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The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 47th in Brazil, 1668th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 105 research topics. The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 21,968 academic publications and 290,178 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1668 of 14,131 In the World
#87 of 1,756 In Latin America
#47 of 198 In Brazil
#190 of 3,467 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#245 of 2,330 For Animal Science
#336 of 1,098 For Marine Engineering
#7148 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2269 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 102 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 760th in the World with 12,309 publications made and 113,100 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
#760 of 7,088 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
1993 15 30
1994 10 41
1995 15 38
1996 19 71
1997 25 72
1998 28 91
1999 23 99
2000 36 151
2001 48 150
2002 59 221
2003 78 339
2004 73 397
2005 93 512
2006 102 697
2007 136 855
2008 194 1163
2009 230 1307
2010 246 1776
2011 299 2221
2012 422 2399
2013 476 2893
2014 503 3227
2015 650 3564
2016 672 3923
2017 859 4460
2018 887 5292
2019 993 6725
2020 1228 9357
2021 1045 11676
2022 971 12106
2023 999 13174
2024 571 10973
2025 246 8886

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 59 520
Sports / Exercise science 43 52 776
Occupational Safety and Health 22 27 841
Sociology 34 47 872
Human Rights Law 38 67 884
Demography 30 48 922
Political Science 44 73 1082
Public Policy / Administration 40 65 1292
Gender Studies 42 67 1309
Anthropology 39 60 1372
Archaeology 33 54 1402
History 36 59 1464
Art History 44 71 1484
Education Majors 46 76 1707
Law 36 65 1722
Library and Information science 37 64 1784
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 45 78 1973
Aesthetics 45 84 1995
Linguistics 41 76 2113
Classics and Ancient History 53 111 2643
Communications and Public Relations 55 116 2836

Biology rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 32nd for Biology in Brazil and 1159th in the World with 10,437 publications made and 221,166 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
#1159 of 6,841 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 19 82
1994 14 81
1995 30 89
1996 30 122
1997 36 158
1998 31 153
1999 37 187
2000 60 308
2001 60 336
2002 73 498
2003 93 635
2004 103 784
2005 128 1059
2006 140 1455
2007 183 1746
2008 361 2450
2009 197 2610
2010 265 3165
2011 311 4184
2012 361 4857
2013 454 5647
2014 423 6273
2015 558 7211
2016 486 7884
2017 557 9408
2018 611 11036
2019 637 13071
2020 814 17231
2021 815 20958
2022 856 21359
2023 792 22908
2024 495 21657
2025 310 19310

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 5 190
Animal Science 24 28 245
Toxicology 17 21 352
Nutrition and Food Science 20 27 414
Zoology 22 36 444
Agricultural Science 32 44 720
Forestry 56 92 846
Biotechnology 26 43 920
Horticulture 55 90 952
Botany 37 59 954
Microbiology 34 57 1014
Paleontology 29 45 1052
Molecular Biology 42 66 1165
Virology 47 79 1165
Biochemistry 30 53 1373
Genetics 31 54 1400
Pharmacology 39 61 1443
Immunology 48 86 1468
Neuroscience 37 70 1622
Biophysics 29 75 1713
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 40 76 1757
Oncology and Cancer research 45 90 1896
Nanotechnology 33 65 1922
Evolutionary Biology 44 96 2004

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 29th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 912th in the World with 9,636 publications made and 189,851 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 433 In Latin America
#912 of 6,888 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 23 82
1994 15 77
1995 29 89
1996 27 122
1997 38 143
1998 29 154
1999 39 160
2000 60 260
2001 51 288
2002 73 463
2003 95 574
2004 93 709
2005 109 975
2006 133 1227
2007 165 1499
2008 202 2108
2009 195 2153
2010 230 2657
2011 277 3599
2012 338 3999
2013 411 4860
2014 392 5386
2015 473 6080
2016 445 6722
2017 546 8068
2018 602 9626
2019 620 11443
2020 773 14966
2021 761 18597
2022 765 18610
2023 731 20343
2024 491 19798
2025 296 17864

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 5 190
Oceanography 6 11 429
Environmental Chemistry 14 20 693
Ecology 22 32 718
Agricultural Science 32 44 720
Environmental Engineering 20 31 825
Forestry 56 92 846
Geology 26 37 901
Geography and Cartography 33 57 1011
Environmental Management 26 38 1012
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 17 28 1034
Paleontology 29 45 1052
Earth science and Geophysics 27 44 1109
Geotechnical Engineering 25 36 1147
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 73 1504

Chemistry rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 30th for Chemistry in Brazil and 1362nd in the World with 7,408 publications made and 170,605 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 420 In Latin America
#1362 of 6,561 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 12 73
1994 8 62
1995 19 69
1996 15 100
1997 19 102
1998 20 117
1999 25 133
2000 38 207
2001 32 200
2002 51 343
2003 56 410
2004 69 518
2005 75 699
2006 92 1003
2007 127 1225
2008 302 1637
2009 134 1708
2010 177 2105
2011 208 2911
2012 242 3388
2013 308 4058
2014 312 4577
2015 409 5466
2016 368 5858
2017 427 7287
2018 444 8681
2019 510 10524
2020 555 13749
2021 559 16096
2022 607 16931
2023 549 17942
2024 339 17219
2025 258 15365

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 27 414
Environmental Chemistry 14 20 693
Biochemical Engineering 16 27 748
Radiochemistry 27 39 837
Organic Chemistry 26 42 1259
Biochemistry 30 53 1373
Physical chemistry 27 54 1440
Chemical Engineering 32 57 1477
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 73 1504
Materials Science 34 65 1700
Pharmacy 35 76 1904
Nanotechnology 33 65 1922
Inorganic Chemistry 42 87 1973
Computational Chemistry 46 111 2137

Engineering rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 34th for Engineering in Brazil and 1620th in the World with 6,405 publications made and 129,577 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 425 In Latin America
#1620 of 6,795 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 4 63
1994 5 50
1995 14 64
1996 13 94
1997 16 89
1998 14 106
1999 16 106
2000 36 155
2001 36 178
2002 51 285
2003 55 334
2004 56 385
2005 76 508
2006 82 697
2007 103 803
2008 132 1136
2009 117 1136
2010 142 1427
2011 165 1937
2012 224 2335
2013 297 2943
2014 271 3276
2015 326 3728
2016 298 4336
2017 375 5173
2018 377 6563
2019 465 8117
2020 526 11035
2021 518 13377
2022 528 13949
2023 496 14875
2024 335 13898
2025 209 12571

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 5 336
Biochemical Engineering 16 27 748
Renewable Energy Engineering 22 28 766
Environmental Engineering 20 31 825
Biotechnology 26 43 920
Robotics 12 22 928
Geotechnical Engineering 25 36 1147
Remote Sensing 29 40 1214
Architecture 36 58 1260
Petroleum Engineering 32 55 1335
Automotive Engineering 36 53 1443
Reliability and Quality Engineering 37 55 1456
Chemical Engineering 32 57 1477
Mechanical Engineering 29 52 1484
Computer Engineering 30 56 1596
Metallurgical Engineering 34 63 1691
Aerospace Engineering 34 56 1695
Materials Science 34 65 1700
Structural Engineering 33 62 1738
Automation and Control engineering 34 85 1751
Systems Engineering 37 65 1832
Civil Engineering 35 70 1852
Electronic Engineering 38 71 1915
Nanotechnology 33 65 1922
Human-Computer Interaction 43 121 1953
Operations Research 37 74 1961
Optical Engineering 40 81 1983
Electrical Engineering 35 75 2034
Telecommunications 42 79 2215
Acoustical Engineering 46 93 2294
Computer Networking 46 85 2322

Medicine rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 37th for Medicine in Brazil and 1288th in the World with 6,180 publications made and 111,968 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Nursing, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#37 of 128 In Brazil
#59 of 432 In Latin America
#1288 of 6,793 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 6 33
1994 8 40
1995 10 42
1996 10 68
1997 16 79
1998 18 83
1999 17 87
2000 25 153
2001 31 146
2002 50 269
2003 44 303
2004 52 377
2005 65 470
2006 66 743
2007 92 913
2008 131 1281
2009 117 1472
2010 143 1848
2011 196 2340
2012 228 2686
2013 289 3265
2014 269 3507
2015 322 3856
2016 293 4230
2017 302 4888
2018 304 5500
2019 396 6694
2020 536 9049
2021 514 11001
2022 547 11245
2023 508 11822
2024 342 10234
2025 209 9055

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 21 352
Gerontology 31 33 484
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 49 59 555
Nursing 26 30 675
Sports / Exercise science 43 52 776
Respiratory Therapy 24 39 788
Pediatrics 32 46 817
Veterinary 43 74 911
Epidemiology 41 62 938
Public Health 30 48 959
Urology 32 51 995
Family medicine 41 55 1050
Healthcare Management (MHA) 34 44 1095
Anatomy and Physiology 32 51 1133
Health Science 40 51 1133
Dermatology 51 79 1138
Virology 47 79 1165
Occupational Therapy 36 51 1172
Critical Care Nursing 39 68 1200
Clinical Psychology 39 54 1311
Sports Medicine 47 63 1313
Pathology 42 67 1325
Anesthesiology 48 74 1361
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 37 58 1369
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 46 82 1417
Physical Therapy 48 66 1424
Pharmacology 39 61 1443
Immunology 48 86 1468
Dentistry 69 112 1516
Psychiatry 40 65 1524
Orthodontics 63 103 1543
Radiation Therapy 43 68 1549
Surgery 57 93 1667
Cardiology 51 95 1681
Oncology and Cancer research 45 90 1896
Pharmacy 35 76 1904
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 63 113 2038

Physics rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 35th for Physics in Brazil and 1769th in the World with 5,443 publications made and 106,002 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
#68 of 419 In Latin America
#1769 of 6,729 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 5 57
1994 5 46
1995 8 56
1996 8 73
1997 12 75
1998 15 99
1999 17 77
2000 25 136
2001 25 140
2002 44 249
2003 46 252
2004 51 289
2005 59 392
2006 79 594
2007 95 686
2008 108 898
2009 97 860
2010 125 1139
2011 133 1550
2012 180 1893
2013 251 2353
2014 247 2602
2015 267 3075
2016 268 3438
2017 339 4283
2018 328 5433
2019 404 6710
2020 441 8902
2021 428 10292
2022 431 10548
2023 428 11762
2024 267 10600
2025 162 9691

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 42 102 1700
Materials Science 34 65 1700
Biophysics 29 75 1713
Astrophysics and Astronomy 39 85 1811
Nuclear Physics 37 79 1820
Quantum and Particle physics 36 77 1913
Nanotechnology 33 65 1922
Optical Engineering 40 81 1983
Atomic and Molecular physics 48 108 2290
Acoustical Engineering 46 93 2294
Condensed Matter Physics 52 122 2613

Computer Science rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 38th for Computer Science in Brazil and 2022nd in the World with 3,912 publications made and 64,861 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#38 of 125 In Brazil
#67 of 427 In Latin America
#2022 of 6,855 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 3 26
1994 6 27
1995 7 34
1996 5 45
1997 9 46
1998 14 60
1999 8 71
2000 14 91
2001 20 112
2002 36 197
2003 38 193
2004 36 274
2005 44 284
2006 47 481
2007 50 534
2008 58 596
2009 70 703
2010 95 848
2011 119 1148
2012 137 1315
2013 176 1654
2014 167 1788
2015 196 2093
2016 205 2222
2017 225 2632
2018 200 3204
2019 250 4098
2020 316 5698
2021 312 6479
2022 360 6889
2023 340 7456
2024 215 6711
2025 115 5994

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 22 928
Computer Graphics 29 47 1358
Computer Engineering 30 56 1596
Neuroscience 37 70 1622
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 40 76 1757
Library and Information science 37 64 1784
Blockchain and Cryptography 38 62 1824
Management Information Systems 47 75 1885
Software Engineering 56 98 1909
Human-Computer Interaction 43 121 1953
Computer Vision 39 78 1973
Machine Learning 42 66 1980
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 41 78 2058
Telecommunications 42 79 2215
Multimedia 56 99 2298
Computer Networking 46 85 2322
Cyber Security 49 92 2499
Data Science 61 120 2590
Cognitive Science 53 102 2615
Computational Linguistics 52 105 2693

Psychology rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 37th for Psychology in Brazil and 1683rd in the World with 2,509 publications made and 38,050 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#37 of 126 In Brazil
#60 of 417 In Latin America
#1683 of 6,663 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 0 6
1994 5 14
1995 6 12
1996 2 18
1997 7 26
1998 12 29
1999 8 44
2000 6 59
2001 9 62
2002 18 103
2003 14 120
2004 23 159
2005 33 163
2006 26 278
2007 39 333
2008 36 382
2009 46 476
2010 61 617
2011 78 763
2012 93 899
2013 114 1119
2014 121 1245
2015 133 1336
2016 122 1423
2017 153 1597
2018 116 1819
2019 149 2109
2020 215 2990
2021 217 3374
2022 240 3901
2023 209 4057
2024 114 3606
2025 73 3270

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 36 49 966
Occupational Therapy 36 51 1172
Clinical Psychology 39 54 1311
Psychiatry 40 65 1524
Neuroscience 37 70 1622
Social Psychology 34 56 1668
Education Majors 46 76 1707
Child Psychology 49 83 1985
Cognitive Science 53 102 2615

Mathematics rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 39th for Mathematics in Brazil and 1838th in the World with 2,323 publications made and 40,573 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
#61 of 400 In Latin America
#1838 of 6,434 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 0 7
1994 3 14
1995 3 22
1996 6 16
1997 6 30
1998 3 35
1999 4 24
2000 10 38
2001 7 54
2002 22 98
2003 27 125
2004 17 160
2005 19 145
2006 30 244
2007 27 285
2008 36 349
2009 52 385
2010 62 475
2011 66 645
2012 89 782
2013 117 911
2014 102 1156
2015 120 1215
2016 120 1273
2017 130 1523
2018 127 1739
2019 154 2243
2020 208 2834
2021 172 3293
2022 206 3613
2023 204 3779
2024 108 2772
2025 55 2282

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 1747
Blockchain and Cryptography 38 62 1824
Operations Research 37 74 1961
Applied Mathematics 34 89 2055
Math Teachers 49 93 2299
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 43 100 2662

Art & Design rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 34th for Art & Design in Brazil and 1429th in the World with 1,184 publications made and 13,289 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 367 In Latin America
#1429 of 6,010 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
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 2 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 28 180
2012 44 253
2013 44 283
2014 59 316
2015 48 355
2016 48 442
2017 75 554
2018 68 673
2019 88 821
2020 90 1078
2021 76 1253
2022 81 1312
2023 74 1431
2024 54 1534
2025 36 1378

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 53 60 675
Entertainment Industry Business 45 54 958
Fashion Design 29 42 1063
Architecture 36 58 1260
Computer Graphics 29 47 1358
Literature 37 61 1424
Art History 44 71 1484
Creative Writing 50 86 1594
Aesthetics 45 84 1995
Multimedia 56 99 2298

Other rankings

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

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
Development Studies 35 61 1637
Project Management 44 80 1801
Economics 39 77 2031
Business 48 93 2383
Marketing 52 91 2393
Accounting 41 79 2399
Management 46 93 2418
Finance 47 106 2574
Advertising 53 93 2614