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The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 16th in Brazil, 702nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 153 research topics. The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 80,513 academic publications and 1,558,833 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#702 of 14,131 In the World
#26 of 1,756 In Latin America
#16 of 198 In Brazil
#3 of 15 In Sao Paulo
#24 of 2,534 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#29 of 1,104 For Plastic Surgery
#47 of 1,001 For Optometry
#4782 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1257 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 150 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 2nd for Medicine in Brazil and 208th in the World with 57,344 publications made and 1,290,556 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 128 In Brazil
#2 of 432 In Latin America
#208 of 6,793 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 5 50
1994 7 48
1995 104 52
1996 211 95
1997 336 175
1998 418 417
1999 444 833
2000 451 1425
2001 504 2162
2002 703 3145
2003 834 4338
2004 1003 5628
2005 1078 7424
2006 1465 9803
2007 1616 12458
2008 1670 16077
2009 1817 21239
2010 2029 25366
2011 2121 29695
2012 2345 34529
2013 2559 40950
2014 2616 48539
2015 2755 52367
2016 2464 56309
2017 2759 62117
2018 2669 67103
2019 3023 75988
2020 3652 99327
2021 3726 118526
2022 3400 118224
2023 3257 117082
2024 3002 109080
2025 2705 102146

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

Medicine subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 2 24
Plastic Surgery 2 2 29
Optometry 1 1 47
Ophthalmology 1 1 50
Sports / Exercise science 3 3 60
Cosmetology 2 2 69
Audiology 2 2 80
Neurosurgery 2 2 103
Dermatology 2 2 105
Pediatrics 2 2 108
Physical Therapy 2 2 109
Urology 3 3 115
Gerontology 4 4 120
Sports Medicine 2 2 126
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 2 146
Anesthesiology 2 2 147
Epidemiology 2 2 154
Occupational Therapy 3 3 158
Respiratory Therapy 3 4 161
Nursing 2 2 166
Critical Care Nursing 2 2 167
Surgery 2 2 176
Psychiatry 2 2 181
Medical Physics 2 2 189
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 2 191
Anatomy and Physiology 3 3 192
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 2 194
Clinical Psychology 3 3 194
Pathology 3 3 198
Virology 4 4 200
Health Science 3 3 207
Family medicine 4 4 212
Cardiology 2 2 222
Pharmacology 2 2 223
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 2 230
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 4 235
Immunology 3 3 263
Public Health 6 7 277
Radiation Therapy 2 2 302
Dentistry 17 20 320
Orthodontics 12 14 321
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 9 363
Oncology and Cancer research 3 3 378
Biomedical Engineering 6 6 458
Toxicology 21 26 463
Forensic Science 12 16 562
Veterinary 32 49 599
Social Work 19 27 1012
Pharmacy 20 45 1337

Biology rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 7th for Biology in Brazil and 376th in the World with 50,571 publications made and 1,216,166 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 128 In Brazil
#9 of 433 In Latin America
#376 of 6,841 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 3 35
1994 7 38
1995 84 51
1996 190 99
1997 287 192
1998 340 459
1999 379 843
2000 396 1507
2001 416 2324
2002 588 3309
2003 695 4392
2004 829 5730
2005 882 7244
2006 1191 9505
2007 1293 11787
2008 1396 15024
2009 1499 19581
2010 1718 22834
2011 1845 27010
2012 1991 31182
2013 2227 36635
2014 2374 43512
2015 2511 46858
2016 2288 50992
2017 2476 57015
2018 2478 61507
2019 2767 71019
2020 3355 92065
2021 3351 110232
2022 3073 109884
2023 3008 109288
2024 2666 103107
2025 2316 95958

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

Biology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Microbiology 7 8 185
Neuroscience 2 2 192
Virology 4 4 200
Pharmacology 2 2 223
Immunology 3 3 263
Biotechnology 6 9 295
Molecular Biology 7 9 351
Genetics 7 9 361
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 9 363
Oncology and Cancer research 3 3 378
Animal Science 37 45 419
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 6 424
Biochemistry 7 10 427
Toxicology 21 26 463
Botany 21 29 508
Nutrition and Food Science 25 36 520
Paleontology 12 18 561
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 26 39 577
Zoology 35 56 597
Biophysics 6 14 673
Entomology 29 51 707
Astrobiology 10 21 831
Evolutionary Biology 14 26 887
Horticulture 53 87 920
Nanotechnology 20 34 1235
Agricultural Science 53 90 1366
Forestry 72 141 1383

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 15th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 313th in the World with 32,281 publications made and 558,836 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Law, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#15 of 128 In Brazil
#20 of 442 In Latin America
#313 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 4 53
1994 3 44
1995 30 37
1996 59 58
1997 90 86
1998 111 129
1999 154 260
2000 150 399
2001 200 653
2002 191 847
2003 299 1258
2004 289 1558
2005 395 2212
2006 579 3327
2007 631 4289
2008 759 5824
2009 810 7651
2010 914 9727
2011 1014 11722
2012 1209 13942
2013 1379 17185
2014 1474 20320
2015 1608 21418
2016 1586 23073
2017 1762 25741
2018 1744 28319
2019 2051 32849
2020 2481 44727
2021 2591 55716
2022 2363 56182
2023 2383 57551
2024 1791 48093
2025 1358 42625

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 3 3 60
Philosophy 18 23 166
Demography 7 8 268
Occupational Safety and Health 4 4 329
Sociology 11 13 369
Anthropology 6 7 428
Special Education 3 3 484
Political Science 17 24 514
Gender Studies 13 16 517
Forensic Science 12 16 562
Genealogy 9 16 594
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 10 14 600
Linguistics 9 14 627
Public Policy / Administration 15 22 654
Aesthetics 10 14 686
Law 10 14 702
Library and Information science 10 14 739
International Relations and Diplomacy 13 26 749
Criminology and Criminal Justice 14 25 762
Archaeology 15 22 808
History 14 21 814
Education Majors 17 23 822
Publishing 10 18 835
Classics and Ancient History 10 18 861
Broadcast Journalism 18 29 890
Art History 21 31 890
Human Rights Law 39 68 891
Early Childhood Education 16 22 953
Social Work 19 27 1012
Military science 16 25 1018
Journalism and Digital Media 17 26 1098
Communications and Public Relations 15 23 1118
Political Economy 18 52 1168
Media Studies 20 35 1171
Urban and Regional planning 26 48 1259

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 9th for Chemistry in Brazil and 582nd in the World with 30,302 publications made and 757,585 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 128 In Brazil
#13 of 420 In Latin America
#582 of 6,561 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 2 21
1994 6 25
1995 53 24
1996 138 61
1997 189 135
1998 210 343
1999 246 664
2000 258 1111
2001 275 1716
2002 394 2489
2003 458 3256
2004 539 4305
2005 512 5107
2006 707 6595
2007 776 7907
2008 832 9714
2009 901 12476
2010 1101 14658
2011 1140 17258
2012 1222 19491
2013 1329 22730
2014 1436 26918
2015 1475 28671
2016 1431 31537
2017 1513 35120
2018 1548 37975
2019 1738 44467
2020 1965 57019
2021 1897 67231
2022 1749 67252
2023 1740 67714
2024 1456 62997
2025 1252 58621

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

Chemistry subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 7 10 427
Nutrition and Food Science 25 36 520
Organic Chemistry 14 21 818
Biochemical Engineering 20 35 897
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 17 30 910
Radiochemistry 32 46 941
Environmental Chemistry 28 44 1208
Chemical Engineering 20 38 1226
Nanotechnology 20 34 1235
Materials Science 24 40 1273
Pharmacy 20 45 1337
Inorganic Chemistry 23 49 1340
Computational Chemistry 31 61 1457
Physical chemistry 29 57 1521
Petrology and Geochemistry 38 90 1727

Psychology rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 2nd for Psychology in Brazil and 251st in the World with 25,640 publications made and 621,911 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 126 In Brazil
#2 of 417 In Latin America
#251 of 6,663 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 2 32
1994 3 23
1995 34 30
1996 84 47
1997 120 74
1998 135 163
1999 150 318
2000 174 561
2001 164 764
2002 278 1219
2003 315 1661
2004 368 2191
2005 439 2996
2006 590 4031
2007 672 5242
2008 687 6835
2009 770 8979
2010 902 10648
2011 908 12672
2012 1059 15260
2013 1173 18655
2014 1172 22380
2015 1313 24453
2016 1166 26024
2017 1321 28958
2018 1301 31594
2019 1404 35707
2020 1650 46609
2021 1751 54883
2022 1604 55678
2023 1556 55549
2024 1388 50293
2025 1169 47761

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

Psychology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 3 3 158
Psychiatry 2 2 181
Neuroscience 2 2 192
Clinical Psychology 3 3 194
Child Psychology 3 3 329
Sexology 4 4 358
Special Education 3 3 484
Social Psychology 9 12 669
Cognitive Science 8 14 779
Education Majors 17 23 822
Social Work 19 27 1012

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 8th for Computer Science in Brazil and 619th in the World with 21,274 publications made and 494,280 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 125 In Brazil
#12 of 427 In Latin America
#619 of 6,855 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 1 18
1994 3 14
1995 25 24
1996 55 39
1997 86 72
1998 99 150
1999 119 309
2000 114 482
2001 111 673
2002 175 981
2003 229 1415
2004 255 1837
2005 326 2384
2006 437 3417
2007 495 4225
2008 522 5378
2009 591 7109
2010 688 8427
2011 712 10101
2012 835 11965
2013 923 14516
2014 966 17537
2015 1071 19256
2016 997 20929
2017 1133 23649
2018 1128 26176
2019 1191 30434
2020 1485 40837
2021 1563 48905
2022 1463 50419
2023 1416 51287
2024 1207 47799
2025 1009 45552

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

Computer Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 2 2 192
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 6 424
Library and Information science 10 14 739
Game Design and Development 13 17 739
Cognitive Science 8 14 779
Computational Linguistics 14 21 911
Machine Learning 18 25 958
UX/UI Desgin 27 42 990
Human-Computer Interaction 22 42 1046
Software Engineering 30 42 1129
Data Science 26 36 1194
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 25 39 1387
Multimedia 28 42 1461
Computer Vision 25 43 1464
Computer Graphics 33 57 1534
Management Information Systems 31 47 1579
Cyber Security 32 47 1617
Telecommunications 32 58 1790
Computer Networking 39 67 1965
Blockchain and Cryptography 53 92 2361

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 24th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 762nd in the World with 18,399 publications made and 390,742 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#24 of 128 In Brazil
#35 of 433 In Latin America
#762 of 6,888 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 1 19
1994 2 16
1995 27 24
1996 44 38
1997 82 67
1998 75 130
1999 101 217
2000 136 429
2001 136 703
2002 167 966
2003 216 1265
2004 210 1754
2005 238 2188
2006 312 2809
2007 354 3433
2008 399 4581
2009 456 5888
2010 465 6769
2011 649 8324
2012 657 9497
2013 731 11540
2014 835 13776
2015 937 14898
2016 912 16712
2017 967 19024
2018 1010 20713
2019 1143 24495
2020 1343 32439
2021 1411 39261
2022 1320 39107
2023 1239 39957
2024 1077 37090
2025 876 33886

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

Environmental Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Paleontology 12 18 561
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 26 39 577
Geology 17 26 724
Geography and Cartography 28 43 827
Ecology 31 47 924
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 22 34 1129
Environmental Chemistry 28 44 1208
Oceanography 30 55 1250
Urban and Regional planning 26 48 1259
Agricultural Science 53 90 1366
Forestry 72 141 1383
Environmental Management 37 65 1544
Earth science and Geophysics 34 72 1559
Environmental Engineering 46 81 1688
Petrology and Geochemistry 38 90 1727
Geotechnical Engineering 42 88 1983

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 16th for Engineering in Brazil and 919th in the World with 17,831 publications made and 406,939 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#16 of 127 In Brazil
#23 of 425 In Latin America
#919 of 6,795 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 2 21
1994 3 14
1995 24 15
1996 52 27
1997 75 47
1998 94 95
1999 79 159
2000 120 377
2001 127 475
2002 155 631
2003 205 868
2004 237 1209
2005 245 1557
2006 307 2183
2007 379 2644
2008 387 3597
2009 466 4767
2010 581 6186
2011 637 7293
2012 675 8613
2013 746 10529
2014 877 12686
2015 920 14113
2016 924 16003
2017 987 18370
2018 972 20452
2019 1069 23975
2020 1215 31462
2021 1268 37605
2022 1161 38951
2023 1176 39253
2024 988 36789
2025 799 35092

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

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 15th for Physics in Brazil and 952nd in the World with 16,236 publications made and 354,007 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#15 of 127 In Brazil
#25 of 419 In Latin America
#952 of 6,729 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 2 12
1994 3 14
1995 21 12
1996 43 16
1997 66 39
1998 73 86
1999 66 137
2000 104 316
2001 113 447
2002 143 545
2003 178 749
2004 215 1044
2005 220 1385
2006 296 1896
2007 364 2314
2008 375 3154
2009 430 4067
2010 513 5128
2011 606 6095
2012 601 7410
2013 673 9188
2014 789 10866
2015 845 12328
2016 847 14220
2017 859 15903
2018 880 17512
2019 1017 20857
2020 1102 27005
2021 1140 32263
2022 1045 33606
2023 1047 34595
2024 931 33090
2025 742 31922

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

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 2 2 189
Optical Engineering 7 8 496
Biophysics 6 14 673
Astrobiology 10 21 831
Astrophysics and Astronomy 15 27 834
Acoustical Engineering 12 17 846
Nuclear Physics 22 37 1086
Nanotechnology 20 34 1235
Materials Science 24 40 1273
Quantum and Particle physics 24 40 1297
Atomic and Molecular physics 31 75 1685
Theoretical Physics 45 106 1758
Condensed Matter Physics 41 87 1925

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 9th for Mathematics in Brazil and 633rd in the World with 9,767 publications made and 237,872 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#9 of 125 In Brazil
#12 of 400 In Latin America
#633 of 6,434 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 1 22
1994 0 20
1995 6 24
1996 15 33
1997 18 36
1998 25 65
1999 34 71
2000 35 108
2001 35 163
2002 62 268
2003 74 403
2004 89 455
2005 119 779
2006 169 1039
2007 164 1266
2008 214 1719
2009 237 2372
2010 308 3217
2011 300 3645
2012 372 4595
2013 422 6047
2014 464 7729
2015 475 8428
2016 469 9332
2017 495 10411
2018 518 11907
2019 575 13978
2020 743 18505
2021 834 23477
2022 761 24935
2023 751 24634
2024 564 19080
2025 499 17971

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

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Statistics 7 9 578
Math Teachers 12 17 945
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 28 56 1715
Operations Research 34 66 1823
Blockchain and Cryptography 53 92 2361
Applied Mathematics 43 112 2395

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Federal University of Sao Paulo

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
Cinematography 25 26 213
Singing and Vocal Performance 8 9 295
Development Studies 7 10 491
Creative Writing 13 17 572
Entertainment Industry Business 30 34 585
Agricultural Economics 18 27 675
Music 12 18 680
Photography 18 23 684
Literature 19 24 743
Performing arts 20 29 748
Economics 11 17 836
Art & Design 20 29 892
Fashion Design 22 32 902
Human Resource Management 10 15 956
Advertising 14 21 1021
Marketing 16 22 1058
Business 18 29 1182
Management 24 40 1434
Accounting 27 38 1492
Finance 22 44 1497
International Trade 26 51 1543
Project Management 39 63 1568
International Business 32 64 1738