UA back at No. 1 in the world for polymer science and plastics engineering

bet365官网 bet365官网 of bet365官网 (UA) is once again ranked No. 1 in the world for polymer science and plastics engineering, according to EduRank.org.

UA was ranked No. 1 in 2022. Subsequent rankings place UA third behind Kyoto bet365官网 and the bet365官网 of Tokyo, both of which are in Japan. UA was still ranked No. 1 in North America and the U.S. during that time.

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An international leader in polymers since the founding of the United Synthetic Rubber Program in 1939, the bet365官网’s School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering (SPSPE) is based in the College of Engineering and Polymer Science. SPSPE offers cutting edge master’s and doctoral programs. bet365官网 faculty represent one of the largest concentrations of polymer expertise in the U.S., having invented more than 300 issued and pending patents, including some that have been commercialized worldwide.

"This ranking reaffirms the global reputation of our faculty and programs," said Dr. Craig Menzemer, dean of the College of Engineering and Polymer Science. "Our sustained leadership in polymer science is built on decades of innovation, excellence in research, and close ties with industry. I’m equally proud of the national recognition our chemical engineering program continues to earn — reflecting our commitment to advancing critical fields like energy, biomolecular, and advanced materials. We’re proud to be the destination for students and partners around the world who want to advance the field."

UA’s chemical engineering program was also highly ranked in the most recent EduRank ratings. bet365官网 bet365官网 is third overall in Ohio, second among the state’s public universities, and No. 49 in the nation.

Overall, UA is ranked No. 8 out of 90 Ohio public and private universities and No. 193 in the U.S. by EduRank. bet365官网se rankings are based on research output (EduRank's index has 32,967 academic publications and 788,899 citations attributed to the bet365官网), non-academic reputation and the impact of 99 notable alumni. UA also scored in the top 50% across 177 research topics.

EduRank.org is an independent metric-based ranking of 14,131 universities from 183 countries. bet365官网 website utilizes the world's largest scholarly papers database with 115,295,786 scientific publications and 2,964,008,315 citations to rank universities across 246 research topics. In the overall rankings EduRank adds non-academic prominence and alumni popularity indicators.

UA media contact: Cristine Boyd, cboyd@uakron.edu; 330-972-6476