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The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 4th in Brazil, 292nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 10 research topics. The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 120,112 academic publications and 1,397,242 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 67 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#292 of 14,131 In the World
#7 of 1,756 In Latin America
#4 of 198 In Brazil
#1 of 4 In Porto Alegre
#21 of 6,566 For Philosophy
#40 of 3,373 For Horticulture
#41 of 2,152 For Animal Science
#720 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#356 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 7 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 73rd in the World with 63,628 publications made and 495,871 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 128 In Brazil
#4 of 443 In Latin America
#73 of 7,020 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
1991 84 159
1992 86 169
1993 114 181
1994 111 197
1995 130 229
1996 161 252
1997 189 347
1998 274 447
1999 322 651
2000 372 806
2001 425 1029
2002 622 1509
2003 694 1818
2004 781 2490
2005 928 3375
2006 1109 4307
2007 1322 5415
2008 1646 6750
2009 1739 8497
2010 1977 10680
2011 2459 13439
2012 3080 15739
2013 3082 18513
2014 3430 20472
2015 3577 22640
2016 3864 23177
2017 4163 24221
2018 4229 28894
2019 4407 34899
2020 4968 45462
2021 4887 56354
2022 3932 56776
2023 3487 59742

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 284th in the World with 56,597 publications made and 1,013,408 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 128 In Brazil
#5 of 428 In Latin America
#284 of 6,770 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 120 341
1992 116 429
1993 136 488
1994 184 541
1995 197 560
1996 242 692
1997 320 1068
1998 336 1117
1999 462 1574
2000 575 2293
2001 627 2749
2002 764 3986
2003 882 5076
2004 993 6889
2005 1063 8779
2006 1283 11138
2007 1450 13915
2008 1669 16733
2009 1734 19261
2010 1825 23094
2011 2136 28452
2012 2416 33156
2013 2559 37978
2014 2774 42538
2015 2828 46271
2016 3077 50849
2017 3187 54651
2018 3485 61764
2019 3479 71941
2020 3932 89987
2021 3972 106933
2022 3340 110600
2023 3292 112582

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
Horticulture 6 6 40
Animal Science 5 5 41
Forestry 5 6 69
Nutrition and Food Science 6 6 102
Agricultural Science 5 7 104
Toxicology 4 6 115
Zoology 7 9 137
Botany 6 8 152
Microbiology 7 8 195
Pharmacology 2 2 221
Paleontology 5 6 227
Neuroscience 3 4 246
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 11 249
Biotechnology 4 4 249
Virology 7 10 293
Entomology 11 14 296
Molecular Biology 4 6 303
Biochemistry 4 6 330
Genetics 5 7 355
Evolutionary Biology 5 8 361
Astrobiology 5 8 366
Nanotechnology 5 6 383
Immunology 7 10 391
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 6 425
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 8 12 464
Oncology and Cancer research 6 9 523
Biophysics 7 19 780

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 5th for Chemistry in Brazil and 349th in the World with 42,300 publications made and 833,917 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 128 In Brazil
#7 of 414 In Latin America
#349 of 6,447 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 109 398
1992 109 467
1993 117 550
1994 164 637
1995 193 613
1996 238 784
1997 303 1090
1998 305 1210
1999 375 1613
2000 473 2250
2001 543 2755
2002 643 3864
2003 717 4810
2004 830 6502
2005 829 7797
2006 964 9580
2007 1113 11768
2008 1164 13681
2009 1245 16015
2010 1341 18894
2011 1588 23031
2012 1739 26721
2013 1853 30564
2014 2094 34021
2015 2169 37620
2016 2237 41764
2017 2341 45101
2018 2451 50284
2019 2541 58872
2020 2834 72910
2021 2853 85522
2022 2356 88041
2023 2370 89465

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 71
Nutrition and Food Science 6 6 102
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 3 171
Chemical Engineering 5 6 311
Inorganic Chemistry 6 7 325
Organic Chemistry 5 6 328
Biochemistry 4 6 330
Environmental Chemistry 6 7 348
Materials Science 4 5 365
Physical chemistry 5 6 377
Nanotechnology 5 6 383
Biochemical Engineering 8 11 425
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 5 6 427
Computational Chemistry 6 14 546
Pharmacy 6 8 587

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 6th for Medicine in Brazil and 279th in the World with 41,536 publications made and 717,562 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Immunology.

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

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 66 213
1992 70 232
1993 76 255
1994 96 320
1995 111 353
1996 139 438
1997 193 654
1998 182 693
1999 261 948
2000 322 1443
2001 351 1675
2002 424 2291
2003 538 2969
2004 611 3912
2005 713 5443
2006 835 7022
2007 1037 8916
2008 1166 11010
2009 1205 13010
2010 1327 16082
2011 1678 19780
2012 1861 23481
2013 1953 27243
2014 2103 30113
2015 2172 33599
2016 2262 36396
2017 2374 39037
2018 2607 43915
2019 2551 51429
2020 3098 65658
2021 3120 78375
2022 2744 83248
2023 2659 84340

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 80
Veterinary 4 5 88
Sports / Exercise science 5 5 94
Toxicology 4 6 115
Gerontology 5 5 139
Dentistry 8 8 142
Clinical Psychology 2 2 156
Orthodontics 7 7 161
Nursing 2 2 178
Sports Medicine 4 4 186
Pediatrics 4 4 186
Epidemiology 4 4 190
Physical Therapy 4 4 197
Urology 6 7 221
Health Science 3 3 221
Pharmacology 2 2 221
Dermatology 7 7 240
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 2 247
Family medicine 5 5 250
Public Health 4 5 253
Psychiatry 3 3 259
Audiology 5 5 259
Pathology 5 5 265
Virology 7 10 293
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 3 303
Anesthesiology 5 5 309
Cosmetology 8 8 323
Critical Care Nursing 4 4 327
Respiratory Therapy 8 10 332
Anatomy and Physiology 6 8 340
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 6 342
Plastic Surgery 9 14 346
Surgery 5 5 358
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 7 368
Occupational Therapy 9 9 386
Immunology 7 10 391
Cardiology 5 5 398
Sonography and Ultrasound 8 9 457
Biomedical Engineering 5 5 461
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 8 12 464
Radiation Therapy 6 8 475
Ophthalmology 6 9 486
Optometry 8 11 508
Oncology and Cancer research 6 9 523
Pharmacy 6 8 587
Forensic Science 14 21 597
Medical Physics 12 17 612
Neurosurgery 16 28 739
Social Work 11 16 879

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 237th in the World with 41,114 publications made and 594,983 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 128 In Brazil
#6 of 428 In Latin America
#237 of 6,798 In the World

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

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 96 206
1992 96 245
1993 108 290
1994 126 346
1995 125 309
1996 174 415
1997 204 510
1998 232 620
1999 309 858
2000 385 1068
2001 423 1369
2002 546 2049
2003 603 2495
2004 648 3465
2005 703 4532
2006 943 5768
2007 1024 6898
2008 1135 8752
2009 1238 10637
2010 1308 12846
2011 1530 15541
2012 1706 18424
2013 1840 21689
2014 1991 23898
2015 2088 26241
2016 2280 29247
2017 2337 31782
2018 2515 36974
2019 2581 44108
2020 2952 55623
2021 3037 67831
2022 2501 69127
2023 2415 71204

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 390th in the World with 36,090 publications made and 567,245 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 420 In Latin America
#390 of 6,684 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 79 275
1992 91 337
1993 109 376
1994 124 400
1995 153 453
1996 189 567
1997 235 727
1998 245 884
1999 304 1053
2000 357 1392
2001 440 1983
2002 617 2782
2003 624 3393
2004 676 4388
2005 654 5216
2006 873 6605
2007 918 7775
2008 977 8899
2009 1075 10613
2010 1130 12633
2011 1360 15432
2012 1453 17744
2013 1598 21036
2014 1804 23404
2015 1852 26114
2016 1809 29338
2017 2019 31769
2018 2088 36353
2019 2252 43000
2020 2483 53156
2021 2538 63235
2022 2042 66714
2023 2043 69018

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 407th in the World with 32,729 publications made and 547,847 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 409 In Latin America
#407 of 6,603 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 70 292
1992 91 344
1993 95 391
1994 126 404
1995 160 453
1996 189 555
1997 239 757
1998 251 991
1999 315 1152
2000 339 1548
2001 432 2233
2002 570 2992
2003 568 3560
2004 673 4606
2005 591 5268
2006 780 6601
2007 859 7731
2008 887 8924
2009 953 10436
2010 1019 12032
2011 1231 14372
2012 1327 16741
2013 1436 19756
2014 1580 21750
2015 1656 24338
2016 1679 27465
2017 1806 29581
2018 1872 34339
2019 1967 39753
2020 2197 48124
2021 2209 56844
2022 1823 58669
2023 1783 60300

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 7 350
Materials Science 4 5 365
Astrobiology 5 8 366
Nanotechnology 5 6 383
Nuclear Physics 5 7 397
Quantum and Particle physics 5 6 430
Optical Engineering 6 7 472
Theoretical Physics 15 28 512
Atomic and Molecular physics 9 12 515
Condensed Matter Physics 9 12 530
Acoustical Engineering 6 9 554
Medical Physics 12 17 612
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 9 743
Biophysics 7 19 780

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Brazil and 369th in the World with 29,836 publications made and 491,199 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 417 In Latin America
#369 of 6,752 In the World

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

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 55 212
1992 63 259
1993 60 291
1994 86 302
1995 115 389
1996 91 394
1997 148 695
1998 150 618
1999 210 891
2000 255 1257
2001 269 1532
2002 503 2353
2003 520 2719
2004 573 3475
2005 567 4244
2006 726 5409
2007 751 6211
2008 832 7372
2009 902 8664
2010 967 10434
2011 1152 12299
2012 1310 14599
2013 1377 17385
2014 1521 19684
2015 1534 22161
2016 1574 24035
2017 1697 26120
2018 1764 30118
2019 1887 35482
2020 2041 42963
2021 2029 51476
2022 1804 55131
2023 1761 56220

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 298th in the World with 20,581 publications made and 350,087 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 126 In Brazil
#3 of 403 In Latin America
#298 of 6,528 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 36 158
1992 28 177
1993 33 212
1994 52 220
1995 53 235
1996 56 268
1997 85 489
1998 71 368
1999 136 585
2000 142 923
2001 161 964
2002 228 1391
2003 294 1710
2004 329 2221
2005 327 2750
2006 442 3416
2007 493 4312
2008 601 5131
2009 615 6000
2010 681 7500
2011 754 8907
2012 997 10900
2013 992 12749
2014 1097 14418
2015 1085 15975
2016 1118 17394
2017 1227 18707
2018 1189 21221
2019 1315 24662
2020 1470 30841
2021 1512 37129
2022 1373 40102
2023 1251 40822

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 2 156
Child Psychology 2 2 231
Neuroscience 3 4 246
Psychiatry 3 3 259
Sexology 3 3 265
Social Psychology 2 2 317
Education Majors 4 4 360
Occupational Therapy 9 9 386
Cognitive Science 3 4 505
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 8 540
Special Education 4 4 583
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 7 803
Social Work 11 16 879

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Brazil and 364th in the World with 16,137 publications made and 241,871 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 124 In Brazil
#3 of 393 In Latin America
#364 of 6,305 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 13 69
1992 18 91
1993 19 75
1994 32 109
1995 44 74
1996 38 109
1997 55 175
1998 61 183
1999 96 222
2000 105 320
2001 126 431
2002 194 630
2003 209 757
2004 264 1115
2005 274 1392
2006 337 1773
2007 406 2167
2008 423 2579
2009 464 3426
2010 491 4170
2011 592 4971
2012 694 6071
2013 764 7487
2014 812 8672
2015 811 9593
2016 907 10556
2017 916 11316
2018 995 13686
2019 1069 16009
2020 1233 20296
2021 1216 24396
2022 1115 26889
2023 1126 28206

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 2 2 253
Statistics 3 3 365
Operations Research 7 9 391
Math Teachers 4 5 472
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 12 682
Applied Mathematics 9 15 712
Actuarial Science 3 10 818

Business rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 3rd for Business in Brazil and 408th in the World with 10,357 publications made and 114,811 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 123 In Brazil
#3 of 388 In Latin America
#408 of 6,187 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 9 34
1992 8 44
1993 11 35
1994 12 48
1995 23 50
1996 18 63
1997 34 98
1998 45 109
1999 63 128
2000 71 156
2001 76 197
2002 152 398
2003 141 471
2004 178 588
2005 151 801
2006 250 961
2007 232 1158
2008 285 1473
2009 296 1758
2010 323 2059
2011 417 2894
2012 538 3307
2013 508 4031
2014 531 4593
2015 547 5038
2016 573 5237
2017 620 5904
2018 700 7253
2019 695 8667
2020 753 11094
2021 715 13639
2022 662 14784
2023 598 15027

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 472nd in the World with 6,885 publications made and 85,739 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 122 In Brazil
#7 of 378 In Latin America
#472 of 5,995 In the World

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 6 36
1992 8 39
1993 10 31
1994 11 34
1995 13 40
1996 14 37
1997 15 44
1998 21 62
1999 44 98
2000 29 106
2001 45 120
2002 56 181
2003 68 229
2004 91 342
2005 101 498
2006 140 540
2007 125 689
2008 157 890
2009 177 1082
2010 193 1254
2011 265 1838
2012 341 2227
2013 353 2827
2014 357 2986
2015 361 3350
2016 377 3785
2017 424 3931
2018 437 4919
2019 479 6081
2020 551 8104
2021 544 10031
2022 529 11003
2023 437 11732

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

Economics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 5 7 285
Development Studies 4 6 374
International Relations and Diplomacy 6 11 379
Environmental Economics 6 9 404
Finance 4 7 513
Political Economy 8 21 618
International Trade 4 7 634
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 11 669
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 12 682
International Economics 8 14 769
Actuarial Science 3 10 818

Art & Design rankings

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ranked 4th for Art & Design in Brazil and 330th in the World with 6,597 publications made and 54,049 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 121 In Brazil
#5 of 350 In Latin America
#330 of 5,720 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 6 15
1992 8 26
1993 9 21
1994 18 33
1995 19 26
1996 21 26
1997 12 40
1998 36 62
1999 32 101
2000 36 74
2001 52 135
2002 87 175
2003 109 207
2004 132 257
2005 95 436
2006 145 487
2007 150 498
2008 207 733
2009 212 919
2010 234 1053
2011 300 1324
2012 343 1579
2013 332 1984
2014 360 2190
2015 359 2420
2016 376 2505
2017 426 2696
2018 397 3183
2019 452 3749
2020 465 4780
2021 412 5654
2022 354 6010
2023 316 6139

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 39
Entertainment Industry Business 5 5 124
Performing arts 2 2 161
Architecture 3 3 176
Singing and Vocal Performance 7 7 215
Fashion Design 4 5 225
Music 4 5 235
Game Design and Development 2 3 258
Graphic Design 2 2 277
Creative Writing 4 4 279
Literature 6 8 300
UX/UI Desgin 5 8 300
Art History 3 5 307
Photography 6 8 312
Multimedia 5 5 313
Computer Graphics 3 3 337
Aesthetics 5 7 376
Illustration and Concept Art 6 8 439
Painting and Drawing 5 8 453
Sculpture 5 8 453
Animation 5 6 531