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The Federal University of Pelotas ranked 28th in Brazil, 1148th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 124 research topics. The Federal University of Pelotas ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 30,094 academic publications and 323,673 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1148 of 14,131 In the World
#47 of 1,756 In Latin America
#28 of 198 In Brazil
#1 of 2 In Pelotas
#60 of 3,373 For Horticulture
#71 of 1,145 For Sports / Exercise science
#106 of 2,152 For Animal Science
#4179 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1825 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 121 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal University of Pelotas ranked 17th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 400th in the World with 17,147 publications made and 182,201 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Demography, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#17 of 128 In Brazil
#24 of 443 In Latin America
#400 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 9 38
1992 20 62
1993 13 68
1994 26 79
1995 22 96
1996 38 171
1997 30 127
1998 48 183
1999 60 183
2000 65 231
2001 59 342
2002 72 367
2003 98 481
2004 134 689
2005 158 1072
2006 151 1287
2007 196 1696
2008 275 2516
2009 307 2560
2010 366 3421
2011 496 4036
2012 740 5015
2013 776 6065
2014 918 7070
2015 968 8260
2016 1101 8548
2017 1327 8953
2018 1297 10809
2019 1393 12695
2020 1719 16481
2021 1642 19009
2022 1333 18823
2023 1153 19469

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 4 4 71
Philosophy 21 29 243
Demography 5 6 255
Occupational Safety and Health 6 6 373
Sociology 10 13 375
Anthropology 12 16 665
Political Science 23 37 707
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 10 20 728
Forensic Science 23 35 839
Genealogy 25 42 935
Gender Studies 28 39 964
Classics and Ancient History 13 23 964
Education Majors 23 30 988
History 21 31 992
Archaeology 21 31 1012
Law 18 26 1020
Public Policy / Administration 27 47 1070
Aesthetics 22 35 1126
Criminology and Criminal Justice 26 53 1175
Linguistics 24 38 1232
Art History 35 56 1308
Library and Information science 25 43 1372
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 30 44 1373
Journalism and Digital Media 27 46 1400
Communications and Public Relations 40 84 2323

Biology rankings

The Federal University of Pelotas ranked 20th for Biology in Brazil and 852nd in the World with 15,171 publications made and 214,168 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Horticulture, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#20 of 128 In Brazil
#28 of 428 In Latin America
#852 of 6,770 In the World

Federal University of Pelotas
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 14 52
1992 22 69
1993 17 64
1994 33 98
1995 48 108
1996 48 140
1997 48 125
1998 80 172
1999 84 168
2000 98 250
2001 122 300
2002 126 374
2003 146 475
2004 165 656
2005 181 964
2006 190 1226
2007 246 1689
2008 282 2236
2009 350 2587
2010 361 3433
2011 456 4378
2012 550 5457
2013 678 6364
2014 743 7892
2015 858 9340
2016 921 10470
2017 1146 11854
2018 1089 14765
2019 1124 17777
2020 1376 22761
2021 1291 27429
2022 1065 28784
2023 1035 29077

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

Biology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Horticulture 8 8 60
Animal Science 11 12 106
Nutrition and Food Science 16 22 361
Toxicology 17 22 368
Agricultural Science 17 21 371
Forestry 30 44 421
Botany 20 28 565
Microbiology 20 30 612
Virology 22 35 652
Entomology 25 45 670
Zoology 38 62 706
Molecular Biology 20 29 740
Biotechnology 22 39 914
Immunology 27 41 926
Genetics 22 33 983
Paleontology 28 45 1033
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 41 73 1044
Biochemistry 23 36 1108
Pharmacology 29 46 1162
Neuroscience 26 41 1205
Oncology and Cancer research 24 39 1213
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 28 47 1349
Nanotechnology 22 40 1444
Evolutionary Biology 39 78 1653

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Pelotas ranked 11th for Medicine in Brazil and 628th in the World with 11,886 publications made and 231,213 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Immunology, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#11 of 128 In Brazil
#15 of 426 In Latin America
#628 of 6,680 In the World

Federal University of Pelotas
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 13 55
1992 20 83
1993 12 81
1994 22 115
1995 16 122
1996 25 194
1997 30 167
1998 48 210
1999 37 237
2000 60 309
2001 64 433
2002 58 454
2003 82 621
2004 98 834
2005 122 1290
2006 135 1565
2007 177 2079
2008 236 2942
2009 268 3193
2010 305 4199
2011 385 5116
2012 479 6257
2013 531 7524
2014 568 8863
2015 666 10397
2016 723 11446
2017 792 12620
2018 871 15285
2019 858 17636
2020 1110 22368
2021 1093 25847
2022 966 26857
2023 863 26730

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

Medicine subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 4 4 71
Veterinary 6 8 146
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 10 10 148
Gerontology 7 7 159
Pediatrics 3 3 183
Dentistry 9 9 187
Epidemiology 5 5 205
Orthodontics 8 9 256
Sports Medicine 7 7 288
Public Health 6 7 302
Nursing 8 8 359
Toxicology 17 22 368
Healthcare Management (MHA) 10 11 426
Physical Therapy 12 12 448
Family medicine 12 15 517
Health Science 11 13 536
Pathology 10 14 556
Virology 22 35 652
Dermatology 26 37 665
Urology 16 26 726
Cosmetology 18 24 744
Occupational Therapy 22 25 767
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 14 19 770
Respiratory Therapy 23 38 778
Surgery 19 26 831
Forensic Science 23 35 839
Psychiatry 19 23 874
Clinical Psychology 19 25 884
Immunology 27 41 926
Critical Care Nursing 27 44 947
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 27 44 957
Radiation Therapy 20 28 980
Plastic Surgery 37 62 981
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 25 33 994
Anatomy and Physiology 28 40 1013
Pharmacy 14 31 1087
Pharmacology 29 46 1162
Ophthalmology 22 40 1203
Oncology and Cancer research 24 39 1213
Anesthesiology 37 60 1218
Biomedical Engineering 28 47 1247
Cardiology 43 85 1557

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Pelotas ranked 26th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 893rd in the World with 11,149 publications made and 136,509 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#26 of 128 In Brazil
#39 of 428 In Latin America
#893 of 6,798 In the World

Federal University of Pelotas
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 9 33
1992 17 46
1993 12 46
1994 26 57
1995 29 66
1996 36 94
1997 28 85
1998 50 104
1999 51 116
2000 62 135
2001 60 183
2002 80 244
2003 83 294
2004 105 420
2005 117 686
2006 117 772
2007 149 1056
2008 185 1432
2009 245 1625
2010 258 2144
2011 331 2604
2012 396 3475
2013 488 4103
2014 547 4975
2015 644 6093
2016 677 6484
2017 850 7261
2018 846 9030
2019 894 10982
2020 1053 14038
2021 987 17060
2022 782 17820
2023 801 17893

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

Environmental Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 17 21 371
Forestry 30 44 421
Geography and Cartography 24 39 852
Ecology 28 43 871
Hydrology and Water resources management 31 48 945
Paleontology 28 45 1033
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 41 73 1044
Geology 31 48 1146
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 28 47 1423
Geotechnical Engineering 32 56 1434
Environmental Management 35 64 1521
Environmental Engineering 39 71 1565
Earth science and Geophysics 39 85 1664
Environmental Chemistry 37 77 1686
Oceanography 39 84 1719
Petrology and Geochemistry 42 97 1799

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Pelotas ranked 25th for Chemistry in Brazil and 1238th in the World with 9,380 publications made and 144,193 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#25 of 128 In Brazil
#39 of 414 In Latin America
#1238 of 6,447 In the World

Federal University of Pelotas
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 6 27
1992 3 47
1993 5 36
1994 4 38
1995 9 37
1996 20 52
1997 22 57
1998 36 68
1999 25 69
2000 36 85
2001 54 125
2002 57 200
2003 65 228
2004 75 305
2005 56 459
2006 92 646
2007 167 849
2008 138 1062
2009 199 1416
2010 209 1729
2011 287 2517
2012 323 3187
2013 427 3806
2014 446 4735
2015 554 5756
2016 610 6884
2017 723 8002
2018 726 10157
2019 785 12593
2020 886 15920
2021 849 19695
2022 703 20886
2023 675 21404

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

Chemistry subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 16 22 361
Radiochemistry 19 29 728
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 18 32 941
Biochemical Engineering 29 55 1065
Pharmacy 14 31 1087
Biochemistry 23 36 1108
Organic Chemistry 24 40 1277
Chemical Engineering 23 45 1337
Materials Science 24 43 1360
Nanotechnology 22 40 1444
Physical chemistry 30 62 1556
Environmental Chemistry 37 77 1686
Inorganic Chemistry 35 73 1728
Petrology and Geochemistry 42 97 1799
Computational Chemistry 41 95 1888

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Pelotas ranked 29th for Engineering in Brazil and 1521st in the World with 7,184 publications made and 97,363 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#29 of 127 In Brazil
#53 of 420 In Latin America
#1521 of 6,684 In the World

Federal University of Pelotas
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 4 6
1992 5 22
1993 2 20
1994 5 29
1995 3 19
1996 7 32
1997 9 41
1998 9 48
1999 14 56
2000 19 51
2001 22 92
2002 35 145
2003 38 149
2004 47 204
2005 58 283
2006 73 397
2007 126 498
2008 110 751
2009 145 921
2010 178 1250
2011 250 1719
2012 288 2227
2013 351 2799
2014 388 3464
2015 452 4303
2016 497 5202
2017 522 5946
2018 527 7384
2019 598 8863
2020 629 11556
2021 612 13911
2022 549 14821
2023 551 15115

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

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Pelotas ranked 31st for Physics in Brazil and 1547th in the World with 6,255 publications made and 87,310 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#31 of 127 In Brazil
#58 of 409 In Latin America
#1547 of 6,603 In the World

Federal University of Pelotas
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 4 6
1992 4 16
1993 2 14
1994 1 21
1995 2 15
1996 8 25
1997 8 29
1998 11 49
1999 17 46
2000 20 46
2001 28 82
2002 36 131
2003 40 137
2004 47 184
2005 59 253
2006 76 345
2007 127 437
2008 109 729
2009 130 822
2010 168 1106
2011 226 1460
2012 252 1931
2013 303 2377
2014 333 2936
2015 397 3673
2016 416 4534
2017 425 5090
2018 458 6313
2019 489 7556
2020 528 9782
2021 526 11789
2022 477 12376
2023 474 13037

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

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nuclear Physics 21 35 1075
Materials Science 24 43 1360
Nanotechnology 22 40 1444
Astrophysics and Astronomy 35 77 1639
Optical Engineering 32 62 1640
Atomic and Molecular physics 29 74 1680
Quantum and Particle physics 35 74 1771
Acoustical Engineering 35 72 1901
Theoretical Physics 50 121 2017
Condensed Matter Physics 47 99 2212

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Pelotas ranked 11th for Mathematics in Brazil and 732nd in the World with 4,583 publications made and 93,885 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

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

Federal University of Pelotas
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 6 14
1992 7 12
1993 5 26
1994 6 23
1995 6 49
1996 8 66
1997 11 69
1998 11 50
1999 8 82
2000 11 74
2001 9 116
2002 21 136
2003 31 183
2004 32 262
2005 52 375
2006 44 465
2007 68 623
2008 93 1000
2009 97 1063
2010 130 1360
2011 154 1649
2012 192 2102
2013 192 2566
2014 209 3216
2015 246 3734
2016 287 4455
2017 295 4690
2018 321 5891
2019 376 6986
2020 416 8624
2021 407 9745
2022 406 10390
2023 391 10557

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

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Statistics 10 14 697
Math Teachers 17 25 1147
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 20 41 1398
Blockchain and Cryptography 39 67 1834
Applied Mathematics 39 104 2243

Psychology rankings

The Federal University of Pelotas ranked 20th for Psychology in Brazil and 1014th in the World with 3,849 publications made and 68,394 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#20 of 126 In Brazil
#25 of 403 In Latin America
#1014 of 6,528 In the World

Federal University of Pelotas
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 5 12
1992 3 13
1993 1 23
1994 4 29
1995 5 31
1996 5 50
1997 6 52
1998 18 52
1999 11 87
2000 17 99
2001 22 128
2002 19 143
2003 19 177
2004 35 270
2005 41 435
2006 32 501
2007 50 719
2008 66 874
2009 81 1075
2010 89 1476
2011 119 1646
2012 175 2170
2013 163 2573
2014 188 3089
2015 202 3677
2016 242 4189
2017 239 4776
2018 265 5390
2019 309 6386
2020 350 8294
2021 359 9182
2022 345 9750
2023 323 9864

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

Psychology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 22 25 767
Psychiatry 19 23 874
Clinical Psychology 19 25 884
Child Psychology 18 24 902
Sexology 28 40 929
Education Majors 23 30 988
Neuroscience 26 41 1205
Social Psychology 22 33 1258
Cognitive Science 32 51 1668

Economics rankings

The Federal University of Pelotas ranked 12th for Economics in Brazil and 874th in the World with 1,809 publications made and 63,248 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Agricultural Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#12 of 122 In Brazil
#18 of 378 In Latin America
#874 of 5,995 In the World

Federal University of Pelotas
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 2 14
1992 6 29
1993 6 28
1994 5 26
1995 2 55
1996 5 61
1997 3 61
1998 6 63
1999 8 60
2000 9 88
2001 7 115
2002 9 135
2003 12 136
2004 18 236
2005 19 384
2006 15 364
2007 24 479
2008 47 704
2009 37 723
2010 47 850
2011 67 1082
2012 67 1402
2013 79 1701
2014 70 1933
2015 84 2217
2016 97 2342
2017 103 2607
2018 127 2915
2019 133 3433
2020 160 4142
2021 175 4851
2022 175 4969
2023 154 4881

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Pelotas in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Development Studies 9 12 574
Agricultural Economics 15 22 580
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 20 41 1398
Finance 38 83 2153

Art & Design rankings

The Federal University of Pelotas ranked 22nd for Art & Design in Brazil and 1063rd in the World with 1,411 publications made and 13,207 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Architecture.

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
#22 of 121 In Brazil
#33 of 350 In Latin America
#1063 of 5,720 In the World

Federal University of Pelotas
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 2
1992 1 6
1993 1 1
1994 0 1
1995 2 2
1996 1 6
1997 1 9
1998 2 5
1999 3 15
2000 4 6
2001 5 18
2002 10 19
2003 9 28
2004 17 34
2005 13 32
2006 20 81
2007 18 79
2008 23 128
2009 24 125
2010 37 202
2011 60 259
2012 61 331
2013 82 457
2014 90 553
2015 95 663
2016 92 807
2017 101 833
2018 86 1010
2019 115 1175
2020 137 1615
2021 99 1688
2022 109 1784
2023 87 1886

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

Art & Design subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Photography 10 12 421
Cinematography 48 55 602
Architecture 18 28 814
Fashion Design 20 29 816
Entertainment Industry Business 48 58 960
Literature 26 36 963
Aesthetics 22 35 1126
Creative Writing 37 58 1221
Art History 35 56 1308
Computer Graphics 33 61 1566
Multimedia 43 74 1870

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Federal University of Pelotas

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
Data Science 23 32 1121
Machine Learning 24 31 1155
Computer Science 29 47 1416
Software Engineering 43 73 1493
Marketing 31 45 1521
Computer Vision 28 51 1584
Business 33 56 1708
Advertising 31 51 1839
Computational Linguistics 37 64 1917
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 37 68 1922
Cyber Security 37 66 1973
Management 37 72 1994
Accounting 35 69 2091
Management Information Systems 65 140 2622