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University of California San Francisco
500 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143 United States |
#16 in Best Global Universities (tie)
Summary
The University of California—San Francisco is a public institution that was founded in 1864. The health sciences-focused university has facilities throughout San Francisco and only offers graduate-level programs. The school has three main locations – the Parnassus, Mission Bay and Mount Zion campuses. In a recent year, the school enrolled more than 3,000 students. Tuition costs are higher for non-California residents, and student housing is available near the university's Parnassus and Mission Bay campuses.
The university, which follows a quarter-based academic calendar, has four professional schools – dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy – as well as a graduate division, which offers master's and doctoral programs, two certificate programs and a physical therapy program. A few graduate programs are offered through UCSF Global Health Sciences, an arm of the university that focuses on international health issues. The language of instruction at the university is English.
The UCSF Medical Center is one of the university's teaching hospitals and is highly ranked in several specialties. Other medical institutions affiliated with the university include the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, the UCSF Dental Center and the San Francisco VA Medical Center. UCSF receives more research funding from the National Institutes of Health than any other public school in the U.S. The university has research partnerships with companies such as Pfizer and GE Healthcare, as well as with medical institutions around the world like the Kenya Medical Research Institute and Aga Khan Health Services–Tanzania.
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Rankings
University of California San Francisco is ranked #16 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
- #5in Biology and Biochemistry
- #11in Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology
- #33in Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
- #4in Cell Biology
- #469in Chemistry (tie)
- #3in Clinical Medicine
- #598in Computer Science (tie)
- #13in Endocrinology and Metabolism (tie)
- #26in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- #6in Immunology
- #9in Infectious Diseases
- #7in Microbiology
- #4in Molecular Biology and Genetics
- #2in Neuroscience and Behavior
- #4in Oncology
- #20in Pharmacology and Toxicology
- #38in Psychiatry/Psychology
- #8in Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
- #11in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging
- #23in Social Sciences and Public Health
- #10in 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
83.9
Global research reputation
#27
Regional research reputation
#19
Publications
#53
Books
#240
Conferences
#1284
Normalized citation impact
#37
Total citations
#28
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#26
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#14
International collaboration - relative to country
#468
International collaboration
#953
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#19
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#19
Biology and Biochemistry overall score
81.7
Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation
#7
Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation
#5
Biology and Biochemistry publications
#28
Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact
#7
Biology and Biochemistry total citations
#6
Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#8
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#13
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#210
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration
#352
Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#7
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#10
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology overall score
64.7
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology publications
#144
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology conferences
#197
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology normalized citation impact
#4
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology total citations
#31
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#51
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#9
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology international collaboration - relative to country
#160
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology international collaboration
#135
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#9
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#3
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems overall score
70.7
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems publications
#26
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems conferences
#54
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems normalized citation impact
#92
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems total citations
#31
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#29
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#119
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration - relative to country
#59
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration
#176
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#30
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#101
Cell Biology overall score
81.6
Cell Biology publications
#11
Cell Biology conferences
#27
Cell Biology normalized citation impact
#8
Cell Biology total citations
#4
Cell Biology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#4
Cell Biology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#6
Cell Biology international collaboration - relative to country
#182
Cell Biology international collaboration
#186
Cell Biology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#3
Cell Biology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#3
Chemistry overall score
45.4
Chemistry global research reputation
#155
Chemistry regional research reputation
#51
Chemistry publications
#885
Chemistry normalized citation impact
#339
Chemistry total citations
#726
Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#677
Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#386
Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#886
Chemistry international collaboration
#669
Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#622
Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#463
Clinical Medicine overall score
87.8
Clinical Medicine global research reputation
#4
Clinical Medicine regional research reputation
#3
Clinical Medicine publications
#7
Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact
#229
Clinical Medicine total citations
#7
Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#7
Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#44
Clinical Medicine international collaboration - relative to country
#116
Clinical Medicine international collaboration
#551
Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#5
Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#118
Computer Science overall score
26.2
Computer Science global research reputation
#317
Computer Science regional research reputation
#85
Computer Science publications
#621
Computer Science conferences
#764
Computer Science normalized citation impact
#330
Computer Science total citations
#536
Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#644
Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#272
Computer Science international collaboration - relative to country
#655
Computer Science international collaboration
#530
Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#397
Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#109
Endocrinology and Metabolism overall score
75.8
Endocrinology and Metabolism publications
#19
Endocrinology and Metabolism conferences
#27
Endocrinology and Metabolism normalized citation impact
#74
Endocrinology and Metabolism total citations
#19
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#7
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#9
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration - relative to country
#94
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration
#147
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#6
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#25
Gastroenterology and Hepatology overall score
71.0
Gastroenterology and Hepatology publications
#32
Gastroenterology and Hepatology conferences
#6
Gastroenterology and Hepatology normalized citation impact
#59
Gastroenterology and Hepatology total citations
#25
Gastroenterology and Hepatology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#20
Gastroenterology and Hepatology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#40
Gastroenterology and Hepatology international collaboration - relative to country
#42
Gastroenterology and Hepatology international collaboration
#107
Gastroenterology and Hepatology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#27
Gastroenterology and Hepatology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#66
Immunology overall score
78.4
Immunology global research reputation
#4
Immunology regional research reputation
#2
Immunology publications
#8
Immunology normalized citation impact
#89
Immunology total citations
#7
Immunology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#7
Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#74
Immunology international collaboration - relative to country
#22
Immunology international collaboration
#120
Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#15
Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#114
Infectious Diseases overall score
81.4
Infectious Diseases publications
#5
Infectious Diseases conferences
#31
Infectious Diseases normalized citation impact
#136
Infectious Diseases total citations
#9
Infectious Diseases number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#7
Infectious Diseases percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#70
Infectious Diseases international collaboration - relative to country
#15
Infectious Diseases international collaboration
#83
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
#142
Microbiology overall score
73.1
Microbiology global research reputation
#4
Microbiology regional research reputation
#3
Microbiology publications
#61
Microbiology normalized citation impact
#34
Microbiology total citations
#29
Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#19
Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#14
Microbiology international collaboration - relative to country
#8
Microbiology international collaboration
#111
Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#15
Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#22
Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score
83.0
Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation
#10
Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation
#5
Molecular Biology and Genetics publications
#16
Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact
#20
Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations
#5
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#5
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#10
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration - relative to country
#130
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration
#251
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#3
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#11
Neuroscience and Behavior overall score
89.6
Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation
#3
Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation
#2
Neuroscience and Behavior publications
#6
Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact
#18
Neuroscience and Behavior total citations
#5
Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#3
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#8
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration - relative to country
#21
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration
#225
Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#3
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#15
Oncology overall score
82.4
Oncology publications
#17
Oncology conferences
#15
Oncology normalized citation impact
#17
Oncology total citations
#4
Oncology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#4
Oncology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#5
Oncology international collaboration - relative to country
#76
Oncology international collaboration
#195
Oncology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#5
Oncology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#8
Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score
75.9
Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation
#4
Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation
#1
Pharmacology and Toxicology publications
#69
Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact
#76
Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations
#64
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#62
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#105
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration - relative to country
#99
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration
#173
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#20
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#37
Psychiatry/Psychology overall score
69.4
Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation
#24
Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation
#12
Psychiatry/Psychology publications
#40
Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact
#157
Psychiatry/Psychology total citations
#41
Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#37
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#93
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration - relative to country
#25
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration
#310
Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#67
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#247
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health overall score
80.2
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health publications
#7
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health conferences
#24
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health normalized citation impact
#189
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health total citations
#9
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#4
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#62
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration - relative to country
#37
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration
#218
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#11
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#208
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging overall score
80.7
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging publications
#9
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging conferences
#66
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging normalized citation impact
#40
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging total citations
#8
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#8
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#57
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging international collaboration - relative to country
#78
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging international collaboration
#159
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#3
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#19
Social Sciences and Public Health overall score
74.5
Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation
#62
Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation
#44
Social Sciences and Public Health publications
#38
Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact
#71
Social Sciences and Public Health total citations
#27
Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#26
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#81
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country
#29
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration
#477
Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#18
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#74
Surgery overall score
79.0
Surgery publications
#8
Surgery conferences
#124
Surgery normalized citation impact
#64
Surgery total citations
#8
Surgery number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#7
Surgery percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#38
Surgery international collaboration - relative to country
#29
Surgery international collaboration
#169
Surgery number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#12
Surgery percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#128