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The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd in Chile, 363rd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 197 research topics. The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 67,153 academic publications and 1,466,203 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 331 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#363 of 14,131 In the World
#10 of 1,756 In Latin America
#2 of 60 In Chile
#2 of 31 In Santiago
#122 of 1,003 For Respiratory Therapy
#141 of 6,689 For Philosophy
#182 of 1,845 For Transportation Engineering
#136 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#470 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 194 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Chile and 247th in the World with 35,064 publications made and 611,663 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#16 of 442 In Latin America
#247 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 88 425
1993 103 517
1994 139 484
1995 147 573
1996 162 672
1997 183 607
1998 195 772
1999 230 1060
2000 321 1306
2001 304 1704
2002 412 2222
2003 430 2834
2004 482 3359
2005 589 4027
2006 623 5119
2007 734 6096
2008 783 7553
2009 861 8946
2010 938 10401
2011 1159 13078
2012 1165 15712
2013 1224 18562
2014 1455 21613
2015 1602 24955
2016 1967 27108
2017 1972 29598
2018 1984 34133
2019 2203 39201
2020 2536 51123
2021 2570 62401
2022 2294 58606
2023 2294 64922
2024 1666 54707

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

Biology rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Biology in Chile and 545th in the World with 31,053 publications made and 873,333 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#15 of 433 In Latin America
#545 of 6,833 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 158 1077
1993 173 1282
1994 162 1229
1995 165 1396
1996 208 1621
1997 212 1666
1998 233 1896
1999 271 2425
2000 319 2812
2001 312 3383
2002 366 4263
2003 434 5333
2004 439 6354
2005 494 7325
2006 546 8960
2007 618 10008
2008 693 12081
2009 725 14329
2010 785 16065
2011 946 19794
2012 1044 23495
2013 1161 27066
2014 1266 30977
2015 1413 34440
2016 1538 37737
2017 1575 41837
2018 1616 47466
2019 1786 54141
2020 2159 71295
2021 2201 85187
2022 1917 82032
2023 1972 87253
2024 1588 83128

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

Biology subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 6 266
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 22 370
Horticulture 2 44 415
Virology 2 15 425
Forestry 4 46 427
Biophysics 2 7 433
Nutrition and Food Science 2 28 437
Botany 2 26 440
Zoology 4 37 447
Neuroscience 2 11 472
Biotechnology 2 16 484
Immunology 2 12 489
Genetics 2 11 509
Animal Science 3 59 523
Astrobiology 2 13 532
Agricultural Science 2 35 536
Entomology 2 31 538
Paleontology 2 17 548
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 11 550
Biochemistry 2 12 556
Evolutionary Biology 2 12 567
Pharmacology 2 15 577
Oncology and Cancer research 2 11 594
Molecular Biology 2 22 632
Microbiology 2 36 657
Toxicology 3 78 1124
Nanotechnology 4 36 1292

Medicine rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Medicine in Chile and 474th in the World with 25,427 publications made and 670,011 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#11 of 430 In Latin America
#474 of 6,775 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 115 600
1993 108 724
1994 103 648
1995 135 850
1996 152 1023
1997 166 1147
1998 182 1415
1999 211 1642
2000 193 1948
2001 235 2236
2002 270 2995
2003 353 3685
2004 358 4414
2005 400 4981
2006 421 6135
2007 511 6889
2008 545 8496
2009 573 9740
2010 612 11200
2011 800 14030
2012 858 16787
2013 948 19814
2014 1015 22728
2015 1171 25399
2016 1281 28227
2017 1360 31188
2018 1365 34250
2019 1467 40667
2020 1838 55012
2021 1914 67177
2022 1679 66455
2023 1654 71222
2024 1389 66635

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

Medicine subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Respiratory Therapy 1 2 122
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 19 235
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 6 266
Pediatrics 2 9 308
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 6 326
Critical Care Nursing 1 7 365
Anesthesiology 1 7 365
Urology 2 11 383
Dermatology 2 14 394
Cardiology 1 8 403
Public Health 2 11 404
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 10 417
Virology 2 15 425
Epidemiology 2 18 435
Anatomy and Physiology 2 11 444
Social Work 1 2 444
Pathology 2 11 446
Surgery 1 8 448
Medical Physics 1 7 462
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 9 476
Health Science 2 12 477
Immunology 2 12 489
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 7 516
Psychiatry 2 11 522
Nursing 2 23 525
Gerontology 2 40 544
Family medicine 2 19 547
Neurosurgery 2 12 568
Pharmacology 2 15 577
Cosmetology 2 19 582
Radiation Therapy 2 11 590
Oncology and Cancer research 2 11 594
Plastic Surgery 2 33 614
Optometry 2 15 622
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 11 626
Pharmacy 2 14 665
Ophthalmology 2 15 680
Audiology 2 22 683
Clinical Psychology 2 14 711
Dentistry 4 53 762
Physical Therapy 2 30 770
Orthodontics 3 50 828
Veterinary 5 70 853
Sports / Exercise science 7 69 915
Occupational Therapy 2 39 932
Biomedical Engineering 2 29 1010
Sports Medicine 2 43 1018
Toxicology 3 78 1124

Environmental Science rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Chile and 494th in the World with 23,465 publications made and 617,711 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#16 of 431 In Latin America
#494 of 6,876 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 87 574
1993 93 675
1994 95 642
1995 101 784
1996 131 848
1997 147 843
1998 118 887
1999 164 1237
2000 225 1483
2001 219 1909
2002 286 2554
2003 310 3187
2004 303 4104
2005 365 4651
2006 365 5877
2007 436 6546
2008 507 7891
2009 521 9428
2010 606 10437
2011 661 13183
2012 823 16386
2013 837 18985
2014 946 21938
2015 1014 25378
2016 1233 28355
2017 1241 30192
2018 1327 34601
2019 1437 39274
2020 1657 50218
2021 1806 61295
2022 1540 55447
2023 1731 60969
2024 1173 54726

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

Physics rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Physics in Chile and 645th in the World with 22,216 publications made and 676,215 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#13 of 418 In Latin America
#645 of 6,713 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 102 602
1993 125 709
1994 135 746
1995 124 724
1996 129 839
1997 150 934
1998 177 1111
1999 165 1479
2000 219 1678
2001 209 2214
2002 332 3143
2003 325 4036
2004 329 4893
2005 359 5926
2006 445 7202
2007 465 7800
2008 485 9424
2009 527 10647
2010 580 11988
2011 746 15052
2012 856 19756
2013 821 23535
2014 1039 26450
2015 1044 31397
2016 1253 35988
2017 1238 38254
2018 1227 43801
2019 1293 47116
2020 1394 55166
2021 1431 63440
2022 1218 54665
2023 1370 59535
2024 1004 55634

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

Physics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 5 328
Theoretical Physics 2 12 347
Biophysics 2 7 433
Medical Physics 1 7 462
Astrobiology 2 13 532
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 16 619
Quantum and Particle physics 2 14 658
Nuclear Physics 3 20 718
Optical Engineering 2 15 765
Acoustical Engineering 2 13 779
Condensed Matter Physics 3 25 837
Materials Science 2 17 893
Nanotechnology 4 36 1292
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 30 1316

Chemistry rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Chile and 676th in the World with 21,531 publications made and 650,836 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#15 of 418 In Latin America
#676 of 6,545 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 136 995
1993 157 1153
1994 145 1092
1995 157 1254
1996 170 1348
1997 194 1432
1998 202 1651
1999 232 2027
2000 265 2222
2001 245 2671
2002 306 3560
2003 341 4306
2004 345 5031
2005 382 5851
2006 408 6879
2007 429 7479
2008 456 8513
2009 513 10550
2010 500 11750
2011 644 14315
2012 737 17768
2013 802 21018
2014 882 23902
2015 937 27019
2016 1029 29715
2017 1089 32927
2018 1117 36124
2019 1173 41199
2020 1311 52072
2021 1379 62501
2022 1222 59057
2023 1360 62963
2024 1038 58331

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

Chemistry subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 2 28 437
Computational Chemistry 3 13 535
Biochemistry 2 12 556
Biochemical Engineering 2 23 662
Pharmacy 2 14 665
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 22 709
Inorganic Chemistry 3 18 752
Organic Chemistry 2 17 776
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 24 827
Materials Science 2 17 893
Physical chemistry 3 23 906
Environmental Chemistry 3 41 1118
Chemical Engineering 4 36 1190
Nanotechnology 4 36 1292
Radiochemistry 4 71 1425

Engineering rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Engineering in Chile and 698th in the World with 21,363 publications made and 636,263 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#13 of 424 In Latin America
#698 of 6,782 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 98 589
1993 119 694
1994 120 708
1995 117 697
1996 132 798
1997 141 893
1998 171 1038
1999 156 1241
2000 187 1437
2001 175 1822
2002 280 2663
2003 291 3177
2004 294 3998
2005 336 4785
2006 384 5680
2007 430 6619
2008 430 7669
2009 480 9117
2010 515 10312
2011 660 12748
2012 753 16300
2013 762 19502
2014 965 22393
2015 979 26095
2016 1163 29662
2017 1131 31837
2018 1253 36394
2019 1277 40793
2020 1428 50104
2021 1505 59220
2022 1329 52803
2023 1449 57643
2024 1001 51573

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

Computer Science rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Chile and 620th in the World with 19,079 publications made and 595,397 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#13 of 425 In Latin America
#620 of 6,845 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 61 412
1993 60 401
1994 68 428
1995 80 512
1996 98 604
1997 101 571
1998 123 761
1999 113 1064
2000 141 1265
2001 152 1421
2002 223 2122
2003 243 2857
2004 236 3577
2005 290 4282
2006 358 5455
2007 370 6018
2008 406 7238
2009 467 8763
2010 477 10129
2011 599 12878
2012 628 15819
2013 754 18661
2014 886 21891
2015 932 24375
2016 1069 27404
2017 1059 30387
2018 1139 36021
2019 1160 39021
2020 1359 50396
2021 1454 57791
2022 1263 52768
2023 1241 56970
2024 897 49897

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

Psychology rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Psychology in Chile and 527th in the World with 12,500 publications made and 300,160 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#11 of 416 In Latin America
#527 of 6,645 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 30 244
1993 36 248
1994 45 294
1995 42 316
1996 69 376
1997 73 402
1998 78 515
1999 85 613
2000 96 767
2001 89 815
2002 118 1095
2003 144 1483
2004 155 1647
2005 193 2110
2006 198 2480
2007 204 2753
2008 254 3505
2009 272 4280
2010 300 5218
2011 388 6167
2012 397 7447
2013 446 9225
2014 495 10780
2015 603 11894
2016 636 12788
2017 738 14818
2018 686 16174
2019 758 19298
2020 952 27417
2021 977 32745
2022 924 32446
2023 870 34644
2024 731 31627

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

Psychology subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 4 422
Education Majors 1 7 443
Social Work 1 2 444
Neuroscience 2 11 472
Psychiatry 2 11 522
Child Psychology 1 8 540
Social Psychology 1 7 604
Clinical Psychology 2 14 711
Cognitive Science 2 12 718
Special Education 2 10 782
Sexology 3 32 790
Occupational Therapy 2 39 932

Mathematics rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Chile and 599th in the World with 9,875 publications made and 273,895 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#10 of 399 In Latin America
#599 of 6,418 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 33 137
1993 25 158
1994 34 184
1995 32 211
1996 38 244
1997 50 277
1998 59 307
1999 51 409
2000 76 482
2001 71 608
2002 94 917
2003 119 1091
2004 124 1427
2005 157 1876
2006 150 2107
2007 204 2470
2008 190 3122
2009 225 3631
2010 274 4536
2011 293 5314
2012 366 6556
2013 357 8050
2014 453 9420
2015 479 11041
2016 544 11554
2017 561 12722
2018 598 14309
2019 589 16662
2020 710 21892
2021 798 26823
2022 695 25032
2023 714 26838
2024 488 20512

The following table provides academic rankings for The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 2 225
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 3 402
Math Teachers 1 4 456
Actuarial Science 2 3 458
Statistics 2 12 596
Applied Mathematics 3 15 700
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 37 1308

Economics rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Economics in Chile and 381st in the World with 7,205 publications made and 197,999 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#5 of 384 In Latin America
#381 of 6,167 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 13 168
1993 19 192
1994 27 208
1995 22 232
1996 28 251
1997 31 258
1998 50 332
1999 39 412
2000 66 521
2001 51 633
2002 83 832
2003 95 1112
2004 80 1190
2005 103 1456
2006 109 1797
2007 153 1970
2008 139 2329
2009 164 2723
2010 215 3345
2011 213 3933
2012 247 4621
2013 242 5293
2014 326 6494
2015 354 7253
2016 378 7386
2017 411 8397
2018 455 9573
2019 501 11087
2020 547 14945
2021 555 17991
2022 490 17013
2023 526 19095
2024 313 14640

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

Business rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Business in Chile and 531st in the World with 7,173 publications made and 201,402 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#9 of 395 In Latin America
#531 of 6,339 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 13 157
1993 23 188
1994 32 222
1995 33 232
1996 37 289
1997 42 259
1998 52 365
1999 51 421
2000 65 550
2001 64 708
2002 112 1014
2003 101 1228
2004 73 1308
2005 109 1582
2006 119 2039
2007 165 2195
2008 148 2711
2009 180 3115
2010 190 3725
2011 204 4427
2012 234 5243
2013 249 5843
2014 339 7133
2015 338 7924
2016 392 8031
2017 407 9067
2018 437 10507
2019 489 12091
2020 522 15435
2021 547 18479
2022 455 17281
2023 500 19218
2024 299 14641

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

Art & Design rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Chile and 554th in the World with 3,657 publications made and 64,853 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, 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
#2 of 30 In Chile
#13 of 365 In Latin America
#554 of 5,966 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 7 54
1993 11 76
1994 14 91
1995 11 76
1996 17 114
1997 12 102
1998 11 114
1999 22 122
2000 33 186
2001 20 208
2002 35 233
2003 47 345
2004 47 405
2005 57 546
2006 61 650
2007 69 721
2008 89 900
2009 89 1050
2010 88 1258
2011 117 1617
2012 117 1728
2013 139 2006
2014 184 2653
2015 158 2806
2016 168 2964
2017 225 3505
2018 237 4049
2019 253 4708
2020 265 5962
2021 266 7132
2022 263 6883
2023 267 7205
2024 180 6730

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

Art & Design subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 1 4 264
Interior Design 1 4 352
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 15 355
Entertainment Industry Business 2 21 410
Multimedia 2 8 428
Creative Writing 2 14 461
Fashion Design 2 12 490
Aesthetics 2 12 548
Game Design and Development 2 11 569
Cinematography 2 49 581
Literature 2 16 602
Music 2 16 611
Computer Graphics 2 13 616
Architecture 2 19 632
Photography 2 22 662
Performing arts 3 25 708
Art History 2 19 732
Painting and Drawing 3 24 770
Sculpture 3 24 770
Illustration and Concept Art 3 23 782
UX/UI Desgin 3 32 873
Graphic Design 2 25 935