National University of Salta: Rankings

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The National University of Salta ranked 22nd in Argentina, 3121st in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 26 research topics. The National University of Salta ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 4,210 academic publications and 60,346 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3121 of 14,131 In the World
#218 of 1,756 In Latin America
#22 of 127 In Argentina
#1 of 2 In Salta
#860 of 2,954 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#1008 of 3,564 For Zoology
#1161 of 3,845 For Earth science and Geophysics
#7159 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#3514 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 23 other topics

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Environmental Science rankings

The National University of Salta ranked 15th for Environmental Science in Argentina and 2283rd in the World with 2,438 publications made and 46,495 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Earth science and Geophysics.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#15 of 44 In Argentina
#135 of 433 In Latin America
#2283 of 6,888 In the World

National University of Salta
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 9 14
1994 11 44
1995 6 24
1996 11 33
1997 14 42
1998 15 50
1999 24 75
2000 26 74
2001 38 106
2002 35 154
2003 39 198
2004 29 255
2005 46 313
2006 44 479
2007 65 456
2008 58 603
2009 58 736
2010 90 902
2011 83 1091
2012 81 1197
2013 102 1328
2014 107 1611
2015 122 1802
2016 109 1957
2017 118 2093
2018 143 2446
2019 130 2995
2020 174 3895
2021 148 4352
2022 148 3954
2023 119 4003
2024 112 3806
2025 66 3460

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

Environmental Science subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 31 860
Earth science and Geophysics 8 49 1161
Forestry 15 145 1416
Paleontology 13 108 1909
Agricultural Science 17 147 2010
Geology 14 121 2139
Geography and Cartography 13 151 2145
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 17 174 2228
Environmental Engineering 12 115 2236
Geotechnical Engineering 15 111 2264
Ecology 16 140 2267
Environmental Management 12 133 2502
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 14 129 2544
Oceanography 19 180 2872
Environmental Chemistry 17 200 3381

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National University of Salta ranked 23rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Argentina and 2338th in the World with 2,287 publications made and 20,843 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#23 of 45 In Argentina
#243 of 442 In Latin America
#2338 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 4 5
1994 7 11
1995 5 9
1996 9 8
1997 4 11
1998 5 21
1999 12 26
2000 32 36
2001 38 41
2002 31 65
2003 29 87
2004 32 103
2005 42 120
2006 47 155
2007 61 171
2008 45 246
2009 66 344
2010 63 341
2011 62 482
2012 77 586
2013 94 617
2014 91 716
2015 107 795
2016 122 884
2017 124 916
2018 176 1160
2019 167 1451
2020 189 1927
2021 151 2019
2022 120 1777
2023 124 1996
2024 87 1685
2025 29 1489

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 24 256 1773
Demography 14 189 2580
Political Science 23 256 2860
Sociology 18 216 2913
History 20 182 3345
Archaeology 20 187 3346
Anthropology 17 233 3727
Linguistics 25 211 4104
Law 23 233 4197

Biology rankings

The National University of Salta ranked 17th for Biology in Argentina and 2664th in the World with 2,276 publications made and 49,637 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Botany, Zoology.

Biology ranking Location
#17 of 44 In Argentina
#159 of 433 In Latin America
#2664 of 6,841 In the World

National University of Salta
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 15 17
1994 11 50
1995 9 36
1996 10 43
1997 12 49
1998 16 57
1999 22 91
2000 22 86
2001 36 115
2002 33 187
2003 34 214
2004 27 262
2005 45 328
2006 44 520
2007 57 491
2008 57 643
2009 64 827
2010 82 972
2011 83 1277
2012 87 1402
2013 95 1562
2014 101 1822
2015 117 2088
2016 98 2270
2017 108 2453
2018 120 2791
2019 125 3409
2020 148 4290
2021 130 4786
2022 129 4290
2023 117 4260
2024 102 3981
2025 67 3554

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

Biology subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Zoology 9 82 1008
Forestry 15 145 1416
Virology 9 104 1439
Horticulture 16 154 1643
Nutrition and Food Science 13 136 1838
Microbiology 14 131 1886
Paleontology 13 108 1909
Immunology 15 123 1912
Botany 16 144 1934
Agricultural Science 17 147 2010
Evolutionary Biology 15 103 2099
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 17 174 2228
Genetics 17 164 2724
Biotechnology 17 179 2758
Biochemistry 20 171 2976
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 182 3114
Pharmacology 19 202 3274
Nanotechnology 17 187 3655
Neuroscience 30 301 4953

Chemistry rankings

The National University of Salta ranked 17th for Chemistry in Argentina and 2986th in the World with 1,536 publications made and 36,184 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Petrology and Geochemistry, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#17 of 43 In Argentina
#152 of 420 In Latin America
#2986 of 6,561 In the World

National University of Salta
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 9 20
1994 10 45
1995 8 37
1996 15 44
1997 8 39
1998 14 56
1999 18 68
2000 20 75
2001 23 93
2002 22 152
2003 27 171
2004 24 233
2005 35 270
2006 36 405
2007 43 389
2008 34 488
2009 40 612
2010 60 741
2011 54 891
2012 61 1013
2013 65 1100
2014 67 1355
2015 81 1486
2016 65 1637
2017 58 1765
2018 82 2037
2019 80 2446
2020 87 3029
2021 72 3471
2022 85 3083
2023 82 3142
2024 50 2826
2025 43 2566

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

Chemistry subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 31 860
Nutrition and Food Science 13 136 1838
Physical chemistry 16 126 2697
Chemical Engineering 17 127 2709
Inorganic Chemistry 16 145 2883
Biochemistry 20 171 2976
Organic Chemistry 17 157 3041
Materials Science 16 147 3082
Environmental Chemistry 17 200 3381
Nanotechnology 17 187 3655

Engineering rankings

The National University of Salta ranked 18th for Engineering in Argentina and 3341st in the World with 1,218 publications made and 27,160 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#18 of 42 In Argentina
#160 of 425 In Latin America
#3341 of 6,795 In the World

National University of Salta
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 6 14
1994 9 32
1995 4 20
1996 10 31
1997 9 33
1998 13 35
1999 12 56
2000 20 64
2001 19 81
2002 21 119
2003 28 142
2004 17 159
2005 26 164
2006 22 259
2007 32 258
2008 24 359
2009 31 420
2010 38 487
2011 36 607
2012 47 729
2013 54 800
2014 53 978
2015 60 1025
2016 55 1205
2017 55 1295
2018 67 1428
2019 71 1751
2020 73 2209
2021 55 2478
2022 71 2422
2023 55 2461
2024 50 2264
2025 20 2082

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

Engineering subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 12 115 2236
Geotechnical Engineering 15 111 2264
Civil Engineering 10 103 2345
Structural Engineering 13 112 2640
Chemical Engineering 17 127 2709
Biotechnology 17 179 2758
Metallurgical Engineering 18 148 3034
Materials Science 16 147 3082
Acoustical Engineering 17 135 3135
Optical Engineering 18 151 3213
Aerospace Engineering 18 166 3378
Electrical Engineering 18 174 3490
Mechanical Engineering 19 207 3653
Nanotechnology 17 187 3655
Telecommunications 17 187 3833

Medicine rankings

The National University of Salta ranked 21st for Medicine in Argentina and 3269th in the World with 1,076 publications made and 23,901 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Public Health, Virology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#21 of 42 In Argentina
#218 of 432 In Latin America
#3269 of 6,793 In the World

National University of Salta
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 6 4
1994 2 12
1995 3 25
1996 7 18
1997 5 14
1998 7 21
1999 10 27
2000 12 32
2001 10 37
2002 12 56
2003 18 67
2004 8 80
2005 13 94
2006 12 147
2007 31 165
2008 22 219
2009 30 267
2010 22 356
2011 38 515
2012 48 590
2013 38 612
2014 44 778
2015 56 951
2016 41 972
2017 61 1128
2018 55 1350
2019 65 1606
2020 85 2032
2021 71 2345
2022 66 2069
2023 50 2020
2024 61 1935
2025 46 1742

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

Medicine subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Veterinary 11 99 1255
Virology 9 104 1439
Immunology 15 123 1912
Public Health 14 183 2646
Anatomy and Physiology 20 177 2648
Pathology 17 201 2869
Pharmacology 19 202 3274
Surgery 26 257 3680
Nursing 13 257 3837
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 27 263 4100
Psychiatry 32 310 4837

Physics rankings

The National University of Salta ranked 18th for Physics in Argentina and 3351st in the World with 1,068 publications made and 21,847 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#18 of 42 In Argentina
#161 of 419 In Latin America
#3351 of 6,729 In the World

National University of Salta
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 4 16
1994 9 30
1995 5 18
1996 9 26
1997 9 27
1998 11 41
1999 10 42
2000 17 54
2001 20 56
2002 16 92
2003 24 139
2004 15 141
2005 27 142
2006 25 242
2007 27 225
2008 28 328
2009 28 352
2010 39 430
2011 36 521
2012 37 595
2013 50 628
2014 55 752
2015 51 843
2016 45 991
2017 46 1113
2018 62 1178
2019 53 1351
2020 67 1787
2021 44 2009
2022 52 1962
2023 41 1840
2024 34 1767
2025 22 1595

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

Physics subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nuclear Physics 18 144 2903
Materials Science 16 147 3082
Acoustical Engineering 17 135 3135
Optical Engineering 18 151 3213
Astrophysics and Astronomy 20 173 3422
Quantum and Particle physics 18 166 3471
Nanotechnology 17 187 3655

Art & Design rankings

The National University of Salta ranked 26th for Art & Design in Argentina and 4151st in the World with 157 publications made and 1,325 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature.

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
#26 of 39 In Argentina
#231 of 367 In Latin America
#4151 of 6,010 In the World

National University of Salta
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 0 1
1994 1 1
1995 3 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 4
2000 2 4
2001 3 3
2002 0 1
2003 3 6
2004 1 3
2005 1 21
2006 4 16
2007 4 6
2008 8 9
2009 4 26
2010 6 22
2011 5 42
2012 6 31
2013 9 63
2014 11 59
2015 4 81
2016 5 94
2017 9 81
2018 11 92
2019 12 112
2020 12 137
2021 7 162
2022 8 129
2023 16 175
2024 0 153
2025 1 143

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

Art & Design subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Literature 22 198 3580
Fashion Design 23 246 4078

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the National University of Salta

Speciality Argentina Latin America World Rank
Computer Vision 20 210 4000
Statistics 24 242 4288
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 26 247 4499
Mathematics 24 256 4529
Computer Science 26 249 4562
Machine Learning 26 272 4710
Finance 28 257 4711
Economics 27 269 4795
Development Studies 26 305 5038
Business 29 299 5182
Psychology 30 319 5246
Management 29 311 5320