National University of La Plata: Rankings

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The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd in Argentina, 564th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 140 research topics. The National University of La Plata ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 50,925 academic publications and 749,913 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 124 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#564 of 14,131 In the World
#15 of 1,756 In Latin America
#2 of 127 In Argentina
#1 of 4 In La Plata
#165 of 3,564 For Zoology
#200 of 1,018 For Entomology
#229 of 6,713 For Philosophy
#558 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#675 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 137 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 416th in the World with 25,825 publications made and 223,276 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
#416 of 7,088 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
1993 49 214
1994 94 246
1995 109 334
1996 139 330
1997 129 423
1998 162 523
1999 184 588
2000 220 675
2001 264 864
2002 258 1104
2003 273 1334
2004 302 1548
2005 380 1778
2006 434 2236
2007 462 2547
2008 576 3238
2009 665 3734
2010 711 4447
2011 898 5894
2012 1112 7544
2013 1050 8251
2014 1150 9181
2015 1254 11099
2016 1349 11978
2017 1480 12599
2018 1624 13976
2019 1833 15554
2020 1984 17660
2021 1786 20987
2022 1473 18651
2023 1436 20028
2024 834 15787
2025 337 12220

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 29 229
Forensic Science 2 11 395
Genealogy 2 15 527
Political Science 2 26 539
Radio and Television broadcasting 2 12 599
History 2 19 736
Publishing 2 13 741
Archaeology 2 19 746
Demography 3 33 758
Political Economy 5 30 768
Classics and Ancient History 2 15 789
Human Rights Law 4 57 796
Sociology 3 45 831
Aesthetics 2 24 863
Urban and Regional planning 2 24 876
Art History 3 30 887
Library and Information science 2 21 893
Gender Studies 2 41 957
Linguistics 2 26 958
Criminology and Criminal Justice 3 38 994
Public Policy / Administration 4 46 1008
Anthropology 3 43 1046
Law 2 35 1141
Education Majors 2 44 1256
Media Studies 2 42 1274
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 2 47 1386
Journalism and Digital Media 2 57 1658
Communications and Public Relations 5 111 2778

Biology rankings

The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd for Biology in Argentina and 688th in the World with 23,584 publications made and 515,138 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Zoology.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 44 In Argentina
#22 of 433 In Latin America
#688 of 6,841 In the World

National University of La Plata
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 123 677
1994 157 690
1995 169 764
1996 225 950
1997 215 984
1998 275 1298
1999 261 1536
2000 376 1931
2001 416 2336
2002 434 2910
2003 479 3606
2004 472 3945
2005 503 4728
2006 593 5933
2007 597 6815
2008 676 8072
2009 720 9250
2010 790 10893
2011 905 13355
2012 884 15792
2013 870 17410
2014 888 18804
2015 998 21338
2016 950 22908
2017 1100 24476
2018 1032 26950
2019 1135 29965
2020 1262 35553
2021 1190 39685
2022 1043 36924
2023 1068 37692
2024 864 35954
2025 610 31045

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 10 165
Entomology 2 8 200
Horticulture 2 34 267
Toxicology 2 19 304
Nutrition and Food Science 2 22 315
Forestry 3 41 364
Botany 2 21 375
Astrobiology 1 10 423
Animal Science 2 46 425
Agricultural Science 2 28 454
Paleontology 2 14 480
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 36 544
Microbiology 2 29 566
Virology 3 32 610
Evolutionary Biology 2 18 669
Biophysics 4 15 678
Molecular Biology 3 28 699
Biotechnology 2 25 708
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 36 720
Biochemistry 2 18 761
Genetics 3 19 798
Immunology 3 36 820
Nanotechnology 2 13 858
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 20 894
Pharmacology 3 29 904
Oncology and Cancer research 4 33 1097
Neuroscience 3 35 1130

Environmental Science rankings

The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Argentina and 539th in the World with 21,751 publications made and 422,280 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Earth science and Geophysics.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 44 In Argentina
#20 of 433 In Latin America
#539 of 6,888 In the World

National University of La Plata
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 92 460
1994 127 468
1995 139 509
1996 163 702
1997 199 771
1998 194 924
1999 199 1014
2000 274 1204
2001 303 1496
2002 327 1888
2003 357 2396
2004 384 2670
2005 414 3169
2006 484 3985
2007 514 4743
2008 617 5779
2009 677 6773
2010 716 8145
2011 853 10217
2012 881 12799
2013 853 14042
2014 933 15443
2015 1020 18290
2016 969 20106
2017 1094 21062
2018 981 22671
2019 1150 25536
2020 1286 29262
2021 1194 33315
2022 953 29345
2023 1103 31504
2024 774 28021
2025 487 23408

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 756th in the World with 19,446 publications made and 457,020 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 43 In Argentina
#17 of 420 In Latin America
#756 of 6,561 In the World

National University of La Plata
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 144 839
1994 175 925
1995 180 884
1996 243 1132
1997 237 1197
1998 280 1420
1999 298 1730
2000 379 2105
2001 435 2570
2002 429 2957
2003 430 3673
2004 437 3990
2005 437 4709
2006 492 5712
2007 473 6455
2008 576 7554
2009 574 8531
2010 605 10050
2011 684 11966
2012 696 14283
2013 690 15966
2014 697 16994
2015 737 19251
2016 739 21344
2017 750 22150
2018 790 24196
2019 795 27080
2020 917 30859
2021 830 35156
2022 729 32312
2023 836 33140
2024 616 29485
2025 422 24998

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 22 315
Computational Chemistry 1 8 377
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 11 409
Inorganic Chemistry 2 12 499
Radiochemistry 2 24 577
Physical chemistry 2 12 648
Organic Chemistry 2 15 681
Environmental Chemistry 3 21 698
Biochemical Engineering 2 25 739
Pharmacy 3 16 751
Chemical Engineering 2 16 755
Biochemistry 2 18 761
Materials Science 2 14 799
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 22 814
Nanotechnology 2 13 858

Physics rankings

The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd for Physics in Argentina and 654th in the World with 19,280 publications made and 445,771 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 42 In Argentina
#14 of 419 In Latin America
#654 of 6,729 In the World

National University of La Plata
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 138 780
1994 182 928
1995 180 928
1996 248 1119
1997 268 1297
1998 300 1602
1999 310 1890
2000 366 2262
2001 428 2645
2002 463 3194
2003 418 3696
2004 419 4051
2005 395 4578
2006 477 5330
2007 436 6051
2008 569 7133
2009 560 8212
2010 616 9510
2011 703 11911
2012 692 14950
2013 648 16612
2014 691 17420
2015 758 20743
2016 714 24049
2017 791 24392
2018 769 25717
2019 792 27713
2020 904 29894
2021 804 33206
2022 708 28220
2023 847 30591
2024 594 27056
2025 356 22392

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 10 278
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 5 339
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 8 361
Astrobiology 1 10 423
Nuclear Physics 2 9 466
Condensed Matter Physics 1 14 565
Quantum and Particle physics 2 13 631
Biophysics 4 15 678
Materials Science 2 14 799
Optical Engineering 2 16 818
Nanotechnology 2 13 858
Acoustical Engineering 2 21 928
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 13 928

Engineering rankings

The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd for Engineering in Argentina and 833rd in the World with 17,283 publications made and 395,076 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 425 In Latin America
#833 of 6,795 In the World

National University of La Plata
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 109 662
1994 136 728
1995 144 720
1996 212 905
1997 223 1019
1998 236 1162
1999 252 1433
2000 327 1731
2001 370 2169
2002 372 2489
2003 354 3055
2004 355 3298
2005 373 3804
2006 446 4529
2007 401 5273
2008 522 6230
2009 494 7051
2010 569 8431
2011 624 10304
2012 623 12717
2013 606 14147
2014 626 14921
2015 680 17505
2016 643 19868
2017 707 20528
2018 745 21907
2019 763 23929
2020 855 26540
2021 774 30066
2022 702 26619
2023 801 28409
2024 543 24562
2025 308 20644

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 977th in the World with 11,252 publications made and 256,568 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology, Public Health, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 42 In Argentina
#40 of 432 In Latin America
#977 of 6,793 In the World

National University of La Plata
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 45 236
1994 54 225
1995 74 302
1996 101 370
1997 88 357
1998 124 508
1999 112 592
2000 167 799
2001 162 996
2002 195 1277
2003 214 1654
2004 205 1698
2005 241 2099
2006 256 2522
2007 256 2952
2008 276 3555
2009 325 4067
2010 358 4679
2011 384 6020
2012 421 7213
2013 418 8026
2014 439 8830
2015 477 10193
2016 458 11277
2017 561 11755
2018 524 12408
2019 619 14389
2020 670 16813
2021 633 19545
2022 593 18361
2023 590 18489
2024 421 16222
2025 337 13830

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 25 258
Toxicology 2 19 304
Forensic Science 2 11 395
Virology 3 32 610
Urology 3 18 640
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 36 720
Pharmacy 3 16 751
Cardiology 3 18 776
Anatomy and Physiology 2 28 805
Immunology 3 36 820
Respiratory Therapy 4 47 856
Public Health 3 44 891
Pharmacology 3 29 904
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 106 956
Pathology 4 42 957
Anesthesiology 3 39 982
Epidemiology 4 74 1055
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 41 1091
Critical Care Nursing 3 60 1091
Oncology and Cancer research 4 33 1097
Dentistry 3 83 1106
Orthodontics 4 74 1131
Dermatology 6 87 1186
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 73 1240
Surgery 4 59 1260
Family medicine 4 64 1269
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 53 1284
Biomedical Engineering 5 48 1293
Radiation Therapy 5 52 1331
Psychiatry 5 54 1337
Gerontology 4 120 1403
Pediatrics 6 113 1480
Ophthalmology 8 69 1564
Physical Therapy 3 100 1796
Nursing 4 105 1890
Health Science 3 113 2047
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 103 2130
Sports Medicine 6 143 2291
Clinical Psychology 8 160 2618

Computer Science rankings

The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Argentina and 968th in the World with 10,405 publications made and 218,389 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 44 In Argentina
#23 of 427 In Latin America
#968 of 6,855 In the World

National University of La Plata
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 45 219
1994 54 287
1995 77 285
1996 89 326
1997 96 383
1998 136 624
1999 135 725
2000 160 825
2001 223 1190
2002 218 1525
2003 212 1700
2004 188 1752
2005 222 2045
2006 275 2427
2007 255 2715
2008 302 3381
2009 310 3991
2010 370 4581
2011 396 5800
2012 363 6964
2013 372 7701
2014 380 8072
2015 466 9197
2016 423 10555
2017 466 11216
2018 462 12366
2019 555 13233
2020 550 14274
2021 553 15765
2022 478 14060
2023 506 15557
2024 370 13144
2025 227 11050

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 4 227
Computer Vision 1 9 522
Web Design and Development 1 14 537
Human-Computer Interaction 2 16 581
Software Engineering 1 18 616
Multimedia 1 16 733
Library and Information science 2 21 893
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 20 894
Computer Engineering 2 26 957
Computer Graphics 2 23 969
Telecommunications 2 23 1070
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2 26 1100
Computer Networking 2 25 1102
Cyber Security 2 22 1121
Neuroscience 3 35 1130
Cognitive Science 2 29 1180
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 34 1239
Data Science 2 39 1250
Machine Learning 2 44 1496
Computational Linguistics 3 42 1620
Management Information Systems 4 78 1912

Art & Design rankings

The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Argentina and 769th in the World with 2,448 publications made and 29,682 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
#21 of 367 In Latin America
#769 of 6,010 In the World

National University of La Plata
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 5 54
1994 15 63
1995 11 89
1996 22 75
1997 12 56
1998 19 123
1999 26 140
2000 30 149
2001 32 193
2002 31 257
2003 29 248
2004 40 303
2005 34 269
2006 55 328
2007 55 385
2008 71 412
2009 76 533
2010 87 537
2011 88 706
2012 86 846
2013 76 945
2014 97 1070
2015 124 1140
2016 134 1130
2017 168 1335
2018 120 1345
2019 177 1542
2020 157 1952
2021 139 2260
2022 123 2186
2023 95 2087
2024 64 1992
2025 37 1687

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 4 227
Photography 2 17 513
Literature 2 17 619
Creative Writing 2 19 620
Music 2 17 669
Entertainment Industry Business 2 40 692
Painting and Drawing 3 20 697
Sculpture 3 20 697
Illustration and Concept Art 3 21 728
Multimedia 1 16 733
Performing arts 2 28 739
Fashion Design 2 25 749
Architecture 2 26 794
Aesthetics 2 24 863
Cinematography 3 83 867
Art History 3 30 887
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 48 952
Computer Graphics 2 23 969

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the National University of La Plata

Speciality Argentina Latin America World Rank
Applied Mathematics 2 18 769
International Economics 3 19 967
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 22 968
Sexology 2 61 1014
Agricultural Economics 2 44 1020
Finance 3 24 1057
Statistics 2 31 1069
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 29 1154
Business 2 26 1161
Economics 2 30 1163
Mathematics 2 32 1164
Management 2 29 1168
International Trade 3 31 1173
Development Studies 2 41 1176
International Business 3 30 1176
Psychology 4 47 1381
Project Management 1 50 1410
Investment Banking and Stock trading 4 35 1504
Marketing 2 47 1561
Social Psychology 3 55 1633
Accounting 3 45 1638
Math Teachers 3 60 1716
Advertising 2 47 1778
Child Psychology 5 108 2410