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The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 14th in Brazil, 690th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 147 research topics. The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 64,336 academic publications and 974,278 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#690 of 14,131 In the World
#20 of 1,756 In Latin America
#14 of 198 In Brazil
#3 of 15 In Sao Paulo
#32 of 1,067 For Plastic Surgery
#48 of 2,294 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#57 of 1,022 For Optometry
#4555 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1093 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 144 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 3rd for Medicine in Brazil and 243rd in the World with 46,632 publications made and 827,415 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 128 In Brazil
#3 of 426 In Latin America
#243 of 6,680 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 1 1
1992 1 4
1993 3 7
1994 4 4
1995 94 9
1996 196 34
1997 294 81
1998 333 280
1999 384 608
2000 366 1028
2001 417 1672
2002 563 2394
2003 688 3312
2004 869 4346
2005 909 5596
2006 1200 7620
2007 1362 9603
2008 1448 12464
2009 1573 16156
2010 1792 19223
2011 1818 22625
2012 2027 25836
2013 2265 30534
2014 2358 36686
2015 2426 40736
2016 2312 42954
2017 2566 46840
2018 2481 51395
2019 2831 59083
2020 3427 74251
2021 3458 89648
2022 3095 94021
2023 2838 92220

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
Plastic Surgery 2 2 32
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 2 48
Optometry 1 1 57
Ophthalmology 1 1 64
Sports / Exercise science 3 3 66
Cosmetology 2 2 78
Audiology 2 2 89
Neurosurgery 2 2 103
Pediatrics 2 2 120
Physical Therapy 2 2 123
Dermatology 2 2 125
Urology 3 3 128
Gerontology 4 4 135
Occupational Therapy 2 2 150
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 2 151
Sports Medicine 2 2 151
Anesthesiology 2 2 159
Epidemiology 2 2 162
Respiratory Therapy 3 4 187
Critical Care Nursing 2 2 192
Nursing 3 3 194
Psychiatry 2 2 195
Medical Physics 2 2 196
Surgery 2 2 200
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 2 207
Clinical Psychology 3 3 207
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 2 212
Anatomy and Physiology 3 3 216
Health Science 2 2 218
Virology 4 4 220
Pathology 3 3 231
Family medicine 4 4 244
Cardiology 2 2 253
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 4 261
Pharmacology 3 4 262
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 2 263
Immunology 5 5 283
Radiation Therapy 2 2 303
Dentistry 13 16 308
Public Health 7 8 316
Orthodontics 11 13 325
Oncology and Cancer research 3 3 390
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 11 424
Biomedical Engineering 7 7 492
Toxicology 21 30 520
Forensic Science 12 17 545
Veterinary 33 49 572
Social Work 17 25 1010
Pharmacy 18 44 1345

Biology rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 7th for Biology in Brazil and 411th in the World with 42,154 publications made and 803,342 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Paleontology.

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

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 4
1993 2 7
1994 4 2
1995 78 7
1996 180 39
1997 258 113
1998 300 327
1999 338 657
2000 341 1127
2001 367 1841
2002 504 2592
2003 581 3469
2004 743 4507
2005 773 5711
2006 1011 7578
2007 1157 9377
2008 1245 11904
2009 1327 15237
2010 1536 17787
2011 1624 21018
2012 1771 23999
2013 1999 28050
2014 2172 33467
2015 2228 37695
2016 2169 40236
2017 2321 44416
2018 2318 48879
2019 2650 57301
2020 3168 71392
2021 3201 86131
2022 2869 90306
2023 2699 89316

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 6 7 191
Virology 4 4 220
Neuroscience 2 2 234
Pharmacology 3 4 262
Immunology 5 5 283
Biotechnology 6 9 302
Molecular Biology 6 8 359
Genetics 7 10 378
Oncology and Cancer research 3 3 390
Animal Science 36 45 421
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 11 424
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 7 432
Biochemistry 7 10 445
Toxicology 21 30 520
Botany 19 27 527
Nutrition and Food Science 24 37 554
Paleontology 12 17 574
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 36 581
Zoology 37 56 630
Biophysics 6 15 689
Entomology 30 54 743
Astrobiology 10 22 824
Horticulture 53 91 948
Evolutionary Biology 16 30 966
Nanotechnology 20 34 1262
Forestry 68 135 1308
Agricultural Science 56 107 1490

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 16th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 358th in the World with 26,331 publications made and 329,964 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Law, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#16 of 128 In Brazil
#21 of 443 In Latin America
#358 of 7,020 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
1991 0 0
1992 1 0
1993 2 1
1994 2 0
1995 25 1
1996 56 4
1997 78 16
1998 92 65
1999 129 163
2000 126 268
2001 166 451
2002 153 635
2003 243 873
2004 252 1147
2005 336 1620
2006 470 2343
2007 557 3169
2008 653 4294
2009 691 5440
2010 820 6995
2011 863 8547
2012 1044 9805
2013 1214 12074
2014 1349 14854
2015 1404 16660
2016 1501 16453
2017 1604 18076
2018 1579 19934
2019 1928 23421
2020 2330 30182
2021 2375 37603
2022 2139 39820
2023 1994 40008

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 66
Philosophy 17 23 197
Demography 7 9 307
Occupational Safety and Health 5 5 335
Sociology 11 14 387
Anthropology 5 6 422
Special Education 3 3 477
Gender Studies 11 14 510
Forensic Science 12 17 545
Political Science 16 24 546
Genealogy 8 15 579
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 13 591
Linguistics 9 13 649
Broadcast Journalism 13 19 672
Public Policy / Administration 15 22 687
Law 9 13 717
Criminology and Criminal Justice 11 21 733
Aesthetics 14 19 748
Archaeology 14 20 780
History 14 20 795
International Relations and Diplomacy 13 29 806
Classics and Ancient History 10 17 839
Education Majors 18 23 847
Library and Information science 14 19 863
Human Rights Law 40 71 886
Publishing 12 21 901
Early Childhood Education 13 20 958
Art History 23 35 974
Social Work 17 25 1010
Military science 15 26 1057
Political Economy 17 48 1075
Journalism and Digital Media 20 32 1094
Media Studies 18 32 1116
Urban and Regional planning 27 50 1156
Communications and Public Relations 14 24 1210

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 9th for Chemistry in Brazil and 608th in the World with 26,100 publications made and 525,581 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 128 In Brazil
#12 of 414 In Latin America
#608 of 6,447 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 0 1
1992 1 2
1993 2 6
1994 3 1
1995 54 5
1996 134 32
1997 178 96
1998 198 262
1999 222 523
2000 227 860
2001 254 1430
2002 350 2008
2003 391 2639
2004 490 3460
2005 463 4262
2006 607 5479
2007 711 6580
2008 758 8142
2009 821 10074
2010 1010 11937
2011 1013 14074
2012 1116 15713
2013 1195 18494
2014 1332 21668
2015 1347 23891
2016 1366 25840
2017 1436 28414
2018 1460 31480
2019 1732 37438
2020 1917 46481
2021 1879 55549
2022 1676 58433
2023 1613 57714

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 10 445
Nutrition and Food Science 24 37 554
Organic Chemistry 13 21 840
Biochemical Engineering 21 39 906
Radiochemistry 29 43 914
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 15 28 914
Chemical Engineering 21 40 1251
Nanotechnology 20 34 1262
Environmental Chemistry 31 56 1312
Materials Science 23 42 1317
Pharmacy 18 44 1345
Inorganic Chemistry 25 53 1362
Computational Chemistry 30 61 1388
Physical chemistry 28 60 1544
Petrology and Geochemistry 39 90 1701

Psychology rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 2nd for Psychology in Brazil and 289th in the World with 21,449 publications made and 395,983 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 126 In Brazil
#2 of 403 In Latin America
#289 of 6,528 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 2
1993 1 6
1994 1 1
1995 30 3
1996 74 8
1997 106 24
1998 115 99
1999 141 223
2000 137 399
2001 148 558
2002 245 903
2003 263 1191
2004 334 1707
2005 388 2279
2006 491 3178
2007 576 3997
2008 628 5286
2009 695 6846
2010 804 8114
2011 789 9648
2012 945 11405
2013 1044 13954
2014 1094 17057
2015 1141 19098
2016 1142 20478
2017 1252 22192
2018 1198 24789
2019 1353 28529
2020 1570 35287
2021 1716 43030
2022 1502 45646
2023 1418 44811

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 2 2 150
Psychiatry 2 2 195
Clinical Psychology 3 3 207
Neuroscience 2 2 234
Child Psychology 3 3 349
Sexology 5 5 397
Special Education 3 3 477
Social Psychology 9 13 678
Education Majors 18 23 847
Cognitive Science 11 18 864
Social Work 17 25 1010
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 9 12 1011

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 8th for Computer Science in Brazil and 631st in the World with 17,852 publications made and 315,946 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 125 In Brazil
#12 of 417 In Latin America
#631 of 6,752 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 2
1993 0 6
1994 1 1
1995 22 3
1996 54 7
1997 80 35
1998 85 91
1999 109 231
2000 94 383
2001 101 528
2002 163 820
2003 192 1053
2004 236 1491
2005 285 1916
2006 368 2744
2007 441 3390
2008 476 4295
2009 521 5614
2010 599 6566
2011 648 8039
2012 743 9348
2013 840 11377
2014 902 13927
2015 921 15575
2016 974 16881
2017 1062 18691
2018 1035 20865
2019 1153 24717
2020 1423 31651
2021 1527 38559
2022 1390 42315
2023 1297 42303

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 2 234
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 7 432
Game Design and Development 16 20 748
Library and Information science 14 19 863
Cognitive Science 11 18 864
Computational Linguistics 13 19 874
Machine Learning 16 23 903
UX/UI Desgin 27 42 975
Human-Computer Interaction 24 49 1118
Software Engineering 36 53 1201
Data Science 27 38 1242
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 26 42 1380
Multimedia 29 48 1451
Computer Vision 26 48 1541
Computer Graphics 32 60 1554
Management Information Systems 34 55 1608
Cyber Security 34 52 1671
Telecommunications 33 60 1853
Computer Networking 39 69 1925
Blockchain and Cryptography 51 87 2258

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 23rd for Environmental Science in Brazil and 796th in the World with 15,324 publications made and 254,265 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#23 of 128 In Brazil
#34 of 428 In Latin America
#796 of 6,798 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 0 1
1992 1 1
1993 1 0
1994 1 0
1995 25 1
1996 37 9
1997 72 33
1998 71 84
1999 88 148
2000 122 291
2001 117 537
2002 140 733
2003 191 1014
2004 198 1328
2005 214 1738
2006 266 2105
2007 327 2827
2008 353 3645
2009 406 4520
2010 443 5303
2011 558 6459
2012 568 7198
2013 664 8625
2014 757 10676
2015 808 11640
2016 857 13017
2017 923 14182
2018 921 15569
2019 1094 18752
2020 1282 24032
2021 1357 29497
2022 1223 30898
2023 1132 30921

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 17 574
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 36 581
Geology 18 27 738
Geography and Cartography 26 41 868
Ecology 31 47 997
Urban and Regional planning 27 50 1156
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 23 36 1187
Forestry 68 135 1308
Environmental Chemistry 31 56 1312
Oceanography 31 61 1342
Agricultural Science 56 107 1490
Environmental Management 41 75 1687
Earth science and Geophysics 40 87 1691
Environmental Engineering 45 82 1699
Petrology and Geochemistry 39 90 1701
Geotechnical Engineering 45 98 2061

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 16th for Engineering in Brazil and 988th in the World with 14,849 publications made and 260,328 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#16 of 127 In Brazil
#24 of 420 In Latin America
#988 of 6,684 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 1 1
1992 1 0
1993 1 4
1994 1 1
1995 22 2
1996 51 3
1997 68 26
1998 73 73
1999 73 120
2000 94 264
2001 107 378
2002 135 500
2003 157 676
2004 203 966
2005 219 1237
2006 254 1704
2007 325 2088
2008 332 2759
2009 403 3738
2010 545 4773
2011 538 5659
2012 622 6638
2013 657 8065
2014 800 10010
2015 822 11436
2016 867 12680
2017 914 14047
2018 904 16197
2019 1024 19438
2020 1156 24686
2021 1241 29681
2022 1104 32362
2023 1019 32254

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

Engineering subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 6 9 302
Biomedical Engineering 7 7 492
Optical Engineering 9 12 707
Petroleum Engineering 17 29 753
Biochemical Engineering 21 39 906
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 15 28 914
Acoustical Engineering 14 22 926
Human-Computer Interaction 24 49 1118
Mechanical Engineering 21 34 1182
Aerospace Engineering 19 32 1197
Metallurgical Engineering 20 36 1219
Chemical Engineering 21 40 1251
Nanotechnology 20 34 1262
Materials Science 23 42 1317
Transportation Engineering 22 41 1423
Automotive Engineering 39 59 1498
Structural Engineering 27 52 1537
Remote Sensing 37 60 1575
Systems Engineering 33 58 1601
Civil Engineering 32 65 1673
Environmental Engineering 45 82 1699
Reliability and Quality Engineering 42 77 1794
Operations Research 35 68 1832
Telecommunications 33 60 1853
Electronic Engineering 36 70 1886
Computer Networking 39 69 1925
Renewable Energy Engineering 49 104 1940
Electrical Engineering 32 71 1948
Geotechnical Engineering 45 98 2061

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 18th for Physics in Brazil and 1044th in the World with 13,335 publications made and 215,383 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#18 of 127 In Brazil
#29 of 409 In Latin America
#1044 of 6,603 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 0 1
1992 1 0
1993 1 5
1994 1 1
1995 19 2
1996 45 1
1997 54 27
1998 59 64
1999 63 107
2000 79 222
2001 98 373
2002 125 432
2003 137 593
2004 183 836
2005 197 1100
2006 220 1428
2007 301 1790
2008 323 2359
2009 371 3097
2010 469 3859
2011 511 4607
2012 546 5621
2013 583 6789
2014 702 8323
2015 743 9688
2016 782 10943
2017 794 11891
2018 800 13423
2019 972 16408
2020 1046 20649
2021 1111 24991
2022 981 27192
2023 924 27976

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 2 196
Biophysics 6 15 689
Optical Engineering 9 12 707
Astrobiology 10 22 824
Astrophysics and Astronomy 19 32 917
Acoustical Engineering 14 22 926
Nuclear Physics 22 36 1096
Nanotechnology 20 34 1262
Materials Science 23 42 1317
Quantum and Particle physics 28 51 1388
Theoretical Physics 45 109 1739
Atomic and Molecular physics 33 80 1765
Condensed Matter Physics 42 89 1958

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 9th for Mathematics in Brazil and 653rd in the World with 8,743 publications made and 166,723 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

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

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 5 1
1996 16 2
1997 18 2
1998 27 22
1999 28 35
2000 36 61
2001 34 106
2002 55 205
2003 72 287
2004 84 349
2005 113 610
2006 155 776
2007 151 999
2008 210 1308
2009 221 1785
2010 302 2428
2011 293 2782
2012 341 3481
2013 424 4457
2014 468 6105
2015 445 6805
2016 485 7383
2017 511 8251
2018 512 9643
2019 598 11448
2020 749 14181
2021 839 18431
2022 762 21282
2023 731 21100

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 9 12 598
Math Teachers 16 23 1100
Operations Research 35 68 1832
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 34 77 2089
Blockchain and Cryptography 51 87 2258
Applied Mathematics 46 115 2364

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Federal University of Sao Paulo

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 9 12 288
Cinematography 33 35 363
Creative Writing 12 16 550
Development Studies 7 10 550
Photography 15 21 640
Music 13 19 658
Entertainment Industry Business 34 40 728
Agricultural Economics 21 32 731
Performing arts 18 26 788
Literature 20 26 817
Economics 14 22 910
Art & Design 20 29 923
Human Resource Management 9 14 929
Fashion Design 23 35 951
Marketing 16 23 1054
Advertising 14 21 1079
Business 21 33 1239
International Trade 19 39 1342
Project Management 32 50 1390
Management 26 45 1458
Accounting 24 37 1479
International Business 24 48 1507
Finance 33 72 1950