business global research reputation
#152
Economics and Business regional research reputation
#55
Economics and Business publications
#242
Economics and Business normalized citation impact
#55
Economics and Business total citations
#174
Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#166
Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#71
Economics and Business international collaboration - relative to country
#293
Economics and Business international collaboration
#311
Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#60
Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#19
Education and Educational Research overall score
61.2
Education and Educational Research publications
#50
Education and Educational Research conferences
#53
Education and Educational Research normalized citation impact
#27
Education and Educational Research total citations
#37
Education and Educational Research number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#43
Education and Educational Research percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#31
Education and Educational Research international collaboration - relative to country
#32
Education and Educational Research international collaboration
#124
Education and Educational Research number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#64
Education and Educational Research percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#103
Electrical and Electronic Engineering overall score
40.7
Electrical and Electronic Engineering publications
#462
Electrical and Electronic Engineering conferences
#286
Electrical and Electronic Engineering normalized citation impact
#296
Electrical and Electronic Engineering total citations
#416
Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#409
Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#302
Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#266
Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration
#212
Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#261
Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#163
Endocrinology and Metabolism overall score
65.6
Endocrinology and Metabolism publications
#20
Endocrinology and Metabolism conferences
#27
Endocrinology and Metabolism normalized citation impact
#130
Endocrinology and Metabolism total citations
#27
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#20
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#61
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration - relative to country
#152
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration
#169
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#70
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#189
Engineering overall score
51.8
Engineering global research reputation
#167
Engineering regional research reputation
#52
Engineering publications
#415
Engineering conferences
#339
Engineering normalized citation impact
#621
Engineering total citations
#442
Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#467
Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#652
Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#462
Engineering international collaboration
#437
Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#369
Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#413
Gastroenterology and Hepatology overall score
72.5
Gastroenterology and Hepatology publications
#17
Gastroenterology and Hepatology conferences
#6
Gastroenterology and Hepatology normalized citation impact
#105
Gastroenterology and Hepatology total citations
#23
Gastroenterology and Hepatology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#13
Gastroenterology and Hepatology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#53
Gastroenterology and Hepatology international collaboration - relative to country
#28
Gastroenterology and Hepatology international collaboration
#91
Gastroenterology and Hepatology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#21
Gastroenterology and Hepatology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#88
Immunology overall score
67.4
Immunology global research reputation
#39
Immunology regional research reputation
#20
Immunology publications
#24
Immunology normalized citation impact
#30
Immunology total citations
#16
Immunology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#15
Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#34
Immunology international collaboration - relative to country
#227
Immunology international collaboration
#214
Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#12
Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#29
Infectious Diseases overall score
73.5
Infectious Diseases publications
#39
Infectious Diseases conferences
#31
Infectious Diseases normalized citation impact
#15
Infectious Diseases total citations
#14
Infectious Diseases number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#20
Infectious Diseases percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#8
Infectious Diseases international collaboration - relative to country
#177
Infectious Diseases international collaboration
#175
Infectious Diseases number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#11
Infectious Diseases percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#20
Materials Science overall score
50.5
Materials Science global research reputation
#266
Materials Science regional research reputation
#39
Materials Science publications
#275
Materials Science normalized citation impact
#233
Materials Science total citations
#241
Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#199
Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#181
Materials Science international collaboration - relative to country
#577
Materials Science international collaboration
#383
Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#242
Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#292
Mathematics overall score
62.2
Mathematics global research reputation
#127
Mathematics regional research reputation
#45
Mathematics publications
#186
Mathematics normalized citation impact
#54
Mathematics total citations
#104
Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#119
Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#91
Mathematics international collaboration - relative to country
#220
Mathematics international collaboration
#264
Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#88
Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#83
Microbiology overall score
55.9
Microbiology global research reputation
#55
Microbiology regional research reputation
#14
Microbiology publications
#53
Microbiology normalized citation impact
#81
Microbiology total citations
#58
Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#34
Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#56
Microbiology international collaboration - relative to country
#271
Microbiology international collaboration
#238
Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#46
Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#79
Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score
53.2
Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation
#125
Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation
#56
Molecular Biology and Genetics publications
#48
Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact
#134
Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations
#47
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#46
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#113
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration - relative to country
#72
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration
#223
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#45
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#136
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology overall score
32.4
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology publications
#201
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology conferences
#100
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology normalized citation impact
#213
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology total citations
#202
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#195
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#191
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology international collaboration - relative to country
#340
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology international collaboration
#213
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#224
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#236
Neuroscience and Behavior overall score
68.5
Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation
#32
Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation
#19
Neuroscience and Behavior publications
#18
Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact
#152
Neuroscience and Behavior total citations
#25
Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#20
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#76
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration - relative to country
#244
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration
#325
Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#25
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#96
Oncology overall score
68.5
Oncology publications
#35
Oncology conferences
#41
Oncology normalized citation impact
#59
Oncology total citations
#26
Oncology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#25
Oncology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#60
Oncology international collaboration - relative to country
#94
Oncology international collaboration
#209
Oncology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#26
Oncology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#82
Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score
64.4
Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation
#89
Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation
#12
Pharmacology and Toxicology publications
#72
Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact
#164
Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations
#78
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#68
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#140
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration - relative to country
#158
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration
#201
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#61
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#125
Physical Chemistry overall score
50.5
Physical Chemistry publications
#233
Physical Chemistry conferences
#274
Physical Chemistry normalized citation impact
#238
Physical Chemistry total citations
#226
Physical Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#206
Physical Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#222
Physical Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#525
Physical Chemistry international collaboration
#373
Physical Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#232
Physical Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#251
Physics overall score
62.2
Physics global research reputation
#395
Physics regional research reputation
#76
Physics publications
#239
Physics normalized citation impact
#155
Physics total citations
#173
Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#175
Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#197
Physics international collaboration - relative to country
#181
Physics international collaboration
#366
Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#140
Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#151
Psychiatry/Psychology overall score
72.8
Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation
#19
Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation
#11
Psychiatry/Psychology publications
#17
Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact
#127
Psychiatry/Psychology total citations
#22
Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#22
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#91
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration - relative to country
#223
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration
#369
Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#27
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#145
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health overall score
58.0
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health publications
#36
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health conferences
#179
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health normalized citation impact
#173
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health total citations
#46
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#42
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#168
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration - relative to country
#288
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration
#312
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#45
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#186
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging overall score
61.6
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging publications
#52
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging conferences
#33
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging normalized citation impact
#104
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging total citations
#55
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#52
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#101
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging international collaboration - relative to country
#132
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging international collaboration
#171
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#44
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#71
Social Sciences and Public Health overall score
63.9
Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation
#84
Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation
#51
Social Sciences and Public Health publications
#48
Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact
#250
Social Sciences and Public Health total citations
#56
Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#56
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#244
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country
#378
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration
#596
Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#87
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#354
Space Science overall score
44.5
Space Science global research reputation
#115
Space Science regional research reputation
#41
Space Science publications
#184
Space Science normalized citation impact
#50
Space Science total citations
#140
Space Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#118
Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#16
Space Science international collaboration - relative to country
#14
Space Science international collaboration
#143
Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#121
Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#49
Surgery overall score
83.8
Surgery publications
#4
Surgery conferences
#124
Surgery normalized citation impact
#53
Surgery total citations
#4
Surgery number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#4
Surgery percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#37
Surgery international collaboration - relative to country
#19
Surgery international collaboration
#156
Surgery number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#4
Surgery percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#75