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The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 7th in Brazil, 446th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 199 research topics. The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 91,939 academic publications and 1,105,599 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 11 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#446 of 14,131 In the World
#11 of 1,756 In Latin America
#7 of 198 In Brazil
#1 of 2 In Florianopolis
#47 of 6,713 For Philosophy
#89 of 1,048 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#97 of 1,346 For Sports / Exercise science
#2090 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#450 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 196 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 123rd in the World with 53,971 publications made and 436,632 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

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

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 50 97
1994 58 82
1995 74 139
1996 102 143
1997 122 185
1998 153 196
1999 205 324
2000 243 372
2001 282 486
2002 400 874
2003 370 975
2004 509 1080
2005 544 1522
2006 696 1978
2007 884 2564
2008 1019 3448
2009 1292 4504
2010 1494 5741
2011 1787 7419
2012 2221 9100
2013 2417 11402
2014 2622 13089
2015 2877 14552
2016 3328 15972
2017 3384 17461
2018 3623 21222
2019 3700 26888
2020 4471 36827
2021 4157 46202
2022 3587 47564
2023 3706 51154
2024 2340 42597
2025 1073 34987

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Santa Catarina in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Biology rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 10th for Biology in Brazil and 541st in the World with 35,412 publications made and 705,063 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 128 In Brazil
#14 of 433 In Latin America
#541 of 6,841 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 65 207
1994 48 176
1995 84 295
1996 121 362
1997 138 496
1998 179 642
1999 214 856
2000 250 1062
2001 281 1268
2002 388 1855
2003 377 2236
2004 466 2818
2005 476 3544
2006 581 4775
2007 633 5773
2008 756 7425
2009 816 9138
2010 947 10892
2011 1137 13494
2012 1270 16248
2013 1385 18945
2014 1626 22123
2015 1766 25086
2016 1719 28479
2017 1880 31648
2018 2167 36326
2019 2099 43190
2020 2739 55163
2021 2637 65801
2022 2311 68980
2023 2426 71407
2024 1956 67589
2025 1322 60802

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Santa Catarina in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 7 7 108
Animal Science 15 17 148
Horticulture 17 21 152
Forestry 20 24 217
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 4 222
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 10 227
Agricultural Science 12 16 278
Botany 12 16 309
Pharmacology 8 10 312
Zoology 13 20 317
Toxicology 18 22 384
Biotechnology 11 15 473
Paleontology 10 15 494
Neuroscience 8 12 521
Microbiology 21 28 557
Virology 19 28 572
Biochemistry 8 13 577
Entomology 25 45 656
Immunology 14 20 661
Genetics 8 13 674
Molecular Biology 18 26 675
Nanotechnology 8 11 721
Astrobiology 8 16 751
Evolutionary Biology 13 24 815
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 17 857
Biophysics 9 22 944
Oncology and Cancer research 14 22 946

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 423rd in the World with 30,434 publications made and 523,097 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 128 In Brazil
#13 of 433 In Latin America
#423 of 6,888 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 40 97
1994 44 111
1995 55 130
1996 73 198
1997 75 211
1998 118 266
1999 158 408
2000 177 477
2001 206 592
2002 308 1112
2003 320 1295
2004 365 1745
2005 374 2084
2006 477 3034
2007 539 3617
2008 626 4837
2009 749 5802
2010 791 6995
2011 947 8872
2012 1151 10607
2013 1194 12877
2014 1393 15232
2015 1519 17308
2016 1612 19644
2017 1686 22506
2018 1921 26600
2019 1961 32647
2020 2385 41924
2021 2322 51592
2022 1962 54368
2023 2213 57151
2024 1624 54044
2025 976 48439

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Santa Catarina in various areas of Environmental Science.

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 7th for Engineering in Brazil and 528th in the World with 28,849 publications made and 530,315 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 127 In Brazil
#9 of 425 In Latin America
#528 of 6,795 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 49 198
1994 48 209
1995 72 253
1996 98 326
1997 134 399
1998 167 455
1999 217 748
2000 220 726
2001 253 1014
2002 527 2105
2003 399 1878
2004 476 2429
2005 464 2899
2006 576 3970
2007 563 4459
2008 710 5494
2009 709 6586
2010 836 8136
2011 895 9770
2012 1036 11567
2013 1091 13606
2014 1307 15919
2015 1490 18372
2016 1449 20619
2017 1509 23514
2018 1734 27492
2019 1715 32974
2020 2136 41123
2021 1962 49370
2022 1701 51622
2023 1862 54274
2024 1422 51767
2025 874 46123

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Santa Catarina in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 5 6 163
Architectural Engineering 1 1 172
Product and Industrial Design 2 2 175
Industrial Engineering 4 5 231
Renewable Energy Engineering 5 7 280
Automation and Control engineering 3 4 289
Construction Management 3 4 294
Electronic Engineering 3 3 312
Nuclear Engineering 4 5 317
Automotive Engineering 6 6 324
Architecture 7 8 332
Engineering Management 2 3 337
Agricultural Engineering 13 17 373
Reliability and Quality Engineering 8 9 392
Firefighting and Fire Science 7 8 398
Electrical Engineering 4 5 410
Biochemical Engineering 9 12 410
Mechanical Engineering 6 7 431
Petroleum Engineering 6 8 443
Operations Research 10 13 446
Technical Drawing 4 5 452
Landscape Architecture 7 9 462
Biotechnology 11 15 473
Chemical Engineering 8 10 485
Geotechnical Engineering 6 8 506
Human-Computer Interaction 6 12 513
Marine Engineering 6 7 519
Systems Engineering 6 8 529
Materials Science 8 10 548
Computer Networking 6 8 550
Metallurgical Engineering 8 12 552
Robotics 5 10 560
Civil Engineering 8 12 574
Computer Engineering 7 8 576
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 12 577
Acoustical Engineering 7 11 585
Structural Engineering 8 10 596
Aerospace Engineering 7 9 597
Telecommunications 7 9 640
Transportation Engineering 6 11 675
Biomedical Engineering 9 13 682
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 10 709
Nanotechnology 8 11 721
Optical Engineering 10 14 722
Mining Engineering 14 21 729
Aviation 9 12 741
Remote Sensing 14 20 757

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 8th for Chemistry in Brazil and 563rd in the World with 27,995 publications made and 613,527 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 128 In Brazil
#12 of 420 In Latin America
#563 of 6,561 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 61 233
1994 52 229
1995 87 347
1996 122 437
1997 139 544
1998 174 637
1999 230 878
2000 239 1065
2001 270 1325
2002 410 2139
2003 374 2344
2004 462 3001
2005 473 3671
2006 590 4787
2007 564 5643
2008 683 7076
2009 672 8553
2010 825 10260
2011 872 12416
2012 1012 14716
2013 1055 16833
2014 1273 19641
2015 1445 22133
2016 1308 24889
2017 1438 28108
2018 1589 31887
2019 1608 37470
2020 2076 47321
2021 1865 55418
2022 1724 58409
2023 1787 60103
2024 1364 57407
2025 964 51847

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Santa Catarina in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 7 7 108
Radiochemistry 9 10 137
Biochemical Engineering 9 12 410
Environmental Chemistry 7 10 431
Chemical Engineering 8 10 485
Organic Chemistry 8 12 507
Physical chemistry 8 10 522
Materials Science 8 10 548
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 12 577
Biochemistry 8 13 577
Inorganic Chemistry 8 14 605
Pharmacy 7 12 619
Computational Chemistry 9 19 682
Nanotechnology 8 11 721
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 26 754

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 8th for Physics in Brazil and 541st in the World with 26,283 publications made and 486,354 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#8 of 127 In Brazil
#12 of 419 In Latin America
#541 of 6,729 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 59 221
1994 51 229
1995 67 296
1996 104 333
1997 139 437
1998 178 467
1999 216 741
2000 217 773
2001 234 1056
2002 500 2100
2003 371 1913
2004 466 2562
2005 434 2934
2006 540 3967
2007 539 4459
2008 643 5403
2009 644 6464
2010 766 7944
2011 804 9317
2012 941 11070
2013 1014 12836
2014 1176 14849
2015 1322 17154
2016 1268 18986
2017 1386 21872
2018 1553 25338
2019 1537 29869
2020 1897 36842
2021 1705 43255
2022 1488 44065
2023 1748 46785
2024 1310 44592
2025 784 39145

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Santa Catarina in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 14 522
Quantum and Particle physics 8 12 523
Materials Science 8 10 548
Acoustical Engineering 7 11 585
Theoretical Physics 18 32 595
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 10 709
Nanotechnology 8 11 721
Optical Engineering 10 14 722
Condensed Matter Physics 13 19 723
Atomic and Molecular physics 11 19 729
Nuclear Physics 12 21 731
Astrobiology 8 16 751
Medical Physics 16 23 776
Biophysics 9 22 944

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 8th for Medicine in Brazil and 517th in the World with 25,392 publications made and 468,161 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Nursing, Surgery.

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

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 37 121
1994 32 88
1995 57 172
1996 78 230
1997 88 287
1998 108 422
1999 139 528
2000 145 686
2001 187 809
2002 208 1106
2003 230 1460
2004 266 1707
2005 303 2152
2006 392 2946
2007 480 3458
2008 519 4590
2009 627 5727
2010 692 7292
2011 831 8870
2012 957 10850
2013 1093 13017
2014 1152 15086
2015 1194 17306
2016 1258 19390
2017 1249 20445
2018 1448 23387
2019 1470 27858
2020 1947 36714
2021 1948 44029
2022 1759 45679
2023 1802 46642
2024 1559 42195
2025 1078 37181

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Santa Catarina in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 6 6 97
Gerontology 7 7 144
Dentistry 8 8 146
Orthodontics 8 8 219
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 4 222
Nursing 6 6 244
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 20 22 247
Pharmacology 8 10 312
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 6 316
Sports Medicine 11 11 324
Health Science 8 8 334
Physical Therapy 10 10 371
Toxicology 18 22 384
Veterinary 23 34 390
Family medicine 11 12 440
Public Health 11 15 445
Epidemiology 14 19 451
Cosmetology 10 13 484
Anesthesiology 8 12 523
Occupational Therapy 14 15 539
Pathology 12 16 565
Psychiatry 8 12 568
Virology 19 28 572
Plastic Surgery 20 31 588
Audiology 17 20 590
Critical Care Nursing 13 21 607
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 9 10 613
Pharmacy 7 12 619
Pediatrics 20 30 640
Clinical Psychology 9 10 658
Immunology 14 20 661
Anatomy and Physiology 12 16 679
Biomedical Engineering 9 13 682
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 13 22 721
Dermatology 28 41 725
Urology 17 29 727
Surgery 15 20 738
Respiratory Therapy 22 34 741
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 13 18 743
Medical Physics 16 23 776
Social Work 13 18 876
Forensic Science 27 39 907
Radiation Therapy 17 24 932
Oncology and Cancer research 14 22 946
Cardiology 20 30 951
Neurosurgery 30 47 970
Sonography and Ultrasound 19 29 992
Ophthalmology 27 49 1298

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 7th for Computer Science in Brazil and 593rd in the World with 22,235 publications made and 350,068 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 125 In Brazil
#11 of 427 In Latin America
#593 of 6,855 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 23 135
1994 24 123
1995 43 182
1996 60 205
1997 80 249
1998 107 335
1999 144 541
2000 152 560
2001 151 736
2002 419 1627
2003 297 1547
2004 318 1756
2005 306 2053
2006 424 2839
2007 464 3228
2008 530 3993
2009 563 4727
2010 606 5623
2011 720 6754
2012 777 7975
2013 934 9556
2014 981 11409
2015 1063 12928
2016 1147 14443
2017 1199 15888
2018 1315 18840
2019 1335 22402
2020 1644 27774
2021 1575 33393
2022 1418 34128
2023 1575 36372
2024 1110 32144
2025 625 27740

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Santa Catarina in various areas of Computer Science.

Psychology rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 8th for Psychology in Brazil and 589th in the World with 12,220 publications made and 201,988 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#8 of 126 In Brazil
#12 of 417 In Latin America
#589 of 6,663 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 12 61
1994 10 52
1995 33 92
1996 36 114
1997 51 129
1998 47 223
1999 67 273
2000 76 334
2001 72 418
2002 115 557
2003 103 752
2004 136 819
2005 150 1073
2006 182 1348
2007 258 1765
2008 265 2109
2009 303 2556
2010 326 3235
2011 422 3923
2012 434 4812
2013 529 5591
2014 542 6828
2015 571 7430
2016 676 8503
2017 628 8875
2018 726 10489
2019 752 12499
2020 959 15865
2021 959 19166
2022 835 19994
2023 841 21043
2024 630 18652
2025 433 16666

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Santa Catarina in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Education Majors 6 6 399
Neuroscience 8 12 521
Occupational Therapy 14 15 539
Psychiatry 8 12 568
Child Psychology 8 10 580
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 3 600
Sexology 16 20 630
Social Psychology 7 9 643
Clinical Psychology 9 10 658
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 9 16 724
Cognitive Science 9 15 810
Social Work 13 18 876
Special Education 15 19 982

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 7th for Mathematics in Brazil and 567th in the World with 12,107 publications made and 177,261 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 125 In Brazil
#9 of 400 In Latin America
#567 of 6,434 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 18 82
1994 12 48
1995 20 99
1996 36 92
1997 36 101
1998 50 127
1999 56 159
2000 79 207
2001 81 288
2002 177 542
2003 137 574
2004 172 702
2005 165 903
2006 207 1271
2007 280 1491
2008 292 1701
2009 275 2138
2010 325 2493
2011 405 3159
2012 416 3697
2013 508 4580
2014 516 5273
2015 530 6042
2016 598 6777
2017 643 7360
2018 765 8905
2019 733 10909
2020 915 13651
2021 931 16617
2022 829 17292
2023 934 18362
2024 575 13592
2025 348 10927

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Santa Catarina in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Operations Research 10 13 446
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 7 449
Math Teachers 6 9 523
Applied Mathematics 5 9 562
Statistics 9 11 583
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 17 873
Actuarial Science 8 19 1094

Business rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 5th for Business in Brazil and 476th in the World with 10,726 publications made and 137,926 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

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

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 12 59
1994 6 51
1995 22 60
1996 28 65
1997 35 77
1998 47 125
1999 62 213
2000 84 211
2001 86 277
2002 222 772
2003 123 581
2004 139 640
2005 130 678
2006 175 1003
2007 215 1077
2008 221 1303
2009 275 1602
2010 270 1819
2011 333 2187
2012 392 2703
2013 457 3216
2014 474 3844
2015 547 4557
2016 603 4900
2017 615 5360
2018 697 6568
2019 680 8201
2020 805 10673
2021 766 13335
2022 743 14071
2023 763 15381
2024 424 12428
2025 233 9702

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Santa Catarina in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 7th for Economics in Brazil and 581st in the World with 6,636 publications made and 87,976 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

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

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 6 19
1994 3 19
1995 10 17
1996 16 27
1997 16 32
1998 13 38
1999 20 54
2000 43 71
2001 38 85
2002 63 153
2003 50 173
2004 67 171
2005 70 264
2006 80 333
2007 136 450
2008 133 546
2009 145 723
2010 146 874
2011 181 1000
2012 244 1479
2013 279 1818
2014 300 2267
2015 315 2739
2016 368 2970
2017 372 3417
2018 392 4052
2019 425 5300
2020 573 6951
2021 570 8954
2022 525 9581
2023 532 10562
2024 330 8075
2025 175 6370

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Santa Catarina in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 3 4 260
Agricultural Economics 10 14 402
Development Studies 6 9 479
Finance 8 11 634
International Trade 7 11 691
International Economics 9 15 820
International Relations and Diplomacy 14 30 841
Political Economy 12 36 849
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 17 873
Investment Banking and Stock trading 9 16 1008
Actuarial Science 8 19 1094

Art & Design rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 6th for Art & Design in Brazil and 360th in the World with 5,955 publications made and 69,167 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, 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
#6 of 123 In Brazil
#7 of 367 In Latin America
#360 of 6,010 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 4 10
1994 6 12
1995 10 12
1996 9 14
1997 25 34
1998 24 37
1999 32 69
2000 38 92
2001 41 76
2002 88 222
2003 69 187
2004 73 202
2005 68 236
2006 118 324
2007 128 444
2008 127 577
2009 166 727
2010 197 832
2011 187 1041
2012 234 1235
2013 262 1494
2014 316 1884
2015 339 2095
2016 327 2331
2017 343 2646
2018 359 2858
2019 388 3658
2020 424 4517
2021 422 5929
2022 353 6029
2023 392 6311
2024 244 5956
2025 149 5407

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Santa Catarina in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Cinematography 12 13 132
Entertainment Industry Business 10 11 284
Fashion Design 6 7 306
UX/UI Desgin 7 11 322
Creative Writing 5 5 326
Architecture 7 8 332
Literature 7 9 341
Singing and Vocal Performance 10 14 342
Aesthetics 5 7 359
Multimedia 6 9 450
Landscape Architecture 7 9 462
Art History 9 11 462
Interior Design 5 7 469
Performing arts 9 12 478
Computer Graphics 7 9 523
Game Design and Development 8 9 541
Illustration and Concept Art 10 16 544
Painting and Drawing 10 17 553
Sculpture 10 17 553
Animation 6 9 580
Photography 15 19 629
Graphic Design 9 11 635
Music 16 23 827