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The National University of Colombia ranked 1st in Colombia, 508th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 164 research topics. The National University of Colombia ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 65,792 academic publications and 378,531 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 79 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#508 of 14,131 In the World
#14 of 1,756 In Latin America
#1 of 190 In Colombia
#1 of 72 In Bogota
#100 of 6,566 For Philosophy
#125 of 2,377 For Forestry
#127 of 3,373 For Horticulture
#434 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#574 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 161 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National University of Colombia ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Colombia and 247th in the World with 39,084 publications made and 148,747 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 50 In Colombia
#13 of 443 In Latin America
#247 of 7,020 In the World

National University of Colombia
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 213 41
1992 234 65
1993 286 77
1994 213 85
1995 301 91
1996 299 86
1997 318 118
1998 342 116
1999 420 147
2000 405 204
2001 507 251
2002 506 306
2003 448 450
2004 586 561
2005 776 855
2006 925 1026
2007 1129 1329
2008 1157 1719
2009 1426 2280
2010 1587 2806
2011 1726 3648
2012 1843 4235
2013 1888 5164
2014 1768 6097
2015 1788 6734
2016 1883 7058
2017 1923 7491
2018 1808 8888
2019 1859 11555
2020 1911 15816
2021 1992 18772
2022 1730 17809
2023 1649 19039

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

Biology rankings

The National University of Colombia ranked 1st for Biology in Colombia and 691st in the World with 26,899 publications made and 259,828 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Horticulture.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 48 In Colombia
#22 of 428 In Latin America
#691 of 6,770 In the World

National University of Colombia
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 64 127
1992 76 183
1993 76 191
1994 73 232
1995 114 224
1996 117 237
1997 135 269
1998 113 290
1999 175 287
2000 184 463
2001 243 545
2002 270 713
2003 245 942
2004 342 1105
2005 492 1505
2006 666 1770
2007 742 2255
2008 820 2924
2009 983 3637
2010 1134 4810
2011 1235 5864
2012 1394 6990
2013 1351 8326
2014 1279 9918
2015 1246 11085
2016 1281 11969
2017 1374 13478
2018 1376 15534
2019 1598 19992
2020 1736 25453
2021 1770 31120
2022 1582 32127
2023 1656 33676

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

Biology subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 1 13 125
Horticulture 1 16 127
Agricultural Science 1 12 259
Nutrition and Food Science 1 18 263
Animal Science 1 33 303
Botany 1 14 321
Zoology 1 20 347
Entomology 3 25 475
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 30 520
Virology 2 19 521
Biotechnology 1 17 561
Paleontology 1 19 604
Molecular Biology 2 15 607
Microbiology 2 34 653
Evolutionary Biology 1 19 716
Immunology 2 27 750
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 34 756
Toxicology 2 51 765
Astrobiology 3 21 813
Biochemistry 1 24 886
Genetics 2 26 907
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 27 964
Nanotechnology 1 20 1010
Oncology and Cancer research 2 30 1037
Neuroscience 2 32 1053
Pharmacology 2 42 1114
Biophysics 2 39 1222

Environmental Science rankings

The National University of Colombia ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Colombia and 483rd in the World with 26,140 publications made and 216,594 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 48 In Colombia
#13 of 428 In Latin America
#483 of 6,798 In the World

National University of Colombia
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 79 57
1992 96 81
1993 87 99
1994 88 109
1995 149 112
1996 139 122
1997 170 156
1998 148 164
1999 174 191
2000 242 296
2001 252 341
2002 266 439
2003 251 559
2004 362 702
2005 483 930
2006 694 1258
2007 715 1611
2008 783 2055
2009 944 2764
2010 1083 3565
2011 1117 4536
2012 1335 5617
2013 1311 7109
2014 1267 8446
2015 1201 9474
2016 1226 10459
2017 1367 11494
2018 1358 13774
2019 1508 17634
2020 1554 22669
2021 1658 27641
2022 1470 27755
2023 1508 28976

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

Chemistry rankings

The National University of Colombia ranked 1st for Chemistry in Colombia and 859th in the World with 19,156 publications made and 208,964 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 48 In Colombia
#23 of 414 In Latin America
#859 of 6,447 In the World

National University of Colombia
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 27 90
1992 32 118
1993 34 127
1994 30 137
1995 57 146
1996 69 159
1997 88 190
1998 59 205
1999 102 217
2000 126 393
2001 144 424
2002 180 620
2003 165 803
2004 225 936
2005 353 1242
2006 447 1438
2007 516 1776
2008 604 2324
2009 681 2927
2010 814 3879
2011 899 4712
2012 977 5625
2013 995 6759
2014 973 8102
2015 925 9012
2016 898 9869
2017 1018 11276
2018 1027 12932
2019 1275 16388
2020 1311 20844
2021 1328 25526
2022 1145 26562
2023 1250 27282

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

Chemistry subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 18 263
Biochemical Engineering 1 10 398
Radiochemistry 1 20 516
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 19 580
Physical chemistry 1 13 684
Chemical Engineering 1 17 762
Computational Chemistry 2 31 820
Organic Chemistry 1 22 848
Inorganic Chemistry 1 23 884
Biochemistry 1 24 886
Materials Science 1 19 915
Environmental Chemistry 1 28 921
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 34 956
Pharmacy 2 26 964
Nanotechnology 1 20 1010

Engineering rankings

The National University of Colombia ranked 1st for Engineering in Colombia and 794th in the World with 18,650 publications made and 181,073 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 49 In Colombia
#17 of 420 In Latin America
#794 of 6,684 In the World

National University of Colombia
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 21 43
1992 37 73
1993 24 71
1994 24 81
1995 48 72
1996 63 96
1997 82 105
1998 52 99
1999 77 116
2000 87 203
2001 111 224
2002 134 329
2003 164 433
2004 190 483
2005 286 680
2006 394 866
2007 466 1204
2008 531 1599
2009 614 2153
2010 719 2909
2011 877 3768
2012 947 4593
2013 996 5823
2014 977 6944
2015 973 8146
2016 983 9025
2017 1059 10211
2018 1104 12144
2019 1341 15468
2020 1372 19385
2021 1308 23655
2022 1163 24542
2023 1156 25164

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

Physics rankings

The National University of Colombia ranked 1st for Physics in Colombia and 783rd in the World with 17,185 publications made and 167,965 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 47 In Colombia
#15 of 409 In Latin America
#783 of 6,603 In the World

National University of Colombia
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 18 40
1992 34 64
1993 26 74
1994 20 67
1995 42 83
1996 67 98
1997 78 100
1998 57 101
1999 75 124
2000 91 206
2001 108 248
2002 142 345
2003 160 498
2004 192 525
2005 294 741
2006 371 984
2007 436 1232
2008 502 1601
2009 555 2056
2010 683 2679
2011 830 3558
2012 898 4320
2013 943 5346
2014 929 6344
2015 922 7404
2016 848 8302
2017 979 9334
2018 991 10897
2019 1190 13680
2020 1214 17021
2021 1135 20533
2022 1042 20652
2023 1052 21422

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

Physics subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 1 37 625
Quantum and Particle physics 1 15 700
Condensed Matter Physics 1 21 768
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 22 805
Astrobiology 3 21 813
Nuclear Physics 2 28 915
Materials Science 1 19 915
Optical Engineering 1 19 924
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 30 928
Medical Physics 2 30 956
Nanotechnology 1 20 1010
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 18 1011
Acoustical Engineering 2 29 1047
Biophysics 2 39 1222

Medicine rankings

The National University of Colombia ranked 2nd for Medicine in Colombia and 837th in the World with 14,646 publications made and 129,284 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Psychiatry, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 48 In Colombia
#27 of 426 In Latin America
#837 of 6,680 In the World

National University of Colombia
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 31 98
1992 24 135
1993 36 125
1994 30 175
1995 53 146
1996 59 152
1997 49 167
1998 58 190
1999 86 203
2000 81 296
2001 127 348
2002 129 460
2003 136 596
2004 152 759
2005 203 946
2006 295 1069
2007 363 1351
2008 427 1690
2009 509 2049
2010 519 2643
2011 647 3017
2012 700 3597
2013 717 4060
2014 677 4879
2015 711 5296
2016 685 5708
2017 785 6577
2018 785 7589
2019 874 9354
2020 1072 12818
2021 1144 16117
2022 1023 17303
2023 1001 18265

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

Medicine subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Veterinary 2 36 411
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 48 465
Plastic Surgery 3 23 470
Social Work 1 1 471
Virology 2 19 521
Dentistry 2 37 549
Respiratory Therapy 1 19 564
Forensic Science 2 19 570
Public Health 2 22 628
Pediatrics 3 28 641
Epidemiology 4 33 643
Gerontology 1 45 659
Orthodontics 3 40 669
Dermatology 3 38 669
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 25 717
Pathology 2 23 737
Critical Care Nursing 4 26 740
Immunology 2 27 750
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 34 756
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 26 761
Toxicology 2 51 765
Nursing 2 35 799
Cosmetology 1 28 829
Family medicine 2 36 841
Radiation Therapy 1 23 884
Biomedical Engineering 1 19 889
Anatomy and Physiology 1 31 897
Ophthalmology 1 20 904
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 26 908
Surgery 2 32 917
Optometry 4 30 940
Medical Physics 2 30 956
Pharmacy 2 26 964
Occupational Therapy 5 41 965
Neurosurgery 5 51 966
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 30 971
Anesthesiology 3 40 982
Psychiatry 2 31 991
Urology 2 53 1005
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 34 1013
Cardiology 2 37 1026
Oncology and Cancer research 2 30 1037
Sports / Exercise science 7 87 1096
Pharmacology 2 42 1114
Health Science 3 48 1124
Physical Therapy 2 45 1128
Audiology 3 42 1159
Sports Medicine 5 56 1223
Clinical Psychology 4 47 1272

Computer Science rankings

The National University of Colombia ranked 1st for Computer Science in Colombia and 908th in the World with 12,636 publications made and 99,481 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 49 In Colombia
#21 of 417 In Latin America
#908 of 6,752 In the World

National University of Colombia
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 10 35
1992 16 39
1993 17 43
1994 18 77
1995 22 61
1996 34 60
1997 37 69
1998 34 79
1999 54 71
2000 48 123
2001 79 144
2002 77 182
2003 118 278
2004 125 350
2005 172 463
2006 254 647
2007 324 836
2008 323 1120
2009 407 1250
2010 498 1796
2011 639 2300
2012 641 2692
2013 686 3428
2014 699 4194
2015 683 4721
2016 658 5225
2017 749 6123
2018 783 7125
2019 853 8927
2020 902 11110
2021 909 13552
2022 806 13635
2023 787 14443

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

Computer Science subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Human-Computer Interaction 1 10 485
Computational Linguistics 1 11 689
Cognitive Science 1 10 703
UX/UI Desgin 2 21 709
Software Engineering 1 25 756
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 15 757
Animation 1 15 764
Machine Learning 1 15 774
Computer Vision 1 17 787
Management Information Systems 1 22 867
Web Design and Development 1 21 903
Robotics 2 25 912
Database Administration 1 17 924
Computer Graphics 1 20 934
Cyber Security 1 20 957
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 27 964
Data Science 1 26 1007
Library and Information science 3 28 1008
Telecommunications 1 22 1039
Neuroscience 2 32 1053
Multimedia 1 26 1057
Computer Engineering 1 31 1068
Computer Networking 2 32 1187
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 34 1224

Mathematics rankings

The National University of Colombia ranked 1st for Mathematics in Colombia and 874th in the World with 6,972 publications made and 57,577 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 45 In Colombia
#21 of 393 In Latin America
#874 of 6,305 In the World

National University of Colombia
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 5 11
1992 5 12
1993 14 17
1994 12 23
1995 20 10
1996 17 15
1997 20 28
1998 26 35
1999 23 30
2000 30 56
2001 40 67
2002 47 88
2003 62 113
2004 75 162
2005 88 214
2006 138 318
2007 164 379
2008 182 556
2009 195 588
2010 264 957
2011 335 1108
2012 364 1413
2013 349 1758
2014 412 2113
2015 361 2471
2016 313 2767
2017 420 3047
2018 400 3593
2019 459 4386
2020 507 5711
2021 537 7064
2022 513 7377
2023 484 7798

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

Mathematics subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 1 9 621
Operations Research 2 17 693
Actuarial Science 2 9 811
Statistics 1 21 837
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 17 845
Math Teachers 2 26 1151
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 34 1224

Business rankings

The National University of Colombia ranked 1st for Business in Colombia and 882nd in the World with 5,645 publications made and 37,795 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 46 In Colombia
#17 of 388 In Latin America
#882 of 6,187 In the World

National University of Colombia
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 10 5
1992 3 8
1993 16 4
1994 11 7
1995 12 7
1996 13 9
1997 20 12
1998 10 17
1999 18 16
2000 15 30
2001 27 38
2002 26 52
2003 42 47
2004 67 90
2005 83 104
2006 127 179
2007 146 262
2008 134 314
2009 183 368
2010 227 579
2011 294 713
2012 308 947
2013 325 1333
2014 316 1549
2015 335 1721
2016 292 1962
2017 329 2291
2018 329 2751
2019 403 3382
2020 388 4284
2021 349 5128
2022 381 5267
2023 338 5584

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Colombia in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

The National University of Colombia ranked 1st for Economics in Colombia and 807th in the World with 4,267 publications made and 32,891 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 46 In Colombia
#15 of 378 In Latin America
#807 of 5,995 In the World

National University of Colombia
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 8 4
1992 3 6
1993 5 9
1994 11 10
1995 11 10
1996 17 11
1997 21 15
1998 14 11
1999 21 19
2000 26 35
2001 27 45
2002 34 60
2003 42 63
2004 47 91
2005 75 109
2006 95 156
2007 115 195
2008 110 223
2009 125 339
2010 157 453
2011 194 604
2012 209 706
2013 219 980
2014 227 1148
2015 229 1261
2016 202 1441
2017 254 1637
2018 239 1969
2019 270 2505
2020 280 3337
2021 319 4222
2022 325 4442
2023 287 4740

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Colombia in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 1 7 340
Agricultural Economics 1 13 363
Environmental Economics 1 6 368
Political Economy 2 10 470
Actuarial Science 2 9 811
Development Studies 2 21 829
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 17 845
Finance 2 19 871
International Trade 3 22 970
International Economics 1 20 974
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 26 1145

Art & Design rankings

The National University of Colombia ranked 1st for Art & Design in Colombia and 832nd in the World with 2,549 publications made and 12,955 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Art History.

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
#1 of 44 In Colombia
#24 of 350 In Latin America
#832 of 5,720 In the World

National University of Colombia
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 2 4
1992 13 6
1993 7 4
1994 1 7
1995 5 5
1996 14 10
1997 8 17
1998 6 11
1999 16 9
2000 14 18
2001 23 24
2002 22 25
2003 24 31
2004 39 52
2005 46 94
2006 64 86
2007 76 116
2008 79 144
2009 107 235
2010 118 249
2011 109 367
2012 132 375
2013 135 564
2014 134 630
2015 139 730
2016 144 742
2017 145 821
2018 144 940
2019 145 1202
2020 157 1538
2021 175 1901
2022 152 1905
2023 120 1916

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

Art & Design subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Performing arts 1 15 580
Architecture 2 18 610
Cinematography 2 60 659
Painting and Drawing 1 23 680
Sculpture 1 23 680
Graphic Design 1 11 680
Illustration and Concept Art 1 23 689
UX/UI Desgin 2 21 709
Music 1 21 716
Fashion Design 1 25 740
Landscape Architecture 1 17 756
Animation 1 15 764
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 39 767
Creative Writing 3 31 823
Art History 1 22 831
Aesthetics 1 22 835
Interior Design 1 13 866
Entertainment Industry Business 2 50 884
Literature 1 32 888
Computer Graphics 1 20 934
Multimedia 1 26 1057

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the National University of Colombia

Speciality Colombia Latin America World Rank
Sexology 1 22 651
Psychology 1 24 1002
Social Psychology 2 26 1091
Child Psychology 3 40 1145