San Diego, United States
University of California, San Diego
Ranked in the world
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University of California, San Diego is ranked 1st in the world for Oceanography.
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects: Oceanography, 2025
Full ranking profile
University of California, San Diego's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.
| Ranking | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| ARWU GRAS 2025Headlinein the world for Oceanography | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 1 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 6 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Microbiology | National Taiwan University | 7 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Biological Sciences | Quacquarelli Symonds | 9 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Biological Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 13 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | 14 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Molecular Biology & Genetics | National Taiwan University | 14 |
| Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 15 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Biology & Biochemistry | National Taiwan University | 15 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Neuroscience & Behavior | National Taiwan University | 16 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | 19 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 19 |
| Nature 2025in the world for biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 20 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Geosciences | National Taiwan University | 20 |
| Forbes 2025-2026 | Forbes | 20 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Immunology | National Taiwan University | 21 |
| Nature 2025in the world for health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 22 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | 24 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Medical and Health Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 25 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 26 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | 27 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | SCImago Research Group | 27 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Earth Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 29 |
| USN-Nat 2026 | U.S. News & World Report | 29 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 30 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 30 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Psychiatry/Psychology | National Taiwan University | 30 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Pharmacology & Toxicology | National Taiwan University | 35 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | 35 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Medicine | SCImago Research Group | 35 |
| THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputation | Times Higher Education | 36 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Mechanical Engineering | National Taiwan University | 36 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | 39 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 39 |
| WSJ 2026 | Wall Street Journal | 41 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Biomedical Engineering | National Taiwan University | 42 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Electrical Engineering | National Taiwan University | 42 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Chemical Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 42 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Veterinary Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 42 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 43 |
| Nature 2025 | Nature / Springer Nature | 43 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Psychology | SCImago Research Group | 46 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | 47 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 47 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 47 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Chemistry | National Taiwan University | 48 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 49 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Computer Science | National Taiwan University | 49 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 52 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | 52 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 55 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Chemistry | SCImago Research Group | 59 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | 65 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Computer Science | SCImago Research Group | 65 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | SCImago Research Group | 65 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 66 |
| Nature 2025in the world for physical sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 66 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Engineering | National Taiwan University | 69 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Mathematics | SCImago Research Group | 77 |
| RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | 79 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | 87 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 90 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and Astronomy | SCImago Research Group | 91 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | 92 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Engineering | SCImago Research Group | 101 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 107 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 114 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agriculture | National Taiwan University | 121 |
| RUR 2026in the world for teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | 124 |
| RUR 2026in the world for international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | 126 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 128 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 135 |
| RUR 2026in the world for research | RUR Rankings Agency | 196 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and Finance | SCImago Research Group | 200 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 231 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Veterinary | SCImago Research Group | 400 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Dentistry | SCImago Research Group | 415 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | 460 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.