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The Federal University of Ceara ranked 15th in Brazil, 723rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 148 research topics. The Federal University of Ceara ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 49,053 academic publications and 451,671 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 19 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#723 of 14,131 In the World
#23 of 1,756 In Latin America
#15 of 198 In Brazil
#1 of 3 In Fortaleza
#108 of 3,373 For Horticulture
#184 of 2,152 For Animal Science
#187 of 3,690 For Nutrition and Food Science
#1405 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1091 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 145 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 432nd in the World with 24,954 publications made and 125,568 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#19 of 128 In Brazil
#26 of 443 In Latin America
#432 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 14 19
1992 5 39
1993 21 26
1994 21 29
1995 30 52
1996 45 62
1997 66 64
1998 64 117
1999 94 165
2000 75 191
2001 90 268
2002 122 287
2003 140 347
2004 169 491
2005 227 680
2006 309 807
2007 371 1134
2008 386 1510
2009 506 1859
2010 647 2424
2011 760 3218
2012 992 3891
2013 1069 4767
2014 1260 5398
2015 1232 5966
2016 1615 6023
2017 1688 6398
2018 1950 8003
2019 1852 9800
2020 2536 13245
2021 2315 16687
2022 2050 16687
2023 1861 17669

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 20 27 229
Sociology 18 22 575
Political Science 18 27 599
Sports / Exercise science 36 38 632
Demography 18 24 642
Gender Studies 18 24 688
Anthropology 18 22 774
Occupational Safety and Health 18 23 792
Genealogy 21 35 856
Archaeology 17 23 864
History 17 23 878
Linguistics 15 22 893
Public Policy / Administration 23 38 934
Human Rights Law 46 82 951
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 18 23 953
Art History 24 36 979
Journalism and Digital Media 17 26 995
Education Majors 26 33 1010
Criminology and Criminal Justice 21 42 1015
Aesthetics 19 30 1023
Law 19 27 1023
Urban and Regional planning 17 34 1030
Early Childhood Education 26 37 1036
Media Studies 19 35 1150
Library and Information science 21 35 1165
Classics and Ancient History 17 34 1228
Communications and Public Relations 15 25 1230

Biology rankings

The Federal University of Ceara ranked 14th for Biology in Brazil and 661st in the World with 23,783 publications made and 347,054 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

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

Federal University of Ceara
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 39 86
1992 26 106
1993 33 99
1994 56 119
1995 44 123
1996 76 192
1997 110 240
1998 118 362
1999 102 440
2000 154 543
2001 158 595
2002 205 899
2003 217 1125
2004 289 1598
2005 371 2117
2006 484 2637
2007 498 3524
2008 519 4122
2009 640 5326
2010 696 6453
2011 815 8359
2012 937 10047
2013 1047 12050
2014 1048 13586
2015 1127 15567
2016 1287 16759
2017 1511 18561
2018 1626 21937
2019 1537 25589
2020 2010 33211
2021 1947 39601
2022 1821 42173
2023 1745 42318

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 14 108
Animal Science 19 21 184
Nutrition and Food Science 11 13 187
Forestry 23 28 282
Agricultural Science 15 19 328
Botany 13 17 352
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 24 407
Pharmacology 10 13 430
Microbiology 9 13 435
Zoology 26 42 504
Virology 15 24 536
Toxicology 23 32 547
Molecular Biology 9 12 568
Immunology 9 14 609
Entomology 22 40 633
Biotechnology 15 21 659
Paleontology 15 23 678
Astrobiology 8 16 707
Biochemistry 12 19 785
Genetics 10 17 787
Neuroscience 12 17 791
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 20 42 798
Oncology and Cancer research 10 16 879
Nanotechnology 11 17 939
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 29 990
Biophysics 12 30 1038
Evolutionary Biology 24 44 1145

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Ceara ranked 14th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 624th in the World with 17,581 publications made and 211,720 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#14 of 128 In Brazil
#21 of 428 In Latin America
#624 of 6,798 In the World

Federal University of Ceara
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 28 54
1992 10 77
1993 22 63
1994 38 51
1995 29 78
1996 51 127
1997 55 153
1998 83 225
1999 74 267
2000 100 358
2001 110 396
2002 135 493
2003 156 703
2004 183 914
2005 236 1249
2006 296 1547
2007 366 2107
2008 344 2560
2009 468 3254
2010 497 4154
2011 579 5201
2012 680 6279
2013 776 7543
2014 730 8786
2015 838 9765
2016 1007 10451
2017 1088 11101
2018 1236 13506
2019 1218 15738
2020 1529 20401
2021 1511 24811
2022 1376 26684
2023 1309 27450

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 7 233
Forestry 23 28 282
Agricultural Science 15 19 328
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 24 407
Environmental Engineering 11 14 560
Ecology 15 21 572
Geography and Cartography 15 24 648
Oceanography 13 21 652
Paleontology 15 23 678
Geology 14 21 684
Geotechnical Engineering 9 15 690
Earth science and Geophysics 16 24 711
Environmental Management 16 25 800
Environmental Chemistry 17 25 842
Petrology and Geochemistry 20 31 869
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 11 20 917
Urban and Regional planning 17 34 1030

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Ceara ranked 12th for Medicine in Brazil and 633rd in the World with 17,041 publications made and 217,980 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#12 of 128 In Brazil
#16 of 426 In Latin America
#633 of 6,680 In the World

Federal University of Ceara
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 21 37
1992 13 70
1993 18 50
1994 28 82
1995 19 75
1996 40 121
1997 71 149
1998 79 241
1999 77 286
2000 70 337
2001 100 426
2002 108 518
2003 112 604
2004 182 826
2005 258 1187
2006 328 1490
2007 321 1979
2008 346 2471
2009 418 3112
2010 539 3898
2011 601 4898
2012 756 5970
2013 778 7443
2014 812 8273
2015 830 9638
2016 968 10271
2017 1070 11572
2018 1139 13933
2019 1090 16175
2020 1443 21330
2021 1430 25348
2022 1407 26886
2023 1352 26615

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) 12 13 195
Dentistry 12 14 289
Gerontology 13 13 302
Veterinary 20 30 322
Epidemiology 10 13 377
Orthodontics 14 17 381
Nursing 11 11 405
Dermatology 11 16 417
Pediatrics 12 16 418
Pharmacology 10 13 430
Sonography and Ultrasound 7 8 448
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 8 12 467
Family medicine 10 13 490
Critical Care Nursing 9 12 520
Anesthesiology 9 13 529
Virology 15 24 536
Neurosurgery 7 12 540
Toxicology 23 32 547
Healthcare Management (MHA) 13 16 565
Urology 11 17 597
Immunology 9 14 609
Respiratory Therapy 15 21 628
Sports / Exercise science 36 38 632
Pathology 14 18 658
Radiation Therapy 8 12 662
Surgery 11 16 674
Public Health 18 25 692
Health Science 18 21 694
Clinical Psychology 9 10 695
Psychiatry 11 15 706
Medical Physics 14 19 735
Optometry 11 19 735
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 12 17 740
Physical Therapy 19 21 746
Anatomy and Physiology 14 18 756
Plastic Surgery 27 43 768
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 20 42 798
Occupational Therapy 23 27 799
Cardiology 17 24 856
Oncology and Cancer research 10 16 879
Sports Medicine 32 34 881
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 18 26 896
Cosmetology 27 37 936
Ophthalmology 18 34 1057
Biomedical Engineering 26 43 1192
Audiology 32 48 1235
Pharmacy 17 42 1330

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Ceara ranked 12th for Chemistry in Brazil and 795th in the World with 17,019 publications made and 293,154 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 414 In Latin America
#795 of 6,447 In the World

Federal University of Ceara
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 34 84
1992 21 105
1993 28 110
1994 37 105
1995 36 107
1996 65 165
1997 93 206
1998 117 297
1999 114 419
2000 145 515
2001 153 582
2002 203 923
2003 190 1132
2004 241 1549
2005 324 2038
2006 346 2445
2007 370 3141
2008 389 3745
2009 470 4708
2010 530 5712
2011 614 7262
2012 645 8614
2013 696 10423
2014 721 11443
2015 809 13192
2016 864 14425
2017 1009 15947
2018 1139 18770
2019 1070 21670
2020 1343 27475
2021 1349 32710
2022 1299 34930
2023 1243 34842

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 11 13 187
Radiochemistry 11 13 324
Biochemical Engineering 11 20 631
Chemical Engineering 11 18 781
Biochemistry 12 19 785
Organic Chemistry 11 18 786
Environmental Chemistry 17 25 842
Computational Chemistry 15 32 857
Petrology and Geochemistry 20 31 869
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 13 23 876
Physical chemistry 12 22 902
Materials Science 12 20 936
Nanotechnology 11 17 939
Inorganic Chemistry 12 27 987
Pharmacy 17 42 1330

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Ceara ranked 13th for Engineering in Brazil and 876th in the World with 14,279 publications made and 213,620 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#13 of 127 In Brazil
#20 of 420 In Latin America
#876 of 6,684 In the World

Federal University of Ceara
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 17 59
1992 13 75
1993 16 62
1994 25 59
1995 23 69
1996 47 100
1997 41 103
1998 76 178
1999 82 258
2000 106 341
2001 122 396
2002 183 642
2003 170 828
2004 200 1161
2005 236 1459
2006 286 1821
2007 313 2274
2008 349 2786
2009 385 3445
2010 451 4181
2011 478 5377
2012 551 6423
2013 628 7896
2014 601 8948
2015 734 10083
2016 784 11159
2017 851 12056
2018 984 14111
2019 936 16426
2020 1169 20517
2021 1129 25006
2022 1059 26836
2023 1031 27351

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 916th in the World with 12,586 publications made and 195,752 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
#23 of 409 In Latin America
#916 of 6,603 In the World

Federal University of Ceara
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 18 57
1992 14 79
1993 17 68
1994 26 64
1995 24 71
1996 44 93
1997 45 109
1998 84 182
1999 79 241
2000 118 344
2001 123 382
2002 182 679
2003 164 817
2004 196 1234
2005 231 1434
2006 257 1790
2007 284 2193
2008 307 2697
2009 358 3188
2010 389 3936
2011 435 4970
2012 471 5793
2013 533 7297
2014 518 8006
2015 628 9116
2016 669 10072
2017 713 10777
2018 873 12528
2019 828 14527
2020 973 17792
2021 1001 21220
2022 884 22636
2023 903 23085

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 16 30 523
Condensed Matter Physics 10 15 658
Astrobiology 8 16 707
Medical Physics 14 19 735
Acoustical Engineering 12 18 873
Astrophysics and Astronomy 18 30 892
Quantum and Particle physics 14 25 902
Atomic and Molecular physics 16 29 911
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 16 928
Materials Science 12 20 936
Nanotechnology 11 17 939
Optical Engineering 13 21 940
Nuclear Physics 20 33 998
Biophysics 12 30 1038

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Ceara ranked 16th for Computer Science in Brazil and 975th in the World with 10,035 publications made and 117,607 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#16 of 125 In Brazil
#24 of 417 In Latin America
#975 of 6,752 In the World

Federal University of Ceara
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 9 21
1992 8 36
1993 8 29
1994 12 32
1995 17 45
1996 22 48
1997 25 50
1998 39 77
1999 48 131
2000 41 137
2001 56 189
2002 99 341
2003 85 358
2004 112 459
2005 143 597
2006 192 825
2007 177 949
2008 188 1273
2009 241 1620
2010 299 1946
2011 292 2429
2012 380 3199
2013 442 4097
2014 436 4512
2015 483 5264
2016 575 5771
2017 692 6746
2018 685 8462
2019 747 10199
2020 869 12728
2021 891 15519
2022 820 16920
2023 796 17015

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 11 15 572
Human-Computer Interaction 11 22 759
Computer Networking 10 13 759
Database Administration 11 14 781
Multimedia 11 15 782
Neuroscience 12 17 791
Game Design and Development 19 25 839
Telecommunications 11 13 840
Blockchain and Cryptography 13 16 881
Animation 14 22 891
Cyber Security 12 18 902
Web Design and Development 16 24 924
Machine Learning 18 25 951
Software Engineering 25 36 959
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 29 990
Computer Engineering 19 28 1033
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 18 29 1081
Computer Graphics 20 34 1128
Library and Information science 21 35 1165
Cognitive Science 18 30 1170
Data Science 26 36 1180
Computer Vision 19 36 1240
Robotics 21 49 1304
Computational Linguistics 21 34 1309
Management Information Systems 30 46 1503

Psychology rankings

The Federal University of Ceara ranked 13th for Psychology in Brazil and 811th in the World with 6,978 publications made and 84,734 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

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

Federal University of Ceara
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 7 12
1992 8 24
1993 5 21
1994 8 34
1995 12 31
1996 23 36
1997 30 36
1998 26 49
1999 30 100
2000 29 103
2001 23 137
2002 34 229
2003 51 246
2004 76 291
2005 96 364
2006 120 475
2007 133 658
2008 133 902
2009 173 1071
2010 230 1313
2011 235 1680
2012 315 2099
2013 319 2671
2014 326 2804
2015 383 3394
2016 435 3623
2017 441 4223
2018 437 5588
2019 499 6583
2020 558 8358
2021 599 10124
2022 561 10745
2023 542 10897

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 12 16 580
Clinical Psychology 9 10 695
Psychiatry 11 15 706
Neuroscience 12 17 791
Occupational Therapy 23 27 799
Social Psychology 13 18 956
Child Psychology 22 28 957
Education Majors 26 33 1010
Cognitive Science 18 30 1170

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Ceara ranked 17th for Mathematics in Brazil and 922nd in the World with 6,126 publications made and 68,788 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#17 of 124 In Brazil
#23 of 393 In Latin America
#922 of 6,305 In the World

Federal University of Ceara
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 4 9
1992 1 12
1993 2 9
1994 1 13
1995 8 13
1996 7 13
1997 12 17
1998 17 38
1999 29 59
2000 26 81
2001 25 90
2002 40 126
2003 44 182
2004 50 191
2005 55 285
2006 114 441
2007 99 456
2008 109 558
2009 107 728
2010 196 883
2011 189 1217
2012 230 1572
2013 277 2286
2014 280 2452
2015 294 2881
2016 386 3108
2017 437 3554
2018 437 4432
2019 472 5453
2020 531 6547
2021 575 8142
2022 545 8594
2023 475 8650

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 16 881
Statistics 18 24 895
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 14 27 1131
Math Teachers 20 29 1211
Operations Research 21 37 1257
Applied Mathematics 22 47 1315

Art & Design rankings

The Federal University of Ceara ranked 19th for Art & Design in Brazil and 895th in the World with 2,252 publications made and 13,781 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
#19 of 121 In Brazil
#27 of 350 In Latin America
#895 of 5,720 In the World

Federal University of Ceara
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 3
1992 3 5
1993 1 6
1994 2 4
1995 4 7
1996 4 4
1997 2 8
1998 9 8
1999 5 4
2000 9 20
2001 9 28
2002 22 32
2003 15 27
2004 27 73
2005 31 95
2006 34 121
2007 37 147
2008 32 195
2009 57 250
2010 73 320
2011 67 367
2012 79 448
2013 108 626
2014 78 654
2015 134 714
2016 169 790
2017 149 785
2018 178 869
2019 184 1241
2020 195 1565
2021 183 1870
2022 183 1992
2023 156 2090

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 32 348
Entertainment Industry Business 21 24 464
UX/UI Desgin 11 15 572
Singing and Vocal Performance 26 32 647
Literature 17 23 747
Graphic Design 13 16 772
Photography 21 32 779
Multimedia 11 15 782
Creative Writing 21 28 787
Performing arts 19 27 791
Fashion Design 18 27 798
Game Design and Development 19 25 839
Animation 14 22 891
Art History 24 36 979
Architecture 27 39 985
Aesthetics 19 30 1023
Landscape Architecture 17 30 1105
Computer Graphics 20 34 1128

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Federal University of Ceara

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
Agricultural Economics 24 37 850
Development Studies 15 23 862
Hospitality and Hotel Management 11 20 902
Economics 17 26 1008
Accounting 11 20 1041
Marketing 18 25 1093
Finance 14 27 1108
Business 17 29 1171
Management 21 36 1210
Human Resource Management 17 24 1307
Project Management 30 45 1343
Environmental Economics 28 45 1349
Investment Banking and Stock trading 17 35 1501
Advertising 27 44 1633
International Business 32 65 1677