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The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei ranked 58th in Brazil, 2283rd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 65 research topics. The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 14,021 academic publications and 193,034 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2283 of 14,131 In the World
#137 of 1,756 In Latin America
#58 of 198 In Brazil
#743 of 6,713 For Philosophy
#830 of 2,534 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#871 of 1,018 For Entomology
#5804 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#3457 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 62 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei ranked 69th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 1205th in the World with 7,131 publications made and 77,835 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, History, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#69 of 128 In Brazil
#115 of 442 In Latin America
#1205 of 7,088 In the World

Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 2
1997 2 1
1998 0 7
1999 2 0
2000 2 6
2001 4 2
2002 11 17
2003 19 10
2004 17 39
2005 17 20
2006 30 58
2007 49 39
2008 55 82
2009 88 134
2010 116 200
2011 192 298
2012 280 1197
2013 313 2212
2014 357 2459
2015 397 3826
2016 460 4667
2017 443 4278
2018 557 5050
2019 589 5824
2020 717 6408
2021 768 8852
2022 606 7431
2023 566 8448
2024 310 5807
2025 193 4356

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 64 101 743
Sports / Exercise science 68 95 1248
Art History 48 81 1649
Sociology 71 111 1662
Gender Studies 56 93 1702
Demography 63 120 1914
Political Science 75 158 1953
Anthropology 65 112 2209
Education Majors 69 118 2343
Library and Information science 63 128 2480
History 67 137 2703
Archaeology 67 141 2740
Law 69 140 2906
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 73 137 2974
Aesthetics 71 158 3126
Communications and Public Relations 68 153 3263
Linguistics 67 156 3281

Biology rankings

The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei ranked 67th for Biology in Brazil and 2185th in the World with 6,208 publications made and 124,139 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#67 of 128 In Brazil
#127 of 433 In Latin America
#2185 of 6,841 In the World

Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 1 0
1994 1 1
1995 0 1
1996 0 3
1997 2 1
1998 0 4
1999 1 0
2000 2 8
2001 3 3
2002 7 13
2003 16 6
2004 14 27
2005 14 28
2006 15 53
2007 18 45
2008 31 106
2009 52 175
2010 108 279
2011 177 481
2012 262 1352
2013 326 2096
2014 335 2720
2015 368 3881
2016 376 4985
2017 427 4824
2018 466 5722
2019 485 6929
2020 583 8505
2021 565 11011
2022 500 10148
2023 449 10872
2024 368 10317
2025 282 9266

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Entomology 42 76 871
Horticulture 65 122 1238
Forestry 65 124 1251
Animal Science 75 137 1435
Virology 54 106 1457
Nutrition and Food Science 59 108 1507
Toxicology 62 102 1537
Molecular Biology 60 102 1554
Agricultural Science 64 121 1665
Biotechnology 54 99 1716
Botany 66 129 1762
Immunology 57 111 1767
Microbiology 60 121 1772
Zoology 76 163 1833
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 69 145 1855
Pharmacology 53 89 1860
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 47 95 2009
Biochemistry 56 112 2157
Nanotechnology 43 83 2160
Oncology and Cancer research 59 125 2275
Genetics 64 132 2327
Paleontology 69 142 2396
Neuroscience 70 138 2527
Evolutionary Biology 64 154 2832

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei ranked 54th for Chemistry in Brazil and 2265th in the World with 4,886 publications made and 105,934 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#54 of 128 In Brazil
#109 of 420 In Latin America
#2265 of 6,561 In the World

Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 2 0
1994 2 1
1995 0 1
1996 2 3
1997 1 4
1998 0 2
1999 1 2
2000 0 5
2001 2 1
2002 6 10
2003 18 11
2004 19 24
2005 14 38
2006 23 59
2007 24 63
2008 36 122
2009 51 173
2010 80 259
2011 149 462
2012 211 1404
2013 227 2681
2014 241 3192
2015 299 4712
2016 312 5872
2017 337 5674
2018 417 6476
2019 398 7402
2020 453 8304
2021 426 10967
2022 375 9531
2023 321 10227
2024 267 8780
2025 204 7620

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 36 52 1030
Computational Chemistry 25 54 1250
Nutrition and Food Science 59 108 1507
Pharmacy 30 63 1673
Physical chemistry 41 85 2009
Inorganic Chemistry 45 94 2043
Chemical Engineering 44 90 2139
Organic Chemistry 48 100 2144
Biochemistry 56 112 2157
Nanotechnology 43 83 2160
Materials Science 45 89 2172
Environmental Chemistry 55 122 2379
Petrology and Geochemistry 57 132 2522

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei ranked 70th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 2455th in the World with 4,810 publications made and 113,115 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#70 of 128 In Brazil
#151 of 433 In Latin America
#2455 of 6,888 In the World

Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 2 0
1998 0 5
1999 1 1
2000 2 7
2001 0 3
2002 5 8
2003 14 3
2004 11 25
2005 14 20
2006 13 34
2007 29 32
2008 18 72
2009 32 117
2010 83 169
2011 121 326
2012 209 1448
2013 228 2627
2014 253 3032
2015 328 4838
2016 307 6056
2017 347 5548
2018 409 6350
2019 395 7330
2020 445 8097
2021 477 10803
2022 375 8946
2023 329 10195
2024 233 8156
2025 154 6725

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 65 124 1251
Agricultural Science 64 121 1665
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 69 145 1855
Ecology 68 141 2277
Geotechnical Engineering 50 115 2315
Environmental Management 54 116 2321
Geography and Cartography 74 175 2376
Environmental Chemistry 55 122 2379
Paleontology 69 142 2396
Environmental Engineering 60 133 2415
Geology 70 139 2418
Petrology and Geochemistry 57 132 2522
Oceanography 62 153 2538
Earth science and Geophysics 59 138 2559
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 65 167 3130

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei ranked 53rd for Engineering in Brazil and 2407th in the World with 4,783 publications made and 112,498 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#53 of 127 In Brazil
#104 of 425 In Latin America
#2407 of 6,795 In the World

Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 2 0
1994 2 0
1995 0 1
1996 3 3
1997 1 4
1998 1 5
1999 3 3
2000 1 11
2001 3 1
2002 12 17
2003 22 9
2004 29 47
2005 23 49
2006 26 90
2007 29 89
2008 34 140
2009 57 197
2010 82 287
2011 116 451
2012 235 1631
2013 220 3164
2014 246 3703
2015 277 5493
2016 270 6911
2017 319 6437
2018 384 7169
2019 437 8195
2020 466 8994
2021 420 11114
2022 347 9427
2023 328 10544
2024 244 8604
2025 170 7147

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Reliability and Quality Engineering 38 56 1484
Transportation Engineering 26 51 1655
Automotive Engineering 43 67 1700
Biotechnology 54 99 1716
Renewable Energy Engineering 45 88 1769
Automation and Control engineering 36 89 1780
Electronic Engineering 35 65 1814
Electrical Engineering 33 70 1945
Structural Engineering 40 82 2042
Metallurgical Engineering 44 89 2091
Computer Engineering 42 86 2122
Chemical Engineering 44 90 2139
Nanotechnology 43 83 2160
Acoustical Engineering 42 89 2171
Remote Sensing 52 109 2172
Materials Science 45 89 2172
Computer Networking 44 81 2183
Mechanical Engineering 45 88 2193
Aerospace Engineering 45 84 2222
Operations Research 45 94 2263
Geotechnical Engineering 50 115 2315
Human-Computer Interaction 53 166 2364
Civil Engineering 48 108 2372
Environmental Engineering 60 133 2415
Telecommunications 46 97 2435
Optical Engineering 56 115 2617
Systems Engineering 61 147 2928

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei ranked 46th for Physics in Brazil and 2270th in the World with 4,732 publications made and 125,799 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#46 of 127 In Brazil
#97 of 419 In Latin America
#2270 of 6,729 In the World

Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 2 0
1994 2 0
1995 0 0
1996 3 3
1997 3 4
1998 2 8
1999 4 4
2000 1 12
2001 6 7
2002 13 23
2003 25 15
2004 31 54
2005 22 58
2006 35 107
2007 33 96
2008 41 163
2009 59 226
2010 93 302
2011 123 514
2012 242 2238
2013 230 4624
2014 256 5200
2015 299 7767
2016 294 9821
2017 310 8681
2018 382 9172
2019 416 10286
2020 427 10605
2021 408 12813
2022 322 10222
2023 294 11200
2024 224 9504
2025 154 7307

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 43 103 1709
Condensed Matter Physics 34 71 1712
Atomic and Molecular physics 40 97 2074
Quantum and Particle physics 42 88 2120
Nanotechnology 43 83 2160
Acoustical Engineering 42 89 2171
Materials Science 45 89 2172
Nuclear Physics 46 99 2194
Optical Engineering 56 115 2617
Astrophysics and Astronomy 60 138 2809

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei ranked 71st for Medicine in Brazil and 2015th in the World with 4,488 publications made and 94,595 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Immunology, Public Health, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#71 of 128 In Brazil
#122 of 432 In Latin America
#2015 of 6,793 In the World

Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1996 2 0
1997 0 1
1998 0 5
1999 0 0
2000 1 0
2001 3 0
2002 3 4
2003 7 3
2004 8 17
2005 8 11
2006 8 34
2007 15 28
2008 19 60
2009 32 106
2010 58 156
2011 109 252
2012 192 909
2013 222 1387
2014 239 1657
2015 242 2591
2016 270 3442
2017 285 3161
2018 309 3600
2019 328 4366
2020 411 5350
2021 474 6856
2022 407 6528
2023 368 7016
2024 283 6141
2025 222 5615

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 67 90 830
Gerontology 64 78 983
Epidemiology 49 78 1083
Nursing 47 58 1162
Sports / Exercise science 68 95 1248
Dermatology 58 95 1276
Healthcare Management (MHA) 37 51 1282
Virology 54 106 1457
Family medicine 53 81 1499
Pediatrics 65 118 1535
Toxicology 62 102 1537
Critical Care Nursing 50 94 1567
Veterinary 68 134 1593
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 49 82 1645
Urology 61 120 1646
Cardiology 50 93 1652
Pharmacy 30 63 1673
Radiation Therapy 48 80 1692
Immunology 57 111 1767
Pharmacology 53 89 1860
Health Science 69 103 1909
Pathology 68 120 1943
Public Health 63 118 1949
Psychiatry 59 103 2022
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 73 159 2065
Sports Medicine 79 125 2111
Clinical Psychology 59 106 2121
Dentistry 86 178 2222
Anesthesiology 82 151 2242
Surgery 76 145 2270
Oncology and Cancer research 59 125 2275
Physical Therapy 87 139 2401
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 80 153 2576
Anatomy and Physiology 89 182 2707

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei ranked 56th for Computer Science in Brazil and 2720th in the World with 3,255 publications made and 69,138 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#56 of 125 In Brazil
#114 of 427 In Latin America
#2720 of 6,855 In the World

Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1996 3 2
1997 2 2
1998 1 9
1999 2 3
2000 1 11
2001 2 5
2002 7 13
2003 12 6
2004 12 28
2005 13 29
2006 11 65
2007 16 53
2008 23 93
2009 31 115
2010 64 190
2011 73 313
2012 130 758
2013 138 1328
2014 167 1564
2015 163 2263
2016 173 2903
2017 204 2836
2018 255 3333
2019 312 4101
2020 329 4762
2021 316 5723
2022 281 5333
2023 274 6055
2024 157 5146
2025 100 4300

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Software Engineering 54 93 1783
Computer Graphics 45 79 1948
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 47 95 2009
Data Science 49 80 2035
Computer Engineering 42 86 2122
Blockchain and Cryptography 49 83 2177
Computer Networking 44 81 2183
Multimedia 51 90 2212
Computational Linguistics 46 78 2275
Human-Computer Interaction 53 166 2364
Telecommunications 46 97 2435
Machine Learning 53 101 2462
Library and Information science 63 128 2480
Neuroscience 70 138 2527
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 54 111 2568
Cyber Security 58 122 2902
Computer Vision 56 135 3047
Management Information Systems 71 170 3102
Cognitive Science 62 139 3127

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei ranked 59th for Mathematics in Brazil and 2658th in the World with 1,915 publications made and 39,345 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#59 of 125 In Brazil
#113 of 400 In Latin America
#2658 of 6,434 In the World

Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 2 1
1998 0 3
1999 1 0
2000 1 5
2001 1 4
2002 3 8
2003 10 6
2004 11 17
2005 12 21
2006 12 44
2007 10 38
2008 9 47
2009 11 69
2010 28 105
2011 46 160
2012 75 527
2013 82 1131
2014 108 1382
2015 94 1905
2016 112 2387
2017 114 2260
2018 155 2409
2019 172 2897
2020 204 2994
2021 213 4051
2022 157 3304
2023 153 3433
2024 75 2231
2025 52 1606

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 35 96 2138
Blockchain and Cryptography 49 83 2177
Operations Research 45 94 2263
Statistics 54 103 2455
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 53 127 3015
Math Teachers 81 204 3674

Psychology rankings

The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei ranked 68th for Psychology in Brazil and 2673rd in the World with 1,648 publications made and 17,056 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#68 of 126 In Brazil
#125 of 417 In Latin America
#2673 of 6,663 In the World

Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
2001 3 0
2002 4 12
2003 6 3
2004 6 13
2005 5 7
2006 6 25
2007 10 18
2008 13 39
2009 24 72
2010 31 105
2011 48 148
2012 60 219
2013 69 338
2014 94 475
2015 91 600
2016 81 680
2017 87 808
2018 111 976
2019 129 1249
2020 135 1594
2021 171 2131
2022 160 2150
2023 156 2337
2024 92 2092
2025 67 1924

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Psychiatry 59 103 2022
Child Psychology 50 87 2048
Clinical Psychology 59 106 2121
Education Majors 69 118 2343
Neuroscience 70 138 2527
Cognitive Science 62 139 3127
Social Psychology 72 148 3319

Business rankings

The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei ranked 61st for Business in Brazil and 3030th in the World with 1,164 publications made and 14,285 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#61 of 124 In Brazil
#134 of 396 In Latin America
#3030 of 6,366 In the World

Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1997 2 1
1998 0 5
1999 1 0
2000 1 5
2001 0 1
2002 5 11
2003 6 4
2004 8 11
2005 5 16
2006 7 26
2007 11 18
2008 3 19
2009 14 57
2010 27 67
2011 37 109
2012 23 207
2013 46 359
2014 52 488
2015 45 540
2016 64 778
2017 58 739
2018 80 951
2019 129 1185
2020 137 1423
2021 139 1785
2022 101 1589
2023 89 1848
2024 38 1367
2025 43 1109

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Entertainment Industry Business 42 48 907
Operations Research 45 94 2263
Management 51 104 2587
Management Information Systems 71 170 3102
Marketing 66 160 3269
Finance 67 190 3911

Art & Design rankings

The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei ranked 64th for Art & Design in Brazil and 2674th in the World with 612 publications made and 3,727 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

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
#64 of 123 In Brazil
#130 of 367 In Latin America
#2674 of 6,010 In the World

Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1999 1 0
2000 0 1
2001 1 0
2002 0 1
2003 2 2
2004 3 6
2005 2 3
2006 0 8
2007 0 8
2008 2 10
2009 5 12
2010 14 16
2011 17 35
2012 21 68
2013 26 94
2014 25 124
2015 27 171
2016 31 226
2017 46 235
2018 48 276
2019 55 405
2020 67 489
2021 68 608
2022 54 612
2023 51 675
2024 31 656
2025 18 560

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Cinematography 50 57 644
Entertainment Industry Business 42 48 907
Art History 48 81 1649
Computer Graphics 45 79 1948
Multimedia 51 90 2212
Literature 62 112 2303
Fashion Design 66 129 2537
Aesthetics 71 158 3126

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
Development Studies 57 113 2582
Economics 63 142 3037