National University of Mar del Plata: Rankings

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The National University of Mar del Plata ranked 6th in Argentina, 1620th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 85 research topics. The National University of Mar del Plata ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 15,840 academic publications and 250,051 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1620 of 14,131 In the World
#84 of 1,756 In Latin America
#6 of 127 In Argentina
#1 of 2 In Mar del Plata
#381 of 3,564 For Zoology
#408 of 1,009 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#419 of 3,467 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#3724 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2550 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 82 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National University of Mar del Plata ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Argentina and 936th in the World with 8,683 publications made and 76,533 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 45 In Argentina
#80 of 442 In Latin America
#936 of 7,088 In the World

National University of Mar del Plata
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 16 48
1994 22 39
1995 20 58
1996 54 50
1997 43 75
1998 34 62
1999 53 104
2000 70 154
2001 82 219
2002 99 273
2003 127 419
2004 102 461
2005 129 590
2006 129 736
2007 175 865
2008 195 1035
2009 209 1314
2010 270 1625
2011 243 2017
2012 360 2166
2013 401 2529
2014 485 2963
2015 525 3120
2016 509 3160
2017 527 3552
2018 539 4279
2019 568 4925
2020 671 6092
2021 633 7889
2022 450 7423
2023 435 7771
2024 301 6787
2025 112 5962

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 5 92 725
Urban and Regional planning 3 50 1270
Political Science 5 99 1337
Demography 6 76 1353
Archaeology 4 53 1364
History 4 55 1373
Sociology 5 102 1527
Art History 6 86 1723
Linguistics 6 67 1927
Library and Information science 5 80 2024
Gender Studies 7 137 2089
Classics and Ancient History 9 80 2123
Aesthetics 11 101 2236
Law 7 97 2243
Anthropology 4 129 2419
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 110 2421
Communications and Public Relations 6 117 2848
Education Majors 7 163 2861

Biology rankings

The National University of Mar del Plata ranked 5th for Biology in Argentina and 1222nd in the World with 8,044 publications made and 205,089 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Genetics, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 44 In Argentina
#53 of 433 In Latin America
#1222 of 6,841 In the World

National University of Mar del Plata
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 24 186
1994 31 120
1995 40 168
1996 50 184
1997 54 225
1998 67 241
1999 83 351
2000 88 471
2001 113 620
2002 118 775
2003 160 1096
2004 152 1428
2005 155 1720
2006 187 1907
2007 220 2654
2008 214 2956
2009 268 3526
2010 280 4197
2011 296 5428
2012 306 5788
2013 323 6498
2014 325 7344
2015 390 8034
2016 359 8498
2017 432 9298
2018 421 10291
2019 419 12197
2020 481 14705
2021 451 17952
2022 389 17982
2023 389 17974
2024 367 17830
2025 220 15889

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

Biology subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Zoology 3 29 381
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 24 419
Horticulture 3 44 424
Agricultural Science 4 33 527
Forestry 5 59 547
Animal Science 3 62 556
Botany 4 37 650
Toxicology 4 49 722
Nutrition and Food Science 6 49 740
Paleontology 5 42 942
Biophysics 6 26 1001
Microbiology 8 70 1196
Biochemistry 7 51 1351
Genetics 6 52 1388
Nanotechnology 4 40 1407
Evolutionary Biology 8 61 1500
Molecular Biology 9 97 1511
Immunology 12 114 1792
Biotechnology 12 114 1908
Virology 12 162 2004
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 107 2119
Neuroscience 12 118 2248
Pharmacology 14 143 2608
Oncology and Cancer research 19 161 2728

Environmental Science rankings

The National University of Mar del Plata ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Argentina and 989th in the World with 7,993 publications made and 163,987 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 44 In Argentina
#46 of 433 In Latin America
#989 of 6,888 In the World

National University of Mar del Plata
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 20 139
1994 33 101
1995 40 129
1996 47 121
1997 62 192
1998 68 176
1999 78 286
2000 100 374
2001 124 505
2002 135 666
2003 168 983
2004 142 1155
2005 166 1483
2006 171 1614
2007 205 2195
2008 216 2413
2009 274 2989
2010 275 3556
2011 281 4491
2012 323 4721
2013 315 5424
2014 327 6239
2015 413 6809
2016 364 7018
2017 411 7798
2018 402 8604
2019 419 9969
2020 516 11944
2021 461 14451
2022 378 13786
2023 383 14182
2024 328 14063
2025 202 12563

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

Environmental Science subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 24 419
Agricultural Science 4 33 527
Forestry 5 59 547
Oceanography 2 21 660
Ecology 4 42 836
Paleontology 5 42 942
Geology 4 42 992
Geography and Cartography 4 56 1002
Geotechnical Engineering 3 30 1015
Earth science and Geophysics 7 48 1148
Environmental Chemistry 6 43 1195
Environmental Engineering 4 48 1204
Urban and Regional planning 3 50 1270
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 68 1431
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 46 1466
Environmental Management 7 76 1681

Chemistry rankings

The National University of Mar del Plata ranked 5th for Chemistry in Argentina and 1314th in the World with 6,098 publications made and 175,167 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 43 In Argentina
#44 of 420 In Latin America
#1314 of 6,561 In the World

National University of Mar del Plata
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 29 239
1994 36 202
1995 34 236
1996 55 217
1997 55 289
1998 53 281
1999 77 407
2000 82 504
2001 101 637
2002 113 822
2003 134 1037
2004 144 1357
2005 137 1599
2006 142 1713
2007 172 2275
2008 154 2472
2009 185 2976
2010 191 3494
2011 231 4613
2012 221 4975
2013 251 5545
2014 235 6325
2015 297 6890
2016 241 7281
2017 319 8019
2018 299 8852
2019 317 10469
2020 357 12301
2021 303 14522
2022 266 15207
2023 288 15013
2024 233 14573
2025 136 12708

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

Chemistry subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 7 408
Nutrition and Food Science 6 49 740
Chemical Engineering 4 25 968
Biochemical Engineering 7 52 1095
Organic Chemistry 5 33 1129
Materials Science 4 32 1166
Radiochemistry 4 57 1175
Environmental Chemistry 6 43 1195
Inorganic Chemistry 7 43 1250
Biochemistry 7 51 1351
Physical chemistry 9 47 1382
Nanotechnology 4 40 1407
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 68 1431
Computational Chemistry 12 89 1863
Pharmacy 10 83 1996

Engineering rankings

The National University of Mar del Plata ranked 4th for Engineering in Argentina and 1490th in the World with 5,401 publications made and 132,323 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 42 In Argentina
#50 of 425 In Latin America
#1490 of 6,795 In the World

National University of Mar del Plata
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 26 214
1994 26 181
1995 33 219
1996 55 182
1997 53 252
1998 53 250
1999 63 348
2000 69 430
2001 87 552
2002 93 641
2003 116 820
2004 112 965
2005 128 1159
2006 114 1338
2007 165 1631
2008 148 1854
2009 174 2215
2010 155 2656
2011 215 3456
2012 187 3886
2013 228 4196
2014 213 5014
2015 279 5466
2016 224 5713
2017 262 6325
2018 259 7197
2019 290 8148
2020 317 9690
2021 288 11267
2022 247 11253
2023 242 11293
2024 200 11270
2025 109 9708

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

Engineering subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 7 408
Chemical Engineering 4 25 968
Geotechnical Engineering 3 30 1015
Biomedical Engineering 2 29 1035
Metallurgical Engineering 3 29 1079
Biochemical Engineering 7 52 1095
Materials Science 4 32 1166
Environmental Engineering 4 48 1204
Structural Engineering 4 30 1216
Computer Engineering 3 38 1254
Nanotechnology 4 40 1407
Optical Engineering 4 54 1534
Mechanical Engineering 4 57 1584
Civil Engineering 5 55 1592
Electronic Engineering 5 56 1618
Acoustical Engineering 6 62 1813
Electrical Engineering 6 60 1813
Human-Computer Interaction 5 114 1885
Biotechnology 12 114 1908
Telecommunications 5 62 1921
Remote Sensing 10 92 2028
Aerospace Engineering 7 79 2053
Computer Networking 6 83 2250
Systems Engineering 9 110 2410

Physics rankings

The National University of Mar del Plata ranked 4th for Physics in Argentina and 1424th in the World with 5,132 publications made and 128,105 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 42 In Argentina
#50 of 419 In Latin America
#1424 of 6,729 In the World

National University of Mar del Plata
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 26 213
1994 32 186
1995 37 230
1996 55 186
1997 58 258
1998 54 250
1999 67 378
2000 77 449
2001 80 555
2002 93 695
2003 122 845
2004 109 1012
2005 127 1216
2006 113 1271
2007 160 1687
2008 148 1870
2009 179 2185
2010 152 2516
2011 206 3349
2012 183 3780
2013 216 3994
2014 201 4717
2015 234 5092
2016 211 5433
2017 245 5982
2018 241 6555
2019 275 7579
2020 301 8892
2021 242 9930
2022 216 10031
2023 208 10115
2024 174 9894
2025 101 8543

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

Physics subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Biophysics 6 26 1001
Theoretical Physics 4 58 1012
Materials Science 4 32 1166
Condensed Matter Physics 6 51 1362
Nanotechnology 4 40 1407
Nuclear Physics 8 62 1494
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 67 1516
Optical Engineering 4 54 1534
Quantum and Particle physics 6 60 1581
Atomic and Molecular physics 12 74 1678
Acoustical Engineering 6 62 1813

Medicine rankings

The National University of Mar del Plata ranked 7th for Medicine in Argentina and 1915th in the World with 3,325 publications made and 75,334 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#7 of 42 In Argentina
#115 of 432 In Latin America
#1915 of 6,793 In the World

National University of Mar del Plata
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 6 49
1994 6 45
1995 10 36
1996 16 48
1997 19 58
1998 23 69
1999 24 65
2000 34 128
2001 37 186
2002 49 244
2003 66 324
2004 55 445
2005 56 504
2006 68 597
2007 81 787
2008 91 871
2009 99 1092
2010 118 1391
2011 105 1665
2012 120 2013
2013 108 2051
2014 116 2251
2015 181 2730
2016 146 2902
2017 186 3280
2018 163 3658
2019 185 4609
2020 234 5861
2021 207 7693
2022 200 7826
2023 189 7875
2024 168 6976
2025 106 6247

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

Medicine subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Toxicology 4 49 722
Biomedical Engineering 2 29 1035
Veterinary 8 89 1153
Urology 10 73 1230
Public Health 6 75 1451
Anatomy and Physiology 8 87 1550
Immunology 12 114 1792
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 99 1820
Clinical Psychology 4 92 1933
Pathology 7 119 1942
Dentistry 9 148 1945
Pharmacy 10 83 1996
Virology 12 162 2004
Psychiatry 8 128 2374
Anesthesiology 16 180 2526
Surgery 14 173 2546
Pharmacology 14 143 2608
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 13 162 2675
Oncology and Cancer research 19 161 2728
Nursing 8 199 3038
Physical Therapy 13 216 3397

Art & Design rankings

The National University of Mar del Plata ranked 4th for Art & Design in Argentina and 1461st in the World with 877 publications made and 11,186 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
#4 of 39 In Argentina
#57 of 367 In Latin America
#1461 of 6,010 In the World

National University of Mar del Plata
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 1 4
1994 2 6
1995 6 9
1996 2 8
1997 1 10
1998 7 11
1999 7 24
2000 8 25
2001 9 36
2002 14 33
2003 13 65
2004 11 47
2005 10 90
2006 13 91
2007 19 110
2008 22 131
2009 24 178
2010 26 174
2011 32 228
2012 39 296
2013 43 362
2014 53 416
2015 61 368
2016 49 418
2017 61 566
2018 52 503
2019 61 511
2020 65 725
2021 60 881
2022 34 769
2023 30 790
2024 29 861
2025 6 743

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

Art & Design subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Creative Writing 4 44 1109
Fashion Design 4 56 1311
Computer Graphics 4 49 1373
Literature 4 57 1381
Art History 6 86 1723
Aesthetics 11 101 2236

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the National University of Mar del Plata

Speciality Argentina Latin America World Rank
Child Psychology 3 72 1831
Computer Vision 5 65 1851
Applied Mathematics 8 83 2004
Cognitive Science 5 67 2035
Statistics 8 82 2142
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 84 2237
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 7 91 2270
Mathematics 9 92 2363
Computer Science 6 95 2397
Management 8 99 2505
Social Psychology 5 95 2526
Advertising 4 88 2537
Computational Linguistics 11 98 2571
Psychology 8 122 2645
Business 8 117 2774
Economics 9 123 2783
Cyber Security 7 114 2786
Machine Learning 10 124 2875
Finance 13 129 2979
Development Studies 10 148 2990
Marketing 8 144 3090
Math Teachers 8 163 3178