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The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 46th in Brazil, 1776th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 97 research topics. The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 16,896 academic publications and 179,954 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1776 of 14,131 In the World
#90 of 1,756 In Latin America
#46 of 198 In Brazil
#217 of 3,195 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#237 of 2,152 For Animal Science
#332 of 1,466 For Toxicology
#7028 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2476 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 94 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 41st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 841st in the World with 9,109 publications made and 66,515 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#41 of 128 In Brazil
#60 of 443 In Latin America
#841 of 7,020 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
1991 10 20
1992 2 25
1993 12 22
1994 7 31
1995 13 29
1996 18 64
1997 19 56
1998 22 57
1999 21 73
2000 36 102
2001 33 111
2002 41 158
2003 61 228
2004 52 318
2005 71 388
2006 71 513
2007 98 634
2008 133 873
2009 141 995
2010 169 1323
2011 212 1699
2012 263 1822
2013 289 2138
2014 350 2399
2015 444 2688
2016 480 2785
2017 622 3046
2018 675 3679
2019 823 4628
2020 1041 6259
2021 965 8019
2022 939 8830
2023 852 9454

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 44 65 611
Human Rights Law 33 61 831
Occupational Safety and Health 20 26 837
Sports / Exercise science 55 71 959
Demography 29 47 960
Sociology 38 55 981
Political Science 44 78 1171
Gender Studies 41 68 1372
Archaeology 34 55 1429
Art History 41 66 1434
History 37 63 1498
Anthropology 44 67 1511
Law 36 66 1753
Library and Information science 44 84 2007
Education Majors 63 104 2117
Linguistics 42 82 2155
Aesthetics 46 102 2201
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 57 102 2393
Communications and Public Relations 58 126 2846

Biology rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 32nd for Biology in Brazil and 1195th in the World with 8,875 publications made and 144,072 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#32 of 128 In Brazil
#51 of 428 In Latin America
#1195 of 6,770 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 15 46
1992 14 39
1993 19 53
1994 13 73
1995 29 69
1996 27 101
1997 29 135
1998 30 117
1999 32 155
2000 55 229
2001 47 258
2002 62 375
2003 69 427
2004 94 600
2005 106 769
2006 117 1100
2007 158 1445
2008 183 1947
2009 170 2056
2010 205 2564
2011 259 3406
2012 284 3964
2013 361 4586
2014 359 4961
2015 438 5685
2016 447 6205
2017 508 7135
2018 543 8511
2019 615 10639
2020 768 13414
2021 855 16789
2022 954 18141
2023 830 19373

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 5 6 217
Animal Science 23 26 237
Toxicology 16 20 332
Zoology 21 35 444
Nutrition and Food Science 23 35 535
Agricultural Science 28 41 698
Biotechnology 24 42 924
Forestry 56 97 937
Botany 36 58 945
Horticulture 56 95 976
Microbiology 33 56 1005
Paleontology 29 47 1054
Virology 46 84 1189
Molecular Biology 44 73 1308
Biochemistry 30 53 1379
Genetics 32 58 1394
Pharmacology 39 61 1398
Immunology 48 89 1476
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 32 66 1562
Neuroscience 37 69 1615
Biophysics 29 73 1629
Evolutionary Biology 40 83 1765
Oncology and Cancer research 39 82 1820
Nanotechnology 32 65 1931

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 29th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 958th in the World with 8,042 publications made and 120,323 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
#44 of 428 In Latin America
#958 of 6,798 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 15 37
1992 15 38
1993 22 58
1994 12 66
1995 27 68
1996 25 100
1997 30 119
1998 25 123
1999 32 123
2000 53 178
2001 35 201
2002 59 333
2003 73 376
2004 88 540
2005 83 695
2006 112 926
2007 135 1210
2008 153 1625
2009 152 1669
2010 165 2090
2011 228 2839
2012 262 3205
2013 321 3847
2014 320 4260
2015 383 4715
2016 408 5257
2017 470 5985
2018 534 7320
2019 577 9094
2020 694 11382
2021 770 14490
2022 847 15648
2023 743 16828

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 5 6 217
Oceanography 6 11 458
Agricultural Science 28 41 698
Environmental Chemistry 13 20 700
Ecology 21 32 738
Environmental Engineering 21 33 892
Geology 26 39 925
Forestry 56 97 937
Environmental Management 23 35 998
Paleontology 29 47 1054
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 18 30 1081
Geography and Cartography 36 61 1112
Earth science and Geophysics 26 48 1112
Geotechnical Engineering 25 39 1134
Petrology and Geochemistry 29 71 1456

Chemistry rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 30th for Chemistry in Brazil and 1395th in the World with 6,481 publications made and 114,435 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Environmental Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#30 of 128 In Brazil
#52 of 414 In Latin America
#1395 of 6,447 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 7 39
1992 9 33
1993 12 56
1994 10 58
1995 16 58
1996 15 81
1997 13 92
1998 22 102
1999 24 112
2000 37 172
2001 29 173
2002 45 290
2003 49 315
2004 61 420
2005 64 536
2006 75 800
2007 114 1072
2008 109 1351
2009 117 1446
2010 140 1783
2011 186 2424
2012 219 2889
2013 261 3512
2014 282 3762
2015 327 4460
2016 346 4908
2017 385 5708
2018 414 7041
2019 495 8743
2020 531 11187
2021 631 13677
2022 724 14951
2023 599 15900

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 23 35 535
Environmental Chemistry 13 20 700
Biochemical Engineering 17 30 785
Radiochemistry 33 47 1009
Organic Chemistry 26 45 1326
Biochemistry 30 53 1379
Petrology and Geochemistry 29 71 1456
Chemical Engineering 28 55 1459
Physical chemistry 24 53 1465
Materials Science 33 65 1728
Nanotechnology 32 65 1931
Inorganic Chemistry 42 88 1935
Pharmacy 37 81 1967
Computational Chemistry 47 111 2103

Engineering rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 34th for Engineering in Brazil and 1656th in the World with 5,534 publications made and 83,612 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#34 of 127 In Brazil
#63 of 420 In Latin America
#1656 of 6,684 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 8 36
1992 3 32
1993 4 54
1994 4 40
1995 14 56
1996 11 83
1997 13 81
1998 16 98
1999 15 84
2000 35 126
2001 30 143
2002 42 219
2003 44 244
2004 52 291
2005 65 384
2006 60 514
2007 89 701
2008 90 860
2009 104 993
2010 103 1156
2011 147 1597
2012 178 1911
2013 243 2392
2014 233 2651
2015 282 2973
2016 284 3525
2017 340 4009
2018 342 5084
2019 452 6629
2020 468 8466
2021 551 10793
2022 614 12177
2023 503 12941

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 5 6 419
Renewable Energy Engineering 20 26 730
Biochemical Engineering 17 30 785
Environmental Engineering 21 33 892
Robotics 13 27 922
Biotechnology 24 42 924
Remote Sensing 24 35 1121
Geotechnical Engineering 25 39 1134
Chemical Engineering 28 55 1459
Mechanical Engineering 29 55 1509
Automotive Engineering 40 60 1517
Automation and Control engineering 32 80 1646
Metallurgical Engineering 33 62 1685
Reliability and Quality Engineering 40 70 1692
Aerospace Engineering 31 57 1711
Materials Science 33 65 1728
Structural Engineering 34 64 1765
Civil Engineering 34 71 1816
Computer Engineering 39 76 1833
Human-Computer Interaction 42 113 1880
Operations Research 36 71 1884
Systems Engineering 38 70 1891
Electronic Engineering 38 73 1925
Nanotechnology 32 65 1931
Optical Engineering 39 81 1962
Electrical Engineering 37 78 2071
Computer Networking 43 79 2181
Acoustical Engineering 43 88 2205
Telecommunications 41 82 2240

Medicine rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 37th for Medicine in Brazil and 1299th in the World with 5,268 publications made and 72,678 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Nursing, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#37 of 128 In Brazil
#60 of 426 In Latin America
#1299 of 6,680 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 7 17
1992 6 17
1993 6 26
1994 7 37
1995 9 40
1996 5 57
1997 17 75
1998 18 65
1999 15 85
2000 27 133
2001 27 126
2002 35 212
2003 34 229
2004 46 320
2005 59 370
2006 45 587
2007 80 781
2008 110 1049
2009 106 1182
2010 127 1521
2011 160 1930
2012 176 2302
2013 225 2691
2014 204 2818
2015 267 3016
2016 259 3293
2017 274 3725
2018 278 4180
2019 364 5266
2020 517 6813
2021 537 8563
2022 604 9128
2023 531 9885

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 16 20 332
Gerontology 32 34 516
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 44 54 542
Nursing 26 29 726
Pediatrics 30 43 802
Respiratory Therapy 25 40 814
Epidemiology 33 50 847
Sports / Exercise science 55 71 959
Urology 31 49 979
Public Health 29 47 1010
Healthcare Management (MHA) 29 39 1013
Veterinary 46 83 1032
Dermatology 47 74 1085
Anatomy and Physiology 32 50 1101
Family medicine 41 58 1108
Critical Care Nursing 36 62 1138
Health Science 42 53 1177
Virology 46 84 1189
Anesthesiology 43 68 1297
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 33 54 1322
Clinical Psychology 36 52 1337
Pathology 41 68 1351
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 46 82 1365
Pharmacology 39 61 1398
Radiation Therapy 39 62 1441
Immunology 48 89 1476
Physical Therapy 50 72 1496
Surgery 50 84 1567
Cardiology 45 88 1573
Psychiatry 40 71 1574
Sports Medicine 64 90 1609
Dentistry 69 120 1627
Orthodontics 68 115 1704
Oncology and Cancer research 39 82 1820
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 59 108 1961
Pharmacy 37 81 1967

Physics rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 35th for Physics in Brazil and 1747th in the World with 4,740 publications made and 70,675 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
#70 of 409 In Latin America
#1747 of 6,603 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 5 29
1992 5 35
1993 5 44
1994 4 37
1995 9 52
1996 7 65
1997 11 61
1998 17 78
1999 16 67
2000 27 112
2001 23 110
2002 35 201
2003 40 191
2004 45 237
2005 53 307
2006 59 420
2007 87 610
2008 74 713
2009 84 748
2010 90 941
2011 126 1270
2012 140 1549
2013 210 1950
2014 210 2134
2015 233 2452
2016 253 2904
2017 310 3296
2018 306 4230
2019 379 5211
2020 399 6655
2021 455 8246
2022 492 9242
2023 435 10153

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 41 94 1572
Biophysics 29 73 1629
Materials Science 33 65 1728
Nuclear Physics 35 78 1769
Quantum and Particle physics 36 78 1862
Astrophysics and Astronomy 39 87 1883
Nanotechnology 32 65 1931
Optical Engineering 39 81 1962
Atomic and Molecular physics 45 101 2105
Acoustical Engineering 43 88 2205
Condensed Matter Physics 52 123 2566

Computer Science rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 39th for Computer Science in Brazil and 1999th in the World with 3,313 publications made and 40,748 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#39 of 125 In Brazil
#72 of 417 In Latin America
#1999 of 6,752 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 4 17
1992 2 17
1993 3 22
1994 8 28
1995 7 31
1996 5 38
1997 10 49
1998 16 52
1999 8 73
2000 15 78
2001 17 92
2002 24 148
2003 26 159
2004 34 206
2005 41 231
2006 39 378
2007 40 474
2008 44 491
2009 56 606
2010 79 705
2011 93 922
2012 109 1082
2013 145 1300
2014 143 1342
2015 160 1549
2016 183 1684
2017 193 2066
2018 175 2337
2019 243 3006
2020 284 3938
2021 308 4787
2022 397 5945
2023 343 6439

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 13 27 922
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 32 66 1562
Neuroscience 37 69 1615
Blockchain and Cryptography 37 62 1721
Computer Engineering 39 76 1833
Management Information Systems 43 76 1856
Human-Computer Interaction 42 113 1880
Machine Learning 40 66 1880
Computer Vision 38 75 1915
Software Engineering 57 110 2001
Library and Information science 44 84 2007
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 41 80 2066
Computer Networking 43 79 2181
Telecommunications 41 82 2240
Data Science 58 111 2282
Cyber Security 52 106 2545
Cognitive Science 54 104 2547

Mathematics rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 37th for Mathematics in Brazil and 1799th in the World with 2,055 publications made and 27,092 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#37 of 124 In Brazil
#62 of 393 In Latin America
#1799 of 6,305 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 1 9
1992 2 20
1993 0 7
1994 3 13
1995 4 19
1996 5 12
1997 6 28
1998 3 30
1999 4 20
2000 10 31
2001 7 39
2002 15 58
2003 24 80
2004 14 136
2005 17 126
2006 22 168
2007 29 247
2008 24 257
2009 46 341
2010 49 410
2011 62 518
2012 61 664
2013 96 715
2014 97 899
2015 98 981
2016 108 1016
2017 120 1237
2018 119 1418
2019 163 1835
2020 189 2193
2021 179 2548
2022 229 3214
2023 222 3318

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 36 59 1686
Blockchain and Cryptography 37 62 1721
Operations Research 36 71 1884
Applied Mathematics 33 85 1999
Math Teachers 54 108 2470
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 42 101 2562

Psychology rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 41st for Psychology in Brazil and 1779th in the World with 2,048 publications made and 22,743 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#41 of 126 In Brazil
#68 of 403 In Latin America
#1779 of 6,528 In the World

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 5 3
1992 1 9
1993 0 5
1994 4 14
1995 6 10
1996 1 14
1997 6 27
1998 12 23
1999 8 48
2000 6 53
2001 6 57
2002 11 96
2003 8 101
2004 17 129
2005 32 139
2006 19 240
2007 33 307
2008 34 317
2009 37 365
2010 47 527
2011 51 625
2012 57 758
2013 70 845
2014 87 949
2015 92 985
2016 104 1069
2017 120 1198
2018 107 1352
2019 139 1606
2020 204 2188
2021 220 2576
2022 266 3229
2023 207 3450

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
Clinical Psychology 36 52 1337
Psychiatry 40 71 1574
Neuroscience 37 69 1615
Social Psychology 36 59 1852
Child Psychology 49 83 1941
Education Majors 63 104 2117
Cognitive Science 54 104 2547

Art & Design rankings

The Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande ranked 38th for Art & Design in Brazil and 1615th in the World with 826 publications made and 8,761 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Cinematography.

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
#38 of 121 In Brazil
#64 of 350 In Latin America
#1615 of 5,720 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 2 6
1992 1 7
1993 1 8
1994 1 8
1995 1 8
1996 2 8
1997 3 12
1998 1 11
1999 0 9
2000 1 16
2001 1 19
2002 9 17
2003 6 21
2004 12 39
2005 8 42
2006 6 56
2007 12 55
2008 21 93
2009 13 93
2010 18 138
2011 22 142
2012 33 193
2013 31 188
2014 44 242
2015 35 274
2016 41 318
2017 61 393
2018 51 491
2019 80 648
2020 78 716
2021 70 936
2022 87 1018
2023 67 1117

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 56 64 696
Fashion Design 40 61 1406
Art History 41 66 1434
Literature 39 67 1546
Aesthetics 46 102 2201

Other rankings

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

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
Development Studies 33 60 1576
Project Management 50 97 1878
Economics 38 78 2017
Accounting 43 91 2403
Advertising 52 90 2425
Marketing 52 98 2487
Management 48 103 2489
Business 54 106 2506
Finance 46 110 2536