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The National University of the South ranked 10th in Argentina, 1926th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 97 research topics. The National University of the South ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 14,361 academic publications and 192,461 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1926 of 14,131 In the World
#112 of 1,756 In Latin America
#10 of 127 In Argentina
#1 of 2 In Bahia Blanca
#632 of 2,695 For Forestry
#734 of 1,018 For Entomology
#742 of 2,954 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#3851 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#3013 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 94 other topics

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Biology rankings

The National University of the South ranked 6th for Biology in Argentina and 1409th in the World with 7,582 publications made and 144,349 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 44 In Argentina
#59 of 433 In Latin America
#1409 of 6,841 In the World

National University of the South
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 48 230
1994 40 261
1995 54 309
1996 76 371
1997 82 363
1998 82 485
1999 97 538
2000 115 672
2001 124 790
2002 134 992
2003 143 1071
2004 174 1231
2005 169 1356
2006 197 1738
2007 198 1932
2008 207 2326
2009 236 2829
2010 259 3160
2011 254 3853
2012 272 4289
2013 258 4761
2014 297 5078
2015 313 5516
2016 315 5803
2017 324 6506
2018 358 7098
2019 371 8110
2020 383 9668
2021 376 11661
2022 346 11060
2023 352 11830
2024 299 11056
2025 173 10007

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

Biology subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 6 67 632
Entomology 6 56 734
Agricultural Science 6 48 772
Biophysics 5 20 804
Zoology 7 71 824
Horticulture 8 85 906
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 68 951
Botany 9 65 1015
Toxicology 10 75 1055
Animal Science 9 103 1061
Nutrition and Food Science 9 88 1159
Paleontology 9 59 1197
Biochemistry 6 50 1278
Genetics 9 58 1424
Evolutionary Biology 9 62 1513
Neuroscience 6 64 1526
Pharmacology 6 67 1526
Oncology and Cancer research 8 62 1577
Nanotechnology 5 45 1581
Molecular Biology 11 105 1582
Biotechnology 8 86 1591
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 77 1767
Microbiology 16 143 2014
Immunology 17 154 2185
Virology 23 234 2743

Chemistry rankings

The National University of the South ranked 6th for Chemistry in Argentina and 1388th in the World with 7,002 publications made and 133,364 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 43 In Argentina
#49 of 420 In Latin America
#1388 of 6,561 In the World

National University of the South
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 49 239
1994 45 266
1995 64 356
1996 87 386
1997 90 354
1998 105 471
1999 108 575
2000 125 734
2001 129 823
2002 130 993
2003 144 1122
2004 169 1246
2005 147 1363
2006 184 1727
2007 184 1906
2008 179 2256
2009 223 2712
2010 228 3058
2011 240 3663
2012 249 4060
2013 235 4391
2014 263 4788
2015 279 5132
2016 267 5319
2017 300 5936
2018 291 6350
2019 337 7338
2020 323 8490
2021 287 9981
2022 294 9849
2023 303 10363
2024 255 9918
2025 145 8844

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

Chemistry subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 25 742
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 20 759
Computational Chemistry 6 31 815
Inorganic Chemistry 4 24 891
Physical chemistry 4 26 1007
Biochemical Engineering 6 47 1041
Environmental Chemistry 5 42 1124
Nutrition and Food Science 9 88 1159
Chemical Engineering 5 34 1166
Pharmacy 5 34 1168
Organic Chemistry 6 41 1226
Biochemistry 6 50 1278
Materials Science 5 45 1398
Radiochemistry 6 69 1413
Nanotechnology 5 45 1581

Environmental Science rankings

The National University of the South ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Argentina and 1286th in the World with 6,648 publications made and 105,458 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 44 In Argentina
#62 of 433 In Latin America
#1286 of 6,888 In the World

National University of the South
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 33 93
1994 27 91
1995 38 167
1996 52 172
1997 61 176
1998 61 208
1999 65 275
2000 73 289
2001 76 366
2002 94 506
2003 121 594
2004 149 747
2005 149 839
2006 160 1037
2007 154 1244
2008 169 1514
2009 198 1969
2010 223 2191
2011 202 2691
2012 250 2962
2013 244 3473
2014 276 3820
2015 296 4068
2016 296 4385
2017 326 5008
2018 311 5716
2019 361 6374
2020 373 7819
2021 410 9534
2022 320 9063
2023 359 9878
2024 262 9313
2025 130 8308

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

Environmental Science subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 6 67 632
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 25 742
Agricultural Science 6 48 772
Earth science and Geophysics 4 31 866
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 68 951
Oceanography 5 40 954
Environmental Chemistry 5 42 1124
Ecology 6 57 1165
Paleontology 9 59 1197
Geography and Cartography 6 75 1221
Geology 7 58 1244
Environmental Management 5 58 1429
Environmental Engineering 6 63 1433
Geotechnical Engineering 7 56 1459
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 67 1722

Engineering rankings

The National University of the South ranked 5th for Engineering in Argentina and 1504th in the World with 6,634 publications made and 109,914 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 42 In Argentina
#52 of 425 In Latin America
#1504 of 6,795 In the World

National University of the South
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 45 152
1994 49 183
1995 61 266
1996 86 295
1997 100 282
1998 102 347
1999 101 435
2000 114 526
2001 116 634
2002 164 825
2003 148 895
2004 173 1026
2005 143 1115
2006 181 1406
2007 177 1590
2008 150 1810
2009 193 2176
2010 210 2461
2011 223 2969
2012 218 3334
2013 214 3525
2014 243 4065
2015 241 4394
2016 256 4538
2017 290 5179
2018 287 5687
2019 314 6483
2020 313 7418
2021 300 8843
2022 284 8667
2023 288 8996
2024 248 8761
2025 124 7652

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National University of the South ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Argentina and 1265th in the World with 6,456 publications made and 60,047 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Archaeology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 45 In Argentina
#120 of 442 In Latin America
#1265 of 7,088 In the World

National University of the South
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 23 34
1994 30 45
1995 21 90
1996 45 88
1997 41 80
1998 30 96
1999 28 102
2000 63 165
2001 90 211
2002 101 317
2003 120 329
2004 147 456
2005 141 509
2006 129 635
2007 167 781
2008 156 921
2009 165 1124
2010 194 1279
2011 208 1561
2012 236 1698
2013 245 1856
2014 276 2138
2015 294 2300
2016 315 2343
2017 325 2588
2018 364 3072
2019 397 3543
2020 434 4346
2021 477 5607
2022 307 5224
2023 370 5958
2024 207 4911
2025 80 4201

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forensic Science 5 34 812
Philosophy 6 125 935
Political Science 6 101 1372
Linguistics 4 49 1503
Demography 8 98 1662
Archaeology 6 73 1756
Aesthetics 5 72 1797
History 7 79 1855
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 6 73 1905
Law 5 87 2054
Sociology 7 151 2206
Library and Information science 7 98 2247
Classics and Ancient History 10 92 2326
Education Majors 5 147 2708
Anthropology 12 193 3272

Physics rankings

The National University of the South ranked 5th for Physics in Argentina and 1447th in the World with 6,311 publications made and 105,770 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 42 In Argentina
#53 of 419 In Latin America
#1447 of 6,729 In the World

National University of the South
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 52 162
1994 53 210
1995 60 277
1996 87 299
1997 102 297
1998 110 387
1999 104 471
2000 120 597
2001 111 639
2002 148 851
2003 157 990
2004 156 1067
2005 144 1161
2006 167 1479
2007 171 1611
2008 151 1860
2009 186 2232
2010 199 2447
2011 205 2973
2012 211 3338
2013 199 3456
2014 237 4000
2015 226 4131
2016 240 4283
2017 271 4886
2018 268 5336
2019 294 6057
2020 284 6663
2021 246 7656
2022 262 7732
2023 255 7948
2024 219 7625
2025 119 6476

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

Physics subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Biophysics 5 20 804
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 39 1098
Theoretical Physics 6 69 1172
Acoustical Engineering 3 34 1200
Materials Science 5 45 1398
Quantum and Particle physics 4 51 1406
Nuclear Physics 7 61 1488
Condensed Matter Physics 8 60 1503
Optical Engineering 5 56 1578
Nanotechnology 5 45 1581
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 84 1809

Computer Science rankings

The National University of the South ranked 4th for Computer Science in Argentina and 1812th in the World with 3,758 publications made and 56,323 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 44 In Argentina
#60 of 427 In Latin America
#1812 of 6,855 In the World

National University of the South
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 26 86
1994 27 134
1995 20 141
1996 30 96
1997 41 138
1998 52 201
1999 35 206
2000 49 259
2001 47 303
2002 108 443
2003 70 477
2004 93 593
2005 88 611
2006 107 715
2007 103 850
2008 91 992
2009 102 1172
2010 117 1285
2011 119 1569
2012 132 1632
2013 126 1698
2014 150 2032
2015 162 2062
2016 156 2162
2017 160 2394
2018 190 2629
2019 227 3183
2020 202 3696
2021 182 4492
2022 181 4438
2023 162 4708
2024 139 4077
2025 84 3490

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

Computer Science subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 3 46 1488
Computer Engineering 5 50 1501
Human-Computer Interaction 4 79 1501
Software Engineering 5 66 1503
Neuroscience 6 64 1526
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 50 1640
Data Science 3 59 1663
Telecommunications 4 53 1706
Computer Networking 4 52 1729
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 77 1767
Computer Graphics 6 74 1848
Computational Linguistics 4 55 1868
Management Information Systems 2 72 1874
Computer Vision 6 72 1920
Machine Learning 5 67 1990
Library and Information science 7 98 2247
Cyber Security 4 82 2336
Cognitive Science 8 95 2546

Medicine rankings

The National University of the South ranked 9th for Medicine in Argentina and 2002nd in the World with 2,908 publications made and 51,418 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychiatry, Pharmacology.

Medicine ranking Location
#9 of 42 In Argentina
#120 of 432 In Latin America
#2002 of 6,793 In the World

National University of the South
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 16 101
1994 17 118
1995 23 152
1996 27 161
1997 34 191
1998 42 215
1999 55 261
2000 58 369
2001 52 341
2002 62 493
2003 51 451
2004 42 454
2005 50 539
2006 57 627
2007 69 658
2008 70 835
2009 71 1007
2010 106 1239
2011 102 1490
2012 100 1584
2013 103 1775
2014 110 1806
2015 106 1868
2016 120 2001
2017 110 2241
2018 157 2472
2019 141 2744
2020 156 3600
2021 142 4252
2022 152 4292
2023 143 4684
2024 115 3926
2025 88 3400

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

Medicine subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forensic Science 5 34 812
Ophthalmology 3 32 1007
Toxicology 10 75 1055
Pharmacy 5 34 1168
Urology 11 86 1337
Anatomy and Physiology 6 70 1361
Pharmacology 6 67 1526
Oncology and Cancer research 8 62 1577
Veterinary 14 139 1675
Biomedical Engineering 7 71 1685
Public Health 8 105 1799
Orthodontics 8 134 1864
Dentistry 8 145 1931
Pathology 11 134 2089
Psychiatry 7 109 2134
Anesthesiology 11 143 2160
Immunology 17 154 2185
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 9 129 2308
Virology 23 234 2743
Surgery 18 213 3053
Nursing 21 287 4226

Mathematics rankings

The National University of the South ranked 5th for Mathematics in Argentina and 2062nd in the World with 1,755 publications made and 23,391 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 40 In Argentina
#71 of 400 In Latin America
#2062 of 6,434 In the World

National University of the South
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 11 28
1994 9 23
1995 13 57
1996 20 35
1997 16 37
1998 13 49
1999 20 63
2000 27 84
2001 20 72
2002 47 166
2003 29 163
2004 46 200
2005 36 205
2006 48 283
2007 38 391
2008 41 398
2009 32 384
2010 47 506
2011 58 666
2012 63 740
2013 68 718
2014 80 890
2015 80 959
2016 104 948
2017 96 1093
2018 100 1225
2019 104 1434
2020 90 1596
2021 99 2028
2022 90 1988
2023 85 2074
2024 44 1529
2025 25 1040

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of the South in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 3 39 1202
Operations Research 2 46 1428
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 51 1572
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 50 1640
Statistics 7 76 2021

Business rankings

The National University of the South ranked 5th for Business in Argentina and 1925th in the World with 1,426 publications made and 19,943 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 40 In Argentina
#69 of 396 In Latin America
#1925 of 6,366 In the World

National University of the South
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 7 9
1994 8 12
1995 9 19
1996 9 18
1997 15 23
1998 9 30
1999 8 37
2000 14 47
2001 19 60
2002 40 149
2003 25 125
2004 32 170
2005 36 160
2006 40 270
2007 38 261
2008 26 302
2009 44 358
2010 50 424
2011 58 554
2012 49 599
2013 59 601
2014 63 664
2015 61 745
2016 58 788
2017 72 943
2018 75 982
2019 79 1176
2020 75 1475
2021 94 1915
2022 81 1864
2023 67 2002
2024 38 1536
2025 20 1128

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of the South in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Operations Research 2 46 1428
Management 3 47 1583
Project Management 2 65 1585
Management Information Systems 2 72 1874
Finance 6 71 2007
Accounting 9 85 2452
Marketing 5 101 2490

Art & Design rankings

The National University of the South ranked 6th for Art & Design in Argentina and 1849th in the World with 653 publications made and 8,506 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics.

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
#6 of 39 In Argentina
#78 of 367 In Latin America
#1849 of 6,010 In the World

National University of the South
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 4 8
1994 2 11
1995 3 11
1996 5 16
1997 4 5
1998 3 21
1999 3 26
2000 4 17
2001 9 17
2002 22 38
2003 8 32
2004 14 48
2005 17 87
2006 13 81
2007 14 78
2008 16 111
2009 18 113
2010 26 163
2011 28 241
2012 24 219
2013 17 189
2014 28 278
2015 36 300
2016 27 307
2017 28 367
2018 34 370
2019 49 437
2020 42 500
2021 40 643
2022 20 564
2023 30 708
2024 29 609
2025 13 611

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

Art & Design subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Literature 5 60 1406
Fashion Design 6 74 1645
Aesthetics 5 72 1797
Computer Graphics 6 74 1848

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the National University of the South

Speciality Argentina Latin America World Rank
Development Studies 5 81 2171
Economics 6 84 2179
Psychology 7 104 2341
Social Psychology 7 128 2986
Child Psychology 13 218 3705