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The Federal University of Santa Maria ranked 19th in Brazil, 853rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 145 research topics. The Federal University of Santa Maria ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 52,553 academic publications and 398,508 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 4 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#853 of 14,131 In the World
#32 of 1,756 In Latin America
#19 of 198 In Brazil
#20 of 3,373 For Horticulture
#23 of 2,152 For Animal Science
#47 of 2,377 For Forestry
#3342 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1298 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 142 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal University of Santa Maria ranked 13th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 342nd in the World with 27,220 publications made and 105,531 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, History, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#13 of 128 In Brazil
#18 of 443 In Latin America
#342 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 23 9
1992 19 3
1993 27 13
1994 27 11
1995 27 13
1996 40 13
1997 37 32
1998 45 23
1999 96 52
2000 109 74
2001 93 117
2002 153 163
2003 133 172
2004 178 327
2005 277 434
2006 269 666
2007 328 844
2008 445 1174
2009 564 1540
2010 683 1822
2011 932 2484
2012 1355 3057
2013 1564 3568
2014 1731 4275
2015 1674 4904
2016 1748 4615
2017 1848 4594
2018 2025 5852
2019 2060 7504
2020 2624 11356
2021 2301 14982
2022 1889 15250
2023 1695 17172

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 12 16 137
Sports / Exercise science 19 19 369
Political Science 17 25 581
Sociology 21 26 611
Library and Information science 9 13 644
Journalism and Digital Media 7 9 677
Art History 12 16 712
Aesthetics 11 16 722
Education Majors 13 18 748
Genealogy 15 28 774
Gender Studies 21 28 796
Archaeology 15 21 838
Demography 27 41 859
History 15 21 862
Anthropology 20 28 878
Human Rights Law 42 75 917
Early Childhood Education 18 25 984
Occupational Safety and Health 29 44 988
Law 20 29 1047
Linguistics 21 33 1087
Urban and Regional planning 24 46 1132
Public Policy / Administration 31 54 1144
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 25 38 1207
Criminology and Criminal Justice 30 58 1226
Media Studies 24 45 1276
Communications and Public Relations 17 28 1319
Classics and Ancient History 37 74 1982

Biology rankings

The Federal University of Santa Maria ranked 10th for Biology in Brazil and 547th in the World with 25,589 publications made and 301,843 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Agricultural Science, Horticulture.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 128 In Brazil
#13 of 428 In Latin America
#547 of 6,770 In the World

Federal University of Santa Maria
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 49 30
1992 43 24
1993 63 53
1994 98 54
1995 87 72
1996 92 105
1997 122 133
1998 111 171
1999 211 290
2000 233 361
2001 204 536
2002 264 771
2003 306 1035
2004 345 1443
2005 453 1951
2006 461 2378
2007 571 3309
2008 712 4229
2009 739 5373
2010 785 6195
2011 937 8129
2012 1087 9760
2013 1238 10539
2014 1391 12099
2015 1393 13022
2016 1391 13774
2017 1473 15252
2018 1621 18510
2019 1762 22586
2020 1966 29424
2021 1734 36344
2022 1699 38314
2023 1576 39526

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

Biology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Horticulture 4 4 20
Animal Science 4 4 23
Forestry 4 5 47
Agricultural Science 4 6 102
Toxicology 6 8 130
Nutrition and Food Science 10 12 177
Botany 9 11 242
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 20 367
Pharmacology 9 11 398
Molecular Biology 8 11 497
Microbiology 16 21 522
Virology 17 26 548
Biotechnology 13 18 576
Zoology 33 51 593
Biochemistry 11 16 725
Neuroscience 11 15 766
Immunology 18 28 768
Paleontology 21 30 781
Genetics 15 23 859
Entomology 43 79 915
Evolutionary Biology 22 41 1091
Astrobiology 19 42 1099
Nanotechnology 17 31 1210
Oncology and Cancer research 26 46 1271
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 25 43 1285
Biophysics 23 57 1451

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Santa Maria ranked 12th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 535th in the World with 20,060 publications made and 195,291 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Agricultural Science, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#12 of 128 In Brazil
#17 of 428 In Latin America
#535 of 6,798 In the World

Federal University of Santa Maria
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 27 11
1992 20 9
1993 45 30
1994 55 33
1995 40 21
1996 46 36
1997 59 46
1998 67 80
1999 136 120
2000 150 174
2001 125 229
2002 166 383
2003 201 469
2004 234 663
2005 298 1055
2006 301 1288
2007 340 1733
2008 442 2287
2009 464 2858
2010 530 3495
2011 683 4628
2012 801 5550
2013 1037 6571
2014 1156 7621
2015 1110 8510
2016 1143 9016
2017 1201 9943
2018 1382 12706
2019 1488 15790
2020 1653 20725
2021 1547 26294
2022 1465 28183
2023 1346 29723

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

Environmental Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 4 5 47
Agricultural Science 4 6 102
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 20 367
Ecology 11 14 450
Geography and Cartography 11 17 516
Environmental Engineering 13 18 622
Hydrology and Water resources management 19 26 640
Environmental Management 15 21 672
Geology 13 20 672
Environmental Chemistry 12 19 682
Paleontology 21 30 781
Geotechnical Engineering 14 20 842
Oceanography 18 33 848
Earth science and Geophysics 19 31 868
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 12 22 930
Urban and Regional planning 24 46 1132
Petrology and Geochemistry 24 51 1227

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Santa Maria ranked 11th for Chemistry in Brazil and 765th in the World with 17,443 publications made and 259,525 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

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

Federal University of Santa Maria
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 23 20
1992 18 29
1993 37 47
1994 36 54
1995 50 77
1996 52 92
1997 70 124
1998 75 153
1999 99 254
2000 116 295
2001 128 474
2002 197 681
2003 211 955
2004 223 1205
2005 248 1645
2006 313 2027
2007 359 2807
2008 404 3223
2009 455 4318
2010 483 4838
2011 578 6367
2012 692 7802
2013 823 8640
2014 825 9636
2015 931 10731
2016 1005 12136
2017 1105 13869
2018 1197 16527
2019 1265 20239
2020 1421 25990
2021 1307 32087
2022 1252 34182
2023 1186 34950

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

Chemistry subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 10 12 177
Pharmacy 2 3 305
Radiochemistry 10 12 317
Biochemical Engineering 10 17 555
Organic Chemistry 9 12 601
Environmental Chemistry 12 19 682
Biochemistry 11 16 725
Inorganic Chemistry 9 16 726
Physical chemistry 10 18 846
Materials Science 10 17 880
Chemical Engineering 15 27 1019
Computational Chemistry 21 46 1024
Nanotechnology 17 31 1210
Petrology and Geochemistry 24 51 1227

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Santa Maria ranked 16th for Medicine in Brazil and 693rd in the World with 15,450 publications made and 177,257 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Immunology, Pharmacology, Surgery.

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

Federal University of Santa Maria
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 22 19
1992 27 19
1993 27 38
1994 52 39
1995 38 60
1996 39 81
1997 64 98
1998 53 97
1999 80 173
2000 86 184
2001 97 278
2002 117 438
2003 142 585
2004 146 746
2005 164 988
2006 224 1297
2007 293 1870
2008 377 2222
2009 437 3019
2010 476 3369
2011 543 4691
2012 712 5627
2013 768 6415
2014 829 7113
2015 862 7901
2016 914 8416
2017 911 9206
2018 1008 11019
2019 1038 13339
2020 1298 17919
2021 1197 22175
2022 1141 23073
2023 1066 23979

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

Medicine subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Toxicology 6 8 130
Veterinary 12 14 182
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 13 14 209
Audiology 3 3 218
Pharmacy 2 3 305
Sports / Exercise science 19 19 369
Gerontology 21 22 374
Pharmacology 9 11 398
Dentistry 26 29 416
Orthodontics 23 26 448
Dermatology 16 23 531
Virology 17 26 548
Nursing 20 23 561
Anesthesiology 10 14 570
Sonography and Ultrasound 10 11 619
Family medicine 21 27 646
Respiratory Therapy 20 29 675
Urology 15 24 701
Pediatrics 23 35 721
Health Science 22 25 753
Sports Medicine 22 23 757
Immunology 18 28 768
Physical Therapy 24 26 782
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 17 29 794
Anatomy and Physiology 17 21 796
Psychiatry 15 19 811
Epidemiology 32 48 835
Pathology 20 27 839
Healthcare Management (MHA) 24 31 876
Public Health 26 41 879
Surgery 22 30 906
Occupational Therapy 29 36 926
Clinical Psychology 23 29 951
Radiation Therapy 19 27 975
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 24 31 984
Critical Care Nursing 31 56 1057
Cardiology 26 42 1080
Oncology and Cancer research 26 46 1271
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 34 55 1347
Biomedical Engineering 32 58 1450
Ophthalmology 32 66 1470

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Santa Maria ranked 14th for Engineering in Brazil and 899th in the World with 14,644 publications made and 181,178 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#14 of 127 In Brazil
#21 of 420 In Latin America
#899 of 6,684 In the World

Federal University of Santa Maria
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 19 18
1992 17 26
1993 27 29
1994 29 37
1995 27 40
1996 40 54
1997 36 69
1998 53 93
1999 49 133
2000 84 207
2001 93 328
2002 203 526
2003 177 699
2004 182 832
2005 183 1155
2006 227 1505
2007 242 1857
2008 280 2176
2009 364 2855
2010 375 3251
2011 469 4282
2012 583 5111
2013 709 5894
2014 707 6595
2015 835 7398
2016 796 8120
2017 842 9345
2018 976 11644
2019 1107 14497
2020 1217 18585
2021 1162 23345
2022 1197 26105
2023 1113 27415

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

Engineering subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 10 13 297
Renewable Energy Engineering 8 10 414
Automotive Engineering 9 10 455
Electronic Engineering 8 9 550
Biochemical Engineering 10 17 555
Biotechnology 13 18 576
Environmental Engineering 13 18 622
Metallurgical Engineering 9 13 653
Reliability and Quality Engineering 12 16 688
Automation and Control engineering 9 23 721
Electrical Engineering 9 12 736
Computer Engineering 12 15 759
Geotechnical Engineering 14 20 842
Materials Science 10 17 880
Operations Research 16 23 907
Remote Sensing 16 24 921
Acoustical Engineering 15 23 937
Mechanical Engineering 15 25 970
Chemical Engineering 15 27 1019
Aerospace Engineering 15 24 1054
Petroleum Engineering 28 46 1073
Systems Engineering 20 32 1081
Architectural Engineering 15 25 1109
Telecommunications 19 32 1208
Nanotechnology 17 31 1210
Architecture 37 60 1213
Computer Networking 21 36 1242
Structural Engineering 19 38 1288
Robotics 23 52 1332
Human-Computer Interaction 28 65 1357
Optical Engineering 24 42 1371
Civil Engineering 23 43 1444
Biomedical Engineering 32 58 1450
Transportation Engineering 26 47 1563

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Santa Maria ranked 14th for Physics in Brazil and 926th in the World with 13,162 publications made and 167,786 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#14 of 127 In Brazil
#24 of 409 In Latin America
#926 of 6,603 In the World

Federal University of Santa Maria
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 19 18
1992 20 32
1993 29 35
1994 29 38
1995 34 48
1996 42 61
1997 38 80
1998 51 100
1999 61 167
2000 86 218
2001 86 329
2002 197 536
2003 172 687
2004 180 884
2005 179 1160
2006 224 1529
2007 238 1830
2008 285 2189
2009 343 2801
2010 340 3035
2011 455 4087
2012 494 4829
2013 639 5523
2014 605 5966
2015 736 6804
2016 711 7491
2017 779 8660
2018 882 10639
2019 974 13203
2020 1028 16433
2021 1026 20750
2022 1052 22677
2023 917 23861

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

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Materials Science 10 17 880
Acoustical Engineering 15 23 937
Quantum and Particle physics 16 27 942
Nuclear Physics 19 32 995
Astrophysics and Astronomy 22 38 1048
Astrobiology 19 42 1099
Nanotechnology 17 31 1210
Condensed Matter Physics 27 47 1238
Theoretical Physics 32 75 1253
Optical Engineering 24 42 1371
Biophysics 23 57 1451
Atomic and Molecular physics 27 66 1495

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Santa Maria ranked 18th for Computer Science in Brazil and 1075th in the World with 9,026 publications made and 93,603 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#18 of 125 In Brazil
#26 of 417 In Latin America
#1075 of 6,752 In the World

Federal University of Santa Maria
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 10 8
1992 12 11
1993 9 23
1994 11 15
1995 9 25
1996 24 32
1997 20 49
1998 23 44
1999 28 68
2000 35 81
2001 40 157
2002 113 253
2003 83 338
2004 97 486
2005 82 476
2006 133 761
2007 155 1003
2008 180 1175
2009 237 1394
2010 235 1659
2011 270 2149
2012 387 2824
2013 449 3198
2014 477 3765
2015 484 4036
2016 501 4479
2017 516 5051
2018 565 6452
2019 718 7728
2020 754 9970
2021 734 12683
2022 792 13886
2023 748 15200

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

Computer Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Library and Information science 9 13 644
Computer Engineering 12 15 759
Neuroscience 11 15 766
Game Design and Development 24 37 967
Information Technology 22 30 971
Multimedia 21 27 1092
Computer Graphics 18 31 1093
Computer Vision 16 32 1146
Telecommunications 19 32 1208
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 21 36 1221
Computer Networking 21 36 1242
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 25 43 1285
Management Information Systems 26 36 1287
Machine Learning 28 37 1287
Robotics 23 52 1332
Human-Computer Interaction 28 65 1357
Blockchain and Cryptography 29 42 1406
Cyber Security 28 42 1459
Data Science 39 55 1548
Software Engineering 47 80 1561
Computational Linguistics 30 52 1704
Cognitive Science 39 64 1956

Psychology rankings

The Federal University of Santa Maria ranked 18th for Psychology in Brazil and 917th in the World with 6,178 publications made and 64,102 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#18 of 126 In Brazil
#22 of 403 In Latin America
#917 of 6,528 In the World

Federal University of Santa Maria
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 11 8
1992 8 3
1993 8 16
1994 12 12
1995 8 16
1996 10 20
1997 19 29
1998 12 23
1999 18 46
2000 15 58
2001 30 113
2002 34 104
2003 33 164
2004 50 268
2005 46 275
2006 84 362
2007 92 591
2008 153 733
2009 167 836
2010 168 1038
2011 215 1394
2012 343 1854
2013 314 2128
2014 364 2543
2015 372 2704
2016 347 2848
2017 372 3335
2018 384 3915
2019 448 4658
2020 537 6286
2021 483 8008
2022 478 8700
2023 483 8995

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

Psychology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Education Majors 13 18 748
Neuroscience 11 15 766
Psychiatry 15 19 811
Child Psychology 15 20 856
Occupational Therapy 29 36 926
Sexology 30 42 946
Clinical Psychology 23 29 951
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 8 11 973
Social Psychology 21 30 1221
Cognitive Science 39 64 1956

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Santa Maria ranked 19th for Mathematics in Brazil and 983rd in the World with 5,388 publications made and 50,344 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#19 of 124 In Brazil
#26 of 393 In Latin America
#983 of 6,305 In the World

Federal University of Santa Maria
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 7 4
1992 3 1
1993 2 4
1994 2 5
1995 5 4
1996 6 6
1997 9 6
1998 15 25
1999 10 27
2000 25 22
2001 16 40
2002 36 77
2003 38 60
2004 48 127
2005 49 191
2006 73 247
2007 91 310
2008 103 388
2009 122 536
2010 153 736
2011 156 948
2012 219 1195
2013 242 1385
2014 261 1769
2015 300 2029
2016 320 2240
2017 311 2465
2018 360 2980
2019 443 3614
2020 479 4880
2021 444 6198
2022 479 6863
2023 502 7666

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

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Statistics 17 23 894
Operations Research 16 23 907
Math Teachers 14 21 1078
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 15 28 1173
Blockchain and Cryptography 29 42 1406
Applied Mathematics 26 59 1491

Art & Design rankings

The Federal University of Santa Maria ranked 17th for Art & Design in Brazil and 847th in the World with 2,316 publications made and 12,692 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

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
#17 of 121 In Brazil
#25 of 350 In Latin America
#847 of 5,720 In the World

Federal University of Santa Maria
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 6 4
1992 3 3
1993 2 6
1994 1 3
1995 1 6
1996 0 5
1997 1 7
1998 2 4
1999 7 8
2000 6 13
2001 9 9
2002 16 27
2003 20 19
2004 9 34
2005 18 51
2006 25 91
2007 35 90
2008 43 146
2009 55 171
2010 73 179
2011 67 265
2012 122 301
2013 130 403
2014 120 498
2015 144 557
2016 139 572
2017 172 670
2018 170 753
2019 190 1007
2020 199 1272
2021 180 1664
2022 170 1720
2023 166 1936

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

Art & Design subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Cinematography 16 17 220
Entertainment Industry Business 22 25 478
Singing and Vocal Performance 19 24 551
Performing arts 13 18 658
Literature 15 20 693
Art History 12 16 712
Aesthetics 11 16 722
Creative Writing 14 20 724
Fashion Design 19 28 802
Photography 25 37 875
Music 22 33 944
Game Design and Development 24 37 967
Graphic Design 20 33 1016
Multimedia 21 27 1092
Computer Graphics 18 31 1093
Architecture 37 60 1213

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Federal University of Santa Maria

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
Agricultural Economics 16 23 615
Environmental Economics 10 16 627
Project Management 19 23 827
Management 12 20 915
Real Estate 10 14 953
Business 14 23 1047
Marketing 17 24 1084
International Trade 14 32 1195
Hospitality and Hotel Management 24 47 1224
Human Resource Management 14 20 1234
Economics 20 34 1236
Development Studies 24 38 1244
International Economics 16 36 1309
Finance 17 32 1323
International Business 18 40 1382
Accounting 22 34 1420
Investment Banking and Stock trading 18 37 1517
Advertising 28 47 1665