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The National University of the South ranked 8th in Argentina, 1869th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 93 research topics. The National University of the South ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 12,618 academic publications and 135,581 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1869 of 14,131 In the World
#97 of 1,756 In Latin America
#8 of 127 In Argentina
#1 of 2 In Bahia Blanca
#613 of 2,377 For Forestry
#648 of 1,013 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#725 of 4,195 For Agricultural Science
#3738 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#3137 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 90 other topics

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Biology rankings

The National University of the South ranked 6th for Biology in Argentina and 1341st in the World with 6,716 publications made and 103,632 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 44 In Argentina
#56 of 428 In Latin America
#1341 of 6,770 In the World

National University of the South
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 26 191
1992 41 262
1993 45 194
1994 35 204
1995 51 249
1996 74 308
1997 82 294
1998 76 418
1999 96 460
2000 110 610
2001 115 649
2002 119 850
2003 126 902
2004 154 1019
2005 155 1107
2006 179 1460
2007 171 1575
2008 209 2006
2009 186 2282
2010 251 2697
2011 225 3180
2012 244 3527
2013 238 4066
2014 256 4215
2015 287 4586
2016 308 4864
2017 324 5308
2018 332 5896
2019 369 6844
2020 366 7974
2021 364 9708
2022 330 9653
2023 337 10003

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 7 69 613
Agricultural Science 6 45 725
Biophysics 5 17 765
Zoology 7 68 806
Horticulture 8 81 833
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 62 910
Toxicology 10 71 967
Botany 9 60 976
Animal Science 9 103 1023
Nutrition and Food Science 9 83 1097
Paleontology 9 53 1187
Biochemistry 6 44 1204
Genetics 8 56 1366
Neuroscience 5 56 1386
Molecular Biology 8 80 1401
Pharmacology 6 67 1468
Evolutionary Biology 9 60 1497
Biotechnology 9 84 1503
Nanotechnology 5 43 1539
Oncology and Cancer research 8 61 1548
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 76 1701
Microbiology 15 128 1868
Immunology 18 144 2091
Virology 20 225 2588

Chemistry rankings

The National University of the South ranked 6th for Chemistry in Argentina and 1329th in the World with 6,313 publications made and 98,574 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 42 In Argentina
#46 of 414 In Latin America
#1329 of 6,447 In the World

National University of the South
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 38 211
1992 47 287
1993 47 201
1994 41 217
1995 59 291
1996 79 319
1997 89 303
1998 99 419
1999 105 496
2000 119 659
2001 122 693
2002 122 868
2003 121 920
2004 151 1053
2005 128 1128
2006 177 1508
2007 165 1612
2008 183 1983
2009 184 2326
2010 218 2653
2011 216 3114
2012 220 3337
2013 230 3887
2014 221 4126
2015 262 4368
2016 274 4630
2017 290 4941
2018 280 5448
2019 337 6409
2020 314 7156
2021 295 8600
2022 288 8746
2023 299 9092

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
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 13 648
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 23 729
Computational Chemistry 6 28 794
Inorganic Chemistry 4 22 849
Physical chemistry 4 24 968
Biochemical Engineering 7 46 989
Nutrition and Food Science 9 83 1097
Environmental Chemistry 5 38 1102
Chemical Engineering 5 31 1104
Pharmacy 5 33 1133
Organic Chemistry 6 35 1166
Biochemistry 6 44 1204
Radiochemistry 6 62 1279
Materials Science 5 41 1312
Nanotechnology 5 43 1539

Engineering rankings

The National University of the South ranked 5th for Engineering in Argentina and 1433rd in the World with 5,941 publications made and 81,576 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 42 In Argentina
#48 of 420 In Latin America
#1433 of 6,684 In the World

National University of the South
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 40 155
1992 42 178
1993 42 133
1994 47 149
1995 57 216
1996 84 257
1997 97 241
1998 100 298
1999 101 365
2000 109 460
2001 106 540
2002 157 692
2003 124 706
2004 160 829
2005 126 916
2006 172 1227
2007 155 1313
2008 157 1567
2009 165 1872
2010 195 2185
2011 198 2521
2012 197 2795
2013 205 3125
2014 219 3514
2015 226 3769
2016 250 3960
2017 271 4360
2018 269 4850
2019 305 5599
2020 297 6297
2021 281 7479
2022 294 7703
2023 276 7619

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

Environmental Science rankings

The National University of the South ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Argentina and 1229th in the World with 5,824 publications made and 72,247 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 43 In Argentina
#57 of 428 In Latin America
#1229 of 6,798 In the World

National University of the South
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 18 76
1992 26 80
1993 27 74
1994 26 59
1995 38 132
1996 53 151
1997 61 138
1998 57 172
1999 63 232
2000 69 264
2001 69 305
2002 84 409
2003 99 469
2004 131 566
2005 133 684
2006 141 819
2007 139 1006
2008 169 1227
2009 171 1566
2010 210 1771
2011 180 2148
2012 218 2339
2013 219 2859
2014 238 3069
2015 271 3319
2016 266 3552
2017 314 3984
2018 297 4600
2019 351 5224
2020 341 6297
2021 392 7672
2022 314 7701
2023 318 7984

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 7 69 613
Agricultural Science 6 45 725
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 23 729
Earth science and Geophysics 4 30 867
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 62 910
Oceanography 5 37 914
Environmental Chemistry 5 38 1102
Ecology 6 55 1113
Paleontology 9 53 1187
Geography and Cartography 6 70 1192
Geology 8 54 1208
Geotechnical Engineering 7 53 1398
Environmental Management 5 56 1398
Environmental Engineering 6 65 1489
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 67 1701

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National University of the South ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Argentina and 1179th in the World with 5,680 publications made and 38,257 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Archaeology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 45 In Argentina
#105 of 443 In Latin America
#1179 of 7,020 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
1991 27 49
1992 22 31
1993 18 23
1994 28 36
1995 22 76
1996 45 79
1997 39 54
1998 26 69
1999 32 85
2000 59 133
2001 80 171
2002 96 271
2003 111 257
2004 136 344
2005 131 372
2006 119 454
2007 152 541
2008 155 739
2009 153 853
2010 177 984
2011 189 1151
2012 210 1240
2013 236 1459
2014 247 1584
2015 257 1745
2016 284 1776
2017 298 1948
2018 326 2211
2019 362 2680
2020 413 3196
2021 436 4049
2022 287 3965
2023 313 4206

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 30 760
Philosophy 6 112 902
Political Science 7 96 1331
Linguistics 4 42 1397
Demography 8 93 1594
Archaeology 5 63 1600
History 5 70 1674
Aesthetics 5 68 1714
Law 5 76 1877
Library and Information science 7 72 1911
Classics and Ancient History 9 76 2028
Sociology 7 135 2031
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 8 90 2204
Education Majors 6 134 2520
Anthropology 12 176 3116

Physics rankings

The National University of the South ranked 5th for Physics in Argentina and 1366th in the World with 5,665 publications made and 80,024 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 42 In Argentina
#47 of 409 In Latin America
#1366 of 6,603 In the World

National University of the South
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 41 167
1992 43 195
1993 47 146
1994 49 171
1995 56 230
1996 81 248
1997 97 252
1998 105 337
1999 103 409
2000 115 510
2001 102 547
2002 142 723
2003 132 797
2004 141 856
2005 128 963
2006 161 1289
2007 157 1385
2008 156 1665
2009 159 1942
2010 185 2215
2011 188 2553
2012 187 2774
2013 198 3114
2014 213 3481
2015 217 3628
2016 231 3794
2017 256 4119
2018 254 4605
2019 282 5236
2020 265 5711
2021 244 6534
2022 251 6821
2023 245 6850

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 17 765
Acoustical Engineering 3 30 1051
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 39 1068
Theoretical Physics 7 77 1279
Materials Science 5 41 1312
Quantum and Particle physics 4 43 1331
Nuclear Physics 6 56 1395
Condensed Matter Physics 8 59 1460
Optical Engineering 5 56 1517
Nanotechnology 5 43 1539
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 84 1762

Computer Science rankings

The National University of the South ranked 4th for Computer Science in Argentina and 1680th in the World with 3,363 publications made and 39,871 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 43 In Argentina
#58 of 417 In Latin America
#1680 of 6,752 In the World

National University of the South
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 22 79
1992 11 107
1993 24 74
1994 24 110
1995 19 123
1996 31 85
1997 40 115
1998 46 171
1999 36 171
2000 48 230
2001 43 241
2002 98 359
2003 61 396
2004 89 469
2005 83 472
2006 97 538
2007 99 677
2008 95 824
2009 90 934
2010 107 1063
2011 110 1266
2012 113 1221
2013 123 1408
2014 145 1617
2015 141 1668
2016 153 1757
2017 158 1907
2018 175 2097
2019 213 2588
2020 195 2953
2021 179 3670
2022 169 3719
2023 163 3747

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 41 1378
Neuroscience 5 56 1386
Data Science 3 47 1422
Software Engineering 6 66 1428
Human-Computer Interaction 4 70 1439
Computer Engineering 5 53 1510
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 46 1527
Management Information Systems 2 54 1585
Computer Networking 4 49 1600
Computer Graphics 6 64 1640
Telecommunications 4 53 1644
Computational Linguistics 4 49 1672
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 76 1701
Computer Vision 5 66 1734
Machine Learning 5 62 1780
Library and Information science 7 72 1911
Cyber Security 5 73 2108
Cognitive Science 8 89 2325

Medicine rankings

The National University of the South ranked 9th for Medicine in Argentina and 1856th in the World with 2,546 publications made and 36,624 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychiatry, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#9 of 42 In Argentina
#110 of 426 In Latin America
#1856 of 6,680 In the World

National University of the South
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 18 89
1992 15 154
1993 14 87
1994 13 85
1995 21 124
1996 26 133
1997 34 153
1998 41 196
1999 54 223
2000 55 338
2001 50 264
2002 56 416
2003 42 391
2004 40 406
2005 45 472
2006 53 534
2007 57 533
2008 64 702
2009 61 819
2010 98 1044
2011 99 1232
2012 82 1284
2013 98 1514
2014 89 1564
2015 100 1539
2016 111 1732
2017 117 1815
2018 131 2039
2019 160 2470
2020 141 2995
2021 140 3500
2022 135 3774
2023 143 3919

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 30 760
Ophthalmology 3 23 931
Toxicology 10 71 967
Pharmacy 5 33 1133
Anatomy and Physiology 6 60 1278
Pharmacology 6 67 1468
Oncology and Cancer research 8 61 1548
Veterinary 13 138 1559
Public Health 8 96 1671
Orthodontics 7 116 1727
Dentistry 8 128 1748
Psychiatry 7 100 1942
Pathology 11 122 1949
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 8 115 2027
Anesthesiology 10 135 2072
Immunology 18 144 2091
Virology 20 225 2588
Surgery 18 203 2926
Nursing 11 229 3419

Mathematics rankings

The National University of the South ranked 5th for Mathematics in Argentina and 1878th in the World with 1,614 publications made and 16,393 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 40 In Argentina
#67 of 393 In Latin America
#1878 of 6,305 In the World

National University of the South
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 8 11
1992 5 5
1993 8 23
1994 10 15
1995 13 49
1996 19 28
1997 16 28
1998 14 36
1999 18 52
2000 27 68
2001 18 59
2002 45 132
2003 25 122
2004 42 155
2005 37 169
2006 39 231
2007 37 281
2008 44 349
2009 35 331
2010 43 459
2011 59 557
2012 59 584
2013 70 652
2014 80 734
2015 68 789
2016 95 852
2017 92 860
2018 87 1039
2019 108 1210
2020 81 1339
2021 94 1655
2022 82 1665
2023 83 1717

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 1123
Operations Research 2 44 1411
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 46 1527
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 60 1651
Statistics 7 71 1828

Business rankings

The National University of the South ranked 5th for Business in Argentina and 1741st in the World with 1,281 publications made and 14,089 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 40 In Argentina
#61 of 388 In Latin America
#1741 of 6,187 In the World

National University of the South
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 6 11
1992 6 7
1993 7 7
1994 7 11
1995 9 16
1996 9 13
1997 13 17
1998 8 27
1999 6 33
2000 14 37
2001 18 49
2002 42 125
2003 21 102
2004 31 133
2005 35 127
2006 37 203
2007 39 215
2008 24 252
2009 39 314
2010 47 379
2011 53 416
2012 42 452
2013 62 531
2014 65 553
2015 53 599
2016 60 692
2017 57 786
2018 65 793
2019 75 960
2020 64 1157
2021 87 1574
2022 83 1535
2023 59 1568

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
Management 3 43 1405
Operations Research 2 44 1411
Project Management 4 70 1582
Management Information Systems 2 54 1585
Finance 5 71 1945
Accounting 7 77 2205
Marketing 5 94 2451

Art & Design rankings

The National University of the South ranked 7th for Art & Design in Argentina and 1847th in the World with 579 publications made and 5,448 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
#7 of 38 In Argentina
#82 of 350 In Latin America
#1847 of 5,720 In the World

National University of the South
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 1 7
1992 2 1
1993 2 4
1994 2 8
1995 4 9
1996 4 14
1997 4 4
1998 3 16
1999 4 19
2000 3 13
2001 8 13
2002 22 34
2003 8 27
2004 12 38
2005 15 52
2006 13 60
2007 14 44
2008 18 103
2009 17 94
2010 20 120
2011 26 176
2012 21 151
2013 20 170
2014 29 224
2015 29 209
2016 25 249
2017 33 260
2018 37 304
2019 40 304
2020 39 358
2021 39 464
2022 22 485
2023 24 491

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 7 66 1504
Computer Graphics 6 64 1640
Aesthetics 5 68 1714
Fashion Design 7 84 1729

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the National University of the South

Speciality Argentina Latin America World Rank
Development Studies 5 72 1949
Psychology 7 93 2081
Economics 5 82 2082
Social Psychology 7 112 2698
Child Psychology 14 215 3568