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The Federal University of Alagoas ranked 39th in Brazil, 1545th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 96 research topics. The Federal University of Alagoas ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 17,900 academic publications and 115,510 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 6 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1545 of 14,131 In the World
#75 of 1,756 In Latin America
#39 of 198 In Brazil
#1 of 2 In Maceio
#495 of 3,373 For Horticulture
#595 of 6,566 For Philosophy
#608 of 2,152 For Animal Science
#3074 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2477 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 93 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal University of Alagoas ranked 42nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 860th in the World with 10,627 publications made and 41,252 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#42 of 128 In Brazil
#63 of 443 In Latin America
#860 of 7,020 In the World

Federal University of Alagoas
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 5 13
1992 7 11
1993 6 22
1994 5 17
1995 8 11
1996 9 24
1997 15 14
1998 36 26
1999 42 34
2000 18 43
2001 43 59
2002 37 106
2003 44 102
2004 50 162
2005 54 181
2006 56 204
2007 75 328
2008 86 369
2009 150 460
2010 169 606
2011 201 758
2012 278 927
2013 376 1189
2014 409 1382
2015 505 1683
2016 716 1695
2017 780 1955
2018 916 2326
2019 966 3060
2020 1382 4610
2021 1251 6117
2022 1020 6213
2023 857 6483

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 42 61 595
Human Rights Law 36 66 870
Sports / Exercise science 56 72 961
Early Childhood Education 17 24 976
Sociology 41 58 1068
Criminology and Criminal Justice 24 47 1096
Political Science 48 86 1242
Demography 44 72 1297
Education Majors 35 50 1373
Aesthetics 34 55 1387
Anthropology 35 56 1395
Art History 39 63 1401
Journalism and Digital Media 31 53 1445
Gender Studies 42 71 1453
Public Policy / Administration 54 94 1631
Archaeology 42 69 1678
History 43 76 1711
Linguistics 38 68 1882
Library and Information science 43 80 1991
Law 46 85 2050
Classics and Ancient History 47 95 2300
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 53 95 2337
Communications and Public Relations 55 117 2711

Biology rankings

The Federal University of Alagoas ranked 44th for Biology in Brazil and 1587th in the World with 7,190 publications made and 76,024 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Paleontology, Horticulture.

Biology ranking Location
#44 of 128 In Brazil
#74 of 428 In Latin America
#1587 of 6,770 In the World

Federal University of Alagoas
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 3 18
1992 15 30
1993 13 34
1994 9 21
1995 9 22
1996 9 34
1997 19 47
1998 19 44
1999 25 68
2000 22 97
2001 29 72
2002 47 146
2003 38 148
2004 43 217
2005 43 279
2006 70 320
2007 76 510
2008 102 665
2009 138 835
2010 155 1072
2011 167 1327
2012 225 1767
2013 247 2093
2014 300 2494
2015 341 2865
2016 394 3218
2017 444 3799
2018 501 4564
2019 603 5948
2020 860 8104
2021 780 10312
2022 709 11273
2023 657 11883

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Alagoas in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Horticulture 36 49 495
Animal Science 45 66 608
Forestry 44 72 647
Entomology 41 75 888
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 26 56 918
Zoology 44 75 928
Toxicology 47 73 983
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 43 79 1090
Botany 42 75 1118
Virology 42 76 1145
Agricultural Science 47 81 1149
Nutrition and Food Science 48 88 1181
Immunology 42 78 1357
Molecular Biology 45 77 1367
Biotechnology 39 71 1379
Pharmacology 44 73 1583
Microbiology 50 102 1595
Paleontology 44 88 1618
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 35 70 1647
Neuroscience 40 78 1731
Biochemistry 41 88 1833
Genetics 46 99 1874
Nanotechnology 40 81 2090
Evolutionary Biology 45 100 2093
Oncology and Cancer research 56 115 2154

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Alagoas ranked 43rd for Environmental Science in Brazil and 1490th in the World with 6,135 publications made and 62,055 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#43 of 128 In Brazil
#79 of 428 In Latin America
#1490 of 6,798 In the World

Federal University of Alagoas
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 2 4
1992 4 6
1993 6 10
1994 5 15
1995 9 14
1996 9 10
1997 11 22
1998 24 29
1999 18 41
2000 20 69
2001 24 49
2002 43 122
2003 32 144
2004 33 191
2005 38 229
2006 60 276
2007 65 457
2008 73 564
2009 91 685
2010 122 897
2011 139 1110
2012 198 1317
2013 206 1635
2014 266 1951
2015 292 2218
2016 340 2438
2017 394 2985
2018 416 3679
2019 550 4752
2020 743 6506
2021 661 8504
2022 609 9264
2023 573 9642

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

Environmental Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 44 72 647
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 43 79 1090
Agricultural Science 47 81 1149
Geography and Cartography 42 76 1257
Ecology 45 77 1419
Environmental Management 34 62 1465
Oceanography 34 68 1501
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 30 54 1550
Environmental Engineering 40 73 1585
Paleontology 44 88 1618
Geology 45 85 1619
Environmental Chemistry 39 80 1702
Geotechnical Engineering 44 95 2047
Earth science and Geophysics 52 126 2390
Petrology and Geochemistry 59 140 2582

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Alagoas ranked 42nd for Chemistry in Brazil and 1900th in the World with 4,913 publications made and 62,698 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#42 of 128 In Brazil
#87 of 414 In Latin America
#1900 of 6,447 In the World

Federal University of Alagoas
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 5 53
1992 18 56
1993 23 82
1994 10 61
1995 13 74
1996 20 82
1997 17 60
1998 15 63
1999 23 110
2000 17 116
2001 29 127
2002 48 216
2003 52 241
2004 50 304
2005 43 356
2006 79 411
2007 73 577
2008 91 684
2009 108 881
2010 117 1130
2011 131 1424
2012 164 1733
2013 171 1903
2014 202 2272
2015 226 2524
2016 267 2998
2017 293 3387
2018 279 3956
2019 371 4986
2020 505 6553
2021 486 7893
2022 440 8799
2023 428 9122

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Alagoas in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 48 88 1181
Radiochemistry 42 65 1385
Computational Chemistry 32 66 1469
Inorganic Chemistry 33 70 1656
Environmental Chemistry 39 80 1702
Pharmacy 27 62 1714
Biochemistry 41 88 1833
Physical chemistry 39 81 1905
Organic Chemistry 43 89 1936
Chemical Engineering 41 84 2000
Materials Science 42 84 2009
Nanotechnology 40 81 2090
Petrology and Geochemistry 59 140 2582

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Alagoas ranked 45th for Medicine in Brazil and 1449th in the World with 4,892 publications made and 42,867 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Psychiatry, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#45 of 128 In Brazil
#71 of 426 In Latin America
#1449 of 6,680 In the World

Federal University of Alagoas
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 2 18
1992 7 32
1993 11 39
1994 7 15
1995 7 37
1996 1 40
1997 6 23
1998 11 32
1999 20 47
2000 13 63
2001 22 48
2002 22 72
2003 16 70
2004 36 113
2005 31 169
2006 41 193
2007 49 313
2008 46 352
2009 93 416
2010 96 626
2011 118 732
2012 152 936
2013 173 1159
2014 204 1436
2015 226 1749
2016 252 1903
2017 282 2126
2018 327 2602
2019 374 3194
2020 614 4672
2021 582 6231
2022 544 6791
2023 443 6956

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Alagoas in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 39 49 490
Sonography and Ultrasound 12 16 709
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 26 56 918
Pediatrics 37 56 957
Sports / Exercise science 56 72 961
Gerontology 62 75 978
Toxicology 47 73 983
Epidemiology 41 69 1002
Health Science 34 43 1064
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 38 63 1107
Veterinary 48 90 1107
Virology 42 76 1145
Dermatology 51 81 1167
Critical Care Nursing 39 67 1186
Nursing 46 57 1223
Dentistry 61 94 1259
Anesthesiology 45 70 1324
Immunology 42 78 1357
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 36 62 1365
Pathology 42 69 1395
Family medicine 49 70 1410
Public Health 45 75 1429
Surgery 46 78 1498
Orthodontics 64 106 1560
Cardiology 44 87 1569
Pharmacology 44 73 1583
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 45 78 1620
Psychiatry 42 75 1627
Sports Medicine 66 94 1630
Urology 64 122 1643
Anatomy and Physiology 54 93 1648
Physical Therapy 60 84 1665
Pharmacy 27 62 1714
Healthcare Management (MHA) 59 95 1912
Clinical Psychology 50 86 1924
Oncology and Cancer research 56 115 2154

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Alagoas ranked 40th for Engineering in Brazil and 1950th in the World with 4,643 publications made and 57,027 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#40 of 127 In Brazil
#77 of 420 In Latin America
#1950 of 6,684 In the World

Federal University of Alagoas
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 4 53
1992 16 63
1993 19 82
1994 9 62
1995 13 93
1996 18 85
1997 15 58
1998 21 75
1999 24 107
2000 17 109
2001 26 120
2002 49 220
2003 43 213
2004 58 303
2005 46 306
2006 83 396
2007 77 539
2008 86 681
2009 98 809
2010 109 1012
2011 149 1266
2012 179 1535
2013 178 1765
2014 198 2064
2015 238 2227
2016 242 2607
2017 272 3061
2018 261 3629
2019 367 4442
2020 449 5954
2021 401 7137
2022 413 7837
2023 380 8050

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Alagoas in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Petroleum Engineering 13 25 708
Agricultural Engineering 33 49 758
Acoustical Engineering 22 39 1316
Biotechnology 39 71 1379
Remote Sensing 32 46 1397
Optical Engineering 28 51 1449
Structural Engineering 23 46 1475
Civil Engineering 28 51 1500
Environmental Engineering 40 73 1585
Renewable Energy Engineering 42 78 1615
Human-Computer Interaction 35 87 1621
Reliability and Quality Engineering 41 75 1775
Automotive Engineering 43 69 1784
Aerospace Engineering 36 70 1914
Mechanical Engineering 39 78 1968
Telecommunications 37 67 1969
Electrical Engineering 34 74 1989
Chemical Engineering 41 84 2000
Materials Science 42 84 2009
Geotechnical Engineering 44 95 2047
Nanotechnology 40 81 2090
Computer Networking 49 96 2360
Metallurgical Engineering 48 106 2371
Electronic Engineering 51 116 2430
Systems Engineering 53 117 2497

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Alagoas ranked 36th for Physics in Brazil and 1810th in the World with 4,222 publications made and 52,364 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#36 of 127 In Brazil
#72 of 409 In Latin America
#1810 of 6,603 In the World

Federal University of Alagoas
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 4 57
1992 19 67
1993 21 87
1994 10 68
1995 12 92
1996 18 96
1997 16 62
1998 26 91
1999 24 121
2000 22 139
2001 32 155
2002 46 274
2003 46 260
2004 57 377
2005 51 343
2006 87 425
2007 76 561
2008 79 687
2009 105 798
2010 103 1007
2011 129 1226
2012 156 1443
2013 169 1697
2014 181 1911
2015 197 2098
2016 228 2484
2017 252 2828
2018 219 3306
2019 326 4095
2020 378 5332
2021 352 6292
2022 340 6675
2023 345 7119

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Alagoas in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 16 27 882
Theoretical Physics 26 50 904
Atomic and Molecular physics 17 34 1007
Acoustical Engineering 22 39 1316
Optical Engineering 28 51 1449
Nuclear Physics 30 64 1471
Quantum and Particle physics 34 70 1669
Astrophysics and Astronomy 36 82 1732
Materials Science 42 84 2009
Nanotechnology 40 81 2090

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Alagoas ranked 42nd for Computer Science in Brazil and 2060th in the World with 3,342 publications made and 37,361 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#42 of 125 In Brazil
#75 of 417 In Latin America
#2060 of 6,752 In the World

Federal University of Alagoas
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 5 19
1992 14 31
1993 11 43
1994 7 20
1995 9 39
1996 10 46
1997 11 25
1998 12 33
1999 13 55
2000 11 60
2001 15 78
2002 20 128
2003 14 107
2004 32 178
2005 29 173
2006 37 241
2007 47 303
2008 48 369
2009 84 460
2010 60 536
2011 94 699
2012 123 861
2013 147 1080
2014 147 1211
2015 155 1410
2016 188 1591
2017 199 1870
2018 195 2265
2019 267 2987
2020 325 3769
2021 303 4834
2022 336 5219
2023 334 5473

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

Computer Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Data Science 21 29 1079
Software Engineering 28 43 1100
Multimedia 24 36 1261
Human-Computer Interaction 35 87 1621
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 35 70 1647
Management Information Systems 35 59 1679
Neuroscience 40 78 1731
Computer Graphics 39 70 1751
Computer Vision 37 74 1896
Telecommunications 37 67 1969
Blockchain and Cryptography 44 74 1980
Library and Information science 43 80 1991
Machine Learning 43 74 2042
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 42 82 2099
Cognitive Science 45 77 2183
Cyber Security 43 81 2192
Computational Linguistics 50 89 2274
Computer Networking 49 96 2360

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Alagoas ranked 36th for Mathematics in Brazil and 1758th in the World with 2,199 publications made and 27,170 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#36 of 124 In Brazil
#59 of 393 In Latin America
#1758 of 6,305 In the World

Federal University of Alagoas
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 2 12
1992 1 8
1993 3 20
1994 2 9
1995 3 9
1996 1 12
1997 8 8
1998 5 35
1999 11 35
2000 12 52
2001 9 51
2002 12 90
2003 15 77
2004 28 143
2005 21 123
2006 27 175
2007 33 208
2008 32 277
2009 56 354
2010 42 373
2011 67 496
2012 88 577
2013 99 750
2014 95 842
2015 105 923
2016 132 979
2017 126 1158
2018 123 1405
2019 172 1726
2020 228 2212
2021 205 2900
2022 209 3036
2023 196 2978

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Alagoas in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 25 37 1397
Statistics 35 58 1637
Blockchain and Cryptography 44 74 1980
Applied Mathematics 37 93 2103
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 38 90 2376

Psychology rankings

The Federal University of Alagoas ranked 43rd for Psychology in Brazil and 1873rd in the World with 2,048 publications made and 17,647 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#43 of 126 In Brazil
#73 of 403 In Latin America
#1873 of 6,528 In the World

Federal University of Alagoas
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 0 4
1992 10 16
1993 2 11
1994 2 0
1995 2 2
1996 0 23
1997 7 5
1998 2 10
1999 5 19
2000 8 29
2001 9 26
2002 9 56
2003 8 48
2004 17 78
2005 8 61
2006 19 88
2007 13 113
2008 18 143
2009 48 187
2010 40 219
2011 56 286
2012 62 444
2013 77 541
2014 85 594
2015 99 702
2016 137 796
2017 114 943
2018 112 1224
2019 175 1466
2020 224 1937
2021 205 2435
2022 260 2820
2023 192 2991

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Alagoas in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Education Majors 35 50 1373
Psychiatry 42 75 1627
Neuroscience 40 78 1731
Child Psychology 43 74 1861
Clinical Psychology 50 86 1924
Social Psychology 40 68 2050
Cognitive Science 45 77 2183

Art & Design rankings

The Federal University of Alagoas ranked 41st for Art & Design in Brazil and 1661st in the World with 907 publications made and 5,808 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Art History.

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
#41 of 121 In Brazil
#67 of 350 In Latin America
#1661 of 5,720 In the World

Federal University of Alagoas
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 2 6
1992 5 16
1993 2 7
1994 1 1
1995 4 3
1996 3 6
1997 4 2
1998 4 5
1999 5 13
2000 1 5
2001 2 18
2002 5 23
2003 6 18
2004 9 29
2005 7 30
2006 15 41
2007 6 46
2008 12 50
2009 30 71
2010 20 106
2011 20 118
2012 34 165
2013 39 221
2014 41 189
2015 52 242
2016 62 263
2017 70 306
2018 56 391
2019 73 476
2020 81 639
2021 70 833
2022 82 880
2023 72 905

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

Art & Design subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Cinematography 76 91 895
Multimedia 24 36 1261
Aesthetics 34 55 1387
Creative Writing 44 74 1400
Art History 39 63 1401
Literature 44 72 1630
Fashion Design 45 78 1658
Computer Graphics 39 70 1751

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Federal University of Alagoas

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
Marketing 41 68 1959
Development Studies 39 76 1989
Project Management 58 117 2041
Finance 37 81 2082
Economics 43 89 2159
Business 44 88 2227
Advertising 47 80 2320
Management 45 97 2451