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The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 14th in Brazil, 675th in the global 2023 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 57,798 academic publications and 837,602 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#675 of 14,131 In the World
#20 of 1,756 In Latin America
#14 of 198 In Brazil
#3 of 15 In Sao Paulo
#21 of 2,092 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#27 of 1,120 For Plastic Surgery
#64 of 1,467 For Ophthalmology
#4511 of 7,446 For Alumni Impact
#1082 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 225th in the World with 42,246 publications made and 706,036 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 127 In Brazil
#3 of 423 In Latin America
#225 of 6,552 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1990 1 33
1991 3 44
1992 1 44
1993 4 37
1994 4 37
1995 95 53
1996 186 51
1997 296 122
1998 323 301
1999 364 614
2000 345 1026
2001 397 1582
2002 558 2306
2003 650 3083
2004 803 3957
2005 860 5128
2006 1157 7065
2007 1285 8897
2008 1382 11535
2009 1512 14541
2010 1698 16884
2011 1716 20392
2012 1982 23995
2013 2172 27825
2014 2204 33120
2015 2363 36696
2016 2208 38736
2017 2512 45057
2018 2169 44139
2019 2607 52497
2020 3106 65313
2021 3534 91198
2022 2887 91246

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 21
Plastic Surgery 2 2 27
Ophthalmology 1 1 64
Sports / Exercise science 4 4 66
Optometry 1 1 69
Audiology 2 2 80
Cosmetology 2 2 84
Neurosurgery 2 2 102
Urology 3 3 111
Pediatrics 2 2 113
Physical Therapy 2 2 115
Dermatology 2 2 115
Gerontology 4 4 122
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 2 130
Occupational Therapy 2 2 143
Sports Medicine 2 2 146
Anesthesiology 2 2 147
Epidemiology 2 2 148
Respiratory Therapy 3 4 174
Critical Care Nursing 2 2 176
Nursing 3 3 177
Psychiatry 2 2 179
Surgery 2 2 187
Clinical Psychology 3 3 192
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 2 194
Anatomy and Physiology 3 3 196
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 2 197
Health Science 3 3 203
Pathology 3 3 216
Virology 4 4 217
Family medicine 4 4 229
Cardiology 2 2 232
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 3 247
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 2 249
Pharmacology 3 4 249
Immunology 5 5 272
Medical Physics 2 2 277
Public Health 7 8 290
Radiation Therapy 2 2 295
Dentistry 14 17 319
Orthodontics 10 13 327
Oncology and Cancer research 3 3 375
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 11 415
Forensic Science 9 12 458
Biomedical Engineering 7 7 494
Toxicology 23 32 527
Veterinary 34 50 585
Social Work 15 21 996
Pharmacy 20 44 1348

Biology rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 7th for Biology in Brazil and 392nd in the World with 37,748 publications made and 688,064 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 128 In Brazil
#10 of 427 In Latin America
#392 of 6,663 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1990 2 48
1991 2 59
1992 2 58
1993 4 40
1994 4 48
1995 79 64
1996 169 66
1997 258 161
1998 285 352
1999 325 668
2000 316 1115
2001 352 1740
2002 486 2507
2003 547 3229
2004 696 4069
2005 722 5223
2006 949 6972
2007 1078 8584
2008 1181 10904
2009 1253 13685
2010 1440 15627
2011 1514 18739
2012 1710 22240
2013 1920 25738
2014 2025 30398
2015 2134 34039
2016 2057 36388
2017 2265 42784
2018 2004 42190
2019 2413 51024
2020 2840 62974
2021 3254 87677
2022 2633 87432

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 7 177
Virology 4 4 217
Neuroscience 2 2 223
Pharmacology 3 4 249
Immunology 5 5 272
Biotechnology 6 9 275
Molecular Biology 6 8 356
Animal Science 33 40 363
Genetics 7 10 364
Oncology and Cancer research 3 3 375
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 11 415
Biochemistry 7 10 424
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 7 425
Botany 19 27 522
Toxicology 23 32 527
Nutrition and Food Science 23 37 539
Paleontology 12 17 550
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 36 572
Zoology 35 55 616
Biophysics 6 16 701
Entomology 35 61 774
Astrobiology 12 24 851
Horticulture 53 88 913
Evolutionary Biology 14 28 933
Nanotechnology 19 35 1248
Forestry 70 144 1352
Agricultural Science 58 107 1441

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 9th for Chemistry in Brazil and 590th in the World with 23,228 publications made and 447,977 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 127 In Brazil
#12 of 403 In Latin America
#590 of 6,327 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1990 0 45
1991 1 58
1992 2 54
1993 3 32
1994 3 38
1995 54 58
1996 126 54
1997 173 135
1998 183 280
1999 213 532
2000 205 837
2001 237 1342
2002 339 1925
2003 362 2448
2004 460 3124
2005 437 3896
2006 581 5047
2007 634 5989
2008 711 7422
2009 761 9014
2010 914 10436
2011 970 12556
2012 1064 14374
2013 1145 16938
2014 1247 19582
2015 1255 21831
2016 1237 23461
2017 1387 27348
2018 1286 27338
2019 1574 33526
2020 1708 40824
2021 1920 55983
2022 1542 55984

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 10 424
Nutrition and Food Science 23 37 539
Organic Chemistry 12 20 825
Radiochemistry 32 46 894
Biochemical Engineering 23 44 911
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 21 38 964
Chemical Engineering 19 39 1215
Environmental Chemistry 29 51 1237
Nanotechnology 19 35 1248
Inorganic Chemistry 22 47 1300
Materials Science 23 42 1301
Pharmacy 20 44 1348
Computational Chemistry 29 61 1360
Physical chemistry 28 58 1497
Petrology and Geochemistry 41 94 1761

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 15th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 323rd in the World with 23,056 publications made and 286,921 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Law, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#15 of 127 In Brazil
#20 of 440 In Latin America
#323 of 6,939 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
1990 0 11
1991 1 8
1992 0 10
1993 1 4
1994 2 9
1995 24 9
1996 52 10
1997 70 22
1998 97 79
1999 120 164
2000 124 245
2001 146 401
2002 149 584
2003 233 807
2004 233 1070
2005 332 1523
2006 440 2194
2007 528 2975
2008 635 4006
2009 704 5069
2010 769 6301
2011 826 7932
2012 1004 9188
2013 1128 11133
2014 1253 13228
2015 1334 14167
2016 1362 14329
2017 1491 16804
2018 1410 16792
2019 1721 20564
2020 2054 25477
2021 2339 37496
2022 1933 38242

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 4 4 66
Philosophy 15 22 157
Demography 7 9 289
Sociology 11 14 379
Occupational Safety and Health 4 4 379
Anthropology 6 7 397
Forensic Science 9 12 458
Special Education 3 3 501
Political Science 16 24 523
Gender Studies 12 16 530
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 13 564
Public Policy / Administration 15 22 609
Linguistics 9 13 637
Genealogy 11 19 643
Law 10 14 678
Archaeology 13 19 710
Aesthetics 12 17 725
Library and Information science 13 19 729
History 13 19 730
International Relations and Diplomacy 13 26 748
Criminology and Criminal Justice 11 22 755
Publishing 12 19 799
Broadcast Journalism 19 32 805
Art History 20 30 815
Education Majors 20 25 832
Classics and Ancient History 11 20 846
Human Rights Law 40 74 879
Early Childhood Education 16 25 928
Social Work 15 21 996
Journalism and Digital Media 21 31 1038
Political Economy 18 46 1049
Media Studies 22 36 1061
Communications and Public Relations 16 25 1202

Psychology rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 3rd for Psychology in Brazil and 277th in the World with 19,253 publications made and 332,838 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 125 In Brazil
#3 of 392 In Latin America
#277 of 6,353 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1990 1 12
1991 0 21
1992 0 13
1993 2 21
1994 1 17
1995 33 20
1996 68 17
1997 103 42
1998 113 103
1999 136 218
2000 136 376
2001 152 534
2002 231 844
2003 248 1107
2004 310 1584
2005 369 2043
2006 478 3017
2007 540 3699
2008 579 4890
2009 660 6199
2010 745 7179
2011 740 8576
2012 904 10574
2013 990 12705
2014 1058 15309
2015 1090 17206
2016 1072 18289
2017 1230 21396
2018 1069 21039
2019 1246 24994
2020 1395 30393
2021 1728 43013
2022 1415 44288

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 2 143
Psychiatry 2 2 179
Clinical Psychology 3 3 192
Neuroscience 2 2 223
Child Psychology 3 3 347
Sexology 5 5 383
Special Education 3 3 501
Social Psychology 8 11 659
Education Majors 20 25 832
Cognitive Science 11 17 851
Social Work 15 21 996
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 12 16 1014

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 8th for Computer Science in Brazil and 633rd in the World with 15,579 publications made and 266,267 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 124 In Brazil
#12 of 406 In Latin America
#633 of 6,597 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1990 1 17
1991 1 17
1992 0 16
1993 0 12
1994 2 17
1995 22 17
1996 48 16
1997 75 56
1998 84 102
1999 106 223
2000 86 345
2001 103 486
2002 147 752
2003 174 954
2004 217 1336
2005 272 1745
2006 339 2562
2007 404 3103
2008 448 3962
2009 481 5029
2010 530 5795
2011 603 6987
2012 690 8601
2013 797 10211
2014 827 12363
2015 883 14078
2016 874 14972
2017 1012 17845
2018 903 17866
2019 1024 21826
2020 1263 27386
2021 1513 38979
2022 1274 40837

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 2 223
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 7 425
Library and Information science 13 19 729
Game Design and Development 18 24 804
Cognitive Science 11 17 851
Computational Linguistics 14 21 912
Machine Learning 16 23 917
Human-Computer Interaction 26 51 1189
Software Engineering 40 59 1281
Data Science 32 46 1360
Computer Graphics 31 50 1402
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 28 49 1457
Computer Vision 25 45 1477
Multimedia 30 47 1482
Cyber Security 33 52 1592
Management Information Systems 37 63 1686
Telecommunications 33 61 1873
Computer Networking 42 74 2126
Blockchain and Cryptography 48 81 2173

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 23rd for Environmental Science in Brazil and 764th in the World with 13,491 publications made and 224,793 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#23 of 127 In Brazil
#34 of 424 In Latin America
#764 of 6,683 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1990 1 5
1991 1 1
1992 0 2
1993 1 5
1994 1 6
1995 23 3
1996 34 8
1997 73 29
1998 68 84
1999 85 150
2000 121 293
2001 113 499
2002 126 696
2003 184 932
2004 199 1194
2005 217 1662
2006 257 1916
2007 298 2540
2008 327 3380
2009 389 4120
2010 440 4809
2011 528 5918
2012 555 6816
2013 601 7900
2014 701 9717
2015 749 10550
2016 798 11572
2017 879 13715
2018 810 13614
2019 1002 17006
2020 1117 21271
2021 1358 29787
2022 1108 29793

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 17 550
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 36 572
Geology 17 26 721
Geography and Cartography 26 42 831
Ecology 31 47 957
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 21 36 1167
Environmental Chemistry 29 51 1237
Oceanography 30 57 1268
Forestry 70 144 1352
Agricultural Science 58 107 1441
Environmental Engineering 37 67 1464
Earth science and Geophysics 37 82 1655
Environmental Management 45 80 1678
Petrology and Geochemistry 41 94 1761
Geotechnical Engineering 45 93 2037

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 16th for Engineering in Brazil and 985th in the World with 13,129 publications made and 222,322 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#16 of 126 In Brazil
#25 of 412 In Latin America
#985 of 6,555 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1990 0 4
1991 1 5
1992 1 2
1993 2 7
1994 1 6
1995 21 12
1996 46 6
1997 68 32
1998 72 76
1999 76 123
2000 93 254
2001 103 363
2002 128 470
2003 164 644
2004 192 843
2005 208 1125
2006 233 1557
2007 299 1895
2008 316 2482
2009 371 3313
2010 512 4320
2011 529 5001
2012 590 6153
2013 623 7328
2014 733 8843
2015 779 10245
2016 778 11073
2017 876 13512
2018 752 13711
2019 950 17236
2020 1050 21399
2021 1238 29960
2022 1017 30896

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 18th for Physics in Brazil and 1029th in the World with 11,883 publications made and 185,891 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#18 of 126 In Brazil
#29 of 402 In Latin America
#1029 of 6,484 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1990 0 5
1991 0 5
1992 1 2
1993 2 4
1994 1 3
1995 20 11
1996 41 4
1997 54 31
1998 55 64
1999 65 106
2000 75 224
2001 93 346
2002 116 412
2003 134 567
2004 175 743
2005 183 997
2006 207 1284
2007 272 1616
2008 304 2156
2009 353 2813
2010 437 3580
2011 478 4087
2012 527 5178
2013 548 6356
2014 651 7431
2015 716 8830
2016 717 9613
2017 761 11504
2018 684 11559
2019 907 14566
2020 970 18315
2021 1135 25352
2022 904 26163

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 2 277
Optical Engineering 9 12 694
Biophysics 6 16 701
Astrobiology 12 24 851
Astrophysics and Astronomy 18 30 886
Acoustical Engineering 14 20 892
Nuclear Physics 22 35 1019
Nanotechnology 19 35 1248
Materials Science 23 42 1301
Quantum and Particle physics 26 48 1346
Theoretical Physics 43 97 1682
Atomic and Molecular physics 35 85 1862
Condensed Matter Physics 42 89 1984

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Sao Paulo ranked 9th for Mathematics in Brazil and 638th in the World with 7,497 publications made and 131,092 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#9 of 121 In Brazil
#13 of 383 In Latin America
#638 of 6,132 In the World

Federal University of Sao Paulo
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 1 2
1992 1 0
1993 0 2
1994 0 2
1995 6 0
1996 16 2
1997 19 4
1998 28 23
1999 25 39
2000 32 66
2001 33 89
2002 46 185
2003 57 254
2004 77 284
2005 98 524
2006 137 713
2007 143 917
2008 185 1178
2009 212 1581
2010 261 2052
2011 265 2459
2012 310 3107
2013 392 3915
2014 410 5122
2015 417 5967
2016 434 6403
2017 472 7791
2018 433 7921
2019 537 9813
2020 636 11634
2021 881 18401
2022 712 21004

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 13 590
Math Teachers 19 27 1147
Operations Research 34 65 1754
Blockchain and Cryptography 48 81 2173
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 37 86 2255
Applied Mathematics 43 106 2293

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Federal University of Sao Paulo

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 6 7 241
Cinematography 35 37 381
Photography 13 15 460
Music 10 14 495
Creative Writing 13 17 510
Development Studies 6 9 528
Agricultural Economics 20 31 699
Entertainment Industry Business 36 42 724
Performing arts 22 29 734
Literature 20 26 754
Human Resource Management 11 15 815
Art & Design 20 28 892
Economics 15 22 894
Fashion Design 23 35 909
Marketing 16 22 1015
Advertising 14 21 1072
Business 22 37 1230
International Trade 21 41 1303
Project Management 35 51 1404
International Business 25 49 1483
Accounting 25 41 1490
Management 29 52 1546
Finance 33 72 1896