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The National University of the South ranked 9th in Argentina, 1930th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 96 research topics. The National University of the South ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 14,142 academic publications and 181,317 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1930 of 14,131 In the World
#103 of 1,756 In Latin America
#9 of 127 In Argentina
#1 of 2 In Bahia Blanca
#619 of 2,632 For Forestry
#723 of 1,032 For Entomology
#737 of 2,915 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#3775 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#3137 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 93 other topics

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Biology rankings

The National University of the South ranked 6th for Biology in Argentina and 1381st in the World with 7,451 publications made and 135,782 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
#1381 of 6,833 In the World

National University of the South
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 41 316
1993 48 230
1994 40 261
1995 55 308
1996 76 371
1997 82 362
1998 82 485
1999 97 538
2000 115 672
2001 124 792
2002 134 991
2003 143 1072
2004 174 1231
2005 168 1356
2006 198 1737
2007 198 1932
2008 207 2327
2009 236 2827
2010 259 3160
2011 255 3855
2012 272 4289
2013 259 4767
2014 297 5081
2015 311 5526
2016 317 5818
2017 323 6505
2018 357 7110
2019 371 8092
2020 381 9687
2021 376 11661
2022 346 11068
2023 352 11833
2024 296 10969

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 67 619
Entomology 5 55 723
Agricultural Science 6 48 763
Biophysics 5 19 791
Zoology 7 70 808
Horticulture 8 83 886
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 68 945
Botany 9 64 1000
Toxicology 10 74 1034
Animal Science 9 103 1052
Nutrition and Food Science 9 88 1160
Paleontology 9 58 1188
Biochemistry 6 49 1258
Genetics 9 57 1403
Evolutionary Biology 8 60 1494
Neuroscience 6 64 1501
Pharmacology 6 70 1527
Molecular Biology 11 103 1552
Nanotechnology 5 44 1565
Oncology and Cancer research 8 63 1569
Biotechnology 8 85 1591
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 81 1764
Microbiology 16 142 1996
Immunology 17 153 2172
Virology 22 233 2706

Chemistry rankings

The National University of the South ranked 6th for Chemistry in Argentina and 1367th in the World with 6,902 publications made and 125,833 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 42 In Argentina
#49 of 418 In Latin America
#1367 of 6,545 In the World

National University of the South
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 48 339
1993 49 237
1994 45 266
1995 64 355
1996 87 382
1997 90 352
1998 105 470
1999 108 572
2000 125 734
2001 129 822
2002 130 992
2003 144 1122
2004 169 1246
2005 147 1362
2006 184 1727
2007 184 1905
2008 179 2254
2009 223 2712
2010 227 3051
2011 242 3667
2012 249 4061
2013 236 4395
2014 263 4794
2015 279 5133
2016 267 5327
2017 299 5938
2018 291 6349
2019 338 7331
2020 324 8512
2021 289 9998
2022 297 9858
2023 304 10381
2024 254 9847

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 25 737
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 18 747
Computational Chemistry 6 28 810
Inorganic Chemistry 4 24 882
Physical chemistry 4 25 995
Biochemical Engineering 6 45 1020
Environmental Chemistry 5 42 1125
Chemical Engineering 5 34 1148
Pharmacy 5 33 1152
Nutrition and Food Science 9 88 1160
Organic Chemistry 6 40 1204
Biochemistry 6 49 1258
Materials Science 5 44 1369
Radiochemistry 6 70 1414
Nanotechnology 5 44 1565

Environmental Science rankings

The National University of the South ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Argentina and 1260th in the World with 6,554 publications made and 98,764 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 43 In Argentina
#61 of 431 In Latin America
#1260 of 6,876 In the World

National University of the South
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 26 102
1993 33 93
1994 27 91
1995 39 166
1996 51 172
1997 60 176
1998 60 208
1999 65 275
2000 73 289
2001 76 364
2002 94 505
2003 121 595
2004 149 748
2005 148 837
2006 162 1034
2007 155 1248
2008 169 1515
2009 199 1967
2010 221 2189
2011 204 2692
2012 250 2958
2013 245 3472
2014 276 3833
2015 295 4067
2016 294 4387
2017 327 5001
2018 310 5704
2019 363 6378
2020 371 7813
2021 410 9526
2022 321 9066
2023 361 9888
2024 261 9219

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 67 619
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 25 737
Agricultural Science 6 48 763
Earth science and Geophysics 4 31 857
Oceanography 5 40 941
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 68 945
Environmental Chemistry 5 42 1125
Ecology 6 57 1144
Paleontology 9 58 1188
Geography and Cartography 6 74 1203
Geology 7 56 1218
Environmental Management 5 57 1395
Environmental Engineering 6 62 1395
Geotechnical Engineering 7 56 1443
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 68 1712

Engineering rankings

The National University of the South ranked 5th for Engineering in Argentina and 1485th in the World with 6,542 publications made and 103,517 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 42 In Argentina
#51 of 424 In Latin America
#1485 of 6,782 In the World

National University of the South
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 43 199
1993 45 150
1994 49 183
1995 61 264
1996 86 293
1997 99 280
1998 102 346
1999 101 433
2000 114 526
2001 116 632
2002 164 825
2003 148 896
2004 173 1026
2005 143 1113
2006 181 1404
2007 177 1590
2008 150 1805
2009 193 2174
2010 210 2456
2011 224 2970
2012 218 3331
2013 215 3529
2014 243 4072
2015 241 4401
2016 255 4537
2017 289 5188
2018 285 5679
2019 316 6490
2020 314 7437
2021 301 8848
2022 285 8668
2023 286 9005
2024 245 8670

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 1248th in the World with 6,390 publications made and 56,247 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
#1248 of 7,081 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
1992 23 46
1993 23 34
1994 30 45
1995 21 89
1996 45 88
1997 41 80
1998 30 96
1999 28 102
2000 63 165
2001 89 210
2002 101 317
2003 120 329
2004 147 457
2005 140 509
2006 129 634
2007 167 782
2008 156 919
2009 166 1123
2010 193 1282
2011 209 1560
2012 235 1693
2013 247 1852
2014 273 2136
2015 293 2298
2016 313 2335
2017 330 2591
2018 363 3063
2019 401 3565
2020 432 4354
2021 475 5617
2022 309 5210
2023 370 5961
2024 202 4849

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 34 798
Philosophy 6 125 915
Political Science 7 102 1352
Linguistics 4 47 1474
Demography 8 98 1652
Archaeology 6 70 1730
Aesthetics 5 71 1793
History 7 78 1822
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 6 71 1868
Law 5 85 2021
Sociology 7 150 2176
Library and Information science 7 95 2218
Classics and Ancient History 10 92 2281
Education Majors 5 143 2651
Anthropology 11 184 3220

Physics rankings

The National University of the South ranked 5th for Physics in Argentina and 1420th in the World with 6,228 publications made and 100,159 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 42 In Argentina
#52 of 418 In Latin America
#1420 of 6,713 In the World

National University of the South
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 43 223
1993 52 160
1994 53 210
1995 60 276
1996 87 296
1997 101 295
1998 110 386
1999 104 469
2000 120 597
2001 111 637
2002 148 851
2003 157 991
2004 156 1067
2005 143 1160
2006 167 1476
2007 171 1610
2008 151 1857
2009 186 2231
2010 199 2443
2011 206 2972
2012 211 3334
2013 200 3459
2014 236 3995
2015 226 4135
2016 239 4278
2017 272 4899
2018 268 5347
2019 296 6080
2020 283 6664
2021 248 7649
2022 264 7742
2023 254 7956
2024 220 7542

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 19 791
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 39 1095
Theoretical Physics 6 68 1154
Acoustical Engineering 3 31 1157
Materials Science 5 44 1369
Quantum and Particle physics 4 49 1377
Nuclear Physics 7 61 1481
Condensed Matter Physics 8 60 1486
Optical Engineering 5 56 1555
Nanotechnology 5 44 1565
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 84 1780

Computer Science rankings

The National University of the South ranked 4th for Computer Science in Argentina and 1770th in the World with 3,706 publications made and 53,263 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 44 In Argentina
#59 of 425 In Latin America
#1770 of 6,845 In the World

National University of the South
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 12 132
1993 26 86
1994 27 134
1995 20 140
1996 30 95
1997 41 138
1998 52 201
1999 35 206
2000 49 259
2001 46 303
2002 108 443
2003 70 477
2004 93 593
2005 87 610
2006 109 715
2007 103 847
2008 91 992
2009 102 1172
2010 118 1305
2011 120 1575
2012 133 1632
2013 127 1702
2014 150 2044
2015 162 2073
2016 157 2166
2017 161 2398
2018 193 2641
2019 226 3183
2020 204 3696
2021 184 4505
2022 181 4447
2023 163 4702
2024 138 3999

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 43 1444
Software Engineering 5 66 1472
Computer Engineering 5 49 1475
Human-Computer Interaction 4 79 1494
Neuroscience 6 64 1501
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 52 1630
Data Science 3 58 1652
Telecommunications 4 53 1675
Computer Networking 4 52 1699
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 81 1764
Computer Graphics 6 70 1795
Computational Linguistics 4 54 1803
Management Information Systems 3 73 1852
Computer Vision 6 70 1894
Machine Learning 5 66 1954
Library and Information science 7 95 2218
Cyber Security 4 79 2314
Cognitive Science 9 94 2510

Medicine rankings

The National University of the South ranked 9th for Medicine in Argentina and 1974th in the World with 2,838 publications made and 48,076 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychiatry, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#9 of 42 In Argentina
#119 of 430 In Latin America
#1974 of 6,775 In the World

National University of the South
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 17 177
1993 16 101
1994 17 118
1995 23 151
1996 27 161
1997 34 190
1998 42 215
1999 55 261
2000 58 369
2001 52 341
2002 62 493
2003 51 452
2004 42 454
2005 50 540
2006 57 628
2007 69 658
2008 70 833
2009 71 1007
2010 106 1239
2011 102 1491
2012 99 1582
2013 102 1774
2014 110 1808
2015 106 1876
2016 121 2006
2017 109 2243
2018 156 2467
2019 146 2783
2020 155 3615
2021 142 4264
2022 152 4289
2023 143 4677
2024 112 3883

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 34 798
Ophthalmology 3 29 989
Toxicology 10 74 1034
Pharmacy 5 33 1152
Anatomy and Physiology 6 68 1327
Pharmacology 6 70 1527
Oncology and Cancer research 8 63 1569
Biomedical Engineering 7 69 1632
Veterinary 14 139 1660
Public Health 8 103 1785
Orthodontics 8 132 1841
Dentistry 8 142 1907
Pathology 11 133 2061
Psychiatry 7 108 2099
Immunology 17 153 2172
Anesthesiology 11 145 2206
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 9 128 2262
Virology 22 233 2706
Surgery 18 211 2992
Nursing 22 292 4226

Mathematics rankings

The National University of the South ranked 5th for Mathematics in Argentina and 2025th in the World with 1,743 publications made and 22,234 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
#70 of 399 In Latin America
#2025 of 6,418 In the World

National University of the South
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 5 9
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 46 201
2005 36 205
2006 48 283
2007 38 389
2008 41 397
2009 32 383
2010 48 526
2011 60 667
2012 63 740
2013 68 719
2014 80 890
2015 80 965
2016 103 937
2017 98 1101
2018 101 1223
2019 103 1422
2020 90 1601
2021 103 2078
2022 89 2005
2023 85 2090
2024 45 1502

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 36 1175
Operations Research 2 44 1419
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 51 1551
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 52 1630
Statistics 7 75 1985

Business rankings

The National University of the South ranked 5th for Business in Argentina and 1904th in the World with 1,413 publications made and 18,799 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 40 In Argentina
#69 of 395 In Latin America
#1904 of 6,339 In the World

National University of the South
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 6 10
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 25 126
2004 32 170
2005 36 160
2006 41 270
2007 38 261
2008 26 301
2009 44 358
2010 50 439
2011 57 555
2012 49 596
2013 59 601
2014 64 666
2015 61 746
2016 59 789
2017 72 946
2018 75 990
2019 79 1171
2020 76 1474
2021 93 1915
2022 82 1855
2023 67 2001
2024 37 1494

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 44 1419
Management 3 47 1566
Project Management 2 65 1585
Management Information Systems 3 73 1852
Finance 6 71 1988
Accounting 9 82 2385
Marketing 5 99 2469

Art & Design rankings

The National University of the South ranked 6th for Art & Design in Argentina and 1817th in the World with 650 publications made and 8,057 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
#76 of 365 In Latin America
#1817 of 5,966 In the World

National University of the South
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 4 8
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 33
2004 14 48
2005 17 87
2006 14 81
2007 14 78
2008 16 111
2009 18 113
2010 27 165
2011 29 242
2012 24 220
2013 18 190
2014 28 279
2015 36 301
2016 27 308
2017 28 368
2018 36 376
2019 48 427
2020 41 496
2021 41 645
2022 20 561
2023 30 710
2024 30 613

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 1385
Fashion Design 5 70 1602
Aesthetics 5 71 1793
Computer Graphics 6 70 1795

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the National University of the South

Speciality Argentina Latin America World Rank
Development Studies 5 80 2134
Economics 6 83 2150
Psychology 7 103 2300
Social Psychology 7 123 2942
Child Psychology 13 218 3677