Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina: Rankings

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The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina ranked 12th in Argentina, 2151st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 17 research topics. The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 5,212 academic publications and 34,645 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 52 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2151 of 14,131 In the World
#120 of 1,756 In Latin America
#12 of 127 In Argentina
#3 of 40 In Buenos Aires
#991 of 1,021 For Human Rights Law
#1010 of 1,095 For Military science
#1245 of 6,689 For Philosophy
#1040 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2242 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 14 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina ranked 17th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Argentina and 1822nd in the World with 4,000 publications made and 12,228 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#17 of 45 In Argentina
#187 of 442 In Latin America
#1822 of 7,081 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 1
1993 2 2
1994 6 3
1995 5 3
1996 4 0
1997 10 2
1998 4 3
1999 4 15
2000 4 14
2001 5 6
2002 9 15
2003 13 38
2004 14 28
2005 30 23
2006 47 24
2007 41 60
2008 52 59
2009 67 79
2010 94 130
2011 96 209
2012 121 249
2013 162 300
2014 170 381
2015 185 437
2016 233 501
2017 254 569
2018 302 740
2019 353 818
2020 430 1295
2021 424 1659
2022 307 1791
2023 301 1982
2024 202 1869

The following table provides academic rankings for The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Human Rights Law 5 86 991
Military science 2 24 1010
Philosophy 14 179 1245
Political Economy 8 55 1275
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 4 55 1609
Classics and Ancient History 7 58 1672
Art History 7 88 1779
Aesthetics 6 74 1802
Political Science 16 177 2062
Law 12 145 2949
Sociology 20 229 3031
Library and Information science 14 179 3052
Linguistics 18 151 3217
History 21 185 3380
Communications and Public Relations 7 166 3393
Anthropology 18 233 3703
Archaeology 22 214 3707
Education Majors 17 248 3928
Demography 30 301 3972

Biology rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina ranked 25th for Biology in Argentina and 3490th in the World with 1,475 publications made and 25,799 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Paleontology, Pharmacology.

Biology ranking Location
#25 of 44 In Argentina
#234 of 433 In Latin America
#3490 of 6,833 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 2 4
1993 2 6
1994 2 3
1995 1 8
1996 1 8
1997 2 14
1998 3 16
1999 2 22
2000 3 33
2001 2 21
2002 7 34
2003 2 48
2004 8 45
2005 11 41
2006 15 52
2007 11 87
2008 13 93
2009 21 130
2010 40 217
2011 49 333
2012 51 509
2013 51 671
2014 68 827
2015 60 867
2016 84 1074
2017 88 1213
2018 98 1494
2019 115 1826
2020 141 2326
2021 169 3126
2022 117 3295
2023 128 3559
2024 93 3530

The following table provides academic rankings for The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 68 1016
Neuroscience 7 68 1576
Pharmacology 8 96 1911
Virology 16 175 2116
Nutrition and Food Science 18 167 2252
Oncology and Cancer research 16 147 2578
Biotechnology 19 182 2775
Immunology 22 216 2793
Genetics 18 175 2849
Horticulture 25 254 2874
Biochemistry 20 167 2952
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 181 3098
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 26 267 3224
Agricultural Science 26 283 3633
Botany 27 291 3932
Paleontology 25 264 3974

Medicine rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina ranked 22nd for Medicine in Argentina and 3305th in the World with 1,335 publications made and 20,667 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Pharmacology.

Medicine ranking Location
#22 of 42 In Argentina
#225 of 430 In Latin America
#3305 of 6,775 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 2 3
1993 2 5
1994 2 4
1995 2 7
1996 0 4
1997 1 4
1998 2 8
1999 1 16
2000 2 19
2001 1 14
2002 3 17
2003 1 36
2004 5 24
2005 4 18
2006 8 29
2007 9 41
2008 7 40
2009 12 75
2010 33 135
2011 42 228
2012 49 348
2013 44 447
2014 67 631
2015 48 638
2016 56 773
2017 60 922
2018 74 1106
2019 99 1348
2020 141 1819
2021 185 2592
2022 122 2782
2023 150 2992
2024 92 3030

The following table provides academic rankings for The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 68 1016
Pharmacology 8 96 1911
Cardiology 13 129 2062
Virology 16 175 2116
Critical Care Nursing 11 164 2139
Gerontology 7 206 2383
Clinical Psychology 6 145 2489
Anesthesiology 15 180 2498
Oncology and Cancer research 16 147 2578
Psychiatry 10 142 2580
Sports Medicine 7 166 2590
Pathology 16 185 2762
Immunology 22 216 2793
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 18 185 2970
Surgery 20 216 3076
Health Science 7 227 3491
Nursing 9 231 3493
Physical Therapy 18 233 3592
Anatomy and Physiology 28 259 3707
Public Health 30 295 4055

Environmental Science rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina ranked 27th for Environmental Science in Argentina and 3733rd in the World with 1,252 publications made and 9,292 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#27 of 43 In Argentina
#264 of 431 In Latin America
#3733 of 6,876 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 0 3
1993 1 3
1994 3 2
1995 1 3
1996 2 4
1997 3 13
1998 1 14
1999 1 17
2000 3 30
2001 3 16
2002 6 24
2003 4 43
2004 7 34
2005 12 35
2006 21 41
2007 23 71
2008 25 75
2009 18 98
2010 37 128
2011 39 181
2012 43 210
2013 45 259
2014 46 326
2015 61 355
2016 73 413
2017 78 419
2018 85 573
2019 106 716
2020 121 997
2021 119 1253
2022 81 1346
2023 94 1477
2024 79 1281

The following table provides academic rankings for The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 17 138 2730
Geography and Cartography 25 243 3107
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 26 267 3224
Oceanography 21 214 3271
Agricultural Science 26 283 3633
Geology 25 253 3729
Paleontology 25 264 3974
Environmental Management 25 294 4282
Ecology 31 323 4611

Computer Science rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina ranked 20th for Computer Science in Argentina and 3506th in the World with 1,170 publications made and 17,201 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Human-Computer Interaction, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#20 of 44 In Argentina
#175 of 425 In Latin America
#3506 of 6,845 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 2
1994 0 1
1995 1 3
1996 0 0
1997 0 1
1998 1 2
1999 2 7
2000 1 6
2001 1 4
2002 6 11
2003 4 37
2004 5 27
2005 6 13
2006 12 35
2007 11 40
2008 7 46
2009 16 63
2010 41 118
2011 33 219
2012 35 358
2013 46 464
2014 45 612
2015 50 593
2016 73 737
2017 78 792
2018 87 986
2019 81 1097
2020 114 1406
2021 130 1822
2022 93 1884
2023 112 2070
2024 59 2020

The following table provides academic rankings for The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 7 68 1576
Human-Computer Interaction 9 143 2144
Library and Information science 14 179 3052
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 181 3098
Cognitive Science 19 165 3519
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 23 209 4022
Cyber Security 21 206 4170
Computer Networking 20 207 4211
Machine Learning 22 246 4426

Psychology rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina ranked 9th for Psychology in Argentina and 2888th in the World with 986 publications made and 15,844 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#9 of 43 In Argentina
#143 of 416 In Latin America
#2888 of 6,645 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 1 0
1993 1 5
1994 1 0
1995 2 3
1996 0 2
1997 0 1
1998 2 3
1999 2 10
2000 1 6
2001 0 5
2002 4 14
2003 1 24
2004 4 16
2005 3 9
2006 8 24
2007 7 35
2008 8 27
2009 10 48
2010 38 99
2011 38 200
2012 24 330
2013 40 431
2014 48 591
2015 40 548
2016 53 688
2017 61 754
2018 66 900
2019 72 994
2020 84 1269
2021 121 1703
2022 88 1745
2023 101 1913
2024 50 1960

The following table provides academic rankings for The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 7 68 1576
Clinical Psychology 6 145 2489
Psychiatry 10 142 2580
Child Psychology 8 134 2742
Social Psychology 9 148 3297
Cognitive Science 19 165 3519
Education Majors 17 248 3928

Chemistry rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina ranked 22nd for Chemistry in Argentina and 3710th in the World with 870 publications made and 20,549 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#22 of 42 In Argentina
#213 of 418 In Latin America
#3710 of 6,545 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 1 4
1993 1 4
1994 2 4
1995 0 7
1996 1 8
1997 2 12
1998 3 15
1999 2 20
2000 1 31
2001 1 19
2002 6 28
2003 3 41
2004 9 36
2005 11 40
2006 8 45
2007 7 67
2008 8 70
2009 19 102
2010 24 168
2011 34 258
2012 33 365
2013 28 460
2014 35 578
2015 37 615
2016 54 774
2017 56 909
2018 54 1153
2019 64 1389
2020 88 1824
2021 84 2354
2022 65 2503
2023 67 2742
2024 53 2579

The following table provides academic rankings for The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 18 167 2252
Biochemistry 20 167 2952
Physical chemistry 21 193 3544
Organic Chemistry 23 218 3777
Materials Science 31 288 4641

Engineering rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina ranked 26th for Engineering in Argentina and 4311th in the World with 848 publications made and 10,894 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction.

Engineering ranking Location
#26 of 42 In Argentina
#244 of 424 In Latin America
#4311 of 6,782 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 3
1994 0 1
1995 0 3
1996 0 1
1997 0 2
1998 2 1
1999 0 7
2000 0 5
2001 2 4
2002 5 5
2003 2 15
2004 6 13
2005 10 21
2006 14 23
2007 9 51
2008 14 48
2009 23 85
2010 31 98
2011 31 155
2012 30 222
2013 36 248
2014 32 289
2015 32 328
2016 54 427
2017 54 457
2018 71 601
2019 55 681
2020 80 942
2021 83 1132
2022 67 1192
2023 51 1274
2024 39 1257

The following table provides academic rankings for The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Human-Computer Interaction 9 143 2144
Biotechnology 19 182 2775
Acoustical Engineering 19 145 3228
Mechanical Engineering 23 231 3897
Optical Engineering 22 220 4061
Computer Networking 20 207 4211
Aerospace Engineering 28 240 4313
Metallurgical Engineering 29 278 4503
Materials Science 31 288 4641
Electrical Engineering 27 301 4926

Physics rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina ranked 26th for Physics in Argentina and 4036th in the World with 778 publications made and 11,164 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#26 of 42 In Argentina
#217 of 418 In Latin America
#4036 of 6,713 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 3
1994 0 1
1995 0 2
1996 0 0
1997 0 2
1998 2 3
1999 0 10
2000 0 4
2001 1 4
2002 3 2
2003 1 10
2004 5 10
2005 6 19
2006 12 24
2007 14 43
2008 11 43
2009 19 84
2010 31 107
2011 30 163
2012 29 218
2013 35 253
2014 38 273
2015 30 343
2016 50 432
2017 53 453
2018 65 616
2019 53 729
2020 60 947
2021 64 1107
2022 57 1163
2023 66 1298
2024 30 1223

The following table provides academic rankings for The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 19 145 3228
Astrophysics and Astronomy 22 201 3707
Optical Engineering 22 220 4061
Quantum and Particle physics 27 213 4121
Materials Science 31 288 4641

Art & Design rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina ranked 10th for Art & Design in Argentina and 2423rd in the World with 556 publications made and 3,710 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, 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
#10 of 39 In Argentina
#114 of 365 In Latin America
#2423 of 5,966 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 2
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 2
2000 0 4
2001 1 4
2002 3 1
2003 1 9
2004 3 3
2005 2 5
2006 10 13
2007 9 14
2008 8 18
2009 9 22
2010 19 32
2011 18 71
2012 18 89
2013 25 84
2014 27 78
2015 23 112
2016 38 126
2017 45 145
2018 46 176
2019 48 171
2020 52 282
2021 41 315
2022 40 346
2023 36 361
2024 22 303

The following table provides academic rankings for The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Creative Writing 7 81 1531
Art History 7 88 1779
Aesthetics 6 74 1802
Literature 9 100 2071
Fashion Design 13 138 2613

Economics rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina ranked 14th for Economics in Argentina and 3255th in the World with 453 publications made and 3,012 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#14 of 39 In Argentina
#156 of 384 In Latin America
#3255 of 6,167 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 2 0
1998 0 2
1999 0 5
2000 1 3
2001 0 3
2002 1 1
2003 1 18
2004 1 8
2005 3 4
2006 11 12
2007 11 12
2008 8 18
2009 5 26
2010 16 24
2011 14 30
2012 18 28
2013 21 41
2014 19 68
2015 26 63
2016 21 79
2017 26 58
2018 27 107
2019 49 114
2020 29 205
2021 47 235
2022 26 277
2023 51 326
2024 15 259

The following table provides academic rankings for The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Political Economy 8 55 1275
Finance 12 124 2887
Development Studies 17 197 3732

Business rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina ranked 17th for Business in Argentina and 3704th in the World with 447 publications made and 4,023 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing.

Business ranking Location
#17 of 40 In Argentina
#183 of 395 In Latin America
#3704 of 6,339 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 1
1998 0 2
1999 0 7
2000 0 1
2001 0 3
2002 1 1
2003 1 10
2004 2 12
2005 3 6
2006 10 17
2007 9 10
2008 4 18
2009 4 26
2010 10 26
2011 15 40
2012 20 52
2013 19 50
2014 23 91
2015 29 82
2016 28 81
2017 37 91
2018 32 146
2019 49 175
2020 40 252
2021 41 256
2022 22 288
2023 33 330
2024 11 283

The following table provides academic rankings for The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Finance 12 124 2887
Management 17 191 3901
Marketing 22 260 4536

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

Speciality Argentina Latin America World Rank
Math Teachers 14 246 4139
Statistics 23 239 4251
Mathematics 25 255 4551