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The Federal University of Parana ranked 9th in Brazil, 501st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 172 research topics. The Federal University of Parana ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 64,854 academic publications and 573,995 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 33 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#501 of 14,131 In the World
#13 of 1,756 In Latin America
#9 of 198 In Brazil
#1 of 5 In Curitiba
#76 of 3,373 For Horticulture
#79 of 2,377 For Forestry
#113 of 6,566 For Philosophy
#997 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#550 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 169 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal University of Parana ranked 10th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 254th in the World with 34,147 publications made and 188,961 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#10 of 128 In Brazil
#14 of 443 In Latin America
#254 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 17 34
1992 27 39
1993 39 45
1994 61 70
1995 58 84
1996 77 73
1997 80 118
1998 106 157
1999 190 163
2000 157 262
2001 173 314
2002 233 389
2003 263 570
2004 331 663
2005 365 959
2006 463 1378
2007 511 1596
2008 696 2128
2009 829 2593
2010 881 3151
2011 1115 4124
2012 1225 5103
2013 1484 6099
2014 1736 7167
2015 1862 8027
2016 2074 8368
2017 2346 9320
2018 2425 11316
2019 2547 14323
2020 3306 19385
2021 3249 25229
2022 2588 24900
2023 2234 26343

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 10 14 113
Sports / Exercise science 9 9 174
Forensic Science 8 9 298
Genealogy 5 7 397
Political Science 11 16 400
Sociology 14 18 431
Art History 8 11 499
Human Rights Law 16 29 509
Demography 14 18 554
Public Policy / Administration 14 19 581
Archaeology 9 13 590
History 9 13 601
Gender Studies 17 21 620
Anthropology 11 15 620
Aesthetics 13 18 742
Education Majors 15 20 761
Broadcast Journalism 14 25 771
Law 13 17 771
Media Studies 11 17 772
Library and Information science 11 16 776
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 15 20 810
Linguistics 13 18 814
International Law 10 28 852
Occupational Safety and Health 21 28 858
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 16 29 863
Urban and Regional planning 14 27 889
Classics and Ancient History 11 20 917
Early Childhood Education 12 18 929
Special Education 14 16 934
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 14 26 938
Law Enforcement 12 23 951
Journalism and Digital Media 16 25 957
Publishing 15 25 989
Criminology and Criminal Justice 19 38 1002
Communications and Public Relations 11 18 1067
Political Economy 18 49 1107
Radio and Television broadcasting 17 36 1151

Biology rankings

The Federal University of Parana ranked 8th for Biology in Brazil and 528th in the World with 32,724 publications made and 445,245 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Paleontology, Horticulture.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 128 In Brazil
#11 of 428 In Latin America
#528 of 6,770 In the World

Federal University of Parana
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 43 173
1992 62 172
1993 61 171
1994 81 230
1995 81 257
1996 113 223
1997 144 366
1998 197 427
1999 268 577
2000 267 837
2001 283 1091
2002 381 1306
2003 403 1655
2004 475 2084
2005 462 2917
2006 598 3907
2007 647 4440
2008 786 5703
2009 920 7001
2010 900 8043
2011 1031 10529
2012 1179 12599
2013 1336 14683
2014 1526 16832
2015 1684 18961
2016 1779 20626
2017 2026 23264
2018 2121 27128
2019 2327 33287
2020 2616 42828
2021 2730 53198
2022 2375 55892
2023 2189 57332

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

Biology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Horticulture 10 12 76
Forestry 6 7 79
Zoology 5 6 115
Animal Science 14 15 132
Nutrition and Food Science 8 10 134
Toxicology 7 9 148
Botany 7 9 189
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 5 206
Agricultural Science 8 10 236
Entomology 12 18 386
Biotechnology 8 11 441
Microbiology 11 15 445
Paleontology 8 11 482
Molecular Biology 10 14 582
Pharmacology 11 15 595
Virology 20 30 603
Immunology 10 15 617
Evolutionary Biology 12 16 656
Neuroscience 10 14 678
Genetics 9 13 685
Biochemistry 9 14 693
Oncology and Cancer research 8 12 805
Nanotechnology 9 14 848
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 24 51 870
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 18 882
Astrobiology 16 31 974
Biophysics 18 44 1272

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Parana ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 435th in the World with 25,982 publications made and 309,511 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 128 In Brazil
#10 of 428 In Latin America
#435 of 6,798 In the World

Federal University of Parana
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 30 48
1992 37 51
1993 39 52
1994 61 107
1995 63 90
1996 76 115
1997 101 184
1998 134 259
1999 199 316
2000 201 525
2001 181 625
2002 304 827
2003 323 1116
2004 331 1381
2005 361 1799
2006 472 2575
2007 502 2949
2008 630 3802
2009 753 4570
2010 665 5429
2011 842 7165
2012 920 8612
2013 1050 10132
2014 1165 11699
2015 1355 12788
2016 1471 14246
2017 1616 15962
2018 1757 19263
2019 1891 23772
2020 2124 30232
2021 2261 38384
2022 1895 39502
2023 1740 40308

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

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Parana ranked 10th for Chemistry in Brazil and 698th in the World with 21,571 publications made and 350,782 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#10 of 128 In Brazil
#15 of 414 In Latin America
#698 of 6,447 In the World

Federal University of Parana
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 28 131
1992 37 146
1993 49 157
1994 42 173
1995 51 224
1996 74 188
1997 94 295
1998 127 338
1999 178 556
2000 184 733
2001 182 905
2002 274 1224
2003 288 1481
2004 349 1871
2005 321 2406
2006 396 3072
2007 438 3555
2008 519 4373
2009 573 5526
2010 583 6385
2011 677 8413
2012 780 9917
2013 864 11464
2014 1002 12956
2015 1106 14671
2016 1172 16303
2017 1348 18303
2018 1431 21671
2019 1570 26310
2020 1699 33782
2021 1725 41285
2022 1544 43640
2023 1452 44492

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

Chemistry subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 3 3 123
Nutrition and Food Science 8 10 134
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 4 348
Radiochemistry 12 15 367
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 17 560
Chemical Engineering 9 12 640
Environmental Chemistry 11 18 657
Organic Chemistry 10 15 682
Biochemistry 9 14 693
Physical chemistry 9 16 751
Inorganic Chemistry 10 19 754
Materials Science 9 14 804
Nanotechnology 9 14 848
Pharmacy 13 27 985
Computational Chemistry 23 51 1117

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Parana ranked 10th for Medicine in Brazil and 578th in the World with 20,365 publications made and 258,447 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#10 of 128 In Brazil
#14 of 426 In Latin America
#578 of 6,680 In the World

Federal University of Parana
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 30 115
1992 23 108
1993 29 122
1994 39 143
1995 28 159
1996 53 124
1997 65 208
1998 100 212
1999 125 296
2000 134 452
2001 132 592
2002 170 694
2003 184 793
2004 269 1035
2005 244 1552
2006 338 1993
2007 388 2386
2008 438 3005
2009 553 3782
2010 559 4432
2011 648 5871
2012 713 7107
2013 856 8428
2014 945 9873
2015 1014 11033
2016 1084 11994
2017 1284 13609
2018 1265 15515
2019 1418 19290
2020 1745 25956
2021 1889 32773
2022 1633 34730
2023 1566 35826

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

Medicine subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 3 4 128
Toxicology 7 9 148
Veterinary 9 11 169
Sports / Exercise science 9 9 174
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 15 16 235
Forensic Science 8 9 298
Cosmetology 6 6 306
Dermatology 8 9 311
Sports Medicine 11 11 328
Gerontology 20 21 368
Pediatrics 9 12 373
Physical Therapy 11 11 413
Dentistry 25 28 414
Nursing 15 15 450
Epidemiology 12 18 456
Optometry 7 9 472
Medical Physics 8 10 496
Orthodontics 25 28 507
Critical Care Nursing 10 15 549
Occupational Therapy 13 14 555
Audiology 12 15 557
Health Science 13 15 562
Anatomy and Physiology 8 12 564
Ophthalmology 8 11 565
Public Health 13 17 573
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 11 16 578
Anesthesiology 11 15 584
Pathology 11 15 594
Pharmacology 11 15 595
Sonography and Ultrasound 9 10 596
Surgery 9 14 598
Virology 20 30 603
Immunology 10 15 617
Family medicine 19 25 624
Respiratory Therapy 17 23 633
Healthcare Management (MHA) 17 21 641
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 9 14 648
Urology 13 20 658
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 10 12 679
Psychiatry 9 13 685
Radiation Therapy 10 14 697
Neurosurgery 14 25 712
Oncology and Cancer research 8 12 805
Cardiology 16 23 846
Biomedical Engineering 14 18 866
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 24 51 870
Clinical Psychology 24 31 960
Pharmacy 13 27 985

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Parana ranked 9th for Engineering in Brazil and 767th in the World with 17,715 publications made and 243,757 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 127 In Brazil
#14 of 420 In Latin America
#767 of 6,684 In the World

Federal University of Parana
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 17 39
1992 25 50
1993 26 57
1994 29 65
1995 39 78
1996 53 112
1997 74 143
1998 88 199
1999 144 346
2000 132 427
2001 169 538
2002 247 792
2003 226 992
2004 289 1326
2005 264 1684
2006 343 2159
2007 346 2342
2008 425 3067
2009 510 3939
2010 452 4438
2011 568 5790
2012 652 7110
2013 706 8218
2014 783 9322
2015 912 10211
2016 960 11867
2017 1130 13267
2018 1185 16183
2019 1307 19711
2020 1451 24723
2021 1478 30486
2022 1221 32026
2023 1227 32514

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

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Parana ranked 11th for Physics in Brazil and 816th in the World with 15,576 publications made and 215,325 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#11 of 127 In Brazil
#19 of 409 In Latin America
#816 of 6,603 In the World

Federal University of Parana
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 17 34
1992 20 56
1993 30 50
1994 30 68
1995 44 80
1996 54 100
1997 68 136
1998 88 218
1999 128 354
2000 134 371
2001 165 549
2002 237 788
2003 213 952
2004 273 1291
2005 249 1602
2006 319 2153
2007 333 2354
2008 385 2955
2009 440 3719
2010 416 4100
2011 507 5374
2012 565 6530
2013 628 7425
2014 692 8429
2015 828 9336
2016 863 10564
2017 969 11707
2018 1026 13971
2019 1094 16942
2020 1246 20988
2021 1198 25047
2022 1046 26123
2023 1029 26494

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

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 8 10 496
Theoretical Physics 20 34 584
Atomic and Molecular physics 12 23 784
Materials Science 9 14 804
Astrophysics and Astronomy 14 26 824
Acoustical Engineering 11 15 847
Nanotechnology 9 14 848
Nuclear Physics 13 23 857
Quantum and Particle physics 12 23 866
Astrobiology 16 31 974
Condensed Matter Physics 19 34 989
Optical Engineering 15 23 994
Applied/Engineering Physics 11 17 997
Biophysics 18 44 1272

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Parana ranked 12th for Computer Science in Brazil and 852nd in the World with 12,535 publications made and 147,334 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#12 of 125 In Brazil
#17 of 417 In Latin America
#852 of 6,752 In the World

Federal University of Parana
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 8 35
1992 8 31
1993 12 51
1994 15 54
1995 18 66
1996 29 56
1997 29 84
1998 45 106
1999 60 144
2000 78 173
2001 89 282
2002 128 371
2003 115 443
2004 147 608
2005 141 812
2006 188 1097
2007 252 1255
2008 308 1593
2009 335 2116
2010 338 2400
2011 405 3138
2012 431 3883
2013 495 4657
2014 575 5332
2015 612 5940
2016 652 6681
2017 811 7697
2018 867 9380
2019 927 12274
2020 1125 15571
2021 1133 19587
2022 999 21411
2023 1004 21801

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

Computer Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 10 14 678
UX/UI Desgin 14 20 679
Animation 8 13 722
Library and Information science 11 16 776
Machine Learning 10 16 777
Computer Graphics 11 16 778
Database Administration 12 15 786
Cyber Security 10 13 824
Cognitive Science 9 15 842
Data Science 9 15 852
Software Engineering 22 31 858
Computer Vision 11 19 859
Web Design and Development 13 18 865
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 18 882
Blockchain and Cryptography 14 17 889
Game Design and Development 20 27 891
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 13 21 894
Management Information Systems 18 23 899
Human-Computer Interaction 18 34 950
Computational Linguistics 15 22 962
Computer Networking 15 23 995
Telecommunications 15 21 1038
Multimedia 20 25 1049
Computer Engineering 24 42 1278
Robotics 22 50 1315

Psychology rankings

The Federal University of Parana ranked 9th for Psychology in Brazil and 751st in the World with 8,258 publications made and 96,414 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

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

Federal University of Parana
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 12 34
1992 7 20
1993 7 37
1994 7 38
1995 10 46
1996 18 32
1997 17 50
1998 32 64
1999 44 93
2000 50 136
2001 66 199
2002 65 241
2003 61 235
2004 74 367
2005 94 470
2006 105 653
2007 167 773
2008 172 996
2009 197 1273
2010 244 1454
2011 263 1980
2012 264 2606
2013 353 3044
2014 427 3667
2015 404 4129
2016 433 4382
2017 508 5128
2018 574 5868
2019 601 7736
2020 736 9803
2021 749 12156
2022 676 13176
2023 703 13461

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

Psychology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 13 14 555
Sexology 15 20 624
Neuroscience 10 14 678
Psychiatry 9 13 685
Education Majors 15 20 761
Child Psychology 13 17 812
Cognitive Science 9 15 842
Special Education 14 16 934
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 14 26 938
Clinical Psychology 24 31 960
Social Psychology 18 25 1083

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Parana ranked 15th for Mathematics in Brazil and 822nd in the World with 7,257 publications made and 77,364 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#15 of 124 In Brazil
#19 of 393 In Latin America
#822 of 6,305 In the World

Federal University of Parana
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 6 6
1992 2 6
1993 6 4
1994 4 4
1995 4 7
1996 15 16
1997 8 19
1998 20 31
1999 24 48
2000 26 53
2001 30 87
2002 59 157
2003 56 168
2004 74 247
2005 73 319
2006 90 403
2007 127 577
2008 154 758
2009 173 967
2010 172 1096
2011 214 1457
2012 258 1830
2013 304 2382
2014 344 2985
2015 351 3104
2016 408 3683
2017 493 4089
2018 514 4960
2019 545 6239
2020 701 8020
2021 727 10048
2022 586 10953
2023 627 11239

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

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Statistics 16 20 794
Applied Mathematics 11 21 842
Blockchain and Cryptography 14 17 889
Math Teachers 12 17 992
Operations Research 18 29 1011
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 34 1280

Business rankings

The Federal University of Parana ranked 11th for Business in Brazil and 875th in the World with 5,333 publications made and 42,921 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#11 of 123 In Brazil
#16 of 388 In Latin America
#875 of 6,187 In the World

Federal University of Parana
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 1 0
1992 8 2
1993 6 5
1994 7 20
1995 4 11
1996 19 16
1997 14 16
1998 23 35
1999 28 29
2000 23 45
2001 37 77
2002 45 132
2003 43 121
2004 43 164
2005 64 195
2006 86 252
2007 90 281
2008 122 423
2009 139 489
2010 155 570
2011 171 766
2012 219 1021
2013 205 1189
2014 267 1495
2015 252 1677
2016 328 1892
2017 314 2028
2018 359 2642
2019 424 3427
2020 479 4498
2021 505 6093
2022 394 6239
2023 403 6662

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

Business subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 2 3 521
Entertainment Industry Business 27 30 540
Public Policy / Administration 14 19 581
Construction Management 13 16 723
Project Management 18 20 725
Marketing 11 15 768
Supply Chain Management 15 21 838
Advertising 9 16 856
Occupational Safety and Health 21 28 858
Entrepreneurship 9 18 896
Management Information Systems 18 23 899
Human Resource Management 10 15 942
Engineering Management 19 26 949
International Business 11 26 970
Management 13 21 995
Operations Research 18 29 1011
Finance 12 23 1033
International Trade 11 29 1090
Accounting 13 23 1176
Investment Banking and Stock trading 16 34 1498

Art & Design rankings

The Federal University of Parana ranked 11th for Art & Design in Brazil and 683rd in the World with 3,043 publications made and 21,114 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
#11 of 121 In Brazil
#15 of 350 In Latin America
#683 of 5,720 In the World

Federal University of Parana
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 2
1992 0 1
1993 3 11
1994 3 9
1995 5 8
1996 5 7
1997 7 14
1998 9 23
1999 21 18
2000 16 27
2001 16 39
2002 28 30
2003 23 57
2004 36 92
2005 39 81
2006 58 168
2007 47 166
2008 78 208
2009 66 338
2010 89 368
2011 118 450
2012 106 555
2013 121 673
2014 166 757
2015 192 874
2016 184 1020
2017 200 1176
2018 208 1400
2019 223 1649
2020 282 2122
2021 255 2687
2022 202 2681
2023 208 2753

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

Art & Design subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 5 198
Cinematography 26 27 302
Performing arts 6 9 343
Music 5 8 374
Photography 11 13 429
Art History 8 11 499
Entertainment Industry Business 27 30 540
Literature 10 14 574
Fashion Design 10 14 609
UX/UI Desgin 14 20 679
Illustration and Concept Art 14 24 691
Painting and Drawing 15 25 707
Sculpture 15 25 707
Animation 8 13 722
Aesthetics 13 18 742
Graphic Design 12 15 745
Creative Writing 18 25 764
Computer Graphics 11 16 778
Architecture 22 33 886
Game Design and Development 20 27 891
Multimedia 20 25 1049

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Federal University of Parana

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
Agricultural Economics 13 19 530
Development Studies 13 20 803
Environmental Economics 21 28 955
Economics 15 24 955
International Economics 10 19 963