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Major University ranked 20th in Chile, 2974th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in 112 research topics. Major University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 4,385 academic publications and 34,879 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2974 of 14,131 In the World
#186 of 1,756 In Latin America
#20 of 60 In Chile
#8 of 31 In Santiago
#1116 of 1,145 For Sports / Exercise science
#1471 of 2,030 For Orthodontics
#1547 of 2,253 For Dentistry
#2655 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#4299 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence

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Biology rankings

Major University ranked 23rd for Biology in Chile and 3490th in the World with 2,406 publications made and 27,769 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#23 of 30 In Chile
#236 of 428 In Latin America
#3490 of 6,770 In the World

Major University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 0 2
1992 0 9
1993 1 2
1994 2 7
1995 0 8
1996 2 3
1997 1 2
1998 3 5
1999 0 4
2000 5 5
2001 3 7
2002 2 5
2003 3 23
2004 5 12
2005 6 14
2006 6 34
2007 12 36
2008 10 65
2009 19 89
2010 19 95
2011 45 115
2012 30 121
2013 45 187
2014 44 192
2015 70 257
2016 78 394
2017 85 518
2018 220 864
2019 278 1498
2020 364 2991
2021 349 5037
2022 310 6739
2023 273 7862

The following table provides academic rankings for Major University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 11 173 1627
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 113 2175
Molecular Biology 15 180 2467
Oncology and Cancer research 15 147 2502
Immunology 16 194 2528
Neuroscience 17 144 2579
Virology 16 223 2581
Microbiology 17 204 2656
Zoology 20 225 2656
Evolutionary Biology 19 150 2765
Horticulture 21 252 2816
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 234 2884
Genetics 17 177 2900
Biotechnology 20 226 3062
Botany 21 241 3141
Pharmacology 16 196 3180
Biochemistry 19 194 3218
Paleontology 24 227 3322
Nutrition and Food Science 20 254 3340
Agricultural Science 24 271 3454
Nanotechnology 19 188 3615

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Major University ranked 25th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Chile and 2948th in the World with 2,395 publications made and 15,160 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#25 of 30 In Chile
#293 of 443 In Latin America
#2948 of 7,020 In the World

Major University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 0 1
1992 0 2
1993 1 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 3
1996 1 1
1997 2 1
1998 0 3
1999 0 0
2000 5 0
2001 4 6
2002 4 2
2003 4 7
2004 6 5
2005 9 8
2006 14 18
2007 9 25
2008 9 23
2009 27 45
2010 25 38
2011 39 59
2012 46 65
2013 61 77
2014 62 113
2015 68 124
2016 87 149
2017 98 189
2018 203 292
2019 274 552
2020 325 1234
2021 355 2360
2022 269 3169
2023 231 3787

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 10 89 1116
Philosophy 25 295 2226
Classics and Ancient History 8 100 2556
Demography 19 195 2650
Library and Information science 14 167 2979
Anthropology 22 213 3457
Political Science 25 293 3464
Sociology 24 271 3522
Education Majors 25 230 3697
Archaeology 26 239 3854
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 23 215 3864
History 26 250 3987
Law 23 253 4348
Linguistics 26 272 4704

Medicine rankings

Major University ranked 17th for Medicine in Chile and 3055th in the World with 1,994 publications made and 19,574 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#17 of 30 In Chile
#202 of 426 In Latin America
#3055 of 6,680 In the World

Major University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 0 6
1992 0 8
1993 1 3
1994 1 7
1995 0 7
1996 0 3
1997 0 3
1998 1 4
1999 0 5
2000 3 3
2001 2 6
2002 1 5
2003 3 9
2004 5 14
2005 8 10
2006 8 36
2007 10 37
2008 11 67
2009 22 77
2010 17 96
2011 61 117
2012 38 108
2013 43 169
2014 43 192
2015 70 247
2016 68 326
2017 70 391
2018 178 594
2019 219 1038
2020 287 2210
2021 276 3770
2022 223 4940
2023 189 5899

The following table provides academic rankings for Major University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 10 89 1116
Orthodontics 10 95 1471
Dentistry 12 117 1547
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 11 188 1667
Dermatology 12 142 1686
Gerontology 16 166 1887
Pediatrics 12 167 1900
Sports Medicine 13 110 1926
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 8 104 1931
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 13 160 2047
Physical Therapy 14 123 2227
Anesthesiology 12 173 2374
Anatomy and Physiology 17 160 2466
Oncology and Cancer research 15 147 2502
Immunology 16 194 2528
Surgery 14 173 2531
Cardiology 17 169 2535
Family medicine 15 189 2548
Virology 16 223 2581
Pathology 14 175 2624
Nursing 16 172 2760
Public Health 19 195 2775
Health Science 18 180 2890
Clinical Psychology 20 183 2943
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 16 190 3016
Psychiatry 20 188 3109
Pharmacology 16 196 3180

Environmental Science rankings

Major University ranked 26th for Environmental Science in Chile and 3722nd in the World with 1,816 publications made and 16,717 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#26 of 30 In Chile
#262 of 428 In Latin America
#3722 of 6,798 In the World

Major University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 0 4
1992 0 5
1993 1 0
1994 2 2
1995 0 5
1996 2 1
1997 2 1
1998 2 1
1999 0 2
2000 4 4
2001 3 4
2002 3 2
2003 4 18
2004 5 3
2005 3 8
2006 3 14
2007 7 24
2008 6 27
2009 14 37
2010 11 40
2011 27 47
2012 21 56
2013 26 71
2014 32 91
2015 50 156
2016 59 235
2017 64 303
2018 154 429
2019 212 781
2020 273 1627
2021 246 3011
2022 237 4164
2023 234 5157

The following table provides academic rankings for Major University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 11 173 1627
Petrology and Geochemistry 15 146 2647
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 234 2884
Earth science and Geophysics 21 193 3241
Geotechnical Engineering 25 203 3290
Paleontology 24 227 3322
Geography and Cartography 26 269 3430
Environmental Chemistry 21 206 3435
Oceanography 25 224 3453
Agricultural Science 24 271 3454
Environmental Management 25 231 3498
Geology 25 242 3554
Ecology 25 247 3565
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 27 220 3722

Chemistry rankings

Major University ranked 21st for Chemistry in Chile and 3746th in the World with 1,534 publications made and 20,500 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#21 of 30 In Chile
#220 of 414 In Latin America
#3746 of 6,447 In the World

Major University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 0 4
1992 0 4
1993 0 2
1994 1 2
1995 0 3
1996 0 2
1997 1 1
1998 1 3
1999 0 0
2000 1 0
2001 0 1
2002 0 3
2003 3 5
2004 1 6
2005 2 8
2006 2 22
2007 5 22
2008 9 36
2009 7 54
2010 10 68
2011 25 80
2012 14 75
2013 22 122
2014 30 128
2015 49 180
2016 54 292
2017 57 396
2018 151 663
2019 185 1219
2020 241 2360
2021 222 3850
2022 207 4953
2023 185 5820

The following table provides academic rankings for Major University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 15 146 2647
Biochemistry 19 194 3218
Nutrition and Food Science 20 254 3340
Environmental Chemistry 21 206 3435
Nanotechnology 19 188 3615
Chemical Engineering 22 218 3747
Organic Chemistry 25 241 4026
Physical chemistry 25 237 4035
Materials Science 23 243 4264

Engineering rankings

Major University ranked 26th for Engineering in Chile and 4494th in the World with 1,136 publications made and 9,232 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#26 of 30 In Chile
#265 of 420 In Latin America
#4494 of 6,684 In the World

Major University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 0 3
1992 0 0
1993 0 1
1994 1 0
1995 0 4
1996 1 2
1997 0 0
1998 0 2
1999 0 1
2000 1 2
2001 1 0
2002 0 2
2003 2 2
2004 0 6
2005 1 5
2006 2 11
2007 2 13
2008 8 17
2009 6 26
2010 9 37
2011 10 32
2012 7 39
2013 16 50
2014 16 62
2015 29 96
2016 34 112
2017 37 148
2018 113 286
2019 126 586
2020 179 1072
2021 181 1909
2022 165 2668
2023 146 3352

The following table provides academic rankings for Major University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Remote Sensing 14 110 2141
Biotechnology 20 226 3062
Geotechnical Engineering 25 203 3290
Civil Engineering 23 176 3290
Nanotechnology 19 188 3615
Aerospace Engineering 23 196 3728
Chemical Engineering 22 218 3747
Mechanical Engineering 26 234 3952
Optical Engineering 23 220 4000
Metallurgical Engineering 23 230 4001
Materials Science 23 243 4264
Acoustical Engineering 24 238 4335
Computer Networking 28 242 4407
Telecommunications 27 262 4481
Electrical Engineering 25 273 4604

Computer Science rankings

Major University ranked 25th for Computer Science in Chile and 4269th in the World with 1,091 publications made and 13,058 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#25 of 30 In Chile
#231 of 417 In Latin America
#4269 of 6,752 In the World

Major University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 0 1
1992 0 3
1993 0 1
1994 0 1
1995 0 3
1996 1 2
1997 0 0
1998 1 2
1999 0 0
2000 2 0
2001 0 3
2002 1 1
2003 0 1
2004 0 3
2005 1 6
2006 3 10
2007 3 14
2008 2 19
2009 4 33
2010 7 24
2011 12 42
2012 7 47
2013 13 38
2014 9 55
2015 24 71
2016 29 116
2017 29 183
2018 118 346
2019 129 646
2020 179 1293
2021 176 2215
2022 148 2927
2023 141 3357

The following table provides academic rankings for Major University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 113 2175
Neuroscience 17 144 2579
Library and Information science 14 167 2979
Cognitive Science 20 199 3888
Computer Vision 24 234 4188
Cyber Security 25 230 4243
Computer Networking 28 242 4407
Telecommunications 27 262 4481
Machine Learning 26 258 4499
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 28 274 4752

Physics rankings

Major University ranked 27th for Physics in Chile and 4430th in the World with 1,070 publications made and 10,204 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#27 of 30 In Chile
#258 of 409 In Latin America
#4430 of 6,603 In the World

Major University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 0 5
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 1 1
1995 0 5
1996 0 2
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 1 1
2001 1 1
2002 0 1
2003 2 1
2004 0 5
2005 0 2
2006 4 11
2007 2 14
2008 5 13
2009 4 25
2010 6 38
2011 10 32
2012 7 43
2013 10 46
2014 12 59
2015 29 79
2016 27 90
2017 34 137
2018 106 224
2019 112 491
2020 165 956
2021 166 1653
2022 161 2311
2023 134 2850

The following table provides academic rankings for Major University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 19 158 2931
Nanotechnology 19 188 3615
Nuclear Physics 23 200 3624
Optical Engineering 23 220 4000
Astrophysics and Astronomy 26 228 4001
Materials Science 23 243 4264
Acoustical Engineering 24 238 4335
Quantum and Particle physics 26 247 4375

Psychology rankings

Major University ranked 20th for Psychology in Chile and 3624th in the World with 815 publications made and 9,136 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#20 of 30 In Chile
#192 of 403 In Latin America
#3624 of 6,528 In the World

Major University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 0 2
1992 0 2
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 4
1996 0 2
1997 0 1
1998 0 0
1999 0 1
2000 2 1
2001 1 2
2002 1 1
2003 1 2
2004 0 1
2005 2 4
2006 4 10
2007 5 13
2008 4 26
2009 6 32
2010 4 27
2011 21 43
2012 17 41
2013 20 52
2014 12 50
2015 25 66
2016 31 82
2017 21 130
2018 82 250
2019 91 447
2020 125 946
2021 140 1627
2022 105 2104
2023 79 2365

The following table provides academic rankings for Major University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 17 144 2579
Clinical Psychology 20 183 2943
Psychiatry 20 188 3109
Child Psychology 23 195 3382
Education Majors 25 230 3697
Cognitive Science 20 199 3888
Social Psychology 24 223 4169

Mathematics rankings

Major University ranked 26th for Mathematics in Chile and 4395th in the World with 536 publications made and 5,690 citations received. Main research topic: Statistics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#26 of 30 In Chile
#250 of 393 In Latin America
#4395 of 6,305 In the World

Major University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 0 1
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 1 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 1 0
2004 0 1
2005 2 3
2006 2 2
2007 1 5
2008 1 7
2009 1 20
2010 2 19
2011 2 15
2012 8 19
2013 13 18
2014 11 29
2015 6 39
2016 14 50
2017 8 53
2018 44 86
2019 85 204
2020 91 455
2021 94 907
2022 78 1228
2023 62 1594

The following table provides academic rankings for Major University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Statistics 26 251 4275

Art & Design rankings

Major University ranked 26th for Art & Design in Chile and 4664th in the World with 189 publications made and 918 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature.

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
#26 of 30 In Chile
#278 of 350 In Latin America
#4664 of 5,720 In the World

Major University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 1 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 1 0
2004 0 0
2005 1 1
2006 2 0
2007 0 4
2008 0 6
2009 3 4
2010 3 3
2011 1 7
2012 3 5
2013 2 3
2014 1 4
2015 6 6
2016 6 4
2017 3 21
2018 17 27
2019 25 45
2020 28 109
2021 31 188
2022 18 305
2023 20 297

The following table provides academic rankings for Major University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Literature 24 235 3991
Fashion Design 26 259 4170

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Major University

Speciality Chile Latin America World Rank
Development Studies 23 247 4246
Marketing 24 270 4555
Economics 25 261 4633
Finance 25 271 4679
Management 25 267 4824
Business 27 286 4978