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The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 18th in Brazil, 777th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 157 research topics. The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 48,981 academic publications and 547,219 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 10 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#777 of 14,131 In the World
#29 of 1,756 In Latin America
#18 of 198 In Brazil
#1 of 2 In Natal
#200 of 6,689 For Philosophy
#209 of 2,473 For Gerontology
#244 of 2,491 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#2674 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#906 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 154 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 21st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 398th in the World with 27,346 publications made and 210,755 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#21 of 128 In Brazil
#28 of 442 In Latin America
#398 of 7,081 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 7 25
1993 14 23
1994 8 28
1995 9 47
1996 37 54
1997 34 57
1998 44 74
1999 56 84
2000 57 144
2001 75 134
2002 95 232
2003 93 278
2004 139 390
2005 142 527
2006 229 675
2007 246 1033
2008 325 1280
2009 430 1743
2010 514 2111
2011 682 2941
2012 831 3477
2013 1092 4379
2014 1388 5212
2015 1563 6132
2016 1800 7264
2017 1854 8541
2018 1966 11270
2019 2098 14137
2020 2586 19767
2021 2603 27018
2022 2255 26917
2023 2354 28222
2024 1572 22860

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 21 27 200
Sports / Exercise science 16 16 324
Sociology 18 22 495
Political Science 22 32 572
Demography 17 21 596
Gender Studies 17 23 653
Genealogy 14 26 690
Anthropology 19 23 733
Forensic Science 19 30 756
Aesthetics 16 22 842
Human Rights Law 34 62 854
Archaeology 19 26 861
History 20 27 895
Art History 22 32 895
Military science 12 18 897
Occupational Safety and Health 25 36 922
Public Policy / Administration 23 39 923
Early Childhood Education 21 28 968
Linguistics 20 28 970
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 20 25 972
Special Education 17 21 1019
Education Majors 24 32 1039
Criminology and Criminal Justice 24 44 1056
Library and Information science 18 29 1064
Law 20 32 1084
Classics and Ancient History 20 37 1289
Journalism and Digital Media 23 36 1332
Urban and Regional planning 32 64 1376
Media Studies 36 61 1499
Communications and Public Relations 31 53 1836

Biology rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 25th for Biology in Brazil and 885th in the World with 21,060 publications made and 349,369 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#25 of 128 In Brazil
#34 of 433 In Latin America
#885 of 6,833 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 16 38
1993 17 47
1994 16 64
1995 25 102
1996 25 109
1997 33 116
1998 42 165
1999 81 212
2000 84 295
2001 112 361
2002 124 475
2003 142 573
2004 162 842
2005 231 1099
2006 235 1466
2007 283 1930
2008 463 2472
2009 382 3057
2010 477 3616
2011 605 4969
2012 672 5962
2013 756 7279
2014 1080 9361
2015 1061 10750
2016 1141 13196
2017 1233 15665
2018 1333 19606
2019 1519 23753
2020 1919 31629
2021 1855 41438
2022 1703 41575
2023 1644 42834
2024 1431 40613

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 34 49 453
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 19 29 495
Zoology 28 45 504
Animal Science 42 55 509
Nutrition and Food Science 27 40 562
Virology 21 34 629
Horticulture 46 65 632
Paleontology 19 27 707
Entomology 30 52 708
Botany 29 44 748
Molecular Biology 24 33 759
Neuroscience 13 18 773
Immunology 22 34 808
Pharmacology 20 25 832
Agricultural Science 39 60 899
Toxicology 40 66 912
Biotechnology 26 43 926
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 27 60 930
Evolutionary Biology 16 30 936
Microbiology 31 52 937
Oncology and Cancer research 16 24 958
Genetics 24 36 1025
Biochemistry 21 34 1043
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 22 35 1111
Nanotechnology 19 33 1223
Astrobiology 23 49 1263
Biophysics 22 54 1419

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 23rd for Environmental Science in Brazil and 728th in the World with 16,862 publications made and 254,051 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#23 of 128 In Brazil
#34 of 431 In Latin America
#728 of 6,876 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 10 32
1993 10 40
1994 15 40
1995 24 65
1996 24 69
1997 26 97
1998 43 122
1999 65 144
2000 74 201
2001 84 252
2002 93 335
2003 108 426
2004 112 615
2005 179 782
2006 212 1063
2007 216 1392
2008 275 1808
2009 334 2200
2010 402 2650
2011 479 3528
2012 558 4175
2013 627 5123
2014 883 6606
2015 853 7631
2016 955 9272
2017 995 10971
2018 1149 14181
2019 1264 17520
2020 1518 23031
2021 1479 29608
2022 1362 29634
2023 1270 31341
2024 1030 29677

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 8 10 409
Forestry 34 49 453
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 19 29 495
Petrology and Geochemistry 14 20 592
Earth science and Geophysics 12 19 610
Environmental Management 13 20 624
Geography and Cartography 19 28 645
Paleontology 19 27 707
Geology 19 28 732
Ecology 25 36 744
Oceanography 18 32 801
Hydrology and Water resources management 25 36 825
Environmental Chemistry 20 28 898
Agricultural Science 39 60 899
Geotechnical Engineering 21 31 1020
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 21 32 1099
Urban and Regional planning 32 64 1376

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 19th for Medicine in Brazil and 747th in the World with 15,727 publications made and 223,581 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#19 of 128 In Brazil
#24 of 430 In Latin America
#747 of 6,775 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 7 22
1993 13 27
1994 8 37
1995 13 54
1996 9 58
1997 12 60
1998 16 86
1999 30 109
2000 42 151
2001 51 152
2002 81 231
2003 63 281
2004 74 425
2005 129 599
2006 129 754
2007 184 1000
2008 208 1355
2009 266 1676
2010 350 2106
2011 423 2975
2012 501 3640
2013 589 4480
2014 831 5637
2015 816 6583
2016 952 8367
2017 972 9477
2018 917 11696
2019 1048 14098
2020 1499 19987
2021 1450 27781
2022 1387 28191
2023 1380 28848
2024 1177 25821

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Gerontology 12 12 209
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 19 21 244
Occupational Therapy 8 8 303
Sports / Exercise science 16 16 324
Dentistry 22 25 371
Nursing 16 16 401
Orthodontics 21 24 418
Sports Medicine 15 15 425
Respiratory Therapy 13 17 475
Physical Therapy 15 15 498
Epidemiology 16 22 499
Health Science 13 15 533
Pediatrics 18 26 545
Dermatology 17 25 549
Healthcare Management (MHA) 15 19 576
Family medicine 17 23 576
Virology 21 34 629
Audiology 18 21 637
Critical Care Nursing 16 25 658
Public Health 18 26 667
Clinical Psychology 13 16 723
Pathology 18 25 734
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 15 18 740
Surgery 16 21 742
Forensic Science 19 30 756
Optometry 14 21 769
Psychiatry 16 20 785
Anatomy and Physiology 21 26 799
Immunology 22 34 808
Anesthesiology 23 29 827
Pharmacology 20 25 832
Urology 26 42 843
Veterinary 42 72 863
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 22 28 870
Medical Physics 19 29 904
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 22 38 909
Toxicology 40 66 912
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 27 60 930
Ophthalmology 16 25 941
Cosmetology 24 34 948
Oncology and Cancer research 16 24 958
Cardiology 24 38 1037
Radiation Therapy 24 35 1041
Biomedical Engineering 33 56 1426
Pharmacy 38 80 1961

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 17th for Engineering in Brazil and 972nd in the World with 15,020 publications made and 263,236 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#17 of 127 In Brazil
#25 of 424 In Latin America
#972 of 6,782 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 16 55
1993 19 86
1994 26 86
1995 25 120
1996 33 101
1997 40 121
1998 74 159
1999 77 180
2000 98 281
2001 108 340
2002 176 532
2003 153 545
2004 167 772
2005 215 903
2006 245 1092
2007 237 1554
2008 277 1910
2009 315 2269
2010 373 2721
2011 447 3517
2012 500 4049
2013 544 5051
2014 703 6103
2015 730 7455
2016 788 9088
2017 941 11443
2018 1053 15835
2019 1086 20009
2020 1267 25744
2021 1214 32045
2022 1045 30512
2023 1019 32200
2024 832 29158

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in various areas of Engineering.

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 20th for Chemistry in Brazil and 1033rd in the World with 14,882 publications made and 261,441 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#20 of 128 In Brazil
#31 of 418 In Latin America
#1033 of 6,545 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 18 58
1993 23 76
1994 21 75
1995 27 126
1996 30 111
1997 34 116
1998 72 159
1999 72 207
2000 94 276
2001 108 375
2002 156 551
2003 155 557
2004 158 845
2005 229 987
2006 202 1230
2007 229 1697
2008 417 2075
2009 264 2474
2010 357 2911
2011 437 4052
2012 472 4740
2013 497 5760
2014 703 7184
2015 717 8389
2016 764 10011
2017 871 12225
2018 977 15229
2019 1048 18621
2020 1240 24550
2021 1180 30087
2022 1136 30534
2023 1075 31911
2024 913 30242

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 14 19 436
Nutrition and Food Science 27 40 562
Petrology and Geochemistry 14 20 592
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 17 731
Chemical Engineering 12 19 837
Physical chemistry 13 21 868
Inorganic Chemistry 11 23 877
Environmental Chemistry 20 28 898
Biochemical Engineering 20 35 911
Computational Chemistry 18 39 948
Materials Science 17 26 1021
Organic Chemistry 19 30 1032
Biochemistry 21 34 1043
Nanotechnology 19 33 1223
Pharmacy 38 80 1961

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 18th for Physics in Brazil and 976th in the World with 13,647 publications made and 257,952 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#18 of 127 In Brazil
#28 of 418 In Latin America
#976 of 6,713 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 18 68
1993 22 101
1994 27 105
1995 26 147
1996 40 151
1997 41 156
1998 84 197
1999 88 235
2000 111 331
2001 110 401
2002 171 610
2003 153 662
2004 174 896
2005 214 1020
2006 202 1191
2007 215 1647
2008 246 2002
2009 280 2381
2010 328 2701
2011 382 3414
2012 431 3948
2013 519 5008
2014 654 5859
2015 634 7224
2016 727 8921
2017 851 11379
2018 929 16847
2019 972 20835
2020 1132 26161
2021 1091 31868
2022 947 29196
2023 909 31517
2024 722 29090

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 16 30 511
Condensed Matter Physics 11 17 677
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 18 700
Nuclear Physics 14 23 873
Medical Physics 19 29 904
Quantum and Particle physics 17 28 981
Optical Engineering 16 24 996
Acoustical Engineering 18 25 1016
Materials Science 17 26 1021
Atomic and Molecular physics 18 37 1051
Nanotechnology 19 33 1223
Astrobiology 23 49 1263
Applied/Engineering Physics 15 28 1293
Biophysics 22 54 1419

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 15th for Computer Science in Brazil and 958th in the World with 12,050 publications made and 204,107 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#15 of 125 In Brazil
#23 of 425 In Latin America
#958 of 6,845 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 8 23
1993 9 34
1994 8 36
1995 10 51
1996 18 62
1997 22 72
1998 29 96
1999 32 100
2000 44 159
2001 48 165
2002 114 299
2003 85 318
2004 113 457
2005 101 519
2006 199 693
2007 174 884
2008 189 1155
2009 280 1511
2010 300 1767
2011 372 2312
2012 399 2733
2013 499 3825
2014 577 4569
2015 626 5745
2016 649 7132
2017 722 8825
2018 774 13081
2019 892 15908
2020 1041 20075
2021 1007 25456
2022 966 24076
2023 902 25407
2024 721 21746

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Software Engineering 10 11 496
Game Design and Development 10 13 614
Robotics 8 13 616
Computer Engineering 13 16 758
Neuroscience 13 18 773
Multimedia 16 21 889
Cognitive Science 12 19 895
Human-Computer Interaction 17 34 913
UX/UI Desgin 23 36 922
Data Science 19 25 937
Machine Learning 17 24 943
Web Design and Development 19 28 948
Computer Vision 13 22 956
Blockchain and Cryptography 15 20 964
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 14 21 980
Information Technology 24 32 1004
Telecommunications 13 18 1007
Computer Graphics 18 29 1049
Library and Information science 18 29 1064
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 22 35 1111
Computer Networking 17 27 1123
Cyber Security 14 23 1139
Computational Linguistics 23 36 1405
Management Information Systems 28 43 1511

Psychology rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 18th for Psychology in Brazil and 900th in the World with 7,494 publications made and 103,545 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#18 of 126 In Brazil
#23 of 416 In Latin America
#900 of 6,645 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 3 11
1993 4 17
1994 2 22
1995 6 31
1996 5 47
1997 13 37
1998 8 43
1999 18 59
2000 26 92
2001 26 108
2002 34 113
2003 26 137
2004 43 192
2005 55 255
2006 79 272
2007 91 381
2008 95 544
2009 151 714
2010 185 900
2011 218 1221
2012 251 1660
2013 314 2149
2014 392 2677
2015 428 3163
2016 451 4068
2017 437 4669
2018 454 6034
2019 507 7030
2020 654 9391
2021 686 12442
2022 625 13349
2023 627 13691
2024 525 12496

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 8 8 303
Clinical Psychology 13 16 723
Neuroscience 13 18 773
Psychiatry 16 20 785
Sexology 26 35 840
Child Psychology 20 26 894
Cognitive Science 12 19 895
Special Education 17 21 1019
Education Majors 24 32 1039
Social Psychology 20 26 1065

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 20th for Mathematics in Brazil and 995th in the World with 6,119 publications made and 83,356 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#20 of 125 In Brazil
#27 of 399 In Latin America
#995 of 6,418 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 5 8
1993 1 14
1994 7 25
1995 7 40
1996 10 36
1997 9 32
1998 7 44
1999 19 51
2000 28 83
2001 28 111
2002 45 153
2003 40 162
2004 53 198
2005 50 262
2006 84 300
2007 75 402
2008 90 630
2009 121 708
2010 118 789
2011 162 980
2012 179 1238
2013 243 1612
2014 286 1957
2015 334 2306
2016 390 2829
2017 366 3487
2018 371 4684
2019 467 5870
2020 582 7941
2021 523 10369
2022 506 10238
2023 504 10547
2024 357 7658

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Statistics 20 26 907
Blockchain and Cryptography 15 20 964
Math Teachers 18 25 1122
Operations Research 22 36 1340
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 21 42 1427
Applied Mathematics 28 63 1556

Art & Design rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 19th for Art & Design in Brazil and 872nd in the World with 2,683 publications made and 23,440 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Architecture, Multimedia.

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
#19 of 123 In Brazil
#28 of 365 In Latin America
#872 of 5,966 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 2 9
1993 1 6
1994 5 6
1995 2 14
1996 2 3
1997 5 5
1998 6 17
1999 4 18
2000 13 33
2001 11 21
2002 20 52
2003 20 54
2004 25 68
2005 22 73
2006 46 112
2007 36 169
2008 172 208
2009 59 270
2010 68 275
2011 78 373
2012 99 436
2013 99 630
2014 127 653
2015 127 750
2016 175 925
2017 184 1172
2018 169 1436
2019 177 1770
2020 207 2125
2021 190 2730
2022 195 2903
2023 201 3006
2024 123 2848

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Cinematography 17 18 180
Entertainment Industry Business 18 20 397
Architecture 8 9 402
Game Design and Development 10 13 614
Fashion Design 17 22 705
Literature 22 30 835
Music 17 25 835
Aesthetics 16 22 842
Performing arts 25 36 875
Creative Writing 24 33 885
Multimedia 16 21 889
Art History 22 32 895
Singing and Vocal Performance 40 48 909
UX/UI Desgin 23 36 922
Photography 29 44 962
Computer Graphics 18 29 1049

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 4 5 558
Real Estate 7 12 798
Environmental Economics 18 26 866
Development Studies 19 30 1071
Project Management 27 42 1208
Management 22 37 1267
Economics 21 38 1279
Accounting 19 30 1304
Business 25 38 1311
Marketing 25 36 1415
Advertising 21 31 1443
Finance 22 44 1514
International Economics 25 51 1543
International Trade 32 65 1730
International Business 33 67 1748