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The Catholic University of the North ranked 13th in Chile, 1865th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 56 research topics. The Catholic University of the North ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,309 academic publications and 161,570 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 9 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1865 of 14,131 In the World
#96 of 1,756 In Latin America
#13 of 60 In Chile
#1 of 2 In Antofagasta
#521 of 3,409 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#541 of 1,000 For Mining Engineering
#702 of 3,506 For Zoology
#3054 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2721 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 53 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Catholic University of the North ranked 10th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Chile and 1374th in the World with 5,759 publications made and 81,341 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#10 of 30 In Chile
#132 of 442 In Latin America
#1374 of 7,081 In the World

Catholic University of the North
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 15 13
1993 28 26
1994 24 20
1995 27 13
1996 22 30
1997 20 19
1998 31 29
1999 37 51
2000 39 78
2001 31 100
2002 39 119
2003 51 205
2004 65 260
2005 70 365
2006 90 411
2007 92 571
2008 123 672
2009 161 737
2010 171 909
2011 211 1299
2012 183 1502
2013 201 1854
2014 233 2110
2015 258 2463
2016 260 2881
2017 301 3187
2018 338 4151
2019 344 5097
2020 436 6770
2021 498 8924
2022 464 8792
2023 432 10002
2024 311 9080

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the North in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 4 30 978
Philosophy 10 136 1011
Gender Studies 4 69 1315
Demography 5 77 1396
Political Science 11 136 1632
Archaeology 6 71 1732
Sociology 10 120 1769
History 7 80 1837
Aesthetics 11 82 1946
Library and Information science 7 89 2105
Anthropology 12 106 2145
Law 11 98 2237
Classics and Ancient History 8 95 2337
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 11 117 2573
Linguistics 14 126 2759
Education Majors 17 157 2793
Communications and Public Relations 13 131 3069

Environmental Science rankings

The Catholic University of the North ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Chile and 1383rd in the World with 5,703 publications made and 120,903 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 30 In Chile
#70 of 431 In Latin America
#1383 of 6,876 In the World

Catholic University of the North
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 7 22
1993 16 29
1994 18 26
1995 14 24
1996 26 49
1997 22 41
1998 21 58
1999 41 90
2000 53 130
2001 44 182
2002 46 210
2003 80 437
2004 57 414
2005 96 660
2006 82 804
2007 105 1079
2008 127 1208
2009 149 1373
2010 153 1680
2011 205 2078
2012 177 2376
2013 191 2941
2014 209 3279
2015 253 3897
2016 227 4507
2017 277 4926
2018 334 6607
2019 343 8272
2020 465 10380
2021 496 13440
2022 462 13095
2023 432 14489
2024 373 13907

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the North in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 32 521
Mining Engineering 4 14 541
Oceanography 5 30 769
Earth science and Geophysics 5 29 825
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 33 877
Urban and Regional planning 4 30 978
Geography and Cartography 6 75 1207
Ecology 5 63 1241
Environmental Chemistry 5 53 1288
Geology 5 63 1296
Paleontology 5 67 1357
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 50 1494
Environmental Management 9 81 1730
Agricultural Science 10 136 1881
Geotechnical Engineering 8 84 1924
Forestry 13 208 1961
Environmental Engineering 9 106 2093

Biology rankings

The Catholic University of the North ranked 10th for Biology in Chile and 1987th in the World with 4,710 publications made and 106,268 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 30 In Chile
#112 of 433 In Latin America
#1987 of 6,833 In the World

Catholic University of the North
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 6 21
1993 13 26
1994 16 26
1995 10 26
1996 19 36
1997 18 44
1998 14 52
1999 28 80
2000 40 119
2001 37 182
2002 40 212
2003 72 449
2004 52 416
2005 79 620
2006 80 799
2007 96 1033
2008 108 1195
2009 119 1338
2010 135 1705
2011 166 1931
2012 155 2270
2013 174 2817
2014 182 3130
2015 212 3488
2016 185 4111
2017 222 4402
2018 258 5883
2019 264 7014
2020 351 9019
2021 416 11464
2022 402 11361
2023 368 12327
2024 315 11628

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the North in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 32 521
Zoology 5 63 702
Astrobiology 5 38 1089
Animal Science 5 126 1294
Paleontology 5 67 1357
Botany 9 115 1610
Evolutionary Biology 10 82 1742
Agricultural Science 10 136 1881
Forestry 13 208 1961
Microbiology 12 145 2029
Genetics 14 139 2461
Horticulture 18 233 2549
Molecular Biology 18 200 2613
Nanotechnology 10 117 2725
Biochemistry 17 163 2898
Neuroscience 19 158 2909
Oncology and Cancer research 19 184 2979
Biotechnology 18 218 3101
Nutrition and Food Science 18 242 3163
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 188 3167
Virology 21 287 3280
Pharmacology 18 206 3310
Immunology 20 258 3434

Physics rankings

The Catholic University of the North ranked 8th for Physics in Chile and 2091st in the World with 4,000 publications made and 70,728 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Theoretical Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#8 of 30 In Chile
#84 of 418 In Latin America
#2091 of 6,713 In the World

Catholic University of the North
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 3 8
1993 7 13
1994 15 17
1995 9 17
1996 21 37
1997 23 52
1998 13 55
1999 25 53
2000 34 73
2001 21 96
2002 29 98
2003 48 216
2004 40 231
2005 61 369
2006 66 475
2007 73 571
2008 88 727
2009 104 850
2010 97 998
2011 148 1268
2012 124 1459
2013 145 1772
2014 128 1959
2015 183 2326
2016 167 2998
2017 204 3162
2018 238 4320
2019 230 5156
2020 329 6730
2021 335 8113
2022 335 7695
2023 351 8787
2024 269 8891

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the North in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 11 58 1024
Astrobiology 5 38 1089
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 47 1209
Condensed Matter Physics 7 74 1734
Atomic and Molecular physics 7 86 1874
Nuclear Physics 7 87 1938
Quantum and Particle physics 9 85 2033
Optical Engineering 9 100 2332
Materials Science 9 104 2459
Acoustical Engineering 10 101 2512
Nanotechnology 10 117 2725

Engineering rankings

The Catholic University of the North ranked 9th for Engineering in Chile and 2435th in the World with 3,683 publications made and 70,772 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 30 In Chile
#107 of 424 In Latin America
#2435 of 6,782 In the World

Catholic University of the North
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 4 7
1993 10 21
1994 15 17
1995 10 19
1996 16 31
1997 21 40
1998 12 47
1999 22 55
2000 33 73
2001 26 103
2002 24 103
2003 44 212
2004 37 218
2005 64 377
2006 55 463
2007 62 595
2008 76 683
2009 91 819
2010 76 987
2011 114 1161
2012 103 1338
2013 127 1717
2014 130 1892
2015 163 2245
2016 145 2883
2017 194 3102
2018 213 4065
2019 220 5053
2020 313 6538
2021 319 8311
2022 323 8440
2023 330 9001
2024 258 8602

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the North in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 4 14 541
Civil Engineering 5 44 1416
Human-Computer Interaction 7 101 1756
Transportation Engineering 10 62 1808
Operations Research 10 65 1818
Geotechnical Engineering 8 84 1924
Remote Sensing 9 88 1942
Environmental Engineering 9 106 2093
Metallurgical Engineering 11 104 2289
Optical Engineering 9 100 2332
Electrical Engineering 9 105 2451
Materials Science 9 104 2459
Acoustical Engineering 10 101 2512
Aerospace Engineering 10 107 2550
Chemical Engineering 10 116 2580
Telecommunications 8 113 2606
Mechanical Engineering 12 123 2618
Nanotechnology 10 117 2725
Computer Networking 13 119 2751
Systems Engineering 15 141 2861
Structural Engineering 14 141 3030
Biotechnology 18 218 3101
Electronic Engineering 18 159 3160

Chemistry rankings

The Catholic University of the North ranked 11th for Chemistry in Chile and 2390th in the World with 3,465 publications made and 71,967 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Petrology and Geochemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 30 In Chile
#116 of 418 In Latin America
#2390 of 6,545 In the World

Catholic University of the North
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 3 11
1993 9 13
1994 13 23
1995 10 25
1996 19 42
1997 23 45
1998 16 55
1999 25 64
2000 34 87
2001 25 98
2002 28 120
2003 47 239
2004 36 261
2005 61 409
2006 56 534
2007 68 647
2008 67 768
2009 83 908
2010 81 1112
2011 110 1335
2012 104 1513
2013 125 1864
2014 121 2037
2015 147 2492
2016 122 2988
2017 156 3245
2018 221 4317
2019 199 5165
2020 294 6947
2021 303 8532
2022 301 8622
2023 291 9181
2024 235 8666

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the North in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 33 877
Environmental Chemistry 5 53 1288
Computational Chemistry 11 107 2079
Inorganic Chemistry 9 101 2107
Materials Science 9 104 2459
Chemical Engineering 10 116 2580
Physical chemistry 11 121 2634
Radiochemistry 13 164 2693
Nanotechnology 10 117 2725
Organic Chemistry 14 136 2765
Biochemistry 17 163 2898
Nutrition and Food Science 18 242 3163

Computer Science rankings

The Catholic University of the North ranked 13th for Computer Science in Chile and 2689th in the World with 2,520 publications made and 46,052 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#13 of 30 In Chile
#113 of 425 In Latin America
#2689 of 6,845 In the World

Catholic University of the North
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 3 4
1993 1 5
1994 2 4
1995 4 3
1996 5 12
1997 6 4
1998 6 10
1999 5 20
2000 4 26
2001 5 32
2002 9 56
2003 10 82
2004 17 88
2005 17 123
2006 26 153
2007 25 190
2008 39 249
2009 67 323
2010 52 409
2011 73 526
2012 81 715
2013 86 855
2014 99 1029
2015 125 1243
2016 124 1525
2017 156 1776
2018 155 2622
2019 146 3101
2020 193 4035
2021 254 5262
2022 259 5502
2023 264 6233
2024 188 5926

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the North in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Computer Vision 7 59 1682
Human-Computer Interaction 7 101 1756
Library and Information science 7 89 2105
Management Information Systems 11 113 2460
Software Engineering 13 129 2466
Data Science 12 123 2575
Machine Learning 10 108 2604
Telecommunications 8 113 2606
Computer Networking 13 119 2751
Cyber Security 12 123 2890
Neuroscience 19 158 2909
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 16 138 3075
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 188 3167
Cognitive Science 18 162 3434

Medicine rankings

The Catholic University of the North ranked 15th for Medicine in Chile and 2774th in the World with 2,220 publications made and 37,291 citations received. Main research topics: Public Health, Pathology, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology, Clinical Psychology.

Medicine ranking Location
#15 of 30 In Chile
#179 of 430 In Latin America
#2774 of 6,775 In the World

Catholic University of the North
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 1 6
1993 2 8
1994 4 7
1995 1 10
1996 10 7
1997 6 10
1998 4 11
1999 10 27
2000 15 50
2001 13 49
2002 11 59
2003 17 120
2004 16 123
2005 21 151
2006 19 232
2007 33 316
2008 37 336
2009 54 374
2010 55 529
2011 70 697
2012 82 883
2013 83 1026
2014 86 1096
2015 99 1300
2016 108 1593
2017 129 1702
2018 133 2111
2019 126 2524
2020 160 3575
2021 226 4791
2022 225 4742
2023 193 5233
2024 153 4458

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the North in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Urology 10 97 1440
Public Health 7 85 1564
Gerontology 19 176 2023
Clinical Psychology 13 111 2170
Anatomy and Physiology 15 148 2288
Nursing 16 152 2440
Anesthesiology 17 214 2864
Psychiatry 17 166 2885
Oncology and Cancer research 19 184 2979
Health Science 19 197 3072
Surgery 20 225 3205
Virology 21 287 3280
Pharmacology 18 206 3310
Immunology 20 258 3434
Pathology 19 240 3466
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 19 219 3475
Physical Therapy 23 238 3633

Mathematics rankings

The Catholic University of the North ranked 10th for Mathematics in Chile and 2535th in the World with 1,427 publications made and 22,780 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#10 of 30 In Chile
#106 of 399 In Latin America
#2535 of 6,418 In the World

Catholic University of the North
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 2 4
1993 0 1
1994 3 3
1995 2 0
1996 5 11
1997 3 12
1998 5 10
1999 6 12
2000 8 21
2001 2 19
2002 4 15
2003 8 26
2004 12 34
2005 11 57
2006 21 73
2007 20 102
2008 24 110
2009 31 151
2010 25 186
2011 45 271
2012 42 351
2013 43 415
2014 52 407
2015 67 487
2016 57 638
2017 91 698
2018 78 893
2019 81 1224
2020 105 1627
2021 118 2482
2022 164 2587
2023 166 2996
2024 108 2318

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the North in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 11 68 1771
Operations Research 10 65 1818
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 11 67 1872
Statistics 9 99 2347
Math Teachers 13 117 2523

Business rankings

The Catholic University of the North ranked 13th for Business in Chile and 2770th in the World with 1,165 publications made and 16,034 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#13 of 30 In Chile
#119 of 395 In Latin America
#2770 of 6,339 In the World

Catholic University of the North
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 1 0
1993 1 1
1994 1 1
1995 2 1
1996 4 3
1997 3 1
1998 1 3
1999 4 10
2000 2 10
2001 2 9
2002 2 9
2003 7 11
2004 9 17
2005 12 45
2006 9 43
2007 10 88
2008 10 95
2009 24 80
2010 24 128
2011 34 159
2012 33 248
2013 28 319
2014 42 360
2015 49 445
2016 33 553
2017 71 651
2018 69 908
2019 69 1243
2020 93 1518
2021 113 2249
2022 139 2350
2023 161 2919
2024 98 2460

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the North in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Entrepreneurship 4 16 822
Operations Research 10 65 1818
Project Management 9 112 2111
Finance 12 91 2381
Marketing 10 95 2435
Management Information Systems 11 113 2460
Accounting 12 101 2600
Advertising 12 105 2760
Management 13 135 3066

Economics rankings

The Catholic University of the North ranked 11th for Economics in Chile and 2259th in the World with 946 publications made and 16,313 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#11 of 30 In Chile
#89 of 384 In Latin America
#2259 of 6,167 In the World

Catholic University of the North
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 1 2
1993 2 1
1994 0 3
1995 0 1
1996 3 3
1997 2 2
1998 0 4
1999 2 6
2000 2 13
2001 1 6
2002 3 7
2003 5 6
2004 8 25
2005 13 42
2006 9 46
2007 10 100
2008 11 72
2009 20 72
2010 19 122
2011 28 143
2012 27 244
2013 26 283
2014 42 349
2015 36 389
2016 29 490
2017 53 617
2018 51 764
2019 58 1073
2020 79 1310
2021 100 1986
2022 123 2156
2023 118 2535
2024 56 1907

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the North in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 11 71 1696
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 11 67 1872
Development Studies 11 92 2296
Finance 12 91 2381

Art & Design rankings

The Catholic University of the North ranked 13th for Art & Design in Chile and 2661st in the World with 544 publications made and 7,660 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#13 of 30 In Chile
#130 of 365 In Latin America
#2661 of 5,966 In the World

Catholic University of the North
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 1 4
1993 4 1
1994 4 3
1995 0 1
1996 0 2
1997 2 2
1998 0 5
1999 0 6
2000 4 15
2001 4 19
2002 3 13
2003 3 40
2004 4 30
2005 5 64
2006 7 45
2007 7 48
2008 7 84
2009 17 90
2010 10 86
2011 19 137
2012 13 166
2013 20 229
2014 17 304
2015 38 340
2016 36 379
2017 33 424
2018 30 502
2019 42 626
2020 52 748
2021 46 1041
2022 38 979
2023 41 1097
2024 32 1166

The following table provides academic rankings for The Catholic University of the North in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Aesthetics 11 82 1946
Fashion Design 14 149 2755
Literature 13 155 2983

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Catholic University of the North

Speciality Chile Latin America World Rank
Sexology 2 26 732
Social Psychology 8 78 2215
Child Psychology 14 101 2247
Psychology 16 147 2949