National University of La Plata: Rankings

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The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd in Argentina, 579th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 135 research topics. The National University of La Plata ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 42,615 academic publications and 471,250 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 108 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#579 of 14,131 In the World
#15 of 1,756 In Latin America
#2 of 127 In Argentina
#1 of 4 In La Plata
#152 of 1,014 For Entomology
#182 of 3,255 For Zoology
#242 of 6,566 For Philosophy
#539 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#682 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 132 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 439th in the World with 21,396 publications made and 122,983 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Sociology, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 45 In Argentina
#28 of 443 In Latin America
#439 of 7,020 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
1991 54 168
1992 62 213
1993 48 160
1994 91 208
1995 110 280
1996 135 250
1997 128 353
1998 152 451
1999 165 488
2000 202 543
2001 242 688
2002 237 865
2003 249 989
2004 280 1157
2005 316 1314
2006 371 1643
2007 398 1961
2008 525 2300
2009 601 2629
2010 604 3101
2011 789 3891
2012 955 4477
2013 935 4933
2014 964 5618
2015 1035 6447
2016 1142 6189
2017 1241 6809
2018 1325 7636
2019 1730 8885
2020 1736 10363
2021 1535 12261
2022 1233 11713
2023 1079 12342

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 28 242
Forensic Science 2 11 373
Radio and Television broadcasting 2 9 536
Genealogy 2 12 549
Political Science 2 29 618
History 2 18 711
Broadcast Journalism 2 21 722
Archaeology 2 17 722
Demography 3 33 759
Publishing 2 15 761
Human Rights Law 3 55 787
Classics and Ancient History 2 13 791
Urban and Regional planning 2 22 795
Aesthetics 2 20 796
Political Economy 6 33 802
Sociology 3 43 802
Art History 2 24 842
Linguistics 2 24 909
Criminology and Criminal Justice 2 32 914
Library and Information science 2 24 925
Gender Studies 2 37 937
Anthropology 3 36 988
International Law 4 38 994
Public Policy / Administration 3 45 1034
Media Studies 2 26 1082
Law 3 33 1136
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 2 34 1157
Education Majors 2 39 1201
Journalism and Digital Media 2 47 1412
Communications and Public Relations 4 83 2314

Biology rankings

The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd for Biology in Argentina and 677th in the World with 20,144 publications made and 332,299 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Zoology.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 44 In Argentina
#20 of 428 In Latin America
#677 of 6,770 In the World

National University of La Plata
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 118 525
1992 94 523
1993 116 553
1994 152 583
1995 169 611
1996 218 774
1997 206 850
1998 262 1063
1999 240 1246
2000 349 1591
2001 379 1918
2002 392 2355
2003 419 2824
2004 424 3160
2005 429 3817
2006 537 4735
2007 521 5632
2008 602 6388
2009 649 7523
2010 699 8619
2011 780 10455
2012 758 11687
2013 750 13505
2014 756 14416
2015 866 15885
2016 864 16785
2017 982 17911
2018 933 20243
2019 1087 23110
2020 1148 27038
2021 1129 31292
2022 983 30634
2023 981 30748

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
Entomology 2 9 152
Zoology 2 10 182
Horticulture 2 34 264
Toxicology 2 14 290
Nutrition and Food Science 2 21 308
Forestry 4 41 369
Botany 2 20 380
Astrobiology 1 9 383
Animal Science 2 43 410
Agricultural Science 2 24 429
Paleontology 2 12 485
Microbiology 2 24 555
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 35 577
Virology 3 32 636
Biophysics 4 14 674
Biotechnology 2 24 698
Molecular Biology 3 25 714
Evolutionary Biology 2 20 717
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 32 729
Biochemistry 2 17 739
Genetics 3 16 775
Immunology 3 31 791
Nanotechnology 2 12 814
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 17 851
Pharmacology 3 29 889
Oncology and Cancer research 4 29 1018
Neuroscience 3 34 1072

Environmental Science rankings

The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Argentina and 546th in the World with 18,048 publications made and 241,206 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 43 In Argentina
#19 of 428 In Latin America
#546 of 6,798 In the World

National University of La Plata
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 112 313
1992 73 332
1993 91 359
1994 117 371
1995 133 404
1996 154 572
1997 187 644
1998 183 761
1999 183 833
2000 236 994
2001 282 1214
2002 294 1491
2003 312 1810
2004 343 2108
2005 355 2435
2006 433 3127
2007 455 3727
2008 561 4372
2009 587 5203
2010 642 6154
2011 709 7330
2012 722 8435
2013 706 9567
2014 761 10654
2015 855 11943
2016 860 12409
2017 913 13252
2018 831 15004
2019 1051 17112
2020 1155 20078
2021 1060 23113
2022 872 22353
2023 896 22852

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 733rd in the World with 17,088 publications made and 315,448 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 42 In Argentina
#16 of 414 In Latin America
#733 of 6,447 In the World

National University of La Plata
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 138 620
1992 135 713
1993 136 719
1994 167 819
1995 182 776
1996 227 963
1997 227 1074
1998 265 1217
1999 280 1439
2000 359 1821
2001 403 2198
2002 381 2451
2003 368 2929
2004 396 3298
2005 390 3934
2006 446 4604
2007 433 5588
2008 520 6239
2009 527 7200
2010 572 8445
2011 585 9899
2012 619 10945
2013 610 12622
2014 598 13241
2015 643 14642
2016 655 15476
2017 698 16247
2018 739 18146
2019 778 20866
2020 862 23997
2021 823 27929
2022 714 27351
2023 771 27077

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 21 308
Computational Chemistry 1 6 354
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 11 406
Inorganic Chemistry 2 10 472
Radiochemistry 2 21 547
Physical chemistry 2 11 608
Environmental Chemistry 3 14 646
Organic Chemistry 2 14 659
Chemical Engineering 2 14 732
Pharmacy 3 15 735
Biochemistry 2 17 739
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 5 19 745
Materials Science 2 13 764
Biochemical Engineering 3 28 776
Nanotechnology 2 12 814

Physics rankings

The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd for Physics in Argentina and 624th in the World with 16,422 publications made and 283,441 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
#12 of 409 In Latin America
#624 of 6,603 In the World

National University of La Plata
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 141 604
1992 140 657
1993 133 675
1994 178 842
1995 178 846
1996 237 983
1997 248 1192
1998 274 1404
1999 295 1690
2000 341 2056
2001 399 2394
2002 412 2813
2003 362 3056
2004 374 3447
2005 355 3981
2006 420 4424
2007 400 5289
2008 511 5814
2009 510 6851
2010 583 7898
2011 574 9117
2012 584 10285
2013 559 11566
2014 557 12009
2015 632 13408
2016 615 14335
2017 689 15128
2018 670 16449
2019 743 18007
2020 774 20349
2021 735 22939
2022 634 22134
2023 703 22282

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 9 255
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 6 326
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 5 342
Astrobiology 1 9 383
Nuclear Physics 2 8 445
Condensed Matter Physics 1 11 526
Quantum and Particle physics 2 12 597
Biophysics 4 14 674
Materials Science 2 13 764
Optical Engineering 2 16 767
Nanotechnology 2 12 814
Acoustical Engineering 2 19 902
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 15 915

Engineering rankings

The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd for Engineering in Argentina and 792nd in the World with 14,810 publications made and 251,765 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 42 In Argentina
#16 of 420 In Latin America
#792 of 6,684 In the World

National University of La Plata
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 113 466
1992 110 511
1993 105 573
1994 131 683
1995 143 653
1996 198 774
1997 211 958
1998 217 1017
1999 240 1255
2000 306 1577
2001 340 1939
2002 332 2158
2003 313 2498
2004 311 2763
2005 333 3282
2006 387 3667
2007 375 4554
2008 456 4962
2009 456 5868
2010 543 6919
2011 512 7985
2012 535 9030
2013 510 10272
2014 511 10904
2015 586 12010
2016 570 12818
2017 610 13445
2018 645 14874
2019 718 16677
2020 758 19287
2021 725 22164
2022 649 21618
2023 678 21385

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 958th in the World with 9,477 publications made and 151,413 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology, Public Health, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 42 In Argentina
#39 of 426 In Latin America
#958 of 6,680 In the World

National University of La Plata
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 44 162
1992 37 147
1993 40 185
1994 53 182
1995 73 247
1996 99 313
1997 93 314
1998 117 409
1999 99 471
2000 163 647
2001 146 777
2002 181 1016
2003 196 1300
2004 171 1343
2005 222 1748
2006 234 2015
2007 231 2488
2008 248 2756
2009 297 3345
2010 327 3723
2011 317 4628
2012 353 5097
2013 358 5910
2014 355 6643
2015 383 7245
2016 412 7672
2017 486 8434
2018 465 9216
2019 618 10866
2020 572 12635
2021 594 15192
2022 541 14942
2023 514 14935

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 22 241
Toxicology 2 14 290
Forensic Science 2 11 373
Virology 3 32 636
Urology 3 19 648
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 32 729
Pharmacy 3 15 735
Cardiology 3 18 764
Immunology 3 31 791
Anatomy and Physiology 2 24 819
Public Health 3 39 853
Pharmacology 3 29 889
Respiratory Therapy 4 48 902
Anesthesiology 4 36 924
Pathology 4 40 934
Epidemiology 4 66 974
Oncology and Cancer research 4 29 1018
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 34 1024
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 110 1026
Dentistry 3 79 1073
Orthodontics 4 71 1079
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 66 1123
Critical Care Nursing 4 60 1134
Dermatology 6 78 1136
Surgery 3 51 1151
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 42 1175
Biomedical Engineering 4 44 1201
Family medicine 4 61 1221
Radiation Therapy 4 46 1247
Psychiatry 5 51 1260
Ophthalmology 7 57 1410
Pediatrics 6 128 1587
Gerontology 4 135 1618
Physical Therapy 3 93 1756
Nursing 4 102 1778
Health Science 4 100 1861
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 105 2048
Clinical Psychology 8 143 2482

Computer Science rankings

The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Argentina and 892nd in the World with 8,825 publications made and 134,955 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 43 In Argentina
#20 of 417 In Latin America
#892 of 6,752 In the World

National University of La Plata
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 43 190
1992 48 186
1993 43 189
1994 50 239
1995 73 248
1996 86 258
1997 85 340
1998 133 557
1999 118 628
2000 150 776
2001 205 1033
2002 194 1315
2003 180 1355
2004 174 1416
2005 205 1730
2006 247 1895
2007 233 2294
2008 260 2579
2009 282 3086
2010 353 3477
2011 332 4142
2012 316 4819
2013 332 5405
2014 316 5866
2015 400 6274
2016 357 6907
2017 429 7511
2018 403 8482
2019 552 9186
2020 480 10119
2021 500 11534
2022 430 11636
2023 401 11762

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 5 235
Computer Vision 1 8 463
Web Design and Development 1 11 529
Human-Computer Interaction 1 15 553
Software Engineering 1 19 685
Multimedia 1 13 705
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 17 851
Computer Graphics 2 19 881
Animation 2 23 919
Computer Engineering 2 26 920
Library and Information science 2 24 925
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2 22 952
Cognitive Science 2 24 1018
Computer Networking 2 24 1025
Cyber Security 2 21 1053
Data Science 1 28 1056
Telecommunications 2 23 1058
Neuroscience 3 34 1072
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 35 1252
Machine Learning 2 39 1332
Computational Linguistics 3 39 1478
Management Information Systems 3 62 1707

Art & Design rankings

The National University of La Plata ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Argentina and 723rd in the World with 2,161 publications made and 19,682 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

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 38 In Argentina
#18 of 350 In Latin America
#723 of 5,720 In the World

National University of La Plata
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 11 51
1992 11 42
1993 5 42
1994 14 49
1995 13 72
1996 22 61
1997 13 50
1998 20 126
1999 25 122
2000 26 128
2001 30 159
2002 33 200
2003 23 197
2004 33 216
2005 37 238
2006 45 240
2007 56 315
2008 61 324
2009 66 403
2010 83 392
2011 81 516
2012 74 598
2013 70 737
2014 86 768
2015 103 825
2016 115 771
2017 151 953
2018 100 932
2019 204 1106
2020 134 1304
2021 128 1566
2022 112 1672
2023 84 1410

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 5 235
Literature 2 13 566
Performing arts 2 14 577
Music 2 15 597
Entertainment Industry Business 2 33 619
Painting and Drawing 3 22 655
Sculpture 3 22 655
Illustration and Concept Art 3 22 673
Photography 2 23 675
Fashion Design 2 20 698
Multimedia 1 13 705
Aesthetics 2 20 796
Cinematography 3 77 811
Creative Writing 2 30 820
Architecture 2 30 827
Art History 2 24 842
Computer Graphics 2 19 881
Animation 2 23 919
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 43 927

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the National University of La Plata

Speciality Argentina Latin America World Rank
Tax Law 1 12 720
Applied Mathematics 2 18 758
Agricultural Economics 2 39 881
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 24 939
Finance 3 22 993
International Economics 3 23 1003
Statistics 2 29 1006
Sexology 2 56 1008
Business 2 25 1066
Management 2 26 1077
Mathematics 2 29 1092
Economics 3 29 1151
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 29 1192
International Business 3 35 1216
Project Management 1 42 1234
Development Studies 2 39 1245
International Trade 3 35 1253
Psychology 3 39 1256
Social Psychology 3 40 1407
Math Teachers 2 43 1500
Marketing 2 43 1516
Advertising 2 43 1595
Accounting 3 54 1751
Child Psychology 5 97 2232