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The Federal University of Ouro Preto ranked 50th in Brazil, 1946th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 82 research topics. The Federal University of Ouro Preto ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 13,484 academic publications and 117,310 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1946 of 14,131 In the World
#104 of 1,756 In Latin America
#50 of 198 In Brazil
#221 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#467 of 2,713 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#541 of 1,187 For Radio and Television broadcasting
#6571 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2739 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 79 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal University of Ouro Preto ranked 59th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 1120th in the World with 7,202 publications made and 33,830 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#59 of 128 In Brazil
#97 of 443 In Latin America
#1120 of 7,020 In the World

Federal University of Ouro Preto
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 5 2
1992 4 1
1993 1 3
1994 3 4
1995 3 8
1996 7 3
1997 8 6
1998 18 19
1999 15 18
2000 12 29
2001 15 44
2002 25 65
2003 36 83
2004 35 102
2005 51 132
2006 47 141
2007 63 199
2008 84 236
2009 92 290
2010 140 396
2011 149 596
2012 246 706
2013 265 990
2014 292 1183
2015 338 1415
2016 413 1562
2017 483 1808
2018 505 2101
2019 652 2659
2020 800 3711
2021 999 5188
2022 676 5306
2023 626 5816

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Radio and Television broadcasting 5 10 541
Broadcast Journalism 15 26 773
Philosophy 57 91 785
Sports / Exercise science 62 84 1067
Journalism and Digital Media 19 30 1070
Art History 37 59 1350
Sociology 59 93 1432
Education Majors 39 59 1504
Political Science 61 118 1548
Archaeology 45 76 1722
History 44 77 1738
Gender Studies 60 107 1797
Classics and Ancient History 32 67 1890
Demography 61 125 1907
Aesthetics 42 83 1939
Anthropology 60 97 1999
Library and Information science 47 91 2116
Linguistics 45 90 2276
Communications and Public Relations 42 86 2331
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 56 101 2380
Law 55 111 2405

Biology rankings

The Federal University of Ouro Preto ranked 45th for Biology in Brazil and 1665th in the World with 6,195 publications made and 89,089 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Immunology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#45 of 128 In Brazil
#83 of 428 In Latin America
#1665 of 6,770 In the World

Federal University of Ouro Preto
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 5 3
1992 16 18
1993 8 32
1994 15 31
1995 12 52
1996 15 52
1997 11 52
1998 34 95
1999 27 93
2000 48 169
2001 42 226
2002 57 233
2003 36 291
2004 42 313
2005 67 427
2006 82 563
2007 104 779
2008 137 1046
2009 148 1185
2010 167 1369
2011 187 1793
2012 240 2253
2013 248 2762
2014 298 3265
2015 318 3695
2016 300 4177
2017 396 4727
2018 371 5570
2019 444 6948
2020 572 9050
2021 625 11039
2022 535 11336
2023 517 11446

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

Biology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Entomology 29 53 740
Virology 28 47 831
Biotechnology 29 49 1028
Immunology 31 52 1092
Zoology 48 92 1160
Nutrition and Food Science 49 89 1218
Paleontology 34 58 1225
Forestry 70 141 1355
Pharmacology 38 58 1374
Toxicology 63 102 1411
Microbiology 46 90 1438
Animal Science 78 149 1515
Botany 57 111 1560
Molecular Biology 54 101 1577
Genetics 39 80 1661
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 40 77 1702
Oncology and Cancer research 37 75 1761
Biochemistry 39 83 1785
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 67 145 1842
Horticulture 83 180 1889
Agricultural Science 74 151 1983
Nanotechnology 43 89 2184
Neuroscience 66 132 2396
Evolutionary Biology 59 138 2659

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Ouro Preto ranked 37th for Chemistry in Brazil and 1749th in the World with 5,477 publications made and 76,648 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#37 of 128 In Brazil
#73 of 414 In Latin America
#1749 of 6,447 In the World

Federal University of Ouro Preto
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 4 1
1992 15 16
1993 8 23
1994 17 32
1995 11 48
1996 13 59
1997 12 52
1998 35 86
1999 27 86
2000 50 164
2001 52 215
2002 52 218
2003 39 284
2004 34 306
2005 64 428
2006 81 496
2007 97 666
2008 128 865
2009 133 992
2010 138 1121
2011 152 1585
2012 189 1970
2013 247 2437
2014 282 2806
2015 321 3278
2016 276 3783
2017 340 4374
2018 345 5024
2019 405 6445
2020 493 8156
2021 529 9641
2022 423 9987
2023 409 10131

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

Chemistry subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 9 13 467
Radiochemistry 30 44 924
Nutrition and Food Science 49 89 1218
Inorganic Chemistry 26 55 1383
Environmental Chemistry 34 68 1468
Physical chemistry 29 61 1551
Chemical Engineering 36 69 1649
Materials Science 34 66 1761
Organic Chemistry 36 75 1772
Biochemistry 39 83 1785
Pharmacy 32 71 1829
Computational Chemistry 44 105 2045
Nanotechnology 43 89 2184

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Ouro Preto ranked 46th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 1543rd in the World with 5,452 publications made and 62,164 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Earth science and Geophysics.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#46 of 128 In Brazil
#86 of 428 In Latin America
#1543 of 6,798 In the World

Federal University of Ouro Preto
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 5 0
1992 12 11
1993 9 4
1994 15 21
1995 8 22
1996 14 40
1997 12 30
1998 36 60
1999 23 64
2000 42 114
2001 39 147
2002 34 167
2003 35 186
2004 32 223
2005 56 286
2006 61 355
2007 87 502
2008 101 622
2009 106 735
2010 122 867
2011 128 1145
2012 177 1372
2013 239 1733
2014 249 2004
2015 308 2462
2016 317 2817
2017 349 3308
2018 357 3903
2019 392 4967
2020 499 6549
2021 662 8128
2022 444 8465
2023 422 8755

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

Environmental Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 3 5 221
Petrology and Geochemistry 9 13 467
Earth science and Geophysics 15 23 692
Environmental Engineering 28 45 1179
Paleontology 34 58 1225
Geology 35 61 1278
Forestry 70 141 1355
Environmental Management 33 60 1458
Geotechnical Engineering 33 57 1463
Environmental Chemistry 34 68 1468
Ecology 49 87 1564
Geography and Cartography 53 107 1670
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 67 145 1842
Agricultural Science 74 151 1983
Oceanography 52 117 2074
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 49 115 2359

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Ouro Preto ranked 37th for Engineering in Brazil and 1868th in the World with 5,028 publications made and 59,332 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#37 of 127 In Brazil
#72 of 420 In Latin America
#1868 of 6,684 In the World

Federal University of Ouro Preto
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 4 0
1992 13 9
1993 5 17
1994 11 24
1995 10 39
1996 8 40
1997 9 33
1998 29 55
1999 24 62
2000 35 88
2001 37 145
2002 35 150
2003 28 215
2004 27 211
2005 46 275
2006 60 303
2007 86 426
2008 95 559
2009 109 641
2010 128 815
2011 123 1103
2012 169 1362
2013 223 1756
2014 261 2031
2015 292 2350
2016 260 2770
2017 317 3372
2018 353 3946
2019 383 5128
2020 434 6293
2021 572 7882
2022 406 8107
2023 382 8555

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

Engineering subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 3 5 221
Landscape Architecture 12 22 950
Industrial Engineering 17 30 1016
Biotechnology 29 49 1028
Construction Management 18 29 1049
Environmental Engineering 28 45 1179
Metallurgical Engineering 25 46 1400
Renewable Energy Engineering 33 62 1405
Geotechnical Engineering 33 57 1463
Civil Engineering 27 50 1468
Automotive Engineering 37 57 1475
Structural Engineering 25 49 1521
Operations Research 29 53 1533
Reliability and Quality Engineering 38 64 1619
Chemical Engineering 36 69 1649
Automation and Control engineering 36 90 1736
Computer Networking 33 57 1736
Materials Science 34 66 1761
Human-Computer Interaction 41 110 1848
Electronic Engineering 34 68 1876
Remote Sensing 46 92 1941
Systems Engineering 39 72 1972
Aerospace Engineering 41 77 2071
Mechanical Engineering 41 82 2080
Optical Engineering 40 84 2087
Nanotechnology 43 89 2184
Acoustical Engineering 45 93 2297
Electrical Engineering 44 97 2351
Telecommunications 49 110 2512

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Ouro Preto ranked 40th for Physics in Brazil and 1964th in the World with 4,406 publications made and 51,108 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#40 of 127 In Brazil
#82 of 409 In Latin America
#1964 of 6,603 In the World

Federal University of Ouro Preto
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 5 2
1992 13 11
1993 4 16
1994 11 25
1995 10 34
1996 8 38
1997 10 32
1998 27 55
1999 24 56
2000 42 87
2001 34 134
2002 36 158
2003 29 203
2004 19 206
2005 45 254
2006 58 300
2007 71 384
2008 84 491
2009 104 604
2010 105 721
2011 114 1014
2012 136 1255
2013 206 1593
2014 220 1862
2015 244 2135
2016 234 2446
2017 291 3077
2018 283 3438
2019 338 4636
2020 376 5649
2021 495 6719
2022 360 6865
2023 328 7181

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

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 37 83 1400
Nuclear Physics 31 66 1497
Materials Science 34 66 1761
Condensed Matter Physics 41 86 1919
Astrophysics and Astronomy 41 92 1940
Optical Engineering 40 84 2087
Quantum and Particle physics 41 85 2093
Nanotechnology 43 89 2184
Atomic and Molecular physics 48 107 2245
Acoustical Engineering 45 93 2297

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Ouro Preto ranked 53rd for Medicine in Brazil and 1681st in the World with 3,730 publications made and 51,025 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Public Health, Virology, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#53 of 128 In Brazil
#89 of 426 In Latin America
#1681 of 6,680 In the World

Federal University of Ouro Preto
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 3 3
1992 8 14
1993 5 18
1994 6 14
1995 5 29
1996 5 36
1997 4 21
1998 10 40
1999 10 38
2000 13 60
2001 18 107
2002 24 95
2003 19 120
2004 20 134
2005 33 244
2006 41 294
2007 48 435
2008 66 633
2009 92 735
2010 91 853
2011 115 1081
2012 157 1376
2013 157 1663
2014 164 1868
2015 194 2110
2016 158 2284
2017 202 2567
2018 201 3059
2019 270 3670
2020 360 4779
2021 431 6328
2022 390 6792
2023 363 6883

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

Medicine subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Virology 28 47 831
Sports / Exercise science 62 84 1067
Immunology 31 52 1092
Veterinary 50 92 1138
Epidemiology 52 94 1169
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 89 141 1216
Gerontology 76 103 1308
Cardiology 35 59 1318
Pharmacology 38 58 1374
Radiation Therapy 36 57 1390
Pathology 43 70 1405
Toxicology 63 102 1411
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 39 67 1428
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 49 91 1443
Critical Care Nursing 47 85 1454
Dermatology 68 122 1492
Physical Therapy 62 86 1680
Oncology and Cancer research 37 75 1761
Anatomy and Physiology 59 104 1793
Anesthesiology 63 114 1828
Pharmacy 32 71 1829
Pediatrics 78 166 1899
Dentistry 77 140 1900
Public Health 62 121 1903
Surgery 67 119 1992
Sports Medicine 76 126 2078
Family medicine 71 135 2080
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 66 123 2083
Health Science 76 124 2136
Psychiatry 66 121 2279
Nursing 81 139 2330
Healthcare Management (MHA) 77 146 2553
Clinical Psychology 67 152 2622

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Ouro Preto ranked 45th for Computer Science in Brazil and 2228th in the World with 2,886 publications made and 28,454 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Neuroscience, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#45 of 125 In Brazil
#86 of 417 In Latin America
#2228 of 6,752 In the World

Federal University of Ouro Preto
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 3 2
1992 5 10
1993 1 5
1994 2 9
1995 3 10
1996 1 11
1997 2 12
1998 7 17
1999 9 21
2000 9 30
2001 14 37
2002 12 37
2003 12 45
2004 15 68
2005 20 91
2006 22 106
2007 26 137
2008 36 179
2009 60 240
2010 64 296
2011 76 424
2012 107 590
2013 101 755
2014 134 1082
2015 152 1277
2016 161 1387
2017 181 1690
2018 190 2050
2019 218 2584
2020 240 3201
2021 415 4251
2022 299 4589
2023 261 4676

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

Computer Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Software Engineering 49 82 1588
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 40 77 1702
Computer Networking 33 57 1736
Computer Graphics 38 69 1748
Data Science 47 74 1813
Computational Linguistics 34 58 1817
Cyber Security 35 58 1827
Human-Computer Interaction 41 110 1848
Cognitive Science 36 60 1870
Computer Vision 39 79 1949
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 39 75 1985
Blockchain and Cryptography 45 78 2040
Machine Learning 44 75 2064
Library and Information science 47 91 2116
Neuroscience 66 132 2396
Telecommunications 49 110 2512
Management Information Systems 63 138 2593

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Ouro Preto ranked 56th for Mathematics in Brazil and 2523rd in the World with 1,624 publications made and 12,750 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#56 of 124 In Brazil
#107 of 393 In Latin America
#2523 of 6,305 In the World

Federal University of Ouro Preto
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 2 1
1992 1 1
1993 0 3
1994 2 2
1995 0 3
1996 0 5
1997 2 5
1998 1 7
1999 1 12
2000 2 9
2001 6 21
2002 5 20
2003 3 29
2004 7 33
2005 7 38
2006 7 51
2007 7 56
2008 20 62
2009 32 112
2010 27 128
2011 37 173
2012 45 217
2013 64 339
2014 67 442
2015 72 499
2016 87 614
2017 98 769
2018 107 925
2019 106 1148
2020 132 1481
2021 291 2002
2022 181 2339
2023 190 2451

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

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Operations Research 29 53 1533
Math Teachers 33 59 1776
Blockchain and Cryptography 45 78 2040
Applied Mathematics 38 102 2212
Statistics 58 110 2513
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 47 113 2761

Psychology rankings

The Federal University of Ouro Preto ranked 58th for Psychology in Brazil and 2265th in the World with 1,453 publications made and 15,170 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#58 of 126 In Brazil
#103 of 403 In Latin America
#2265 of 6,528 In the World

Federal University of Ouro Preto
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 1 0
1992 1 3
1993 1 3
1994 3 1
1995 1 6
1996 1 3
1997 0 7
1998 3 11
1999 3 13
2000 3 12
2001 6 29
2002 6 9
2003 2 34
2004 4 35
2005 2 49
2006 6 54
2007 7 85
2008 12 86
2009 23 125
2010 30 155
2011 42 226
2012 46 278
2013 70 436
2014 64 566
2015 89 616
2016 86 672
2017 84 853
2018 85 1035
2019 120 1320
2020 136 1694
2021 175 2355
2022 170 2612
2023 154 2704

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

Psychology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Education Majors 39 59 1504
Cognitive Science 36 60 1870
Psychiatry 66 121 2279
Neuroscience 66 132 2396
Clinical Psychology 67 152 2622
Social Psychology 60 117 2849
Child Psychology 70 152 2917

Business rankings

The Federal University of Ouro Preto ranked 51st for Business in Brazil and 2427th in the World with 1,231 publications made and 10,216 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Construction Management.

Business ranking Location
#51 of 123 In Brazil
#99 of 388 In Latin America
#2427 of 6,187 In the World

Federal University of Ouro Preto
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 1 0
1992 3 5
1993 1 1
1994 0 4
1995 2 2
1996 0 6
1997 1 3
1998 5 8
1999 3 1
2000 5 7
2001 9 15
2002 2 7
2003 2 9
2004 6 17
2005 13 48
2006 6 28
2007 11 23
2008 14 78
2009 20 64
2010 19 75
2011 16 109
2012 45 160
2013 36 224
2014 63 355
2015 51 329
2016 71 413
2017 98 563
2018 94 561
2019 87 781
2020 103 950
2021 224 1364
2022 117 1511
2023 92 1565

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Ouro Preto in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Construction Management 18 29 1049
Hospitality and Hotel Management 25 48 1230
Operations Research 29 53 1533
Advertising 37 62 2038
Management 41 88 2302
Management Information Systems 63 138 2593
Accounting 51 108 2634
Marketing 58 116 2705
Finance 51 120 2769

Art & Design rankings

The Federal University of Ouro Preto ranked 52nd for Art & Design in Brazil and 2029th in the World with 672 publications made and 3,533 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
#52 of 121 In Brazil
#94 of 350 In Latin America
#2029 of 5,720 In the World

Federal University of Ouro Preto
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1998 0 1
1999 2 1
2000 2 1
2001 2 6
2002 1 5
2003 3 2
2004 3 11
2005 4 10
2006 7 5
2007 2 18
2008 7 16
2009 4 12
2010 13 40
2011 7 41
2012 21 61
2013 23 87
2014 25 129
2015 35 129
2016 44 145
2017 37 229
2018 64 253
2019 66 301
2020 56 379
2021 111 556
2022 68 602
2023 57 554

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

Art & Design subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Cinematography 67 79 821
Landscape Architecture 12 22 950
Interior Design 11 19 984
Art History 37 59 1350
Creative Writing 43 72 1395
Literature 43 71 1624
Computer Graphics 38 69 1748
Aesthetics 42 83 1939
Fashion Design 60 114 2245

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Federal University of Ouro Preto

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
Development Studies 62 130 2702
Economics 60 132 2820