National University of La Plata: Rankings

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The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd in Argentina, 570th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 139 research topics. The National University of La Plata ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 50,081 academic publications and 713,012 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 119 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#570 of 14,131 In the World
#15 of 1,756 In Latin America
#2 of 127 In Argentina
#1 of 4 In La Plata
#166 of 3,506 For Zoology
#206 of 1,032 For Entomology
#221 of 6,689 For Philosophy
#544 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#682 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 136 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Argentina and 409th in the World with 25,546 publications made and 212,947 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Sociology, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 45 In Argentina
#30 of 442 In Latin America
#409 of 7,081 In the World

National University of La Plata
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 66 249
1993 48 213
1994 94 246
1995 109 333
1996 138 329
1997 129 413
1998 162 527
1999 182 582
2000 220 674
2001 264 863
2002 257 1101
2003 274 1336
2004 301 1546
2005 379 1773
2006 433 2229
2007 461 2552
2008 577 3244
2009 666 3732
2010 711 4445
2011 899 5881
2012 1111 7518
2013 1052 8152
2014 1146 9130
2015 1257 11101
2016 1341 11840
2017 1475 12649
2018 1622 14036
2019 1838 15596
2020 1991 17703
2021 1792 21025
2022 1471 18665
2023 1430 19932
2024 818 15564

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 2 30 221
Forensic Science 2 11 395
Genealogy 2 15 522
Political Science 2 26 527
Radio and Television broadcasting 2 11 588
History 2 19 722
Archaeology 2 18 734
Demography 3 34 751
Political Economy 5 30 782
Classics and Ancient History 2 15 794
Human Rights Law 4 57 796
Sociology 3 44 825
Urban and Regional planning 2 23 840
Aesthetics 2 23 848
Art History 3 29 874
Library and Information science 2 21 890
Gender Studies 2 40 942
Linguistics 2 25 944
Criminology and Criminal Justice 3 37 972
Public Policy / Administration 4 46 998
Anthropology 3 41 1033
Law 2 34 1129
Education Majors 2 41 1239
Media Studies 2 43 1261
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 2 46 1361
Journalism and Digital Media 2 55 1611
Communications and Public Relations 5 109 2726

Biology rankings

The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd for Biology in Argentina and 685th in the World with 23,142 publications made and 490,025 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Zoology.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 44 In Argentina
#22 of 433 In Latin America
#685 of 6,833 In the World

National University of La Plata
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 100 635
1993 123 677
1994 158 690
1995 169 761
1996 225 950
1997 217 981
1998 274 1296
1999 262 1537
2000 375 1927
2001 416 2335
2002 433 2907
2003 479 3593
2004 471 3937
2005 502 4721
2006 595 5934
2007 596 6816
2008 679 8081
2009 717 9244
2010 790 10898
2011 902 13342
2012 887 15792
2013 872 17410
2014 894 18835
2015 1000 21341
2016 961 23000
2017 1096 24420
2018 1038 27012
2019 1136 30061
2020 1268 35546
2021 1198 39811
2022 1047 36961
2023 1072 37842
2024 847 35585

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

Biology subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Zoology 2 10 166
Entomology 2 9 206
Horticulture 2 34 265
Toxicology 2 19 300
Nutrition and Food Science 2 21 311
Forestry 3 41 363
Botany 2 21 370
Astrobiology 1 9 413
Animal Science 2 46 424
Agricultural Science 2 28 449
Paleontology 2 13 473
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 35 538
Microbiology 2 29 561
Virology 3 31 600
Evolutionary Biology 2 17 658
Biophysics 4 14 672
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 35 693
Molecular Biology 3 28 700
Biotechnology 2 25 700
Biochemistry 2 17 750
Genetics 3 19 788
Immunology 3 35 810
Nanotechnology 2 13 839
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 19 869
Pharmacology 3 29 892
Oncology and Cancer research 4 31 1084
Neuroscience 3 35 1116

Environmental Science rankings

The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Argentina and 531st in the World with 21,373 publications made and 400,966 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Earth science and Geophysics.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 43 In Argentina
#20 of 431 In Latin America
#531 of 6,876 In the World

National University of La Plata
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 79 396
1993 92 460
1994 127 468
1995 138 504
1996 163 701
1997 200 771
1998 193 918
1999 200 1006
2000 273 1202
2001 306 1494
2002 326 1886
2003 356 2390
2004 383 2660
2005 415 3164
2006 483 3981
2007 512 4748
2008 619 5793
2009 674 6766
2010 718 8142
2011 851 10206
2012 885 12750
2013 851 13960
2014 937 15438
2015 1017 18200
2016 970 20019
2017 1096 21031
2018 977 22611
2019 1150 25522
2020 1291 29336
2021 1206 33496
2022 966 29395
2023 1099 31520
2024 751 27759

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

Chemistry rankings

The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Argentina and 745th in the World with 19,105 publications made and 432,760 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 42 In Argentina
#17 of 418 In Latin America
#745 of 6,545 In the World

National University of La Plata
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 132 825
1993 144 839
1994 176 925
1995 179 879
1996 243 1131
1997 238 1189
1998 277 1422
1999 298 1722
2000 378 2100
2001 435 2569
2002 428 2954
2003 428 3667
2004 436 3982
2005 436 4694
2006 493 5710
2007 472 6461
2008 577 7550
2009 574 8530
2010 604 10054
2011 683 11959
2012 695 14229
2013 686 15818
2014 695 16898
2015 739 19138
2016 733 21160
2017 757 22175
2018 795 24168
2019 796 27084
2020 922 31023
2021 832 35296
2022 735 32373
2023 831 33143
2024 598 29165

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

Chemistry subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 2 21 311
Computational Chemistry 1 8 369
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 11 405
Inorganic Chemistry 2 12 484
Radiochemistry 2 24 575
Physical chemistry 2 12 635
Organic Chemistry 2 15 673
Environmental Chemistry 3 20 674
Chemical Engineering 2 13 735
Biochemical Engineering 2 25 737
Pharmacy 3 15 748
Biochemistry 2 17 750
Materials Science 2 14 784
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 5 23 800
Nanotechnology 2 13 839

Physics rankings

The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd for Physics in Argentina and 649th in the World with 18,939 publications made and 424,408 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 42 In Argentina
#14 of 418 In Latin America
#649 of 6,713 In the World

National University of La Plata
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 138 756
1993 138 780
1994 182 929
1995 179 925
1996 248 1118
1997 269 1288
1998 297 1602
1999 310 1882
2000 365 2256
2001 427 2645
2002 462 3189
2003 416 3693
2004 418 4048
2005 397 4576
2006 478 5328
2007 435 6043
2008 570 7124
2009 559 8198
2010 616 9507
2011 702 11912
2012 692 14879
2013 647 16456
2014 689 17299
2015 759 20586
2016 713 23791
2017 786 24247
2018 766 25586
2019 793 27696
2020 897 29802
2021 807 33246
2022 712 28288
2023 844 30594
2024 551 26628

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

Physics subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 2 10 276
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 5 335
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 8 356
Astrobiology 1 9 413
Nuclear Physics 2 9 463
Condensed Matter Physics 1 14 552
Quantum and Particle physics 2 13 624
Biophysics 4 14 672
Materials Science 2 14 784
Optical Engineering 2 16 805
Nanotechnology 2 13 839
Acoustical Engineering 2 20 913
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 14 930

Engineering rankings

The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd for Engineering in Argentina and 822nd in the World with 17,019 publications made and 375,515 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 42 In Argentina
#18 of 424 In Latin America
#822 of 6,782 In the World

National University of La Plata
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 106 600
1993 109 662
1994 136 729
1995 143 717
1996 212 904
1997 224 1010
1998 233 1162
1999 252 1424
2000 326 1726
2001 370 2167
2002 370 2485
2003 352 3049
2004 353 3295
2005 375 3793
2006 447 4528
2007 399 5271
2008 519 6215
2009 495 7048
2010 569 8412
2011 624 10301
2012 621 12686
2013 608 14041
2014 622 14816
2015 676 17438
2016 647 19780
2017 712 20508
2018 740 21838
2019 771 23970
2020 857 26629
2021 784 30306
2022 708 26718
2023 796 28376
2024 513 24148

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

Medicine rankings

The National University of La Plata ranked 4th for Medicine in Argentina and 973rd in the World with 11,014 publications made and 245,333 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology, Public Health, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 42 In Argentina
#40 of 430 In Latin America
#973 of 6,775 In the World

National University of La Plata
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 39 187
1993 45 236
1994 54 224
1995 74 300
1996 101 370
1997 88 357
1998 124 508
1999 111 587
2000 167 799
2001 162 996
2002 195 1274
2003 215 1650
2004 204 1699
2005 241 2097
2006 256 2524
2007 257 2954
2008 275 3556
2009 324 4069
2010 359 4680
2011 384 6017
2012 423 7234
2013 420 8021
2014 441 8842
2015 478 10203
2016 468 11371
2017 561 11752
2018 524 12440
2019 622 14453
2020 667 16847
2021 646 19717
2022 596 18439
2023 591 18657
2024 408 16041

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

Medicine subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Veterinary 2 25 252
Toxicology 2 19 300
Forensic Science 2 11 395
Virology 3 31 600
Urology 3 18 642
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 35 693
Pharmacy 3 15 748
Cardiology 3 18 770
Anatomy and Physiology 2 27 803
Immunology 3 35 810
Respiratory Therapy 4 46 838
Public Health 3 44 876
Pharmacology 3 29 892
Pathology 4 42 944
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 108 962
Anesthesiology 3 39 979
Epidemiology 4 72 1037
Critical Care Nursing 3 59 1082
Dentistry 3 82 1082
Oncology and Cancer research 4 31 1084
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 41 1085
Orthodontics 4 72 1104
Dermatology 6 86 1179
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 73 1229
Biomedical Engineering 5 47 1231
Surgery 4 58 1238
Family medicine 4 64 1257
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 53 1276
Psychiatry 5 53 1313
Radiation Therapy 5 52 1320
Gerontology 4 119 1368
Ophthalmology 8 66 1539
Pediatrics 6 122 1590
Physical Therapy 3 98 1780
Nursing 4 103 1829
Health Science 3 112 2022
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 100 2052
Sports Medicine 6 144 2274
Clinical Psychology 8 151 2554

Computer Science rankings

The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Argentina and 941st in the World with 10,257 publications made and 211,496 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 44 In Argentina
#22 of 425 In Latin America
#941 of 6,845 In the World

National University of La Plata
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 50 235
1993 45 219
1994 54 286
1995 77 285
1996 89 326
1997 96 376
1998 136 631
1999 135 726
2000 159 823
2001 223 1189
2002 217 1522
2003 212 1700
2004 188 1752
2005 220 2044
2006 276 2431
2007 255 2715
2008 302 3388
2009 310 3994
2010 370 4584
2011 400 5801
2012 364 7027
2013 375 7709
2014 380 8064
2015 465 9218
2016 431 10659
2017 469 11254
2018 464 12367
2019 564 13363
2020 556 14365
2021 564 15942
2022 481 14130
2023 507 15667
2024 355 12903

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

Computer Science subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 1 4 224
Computer Vision 1 9 513
Web Design and Development 1 14 533
Human-Computer Interaction 1 14 566
Software Engineering 1 16 599
Multimedia 1 14 707
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 19 869
Library and Information science 2 21 890
Computer Engineering 2 26 943
Computer Graphics 2 23 951
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2 24 1055
Telecommunications 2 22 1056
Computer Networking 2 25 1081
Cyber Security 2 22 1081
Neuroscience 3 35 1116
Cognitive Science 2 27 1135
Data Science 2 38 1212
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 34 1222
Machine Learning 2 44 1449
Computational Linguistics 3 42 1589
Management Information Systems 4 76 1869

Art & Design rankings

The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Argentina and 759th in the World with 2,416 publications made and 28,540 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Multimedia.

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 39 In Argentina
#20 of 365 In Latin America
#759 of 5,966 In the World

National University of La Plata
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 11 54
1993 5 54
1994 15 63
1995 11 89
1996 22 75
1997 12 56
1998 19 123
1999 26 139
2000 30 149
2001 32 193
2002 31 256
2003 29 249
2004 40 304
2005 36 272
2006 55 328
2007 55 385
2008 71 415
2009 77 533
2010 88 537
2011 90 707
2012 86 848
2013 75 942
2014 96 1062
2015 126 1132
2016 135 1118
2017 167 1342
2018 116 1355
2019 179 1559
2020 158 1917
2021 137 2209
2022 122 2179
2023 94 2093
2024 61 1946

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

Art & Design subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 1 4 224
Photography 2 17 503
Literature 2 17 610
Creative Writing 2 19 611
Entertainment Industry Business 2 40 672
Music 2 18 672
Painting and Drawing 3 20 674
Sculpture 3 20 674
Illustration and Concept Art 3 21 697
Multimedia 1 14 707
Performing arts 2 27 718
Fashion Design 2 24 730
Architecture 2 24 769
Aesthetics 2 23 848
Art History 3 29 874
Cinematography 3 80 876
Computer Graphics 2 23 951
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 52 978

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the National University of La Plata

Speciality Argentina Latin America World Rank
Tax Law 1 9 745
Applied Mathematics 2 18 763
International Economics 3 20 953
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 23 969
Agricultural Economics 2 42 982
Sexology 2 58 996
Statistics 2 31 1046
Finance 3 24 1047
Business 2 26 1139
Mathematics 2 32 1147
Economics 3 31 1149
Development Studies 2 39 1153
Management 2 29 1153
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 29 1154
International Trade 3 31 1162
International Business 3 31 1167
Psychology 3 46 1359
Project Management 1 49 1366
Investment Banking and Stock trading 4 34 1484
Marketing 2 44 1527
Social Psychology 3 52 1596
Accounting 3 45 1613
Math Teachers 3 60 1700
Advertising 2 46 1732
Child Psychology 5 104 2309