Federal University of Lavras: Rankings

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The Federal University of Lavras ranked 39th in Brazil, 1530th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 106 research topics. The Federal University of Lavras ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 27,134 academic publications and 343,406 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1530 of 14,131 In the World
#72 of 1,756 In Latin America
#39 of 198 In Brazil
#14 of 3,576 For Horticulture
#47 of 2,294 For Animal Science
#62 of 2,632 For Forestry
#6473 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2478 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 103 other topics

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Biology rankings

The Federal University of Lavras ranked 17th for Biology in Brazil and 703rd in the World with 19,490 publications made and 287,407 citations received. Main research topics: Botany, Horticulture, Agricultural Science, Biochemistry, Genetics.

Biology ranking Location
#17 of 128 In Brazil
#24 of 433 In Latin America
#703 of 6,833 In the World

Federal University of Lavras
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 5 18
1993 15 27
1994 18 38
1995 15 48
1996 14 62
1997 32 68
1998 45 80
1999 86 107
2000 121 172
2001 109 213
2002 155 326
2003 257 503
2004 258 614
2005 284 850
2006 336 1180
2007 455 1584
2008 517 2254
2009 575 3062
2010 584 3945
2011 770 5170
2012 785 6536
2013 826 7394
2014 922 9529
2015 943 10278
2016 1071 11761
2017 1158 13198
2018 1271 16627
2019 1360 20098
2020 1461 27197
2021 1389 32294
2022 1353 33243
2023 1230 34873
2024 980 32848

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

Biology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Horticulture 4 4 14
Animal Science 6 6 47
Forestry 5 6 62
Agricultural Science 6 8 114
Nutrition and Food Science 10 12 147
Botany 9 11 214
Toxicology 10 13 241
Entomology 13 20 414
Zoology 25 40 471
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 25 38 568
Microbiology 25 39 725
Paleontology 22 31 748
Biotechnology 20 32 791
Molecular Biology 30 42 857
Biochemistry 28 43 1190
Genetics 29 47 1206
Immunology 45 81 1358
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 29 49 1383
Virology 51 98 1385
Evolutionary Biology 31 57 1427
Neuroscience 52 103 1986
Nanotechnology 38 74 2034
Pharmacology 63 115 2119
Oncology and Cancer research 82 183 2965

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Lavras ranked 16th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 655th in the World with 16,005 publications made and 243,364 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Agricultural Science, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#16 of 128 In Brazil
#24 of 431 In Latin America
#655 of 6,876 In the World

Federal University of Lavras
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 8 19
1993 12 30
1994 13 37
1995 8 44
1996 11 56
1997 20 68
1998 35 68
1999 57 89
2000 82 167
2001 73 188
2002 110 303
2003 167 439
2004 154 501
2005 200 722
2006 227 968
2007 286 1276
2008 330 1825
2009 411 2439
2010 432 3104
2011 567 4107
2012 622 5301
2013 659 6211
2014 774 8112
2015 757 8485
2016 902 9988
2017 979 11341
2018 1076 14645
2019 1230 17855
2020 1317 23836
2021 1242 28985
2022 1213 30098
2023 1113 31407
2024 848 29364

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

Environmental Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 5 6 62
Agricultural Science 6 8 114
Ecology 15 21 525
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 25 38 568
Geology 20 29 739
Geotechnical Engineering 14 21 748
Paleontology 22 31 748
Geography and Cartography 24 38 761
Hydrology and Water resources management 24 35 800
Earth science and Geophysics 22 35 988
Environmental Management 25 37 1007
Environmental Chemistry 27 40 1117
Environmental Engineering 28 44 1133
Oceanography 28 49 1160
Petrology and Geochemistry 29 68 1422
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 33 55 1527

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Lavras ranked 26th for Chemistry in Brazil and 1181st in the World with 11,536 publications made and 184,298 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#26 of 128 In Brazil
#38 of 418 In Latin America
#1181 of 6,545 In the World

Federal University of Lavras
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 2 8
1993 4 15
1994 7 20
1995 4 29
1996 5 43
1997 12 35
1998 14 47
1999 33 58
2000 29 70
2001 47 108
2002 52 159
2003 93 206
2004 74 295
2005 95 385
2006 110 510
2007 165 721
2008 219 1030
2009 263 1524
2010 275 2048
2011 379 2794
2012 465 3844
2013 481 4614
2014 553 6063
2015 576 6905
2016 666 8196
2017 720 9397
2018 908 11714
2019 910 14564
2020 980 19540
2021 962 23440
2022 895 24198
2023 835 25484
2024 649 23956

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

Chemistry subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 10 12 147
Radiochemistry 19 26 590
Computational Chemistry 20 42 969
Environmental Chemistry 27 40 1117
Organic Chemistry 22 36 1165
Biochemical Engineering 30 59 1167
Biochemistry 28 43 1190
Chemical Engineering 22 41 1282
Physical chemistry 26 53 1419
Petrology and Geochemistry 29 68 1422
Materials Science 28 48 1468
Inorganic Chemistry 28 57 1473
Pharmacy 27 58 1606
Nanotechnology 38 74 2034

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal University of Lavras ranked 50th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 919th in the World with 10,623 publications made and 109,317 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Sociology, Archaeology, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#50 of 128 In Brazil
#77 of 442 In Latin America
#919 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 4 2
1993 1 11
1994 6 9
1995 6 23
1996 4 33
1997 17 37
1998 15 44
1999 35 44
2000 43 59
2001 27 69
2002 51 175
2003 86 203
2004 82 243
2005 128 335
2006 121 369
2007 160 603
2008 179 796
2009 195 1005
2010 259 1497
2011 341 1796
2012 366 2235
2013 409 2609
2014 510 3328
2015 495 3634
2016 582 4301
2017 827 4900
2018 795 6202
2019 853 7807
2020 975 11000
2021 924 13961
2022 745 14411
2023 815 15401
2024 525 13698

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 55 83 659
Demography 31 49 970
Archaeology 29 44 1173
Sociology 54 77 1248
Sports / Exercise science 70 99 1262
History 32 52 1292
Political Science 61 116 1483
Public Policy / Administration 57 95 1660
Anthropology 53 87 1775
Gender Studies 62 105 1795
Art History 52 89 1797
Linguistics 39 69 1934
Library and Information science 44 83 2054
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 50 89 2144
Aesthetics 51 99 2193
Communications and Public Relations 40 73 2222
Law 57 109 2419
Education Majors 84 174 2995

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Lavras ranked 30th for Engineering in Brazil and 1479th in the World with 8,453 publications made and 131,604 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#30 of 127 In Brazil
#50 of 424 In Latin America
#1479 of 6,782 In the World

Federal University of Lavras
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 1 5
1993 2 7
1994 4 15
1995 3 9
1996 4 11
1997 4 15
1998 9 17
1999 14 31
2000 14 35
2001 22 51
2002 22 76
2003 47 140
2004 37 180
2005 70 226
2006 74 319
2007 85 404
2008 117 646
2009 180 939
2010 197 1322
2011 244 1891
2012 287 2476
2013 327 3012
2014 403 4008
2015 377 4605
2016 477 5716
2017 553 6857
2018 685 8620
2019 718 10845
2020 775 14606
2021 752 17941
2022 712 19120
2023 685 20344
2024 519 19317

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

Engineering subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 6 7 97
Remote Sensing 12 17 723
Geotechnical Engineering 14 21 748
Biotechnology 20 32 791
Automotive Engineering 20 26 872
Environmental Engineering 28 44 1133
Biochemical Engineering 30 59 1167
Chemical Engineering 22 41 1282
Metallurgical Engineering 23 42 1284
Renewable Energy Engineering 31 56 1322
Civil Engineering 23 42 1382
Materials Science 28 48 1468
Human-Computer Interaction 37 97 1657
Aerospace Engineering 32 54 1662
Reliability and Quality Engineering 42 75 1812
Optical Engineering 37 73 1828
Structural Engineering 37 74 1890
Computer Networking 38 65 1895
Mechanical Engineering 39 77 1988
Operations Research 39 81 2021
Nanotechnology 38 74 2034
Systems Engineering 41 79 2044
Telecommunications 38 69 2046
Electronic Engineering 49 100 2199
Acoustical Engineering 46 94 2321
Electrical Engineering 45 93 2330

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Lavras ranked 29th for Physics in Brazil and 1405th in the World with 6,989 publications made and 113,177 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#29 of 127 In Brazil
#49 of 418 In Latin America
#1405 of 6,713 In the World

Federal University of Lavras
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 1 4
1993 2 6
1994 4 12
1995 3 12
1996 4 10
1997 4 9
1998 10 14
1999 16 34
2000 15 35
2001 20 52
2002 28 95
2003 38 126
2004 31 160
2005 53 200
2006 67 268
2007 83 367
2008 105 513
2009 155 851
2010 170 1081
2011 209 1594
2012 246 2085
2013 271 2491
2014 332 3401
2015 319 3821
2016 398 4721
2017 443 5528
2018 566 6822
2019 583 8649
2020 642 11561
2021 626 13718
2022 555 14130
2023 542 15195
2024 419 14809

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

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Materials Science 28 48 1468
Quantum and Particle physics 31 55 1475
Theoretical Physics 40 95 1601
Condensed Matter Physics 32 67 1616
Optical Engineering 37 73 1828
Nuclear Physics 38 81 1880
Atomic and Molecular physics 35 88 1898
Nanotechnology 38 74 2034
Astrophysics and Astronomy 42 97 2059
Acoustical Engineering 46 94 2321

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Lavras ranked 43rd for Medicine in Brazil and 1397th in the World with 6,681 publications made and 104,534 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology, Veterinary.

Medicine ranking Location
#43 of 128 In Brazil
#69 of 430 In Latin America
#1397 of 6,775 In the World

Federal University of Lavras
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 3 10
1993 1 12
1994 4 18
1995 2 19
1996 4 35
1997 7 30
1998 8 40
1999 14 41
2000 17 44
2001 23 61
2002 26 109
2003 37 144
2004 37 178
2005 50 234
2006 75 316
2007 82 420
2008 132 610
2009 145 831
2010 164 1086
2011 232 1486
2012 280 2073
2013 278 2411
2014 335 3240
2015 341 3614
2016 400 4350
2017 431 5108
2018 435 6057
2019 502 7549
2020 549 9934
2021 602 12294
2022 564 12833
2023 465 13240
2024 399 10459

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

Medicine subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Toxicology 10 13 241
Veterinary 22 33 371
Urology 24 39 822
Dentistry 50 68 893
Public Health 33 51 1057
Sports / Exercise science 70 99 1262
Anatomy and Physiology 39 63 1264
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 99 152 1275
Pathology 40 64 1277
Immunology 45 81 1358
Virology 51 98 1385
Dermatology 69 124 1523
Orthodontics 63 103 1529
Gerontology 96 143 1585
Pharmacy 27 58 1606
Physical Therapy 71 99 1806
Anesthesiology 64 119 1862
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 69 147 1965
Cardiology 65 126 2014
Health Science 74 114 2047
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 65 118 2097
Pharmacology 63 115 2119
Sports Medicine 81 127 2121
Surgery 75 143 2232
Nursing 87 153 2466
Family medicine 88 174 2482
Psychiatry 83 170 2912
Oncology and Cancer research 82 183 2965
Clinical Psychology 86 201 3170

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Lavras ranked 30th for Computer Science in Brazil and 1526th in the World with 4,689 publications made and 69,611 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Neuroscience, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#30 of 125 In Brazil
#47 of 425 In Latin America
#1526 of 6,845 In the World

Federal University of Lavras
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 1 1
1993 1 2
1994 2 10
1995 0 5
1996 0 10
1997 2 7
1998 3 17
1999 7 20
2000 7 17
2001 11 33
2002 12 22
2003 18 56
2004 16 46
2005 36 64
2006 33 144
2007 52 143
2008 71 315
2009 83 452
2010 120 586
2011 139 877
2012 168 1129
2013 149 1329
2014 208 1596
2015 218 1966
2016 293 2470
2017 279 3004
2018 301 3818
2019 397 4689
2020 474 6353
2021 449 7911
2022 438 8410
2023 397 9042
2024 290 7984

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

Computer Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Multimedia 7 10 486
Software Engineering 13 14 569
Data Science 10 16 817
Machine Learning 22 29 1094
Computer Graphics 23 38 1225
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 29 49 1383
Computer Vision 26 46 1513
Human-Computer Interaction 37 97 1657
Cognitive Science 34 55 1709
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 33 56 1733
Management Information Systems 46 75 1868
Computer Networking 38 65 1895
Neuroscience 52 103 1986
Computational Linguistics 38 63 1992
Telecommunications 38 69 2046
Library and Information science 44 83 2054
Cyber Security 42 70 2123
Blockchain and Cryptography 51 87 2285

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Lavras ranked 21st for Mathematics in Brazil and 1054th in the World with 3,383 publications made and 50,823 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#21 of 125 In Brazil
#28 of 399 In Latin America
#1054 of 6,418 In the World

Federal University of Lavras
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 0
1993 1 3
1994 3 10
1995 3 1
1996 2 2
1997 4 7
1998 3 10
1999 8 13
2000 8 9
2001 4 18
2002 12 16
2003 20 40
2004 22 35
2005 37 60
2006 40 106
2007 42 104
2008 71 263
2009 76 365
2010 107 478
2011 109 685
2012 125 815
2013 121 999
2014 156 1329
2015 197 1551
2016 193 1776
2017 202 2070
2018 223 2527
2019 321 3225
2020 304 4050
2021 307 4668
2022 262 4761
2023 242 5135
2024 148 3348

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

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Statistics 17 23 841
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 19 886
Math Teachers 25 36 1336
Operations Research 39 81 2021
Blockchain and Cryptography 51 87 2285
Applied Mathematics 40 107 2299

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Federal University of Lavras

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
Agricultural Economics 17 26 674
Cinematography 78 91 952
Art & Design 25 35 1024
Fashion Design 34 50 1159
Marketing 22 31 1239
Accounting 20 31 1315
Literature 43 70 1542
Economics 29 55 1592
Business 37 62 1830
Project Management 47 89 1843
International Business 38 79 1894
Advertising 40 63 2134
Finance 42 90 2365
Management 46 92 2390
Psychology 63 114 2524
Development Studies 59 120 2636
Social Psychology 63 122 2927
Child Psychology 83 178 3254