Federico Santa Maria Technical University: Rankings

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Federico Santa Maria Technical University ranked 12th in Chile, 1762nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 82 research topics. Federico Santa Maria Technical University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 11,890 academic publications and 307,439 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 10 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1762 of 14,131 In the World
#96 of 1,756 In Latin America
#12 of 60 In Chile
#3 of 4 In Valparaiso
#370 of 1,944 For Automation and Control engineering
#430 of 2,157 For Reliability and Quality Engineering
#463 of 3,570 For Electronic Engineering
#3079 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2816 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 79 other topics

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Physics rankings

Federico Santa Maria Technical University ranked 4th for Physics in Chile and 1131st in the World with 8,603 publications made and 255,783 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nuclear Physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 30 In Chile
#32 of 419 In Latin America
#1131 of 6,729 In the World

Federico Santa Maria Technical University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 20 85
1994 10 119
1995 20 137
1996 14 153
1997 12 158
1998 19 170
1999 18 124
2000 40 206
2001 58 245
2002 102 425
2003 63 464
2004 108 559
2005 121 796
2006 122 1039
2007 141 1317
2008 181 1973
2009 204 2548
2010 247 3426
2011 294 4867
2012 405 8186
2013 323 10338
2014 349 11481
2015 496 14547
2016 459 17813
2017 492 16704
2018 538 16988
2019 576 18580
2020 622 19915
2021 645 23604
2022 507 19738
2023 692 22352
2024 394 18311
2025 205 14507

The following table provides academic rankings for Federico Santa Maria Technical University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nuclear Physics 1 12 552
Theoretical Physics 6 42 711
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 22 768
Condensed Matter Physics 2 22 803
Quantum and Particle physics 4 26 943
Acoustical Engineering 3 26 1045
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 56 1335
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 31 1337
Optical Engineering 5 48 1456
Nanotechnology 5 51 1678
Materials Science 5 71 1830

Engineering rankings

Federico Santa Maria Technical University ranked 4th for Engineering in Chile and 1356th in the World with 8,049 publications made and 223,285 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 30 In Chile
#40 of 425 In Latin America
#1356 of 6,795 In the World

Federico Santa Maria Technical University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 20 71
1994 13 99
1995 15 98
1996 8 115
1997 13 113
1998 21 145
1999 15 97
2000 34 177
2001 44 200
2002 88 335
2003 71 417
2004 93 463
2005 124 732
2006 120 968
2007 148 1247
2008 173 1836
2009 207 2438
2010 222 3162
2011 264 4280
2012 342 6648
2013 302 8157
2014 315 9391
2015 435 11454
2016 410 13746
2017 434 13521
2018 498 13842
2019 549 15484
2020 585 16727
2021 636 20205
2022 511 17551
2023 644 19876
2024 399 15861
2025 226 12954

The following table provides academic rankings for Federico Santa Maria Technical University in various areas of Engineering.

Chemistry rankings

Federico Santa Maria Technical University ranked 8th for Chemistry in Chile and 1966th in the World with 5,408 publications made and 144,947 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 30 In Chile
#88 of 420 In Latin America
#1966 of 6,561 In the World

Federico Santa Maria Technical University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 12 58
1994 10 77
1995 14 78
1996 10 101
1997 12 110
1998 16 114
1999 17 99
2000 30 147
2001 35 182
2002 60 239
2003 45 271
2004 65 329
2005 79 488
2006 89 685
2007 99 887
2008 128 1203
2009 133 1511
2010 152 1940
2011 183 2644
2012 244 4097
2013 179 5255
2014 190 5778
2015 292 7401
2016 277 8655
2017 262 8309
2018 343 8673
2019 364 9814
2020 397 10886
2021 424 13619
2022 329 11619
2023 421 12923
2024 261 10969
2025 145 9437

The following table provides academic rankings for Federico Santa Maria Technical University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 4 32 820
Physical chemistry 5 64 1585
Nanotechnology 5 51 1678
Chemical Engineering 5 72 1698
Materials Science 5 71 1830
Environmental Chemistry 9 91 1840
Nutrition and Food Science 11 141 1907
Pharmacy 8 82 1995
Organic Chemistry 9 93 2038
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 113 2164
Biochemistry 11 124 2311
Radiochemistry 10 153 2488
Inorganic Chemistry 13 128 2680

Environmental Science rankings

Federico Santa Maria Technical University ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Chile and 1893rd in the World with 5,342 publications made and 162,859 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 30 In Chile
#109 of 433 In Latin America
#1893 of 6,888 In the World

Federico Santa Maria Technical University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 13 46
1994 6 57
1995 9 62
1996 5 73
1997 7 58
1998 10 50
1999 12 53
2000 17 97
2001 21 112
2002 46 178
2003 40 210
2004 60 242
2005 69 358
2006 79 525
2007 76 590
2008 101 941
2009 96 1278
2010 129 1615
2011 162 2410
2012 226 4383
2013 199 5242
2014 224 5838
2015 307 7791
2016 305 9539
2017 288 8639
2018 339 9329
2019 367 10559
2020 407 11100
2021 479 14317
2022 337 11912
2023 461 13853
2024 244 10573
2025 145 8831

The following table provides academic rankings for Federico Santa Maria Technical University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 7 23 751
Oceanography 7 62 1360
Agricultural Science 7 91 1369
Environmental Engineering 7 73 1635
Geology 9 83 1639
Environmental Management 8 71 1652
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 8 68 1727
Geotechnical Engineering 6 70 1747
Environmental Chemistry 9 91 1840
Earth science and Geophysics 9 95 1859
Ecology 10 114 1875
Paleontology 10 106 1879
Geography and Cartography 13 135 1984
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 113 2164
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 22 217 2725

Computer Science rankings

Federico Santa Maria Technical University ranked 4th for Computer Science in Chile and 1443rd in the World with 5,194 publications made and 139,281 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 30 In Chile
#45 of 427 In Latin America
#1443 of 6,855 In the World

Federico Santa Maria Technical University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 8 33
1994 10 47
1995 10 44
1996 4 47
1997 7 54
1998 10 65
1999 9 50
2000 14 78
2001 23 88
2002 62 163
2003 46 172
2004 65 224
2005 77 449
2006 90 624
2007 98 804
2008 119 1236
2009 147 1743
2010 147 2140
2011 168 2779
2012 210 3933
2013 185 4612
2014 211 5556
2015 263 6364
2016 248 7479
2017 269 7578
2018 287 8059
2019 374 9121
2020 377 10004
2021 426 12107
2022 322 10910
2023 409 12300
2024 305 9699
2025 172 7556

The following table provides academic rankings for Federico Santa Maria Technical University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Computer Networking 3 20 978
Robotics 4 27 1015
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 3 25 1086
Data Science 3 34 1146
Software Engineering 3 50 1185
Telecommunications 3 28 1198
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 36 1313
Computer Engineering 3 45 1370
Computer Graphics 6 55 1487
Machine Learning 4 48 1557
Computer Vision 6 50 1579
Human-Computer Interaction 8 103 1806
Cyber Security 4 57 1838
Library and Information science 3 70 1872
Management Information Systems 3 77 1904
Computational Linguistics 6 74 2186
Cognitive Science 9 87 2437
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 16 153 2668
Neuroscience 20 169 3189

Biology rankings

Federico Santa Maria Technical University ranked 11th for Biology in Chile and 2258th in the World with 4,616 publications made and 140,514 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#11 of 30 In Chile
#131 of 433 In Latin America
#2258 of 6,841 In the World

Federico Santa Maria Technical University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 12 51
1994 6 52
1995 16 61
1996 8 70
1997 12 75
1998 11 78
1999 13 71
2000 15 104
2001 23 121
2002 44 171
2003 33 214
2004 50 224
2005 65 369
2006 85 532
2007 79 671
2008 80 882
2009 116 1184
2010 126 1412
2011 159 2201
2012 209 3428
2013 183 3798
2014 175 4482
2015 243 5700
2016 235 6796
2017 245 6251
2018 281 6544
2019 301 7315
2020 347 8560
2021 355 10345
2022 279 9110
2023 341 10348
2024 271 8970
2025 140 7824

The following table provides academic rankings for Federico Santa Maria Technical University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 5 46 1217
Agricultural Science 7 91 1369
Nanotechnology 5 51 1678
Paleontology 10 106 1879
Nutrition and Food Science 11 141 1907
Genetics 13 128 2274
Horticulture 15 213 2304
Biochemistry 11 124 2311
Botany 15 174 2385
Microbiology 14 174 2435
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 16 153 2668
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 22 217 2725
Zoology 23 241 2879
Oncology and Cancer research 20 186 3001
Neuroscience 20 169 3189
Biotechnology 22 244 3301
Immunology 22 283 3756

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Federico Santa Maria Technical University ranked 21st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Chile and 2115th in the World with 4,088 publications made and 105,829 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#21 of 30 In Chile
#219 of 442 In Latin America
#2115 of 7,088 In the World

Federico Santa Maria Technical University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 11 30
1994 10 39
1995 5 40
1996 6 41
1997 8 49
1998 9 56
1999 9 50
2000 23 65
2001 20 64
2002 38 110
2003 35 122
2004 41 141
2005 62 248
2006 64 351
2007 54 468
2008 84 625
2009 98 809
2010 112 1002
2011 136 1537
2012 184 2988
2013 153 3722
2014 166 4078
2015 234 5585
2016 206 6561
2017 193 6084
2018 247 6638
2019 310 7456
2020 285 7648
2021 349 10169
2022 263 8594
2023 324 9547
2024 190 6903
2025 114 5394

The following table provides academic rankings for Federico Santa Maria Technical University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Aesthetics 3 20 833
Philosophy 22 244 1664
Library and Information science 3 70 1872
Archaeology 10 94 2049
Linguistics 9 78 2140
History 10 103 2166
Political Science 20 209 2387
Law 12 105 2414
Anthropology 18 154 2817
Education Majors 19 176 3008
Communications and Public Relations 17 152 3262
Sociology 25 260 3452
Demography 27 268 3523
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 23 215 3974

Mathematics rankings

Federico Santa Maria Technical University ranked 4th for Mathematics in Chile and 1532nd in the World with 2,940 publications made and 68,705 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#4 of 30 In Chile
#48 of 400 In Latin America
#1532 of 6,434 In the World

Federico Santa Maria Technical University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 7 15
1994 6 31
1995 5 28
1996 3 41
1997 0 44
1998 5 33
1999 3 35
2000 11 41
2001 10 55
2002 40 95
2003 29 95
2004 33 94
2005 52 169
2006 45 212
2007 62 306
2008 63 370
2009 74 511
2010 90 748
2011 108 1118
2012 104 1755
2013 101 2138
2014 157 2724
2015 174 3373
2016 163 3852
2017 178 3840
2018 183 4034
2019 224 4696
2020 199 4857
2021 231 6168
2022 163 5514
2023 202 5848
2024 136 4021
2025 58 3098

The following table provides academic rankings for Federico Santa Maria Technical University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 4 19 775
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 34 1275
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 36 1313
Operations Research 7 39 1357
Statistics 4 51 1539
Math Teachers 18 138 2902

Business rankings

Federico Santa Maria Technical University ranked 3rd for Business in Chile and 1255th in the World with 2,466 publications made and 55,597 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 30 In Chile
#33 of 396 In Latin America
#1255 of 6,366 In the World

Federico Santa Maria Technical University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 6 24
1994 4 19
1995 5 27
1996 2 24
1997 3 31
1998 9 35
1999 6 32
2000 9 39
2001 10 48
2002 40 88
2003 21 92
2004 27 146
2005 39 265
2006 40 428
2007 45 505
2008 56 847
2009 66 1183
2010 82 1515
2011 82 1715
2012 117 2228
2013 87 2542
2014 118 3252
2015 136 3493
2016 122 4341
2017 140 4232
2018 124 4482
2019 172 4886
2020 150 5137
2021 209 6402
2022 143 5617
2023 177 6153
2024 132 4072
2025 74 3083

The following table provides academic rankings for Federico Santa Maria Technical University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Management 3 17 856
Construction Management 4 29 1040
Investment Banking and Stock trading 4 22 1161
Operations Research 7 39 1357
Engineering Management 4 44 1414
Project Management 5 62 1567
Finance 6 50 1629
Marketing 5 60 1827
Management Information Systems 3 77 1904
Accounting 9 86 2460
Advertising 14 118 2881

Economics rankings

Federico Santa Maria Technical University ranked 9th for Economics in Chile and 2018th in the World with 1,104 publications made and 23,422 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#9 of 30 In Chile
#75 of 386 In Latin America
#2018 of 6,188 In the World

Federico Santa Maria Technical University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 3 9
1994 2 12
1995 1 13
1996 1 14
1997 2 23
1998 3 18
1999 4 18
2000 3 17
2001 5 21
2002 7 33
2003 6 27
2004 15 30
2005 11 60
2006 14 84
2007 16 90
2008 19 123
2009 12 169
2010 23 198
2011 36 315
2012 33 426
2013 42 555
2014 56 661
2015 55 801
2016 54 1119
2017 74 1107
2018 72 1257
2019 71 1435
2020 78 1787
2021 115 2380
2022 75 2185
2023 94 2519
2024 60 1892
2025 36 1496

The following table provides academic rankings for Federico Santa Maria Technical University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 4 22 1161
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 34 1275
Environmental Economics 7 52 1502
Finance 6 50 1629
Development Studies 14 128 2723

Art & Design rankings

Federico Santa Maria Technical University ranked 6th for Art & Design in Chile and 1521st in the World with 846 publications made and 22,368 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Architecture, 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
#6 of 30 In Chile
#60 of 367 In Latin America
#1521 of 6,010 In the World

Federico Santa Maria Technical University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 1 7
1994 3 7
1995 2 9
1996 1 6
1997 3 6
1998 1 8
1999 2 10
2000 3 16
2001 5 17
2002 11 28
2003 8 24
2004 13 44
2005 14 73
2006 26 142
2007 20 168
2008 25 250
2009 19 367
2010 30 456
2011 25 494
2012 30 624
2013 27 695
2014 33 955
2015 39 916
2016 33 1045
2017 37 1153
2018 48 1083
2019 57 1273
2020 56 1376
2021 65 1655
2022 68 1500
2023 54 1715
2024 45 1381
2025 29 1181

The following table provides academic rankings for Federico Santa Maria Technical University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Architecture 3 20 643
Aesthetics 3 20 833
Performing arts 4 43 993
Computer Graphics 6 55 1487
Fashion Design 7 79 1700
Literature 10 105 2148

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Federico Santa Maria Technical University

Speciality Chile Latin America World Rank
Audiology 5 63 1465
Orthodontics 15 140 1964
Dentistry 14 160 2081
Anatomy and Physiology 15 144 2231
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 13 140 2424
Social Psychology 13 102 2591
Physical Therapy 18 158 2722
Surgery 18 198 2896
Psychology 18 154 3129
Child Psychology 22 164 3140
Medicine 20 220 3285
Pathology 22 244 3518
Nursing 22 244 3659
Psychiatry 21 220 3686
Public Health 27 270 3696