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The Federal University of Bahia ranked 12th in Brazil, 673rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 154 research topics. The Federal University of Bahia ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 38,932 academic publications and 376,387 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 48 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#673 of 14,131 In the World
#18 of 1,756 In Latin America
#12 of 198 In Brazil
#1 of 4 In Salvador
#181 of 2,294 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#200 of 6,566 For Philosophy
#231 of 1,957 For Veterinary
#824 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#787 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 151 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal University of Bahia ranked 15th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 356th in the World with 22,325 publications made and 158,887 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#15 of 128 In Brazil
#20 of 443 In Latin America
#356 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 21 62
1992 12 75
1993 38 74
1994 38 94
1995 40 91
1996 57 114
1997 53 134
1998 67 181
1999 74 173
2000 96 244
2001 117 284
2002 201 417
2003 149 489
2004 152 610
2005 225 837
2006 251 990
2007 332 1427
2008 353 1871
2009 401 2404
2010 557 2926
2011 586 3726
2012 698 4553
2013 921 5464
2014 994 6139
2015 1035 6952
2016 1119 6828
2017 1383 7620
2018 1578 8920
2019 1667 11138
2020 2319 15206
2021 2417 18775
2022 2076 19427
2023 1918 20503

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 18 24 200
Sociology 12 15 400
Occupational Safety and Health 7 7 408
Political Science 12 17 417
Public Policy / Administration 9 9 425
Radio and Television broadcasting 2 6 447
Gender Studies 9 10 448
Demography 10 14 457
Sports / Exercise science 29 30 468
Broadcast Journalism 6 10 508
Military science 5 6 532
Anthropology 10 13 598
Human Rights Law 23 44 665
Criminology and Criminal Justice 10 17 670
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 16 21 829
Political Economy 11 34 829
Genealogy 18 32 835
Forensic Science 24 37 847
Law 14 21 858
History 16 22 868
Archaeology 18 24 872
Media Studies 15 24 894
Art History 20 30 914
Journalism and Digital Media 13 22 928
Aesthetics 17 27 948
Classics and Ancient History 12 22 958
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 16 29 973
Library and Information science 17 27 988
Linguistics 20 28 992
Urban and Regional planning 16 33 1007
Education Majors 27 34 1027
Communications and Public Relations 16 26 1263

Biology rankings

The Federal University of Bahia ranked 18th for Biology in Brazil and 823rd in the World with 18,136 publications made and 267,039 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#18 of 128 In Brazil
#26 of 428 In Latin America
#823 of 6,770 In the World

Federal University of Bahia
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 36 152
1992 37 197
1993 44 235
1994 40 224
1995 51 242
1996 57 286
1997 48 255
1998 93 358
1999 78 424
2000 137 479
2001 109 568
2002 200 842
2003 147 945
2004 193 1292
2005 248 1723
2006 293 2043
2007 345 2688
2008 372 3329
2009 406 4269
2010 446 4924
2011 549 6101
2012 547 7348
2013 739 8466
2014 832 10447
2015 844 11043
2016 929 12192
2017 1003 14101
2018 1128 16303
2019 1216 19406
2020 1572 25745
2021 1818 31540
2022 1576 33811
2023 1511 34679

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

Biology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Animal Science 26 31 289
Virology 8 11 350
Zoology 17 29 395
Immunology 8 12 511
Forestry 37 55 513
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 37 591
Nutrition and Food Science 28 41 596
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 15 26 639
Toxicology 27 40 641
Microbiology 23 36 671
Horticulture 47 70 694
Botany 26 42 760
Biotechnology 18 28 765
Agricultural Science 33 49 785
Paleontology 22 31 797
Molecular Biology 25 35 805
Entomology 35 62 816
Genetics 17 27 922
Astrobiology 13 25 928
Pharmacology 23 33 931
Neuroscience 20 27 994
Biochemistry 18 29 1000
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 33 1028
Oncology and Cancer research 19 31 1085
Evolutionary Biology 25 45 1184
Nanotechnology 30 61 1854

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Bahia ranked 13th for Medicine in Brazil and 637th in the World with 15,450 publications made and 213,941 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#13 of 128 In Brazil
#17 of 426 In Latin America
#637 of 6,680 In the World

Federal University of Bahia
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 30 128
1992 36 165
1993 32 188
1994 43 197
1995 47 220
1996 55 259
1997 40 238
1998 57 306
1999 65 338
2000 68 421
2001 97 547
2002 158 686
2003 130 733
2004 165 1004
2005 190 1362
2006 274 1702
2007 297 2135
2008 284 2739
2009 311 3407
2010 382 4014
2011 480 5039
2012 482 6157
2013 645 7015
2014 727 8666
2015 661 9236
2016 770 9938
2017 858 11198
2018 923 12860
2019 932 14673
2020 1358 20050
2021 1658 25029
2022 1457 26943
2023 1356 27642

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

Medicine subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 11 11 181
Veterinary 16 19 231
Epidemiology 8 8 285
Gerontology 14 14 304
Dentistry 15 18 337
Pediatrics 8 11 345
Virology 8 11 350
Respiratory Therapy 10 13 364
Orthodontics 16 19 413
Nursing 12 12 417
Family medicine 8 11 430
Dermatology 13 19 465
Sports / Exercise science 29 30 468
Public Health 10 14 480
Healthcare Management (MHA) 11 13 484
Critical Care Nursing 8 11 492
Immunology 8 12 511
Pathology 9 13 551
Health Science 12 14 555
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 9 13 565
Occupational Therapy 14 15 580
Plastic Surgery 20 31 601
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 15 26 639
Toxicology 27 40 641
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 9 11 665
Surgery 10 15 666
Audiology 17 21 701
Cosmetology 17 23 733
Sports Medicine 20 21 742
Psychiatry 12 16 742
Cardiology 12 17 755
Urology 19 29 760
Physical Therapy 22 24 762
Neurosurgery 18 31 769
Anesthesiology 19 25 787
Anatomy and Physiology 18 22 798
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 15 20 814
Clinical Psychology 15 20 819
Forensic Science 24 37 847
Radiation Therapy 15 22 876
Pharmacology 23 33 931
Oncology and Cancer research 19 31 1085
Biomedical Engineering 24 35 1092
Ophthalmology 20 37 1136
Pharmacy 26 61 1709

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Bahia ranked 19th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 754th in the World with 13,295 publications made and 173,343 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#19 of 128 In Brazil
#30 of 428 In Latin America
#754 of 6,798 In the World

Federal University of Bahia
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 30 78
1992 11 86
1993 24 99
1994 20 121
1995 25 104
1996 43 134
1997 34 119
1998 60 163
1999 50 199
2000 112 240
2001 76 309
2002 168 456
2003 106 586
2004 119 778
2005 164 993
2006 170 1181
2007 248 1661
2008 243 2051
2009 290 2546
2010 321 2999
2011 399 3828
2012 381 4473
2013 549 5606
2014 585 6453
2015 659 7102
2016 690 7582
2017 737 8864
2018 879 10538
2019 934 12916
2020 1169 17008
2021 1321 20810
2022 1224 22184
2023 1116 22480

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

Environmental Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Environmental Management 9 11 466
Environmental Chemistry 8 11 495
Forestry 37 55 513
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 37 591
Environmental Engineering 15 21 630
Petrology and Geochemistry 16 24 736
Earth science and Geophysics 17 25 740
Mining Engineering 12 22 763
Geography and Cartography 22 35 774
Agricultural Science 33 49 785
Ecology 24 37 797
Paleontology 22 31 797
Hydrology and Water resources management 22 33 801
Oceanography 17 31 811
Geology 24 34 848
Urban and Regional planning 16 33 1007
Geotechnical Engineering 28 46 1311
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 29 52 1465

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Bahia ranked 20th for Chemistry in Brazil and 1079th in the World with 11,901 publications made and 186,954 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#20 of 128 In Brazil
#31 of 414 In Latin America
#1079 of 6,447 In the World

Federal University of Bahia
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 21 108
1992 24 133
1993 33 176
1994 34 149
1995 40 174
1996 41 185
1997 34 217
1998 71 260
1999 72 339
2000 104 387
2001 91 479
2002 185 659
2003 109 796
2004 133 1019
2005 186 1321
2006 185 1506
2007 236 2095
2008 260 2430
2009 243 2912
2010 302 3537
2011 352 4499
2012 327 5202
2013 478 6046
2014 511 7192
2015 564 7732
2016 618 8386
2017 658 9831
2018 769 11480
2019 832 13722
2020 986 18119
2021 1142 21732
2022 978 23547
2023 941 23732

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

Chemistry subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 8 11 495
Nutrition and Food Science 28 41 596
Biochemical Engineering 13 22 668
Petrology and Geochemistry 16 24 736
Radiochemistry 31 45 985
Inorganic Chemistry 13 28 991
Computational Chemistry 20 44 997
Biochemistry 18 29 1000
Organic Chemistry 18 29 1052
Physical chemistry 20 39 1201
Materials Science 22 39 1303
Chemical Engineering 27 51 1394
Pharmacy 26 61 1709
Nanotechnology 30 61 1854

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Bahia ranked 18th for Engineering in Brazil and 1092nd in the World with 10,266 publications made and 145,749 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#18 of 127 In Brazil
#29 of 420 In Latin America
#1092 of 6,684 In the World

Federal University of Bahia
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 15 64
1992 13 73
1993 28 105
1994 27 85
1995 20 91
1996 29 97
1997 28 102
1998 58 169
1999 61 196
2000 90 241
2001 89 315
2002 206 475
2003 99 615
2004 113 748
2005 153 922
2006 146 1112
2007 224 1622
2008 219 1896
2009 239 2417
2010 280 2750
2011 294 3456
2012 327 3958
2013 416 4720
2014 438 5494
2015 501 5918
2016 507 6291
2017 540 7374
2018 675 8418
2019 733 10534
2020 854 13553
2021 974 16455
2022 848 17877
2023 783 17873

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

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Bahia ranked 22nd for Physics in Brazil and 1222nd in the World with 9,097 publications made and 119,216 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#22 of 127 In Brazil
#38 of 409 In Latin America
#1222 of 6,603 In the World

Federal University of Bahia
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 18 53
1992 10 73
1993 29 92
1994 24 74
1995 19 86
1996 28 88
1997 32 118
1998 64 142
1999 61 185
2000 90 231
2001 87 295
2002 191 450
2003 106 583
2004 115 737
2005 142 934
2006 147 1054
2007 199 1515
2008 203 1746
2009 216 2260
2010 256 2520
2011 269 3209
2012 288 3633
2013 351 4305
2014 384 4927
2015 436 5309
2016 466 5493
2017 478 6561
2018 583 7346
2019 640 8941
2020 687 11665
2021 830 13562
2022 718 14688
2023 705 15021

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

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 23 43 720
Astrobiology 13 25 928
Nuclear Physics 18 30 968
Astrophysics and Astronomy 24 46 1176
Optical Engineering 19 33 1196
Atomic and Molecular physics 24 50 1202
Condensed Matter Physics 26 46 1214
Quantum and Particle physics 22 39 1227
Acoustical Engineering 21 38 1281
Materials Science 22 39 1303
Nanotechnology 30 61 1854

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Bahia ranked 19th for Computer Science in Brazil and 1114th in the World with 8,478 publications made and 98,696 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#19 of 125 In Brazil
#28 of 417 In Latin America
#1114 of 6,752 In the World

Federal University of Bahia
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 8 49
1992 9 49
1993 17 61
1994 13 58
1995 14 61
1996 30 81
1997 16 80
1998 27 86
1999 26 116
2000 31 165
2001 34 156
2002 78 288
2003 63 326
2004 72 402
2005 88 515
2006 120 734
2007 141 905
2008 148 1033
2009 189 1481
2010 198 1603
2011 269 2095
2012 283 2561
2013 354 3103
2014 385 3801
2015 398 4216
2016 434 4511
2017 493 5401
2018 532 6199
2019 579 7828
2020 794 10268
2021 879 12913
2022 821 14307
2023 773 14314

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

Computer Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Software Engineering 16 18 639
Animation 13 21 870
Data Science 13 19 893
Machine Learning 15 22 897
Web Design and Development 18 26 933
Library and Information science 17 27 988
Neuroscience 20 27 994
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 33 1028
Blockchain and Cryptography 21 29 1106
Robotics 16 39 1141
Management Information Systems 24 34 1181
Computational Linguistics 22 35 1310
Computer Graphics 27 46 1313
Telecommunications 23 38 1338
Cyber Security 20 31 1352
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 25 40 1358
Human-Computer Interaction 29 66 1374
Computer Engineering 26 49 1432
Computer Vision 24 45 1463
Computer Networking 28 44 1486
Cognitive Science 25 43 1520
Multimedia 33 53 1564

Psychology rankings

The Federal University of Bahia ranked 17th for Psychology in Brazil and 878th in the World with 6,067 publications made and 74,062 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#17 of 126 In Brazil
#21 of 403 In Latin America
#878 of 6,528 In the World

Federal University of Bahia
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 8 27
1992 10 36
1993 9 36
1994 10 50
1995 16 54
1996 18 67
1997 18 54
1998 19 75
1999 22 105
2000 23 150
2001 28 152
2002 49 171
2003 42 213
2004 51 270
2005 55 396
2006 100 490
2007 107 644
2008 104 773
2009 128 1090
2010 140 1241
2011 199 1545
2012 200 2068
2013 267 2472
2014 280 2924
2015 270 3221
2016 286 3380
2017 350 4003
2018 381 4675
2019 389 5413
2020 522 7381
2021 661 9132
2022 619 10608
2023 557 10540

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

Psychology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Sexology 9 13 521
Occupational Therapy 14 15 580
Psychiatry 12 16 742
Clinical Psychology 15 20 819
Child Psychology 20 26 922
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 16 29 973
Neuroscience 20 27 994
Education Majors 27 34 1027
Social Psychology 19 27 1111
Cognitive Science 25 43 1520

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Bahia ranked 16th for Mathematics in Brazil and 871st in the World with 5,661 publications made and 79,242 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#16 of 124 In Brazil
#20 of 393 In Latin America
#871 of 6,305 In the World

Federal University of Bahia
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 7 16
1992 2 17
1993 7 29
1994 7 28
1995 10 35
1996 9 43
1997 8 49
1998 25 48
1999 15 73
2000 28 107
2001 34 165
2002 41 199
2003 38 265
2004 56 359
2005 67 427
2006 49 572
2007 101 777
2008 110 897
2009 124 1138
2010 131 1320
2011 178 1651
2012 175 1899
2013 232 2573
2014 227 2767
2015 267 3163
2016 288 3299
2017 345 3799
2018 369 4404
2019 401 5462
2020 506 6941
2021 590 8534
2022 553 9405
2023 566 9592

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

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Statistics 15 19 782
Blockchain and Cryptography 21 29 1106
Operations Research 24 42 1361
Applied Mathematics 24 51 1379
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 21 42 1409
Math Teachers 26 41 1481

Economics rankings

The Federal University of Bahia ranked 16th for Economics in Brazil and 992nd in the World with 2,515 publications made and 32,931 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#16 of 122 In Brazil
#25 of 378 In Latin America
#992 of 5,995 In the World

Federal University of Bahia
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 4 5
1992 0 10
1993 4 11
1994 6 18
1995 6 8
1996 6 12
1997 8 12
1998 11 31
1999 2 23
2000 6 34
2001 16 35
2002 14 61
2003 12 88
2004 13 96
2005 11 140
2006 24 153
2007 39 215
2008 53 321
2009 34 365
2010 69 429
2011 79 650
2012 68 866
2013 117 1066
2014 94 1238
2015 106 1286
2016 109 1421
2017 147 1599
2018 160 1835
2019 169 2283
2020 242 3106
2021 300 3983
2022 293 4434
2023 256 4494

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Bahia in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 19 30 677
Development Studies 12 17 776
Environmental Economics 16 23 800
Political Economy 11 34 829
Finance 18 34 1345
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 21 42 1409

Art & Design rankings

The Federal University of Bahia ranked 15th for Art & Design in Brazil and 814th in the World with 2,143 publications made and 14,378 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
#15 of 121 In Brazil
#21 of 350 In Latin America
#814 of 5,720 In the World

Federal University of Bahia
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 2 4
1992 1 5
1993 2 5
1994 4 6
1995 3 9
1996 3 14
1997 5 9
1998 3 11
1999 8 17
2000 7 20
2001 8 14
2002 30 40
2003 12 48
2004 13 39
2005 25 83
2006 25 74
2007 38 139
2008 40 150
2009 45 224
2010 60 254
2011 60 312
2012 64 374
2013 101 489
2014 117 495
2015 125 610
2016 110 690
2017 116 689
2018 161 837
2019 159 1181
2020 207 1499
2021 205 1765
2022 189 1936
2023 178 2066

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

Art & Design subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Cinematography 24 25 281
Entertainment Industry Business 14 16 372
Landscape Architecture 8 10 384
Interior Design 5 7 396
Fashion Design 14 18 675
Literature 16 21 717
Creative Writing 17 24 759
Architecture 14 23 761
Photography 20 30 769
Performing arts 22 30 819
Animation 13 21 870
Music 20 29 901
Art History 20 30 914
Aesthetics 17 27 948
Singing and Vocal Performance 46 56 1061
Computer Graphics 27 46 1313
Multimedia 33 53 1564

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Federal University of Bahia

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
Project Management 23 28 926
Accounting 14 24 1191
Business 20 32 1237
Human Resource Management 16 23 1251
Management 24 41 1379
Advertising 19 30 1408
Marketing 29 41 1483
International Business 31 63 1670