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The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 7th in Brazil, 461st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 192 research topics. The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 75,478 academic publications and 686,853 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 9 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#461 of 14,131 In the World
#11 of 1,756 In Latin America
#7 of 198 In Brazil
#1 of 2 In Florianopolis
#54 of 6,566 For Philosophy
#85 of 1,021 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#106 of 1,145 For Sports / Exercise science
#2063 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#435 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 189 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 151st in the World with 44,784 publications made and 247,883 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#7 of 128 In Brazil
#9 of 443 In Latin America
#151 of 7,020 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
1991 23 47
1992 40 48
1993 52 83
1994 54 69
1995 70 107
1996 101 100
1997 120 123
1998 144 147
1999 197 208
2000 231 254
2001 256 368
2002 348 627
2003 335 738
2004 455 817
2005 467 1175
2006 616 1435
2007 776 1813
2008 870 2467
2009 1106 3233
2010 1332 4104
2011 1527 5386
2012 1892 6625
2013 2135 8458
2014 2279 9658
2015 2498 11221
2016 3005 11043
2017 2991 11384
2018 3289 14193
2019 3349 18392
2020 4094 24848
2021 3763 31382
2022 3154 32295
2023 2829 34059

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 11th for Biology in Brazil and 570th in the World with 30,017 publications made and 460,480 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#11 of 128 In Brazil
#15 of 428 In Latin America
#570 of 6,770 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 43 79
1992 61 103
1993 63 171
1994 46 128
1995 80 236
1996 116 293
1997 121 348
1998 171 488
1999 199 670
2000 226 830
2001 252 1021
2002 338 1429
2003 315 1751
2004 394 2230
2005 428 2950
2006 511 3641
2007 560 4596
2008 660 5883
2009 743 7300
2010 840 8517
2011 1011 10619
2012 1111 12958
2013 1265 15436
2014 1456 17577
2015 1532 20228
2016 1639 22672
2017 1753 24349
2018 2070 28354
2019 2033 34531
2020 2608 43381
2021 2515 53164
2022 2237 57141
2023 2187 58290

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 8 121
Horticulture 18 21 165
Animal Science 16 18 169
Forestry 17 22 222
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 4 227
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 14 260
Pharmacology 7 9 298
Agricultural Science 14 17 313
Botany 11 15 344
Zoology 16 25 376
Toxicology 20 29 489
Biotechnology 11 15 510
Neuroscience 8 12 533
Paleontology 10 14 541
Biochemistry 8 12 594
Virology 19 29 602
Microbiology 21 31 618
Entomology 23 41 639
Genetics 8 12 665
Immunology 14 20 678
Molecular Biology 16 24 712
Nanotechnology 8 11 737
Astrobiology 9 17 745
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 15 798
Evolutionary Biology 13 23 860
Oncology and Cancer research 13 21 937
Biophysics 10 25 965

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 8th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 453rd in the World with 25,692 publications made and 328,212 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#8 of 128 In Brazil
#11 of 428 In Latin America
#453 of 6,798 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 18 28
1992 33 55
1993 40 82
1994 42 95
1995 50 114
1996 70 161
1997 75 157
1998 106 215
1999 146 309
2000 159 357
2001 181 463
2002 274 853
2003 261 1013
2004 307 1351
2005 344 1683
2006 421 2267
2007 459 2822
2008 560 3689
2009 679 4548
2010 705 5466
2011 840 6841
2012 991 8154
2013 1085 10412
2014 1220 11783
2015 1319 13819
2016 1517 15198
2017 1557 17008
2018 1789 20439
2019 1851 25329
2020 2244 32309
2021 2201 40708
2022 1882 44005
2023 1950 45251

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 8th for Engineering in Brazil and 550th in the World with 24,668 publications made and 347,313 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 127 In Brazil
#11 of 420 In Latin America
#550 of 6,684 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 29 83
1992 51 116
1993 46 165
1994 45 148
1995 63 192
1996 90 255
1997 126 288
1998 145 330
1999 200 560
2000 207 548
2001 228 805
2002 481 1588
2003 348 1447
2004 402 1849
2005 432 2379
2006 510 3029
2007 512 3528
2008 620 4390
2009 651 5419
2010 720 6517
2011 801 7859
2012 920 9284
2013 991 11319
2014 1150 12994
2015 1313 15091
2016 1374 16769
2017 1400 18642
2018 1642 22161
2019 1651 26513
2020 1981 32809
2021 1881 40655
2022 1648 44112
2023 1663 44857

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
Architectural Engineering 1 1 173
Environmental Engineering 5 6 188
Product and Industrial Design 3 3 219
Industrial Engineering 4 5 277
Engineering Management 2 3 288
Nuclear Engineering 4 5 288
Automation and Control engineering 3 5 301
Renewable Energy Engineering 5 7 305
Electronic Engineering 3 3 316
Architecture 7 7 325
Automotive Engineering 7 7 332
Construction Management 5 6 359
Landscape Architecture 7 9 371
Reliability and Quality Engineering 8 9 390
Firefighting and Fire Science 7 8 398
Electrical Engineering 4 5 428
Agricultural Engineering 15 23 435
Biochemical Engineering 9 12 436
Mechanical Engineering 6 7 439
Petroleum Engineering 6 8 451
Operations Research 9 12 463
Geotechnical Engineering 6 8 497
Chemical Engineering 8 9 506
Biotechnology 11 15 510
Technical Drawing 4 5 513
Marine Engineering 6 7 513
Human-Computer Interaction 7 13 527
Robotics 6 11 555
Systems Engineering 7 9 562
Metallurgical Engineering 8 11 565
Computer Networking 6 7 566
Materials Science 8 10 577
Computer Engineering 7 8 595
Aerospace Engineering 7 9 608
Acoustical Engineering 7 10 611
Telecommunications 6 7 618
Civil Engineering 8 12 618
Structural Engineering 8 10 625
Aviation 8 13 637
Transportation Engineering 6 12 682
Biomedical Engineering 9 12 683
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 15 693
Remote Sensing 12 15 710
Nanotechnology 8 11 737
Optical Engineering 10 15 755
Applied/Engineering Physics 8 11 796
Mining Engineering 16 29 843

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 8th for Chemistry in Brazil and 591st in the World with 24,135 publications made and 422,553 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 128 In Brazil
#11 of 414 In Latin America
#591 of 6,447 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 43 98
1992 60 128
1993 60 203
1994 52 170
1995 80 290
1996 121 357
1997 123 392
1998 155 496
1999 208 699
2000 213 816
2001 250 1080
2002 358 1673
2003 320 1846
2004 391 2381
2005 431 3069
2006 506 3785
2007 502 4621
2008 594 5768
2009 622 7173
2010 702 8393
2011 781 10119
2012 893 12113
2013 980 14331
2014 1136 16230
2015 1229 18434
2016 1280 20705
2017 1367 22486
2018 1539 26184
2019 1549 31173
2020 2011 38740
2021 1835 47013
2022 1699 50335
2023 1647 51229

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 8 121
Radiochemistry 9 10 179
Biochemical Engineering 9 12 436
Environmental Chemistry 7 9 446
Chemical Engineering 8 9 506
Physical chemistry 8 10 534
Organic Chemistry 8 11 540
Materials Science 8 10 577
Biochemistry 8 12 594
Inorganic Chemistry 8 14 623
Pharmacy 8 14 659
Computational Chemistry 9 19 679
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 15 693
Nanotechnology 8 11 737
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 26 756

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 8th for Physics in Brazil and 560th in the World with 22,357 publications made and 322,180 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
#11 of 409 In Latin America
#560 of 6,603 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 32 99
1992 47 136
1993 55 190
1994 49 176
1995 61 232
1996 98 266
1997 125 304
1998 155 344
1999 201 545
2000 201 592
2001 220 828
2002 455 1595
2003 327 1463
2004 400 1961
2005 400 2417
2006 468 3063
2007 469 3579
2008 563 4372
2009 598 5422
2010 645 6319
2011 729 7556
2012 821 8825
2013 928 10679
2014 1036 12031
2015 1159 14068
2016 1210 15528
2017 1274 17343
2018 1466 20309
2019 1458 23911
2020 1791 29250
2021 1624 35674
2022 1442 37680
2023 1488 38510

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 11 539
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 14 549
Theoretical Physics 18 32 565
Materials Science 8 10 577
Acoustical Engineering 7 10 611
Medical Physics 13 18 695
Nanotechnology 8 11 737
Astrobiology 9 17 745
Condensed Matter Physics 14 20 752
Optical Engineering 10 15 755
Atomic and Molecular physics 11 22 775
Nuclear Physics 12 21 780
Applied/Engineering Physics 8 11 796
Biophysics 10 25 965

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 8th for Medicine in Brazil and 552nd in the World with 21,430 publications made and 295,647 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Nursing, Surgery.

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

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 36 63
1992 42 63
1993 35 99
1994 32 68
1995 53 142
1996 74 193
1997 76 204
1998 102 333
1999 132 423
2000 144 579
2001 168 643
2002 178 850
2003 196 1141
2004 227 1367
2005 289 1825
2006 354 2325
2007 433 2752
2008 466 3662
2009 578 4551
2010 599 5752
2011 776 7092
2012 868 8688
2013 1022 10506
2014 1042 11993
2015 1088 13673
2016 1214 14901
2017 1193 15209
2018 1385 17490
2019 1387 21438
2020 1885 27857
2021 1860 34020
2022 1669 36531
2023 1568 36956

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 6 106
Gerontology 6 6 157
Dentistry 10 10 204
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 4 227
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 17 19 248
Orthodontics 9 10 262
Nursing 7 7 280
Pharmacology 7 9 298
Sports Medicine 12 12 344
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 7 356
Health Science 8 8 384
Veterinary 23 35 394
Physical Therapy 10 10 408
Epidemiology 13 19 459
Public Health 9 13 475
Toxicology 20 29 489
Family medicine 11 14 500
Cosmetology 11 14 503
Anesthesiology 8 12 510
Psychiatry 8 12 585
Pathology 12 16 600
Virology 19 29 602
Occupational Therapy 17 18 606
Audiology 15 18 620
Plastic Surgery 21 33 629
Critical Care Nursing 14 21 649
Pediatrics 19 29 652
Pharmacy 8 14 659
Immunology 14 20 678
Biomedical Engineering 9 12 683
Medical Physics 13 18 695
Clinical Psychology 10 12 697
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 13 22 704
Anatomy and Physiology 12 16 704
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 12 16 707
Dermatology 29 41 736
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 13 18 745
Respiratory Therapy 22 37 750
Surgery 14 20 750
Urology 20 31 785
Forensic Science 26 40 916
Radiation Therapy 17 25 916
Oncology and Cancer research 13 21 937
Social Work 14 20 939
Cardiology 20 30 942
Optometry 17 31 946
Sonography and Ultrasound 19 28 948
Neurosurgery 29 50 960
Ophthalmology 26 48 1333

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 7th for Computer Science in Brazil and 595th in the World with 19,085 publications made and 227,363 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 125 In Brazil
#10 of 417 In Latin America
#595 of 6,752 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 21 68
1992 28 86
1993 23 113
1994 23 93
1995 38 139
1996 59 149
1997 75 171
1998 105 242
1999 133 422
2000 145 420
2001 142 599
2002 379 1219
2003 264 1223
2004 296 1385
2005 277 1666
2006 398 2199
2007 426 2505
2008 476 3281
2009 525 3700
2010 554 4509
2011 651 5334
2012 727 6446
2013 874 7868
2014 883 9128
2015 963 10287
2016 1060 11511
2017 1102 12150
2018 1254 14542
2019 1253 17631
2020 1522 21550
2021 1504 26593
2022 1337 28455
2023 1319 28993

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

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 7th for Mathematics in Brazil and 585th in the World with 10,703 publications made and 121,195 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 124 In Brazil
#9 of 393 In Latin America
#585 of 6,305 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 10 26
1992 15 54
1993 17 73
1994 13 32
1995 18 73
1996 37 68
1997 36 66
1998 46 87
1999 54 115
2000 76 154
2001 78 228
2002 164 405
2003 120 463
2004 161 558
2005 157 724
2006 202 967
2007 259 1188
2008 265 1401
2009 263 1686
2010 307 1985
2011 388 2579
2012 407 2945
2013 472 3755
2014 473 4214
2015 502 4845
2016 604 5305
2017 610 5662
2018 769 7073
2019 697 8569
2020 873 10669
2021 879 13292
2022 810 14527
2023 787 14858

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 7 435
Operations Research 9 12 463
Statistics 7 9 582
Math Teachers 6 10 584
Applied Mathematics 7 11 632
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 20 955
Actuarial Science 8 19 1045

Psychology rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 8th for Psychology in Brazil and 604th in the World with 10,555 publications made and 128,802 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#8 of 126 In Brazil
#12 of 403 In Latin America
#604 of 6,528 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 15 42
1992 19 27
1993 12 48
1994 10 39
1995 29 76
1996 37 89
1997 49 107
1998 43 174
1999 67 225
2000 78 299
2001 71 366
2002 107 462
2003 91 620
2004 119 705
2005 144 953
2006 170 1118
2007 234 1394
2008 249 1847
2009 272 2009
2010 301 2635
2011 369 3190
2012 411 3954
2013 487 4646
2014 506 5488
2015 522 5891
2016 640 6717
2017 577 6623
2018 684 7902
2019 725 9731
2020 947 12313
2021 903 14936
2022 799 16123
2023 753 16767

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 7 7 432
Neuroscience 8 12 533
Child Psychology 7 9 576
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 3 577
Sexology 13 17 581
Psychiatry 8 12 585
Occupational Therapy 17 18 606
Social Psychology 7 10 661
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 8 14 694
Clinical Psychology 10 12 697
Cognitive Science 8 14 829
Social Work 14 20 939
Special Education 15 19 987

Business rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 6th for Business in Brazil and 506th in the World with 9,318 publications made and 80,762 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

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

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 2 22
1992 8 47
1993 12 55
1994 7 39
1995 21 43
1996 24 53
1997 35 56
1998 44 83
1999 62 149
2000 83 147
2001 81 214
2002 209 559
2003 113 436
2004 128 471
2005 111 503
2006 178 755
2007 197 796
2008 190 972
2009 249 1176
2010 251 1329
2011 297 1664
2012 348 2016
2013 435 2483
2014 413 2991
2015 502 3462
2016 569 3703
2017 545 3871
2018 651 4867
2019 633 6120
2020 768 8075
2021 719 10414
2022 695 11015
2023 628 11563

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 626th in the World with 5,717 publications made and 47,759 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

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

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 6 8
1992 3 15
1993 5 20
1994 3 14
1995 10 15
1996 15 21
1997 16 20
1998 13 27
1999 22 43
2000 43 57
2001 33 62
2002 59 113
2003 53 131
2004 69 146
2005 60 184
2006 77 258
2007 128 333
2008 119 388
2009 127 523
2010 144 635
2011 165 768
2012 219 1103
2013 268 1375
2014 263 1690
2015 293 2056
2016 333 2175
2017 349 2389
2018 365 2914
2019 388 3831
2020 555 5018
2021 526 6653
2022 486 7358
2023 453 7927

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 4 273
Agricultural Economics 12 16 394
Development Studies 6 9 528
Finance 7 12 684
International Trade 6 10 698
International Economics 9 15 806
International Relations and Diplomacy 14 30 816
Political Economy 12 35 849
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 20 955
Investment Banking and Stock trading 10 19 1014
Actuarial Science 8 19 1045

Art & Design rankings

The Federal University of Santa Catarina ranked 6th for Art & Design in Brazil and 386th in the World with 4,948 publications made and 41,399 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 121 In Brazil
#7 of 350 In Latin America
#386 of 5,720 In the World

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 5 6
1992 4 4
1993 4 10
1994 5 6
1995 9 7
1996 10 10
1997 22 23
1998 24 24
1999 32 44
2000 41 66
2001 37 60
2002 83 143
2003 62 147
2004 68 145
2005 55 174
2006 105 224
2007 119 301
2008 118 407
2009 139 540
2010 174 606
2011 172 746
2012 195 917
2013 222 1164
2014 276 1366
2015 287 1526
2016 300 1688
2017 319 1874
2018 320 2062
2019 355 2706
2020 381 3222
2021 379 4359
2022 295 4502
2023 308 4601

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 9 10 131
Entertainment Industry Business 8 9 273
Architecture 7 7 325
Creative Writing 5 5 328
Fashion Design 6 7 342
Literature 7 9 357
UX/UI Desgin 7 11 358
Landscape Architecture 7 9 371
Aesthetics 4 6 375
Interior Design 3 4 376
Singing and Vocal Performance 12 15 378
Computer Graphics 5 6 483
Multimedia 6 9 504
Art History 9 12 504
Game Design and Development 8 10 541
Animation 7 10 613
Illustration and Concept Art 11 19 621
Painting and Drawing 12 20 632
Sculpture 12 20 632
Graphic Design 10 12 682
Photography 18 25 703
Music 15 23 757
Performing arts 21 29 815