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The Federal University of Ceara ranked 16th in Brazil, 718th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 158 research topics. The Federal University of Ceara ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 60,079 academic publications and 657,076 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 21 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#718 of 14,131 In the World
#25 of 1,756 In Latin America
#16 of 198 In Brazil
#1 of 3 In Fortaleza
#77 of 3,576 For Horticulture
#151 of 2,491 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#152 of 2,294 For Animal Science
#1424 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1091 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 155 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal University of Ceara ranked 19th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 370th in the World with 30,663 publications made and 202,662 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#19 of 128 In Brazil
#25 of 442 In Latin America
#370 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 6 50
1993 22 33
1994 27 41
1995 36 69
1996 51 83
1997 72 82
1998 82 129
1999 103 202
2000 90 241
2001 104 353
2002 151 366
2003 161 491
2004 199 661
2005 272 928
2006 348 1038
2007 416 1505
2008 449 1919
2009 599 2484
2010 737 3166
2011 868 4245
2012 1138 4976
2013 1232 6323
2014 1457 7075
2015 1460 7607
2016 1829 8169
2017 1911 8960
2018 2207 11586
2019 2126 13967
2020 2865 19726
2021 2643 24320
2022 2400 24829
2023 2625 26861
2024 1597 21773

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 19 25 182
Sociology 20 24 523
Political Science 18 28 548
Sports / Exercise science 35 37 589
Demography 18 24 616
Gender Studies 20 26 682
Anthropology 18 22 711
Occupational Safety and Health 22 27 834
Archaeology 18 25 851
Genealogy 22 38 870
History 18 25 879
Linguistics 16 22 914
Criminology and Criminal Justice 20 35 941
Public Policy / Administration 25 41 952
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 19 24 956
Human Rights Law 47 81 970
Law 18 26 971
Art History 26 38 977
Urban and Regional planning 16 31 989
Early Childhood Education 25 34 996
Aesthetics 20 30 1013
Journalism and Digital Media 16 25 1045
Education Majors 25 34 1046
Communications and Public Relations 16 26 1180
Library and Information science 22 39 1212
Media Studies 22 39 1232
Classics and Ancient History 19 35 1250

Biology rankings

The Federal University of Ceara ranked 13th for Biology in Brazil and 612th in the World with 28,326 publications made and 488,233 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#13 of 128 In Brazil
#18 of 433 In Latin America
#612 of 6,833 In the World

Federal University of Ceara
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 27 120
1993 35 116
1994 57 124
1995 45 151
1996 79 224
1997 115 306
1998 135 431
1999 120 535
2000 168 650
2001 180 763
2002 230 1153
2003 255 1432
2004 333 1990
2005 447 2623
2006 540 3334
2007 585 4187
2008 567 5110
2009 742 6483
2010 794 7998
2011 923 10311
2012 1097 12254
2013 1166 14549
2014 1266 16746
2015 1327 18909
2016 1454 20645
2017 1651 23324
2018 1787 27581
2019 1721 31916
2020 2237 41993
2021 2058 49202
2022 2000 51180
2023 2066 52318
2024 1626 48654

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

Biology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Horticulture 12 14 77
Animal Science 16 18 152
Nutrition and Food Science 12 15 170
Forestry 24 29 269
Agricultural Science 13 17 291
Botany 13 18 326
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 23 388
Microbiology 9 13 410
Pharmacology 10 13 431
Virology 13 19 460
Zoology 26 43 494
Molecular Biology 10 14 544
Toxicology 24 33 579
Immunology 9 15 581
Entomology 25 45 640
Biotechnology 15 21 643
Paleontology 15 23 647
Biochemistry 13 19 765
Genetics 10 16 769
Neuroscience 12 17 769
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 22 43 780
Astrobiology 11 22 855
Oncology and Cancer research 10 15 863
Nanotechnology 11 18 923
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 15 25 944
Biophysics 12 31 1061
Evolutionary Biology 21 40 1069

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Ceara ranked 14th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 595th in the World with 20,716 publications made and 303,956 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#14 of 128 In Brazil
#21 of 431 In Latin America
#595 of 6,876 In the World

Federal University of Ceara
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 11 86
1993 24 77
1994 39 59
1995 31 102
1996 61 155
1997 60 186
1998 86 263
1999 83 316
2000 109 451
2001 118 488
2002 149 637
2003 180 880
2004 209 1206
2005 284 1539
2006 327 2023
2007 413 2530
2008 369 3152
2009 515 4054
2010 573 5125
2011 642 6422
2012 795 7761
2013 843 9132
2014 860 10897
2015 953 11702
2016 1120 12949
2017 1191 14274
2018 1399 17384
2019 1365 19975
2020 1696 26596
2021 1597 31856
2022 1495 33324
2023 1517 34964
2024 1156 32026

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

Environmental Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 6 7 215
Forestry 24 29 269
Agricultural Science 13 17 291
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 23 388
Environmental Engineering 10 13 519
Ecology 16 23 541
Geography and Cartography 16 25 599
Oceanography 13 20 620
Paleontology 15 23 647
Geology 13 20 653
Geotechnical Engineering 10 17 676
Earth science and Geophysics 17 26 714
Environmental Management 16 23 754
Mining Engineering 15 24 776
Environmental Chemistry 18 26 795
Petrology and Geochemistry 19 29 820
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 11 20 922
Urban and Regional planning 16 31 989

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Ceara ranked 13th for Medicine in Brazil and 592nd in the World with 20,647 publications made and 317,003 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#13 of 128 In Brazil
#17 of 430 In Latin America
#592 of 6,775 In the World

Federal University of Ceara
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 13 76
1993 20 57
1994 30 89
1995 20 99
1996 44 145
1997 76 194
1998 89 290
1999 88 360
2000 85 404
2001 112 556
2002 123 704
2003 133 823
2004 200 1040
2005 300 1542
2006 381 1884
2007 355 2359
2008 392 3069
2009 479 3852
2010 611 4778
2011 701 5974
2012 869 7394
2013 862 9288
2014 988 10215
2015 962 12029
2016 1072 12842
2017 1163 14934
2018 1212 17726
2019 1223 20557
2020 1613 27578
2021 1534 32426
2022 1595 33576
2023 1729 34254
2024 1341 30294

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

Medicine subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 9 9 151
Gerontology 16 16 286
Dentistry 13 16 296
Veterinary 20 30 302
Epidemiology 10 13 350
Nursing 10 10 365
Dermatology 10 13 366
Orthodontics 15 18 374
Pediatrics 12 16 401
Family medicine 9 10 416
Pharmacology 10 13 431
Sonography and Ultrasound 7 8 432
Virology 13 19 460
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 8 12 476
Critical Care Nursing 10 12 477
Healthcare Management (MHA) 14 16 535
Anesthesiology 9 13 537
Urology 11 15 573
Toxicology 24 33 579
Respiratory Therapy 14 20 581
Immunology 9 15 581
Sports / Exercise science 35 37 589
Pathology 14 18 619
Neurosurgery 8 14 628
Health Science 17 20 639
Public Health 17 25 658
Surgery 11 16 659
Clinical Psychology 10 11 661
Radiation Therapy 9 13 664
Psychiatry 9 13 674
Occupational Therapy 22 23 702
Physical Therapy 22 24 707
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 12 17 722
Anatomy and Physiology 14 19 726
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 22 43 780
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 17 21 788
Sports Medicine 31 33 803
Plastic Surgery 30 47 810
Medical Physics 17 24 822
Cardiology 16 22 823
Oncology and Cancer research 10 15 863
Optometry 16 25 884
Ophthalmology 21 38 1085
Audiology 31 44 1172
Biomedical Engineering 27 43 1186
Pharmacy 18 43 1290

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Ceara ranked 12th for Chemistry in Brazil and 762nd in the World with 19,742 publications made and 393,061 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#12 of 128 In Brazil
#18 of 418 In Latin America
#762 of 6,545 In the World

Federal University of Ceara
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 20 107
1993 28 117
1994 35 105
1995 38 122
1996 65 178
1997 99 267
1998 123 344
1999 132 489
2000 159 578
2001 167 705
2002 225 1095
2003 229 1349
2004 284 1927
2005 376 2378
2006 390 2960
2007 437 3574
2008 427 4425
2009 547 5502
2010 589 6848
2011 685 8638
2012 725 10225
2013 742 12090
2014 850 13637
2015 937 15469
2016 948 17038
2017 1117 19336
2018 1232 22532
2019 1150 25815
2020 1453 33208
2021 1378 38756
2022 1411 40654
2023 1366 41042
2024 1079 38473

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

Chemistry subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 12 15 170
Radiochemistry 11 13 294
Biochemical Engineering 10 15 474
Organic Chemistry 11 16 744
Chemical Engineering 11 18 760
Biochemistry 13 19 765
Environmental Chemistry 18 26 795
Petrology and Geochemistry 19 29 820
Computational Chemistry 15 32 824
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 14 25 842
Physical chemistry 12 20 856
Materials Science 12 20 905
Nanotechnology 11 18 923
Inorganic Chemistry 12 26 975
Pharmacy 18 43 1290

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Ceara ranked 13th for Engineering in Brazil and 861st in the World with 16,518 publications made and 285,282 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#13 of 127 In Brazil
#20 of 424 In Latin America
#861 of 6,782 In the World

Federal University of Ceara
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 12 63
1993 17 58
1994 26 61
1995 24 75
1996 48 112
1997 48 130
1998 75 191
1999 92 284
2000 113 348
2001 141 464
2002 204 742
2003 191 993
2004 236 1416
2005 264 1692
2006 310 2180
2007 348 2564
2008 362 3211
2009 433 3998
2010 486 5062
2011 523 6426
2012 584 7424
2013 637 8914
2014 694 10307
2015 809 11560
2016 861 12843
2017 948 14310
2018 1075 16899
2019 1041 19616
2020 1300 24969
2021 1193 29821
2022 1143 31304
2023 1189 32624
2024 912 30338

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

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Ceara ranked 13th for Physics in Brazil and 908th in the World with 14,458 publications made and 252,481 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#13 of 127 In Brazil
#22 of 418 In Latin America
#908 of 6,713 In the World

Federal University of Ceara
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 13 75
1993 18 66
1994 26 59
1995 26 79
1996 44 109
1997 55 139
1998 84 205
1999 90 263
2000 126 347
2001 132 441
2002 196 778
2003 186 966
2004 237 1471
2005 253 1622
2006 277 2124
2007 313 2468
2008 332 3124
2009 394 3642
2010 428 4728
2011 488 5874
2012 507 6740
2013 543 8239
2014 601 9315
2015 680 10307
2016 741 11552
2017 800 12809
2018 951 14852
2019 899 17166
2020 1069 21436
2021 1045 24965
2022 948 26168
2023 1012 27375
2024 766 25521

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

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 14 28 501
Condensed Matter Physics 10 16 653
Medical Physics 17 24 822
Astrobiology 11 22 855
Acoustical Engineering 13 18 860
Astrophysics and Astronomy 19 31 891
Atomic and Molecular physics 16 29 896
Materials Science 12 20 905
Quantum and Particle physics 15 25 907
Nanotechnology 11 18 923
Optical Engineering 13 21 938
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 16 941
Nuclear Physics 20 34 1018
Biophysics 12 31 1061

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Ceara ranked 16th for Computer Science in Brazil and 969th in the World with 11,668 publications made and 165,169 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#16 of 125 In Brazil
#24 of 425 In Latin America
#969 of 6,845 In the World

Federal University of Ceara
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 8 40
1993 9 31
1994 12 36
1995 16 58
1996 22 57
1997 27 72
1998 41 99
1999 53 147
2000 47 152
2001 69 239
2002 110 412
2003 96 419
2004 125 564
2005 163 721
2006 199 993
2007 195 1138
2008 199 1520
2009 261 1957
2010 306 2317
2011 315 2966
2012 413 3756
2013 455 4635
2014 500 5396
2015 547 6218
2016 632 6856
2017 731 8260
2018 739 10263
2019 837 12207
2020 991 15662
2021 945 18818
2022 912 20159
2023 912 20814
2024 690 18319

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

Computer Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 8 12 431
Human-Computer Interaction 10 22 712
Database Administration 11 13 717
Multimedia 12 17 748
Neuroscience 12 17 769
Computer Networking 10 14 789
Software Engineering 23 31 849
Game Design and Development 18 25 857
Telecommunications 11 14 861
Blockchain and Cryptography 13 16 875
Cyber Security 12 18 900
Web Design and Development 18 27 940
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 15 25 944
Animation 14 24 980
Machine Learning 19 26 981
Computer Engineering 18 27 1049
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 17 27 1117
Computer Graphics 20 32 1131
Data Science 25 35 1193
Cognitive Science 19 31 1199
Library and Information science 22 39 1212
Computational Linguistics 20 30 1263
Computer Vision 20 37 1265
Robotics 22 51 1350
Management Information Systems 29 45 1531

Psychology rankings

The Federal University of Ceara ranked 12th for Psychology in Brazil and 797th in the World with 8,183 publications made and 122,033 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#12 of 126 In Brazil
#16 of 416 In Latin America
#797 of 6,645 In the World

Federal University of Ceara
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 8 27
1993 5 21
1994 8 35
1995 12 36
1996 22 50
1997 35 49
1998 30 58
1999 33 119
2000 34 128
2001 25 184
2002 38 272
2003 57 311
2004 79 350
2005 106 441
2006 130 578
2007 139 767
2008 136 1080
2009 196 1270
2010 241 1568
2011 271 2014
2012 346 2567
2013 345 3159
2014 398 3535
2015 455 4346
2016 480 4502
2017 474 5357
2018 460 7032
2019 533 8025
2020 620 10514
2021 640 12565
2022 610 13060
2023 652 13439
2024 496 11842

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

Psychology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Sexology 13 17 545
Clinical Psychology 10 11 661
Psychiatry 9 13 674
Occupational Therapy 22 23 702
Neuroscience 12 17 769
Child Psychology 22 28 911
Social Psychology 13 17 914
Education Majors 25 34 1046
Cognitive Science 19 31 1199

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Ceara ranked 17th for Mathematics in Brazil and 916th in the World with 6,938 publications made and 95,555 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#17 of 125 In Brazil
#24 of 399 In Latin America
#916 of 6,418 In the World

Federal University of Ceara
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 12
1993 3 8
1994 1 12
1995 9 17
1996 10 20
1997 13 23
1998 21 45
1999 33 61
2000 30 85
2001 36 119
2002 48 154
2003 49 213
2004 57 245
2005 77 377
2006 119 513
2007 117 577
2008 112 658
2009 129 883
2010 192 1076
2011 202 1499
2012 229 1879
2013 278 2577
2014 299 2883
2015 324 3366
2016 412 3671
2017 460 4248
2018 476 5412
2019 511 6409
2020 594 8323
2021 605 9917
2022 551 10395
2023 552 10532
2024 355 7322

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

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 13 16 875
Statistics 19 25 884
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 14 27 1144
Math Teachers 20 28 1216
Applied Mathematics 21 45 1308
Operations Research 20 34 1320

Art & Design rankings

The Federal University of Ceara ranked 17th for Art & Design in Brazil and 870th in the World with 2,678 publications made and 22,250 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
#17 of 123 In Brazil
#26 of 365 In Latin America
#870 of 5,966 In the World

Federal University of Ceara
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 3 3
1993 2 7
1994 2 3
1995 4 5
1996 4 9
1997 3 11
1998 8 10
1999 5 5
2000 10 28
2001 11 40
2002 22 45
2003 16 47
2004 31 93
2005 35 115
2006 36 144
2007 44 193
2008 35 245
2009 63 334
2010 74 391
2011 75 469
2012 92 599
2013 111 725
2014 92 816
2015 150 866
2016 183 1024
2017 170 1083
2018 194 1238
2019 205 1655
2020 227 2070
2021 220 2586
2022 213 2610
2023 192 2870
2024 132 2796

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

Art & Design subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Cinematography 30 31 289
UX/UI Desgin 8 12 431
Entertainment Industry Business 23 26 508
Graphic Design 8 10 597
Creative Writing 15 22 710
Photography 19 25 721
Literature 18 23 727
Multimedia 12 17 748
Singing and Vocal Performance 31 37 775
Fashion Design 18 27 775
Performing arts 23 32 796
Game Design and Development 18 25 857
Art History 26 38 977
Animation 14 24 980
Architecture 27 40 1008
Aesthetics 20 30 1013
Computer Graphics 20 32 1131

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Federal University of Ceara

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
Development Studies 16 25 846
Agricultural Economics 23 36 853
Hospitality and Hotel Management 13 22 966
Economics 17 26 1012
Accounting 10 19 1035
Finance 13 26 1082
Marketing 18 25 1098
Business 16 27 1166
Management 21 36 1203
Project Management 30 45 1302
Environmental Economics 26 47 1444
Investment Banking and Stock trading 15 33 1452
Human Resource Management 24 36 1469
Advertising 24 35 1552
International Trade 31 64 1707
International Business 35 71 1817