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The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 46th in Brazil, 1744th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 103 research topics. The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 21,488 academic publications and 268,460 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1744 of 14,131 In the World
#88 of 1,756 In Latin America
#46 of 198 In Brazil
#198 of 3,409 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#247 of 2,294 For Animal Science
#337 of 1,065 For Marine Engineering
#7054 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2476 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 100 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 40th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 755th in the World with 12,131 publications made and 105,131 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#40 of 128 In Brazil
#59 of 442 In Latin America
#755 of 7,081 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 3 31
1993 15 30
1994 10 41
1995 15 38
1996 19 71
1997 25 72
1998 28 91
1999 23 100
2000 37 153
2001 47 150
2002 59 221
2003 78 333
2004 73 397
2005 93 512
2006 101 699
2007 136 856
2008 194 1166
2009 230 1307
2010 245 1775
2011 300 2227
2012 423 2390
2013 476 2892
2014 503 3216
2015 652 3566
2016 672 3928
2017 861 4464
2018 886 5305
2019 994 6730
2020 1232 9413
2021 1053 11749
2022 977 12182
2023 1002 13173
2024 558 10847

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 41 59 510
Sports / Exercise science 42 51 764
Occupational Safety and Health 20 25 817
Sociology 34 47 868
Human Rights Law 39 68 908
Demography 30 48 927
Political Science 43 71 1070
Public Policy / Administration 40 65 1272
Gender Studies 42 67 1293
Anthropology 37 58 1341
Archaeology 33 54 1412
History 36 59 1465
Art History 43 73 1491
Education Majors 46 75 1678
Law 36 65 1702
Library and Information science 37 64 1770
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 45 80 1987
Aesthetics 46 85 2009
Linguistics 41 77 2113
Classics and Ancient History 53 110 2597
Communications and Public Relations 55 115 2820

Biology rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 32nd for Biology in Brazil and 1155th in the World with 10,195 publications made and 204,682 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#32 of 128 In Brazil
#48 of 433 In Latin America
#1155 of 6,833 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 15 61
1993 19 82
1994 14 81
1995 30 89
1996 30 118
1997 36 158
1998 30 149
1999 37 187
2000 60 307
2001 60 336
2002 73 499
2003 93 627
2004 103 783
2005 128 1058
2006 140 1455
2007 183 1746
2008 361 2449
2009 197 2608
2010 265 3162
2011 311 4188
2012 360 4854
2013 454 5641
2014 423 6276
2015 557 7213
2016 487 7878
2017 559 9408
2018 610 11029
2019 639 13083
2020 815 17304
2021 817 21037
2022 862 21455
2023 792 22961
2024 479 21510

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 5 198
Animal Science 24 28 247
Toxicology 17 21 358
Nutrition and Food Science 20 27 427
Zoology 22 36 439
Agricultural Science 32 45 716
Forestry 56 93 842
Biotechnology 27 45 931
Horticulture 56 91 947
Botany 37 59 952
Microbiology 33 56 1008
Paleontology 29 45 1051
Virology 47 79 1149
Molecular Biology 42 66 1161
Biochemistry 30 53 1375
Genetics 31 55 1393
Pharmacology 39 63 1436
Immunology 48 86 1453
Neuroscience 37 70 1611
Biophysics 29 75 1714
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 39 75 1733
Oncology and Cancer research 45 89 1862
Nanotechnology 33 66 1939
Evolutionary Biology 44 95 1991

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 29th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 909th in the World with 9,407 publications made and 175,431 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#29 of 128 In Brazil
#42 of 431 In Latin America
#909 of 6,876 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 16 57
1993 23 82
1994 15 77
1995 29 89
1996 27 119
1997 38 143
1998 29 154
1999 39 160
2000 60 259
2001 51 288
2002 73 464
2003 95 567
2004 93 708
2005 109 973
2006 132 1227
2007 165 1499
2008 202 2111
2009 195 2152
2010 230 2653
2011 278 3600
2012 339 3998
2013 410 4853
2014 391 5388
2015 471 6076
2016 444 6713
2017 548 8069
2018 602 9635
2019 622 11441
2020 776 15024
2021 758 18679
2022 769 18711
2023 731 20396
2024 482 19696

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 5 198
Oceanography 6 11 429
Environmental Chemistry 14 21 693
Ecology 22 32 715
Agricultural Science 32 45 716
Environmental Engineering 20 31 832
Forestry 56 93 842
Geology 26 37 898
Geography and Cartography 33 57 1009
Environmental Management 26 38 1009
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 17 28 1044
Paleontology 29 45 1051
Earth science and Geophysics 27 44 1105
Geotechnical Engineering 25 36 1121
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 73 1484

Chemistry rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 30th for Chemistry in Brazil and 1359th in the World with 7,220 publications made and 157,447 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Environmental Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#30 of 128 In Brazil
#48 of 418 In Latin America
#1359 of 6,545 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 8 47
1993 12 73
1994 8 61
1995 19 69
1996 15 99
1997 19 102
1998 20 117
1999 25 133
2000 38 207
2001 32 199
2002 51 343
2003 56 409
2004 69 518
2005 75 698
2006 92 1004
2007 127 1224
2008 302 1633
2009 135 1712
2010 177 2106
2011 207 2914
2012 242 3387
2013 308 4051
2014 313 4573
2015 411 5468
2016 368 5868
2017 428 7291
2018 443 8702
2019 511 10530
2020 558 13849
2021 564 16175
2022 613 16985
2023 550 17983
2024 329 17158

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 20 27 427
Environmental Chemistry 14 21 693
Biochemical Engineering 17 29 774
Radiochemistry 27 39 827
Organic Chemistry 26 42 1261
Biochemistry 30 53 1375
Physical chemistry 27 54 1447
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 73 1484
Chemical Engineering 32 58 1487
Materials Science 34 65 1700
Pharmacy 35 76 1891
Nanotechnology 33 66 1939
Inorganic Chemistry 43 89 1992
Computational Chemistry 47 111 2123

Engineering rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 34th for Engineering in Brazil and 1622nd in the World with 6,250 publications made and 118,796 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#34 of 127 In Brazil
#58 of 424 In Latin America
#1622 of 6,782 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 2 47
1993 4 63
1994 5 49
1995 14 64
1996 13 93
1997 16 89
1998 14 106
1999 16 105
2000 36 154
2001 36 178
2002 51 285
2003 55 333
2004 56 385
2005 76 510
2006 82 696
2007 103 802
2008 132 1133
2009 117 1133
2010 142 1426
2011 165 1932
2012 224 2332
2013 296 2941
2014 272 3274
2015 327 3724
2016 301 4334
2017 376 5178
2018 378 6571
2019 466 8118
2020 525 11072
2021 523 13436
2022 530 13980
2023 499 14882
2024 324 13813

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Marine Engineering 4 5 337
Renewable Energy Engineering 22 28 758
Biochemical Engineering 17 29 774
Environmental Engineering 20 31 832
Robotics 12 22 912
Biotechnology 27 45 931
Geotechnical Engineering 25 36 1121
Remote Sensing 29 40 1205
Architecture 36 58 1233
Petroleum Engineering 30 52 1305
Automotive Engineering 37 53 1425
Reliability and Quality Engineering 37 54 1430
Mechanical Engineering 29 52 1479
Chemical Engineering 32 58 1487
Computer Engineering 29 55 1572
Metallurgical Engineering 35 64 1687
Aerospace Engineering 34 58 1695
Materials Science 34 65 1700
Automation and Control engineering 33 84 1731
Structural Engineering 33 63 1749
Civil Engineering 34 69 1824
Systems Engineering 37 65 1836
Human-Computer Interaction 42 122 1903
Electronic Engineering 39 73 1907
Nanotechnology 33 66 1939
Operations Research 36 74 1953
Optical Engineering 40 83 1973
Electrical Engineering 35 75 2037
Telecommunications 42 80 2245
Acoustical Engineering 45 93 2288
Computer Networking 46 86 2322

Medicine rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 37th for Medicine in Brazil and 1271st in the World with 6,038 publications made and 103,995 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Nursing, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#37 of 128 In Brazil
#59 of 430 In Latin America
#1271 of 6,775 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 5 22
1993 6 33
1994 8 40
1995 10 42
1996 10 68
1997 16 79
1998 18 83
1999 17 87
2000 26 154
2001 31 147
2002 50 269
2003 44 304
2004 52 377
2005 65 472
2006 66 744
2007 92 916
2008 131 1282
2009 117 1472
2010 143 1845
2011 195 2344
2012 230 2683
2013 288 3267
2014 270 3506
2015 323 3855
2016 293 4229
2017 302 4893
2018 304 5513
2019 395 6710
2020 542 9087
2021 517 11059
2022 554 11307
2023 512 11867
2024 335 10094

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Toxicology 17 21 358
Gerontology 31 33 479
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 48 58 543
Nursing 24 28 661
Sports / Exercise science 42 51 764
Respiratory Therapy 24 39 778
Pediatrics 32 46 806
Veterinary 43 75 889
Epidemiology 41 62 927
Public Health 30 48 953
Urology 32 51 987
Family medicine 40 54 1040
Healthcare Management (MHA) 33 43 1052
Health Science 39 50 1110
Anatomy and Physiology 32 51 1122
Occupational Therapy 35 48 1126
Dermatology 51 79 1139
Virology 47 79 1149
Critical Care Nursing 39 68 1175
Clinical Psychology 39 55 1307
Sports Medicine 47 62 1309
Pathology 42 67 1315
Anesthesiology 48 72 1336
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 37 58 1352
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 46 82 1401
Physical Therapy 48 65 1412
Pharmacology 39 63 1436
Immunology 48 86 1453
Psychiatry 40 65 1505
Radiation Therapy 43 68 1521
Dentistry 69 112 1522
Orthodontics 62 102 1524
Surgery 57 93 1641
Cardiology 50 93 1667
Oncology and Cancer research 45 89 1862
Pharmacy 35 76 1891
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 63 113 2024

Physics rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 35th for Physics in Brazil and 1755th in the World with 5,320 publications made and 97,702 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#35 of 127 In Brazil
#69 of 418 In Latin America
#1755 of 6,713 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 4 54
1993 5 57
1994 5 45
1995 8 56
1996 8 72
1997 12 75
1998 15 99
1999 17 76
2000 25 135
2001 25 140
2002 44 249
2003 46 250
2004 51 290
2005 59 392
2006 79 591
2007 95 684
2008 108 892
2009 97 857
2010 125 1138
2011 133 1549
2012 181 1894
2013 250 2356
2014 247 2586
2015 269 3079
2016 268 3452
2017 340 4285
2018 328 5439
2019 404 6700
2020 442 8926
2021 432 10336
2022 435 10590
2023 428 11759
2024 256 10549

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 42 100 1671
Materials Science 34 65 1700
Biophysics 29 75 1714
Nuclear Physics 37 79 1803
Astrophysics and Astronomy 39 85 1803
Quantum and Particle physics 36 77 1905
Nanotechnology 33 66 1939
Optical Engineering 40 83 1973
Atomic and Molecular physics 46 105 2244
Acoustical Engineering 45 93 2288
Condensed Matter Physics 53 123 2599

Computer Science rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 38th for Computer Science in Brazil and 2009th in the World with 3,814 publications made and 59,870 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#38 of 125 In Brazil
#68 of 425 In Latin America
#2009 of 6,845 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 2 22
1993 3 26
1994 6 27
1995 7 34
1996 5 44
1997 9 46
1998 14 60
1999 8 70
2000 14 91
2001 20 112
2002 36 197
2003 38 193
2004 36 274
2005 44 285
2006 46 482
2007 50 534
2008 58 597
2009 70 704
2010 95 849
2011 119 1150
2012 137 1311
2013 176 1656
2014 168 1784
2015 194 2093
2016 205 2223
2017 225 2643
2018 200 3202
2019 250 4101
2020 317 5729
2021 312 6523
2022 363 6926
2023 343 7463
2024 200 6617

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Robotics 12 22 912
Computer Graphics 29 47 1347
Computer Engineering 29 55 1572
Neuroscience 37 70 1611
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 39 75 1733
Library and Information science 37 64 1770
Blockchain and Cryptography 37 61 1806
Management Information Systems 47 78 1883
Software Engineering 56 98 1898
Human-Computer Interaction 42 122 1903
Machine Learning 42 67 1958
Computer Vision 39 78 1974
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 43 80 2052
Telecommunications 42 80 2245
Computer Networking 46 86 2322
Cyber Security 50 94 2491
Data Science 61 121 2549
Cognitive Science 53 103 2606

Psychology rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 37th for Psychology in Brazil and 1660th in the World with 2,453 publications made and 35,124 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#37 of 126 In Brazil
#60 of 416 In Latin America
#1660 of 6,645 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 1 13
1993 0 6
1994 5 14
1995 6 11
1996 2 18
1997 7 26
1998 12 29
1999 8 44
2000 7 60
2001 9 62
2002 18 103
2003 14 120
2004 23 159
2005 33 163
2006 26 277
2007 39 332
2008 36 379
2009 46 477
2010 61 617
2011 78 765
2012 94 895
2013 113 1121
2014 121 1239
2015 133 1339
2016 120 1429
2017 154 1602
2018 117 1833
2019 149 2120
2020 214 3007
2021 222 3397
2022 239 3910
2023 212 4077
2024 108 3567

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Sexology 35 47 949
Occupational Therapy 35 48 1126
Clinical Psychology 39 55 1307
Psychiatry 40 65 1505
Neuroscience 37 70 1611
Social Psychology 34 56 1633
Education Majors 46 75 1678
Child Psychology 49 79 1950
Cognitive Science 53 103 2606

Mathematics rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 39th for Mathematics in Brazil and 1825th in the World with 2,289 publications made and 37,853 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#39 of 125 In Brazil
#62 of 399 In Latin America
#1825 of 6,418 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 2 22
1993 0 7
1994 3 14
1995 3 22
1996 6 15
1997 6 30
1998 3 35
1999 4 24
2000 10 37
2001 7 54
2002 22 97
2003 27 125
2004 17 160
2005 19 147
2006 30 245
2007 27 286
2008 36 352
2009 52 385
2010 62 477
2011 66 645
2012 90 788
2013 117 913
2014 103 1159
2015 121 1221
2016 120 1272
2017 130 1526
2018 126 1750
2019 156 2246
2020 208 2883
2021 174 3341
2022 209 3673
2023 208 3799
2024 105 2740

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Statistics 39 62 1729
Blockchain and Cryptography 37 61 1806
Operations Research 36 74 1953
Applied Mathematics 34 90 2051
Math Teachers 49 92 2251
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 43 100 2654

Art & Design rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 34th for Art & Design in Brazil and 1423rd in the World with 1,157 publications made and 12,185 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

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
#34 of 123 In Brazil
#53 of 365 In Latin America
#1423 of 5,966 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 0 8
1993 1 10
1994 1 8
1995 0 9
1996 2 9
1997 4 10
1998 1 15
1999 0 9
2000 2 21
2001 1 22
2002 10 22
2003 9 32
2004 13 51
2005 10 49
2006 10 77
2007 13 73
2008 146 119
2009 19 112
2010 28 167
2011 28 182
2012 44 251
2013 45 281
2014 59 314
2015 47 352
2016 48 440
2017 75 551
2018 68 674
2019 88 810
2020 90 1075
2021 81 1259
2022 83 1316
2023 72 1435
2024 50 1522

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Cinematography 54 61 679
Entertainment Industry Business 45 54 941
Fashion Design 29 42 1060
Architecture 36 58 1233
Computer Graphics 29 47 1347
Literature 38 63 1423
Art History 43 73 1491
Creative Writing 50 84 1544
Aesthetics 46 85 2009

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
Development Studies 35 62 1612
Project Management 46 85 1804
Economics 39 77 2016
Accounting 40 79 2368
Business 50 95 2374
Management 45 91 2387
Marketing 53 92 2400
Finance 47 107 2572
Advertising 53 90 2572