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The University of Texas at Austin

In research, The University of Texas at Austin stands highest in Social Sciences (#41 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#26 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#98 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Behavioral Neuroscience and Instrumentation — Geophysics is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#92
of 28,054 · #32 all time
Rank in United States
#24
of 4,192
Research works
151k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.8M
38.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is The University of Texas at Austin known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #41 of 10,521 24.4%4,930 #23
Social SciencesField #26 of 6,365 26.0%2,473 #16
Physical SciencesDomain #98 of 12,888 21.1%8,052 #20
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #25 of 2,578 27.8%796 #23
Computer ScienceField #50 of 4,667 23.8%1,481 #10
EngineeringField #97 of 6,636 19.6%3,192 #8
PsychologyField #33 of 2,181 26.8%927 #24
Life SciencesDomain #175 of 7,800 24.1%1,708 #107
Health SciencesDomain #322 of 11,982 17.5%2,361 #181
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #66 of 2,318 22.1%875 #7

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The University of Texas at Austin sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#23 #41
  2. Social Sciences#16 #26
  3. Physical Sciences#20 #98
  4. Sociology and Political Science#23 #25
  5. Computer Science#10 #50
  6. Engineering#8 #97
  7. Psychology#24 #33
  8. Life Sciences#107 #175
  9. Health Sciences#181 #322
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#7 #66
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does The University of Texas at Austin specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 273.3 works4.6×
  2. Behavioral NeuroscienceSubfield · 26.6 works4.0×
  3. InstrumentationSubfield · 30.5 works3.6×
  4. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 288.7 works3.3×
  5. ArchitectureSubfield · 21.0 works3.1×
  6. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 112.1 works3.0×
  7. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 102.9 works2.8×
  8. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 246.5 works2.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 228 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 900 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 69 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.71× its world share, 472 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.63× its world share, 38 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.09× its world share, 65 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.05× its world share, 281 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 1,481 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.34× its world share, 626 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 116 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.25× its world share, 3,192 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 784 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.81× its world share, 482 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.41× its world share, 283 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.95× its world share, 741 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 409 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 1,899 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 40 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.36× its world share, 671 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 290 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 206 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 363 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.78× its world share, 927 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 2,473 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The University of Texas at Austin?

Ranked on the composite score, Steven Weinberg, Thomas J.R. Hughes and Rodney S. Ruoff lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The University of Texas at Austin.

  1. 1 Steven Weinberg United States · #121 worldwide 5.1k citations · 151 works
  2. 2 Thomas J.R. Hughes United States · #636 worldwide 3.7k citations · 163 works
  3. 3 Rodney S. Ruoff United States · #685 worldwide 5.5k citations · 134 works
  4. 4 Ivo Babuška United States · #975 worldwide 2.7k citations · 110 works
  5. 5 Michael J. S. Dewar United States · #993 worldwide 4.3k citations · 217 works
  6. 6 A. Charnes United States · #1,082 worldwide 4.5k citations · 88 works
  7. 7 Robert W. Heath United States · #1,109 worldwide 7.1k citations · 352 works
  8. 8 James W. Pennebaker United States · #1,620 worldwide 1.9k citations · 86 works
  9. 9 Brent Waters United States · #2,083 worldwide 2.8k citations · 80 works
  10. 10 Jeffrey G. Andrews United States · #2,087 worldwide 3.6k citations · 193 works
All ranked researchers at The University of Texas at Austin

Which keywords describe research at The University of Texas at Austin?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Mental Health, Machine Learning, Hydraulic Fracturing, Cathode Materials, Globalization, Climate Change and Neural Networks.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning611◆ 1.05×79 topics
  2. Machine Learning563◆ 1.01×89 topics
  3. Climate Change422◆ 0.92×98 topics
  4. Mental Health408▲ 1.63×43 topics
  5. Epidemiology402▼ 0.60×134 topics
  6. Globalization382◆ 1.14×119 topics
  7. Neural Networks334▲ 1.27×37 topics
  8. Social Media278◆ 1.14×33 topics
  9. Public Health250◆ 1.01×68 topics
  10. Nanoparticles245◆ 1.14×41 topics
  11. Depression220▲ 1.47×24 topics
  12. Cathode Materials218▲ 3.3×3 topics
  13. Identity210▲ 1.70×61 topics
  14. Social Support202▲ 2.1×17 topics
  15. Gender201▲ 2.2×48 topics
  16. Lithium-ion Batteries178▲ 2.5×4 topics
  17. Nationalism166▲ 2.1×28 topics
  18. Colonialism164▲ 2.0×42 topics
  19. Hydraulic Fracturing154▲ 8.2×2 topics
  20. Emotion Regulation146▲ 2.8×9 topics
  21. Tomography141▲ 4.5×5 topics
  22. CO2 Sequestration138▲ 4.2×4 topics
  23. Health Disparities134▲ 3.0×9 topics
  24. Fracture Propagation124▲ 12×1 topic
  25. Shale Gas Reservoirs124▲ 12×1 topic
  26. Shale Gas120▲ 5.6×2 topics
  27. Inverse Problems110▲ 6.1×4 topics
  28. Porous Media110▲ 4.9×6 topics
  29. Nanopores104▲ 6.3×2 topics
  30. Gas Permeability102▲ 5.9×2 topics
  31. Methane Oxidation100▲ 7.2×2 topics
  32. Anaerobic98▲ 8.3×1 topic
  33. Gas Hydrates98▲ 8.3×1 topic
  34. Nanostructured Cathodes96▲ 4.6×1 topic
  35. Solid-State Electrolytes96▲ 4.6×1 topic
  36. Mudstones91▲ 6.9×1 topic
  37. Thermal Maturity91▲ 6.9×1 topic
  38. Seismic Noise83▲ 10×1 topic
  39. Surface Wave83▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Reactive Transport76▲ 8.6×2 topics

Which research topics does The University of Texas at Austin publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies and Advancements in Battery Materials.

Hydraulic Fracturing and…124Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 124 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Rel…98Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 98 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 96 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …94Advancements in Battery Materials: 94 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …91Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 91 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 83 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 70 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Te…70Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 70 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 65 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 63 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringEnvironmental ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMechanics of Materials3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 124 works
  2. 2 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 98 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 96 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 94 works
  5. 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 91 works
  6. 6 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 83 works
  7. 7 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 70 works
  8. 8 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 70 works
  9. 9 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 65 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 63 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available27.6%not open72.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The University of Texas at Austin's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.