Federal University of Sao Carlos: Rankings

Updated:

EduRank

Federal University of Sao Carlos logo
EduRank.org best universities badge

The Federal University of Sao Carlos ranked 17th in Brazil, 757th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 161 research topics. The Federal University of Sao Carlos ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 55,373 academic publications and 629,558 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 4 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#757 of 14,131 In the World
#27 of 1,756 In Latin America
#17 of 198 In Brazil
#87 of 2,799 For Radiochemistry
#106 of 1,031 For Agricultural Engineering
#163 of 6,566 For Philosophy
#4153 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1092 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 158 other topics

Jump to topical rankings below

Acceptance rate and other statistics

Biology rankings

The Federal University of Sao Carlos ranked 12th for Biology in Brazil and 638th in the World with 26,963 publications made and 443,799 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 128 In Brazil
#16 of 428 In Latin America
#638 of 6,770 In the World

Federal University of Sao Carlos
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 36 191
1992 44 245
1993 69 276
1994 85 284
1995 131 356
1996 167 439
1997 178 598
1998 194 784
1999 263 957
2000 320 1268
2001 309 1540
2002 404 1879
2003 424 2315
2004 507 3049
2005 465 3863
2006 531 4737
2007 528 5879
2008 674 7051
2009 768 8139
2010 752 9312
2011 827 11656
2012 1079 13678
2013 1047 15362
2014 1210 17752
2015 1183 19783
2016 1452 22044
2017 1531 24185
2018 1688 27921
2019 1633 32719
2020 1875 40703
2021 2041 47889
2022 2037 51249
2023 1953 53179

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Sao Carlos in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Horticulture 22 26 210
Forestry 21 26 250
Zoology 11 15 260
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 15 303
Toxicology 13 16 307
Agricultural Science 16 20 362
Nanotechnology 4 5 373
Animal Science 35 42 375
Astrobiology 6 10 386
Nutrition and Food Science 17 24 405
Botany 16 24 429
Entomology 16 27 501
Evolutionary Biology 7 10 525
Paleontology 13 20 608
Biotechnology 14 20 622
Molecular Biology 13 21 691
Biochemistry 10 15 717
Microbiology 25 41 761
Neuroscience 16 23 874
Genetics 16 24 884
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 21 925
Biophysics 11 27 985
Pharmacology 25 36 1015
Virology 44 78 1156
Immunology 35 61 1173
Oncology and Cancer research 29 53 1325

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Sao Carlos ranked 7th for Chemistry in Brazil and 554th in the World with 26,154 publications made and 479,581 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

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

Federal University of Sao Carlos
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 65 303
1992 80 347
1993 100 431
1994 112 445
1995 180 549
1996 245 682
1997 247 893
1998 247 1069
1999 387 1385
2000 432 1727
2001 466 2210
2002 567 2654
2003 555 3223
2004 635 4070
2005 550 4879
2006 633 5883
2007 623 7311
2008 755 8399
2009 788 9448
2010 768 10589
2011 799 12911
2012 996 15082
2013 964 16948
2014 1093 19311
2015 1087 21213
2016 1248 23545
2017 1356 25864
2018 1336 29357
2019 1381 34187
2020 1612 41512
2021 1696 47924
2022 1746 51729
2023 1685 53344

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Sao Carlos in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 6 6 87
Environmental Chemistry 4 5 199
Biochemical Engineering 6 7 239
Inorganic Chemistry 4 5 280
Chemical Engineering 4 5 287
Physical chemistry 3 4 341
Nanotechnology 4 5 373
Materials Science 6 7 375
Nutrition and Food Science 17 24 405
Organic Chemistry 6 8 458
Computational Chemistry 5 11 480
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 7 11 544
Pharmacy 7 12 647
Petrology and Geochemistry 15 21 696
Biochemistry 10 15 717

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal University of Sao Carlos ranked 14th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 354th in the World with 25,230 publications made and 153,761 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#14 of 128 In Brazil
#19 of 443 In Latin America
#354 of 7,020 In the World

Federal University of Sao Carlos
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 12 83
1992 30 89
1993 25 87
1994 37 76
1995 56 125
1996 71 107
1997 94 160
1998 107 178
1999 115 234
2000 141 334
2001 137 353
2002 256 473
2003 211 621
2004 219 835
2005 251 1002
2006 333 1143
2007 385 1458
2008 501 2049
2009 667 2416
2010 694 2916
2011 805 3807
2012 1084 4434
2013 1028 5001
2014 1296 5960
2015 1320 7058
2016 1552 6963
2017 1563 7433
2018 1948 9259
2019 1833 11408
2020 2094 15247
2021 2377 19475
2022 1864 19962
2023 1787 20927

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 13 18 163
Sports / Exercise science 14 14 324
Sociology 16 20 469
Political Science 14 20 506
Gender Studies 12 15 527
Education Majors 9 12 549
Broadcast Journalism 11 17 649
Special Education 6 8 664
Military science 7 9 670
Anthropology 15 19 699
Early Childhood Education 6 9 704
Urban and Regional planning 10 20 716
Forensic Science 20 29 742
Archaeology 13 19 745
Human Rights Law 28 52 752
History 13 19 777
Demography 22 36 786
Public Policy / Administration 20 30 806
Occupational Safety and Health 19 25 819
Genealogy 17 31 827
Criminology and Criminal Justice 15 29 853
Art History 18 27 892
Linguistics 16 23 899
Law 16 23 916
Library and Information science 16 23 922
Publishing 13 22 954
Social Work 16 23 986
Journalism and Digital Media 18 27 998
Political Economy 16 46 1034
Aesthetics 25 40 1214
Media Studies 20 38 1227
Classics and Ancient History 18 35 1246
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 27 41 1278
Communications and Public Relations 21 36 1483

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Sao Carlos ranked 7th for Engineering in Brazil and 532nd in the World with 24,751 publications made and 425,076 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 127 In Brazil
#10 of 420 In Latin America
#532 of 6,684 In the World

Federal University of Sao Carlos
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 52 266
1992 69 299
1993 84 358
1994 103 374
1995 159 456
1996 224 596
1997 219 785
1998 232 906
1999 376 1270
2000 403 1443
2001 408 1959
2002 552 2285
2003 513 2808
2004 584 3611
2005 517 4322
2006 564 5170
2007 615 6366
2008 670 7252
2009 770 8261
2010 742 9208
2011 765 11366
2012 1009 13255
2013 922 14977
2014 1088 17312
2015 1032 19018
2016 1226 20810
2017 1267 22607
2018 1288 26074
2019 1337 30709
2020 1501 36719
2021 1600 42567
2022 1629 46360
2023 1600 48079

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Sao Carlos in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 5 6 106
Industrial Engineering 3 3 223
Biochemical Engineering 6 7 239
Chemical Engineering 4 5 287
Landscape Architecture 3 5 305
Metallurgical Engineering 4 5 333
Construction Management 6 7 369
Nanotechnology 4 5 373
Materials Science 6 7 375
Renewable Energy Engineering 11 14 458
Environmental Engineering 8 10 459
Operations Research 12 15 494
Optical Engineering 7 9 504
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 7 11 544
Geotechnical Engineering 7 9 552
Architecture 12 17 570
Aviation 6 10 584
Systems Engineering 10 12 598
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 7 607
Mechanical Engineering 8 12 615
Biotechnology 14 20 622
Product and Industrial Design 10 12 637
Human-Computer Interaction 9 18 637
Biomedical Engineering 8 11 656
Electrical Engineering 8 10 670
Reliability and Quality Engineering 13 18 711
Acoustical Engineering 8 11 744
Aerospace Engineering 8 12 756
Engineering Management 13 19 769
Structural Engineering 11 15 783
Computer Engineering 16 19 799
Civil Engineering 13 18 815
Automotive Engineering 17 24 840
Transportation Engineering 9 16 852
Automation and Control engineering 14 32 867
Robotics 12 22 872
Technical Drawing 11 16 875
Firefighting and Fire Science 14 22 878
Electronic Engineering 15 22 895
Telecommunications 12 17 952
Petroleum Engineering 25 40 952
Computer Networking 14 22 994
Architectural Engineering 13 22 1001
Remote Sensing 22 33 1045

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Sao Carlos ranked 7th for Physics in Brazil and 510th in the World with 23,789 publications made and 416,627 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 127 In Brazil
#10 of 409 In Latin America
#510 of 6,603 In the World

Federal University of Sao Carlos
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 59 317
1992 77 351
1993 97 398
1994 112 435
1995 168 525
1996 239 679
1997 224 865
1998 247 983
1999 391 1384
2000 405 1572
2001 427 2120
2002 561 2466
2003 535 2975
2004 591 3785
2005 516 4551
2006 572 5395
2007 607 6542
2008 665 7377
2009 754 8359
2010 696 9234
2011 755 11588
2012 948 13476
2013 870 14864
2014 982 16887
2015 993 18578
2016 1129 20185
2017 1208 21954
2018 1185 24837
2019 1192 28892
2020 1414 34668
2021 1429 38964
2022 1515 42082
2023 1507 43924

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Sao Carlos in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 3 4 345
Nanotechnology 4 5 373
Materials Science 6 7 375
Astrobiology 6 10 386
Theoretical Physics 9 17 403
Atomic and Molecular physics 5 8 414
Quantum and Particle physics 7 9 491
Nuclear Physics 6 9 498
Optical Engineering 7 9 504
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 7 607
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 16 672
Acoustical Engineering 8 11 744
Biophysics 11 27 985

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Sao Carlos ranked 11th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 530th in the World with 22,186 publications made and 342,853 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

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

Federal University of Sao Carlos
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 37 137
1992 36 178
1993 49 190
1994 74 195
1995 107 249
1996 130 318
1997 128 438
1998 176 551
1999 232 652
2000 282 997
2001 288 1215
2002 411 1501
2003 367 1822
2004 419 2411
2005 382 2821
2006 449 3625
2007 456 4571
2008 568 5373
2009 653 6192
2010 679 6940
2011 675 8688
2012 894 10016
2013 820 11463
2014 991 13211
2015 974 14451
2016 1183 15598
2017 1209 17282
2018 1346 19969
2019 1360 24060
2020 1523 29541
2021 1674 34769
2022 1561 37121
2023 1561 38477

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

Environmental Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 4 5 199
Forestry 21 26 250
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 15 303
Agricultural Science 16 20 362
Environmental Engineering 8 10 459
Ecology 13 18 491
Environmental Management 10 14 495
Hydrology and Water resources management 12 15 534
Geotechnical Engineering 7 9 552
Geography and Cartography 13 21 592
Geology 12 18 600
Oceanography 11 18 603
Paleontology 13 20 608
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 7 11 641
Earth science and Geophysics 14 21 665
Petrology and Geochemistry 15 21 696
Urban and Regional planning 10 20 716

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Sao Carlos ranked 22nd for Medicine in Brazil and 850th in the World with 13,305 publications made and 177,039 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Physical Therapy, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology.

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

Federal University of Sao Carlos
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 7 59
1992 15 67
1993 33 75
1994 13 78
1995 33 108
1996 51 135
1997 64 172
1998 58 227
1999 80 293
2000 106 393
2001 98 453
2002 135 562
2003 144 721
2004 172 854
2005 172 1236
2006 231 1465
2007 238 1904
2008 297 2413
2009 355 2822
2010 360 3511
2011 413 4440
2012 508 5108
2013 550 5963
2014 605 6891
2015 619 7838
2016 688 8730
2017 783 9756
2018 866 11509
2019 856 13449
2020 1031 17940
2021 1203 22023
2022 1182 23905
2023 1136 24469

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Sao Carlos in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 4 4 201
Sports Medicine 8 8 296
Toxicology 13 16 307
Sports / Exercise science 14 14 324
Respiratory Therapy 7 9 328
Physical Therapy 8 8 338
Gerontology 19 20 348
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 49 61 601
Healthcare Management (MHA) 15 19 602
Pharmacy 7 12 647
Biomedical Engineering 8 11 656
Anatomy and Physiology 11 15 662
Dentistry 38 48 683
Cardiology 9 14 705
Veterinary 36 58 711
Nursing 24 27 714
Anesthesiology 16 20 714
Health Science 20 23 739
Forensic Science 20 29 742
Neurosurgery 17 29 746
Audiology 19 23 749
Plastic Surgery 28 45 803
Public Health 23 35 815
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 18 23 846
Urology 24 41 849
Sonography and Ultrasound 18 23 862
Psychiatry 20 24 882
Pathology 24 34 902
Orthodontics 43 57 934
Clinical Psychology 22 28 943
Surgery 24 34 950
Social Work 16 23 986
Dermatology 43 67 1005
Pharmacology 25 36 1015
Pediatrics 45 67 1034
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 37 60 1087
Family medicine 39 54 1089
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 22 35 1093
Critical Care Nursing 38 64 1150
Virology 44 78 1156
Immunology 35 61 1173
Radiation Therapy 28 42 1216
Epidemiology 58 103 1234
Oncology and Cancer research 29 53 1325
Ophthalmology 34 70 1569

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Sao Carlos ranked 14th for Computer Science in Brazil and 872nd in the World with 11,971 publications made and 147,496 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#14 of 125 In Brazil
#19 of 417 In Latin America
#872 of 6,752 In the World

Federal University of Sao Carlos
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 12 74
1992 25 74
1993 27 101
1994 27 91
1995 40 144
1996 59 158
1997 61 189
1998 69 210
1999 102 353
2000 116 455
2001 114 505
2002 179 623
2003 156 751
2004 171 905
2005 193 1113
2006 196 1241
2007 225 1693
2008 312 1958
2009 343 2351
2010 361 2748
2011 420 3435
2012 507 4247
2013 538 4761
2014 552 5551
2015 574 6290
2016 606 6875
2017 691 7770
2018 750 9217
2019 751 11134
2020 872 13966
2021 918 17348
2022 898 18844
2023 913 19141

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

Computer Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 10 14 527
Software Engineering 13 14 601
Multimedia 9 12 605
Human-Computer Interaction 9 18 637
Web Design and Development 11 15 690
Game Design and Development 14 17 702
Management Information Systems 11 14 722
Computational Linguistics 9 14 748
Computer Engineering 16 19 799
Information Technology 16 22 807
Machine Learning 12 18 813
Robotics 12 22 872
Neuroscience 16 23 874
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 12 19 876
Computer Vision 12 21 878
Cognitive Science 12 19 895
Data Science 14 20 896
Library and Information science 16 23 922
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 21 925
Blockchain and Cryptography 15 19 926
Database Administration 14 18 940
Telecommunications 12 17 952
Computer Networking 14 22 994
Computer Graphics 15 26 1009
Cyber Security 17 27 1177

Psychology rankings

The Federal University of Sao Carlos ranked 15th for Psychology in Brazil and 859th in the World with 7,087 publications made and 71,883 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#15 of 126 In Brazil
#19 of 403 In Latin America
#859 of 6,528 In the World

Federal University of Sao Carlos
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 5 34
1992 8 29
1993 13 55
1994 16 44
1995 20 55
1996 21 74
1997 31 60
1998 25 97
1999 39 103
2000 56 191
2001 58 210
2002 55 258
2003 67 317
2004 72 360
2005 81 451
2006 89 528
2007 130 744
2008 145 851
2009 191 1034
2010 174 1234
2011 237 1541
2012 264 1923
2013 304 2256
2014 367 2509
2015 351 2975
2016 361 3258
2017 401 3582
2018 482 4460
2019 499 5488
2020 588 7190
2021 638 8932
2022 599 9801
2023 602 10259

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Sao Carlos in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 4 4 201
Sexology 10 14 533
Education Majors 9 12 549
Child Psychology 9 11 614
Special Education 6 8 664
Social Psychology 10 15 859
Neuroscience 16 23 874
Psychiatry 20 24 882
Cognitive Science 12 19 895
Clinical Psychology 22 28 943
Social Work 16 23 986

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Sao Carlos ranked 13th for Mathematics in Brazil and 782nd in the World with 6,746 publications made and 89,581 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#13 of 124 In Brazil
#17 of 393 In Latin America
#782 of 6,305 In the World

Federal University of Sao Carlos
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 4 47
1992 9 51
1993 19 45
1994 17 47
1995 29 71
1996 37 86
1997 26 90
1998 40 119
1999 66 176
2000 56 202
2001 63 219
2002 103 326
2003 86 340
2004 100 439
2005 112 660
2006 112 668
2007 147 983
2008 165 1119
2009 193 1330
2010 189 1532
2011 223 1941
2012 257 2324
2013 281 2723
2014 295 3136
2015 299 3467
2016 341 3977
2017 385 4341
2018 416 5181
2019 453 6088
2020 522 7722
2021 485 9182
2022 540 10262
2023 541 10730

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Sao Carlos in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Operations Research 12 15 494
Statistics 13 17 726
Math Teachers 11 16 827
Applied Mathematics 14 25 898
Blockchain and Cryptography 15 19 926
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 26 1130

Art & Design rankings

The Federal University of Sao Carlos ranked 14th for Art & Design in Brazil and 796th in the World with 2,518 publications made and 20,114 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Art History.

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
#14 of 121 In Brazil
#20 of 350 In Latin America
#796 of 5,720 In the World

Federal University of Sao Carlos
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 1 17
1992 2 15
1993 0 20
1994 4 22
1995 7 18
1996 11 26
1997 7 26
1998 12 33
1999 12 52
2000 17 45
2001 19 76
2002 41 82
2003 24 100
2004 37 143
2005 28 138
2006 33 173
2007 37 265
2008 66 310
2009 98 407
2010 93 493
2011 75 594
2012 103 674
2013 130 697
2014 126 745
2015 128 946
2016 162 1001
2017 131 1065
2018 143 1265
2019 177 1612
2020 194 2015
2021 214 2347
2022 188 2649
2023 165 2722

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

Art & Design subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Cinematography 11 12 141
Landscape Architecture 3 5 305
Entertainment Industry Business 13 15 356
UX/UI Desgin 10 14 527
Architecture 12 17 570
Multimedia 9 12 605
Painting and Drawing 11 19 605
Sculpture 11 19 605
Illustration and Concept Art 13 21 626
Fashion Design 11 15 635
Singing and Vocal Performance 25 31 646
Game Design and Development 14 17 702
Literature 18 24 751
Music 16 25 767
Graphic Design 15 18 811
Art History 18 27 892
Creative Writing 22 33 923
Computer Graphics 15 26 1009
Aesthetics 25 40 1214

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Federal University of Sao Carlos

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
Supply Chain Management 4 5 381
Project Management 8 10 430
Agricultural Economics 17 26 639
Marketing 8 12 730
Management 11 18 864
Business 13 20 911
Environmental Economics 20 27 928
Development Studies 17 27 966
Risk Management 12 20 996
Human Resource Management 13 18 1030
Economics 18 27 1055
Hospitality and Hotel Management 19 38 1156
Finance 15 29 1175
International Trade 15 33 1222
International Business 15 37 1329
Advertising 20 31 1422
Accounting 25 38 1480