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The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 4th in Brazil, 287th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 14 research topics. The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 140,129 academic publications and 2,048,163 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 72 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#287 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 6,689 For Philosophy
#38 of 2,294 For Animal Science
#41 of 3,576 For Horticulture
#743 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#356 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 11 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 57th in the World with 73,720 publications made and 789,065 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
#57 of 7,081 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
1992 97 208
1993 120 222
1994 122 246
1995 149 314
1996 180 327
1997 210 451
1998 308 604
1999 355 899
2000 424 1096
2001 483 1350
2002 676 2024
2003 788 2472
2004 889 3342
2005 1062 4435
2006 1256 5804
2007 1514 7272
2008 1834 9049
2009 1955 11487
2010 2201 14187
2011 2735 17718
2012 3351 20972
2013 3403 24666
2014 3858 27497
2015 4068 29815
2016 4217 32803
2017 4614 36177
2018 4700 42168
2019 4756 50438
2020 5519 68015
2021 5386 82985
2022 4502 81966
2023 4339 88133
2024 2568 71118

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 266th in the World with 64,403 publications made and 1,416,203 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 128 In Brazil
#5 of 433 In Latin America
#266 of 6,833 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 126 515
1993 149 599
1994 197 669
1995 211 728
1996 262 857
1997 336 1275
1998 378 1360
1999 503 2010
2000 650 2809
2001 703 3278
2002 882 4852
2003 1017 6408
2004 1078 8461
2005 1192 10551
2006 1421 13677
2007 1623 16660
2008 1844 20244
2009 1902 23702
2010 2061 28326
2011 2403 34635
2012 2676 40600
2013 2846 46506
2014 3061 52733
2015 3083 57175
2016 3291 63593
2017 3430 69550
2018 3724 78720
2019 3636 90358
2020 4219 115618
2021 4204 136364
2022 3628 135795
2023 3689 139569
2024 2743 129068

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 38
Horticulture 6 6 41
Forestry 6 7 63
Agricultural Science 4 6 96
Nutrition and Food Science 6 6 98
Toxicology 5 6 103
Zoology 6 7 115
Botany 6 8 136
Microbiology 6 7 176
Paleontology 5 6 210
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 7 214
Pharmacology 3 3 224
Entomology 8 11 240
Neuroscience 3 4 241
Biotechnology 4 5 253
Virology 6 8 262
Molecular Biology 4 6 289
Biochemistry 5 7 318
Genetics 5 7 343
Evolutionary Biology 5 6 361
Nanotechnology 4 5 372
Immunology 7 10 392
Astrobiology 5 8 399
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 8 429
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 11 471
Oncology and Cancer research 6 9 521
Biophysics 7 17 769

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 6th for Medicine in Brazil and 261st in the World with 47,852 publications made and 1,041,476 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Immunology.

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

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 76 270
1993 79 294
1994 107 388
1995 118 453
1996 162 548
1997 206 781
1998 216 844
1999 291 1206
2000 368 1748
2001 395 2056
2002 507 2868
2003 620 3792
2004 678 4883
2005 791 6456
2006 933 8611
2007 1158 10844
2008 1323 13499
2009 1330 16283
2010 1492 20148
2011 1860 24407
2012 2056 29097
2013 2182 33787
2014 2346 38421
2015 2303 42426
2016 2393 46895
2017 2557 51443
2018 2759 57500
2019 2676 66775
2020 3326 87340
2021 3386 104266
2022 3047 105772
2023 3034 107659
2024 2383 97132

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) 5 5 62
Veterinary 4 5 87
Sports / Exercise science 5 5 91
Toxicology 5 6 103
Gerontology 5 5 126
Dentistry 7 7 136
Clinical Psychology 2 2 151
Orthodontics 7 7 164
Pediatrics 3 3 169
Epidemiology 4 4 170
Nursing 3 3 173
Health Science 2 2 175
Sports Medicine 4 4 176
Physical Therapy 5 5 193
Urology 6 7 218
Family medicine 5 5 220
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 2 223
Pharmacology 3 3 224
Dermatology 7 7 225
Public Health 4 5 231
Pathology 4 4 238
Psychiatry 3 3 244
Virology 6 8 262
Audiology 6 7 268
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 3 275
Anesthesiology 5 5 303
Critical Care Nursing 5 5 304
Cosmetology 7 8 306
Respiratory Therapy 7 9 308
Plastic Surgery 8 14 314
Anatomy and Physiology 6 7 319
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 7 347
Surgery 6 6 351
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 7 359
Cardiology 4 4 371
Occupational Therapy 10 10 387
Immunology 7 10 392
Sonography and Ultrasound 6 7 425
Ophthalmology 7 9 457
Biomedical Engineering 7 7 459
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 11 471
Radiation Therapy 7 8 481
Oncology and Cancer research 6 9 521
Optometry 8 12 523
Medical Physics 9 12 534
Pharmacy 6 9 553
Forensic Science 12 17 559
Neurosurgery 10 18 651
Social Work 6 10 751

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 5th for Chemistry in Brazil and 338th in the World with 47,409 publications made and 1,112,202 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 128 In Brazil
#6 of 418 In Latin America
#338 of 6,545 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 119 554
1993 129 645
1994 171 734
1995 200 752
1996 259 931
1997 320 1254
1998 343 1436
1999 414 1967
2000 533 2667
2001 589 3175
2002 731 4597
2003 833 5924
2004 901 7760
2005 928 9129
2006 1063 11465
2007 1219 13761
2008 1280 16002
2009 1376 19093
2010 1470 22299
2011 1747 27172
2012 1941 31734
2013 2062 35898
2014 2308 40662
2015 2333 44804
2016 2371 49960
2017 2541 55284
2018 2592 61614
2019 2625 71248
2020 2962 90067
2021 2923 102801
2022 2475 102707
2023 2587 105900
2024 1923 97837

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 64
Nutrition and Food Science 6 6 98
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 3 165
Chemical Engineering 5 6 306
Organic Chemistry 5 6 313
Biochemistry 5 7 318
Inorganic Chemistry 6 7 327
Environmental Chemistry 6 8 336
Materials Science 5 6 358
Physical chemistry 5 6 363
Nanotechnology 4 5 372
Biochemical Engineering 8 11 414
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 5 7 428
Computational Chemistry 6 14 544
Pharmacy 6 9 553

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 217th in the World with 47,084 publications made and 868,114 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 128 In Brazil
#6 of 431 In Latin America
#217 of 6,876 In the World

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

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 109 295
1993 119 355
1994 139 408
1995 144 408
1996 191 522
1997 217 614
1998 263 789
1999 340 1138
2000 439 1412
2001 470 1709
2002 623 2627
2003 690 3225
2004 737 4422
2005 776 5754
2006 1036 7514
2007 1120 8672
2008 1278 11124
2009 1339 13453
2010 1480 15796
2011 1727 19347
2012 1892 23023
2013 2029 26770
2014 2227 30180
2015 2307 33326
2016 2459 37530
2017 2562 42129
2018 2728 48766
2019 2730 57008
2020 3270 73706
2021 3223 87402
2022 2725 85716
2023 2783 91184
2024 1899 82842

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 378th in the World with 40,805 publications made and 784,081 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 424 In Latin America
#378 of 6,782 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 100 403
1993 119 445
1994 129 464
1995 163 550
1996 205 668
1997 248 867
1998 278 1099
1999 330 1336
2000 400 1690
2001 485 2369
2002 679 3425
2003 695 4317
2004 737 5341
2005 752 6223
2006 950 8123
2007 995 9474
2008 1040 10762
2009 1192 12859
2010 1242 14949
2011 1521 18483
2012 1616 21442
2013 1735 24981
2014 2011 28280
2015 2119 31750
2016 1989 35744
2017 2195 39970
2018 2236 45622
2019 2372 53440
2020 2731 66854
2021 2610 77819
2022 2165 79000
2023 2249 84103
2024 1595 76919

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 37,166 publications made and 742,134 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 418 In Latin America
#401 of 6,713 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 102 428
1993 111 485
1994 135 483
1995 174 549
1996 204 672
1997 256 959
1998 289 1239
1999 341 1473
2000 383 1943
2001 477 2702
2002 631 3637
2003 655 4501
2004 728 5542
2005 682 6241
2006 863 8033
2007 931 9252
2008 973 10707
2009 1053 12584
2010 1128 14031
2011 1377 17224
2012 1482 20212
2013 1575 23492
2014 1796 26232
2015 1803 29651
2016 1837 33405
2017 1983 37082
2018 2045 43184
2019 2112 49411
2020 2369 60870
2021 2300 69346
2022 1968 68817
2023 1985 73143
2024 1415 67625

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 6 350
Materials Science 5 6 358
Nanotechnology 4 5 372
Nuclear Physics 5 7 388
Astrobiology 5 8 399
Quantum and Particle physics 5 6 425
Optical Engineering 6 7 456
Theoretical Physics 15 29 505
Atomic and Molecular physics 8 12 508
Acoustical Engineering 6 9 512
Condensed Matter Physics 9 12 525
Medical Physics 9 12 534
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 9 689
Biophysics 7 17 769

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Brazil and 374th in the World with 33,313 publications made and 685,973 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 425 In Latin America
#374 of 6,845 In the World

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

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 66 310
1993 64 356
1994 89 386
1995 126 492
1996 95 507
1997 162 873
1998 166 831
1999 224 1138
2000 280 1555
2001 301 1880
2002 535 2918
2003 566 3499
2004 606 4361
2005 640 5139
2006 792 6841
2007 822 7703
2008 877 9289
2009 984 11032
2010 1069 12819
2011 1268 15472
2012 1363 18031
2013 1458 21392
2014 1623 24556
2015 1666 27604
2016 1685 30447
2017 1789 33166
2018 1853 38418
2019 2031 44764
2020 2136 55098
2021 2155 65505
2022 1943 66039
2023 1952 68732
2024 1351 61403

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 281st in the World with 23,193 publications made and 491,155 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 126 In Brazil
#3 of 416 In Latin America
#281 of 6,645 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 27 212
1993 36 255
1994 54 267
1995 55 308
1996 61 324
1997 87 565
1998 75 457
1999 153 724
2000 165 1069
2001 188 1151
2002 257 1658
2003 329 2122
2004 352 2713
2005 370 3240
2006 478 4230
2007 544 5198
2008 652 6343
2009 650 7354
2010 747 9521
2011 835 11115
2012 1034 13593
2013 1086 15938
2014 1192 18629
2015 1160 20480
2016 1185 22504
2017 1315 24681
2018 1268 27889
2019 1394 32083
2020 1536 41003
2021 1587 48546
2022 1501 50147
2023 1377 51409
2024 1094 46522

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 3 213
Child Psychology 2 2 227
Neuroscience 3 4 241
Psychiatry 3 3 244
Social Psychology 2 2 300
Education Majors 4 4 336
Occupational Therapy 10 10 387
Cognitive Science 3 4 513
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 9 516
Special Education 6 7 558
Social Work 6 10 751
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 6 790

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Brazil and 352nd in the World with 17,678 publications made and 348,029 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 399 In Latin America
#352 of 6,418 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 18 95
1993 21 95
1994 29 124
1995 41 95
1996 39 139
1997 61 198
1998 73 251
1999 100 265
2000 112 386
2001 139 511
2002 209 834
2003 233 996
2004 271 1466
2005 302 1666
2006 371 2361
2007 426 2664
2008 440 3242
2009 482 4224
2010 529 5034
2011 649 6090
2012 715 7616
2013 800 9137
2014 858 10722
2015 840 11854
2016 916 13361
2017 971 14878
2018 1038 17536
2019 1110 20402
2020 1319 26564
2021 1250 31470
2022 1191 32902
2023 1219 34467
2024 719 25013

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 3 261
Statistics 3 3 344
Operations Research 8 10 386
Math Teachers 4 7 472
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 12 689
Applied Mathematics 9 16 705
Actuarial Science 3 7 721

Business rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 3rd for Business in Brazil and 388th in the World with 11,660 publications made and 183,614 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 124 In Brazil
#3 of 395 In Latin America
#388 of 6,339 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 6 44
1993 11 42
1994 12 57
1995 24 60
1996 21 85
1997 33 136
1998 46 129
1999 67 168
2000 70 212
2001 81 265
2002 164 516
2003 148 592
2004 188 758
2005 164 1002
2006 268 1346
2007 253 1532
2008 295 1943
2009 341 2352
2010 368 2611
2011 447 3695
2012 553 4272
2013 529 5042
2014 566 5788
2015 705 6539
2016 613 7039
2017 683 8346
2018 750 9842
2019 754 11652
2020 832 14916
2021 777 18216
2022 722 18873
2023 657 20044
2024 393 15780

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 439th in the World with 7,756 publications made and 144,357 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 123 In Brazil
#7 of 384 In Latin America
#439 of 6,167 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 7 39
1993 10 37
1994 10 40
1995 13 44
1996 15 54
1997 15 84
1998 24 86
1999 49 130
2000 30 168
2001 44 154
2002 59 234
2003 80 321
2004 102 404
2005 105 625
2006 155 702
2007 134 897
2008 166 1107
2009 196 1472
2010 217 1593
2011 289 2296
2012 360 2912
2013 363 3555
2014 380 3835
2015 398 4561
2016 416 5265
2017 452 5923
2018 486 6947
2019 514 8488
2020 605 11633
2021 568 13839
2022 579 14588
2023 497 15765
2024 320 12202

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 4th for Art & Design in Brazil and 310th in the World with 7,518 publications made and 78,371 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
#4 of 123 In Brazil
#5 of 365 In Latin America
#310 of 5,966 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 11 33
1993 11 26
1994 23 47
1995 21 42
1996 22 38
1997 14 44
1998 36 96
1999 32 123
2000 41 105
2001 57 173
2002 90 226
2003 109 265
2004 137 372
2005 104 510
2006 166 658
2007 162 771
2008 215 1005
2009 227 1282
2010 266 1451
2011 312 1781
2012 366 2147
2013 357 2680
2014 378 2898
2015 468 3229
2016 404 3501
2017 457 3911
2018 426 4629
2019 486 5370
2020 524 6892
2021 456 8156
2022 404 8425
2023 391 8805
2024 265 8586

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 33
Entertainment Industry Business 6 6 121
Performing arts 3 3 167
Architecture 3 3 168
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 3 175
Fashion Design 4 5 223
Music 4 5 226
Game Design and Development 2 3 244
Creative Writing 4 4 258
Photography 6 6 264
UX/UI Desgin 6 9 274
Literature 6 7 283
Graphic Design 2 2 301
Art History 5 7 316
Multimedia 4 4 321
Computer Graphics 3 3 322
Aesthetics 4 6 354
Illustration and Concept Art 7 10 389
Painting and Drawing 7 10 393
Sculpture 7 10 393
Animation 5 6 508