Name: List of Top Departments of Information Theory sorted by peer-reviewed citations
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Published: 2026-09-29T14:23:12Z
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25.4K(top 10%)

PR articles

754.1K(top 10%)

PR citations

297(top 5%)

PR h-index

400(top 5%)

h-index

26.4K

documents

1.3M

doc citations

Top Departments (by peer-reviewed citations)

#	Department	Articles	Citations	A pos	C pos
1	Electrical Engineering	5,415	420.6K	54	21
2	Computer Science	4,122	231.3K	67	52
3	Computer Engineering	3,435	196.3K	50	34
4	Mathematics	3,972	173.3K	81	51
6	Statistics	1,380	98.7K	106	47
7	Electronics	673	43.3K	213	116
8	Computational Mathematics	83	39.3K	70	3
9	Information Systems	232	25.2K	116	55
10	Physics	438	17.3K	596	487
11	Telecommunications	342	14.6K	128	85
12	Information Technology	390	12.3K	219	218
13	Systems Engineering	237	11.0K	216	171
14	Applied Mathematics	464	10.7K	103	148
15	Signal Processing	109	10.6K	71	28
17	Information Theory	148	5.6K	5	8
18	Artificial Intelligence	88	5.6K	297	170
19	Economics	154	3.9K	936	912
20	Data Science	232	3.4K	114	189
21	Operations Research	82	3.1K	81	78
22	Applied Physics	72	2.8K	424	367
23	Automation	82	2.7K	442	366
24	Psychology	15	2.6K	2,429	1,273
25	Theoretical Computer Science	41	2.3K	24	15
26	Industrial Engineering	46	2.1K	655	513
27	Geochemistry	1	1.8K	926	199
28	Biology	14	1.8K	2,829	1,803
30	Software Engineering	53	1.5K	192	187
31	Energy Engineering	74	1.5K	250	289
32	Astronomy	55	1.4K	412	442
33	Cybernetics	47	1.3K	106	126
34	Algorithms	31	1.3K	45	56
35	Mechanical Engineering	26	1.2K	1,523	1,184
36	Education	120	1.1K	2,351	3,093
37	Financial Engineering	18	966	49	25
38	Algebra	54	932	33	26
39	Neuroscience	15	887	1,665	1,238
40	Computer Vision	7	838	209	105
41	Communication Theory	19	798	5	11
44	Philosophy	24	726	690	508
45	Telecommunication Systems	15	697	12	7
46	Geometry	36	657	46	58
47	Machine Learning	40	649	77	163
49	Probability	50	600	34	100
50	Systems Analysis	26	543	185	282
51	Mathematical Logic	7	484	11	4
52	Chemistry	15	464	2,581	2,335
53	Biostatistics	29	454	1,300	1,559
54	Discrete Mathematics	27	441	22	21
55	Cryptography	30	438	30	38
56	Optics	23	425	488	533
57	Architecture	13	421	1,473	1,274
58	Robotics	11	405	717	573
60	Digital Signal Processing	8	403	40	27
61	Molecular Biology	2	398	2,491	1,524
62	Dynamics	9	387	1,673	1,438
63	Avionics	10	384	89	60
64	Astrophysics	10	373	339	273
65	Biomedical Engineering	14	312	1,680	1,704
66	Acoustics	8	293	382	305
67	Bioengineering	10	277	1,710	1,643
68	Engineering Mathematics	10	251	363	440
69	Computational Biology	8	240	706	752
70	Logic	23	232	74	196
71	Aerospace Engineering	14	200	909	1,163
72	Systems Theory	4	197	109	99
73	Microelectronics	11	186	501	548
74	Biophysics	9	176	1,628	1,758
76	Public Health	6	141	3,488	3,318
78	Numerical Analysis	3	138	233	177
79	Genomics	2	128	2,090	1,613
80	Econometrics	5	127	464	485
81	Anthropology	2	126	2,742	1,921
83	Telecommunications Engineering	9	122	178	244
84	Mathematical Physics	3	120	230	199
85	Health Education	1	119	1,937	1,088
86	Neurology	5	111	2,129	2,052
88	Biotechnology	6	105	2,570	2,595
89	Stochastic Processes	2	99	32	29
91	Mathematics Education	4	86	247	252
92	Environmental Science	1	83	3,077	2,287
92	Marine Biology	1	83	1,061	768
94	Optical Communications	7	78	140	195
95	Logistics	2	75	1,573	1,165
96	Nanotechnology	3	73	1,529	1,568
97	Visual Communication	4	72	57	60
98	Epidemiology	6	71	2,434	2,735
99	Neurosurgery	2	70	1,960	1,694
100	Linguistics	5	67	653	805
100	Cloud Computing	3	67	155	175
102	Aerodynamics	1	61	446	288
103	Petroleum Engineering	1	60	1,105	828
104	Biochemistry	3	57	3,002	2,931
105	Embedded Systems	1	54	358	254
105	Digital Media	4	54	350	498
105	Manufacturing Engineering	2	54	1,250	1,230
108	Environmental Engineering	2	51	2,647	2,497
108	Cybersecurity	6	51	183	306
110	Actuarial Science	10	50	239	698
111	Applied Mechanics	2	48	1,014	1,017
112	Genetics	6	44	2,310	2,815
113	Pediatrics	2	40	2,744	2,708
114	Photonics	2	37	1,201	1,246
116	Geophysics	5	33	831	1,235
116	Number Theory	7	33	32	55
116	Mental Health	1	33	2,758	2,417
119	Optoelectronics	1	30	1,095	1,022
120	Materials Science	3	29	2,081	2,403
120	Materials Engineering	2	29	1,695	1,877
120	Topology	2	29	83	117
123	Mathematical Linguistics	6	28	10	21
123	Cell Biology	2	28	2,224	2,418
125	Thermodynamics	2	26	551	675
125	Medical Physics	1	26	1,734	1,660
127	Higher Education	2	25	3,142	3,114
128	Public Policy	1	24	2,418	2,215
129	Law	3	19	3,269	3,678
130	Physiology	3	18	2,956	3,342
131	Sociology	2	14	2,928	3,278
131	Surgery	2	14	3,041	3,291
131	Pathology	4	14	2,626	3,278
131	Mechatronics	1	14	1,235	1,340
135	Geology	2	13	1,795	2,264
135	International Economics	1	13	517	577
137	Psychiatry	1	11	3,153	3,261
138	Critical Care	1	9	1,713	1,861
139	Nursing	1	8	3,481	3,617
139	Ethics	1	8	1,993	2,146
141	Electromagnetism	1	7	235	315
144	Oncology	1	6	2,736	2,912
144	Nuclear Physics	1	6	1,194	1,450
144	Radiation Oncology	1	6	1,729	1,999
144	Risk Management	1	6	1,365	1,796
144	Developmental Biology	1	6	1,791	2,131
149	Archaeology	1	5	1,416	1,691
149	Civil Engineering	2	5	2,443	3,142
149	Nuclear Engineering	1	5	1,233	1,488
149	Computer Architecture	3	5	247	543
153	Experimental Psychology	1	4	1,068	1,425
153	Cosmology	1	4	140	211
155	Political Science	2	3	2,372	3,231
155	Anatomy	1	3	2,725	3,083
155	Neurobiology	1	3	2,136	2,558
155	Occupational Health	1	3	2,178	2,697
160	Engineering Physics	1	2	1,238	1,563
160	Functional Analysis	1	2	109	258
160	Power Electronics	1	2	311	461
160	Ceramics	1	2	834	1,122
160	Particle Physics	1	2	357	519
160	Music	1	2	1,431	1,902
160	Functional Genomics	1	2	1,159	1,544
160	Engineering Management	1	2	1,111	1,522
169	Automotive Engineering	1	1	907	1,231
170	Transportation Engineering	1	0	925	1,304

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