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The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 4th in Brazil, 282nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 13 research topics. The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 143,182 academic publications and 2,187,587 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 77 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#282 of 14,131 In the World
#7 of 1,756 In Latin America
#4 of 198 In Brazil
#1 of 4 In Porto Alegre
#15 of 6,713 For Philosophy
#39 of 2,330 For Animal Science
#42 of 3,615 For Horticulture
#759 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#372 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 10 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 61st in the World with 74,897 publications made and 847,210 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 128 In Brazil
#3 of 442 In Latin America
#61 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 120 222
1994 122 247
1995 160 314
1996 180 327
1997 216 453
1998 308 605
1999 355 899
2000 426 1097
2001 482 1352
2002 675 2024
2003 790 2473
2004 889 3339
2005 1063 4446
2006 1257 5797
2007 1513 7279
2008 1834 9028
2009 1956 11502
2010 2202 14191
2011 2734 17703
2012 3353 20972
2013 3402 24693
2014 3859 27446
2015 4070 29762
2016 4216 32767
2017 4607 36130
2018 4692 41976
2019 4746 50307
2020 5503 67731
2021 5381 82671
2022 4492 81635
2023 4324 88017
2024 2642 72221
2025 1494 60410

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

Biology rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 4th for Biology in Brazil and 265th in the World with 65,951 publications made and 1,500,062 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 128 In Brazil
#5 of 433 In Latin America
#265 of 6,841 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 149 600
1994 197 669
1995 211 730
1996 262 869
1997 336 1277
1998 378 1361
1999 503 2009
2000 650 2815
2001 704 3278
2002 882 4851
2003 1017 6412
2004 1078 8460
2005 1193 10559
2006 1420 13670
2007 1623 16661
2008 1846 20259
2009 1902 23725
2010 2060 28314
2011 2398 34615
2012 2678 40593
2013 2844 46519
2014 3062 52698
2015 3084 57184
2016 3291 63548
2017 3426 69532
2018 3721 78624
2019 3631 90239
2020 4206 115346
2021 4198 136050
2022 3619 135566
2023 3683 139396
2024 2786 130272
2025 2016 115583

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

Biology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Animal Science 5 5 39
Horticulture 7 7 42
Forestry 5 6 64
Agricultural Science 4 6 98
Nutrition and Food Science 6 6 100
Toxicology 5 6 106
Zoology 6 7 114
Botany 6 8 134
Microbiology 6 7 172
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 8 212
Paleontology 5 6 212
Pharmacology 3 3 227
Neuroscience 3 4 240
Entomology 9 12 242
Biotechnology 4 5 254
Virology 6 8 263
Molecular Biology 4 6 287
Biochemistry 5 7 318
Genetics 5 7 346
Evolutionary Biology 5 8 367
Nanotechnology 5 6 379
Immunology 7 10 392
Astrobiology 5 8 405
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 8 435
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 8 12 480
Oncology and Cancer research 6 9 524
Biophysics 7 17 765

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 6th for Medicine in Brazil and 260th in the World with 49,287 publications made and 1,113,997 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 128 In Brazil
#6 of 432 In Latin America
#260 of 6,793 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 79 294
1994 107 388
1995 118 453
1996 162 549
1997 206 781
1998 216 843
1999 291 1208
2000 368 1748
2001 396 2057
2002 507 2870
2003 620 3793
2004 675 4879
2005 791 6457
2006 933 8614
2007 1157 10835
2008 1324 13499
2009 1331 16312
2010 1493 20157
2011 1853 24406
2012 2056 29101
2013 2180 33759
2014 2347 38394
2015 2308 42419
2016 2393 46886
2017 2553 51394
2018 2757 57403
2019 2665 66624
2020 3314 87072
2021 3376 103954
2022 3040 105556
2023 3031 107498
2024 2417 98270
2025 1889 89488

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

Medicine subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 6 62
Veterinary 4 5 88
Sports / Exercise science 5 5 92
Toxicology 5 6 106
Dentistry 6 6 123
Gerontology 5 5 131
Orthodontics 7 7 143
Clinical Psychology 2 2 151
Pediatrics 3 3 165
Epidemiology 4 4 168
Health Science 2 2 173
Sports Medicine 4 4 175
Nursing 3 3 176
Physical Therapy 5 5 194
Urology 6 7 214
Family medicine 5 5 218
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 2 222
Dermatology 7 7 225
Pharmacology 3 3 227
Public Health 4 5 229
Pathology 5 5 240
Psychiatry 3 3 244
Virology 6 8 263
Audiology 7 8 271
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 3 278
Anesthesiology 5 5 300
Critical Care Nursing 4 4 302
Cosmetology 7 8 304
Plastic Surgery 8 13 307
Respiratory Therapy 7 9 310
Anatomy and Physiology 6 7 314
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 7 345
Surgery 6 6 350
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 7 357
Cardiology 4 4 369
Occupational Therapy 10 10 379
Immunology 7 10 392
Sonography and Ultrasound 6 7 429
Ophthalmology 7 9 458
Biomedical Engineering 7 7 463
Radiation Therapy 7 8 479
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 8 12 480
Optometry 8 11 512
Oncology and Cancer research 6 9 524
Medical Physics 9 12 531
Forensic Science 11 15 541
Pharmacy 6 9 558
Neurosurgery 9 18 653
Social Work 6 10 773

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 5th for Chemistry in Brazil and 338th in the World with 48,454 publications made and 1,185,384 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 128 In Brazil
#6 of 420 In Latin America
#338 of 6,561 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 129 644
1994 171 735
1995 200 754
1996 259 939
1997 320 1254
1998 343 1437
1999 414 1966
2000 534 2669
2001 589 3174
2002 731 4597
2003 833 5923
2004 902 7760
2005 928 9138
2006 1063 11454
2007 1219 13766
2008 1283 16018
2009 1375 19118
2010 1472 22298
2011 1742 27163
2012 1938 31749
2013 2058 35873
2014 2309 40622
2015 2335 44819
2016 2372 49889
2017 2537 55158
2018 2595 61503
2019 2625 71094
2020 2946 89655
2021 2911 102384
2022 2459 102365
2023 2583 105536
2024 1940 98474
2025 1399 86603

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

Chemistry subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 4 4 63
Nutrition and Food Science 6 6 100
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 3 170
Chemical Engineering 5 6 308
Organic Chemistry 5 6 317
Biochemistry 5 7 318
Inorganic Chemistry 6 7 329
Environmental Chemistry 6 8 334
Materials Science 5 6 360
Physical chemistry 5 6 365
Nanotechnology 5 6 379
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 5 6 406
Biochemical Engineering 8 11 409
Computational Chemistry 6 14 556
Pharmacy 6 9 558

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 216th in the World with 48,059 publications made and 919,127 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 128 In Brazil
#6 of 433 In Latin America
#216 of 6,888 In the World

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

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 119 355
1994 139 409
1995 145 410
1996 192 524
1997 216 616
1998 263 790
1999 341 1138
2000 439 1416
2001 473 1709
2002 623 2626
2003 689 3228
2004 738 4421
2005 774 5763
2006 1034 7509
2007 1118 8672
2008 1277 11106
2009 1338 13467
2010 1481 15804
2011 1723 19320
2012 1888 23027
2013 2023 26770
2014 2226 30165
2015 2308 33318
2016 2455 37492
2017 2557 42103
2018 2720 48679
2019 2732 57031
2020 3268 73548
2021 3226 87332
2022 2713 85538
2023 2781 91039
2024 1934 83534
2025 1278 73223

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

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 5th for Engineering in Brazil and 380th in the World with 41,732 publications made and 835,429 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 127 In Brazil
#6 of 425 In Latin America
#380 of 6,795 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 119 445
1994 129 465
1995 163 552
1996 206 670
1997 249 869
1998 278 1100
1999 330 1336
2000 400 1692
2001 485 2371
2002 678 3419
2003 695 4316
2004 738 5343
2005 751 6226
2006 950 8123
2007 995 9483
2008 1041 10766
2009 1193 12871
2010 1244 14948
2011 1515 18457
2012 1614 21454
2013 1736 24974
2014 2005 28263
2015 2121 31698
2016 1988 35697
2017 2193 39936
2018 2238 45542
2019 2368 53441
2020 2741 66763
2021 2609 77691
2022 2164 78969
2023 2248 83961
2024 1631 77587
2025 1157 68296

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

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 5th for Physics in Brazil and 401st in the World with 38,016 publications made and 786,953 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 127 In Brazil
#6 of 419 In Latin America
#401 of 6,729 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 111 485
1994 135 484
1995 174 551
1996 205 674
1997 257 960
1998 289 1240
1999 341 1473
2000 383 1943
2001 477 2703
2002 631 3635
2003 655 4500
2004 728 5540
2005 681 6242
2006 863 8038
2007 931 9258
2008 976 10727
2009 1056 12605
2010 1127 14025
2011 1370 17210
2012 1482 20234
2013 1575 23484
2014 1797 26219
2015 1805 29639
2016 1843 33400
2017 1980 37083
2018 2050 43184
2019 2109 49426
2020 2381 60956
2021 2300 69307
2022 1965 68824
2023 1986 73063
2024 1442 68272
2025 1055 58928

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

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 6 349
Materials Science 5 6 360
Nanotechnology 5 6 379
Nuclear Physics 5 7 390
Astrobiology 5 8 405
Quantum and Particle physics 5 6 427
Optical Engineering 6 7 452
Theoretical Physics 16 30 511
Atomic and Molecular physics 9 13 513
Acoustical Engineering 6 9 514
Medical Physics 9 12 531
Condensed Matter Physics 9 13 534
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 9 701
Biophysics 7 17 765

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Brazil and 378th in the World with 34,103 publications made and 725,375 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 125 In Brazil
#4 of 427 In Latin America
#378 of 6,855 In the World

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

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 64 356
1994 89 386
1995 126 492
1996 95 508
1997 163 874
1998 166 831
1999 224 1139
2000 280 1556
2001 301 1880
2002 535 2920
2003 565 3499
2004 605 4358
2005 639 5140
2006 792 6843
2007 822 7712
2008 875 9274
2009 985 11039
2010 1067 12825
2011 1266 15465
2012 1364 18006
2013 1458 21400
2014 1621 24536
2015 1664 27582
2016 1678 30389
2017 1785 33089
2018 1851 38310
2019 2024 44581
2020 2127 54791
2021 2151 65180
2022 1933 65760
2023 1942 68494
2024 1388 61988
2025 1048 55618

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

Psychology rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 3rd for Psychology in Brazil and 278th in the World with 23,798 publications made and 519,295 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 126 In Brazil
#3 of 417 In Latin America
#278 of 6,663 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 36 255
1994 54 267
1995 55 308
1996 61 324
1997 88 566
1998 75 457
1999 153 724
2000 165 1070
2001 188 1152
2002 257 1660
2003 329 2121
2004 350 2708
2005 370 3242
2006 478 4231
2007 544 5196
2008 653 6357
2009 651 7365
2010 745 9522
2011 831 11108
2012 1035 13569
2013 1085 15957
2014 1190 18609
2015 1155 20447
2016 1179 22468
2017 1315 24636
2018 1263 27797
2019 1388 31945
2020 1527 40769
2021 1573 48233
2022 1491 49956
2023 1363 51180
2024 1115 46989
2025 844 44123

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

Psychology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 2 2 151
Sexology 3 3 214
Child Psychology 2 2 226
Neuroscience 3 4 240
Psychiatry 3 3 244
Social Psychology 2 2 300
Education Majors 4 4 336
Occupational Therapy 10 10 379
Cognitive Science 3 4 517
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 9 519
Special Education 6 7 550
Social Work 6 10 773
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 6 798

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Brazil and 348th in the World with 17,996 publications made and 359,175 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 125 In Brazil
#3 of 400 In Latin America
#348 of 6,434 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 21 95
1994 29 124
1995 41 95
1996 39 140
1997 61 198
1998 73 251
1999 100 264
2000 112 386
2001 139 511
2002 209 835
2003 232 996
2004 270 1466
2005 302 1667
2006 371 2358
2007 426 2667
2008 441 3226
2009 481 4225
2010 527 5032
2011 644 6070
2012 711 7570
2013 798 9105
2014 857 10645
2015 836 11767
2016 906 13269
2017 972 14759
2018 1034 17323
2019 1106 20184
2020 1304 26103
2021 1237 30946
2022 1166 32308
2023 1209 34010
2024 732 25215
2025 516 21181

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

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 3 271
Statistics 3 3 342
Operations Research 8 10 384
Math Teachers 4 7 474
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 11 688
Applied Mathematics 9 16 707
Actuarial Science 3 7 719

Business rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 3rd for Business in Brazil and 390th in the World with 11,840 publications made and 206,709 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 124 In Brazil
#3 of 396 In Latin America
#390 of 6,366 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 11 42
1994 12 57
1995 24 58
1996 21 86
1997 33 136
1998 46 129
1999 67 168
2000 70 212
2001 81 266
2002 164 516
2003 148 592
2004 187 758
2005 164 1002
2006 268 1347
2007 253 1530
2008 292 1920
2009 340 2355
2010 371 2611
2011 447 3683
2012 551 4267
2013 527 5040
2014 565 5782
2015 705 6536
2016 610 7012
2017 680 8301
2018 749 9792
2019 751 11616
2020 824 14809
2021 770 18094
2022 723 18765
2023 652 19947
2024 413 15943
2025 247 12955

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

Economics rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 4th for Economics in Brazil and 434th in the World with 7,947 publications made and 158,705 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 123 In Brazil
#7 of 386 In Latin America
#434 of 6,188 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 10 37
1994 10 40
1995 13 44
1996 15 56
1997 16 84
1998 24 86
1999 49 131
2000 30 168
2001 44 154
2002 59 234
2003 80 321
2004 101 404
2005 105 625
2006 155 702
2007 134 897
2008 166 1107
2009 198 1482
2010 218 1593
2011 289 2287
2012 360 2910
2013 363 3545
2014 379 3821
2015 398 4555
2016 414 5247
2017 449 5912
2018 485 6909
2019 513 8426
2020 602 11566
2021 560 13750
2022 582 14504
2023 492 15718
2024 330 12430
2025 251 10823

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

Art & Design rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 5th for Art & Design in Brazil and 317th in the World with 7,659 publications made and 81,685 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
#5 of 123 In Brazil
#6 of 367 In Latin America
#317 of 6,010 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 11 26
1994 23 48
1995 21 42
1996 22 37
1997 15 45
1998 36 96
1999 32 124
2000 41 104
2001 57 173
2002 90 226
2003 109 264
2004 137 369
2005 103 510
2006 166 659
2007 162 769
2008 216 1004
2009 225 1284
2010 267 1450
2011 310 1783
2012 364 2153
2013 357 2687
2014 375 2896
2015 471 3239
2016 401 3495
2017 453 3917
2018 424 4598
2019 487 5404
2020 527 6915
2021 457 8196
2022 411 8461
2023 391 8861
2024 272 8733
2025 172 7878

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

Art & Design subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Cinematography 5 5 34
Entertainment Industry Business 6 6 126
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 3 169
Performing arts 3 3 172
Architecture 3 3 172
Fashion Design 5 6 230
Music 4 5 235
Game Design and Development 2 3 249
UX/UI Desgin 6 8 249
Creative Writing 4 4 262
Photography 6 6 271
Graphic Design 2 2 285
Literature 6 7 288
Computer Graphics 3 3 323
Art History 5 7 325
Multimedia 4 5 327
Aesthetics 4 6 358
Illustration and Concept Art 7 10 400
Painting and Drawing 7 10 412
Sculpture 7 10 412
Animation 5 6 508