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National University, Costa Rica ranked 2nd in Costa Rica, 1910th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 34 research topics. National University, Costa Rica ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 6,312 academic publications and 52,407 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1910 of 14,131 In the World
#101 of 1,756 In Latin America
#2 of 54 In Costa Rica
#648 of 2,377 For Forestry
#661 of 1,466 For Toxicology
#710 of 1,014 For Entomology
#5598 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1347 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 31 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

National University, Costa Rica ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Costa Rica and 1604th in the World with 4,221 publications made and 19,839 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, History, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 6 In Costa Rica
#147 of 443 In Latin America
#1604 of 7,020 In the World

National University, Costa Rica
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 9 14
1992 17 11
1993 30 25
1994 20 18
1995 15 21
1996 28 33
1997 23 51
1998 30 49
1999 26 61
2000 23 98
2001 33 108
2002 51 116
2003 42 137
2004 43 205
2005 42 189
2006 44 240
2007 65 272
2008 54 305
2009 106 394
2010 111 415
2011 162 495
2012 166 537
2013 215 679
2014 205 808
2015 193 978
2016 252 1011
2017 228 1056
2018 277 1201
2019 285 1594
2020 280 1937
2021 324 2265
2022 301 2437
2023 280 2399

The following table provides academic rankings for National University, Costa Rica in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Costa Rica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 1 32 871
Philosophy 2 168 1294
Political Science 2 150 1868
Demography 2 122 1891
Library and Information science 2 90 2104
Sociology 2 158 2245
History 2 117 2343
Archaeology 2 117 2366
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 2 112 2538
Anthropology 2 140 2543
Education Majors 2 153 2735
Aesthetics 2 174 3200
Law 2 166 3249
Linguistics 2 177 3532

Environmental Science rankings

National University, Costa Rica ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Costa Rica and 1733rd in the World with 3,442 publications made and 41,281 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 6 In Costa Rica
#100 of 428 In Latin America
#1733 of 6,798 In the World

National University, Costa Rica
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 12 42
1992 26 56
1993 27 69
1994 27 61
1995 21 69
1996 33 98
1997 28 109
1998 31 114
1999 32 130
2000 37 240
2001 41 227
2002 53 265
2003 39 341
2004 54 424
2005 49 453
2006 54 574
2007 62 646
2008 49 703
2009 95 943
2010 81 963
2011 119 1060
2012 144 1236
2013 143 1504
2014 162 1615
2015 165 1805
2016 190 1852
2017 178 1894
2018 207 2168
2019 202 2806
2020 196 3178
2021 226 3830
2022 234 4190
2023 216 4299

The following table provides academic rankings for National University, Costa Rica in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Costa Rica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 3 73 648
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 70 1011
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 63 1324
Agricultural Science 2 96 1424
Geography and Cartography 2 88 1426
Earth science and Geophysics 2 70 1536
Ecology 2 88 1574
Paleontology 2 103 1837
Oceanography 2 102 1893
Geology 2 117 1999
Geotechnical Engineering 2 96 2058
Environmental Chemistry 2 113 2257
Environmental Engineering 2 126 2289
Environmental Management 2 126 2354
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 2 148 2931

Biology rankings

National University, Costa Rica ranked 2nd for Biology in Costa Rica and 2270th in the World with 2,861 publications made and 42,888 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Biochemistry, Zoology.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 6 In Costa Rica
#132 of 428 In Latin America
#2270 of 6,770 In the World

National University, Costa Rica
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 11 44
1992 25 61
1993 19 67
1994 17 74
1995 16 75
1996 33 114
1997 19 127
1998 29 141
1999 23 156
2000 33 273
2001 36 270
2002 47 302
2003 34 392
2004 39 476
2005 50 538
2006 47 679
2007 63 739
2008 49 855
2009 72 1070
2010 68 1057
2011 91 1155
2012 107 1386
2013 89 1649
2014 141 1802
2015 144 2005
2016 153 2178
2017 146 2068
2018 167 2466
2019 156 3037
2020 176 3353
2021 198 4107
2022 219 4486
2023 186 4693

The following table provides academic rankings for National University, Costa Rica in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Costa Rica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 3 73 648
Toxicology 2 43 661
Entomology 2 50 710
Zoology 2 66 796
Animal Science 2 91 877
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 70 1011
Astrobiology 2 41 1084
Virology 2 73 1086
Agricultural Science 2 96 1424
Horticulture 3 141 1459
Microbiology 2 92 1494
Botany 2 113 1584
Immunology 2 101 1622
Paleontology 2 103 1837
Molecular Biology 2 170 2282
Genetics 2 143 2490
Nutrition and Food Science 2 202 2630
Evolutionary Biology 2 141 2697
Biotechnology 2 199 2808
Biochemistry 2 177 3036
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 197 3174
Pharmacology 2 199 3192
Nanotechnology 2 162 3311
Neuroscience 2 226 3883

Medicine rankings

National University, Costa Rica ranked 2nd for Medicine in Costa Rica and 2412th in the World with 1,651 publications made and 28,338 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Virology, Veterinary.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 6 In Costa Rica
#153 of 426 In Latin America
#2412 of 6,680 In the World

National University, Costa Rica
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 4 21
1992 11 25
1993 10 32
1994 11 44
1995 9 49
1996 19 74
1997 11 77
1998 15 92
1999 19 105
2000 17 144
2001 20 183
2002 30 215
2003 20 240
2004 20 288
2005 27 352
2006 27 445
2007 46 454
2008 25 489
2009 35 631
2010 31 613
2011 54 674
2012 50 864
2013 59 960
2014 85 1152
2015 88 1215
2016 76 1435
2017 88 1315
2018 100 1547
2019 89 1831
2020 114 2208
2021 139 2657
2022 136 2828
2023 99 2879

The following table provides academic rankings for National University, Costa Rica in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Costa Rica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Veterinary 1 33 359
Toxicology 2 43 661
Virology 2 73 1086
Immunology 2 101 1622
Public Health 2 112 1814
Gerontology 3 191 2153
Sports Medicine 2 138 2175
Physical Therapy 2 136 2357
Anatomy and Physiology 2 151 2364
Pathology 3 183 2676
Pharmacology 2 199 3192
Health Science 3 218 3266
Surgery 3 249 3499
Psychiatry 3 222 3660
Nursing 3 265 3863
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 252 3870

Chemistry rankings

National University, Costa Rica ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Costa Rica and 3120th in the World with 1,410 publications made and 28,512 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 5 In Costa Rica
#165 of 414 In Latin America
#3120 of 6,447 In the World

National University, Costa Rica
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 4 29
1992 9 40
1993 8 44
1994 12 47
1995 7 55
1996 17 73
1997 10 74
1998 12 86
1999 14 97
2000 21 185
2001 15 181
2002 23 213
2003 15 263
2004 19 302
2005 27 348
2006 16 421
2007 33 468
2008 25 586
2009 36 686
2010 34 712
2011 32 734
2012 45 918
2013 48 1081
2014 71 1110
2015 66 1259
2016 64 1478
2017 68 1399
2018 78 1620
2019 84 2027
2020 91 2191
2021 113 2758
2022 136 3139
2023 104 3324

The following table provides academic rankings for National University, Costa Rica in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Costa Rica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 63 1324
Environmental Chemistry 2 113 2257
Nutrition and Food Science 2 202 2630
Biochemistry 2 177 3036
Chemical Engineering 2 163 3149
Nanotechnology 2 162 3311
Organic Chemistry 2 197 3533
Materials Science 3 205 3839
Physical chemistry 3 241 4092

Engineering rankings

National University, Costa Rica ranked 2nd for Engineering in Costa Rica and 3497th in the World with 1,279 publications made and 17,197 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 6 In Costa Rica
#178 of 420 In Latin America
#3497 of 6,684 In the World

National University, Costa Rica
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 3 12
1992 5 18
1993 8 31
1994 7 32
1995 4 23
1996 12 27
1997 2 28
1998 8 30
1999 8 50
2000 8 81
2001 14 88
2002 17 74
2003 12 118
2004 17 139
2005 13 138
2006 14 212
2007 19 238
2008 22 273
2009 30 357
2010 23 379
2011 38 464
2012 41 480
2013 57 599
2014 58 685
2015 62 873
2016 51 976
2017 76 926
2018 88 1101
2019 85 1381
2020 108 1655
2021 111 2095
2022 128 2469
2023 98 2630

The following table provides academic rankings for National University, Costa Rica in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Costa Rica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Human-Computer Interaction 2 84 1608
Geotechnical Engineering 2 96 2058
Civil Engineering 2 84 2107
Environmental Engineering 2 126 2289
Biotechnology 2 199 2808
Structural Engineering 2 141 2979
Aerospace Engineering 2 146 3128
Chemical Engineering 2 163 3149
Mechanical Engineering 2 165 3235
Nanotechnology 2 162 3311
Telecommunications 3 185 3726
Materials Science 3 205 3839
Optical Engineering 2 213 3944
Electrical Engineering 3 212 3987
Acoustical Engineering 3 208 4025
Metallurgical Engineering 3 238 4100
Computer Networking 3 220 4203

Computer Science rankings

National University, Costa Rica ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Costa Rica and 3696th in the World with 999 publications made and 9,688 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Human-Computer Interaction, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 5 In Costa Rica
#187 of 417 In Latin America
#3696 of 6,752 In the World

National University, Costa Rica
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 2 7
1992 3 5
1993 6 13
1994 1 13
1995 6 18
1996 6 23
1997 2 27
1998 9 29
1999 3 27
2000 3 44
2001 9 48
2002 6 49
2003 9 91
2004 12 76
2005 10 105
2006 9 111
2007 15 132
2008 14 152
2009 26 179
2010 26 176
2011 28 194
2012 33 250
2013 51 373
2014 46 437
2015 41 478
2016 44 583
2017 65 570
2018 59 675
2019 74 886
2020 93 1133
2021 84 1306
2022 97 1439
2023 81 1528

The following table provides academic rankings for National University, Costa Rica in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Costa Rica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Human-Computer Interaction 2 84 1608
Library and Information science 2 90 2104
Management Information Systems 4 174 2962
Cyber Security 2 139 3139
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 197 3174
Computer Vision 3 193 3716
Telecommunications 3 185 3726
Neuroscience 2 226 3883
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 3 224 4195
Computer Networking 3 220 4203
Machine Learning 3 231 4237

Mathematics rankings

National University, Costa Rica ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Costa Rica and 3708th in the World with 548 publications made and 6,595 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 5 In Costa Rica
#189 of 393 In Latin America
#3708 of 6,305 In the World

National University, Costa Rica
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 1 1
1992 2 2
1993 5 3
1994 0 3
1995 2 6
1996 4 6
1997 1 7
1998 4 12
1999 0 6
2000 2 22
2001 6 20
2002 10 20
2003 8 27
2004 3 34
2005 5 50
2006 3 42
2007 6 80
2008 3 66
2009 17 77
2010 14 88
2011 13 83
2012 14 112
2013 31 167
2014 31 197
2015 28 231
2016 28 237
2017 40 316
2018 40 392
2019 40 544
2020 60 640
2021 52 820
2022 32 813
2023 31 919

The following table provides academic rankings for National University, Costa Rica in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Costa Rica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 2 122 2634
Statistics 2 201 3718

Economics rankings

National University, Costa Rica ranked 3rd for Economics in Costa Rica and 3266th in the World with 361 publications made and 3,766 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 5 In Costa Rica
#160 of 378 In Latin America
#3266 of 5,995 In the World

National University, Costa Rica
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 1 1
1992 1 1
1993 3 1
1994 3 5
1995 2 4
1996 2 7
1997 2 8
1998 2 4
1999 1 8
2000 1 13
2001 3 18
2002 6 14
2003 3 17
2004 4 16
2005 5 34
2006 7 38
2007 5 41
2008 3 34
2009 10 58
2010 12 38
2011 13 63
2012 14 76
2013 28 105
2014 20 173
2015 21 189
2016 14 164
2017 18 170
2018 20 219
2019 23 289
2020 28 384
2021 32 503
2022 24 467
2023 22 477

The following table provides academic rankings for National University, Costa Rica in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Costa Rica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Development Studies 2 162 3180
Finance 3 195 3864

Art & Design rankings

National University, Costa Rica ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Costa Rica and 3413th in the World with 241 publications made and 1,575 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics.

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
#2 of 4 In Costa Rica
#174 of 350 In Latin America
#3413 of 5,720 In the World

National University, Costa Rica
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 2
1993 2 2
1994 2 2
1995 2 2
1996 0 5
1997 1 11
1998 4 1
1999 1 6
2000 0 3
2001 2 12
2002 1 12
2003 3 12
2004 2 8
2005 1 21
2006 1 26
2007 4 21
2008 3 27
2009 12 22
2010 12 23
2011 17 35
2012 11 35
2013 20 57
2014 11 54
2015 5 73
2016 5 79
2017 14 101
2018 16 83
2019 15 122
2020 14 154
2021 22 228
2022 17 219
2023 14 247

The following table provides academic rankings for National University, Costa Rica in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Costa Rica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Fashion Design 2 176 3154
Aesthetics 2 174 3200
Literature 2 179 3221

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for National University, Costa Rica

Speciality Costa Rica Latin America World Rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 149 3039
Nuclear Physics 3 169 3255
Child Psychology 2 205 3452
Marketing 3 189 3546
Business 3 186 3677
Physics 2 200 3842
Psychology 2 230 4012
Quantum and Particle physics 3 223 4153
Management 4 221 4193
Social Psychology 2 235 4257