Bolstered by its outstanding researchers and scholars across numerous disciplines, Washington State University garnered high marks across nearly two dozen fields of study in Research.com’s best universities in the world 2023 rankings.
More than 140 WSU professors were recognized in the latest Research.com rankings, including 20 who were recognized in the outlet’s global rankings of scholars. Research.com uses an institution’s faculty reputation and contributions to their respective field as the basis for its assessment. The number of citations a professor is credited with as well as publications in relevant journals are central to the website’s assessments, with more information on its methodology available online.
Twenty six disciplines, ranging from animal science and veterinary medicine to political science are tracked by Research.com. In this year’s assessments, WSU ranked among the best institutions in the nation and world in 24 of these categories:
Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine
- 59th world, 21st national
- 8 researchers, 3 included in the global rankings
- 136th world, 58th national
- 22 researchers, 2 included in the global rankings
- 210th world, 90th national
- 2 researchers, 1 in global rankings
- 226th world, 61st national
- 13 researchers, 2 included in global rankings
- 386th world, 103rd national
- 4 researchers, 1 in global ranking
- 233rd world, 71st national
- 5 researchers
- 235th world, 76th national
- 6 researchers, 1 in global rankings
- 335th world, 129th national
- 1 researcher
Electronics and electrical engineering
- 289th world, 88th national
- 3 researchers
- 893rd world, 160th national
- 1 researcher
- 222nd world, 74th national
- 8 researchers
- 132nd world, 51st national
- 6 researchers
- 218th world, 70th national
- 3 researchers
- 192nd world, 53rd national
- 9 researchers, 2 in global rankings
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- 248th world, 81st national
- 2 researchers, 1 in global rankings
- 334th world, 95th national
- 5 researchers
- 137th world, 54th national
- 7 researchers, 1 in global rankings
- 193rd world, 69th national
- 2 researchers
- 227th world, 82nd national
- 6 researchers, 1 in global rankings
- 363rd world, 118th national
- 1 researcher
- 64th world, 20th national
- 8 researchers, 3 in global rankings
- 155th world, 65th national
- 2 researchers, 1 in global rankings
- 162nd world, 88th national
- 15 researchers, 1 in global rankings
Social Sciences and Humanities
- 239th world, 102nd national
- 5 researchers
