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The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 7th in Brazil, 452nd in the global 2025 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 89,806 academic publications and 1,026,625 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 10 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#452 of 14,131 In the World
#11 of 1,756 In Latin America
#7 of 198 In Brazil
#1 of 2 In Florianopolis
#44 of 6,689 For Philosophy
#88 of 1,016 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#96 of 1,302 For Sports / Exercise science
#2068 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#435 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 125th in the World with 53,154 publications made and 409,502 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
#125 of 7,081 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
1992 41 60
1993 48 97
1994 58 82
1995 73 139
1996 103 143
1997 121 184
1998 153 195
1999 205 324
2000 242 371
2001 281 485
2002 400 873
2003 374 974
2004 509 1082
2005 546 1525
2006 695 1976
2007 884 2570
2008 1017 3455
2009 1294 4507
2010 1492 5730
2011 1785 7430
2012 2220 9091
2013 2412 11392
2014 2625 13106
2015 2873 14545
2016 3321 15969
2017 3388 17471
2018 3632 21250
2019 3716 26939
2020 4484 36965
2021 4181 46388
2022 3592 47671
2023 3714 51256
2024 2289 41927

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 543rd in the World with 34,398 publications made and 652,046 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 128 In Brazil
#14 of 433 In Latin America
#543 of 6,833 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 65 123
1993 64 207
1994 48 176
1995 84 295
1996 121 360
1997 138 496
1998 179 643
1999 214 856
2000 250 1061
2001 280 1268
2002 388 1856
2003 377 2235
2004 465 2822
2005 475 3544
2006 581 4774
2007 633 5774
2008 756 7419
2009 817 9137
2010 948 10891
2011 1137 13497
2012 1272 16254
2013 1388 18945
2014 1625 22146
2015 1766 25097
2016 1716 28483
2017 1883 31674
2018 2167 36353
2019 2104 43248
2020 2734 55315
2021 2650 65952
2022 2315 69113
2023 2431 71481
2024 1917 66998

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 7 109
Animal Science 15 17 150
Horticulture 17 21 152
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 4 222
Forestry 20 24 224
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 10 231
Agricultural Science 12 16 290
Pharmacology 8 10 311
Botany 12 17 316
Zoology 14 21 326
Toxicology 18 23 392
Biotechnology 11 15 476
Paleontology 10 15 493
Neuroscience 8 12 523
Microbiology 20 27 557
Virology 19 29 570
Biochemistry 8 13 581
Immunology 14 20 660
Entomology 28 48 670
Genetics 8 13 672
Molecular Biology 18 26 679
Nanotechnology 8 11 724
Astrobiology 8 16 742
Evolutionary Biology 13 24 813
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 17 859
Biophysics 9 22 931
Oncology and Cancer research 14 22 945

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 427th in the World with 29,682 publications made and 482,098 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 128 In Brazil
#13 of 431 In Latin America
#427 of 6,876 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 34 64
1993 41 97
1994 45 111
1995 53 130
1996 73 198
1997 75 212
1998 117 267
1999 158 408
2000 177 477
2001 205 592
2002 308 1111
2003 320 1296
2004 365 1750
2005 372 2086
2006 476 3032
2007 538 3620
2008 626 4838
2009 753 5812
2010 793 6990
2011 949 8873
2012 1154 10614
2013 1198 12873
2014 1394 15232
2015 1516 17322
2016 1610 19658
2017 1688 22501
2018 1918 26626
2019 1962 32659
2020 2372 41943
2021 2326 51685
2022 1971 54472
2023 2223 57224
2024 1598 53433

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 527th in the World with 28,147 publications made and 491,781 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 424 In Latin America
#527 of 6,782 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 59 146
1993 48 198
1994 48 209
1995 70 253
1996 98 326
1997 134 400
1998 167 455
1999 217 747
2000 220 726
2001 253 1014
2002 524 2104
2003 399 1876
2004 476 2428
2005 464 2901
2006 577 3969
2007 562 4459
2008 709 5499
2009 708 6585
2010 837 8136
2011 894 9762
2012 1037 11572
2013 1093 13597
2014 1308 15927
2015 1489 18391
2016 1450 20638
2017 1509 23513
2018 1731 27501
2019 1711 32964
2020 2131 41160
2021 1962 49309
2022 1707 51664
2023 1869 54321
2024 1388 51260

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 6 161
Architectural Engineering 1 1 177
Product and Industrial Design 2 2 178
Industrial Engineering 4 5 238
Renewable Energy Engineering 5 7 279
Automation and Control engineering 3 4 286
Construction Management 4 5 298
Electronic Engineering 3 3 308
Nuclear Engineering 4 5 319
Automotive Engineering 7 7 324
Architecture 7 8 331
Engineering Management 2 3 339
Agricultural Engineering 13 17 371
Reliability and Quality Engineering 8 9 393
Firefighting and Fire Science 7 8 400
Electrical Engineering 4 5 411
Biochemical Engineering 9 14 430
Mechanical Engineering 6 7 436
Landscape Architecture 7 9 444
Petroleum Engineering 6 8 449
Technical Drawing 4 5 450
Operations Research 10 13 454
Biotechnology 11 15 476
Chemical Engineering 8 10 485
Human-Computer Interaction 6 12 504
Geotechnical Engineering 6 8 506
Marine Engineering 6 7 511
Systems Engineering 7 9 533
Materials Science 8 10 550
Computer Networking 6 8 553
Metallurgical Engineering 8 12 554
Robotics 6 11 555
Civil Engineering 8 12 574
Computer Engineering 7 8 578
Acoustical Engineering 7 11 583
Structural Engineering 8 10 594
Aerospace Engineering 7 10 598
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 12 603
Telecommunications 7 9 637
Transportation Engineering 6 11 675
Biomedical Engineering 9 13 677
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 10 702
Nanotechnology 8 11 724
Optical Engineering 10 14 727
Aviation 10 13 735
Remote Sensing 13 19 744
Mining Engineering 14 22 746

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 8th for Chemistry in Brazil and 564th in the World with 27,298 publications made and 569,418 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 418 In Latin America
#564 of 6,545 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 64 167
1993 60 233
1994 52 229
1995 86 347
1996 122 435
1997 139 544
1998 174 637
1999 230 878
2000 239 1064
2001 270 1324
2002 408 2138
2003 374 2342
2004 462 3001
2005 474 3670
2006 590 4786
2007 564 5643
2008 684 7075
2009 672 8553
2010 825 10258
2011 872 12421
2012 1012 14716
2013 1059 16836
2014 1274 19659
2015 1445 22145
2016 1310 24896
2017 1442 28124
2018 1589 31915
2019 1616 37531
2020 2080 47494
2021 1878 55574
2022 1731 58573
2023 1799 60223
2024 1346 57023

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 7 109
Radiochemistry 9 10 135
Biochemical Engineering 9 14 430
Environmental Chemistry 7 10 435
Chemical Engineering 8 10 485
Organic Chemistry 8 12 510
Physical chemistry 8 10 517
Materials Science 8 10 550
Biochemistry 8 13 581
Inorganic Chemistry 8 14 603
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 12 603
Pharmacy 7 12 616
Computational Chemistry 9 19 673
Nanotechnology 8 11 724
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 26 751

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 8th for Physics in Brazil and 543rd in the World with 25,677 publications made and 451,736 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 418 In Latin America
#543 of 6,713 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 57 168
1993 58 221
1994 51 229
1995 66 296
1996 104 333
1997 139 437
1998 178 467
1999 216 741
2000 217 773
2001 234 1054
2002 498 2098
2003 371 1911
2004 466 2561
2005 434 2935
2006 541 3964
2007 539 4459
2008 644 5407
2009 644 6465
2010 766 7946
2011 805 9323
2012 941 11069
2013 1014 12840
2014 1178 14867
2015 1322 17171
2016 1268 19012
2017 1384 21859
2018 1551 25322
2019 1530 29844
2020 1898 36877
2021 1714 43205
2022 1497 44111
2023 1755 46803
2024 1284 44148

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
Quantum and Particle physics 8 12 522
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 14 526
Materials Science 8 10 550
Acoustical Engineering 7 11 583
Theoretical Physics 17 31 594
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 10 702
Condensed Matter Physics 13 19 721
Atomic and Molecular physics 11 19 723
Nanotechnology 8 11 724
Optical Engineering 10 14 727
Nuclear Physics 12 21 735
Astrobiology 8 16 742
Medical Physics 16 23 774
Biophysics 9 22 931

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 8th for Medicine in Brazil and 522nd in the World with 24,610 publications made and 434,436 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Nursing, Surgery.

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

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 46 83
1993 37 121
1994 32 88
1995 57 172
1996 78 229
1997 88 288
1998 108 422
1999 139 528
2000 145 685
2001 186 809
2002 207 1107
2003 230 1461
2004 266 1709
2005 303 2152
2006 393 2946
2007 480 3459
2008 519 4606
2009 629 5732
2010 692 7289
2011 832 8888
2012 959 10844
2013 1096 13018
2014 1154 15106
2015 1195 17316
2016 1261 19410
2017 1260 20483
2018 1455 23427
2019 1484 27920
2020 1947 36825
2021 1961 44128
2022 1767 45828
2023 1805 46750
2024 1532 41679

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 96
Gerontology 7 7 141
Dentistry 8 8 149
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 4 222
Orthodontics 8 8 225
Nursing 6 6 238
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 20 22 245
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 6 308
Pharmacology 8 10 311
Sports Medicine 11 11 324
Health Science 8 8 337
Physical Therapy 10 10 375
Toxicology 18 23 392
Veterinary 24 36 397
Family medicine 11 12 443
Public Health 11 15 450
Epidemiology 15 20 458
Cosmetology 10 13 497
Anesthesiology 8 12 520
Occupational Therapy 14 15 537
Pathology 12 16 566
Virology 19 29 570
Psychiatry 8 12 572
Audiology 15 18 580
Plastic Surgery 21 32 595
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 9 10 609
Critical Care Nursing 13 21 609
Pharmacy 7 12 616
Pediatrics 20 30 638
Clinical Psychology 9 10 657
Immunology 14 20 660
Biomedical Engineering 9 13 677
Anatomy and Physiology 12 17 686
Dermatology 29 42 722
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 13 23 727
Urology 18 30 732
Surgery 15 20 740
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 13 18 743
Respiratory Therapy 23 36 759
Medical Physics 16 23 774
Social Work 13 18 865
Forensic Science 27 41 930
Radiation Therapy 17 25 937
Optometry 19 32 939
Neurosurgery 30 47 943
Oncology and Cancer research 14 22 945
Cardiology 20 30 950
Sonography and Ultrasound 19 29 957
Ophthalmology 27 49 1310

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 7th for Computer Science in Brazil and 589th in the World with 21,749 publications made and 327,183 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 425 In Latin America
#589 of 6,845 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 33 109
1993 23 135
1994 24 123
1995 43 182
1996 60 204
1997 80 249
1998 107 335
1999 144 541
2000 152 561
2001 151 737
2002 416 1628
2003 296 1545
2004 318 1758
2005 306 2053
2006 424 2837
2007 464 3232
2008 529 3989
2009 562 4728
2010 606 5616
2011 719 6756
2012 779 7967
2013 937 9566
2014 983 11414
2015 1060 12942
2016 1150 14475
2017 1201 15923
2018 1316 18850
2019 1338 22457
2020 1653 27937
2021 1587 33491
2022 1422 34220
2023 1582 36452
2024 1075 31752

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 588th in the World with 11,897 publications made and 192,951 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#8 of 126 In Brazil
#12 of 416 In Latin America
#588 of 6,645 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 21 30
1993 12 61
1994 10 51
1995 33 92
1996 36 113
1997 51 130
1998 47 223
1999 67 273
2000 76 333
2001 72 418
2002 115 558
2003 103 752
2004 136 818
2005 150 1073
2006 184 1348
2007 258 1770
2008 264 2111
2009 304 2550
2010 326 3231
2011 421 3910
2012 436 4816
2013 531 5604
2014 543 6851
2015 568 7435
2016 676 8535
2017 632 8899
2018 727 10511
2019 757 12526
2020 966 15994
2021 959 19234
2022 839 20085
2023 844 21165
2024 621 18472

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 6 402
Neuroscience 8 12 523
Occupational Therapy 14 15 537
Psychiatry 8 12 572
Child Psychology 8 10 579
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 3 584
Sexology 16 20 617
Social Psychology 7 9 639
Clinical Psychology 9 10 657
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 8 15 708
Cognitive Science 9 15 801
Social Work 13 18 865
Special Education 15 19 993

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 7th for Mathematics in Brazil and 569th in the World with 11,859 publications made and 168,105 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 399 In Latin America
#569 of 6,418 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 15 64
1993 18 82
1994 12 48
1995 20 99
1996 36 92
1997 36 102
1998 50 127
1999 56 159
2000 79 207
2001 81 290
2002 177 542
2003 137 574
2004 172 702
2005 165 904
2006 207 1271
2007 280 1492
2008 292 1702
2009 276 2138
2010 325 2495
2011 404 3164
2012 417 3700
2013 509 4583
2014 518 5297
2015 531 6048
2016 596 6788
2017 645 7396
2018 767 8958
2019 732 10981
2020 921 13875
2021 937 16743
2022 839 17487
2023 945 18537
2024 558 13395

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
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 7 446
Operations Research 10 13 454
Math Teachers 6 9 519
Applied Mathematics 5 9 562
Statistics 9 11 586
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 17 869
Actuarial Science 8 19 1065

Business rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 5th for Business in Brazil and 477th in the World with 10,560 publications made and 129,203 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 124 In Brazil
#7 of 395 In Latin America
#477 of 6,339 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 8 59
1993 12 59
1994 6 51
1995 22 60
1996 28 65
1997 34 76
1998 47 125
1999 62 213
2000 84 211
2001 86 277
2002 222 772
2003 123 581
2004 139 641
2005 130 678
2006 176 1003
2007 215 1077
2008 219 1302
2009 275 1601
2010 270 1818
2011 335 2189
2012 393 2705
2013 459 3203
2014 474 3850
2015 547 4566
2016 602 4917
2017 614 5368
2018 700 6572
2019 679 8201
2020 811 10695
2021 774 13399
2022 745 14093
2023 767 15447
2024 412 12187

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 582nd in the World with 6,524 publications made and 91,183 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 384 In Latin America
#582 of 6,167 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 2 14
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 81 333
2007 136 450
2008 132 547
2009 145 723
2010 146 876
2011 180 999
2012 247 1483
2013 283 1819
2014 300 2268
2015 317 2746
2016 365 2982
2017 373 3418
2018 396 4070
2019 426 5318
2020 573 6999
2021 579 8996
2022 528 9628
2023 537 10610
2024 325 7931

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 4 258
Agricultural Economics 10 15 411
Development Studies 6 9 485
Finance 8 11 629
International Trade 7 11 688
International Economics 9 15 816
International Relations and Diplomacy 14 30 829
Political Economy 12 36 852
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 17 869
Investment Banking and Stock trading 9 17 1016
Actuarial Science 8 19 1065

Art & Design rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 6th for Art & Design in Brazil and 361st in the World with 5,824 publications made and 63,948 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 365 In Latin America
#361 of 5,966 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 3 8
1993 4 10
1994 6 12
1995 10 12
1996 10 14
1997 25 34
1998 23 37
1999 32 68
2000 38 92
2001 41 76
2002 88 222
2003 70 185
2004 73 203
2005 69 236
2006 118 324
2007 128 445
2008 127 577
2009 166 730
2010 197 832
2011 187 1042
2012 233 1230
2013 261 1493
2014 316 1875
2015 337 2099
2016 327 2332
2017 340 2637
2018 359 2854
2019 385 3657
2020 422 4523
2021 421 5871
2022 354 6048
2023 391 6298
2024 232 5866

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 13 130
Entertainment Industry Business 11 12 288
Fashion Design 6 7 306
Creative Writing 5 5 319
UX/UI Desgin 7 11 320
Architecture 7 8 331
Literature 7 9 337
Singing and Vocal Performance 10 13 338
Aesthetics 5 7 355
Multimedia 6 9 443
Landscape Architecture 7 9 444
Interior Design 4 6 448
Art History 9 11 455
Performing arts 9 12 474
Computer Graphics 7 10 523
Game Design and Development 8 9 528
Illustration and Concept Art 10 16 553
Painting and Drawing 10 17 561
Sculpture 10 17 561
Animation 6 9 605
Photography 15 19 606
Graphic Design 9 11 631
Music 16 24 823