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The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 18th in Brazil, 816th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 147 research topics. The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 39,280 academic publications and 332,953 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#816 of 14,131 In the World
#31 of 1,756 In Latin America
#18 of 198 In Brazil
#1 of 2 In Natal
#254 of 6,566 For Philosophy
#271 of 2,214 For Gerontology
#296 of 2,294 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#2588 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#906 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 144 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 466th in the World with 21,746 publications made and 123,157 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#21 of 128 In Brazil
#30 of 443 In Latin America
#466 of 7,020 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
1991 8 11
1992 5 25
1993 14 19
1994 9 24
1995 7 40
1996 33 52
1997 31 52
1998 38 52
1999 46 67
2000 52 111
2001 65 115
2002 82 179
2003 77 188
2004 118 287
2005 128 368
2006 181 478
2007 213 735
2008 283 920
2009 377 1156
2010 421 1373
2011 534 1996
2012 683 2479
2013 925 3089
2014 1118 3813
2015 1260 4528
2016 1537 5143
2017 1608 5903
2018 1629 7248
2019 1748 9076
2020 2298 12685
2021 2302 17053
2022 1978 17835
2023 1772 18373

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 23 31 254
Sports / Exercise science 15 15 338
Sociology 19 24 590
Genealogy 10 20 640
Demography 19 26 665
Forensic Science 19 26 686
Political Science 22 35 692
Anthropology 17 21 768
Public Policy / Administration 19 29 787
Gender Studies 22 29 800
Aesthetics 16 23 878
Archaeology 19 25 882
Human Rights Law 43 77 925
History 19 25 931
Linguistics 18 26 950
Occupational Safety and Health 26 40 955
Publishing 14 24 969
Military science 12 20 998
Special Education 16 20 1006
Early Childhood Education 25 36 1035
Art History 26 40 1039
Education Majors 29 38 1125
Library and Information science 19 33 1129
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 23 32 1132
Law 21 34 1144
Criminology and Criminal Justice 29 56 1190
Journalism and Digital Media 21 34 1218
Urban and Regional planning 34 61 1271
Classics and Ancient History 19 36 1279
Media Studies 31 52 1356
Communications and Public Relations 30 56 1882

Biology rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 25th for Biology in Brazil and 938th in the World with 17,715 publications made and 229,256 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#25 of 128 In Brazil
#36 of 428 In Latin America
#938 of 6,770 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 8 21
1992 12 26
1993 16 36
1994 14 51
1995 25 71
1996 23 90
1997 34 92
1998 37 126
1999 73 153
2000 78 239
2001 101 309
2002 115 384
2003 123 430
2004 150 629
2005 199 882
2006 225 1099
2007 251 1526
2008 422 2004
2009 345 2344
2010 406 2793
2011 469 3884
2012 588 4587
2013 646 5679
2014 937 7282
2015 939 8610
2016 1032 10367
2017 1137 12096
2018 1174 14790
2019 1365 18379
2020 1747 23759
2021 1762 29925
2022 1610 32766
2023 1447 33476

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 33 50 494
Animal Science 43 57 519
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 20 31 527
Zoology 27 45 538
Nutrition and Food Science 26 39 570
Horticulture 45 66 661
Virology 24 39 706
Paleontology 20 28 760
Botany 29 47 805
Neuroscience 13 18 812
Entomology 34 61 815
Immunology 21 34 834
Molecular Biology 28 39 835
Pharmacology 21 28 883
Agricultural Science 36 61 915
Toxicology 42 67 937
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 27 59 939
Evolutionary Biology 14 28 948
Biotechnology 28 46 962
Microbiology 32 55 974
Oncology and Cancer research 17 27 987
Genetics 25 38 1046
Biochemistry 22 35 1077
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 24 38 1157
Nanotechnology 19 33 1244
Astrobiology 22 50 1291
Biophysics 22 56 1448

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 24th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 813th in the World with 14,041 publications made and 164,057 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#24 of 128 In Brazil
#35 of 428 In Latin America
#813 of 6,798 In the World

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

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 7 14
1992 5 22
1993 9 33
1994 13 28
1995 23 41
1996 21 56
1997 25 76
1998 38 92
1999 55 107
2000 68 164
2001 73 220
2002 82 278
2003 98 330
2004 108 448
2005 160 628
2006 197 771
2007 196 1074
2008 239 1415
2009 304 1674
2010 325 1941
2011 358 2747
2012 471 3125
2013 555 3924
2014 737 4984
2015 743 6013
2016 842 7038
2017 906 8243
2018 975 10173
2019 1126 12998
2020 1393 16769
2021 1392 21945
2022 1260 23336
2023 1061 23827

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 9 11 480
Forestry 33 50 494
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 20 31 527
Petrology and Geochemistry 14 20 609
Earth science and Geophysics 12 19 642
Environmental Management 14 20 649
Geography and Cartography 21 33 754
Paleontology 20 28 760
Geology 20 29 799
Ecology 25 39 804
Hydrology and Water resources management 24 36 852
Oceanography 19 34 853
Agricultural Science 36 61 915
Environmental Chemistry 20 30 964
Geotechnical Engineering 20 31 1033
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 21 34 1168
Urban and Regional planning 34 61 1271

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 17th for Engineering in Brazil and 1009th in the World with 12,980 publications made and 168,708 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 420 In Latin America
#1009 of 6,684 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 15 50
1992 16 58
1993 20 80
1994 23 76
1995 25 111
1996 37 100
1997 37 117
1998 70 146
1999 71 157
2000 87 232
2001 97 289
2002 152 441
2003 137 456
2004 158 626
2005 197 771
2006 233 878
2007 210 1213
2008 265 1574
2009 298 1842
2010 314 2075
2011 368 2738
2012 442 3250
2013 501 3938
2014 617 4873
2015 660 6050
2016 730 7189
2017 847 8821
2018 971 10634
2019 983 13410
2020 1137 17999
2021 1159 22957
2022 992 24342
2023 904 24507

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

Engineering subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Petroleum Engineering 5 6 351
Architecture 8 8 405
Environmental Engineering 9 11 480
Robotics 8 15 662
Automotive Engineering 12 18 727
Renewable Energy Engineering 21 27 734
Agricultural Engineering 32 48 748
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 21 781
Computer Engineering 15 18 789
Systems Engineering 15 21 807
Reliability and Quality Engineering 16 23 823
Chemical Engineering 12 19 839
Biochemical Engineering 20 36 878
Automation and Control engineering 16 38 928
Human-Computer Interaction 16 32 928
Aviation 14 23 929
Biotechnology 28 46 962
Product and Industrial Design 18 23 963
Metallurgical Engineering 14 23 968
Landscape Architecture 13 23 984
Electronic Engineering 19 28 984
Telecommunications 13 18 999
Optical Engineering 16 24 1007
Mechanical Engineering 17 27 1024
Geotechnical Engineering 20 31 1033
Acoustical Engineering 17 27 1036
Materials Science 17 26 1047
Electrical Engineering 21 30 1061
Civil Engineering 16 27 1066
Computer Networking 17 26 1089
Aerospace Engineering 16 29 1131
Engineering Management 21 33 1149
Architectural Engineering 17 28 1171
Remote Sensing 26 38 1190
Structural Engineering 16 31 1207
Nanotechnology 19 33 1244
Operations Research 22 39 1282
Biomedical Engineering 33 59 1453
Transportation Engineering 23 43 1487

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 18th for Chemistry in Brazil and 1062nd in the World with 12,949 publications made and 184,665 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#18 of 128 In Brazil
#29 of 414 In Latin America
#1062 of 6,447 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 12 46
1992 15 53
1993 23 70
1994 20 64
1995 25 108
1996 31 97
1997 35 97
1998 65 126
1999 67 172
2000 81 227
2001 94 319
2002 139 475
2003 138 433
2004 148 648
2005 202 835
2006 197 990
2007 205 1416
2008 384 1706
2009 243 2015
2010 302 2390
2011 357 3264
2012 407 3772
2013 453 4686
2014 614 5833
2015 652 7003
2016 697 8196
2017 802 9870
2018 920 12055
2019 973 14921
2020 1162 19238
2021 1168 23514
2022 1093 25637
2023 1007 26263

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 18 460
Nutrition and Food Science 26 39 570
Petrology and Geochemistry 14 20 609
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 21 781
Chemical Engineering 12 19 839
Biochemical Engineering 20 36 878
Inorganic Chemistry 11 24 885
Physical chemistry 13 23 909
Environmental Chemistry 20 30 964
Computational Chemistry 22 47 1035
Materials Science 17 26 1047
Organic Chemistry 19 30 1056
Biochemistry 22 35 1077
Nanotechnology 19 33 1244
Pharmacy 38 83 2017

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 21st for Medicine in Brazil and 831st in the World with 12,908 publications made and 137,367 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#21 of 128 In Brazil
#26 of 426 In Latin America
#831 of 6,680 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 3 12
1992 5 9
1993 13 18
1994 7 23
1995 14 36
1996 8 40
1997 13 34
1998 16 58
1999 27 68
2000 39 120
2001 47 124
2002 72 177
2003 53 200
2004 68 326
2005 109 457
2006 104 582
2007 162 779
2008 178 1039
2009 231 1238
2010 304 1560
2011 344 2189
2012 446 2733
2013 490 3409
2014 693 4324
2015 722 5129
2016 833 6432
2017 877 7134
2018 814 8648
2019 951 10591
2020 1360 14476
2021 1365 18434
2022 1251 20646
2023 1165 21509

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 12 271
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 20 22 296
Sports / Exercise science 15 15 338
Occupational Therapy 8 8 343
Dentistry 24 27 412
Orthodontics 22 25 447
Sports Medicine 15 15 468
Respiratory Therapy 13 17 489
Nursing 18 19 509
Physical Therapy 15 16 531
Epidemiology 17 23 539
Pediatrics 18 26 595
Dermatology 19 28 598
Health Science 15 17 610
Family medicine 20 26 626
Healthcare Management (MHA) 20 24 676
Forensic Science 19 26 686
Audiology 18 22 704
Virology 24 39 706
Public Health 19 29 748
Critical Care Nursing 17 28 752
Optometry 12 21 780
Surgery 17 23 783
Pathology 19 26 806
Clinical Psychology 14 19 814
Immunology 21 34 834
Psychiatry 17 21 834
Anesthesiology 23 30 849
Anatomy and Physiology 23 29 862
Pharmacology 21 28 883
Veterinary 42 75 894
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 23 39 918
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 22 28 921
Medical Physics 20 27 924
Urology 28 46 925
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 19 27 935
Toxicology 42 67 937
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 27 59 939
Ophthalmology 15 27 967
Oncology and Cancer research 17 27 987
Radiation Therapy 24 36 1077
Cardiology 28 44 1103
Biomedical Engineering 33 59 1453
Pharmacy 38 83 2017

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 17th for Physics in Brazil and 990th in the World with 11,810 publications made and 164,012 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#17 of 127 In Brazil
#27 of 409 In Latin America
#990 of 6,603 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 16 51
1992 18 70
1993 23 94
1994 26 96
1995 26 135
1996 39 140
1997 40 149
1998 75 178
1999 81 203
2000 98 278
2001 100 347
2002 150 521
2003 136 525
2004 163 750
2005 197 857
2006 197 995
2007 193 1340
2008 233 1717
2009 255 1929
2010 278 2116
2011 319 2751
2012 387 3220
2013 468 3985
2014 557 4711
2015 575 5881
2016 672 7106
2017 766 8798
2018 879 10655
2019 875 13038
2020 1009 17412
2021 1049 21993
2022 885 23064
2023 808 23466

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 14 27 503
Condensed Matter Physics 11 17 679
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 18 696
Nuclear Physics 15 25 873
Medical Physics 20 27 924
Quantum and Particle physics 17 29 995
Optical Engineering 16 24 1007
Atomic and Molecular physics 18 35 1016
Acoustical Engineering 17 27 1036
Materials Science 17 26 1047
Nanotechnology 19 33 1244
Astrobiology 22 50 1291
Biophysics 22 56 1448

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 15th for Computer Science in Brazil and 969th in the World with 10,363 publications made and 120,730 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 417 In Latin America
#969 of 6,752 In the World

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

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 9 20
1992 7 27
1993 9 36
1994 7 31
1995 10 47
1996 16 56
1997 25 68
1998 27 78
1999 27 87
2000 42 142
2001 40 145
2002 104 257
2003 78 241
2004 107 339
2005 90 395
2006 190 528
2007 161 684
2008 182 875
2009 263 1106
2010 261 1313
2011 302 1695
2012 354 2146
2013 479 2905
2014 508 3566
2015 568 4532
2016 617 5601
2017 665 6676
2018 699 8142
2019 824 9715
2020 941 13050
2021 936 16665
2022 909 18775
2023 771 18742

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 13 628
Robotics 8 15 662
Computer Engineering 15 18 789
Neuroscience 13 18 812
Cognitive Science 10 17 859
Multimedia 15 19 893
Machine Learning 17 24 925
Human-Computer Interaction 16 32 928
Web Design and Development 17 25 929
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 20 931
UX/UI Desgin 24 36 933
Computer Vision 13 22 934
Data Science 17 23 942
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 14 23 961
Telecommunications 13 18 999
Computer Graphics 16 27 1010
Information Technology 25 35 1017
Computer Networking 17 26 1089
Cyber Security 15 24 1114
Library and Information science 19 33 1129
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 24 38 1157
Computational Linguistics 23 37 1410
Management Information Systems 29 44 1461

Psychology rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 19th for Psychology in Brazil and 952nd in the World with 6,339 publications made and 66,778 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#19 of 126 In Brazil
#23 of 403 In Latin America
#952 of 6,528 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 3 6
1992 3 7
1993 4 13
1994 1 15
1995 6 26
1996 5 43
1997 13 31
1998 6 37
1999 15 39
2000 27 74
2001 25 92
2002 32 86
2003 25 97
2004 43 150
2005 50 183
2006 69 217
2007 81 290
2008 91 412
2009 133 503
2010 164 662
2011 180 879
2012 233 1256
2013 268 1619
2014 339 2074
2015 385 2448
2016 410 3203
2017 413 3568
2018 398 4440
2019 471 5245
2020 611 6863
2021 649 8992
2022 594 10505
2023 517 10557

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 8 343
Neuroscience 13 18 812
Clinical Psychology 14 19 814
Psychiatry 17 21 834
Cognitive Science 10 17 859
Child Psychology 19 25 907
Sexology 27 38 916
Special Education 16 20 1006
Education Majors 29 38 1125
Social Psychology 20 28 1135

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 20th for Mathematics in Brazil and 1008th in the World with 5,384 publications made and 55,884 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#20 of 124 In Brazil
#27 of 393 In Latin America
#1008 of 6,305 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 2 8
1992 5 11
1993 1 13
1994 7 27
1995 5 35
1996 11 34
1997 9 33
1998 7 40
1999 16 46
2000 26 71
2001 24 91
2002 41 115
2003 38 110
2004 51 164
2005 42 190
2006 83 260
2007 68 298
2008 91 457
2009 116 492
2010 101 564
2011 131 708
2012 166 917
2013 221 1257
2014 255 1513
2015 295 1767
2016 369 2231
2017 345 2683
2018 351 3273
2019 433 4179
2020 527 5623
2021 527 7131
2022 500 7961
2023 453 8114

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
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 20 931
Statistics 19 25 939
Math Teachers 18 27 1180
Operations Research 22 39 1282
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 25 48 1451
Applied Mathematics 28 64 1637

Art & Design rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte ranked 18th for Art & Design in Brazil and 889th in the World with 2,273 publications made and 14,383 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
#18 of 121 In Brazil
#26 of 350 In Latin America
#889 of 5,720 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 6
1992 2 10
1993 1 6
1994 6 4
1995 1 12
1996 1 1
1997 4 7
1998 5 12
1999 3 16
2000 12 22
2001 8 18
2002 17 39
2003 18 35
2004 22 45
2005 20 46
2006 43 84
2007 29 121
2008 170 147
2009 61 187
2010 60 184
2011 55 281
2012 86 352
2013 104 457
2014 104 501
2015 107 573
2016 154 677
2017 157 823
2018 150 948
2019 160 1164
2020 190 1501
2021 178 1897
2022 165 2192
2023 151 2033

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 15 16 206
Entertainment Industry Business 12 14 346
Architecture 8 8 405
Game Design and Development 10 13 628
Music 14 20 694
Fashion Design 17 23 726
Literature 21 27 823
Aesthetics 16 23 878
Multimedia 15 19 893
Performing arts 25 37 925
UX/UI Desgin 24 36 933
Singing and Vocal Performance 39 48 969
Landscape Architecture 13 23 984
Computer Graphics 16 27 1010
Art History 26 40 1039
Photography 32 51 1053
Creative Writing 31 47 1104

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 5 633
Real Estate 6 10 806
Environmental Economics 17 24 891
Development Studies 19 33 1167
Management 22 38 1250
Project Management 29 43 1275
Business 24 39 1284
Economics 21 39 1314
Accounting 21 32 1364
International Economics 19 40 1368
Marketing 25 36 1371
Advertising 23 36 1508
Finance 22 47 1542
International Business 29 57 1591