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The Federal University of Espirito Santo ranked 27th in Brazil, 1037th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 149 research topics. The Federal University of Espirito Santo ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 37,422 academic publications and 358,099 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 13 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1037 of 14,131 In the World
#45 of 1,756 In Latin America
#27 of 198 In Brazil
#174 of 3,615 For Horticulture
#263 of 2,695 For Forestry
#284 of 6,713 For Philosophy
#2361 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1458 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 146 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal University of Espirito Santo ranked 26th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 477th in the World with 20,760 publications made and 145,558 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#26 of 128 In Brazil
#36 of 442 In Latin America
#477 of 7,088 In the World

Federal University of Espirito Santo
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 8 15
1994 9 19
1995 16 20
1996 15 29
1997 21 62
1998 38 72
1999 30 85
2000 39 71
2001 40 116
2002 97 246
2003 73 239
2004 88 207
2005 100 341
2006 124 411
2007 158 549
2008 225 836
2009 303 1017
2010 381 1320
2011 530 1664
2012 625 2171
2013 722 2870
2014 946 3332
2015 1124 4276
2016 1251 4868
2017 1449 5444
2018 1572 7210
2019 1746 9201
2020 2006 13195
2021 1957 17237
2022 1681 17899
2023 1705 19392
2024 1160 16196
2025 538 13150

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 29 39 284
Sports / Exercise science 32 34 541
Political Science 22 32 579
Sociology 24 29 600
Gender Studies 23 30 755
Forensic Science 21 32 757
Demography 24 38 778
Social Work 7 11 790
Genealogy 19 33 835
Human Rights Law 43 73 930
Early Childhood Education 14 20 938
Art History 25 36 956
Criminology and Criminal Justice 21 36 974
Education Majors 21 27 974
Occupational Safety and Health 28 39 980
Public Policy / Administration 28 48 1016
Anthropology 30 44 1051
Archaeology 27 40 1124
Linguistics 23 34 1133
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 24 33 1147
History 28 43 1148
Aesthetics 26 41 1180
Law 28 45 1298
Urban and Regional planning 29 57 1349
Media Studies 29 52 1414
Library and Information science 28 49 1482
Classics and Ancient History 28 50 1491
Journalism and Digital Media 37 61 1702
Communications and Public Relations 26 46 1721

Biology rankings

The Federal University of Espirito Santo ranked 29th for Biology in Brazil and 1077th in the World with 15,998 publications made and 221,254 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Paleontology, Horticulture.

Biology ranking Location
#29 of 128 In Brazil
#43 of 433 In Latin America
#1077 of 6,841 In the World

Federal University of Espirito Santo
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 19 64
1994 26 44
1995 21 55
1996 18 74
1997 24 114
1998 39 139
1999 43 220
2000 59 240
2001 60 321
2002 68 428
2003 80 492
2004 97 562
2005 101 706
2006 149 803
2007 177 1054
2008 203 1467
2009 271 1656
2010 311 2096
2011 466 2659
2012 507 3424
2013 613 4337
2014 721 5304
2015 759 6730
2016 787 7610
2017 1008 8782
2018 1034 10867
2019 1160 13357
2020 1323 18775
2021 1297 23774
2022 1276 24934
2023 1420 26504
2024 1078 25266
2025 791 22818

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

Biology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Horticulture 20 24 174
Forestry 23 28 263
Zoology 21 34 422
Animal Science 45 61 543
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 27 40 609
Botany 26 36 644
Agricultural Science 31 43 652
Virology 25 39 687
Entomology 32 61 771
Toxicology 36 55 783
Nutrition and Food Science 35 58 839
Microbiology 33 56 1004
Immunology 29 47 1015
Paleontology 30 49 1096
Neuroscience 24 36 1133
Molecular Biology 41 65 1137
Oncology and Cancer research 23 39 1233
Biotechnology 33 60 1260
Pharmacology 32 51 1280
Genetics 30 50 1308
Evolutionary Biology 30 53 1335
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 29 49 1381
Biochemistry 31 55 1475
Biophysics 27 70 1636
Nanotechnology 39 75 2062

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Espirito Santo ranked 30th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 921st in the World with 13,309 publications made and 172,528 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#30 of 128 In Brazil
#43 of 433 In Latin America
#921 of 6,888 In the World

Federal University of Espirito Santo
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 11 27
1994 10 18
1995 8 19
1996 11 33
1997 15 50
1998 27 74
1999 25 114
2000 47 131
2001 40 186
2002 75 313
2003 59 298
2004 75 297
2005 85 416
2006 117 500
2007 144 616
2008 165 948
2009 247 1092
2010 258 1455
2011 372 1935
2012 427 2489
2013 475 3032
2014 583 3848
2015 656 4656
2016 682 5303
2017 793 6236
2018 943 8187
2019 1027 10001
2020 1173 14333
2021 1144 18317
2022 1074 19466
2023 1173 20703
2024 833 19880
2025 572 17861

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

Environmental Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 23 28 263
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 27 40 609
Agricultural Science 31 43 652
Mining Engineering 12 19 671
Geography and Cartography 27 42 817
Ecology 29 43 842
Oceanography 23 38 910
Hydrology and Water resources management 30 45 939
Environmental Chemistry 23 33 980
Geology 29 44 1029
Environmental Engineering 26 41 1052
Environmental Management 27 39 1053
Paleontology 30 49 1096
Earth science and Geophysics 28 45 1131
Petrology and Geochemistry 23 47 1164
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 26 42 1276
Geotechnical Engineering 29 46 1282
Urban and Regional planning 29 57 1349

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Espirito Santo ranked 29th for Medicine in Brazil and 992nd in the World with 10,996 publications made and 160,141 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Surgery, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#29 of 128 In Brazil
#41 of 432 In Latin America
#992 of 6,793 In the World

Federal University of Espirito Santo
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 14 57
1994 21 41
1995 14 51
1996 12 70
1997 24 110
1998 30 117
1999 24 180
2000 33 165
2001 41 249
2002 41 278
2003 53 378
2004 62 390
2005 69 517
2006 88 574
2007 91 749
2008 139 998
2009 150 1197
2010 206 1488
2011 293 1792
2012 318 2326
2013 404 3050
2014 485 3807
2015 522 4704
2016 490 5615
2017 556 6356
2018 665 7762
2019 741 9596
2020 946 13463
2021 1018 17030
2022 980 18162
2023 988 18902
2024 854 17154
2025 630 15851

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

Medicine subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 30 34 345
Gerontology 33 35 501
Epidemiology 17 23 510
Sports / Exercise science 32 34 541
Dermatology 26 37 664
Virology 25 39 687
Sports Medicine 25 26 722
Veterinary 36 58 733
Cardiology 12 17 750
Forensic Science 21 32 757
Pediatrics 28 41 760
Toxicology 36 55 783
Social Work 7 11 790
Occupational Therapy 26 29 791
Public Health 22 34 804
Physical Therapy 30 33 826
Family medicine 29 38 849
Nursing 32 39 855
Anesthesiology 24 30 869
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 22 28 877
Healthcare Management (MHA) 28 37 928
Pathology 27 39 930
Cosmetology 27 37 970
Dentistry 53 74 976
Health Science 32 40 982
Radiation Therapy 21 29 1008
Immunology 29 47 1015
Audiology 29 36 1035
Anatomy and Physiology 30 45 1039
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 34 57 1046
Sonography and Ultrasound 25 36 1071
Surgery 31 49 1071
Clinical Psychology 29 38 1093
Psychiatry 26 40 1120
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 27 41 1137
Critical Care Nursing 37 63 1155
Orthodontics 51 76 1160
Ophthalmology 22 39 1181
Oncology and Cancer research 23 39 1233
Pharmacology 32 51 1280
Urology 45 79 1283
Biomedical Engineering 37 66 1575
Pharmacy 43 90 2126

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Espirito Santo ranked 31st for Chemistry in Brazil and 1404th in the World with 10,216 publications made and 158,464 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#31 of 128 In Brazil
#51 of 420 In Latin America
#1404 of 6,561 In the World

Federal University of Espirito Santo
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 13 52
1994 19 40
1995 14 45
1996 13 44
1997 24 84
1998 40 120
1999 45 221
2000 60 232
2001 54 336
2002 86 431
2003 64 428
2004 76 490
2005 70 601
2006 90 696
2007 98 794
2008 109 988
2009 156 1202
2010 189 1408
2011 279 1890
2012 319 2413
2013 348 3012
2014 463 3647
2015 482 4608
2016 485 5293
2017 582 6307
2018 683 8155
2019 766 9854
2020 854 13640
2021 815 17451
2022 838 18177
2023 879 19558
2024 674 18408
2025 509 17021

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

Chemistry subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 12 23 742
Nutrition and Food Science 35 58 839
Environmental Chemistry 23 33 980
Petrology and Geochemistry 23 47 1164
Radiochemistry 41 59 1213
Biochemical Engineering 33 63 1226
Biochemistry 31 55 1475
Organic Chemistry 31 55 1501
Materials Science 31 52 1523
Physical chemistry 32 61 1548
Chemical Engineering 34 61 1560
Inorganic Chemistry 32 67 1596
Nanotechnology 39 75 2062
Pharmacy 43 90 2126

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Espirito Santo ranked 26th for Engineering in Brazil and 1405th in the World with 9,915 publications made and 137,383 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#26 of 127 In Brazil
#44 of 425 In Latin America
#1405 of 6,795 In the World

Federal University of Espirito Santo
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 11 24
1994 14 25
1995 14 21
1996 15 27
1997 24 60
1998 29 95
1999 34 175
2000 49 161
2001 45 203
2002 126 460
2003 70 346
2004 69 353
2005 54 438
2006 97 578
2007 97 637
2008 126 858
2009 157 1008
2010 188 1228
2011 244 1558
2012 308 2086
2013 330 2436
2014 456 3036
2015 452 3803
2016 428 4278
2017 540 5200
2018 666 6908
2019 772 8703
2020 822 12073
2021 841 15628
2022 855 16711
2023 878 18301
2024 662 17058
2025 442 15271

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

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Espirito Santo ranked 26th for Physics in Brazil and 1281st in the World with 9,008 publications made and 125,577 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#26 of 127 In Brazil
#42 of 419 In Latin America
#1281 of 6,729 In the World

Federal University of Espirito Santo
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 12 22
1994 13 27
1995 18 24
1996 16 28
1997 28 59
1998 44 96
1999 49 210
2000 56 183
2001 50 254
2002 121 503
2003 70 397
2004 68 410
2005 60 496
2006 90 615
2007 87 660
2008 113 846
2009 141 1055
2010 176 1236
2011 235 1579
2012 281 2007
2013 313 2490
2014 375 2753
2015 422 3563
2016 382 4012
2017 483 4790
2018 587 6274
2019 690 7806
2020 744 10822
2021 751 13926
2022 746 14621
2023 779 16140
2024 599 15028
2025 396 13196

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

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 12 24 473
Astrophysics and Astronomy 12 24 812
Atomic and Molecular physics 15 28 840
Nuclear Physics 25 41 1212
Quantum and Particle physics 23 39 1254
Optical Engineering 24 42 1337
Condensed Matter Physics 28 58 1436
Acoustical Engineering 27 46 1445
Materials Science 31 52 1523
Biophysics 27 70 1636
Nanotechnology 39 75 2062

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Espirito Santo ranked 22nd for Computer Science in Brazil and 1214th in the World with 7,743 publications made and 107,792 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#22 of 125 In Brazil
#32 of 427 In Latin America
#1214 of 6,855 In the World

Federal University of Espirito Santo
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 10 27
1994 13 25
1995 15 28
1996 14 41
1997 27 72
1998 29 94
1999 26 143
2000 38 124
2001 37 175
2002 103 376
2003 61 315
2004 46 295
2005 43 432
2006 80 468
2007 73 512
2008 110 747
2009 148 854
2010 152 1086
2011 224 1379
2012 220 1664
2013 271 2064
2014 324 2566
2015 396 3367
2016 356 3701
2017 389 4191
2018 513 5707
2019 578 7205
2020 617 9532
2021 650 12282
2022 691 13343
2023 652 14156
2024 514 12804
2025 329 10892

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

Computer Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Robotics 4 9 446
Software Engineering 15 19 617
Web Design and Development 10 16 628
Animation 9 13 724
Management Information Systems 15 19 762
UX/UI Desgin 19 29 851
Human-Computer Interaction 19 36 937
Game Design and Development 24 35 994
Cognitive Science 15 23 1040
Computer Graphics 16 26 1045
Machine Learning 21 28 1075
Computational Linguistics 17 24 1087
Computer Vision 15 27 1125
Neuroscience 24 36 1133
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 20 31 1150
Data Science 25 35 1178
Telecommunications 22 37 1319
Cyber Security 19 28 1331
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 29 49 1381
Multimedia 27 41 1444
Computer Networking 25 41 1467
Library and Information science 28 49 1482
Computer Engineering 27 51 1522
Blockchain and Cryptography 33 48 1602

Psychology rankings

The Federal University of Espirito Santo ranked 25th for Psychology in Brazil and 1192nd in the World with 4,759 publications made and 69,345 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#25 of 126 In Brazil
#35 of 417 In Latin America
#1192 of 6,663 In the World

Federal University of Espirito Santo
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 7 32
1994 14 24
1995 11 25
1996 9 42
1997 15 59
1998 15 65
1999 14 88
2000 13 86
2001 20 109
2002 22 127
2003 24 180
2004 24 169
2005 25 225
2006 33 217
2007 42 297
2008 69 372
2009 77 504
2010 82 591
2011 124 635
2012 136 816
2013 190 1086
2014 204 1469
2015 267 1910
2016 201 2150
2017 225 2796
2018 322 3452
2019 366 4309
2020 380 5949
2021 418 7490
2022 414 8236
2023 407 8749
2024 353 7907
2025 227 7070

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

Psychology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Sexology 20 27 742
Social Work 7 11 790
Occupational Therapy 26 29 791
Education Majors 21 27 974
Cognitive Science 15 23 1040
Clinical Psychology 29 38 1093
Psychiatry 26 40 1120
Neuroscience 24 36 1133
Child Psychology 29 42 1178
Social Psychology 30 48 1537

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Espirito Santo ranked 27th for Mathematics in Brazil and 1235th in the World with 4,371 publications made and 59,513 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#27 of 125 In Brazil
#37 of 400 In Latin America
#1235 of 6,434 In the World

Federal University of Espirito Santo
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 2 8
1994 1 5
1995 2 6
1996 3 3
1997 7 11
1998 7 25
1999 8 19
2000 13 35
2001 19 52
2002 28 70
2003 20 78
2004 15 81
2005 19 113
2006 28 159
2007 41 177
2008 54 254
2009 71 314
2010 72 429
2011 110 544
2012 125 738
2013 160 923
2014 190 1222
2015 241 1616
2016 213 1890
2017 249 2131
2018 328 3052
2019 348 3735
2020 381 5087
2021 404 6459
2022 421 6999
2023 366 7153
2024 271 5349
2025 174 4493

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

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Operations Research 12 15 539
Statistics 27 38 1202
Math Teachers 30 44 1445
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 26 50 1532
Applied Mathematics 29 64 1587
Blockchain and Cryptography 33 48 1602

Business rankings

The Federal University of Espirito Santo ranked 23rd for Business in Brazil and 1308th in the World with 3,084 publications made and 34,856 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#23 of 124 In Brazil
#36 of 396 In Latin America
#1308 of 6,366 In the World

Federal University of Espirito Santo
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 3 3
1994 2 6
1995 3 13
1996 6 8
1997 7 18
1998 5 21
1999 8 41
2000 11 26
2001 10 37
2002 52 177
2003 24 118
2004 28 97
2005 19 149
2006 33 168
2007 35 143
2008 36 284
2009 71 329
2010 64 403
2011 90 532
2012 99 657
2013 113 803
2014 117 972
2015 181 1217
2016 132 1181
2017 187 1451
2018 218 1869
2019 225 2352
2020 254 2999
2021 281 3861
2022 259 4217
2023 245 4566
2024 184 3643
2025 92 2773

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Espirito Santo in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Operations Research 12 15 539
Entertainment Industry Business 34 39 658
Management Information Systems 15 19 762
Project Management 24 30 963
Occupational Safety and Health 28 39 980
Public Policy / Administration 28 48 1016
Tax Law 9 23 1040
International Trade 17 37 1261
Accounting 24 35 1372
International Business 20 43 1419
Management 25 41 1453
Investment Banking and Stock trading 18 38 1554
Marketing 32 46 1557
Finance 31 58 1732
Advertising 31 49 1843

Art & Design rankings

The Federal University of Espirito Santo ranked 28th for Art & Design in Brazil and 1105th in the World with 1,894 publications made and 15,667 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

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
#28 of 123 In Brazil
#41 of 367 In Latin America
#1105 of 6,010 In the World

Federal University of Espirito Santo
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 0 4
1994 0 3
1995 1 2
1996 2 5
1997 4 9
1998 6 4
1999 4 11
2000 7 23
2001 5 14
2002 12 34
2003 10 26
2004 13 29
2005 9 37
2006 13 45
2007 13 64
2008 28 96
2009 34 105
2010 34 104
2011 49 195
2012 59 241
2013 77 310
2014 102 410
2015 90 495
2016 95 556
2017 95 655
2018 134 808
2019 177 1180
2020 156 1387
2021 180 1883
2022 156 2034
2023 168 2147
2024 113 2110
2025 54 1895

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

Art & Design subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Cinematography 29 30 282
Singing and Vocal Performance 14 18 384
Photography 8 9 406
Architecture 13 18 632
Entertainment Industry Business 34 39 658
Animation 9 13 724
UX/UI Desgin 19 29 851
Art History 25 36 956
Graphic Design 19 28 982
Fashion Design 26 38 989
Game Design and Development 24 35 994
Music 21 31 1001
Creative Writing 27 40 1030
Computer Graphics 16 26 1045
Literature 31 43 1109
Aesthetics 26 41 1180
Multimedia 27 41 1444

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Federal University of Espirito Santo

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
Environmental Economics 23 31 1037
Development Studies 25 43 1367
Economics 24 46 1453