Pontifical Catholic University of Chile: Rankings

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The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd in Chile, 363rd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 199 research topics. The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 69,156 academic publications and 1,573,885 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 435 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
#121 of 1,017 For Respiratory Therapy
#144 of 6,713 For Philosophy
#184 of 1,882 For Transportation Engineering
#132 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#476 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 196 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 248th in the World with 35,876 publications made and 670,851 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
#248 of 7,088 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
1993 103 516
1994 139 485
1995 147 574
1996 163 673
1997 183 608
1998 195 769
1999 232 1065
2000 322 1310
2001 304 1706
2002 411 2228
2003 431 2839
2004 482 3362
2005 589 4037
2006 623 5110
2007 733 6097
2008 782 7563
2009 860 8969
2010 940 10412
2011 1160 13085
2012 1161 15729
2013 1226 18714
2014 1446 21644
2015 1595 24945
2016 1959 27167
2017 1964 29530
2018 1974 34011
2019 2203 39087
2020 2528 51001
2021 2559 62201
2022 2277 58506
2023 2306 64993
2024 1704 55647
2025 1091 47668

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 32,065 publications made and 945,397 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 6,841 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 173 1282
1994 162 1229
1995 165 1397
1996 208 1622
1997 212 1671
1998 233 1901
1999 272 2436
2000 319 2816
2001 312 3383
2002 368 4266
2003 433 5342
2004 440 6357
2005 495 7331
2006 546 8967
2007 617 10027
2008 694 12118
2009 725 14402
2010 783 16146
2011 948 19870
2012 1044 23646
2013 1158 27273
2014 1255 31104
2015 1409 34557
2016 1529 37730
2017 1576 42031
2018 1609 47557
2019 1787 54234
2020 2157 71511
2021 2188 85376
2022 1911 82314
2023 1973 87576
2024 1616 84463
2025 1321 75563

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 6 263
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 22 376
Virology 2 15 417
Forestry 4 46 421
Horticulture 2 43 421
Nutrition and Food Science 2 28 436
Biophysics 2 7 440
Botany 2 26 448
Zoology 4 39 455
Neuroscience 2 11 473
Biotechnology 2 16 487
Immunology 2 12 493
Genetics 2 11 510
Astrobiology 2 12 527
Agricultural Science 2 35 537
Animal Science 3 60 537
Paleontology 2 17 542
Entomology 2 33 552
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 11 556
Biochemistry 2 12 561
Evolutionary Biology 2 12 572
Pharmacology 2 15 573
Oncology and Cancer research 2 11 596
Molecular Biology 2 22 634
Microbiology 2 36 654
Toxicology 3 80 1139
Nanotechnology 4 37 1311

Medicine rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Medicine in Chile and 473rd in the World with 26,430 publications made and 722,889 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#11 of 432 In Latin America
#473 of 6,793 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 108 724
1994 103 648
1995 135 852
1996 152 1023
1997 167 1151
1998 182 1414
1999 210 1643
2000 194 1951
2001 235 2237
2002 270 2995
2003 354 3684
2004 358 4413
2005 401 4997
2006 421 6132
2007 512 6911
2008 546 8548
2009 573 9808
2010 612 11284
2011 801 14120
2012 853 16921
2013 945 19987
2014 1006 22854
2015 1168 25558
2016 1271 28302
2017 1357 31316
2018 1362 34319
2019 1465 40724
2020 1829 55223
2021 1901 67315
2022 1665 66715
2023 1658 71539
2024 1425 67830
2025 1313 61314

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 2 121
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 19 241
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 6 263
Pediatrics 2 10 310
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 6 319
Critical Care Nursing 1 7 364
Anesthesiology 1 7 366
Dermatology 2 14 388
Urology 2 11 395
Cardiology 1 8 404
Public Health 2 11 407
Virology 2 15 417
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 10 422
Social Work 1 1 429
Epidemiology 2 17 429
Anatomy and Physiology 2 11 443
Surgery 1 8 446
Pathology 2 11 448
Medical Physics 1 6 455
Health Science 2 11 470
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 9 477
Immunology 2 12 493
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 7 502
Psychiatry 2 11 523
Nursing 2 23 525
Gerontology 2 38 542
Family medicine 2 20 546
Pharmacology 2 15 573
Neurosurgery 2 12 581
Radiation Therapy 2 11 594
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 11 594
Oncology and Cancer research 2 11 596
Cosmetology 2 19 600
Plastic Surgery 2 33 609
Optometry 2 15 636
Pharmacy 2 14 667
Audiology 2 22 678
Ophthalmology 2 15 683
Clinical Psychology 2 13 701
Dentistry 4 53 756
Physical Therapy 2 30 768
Orthodontics 3 47 802
Veterinary 5 71 856
Sports / Exercise science 8 69 924
Occupational Therapy 2 40 938
Sports Medicine 2 40 994
Biomedical Engineering 2 31 1038
Toxicology 3 80 1139

Environmental Science rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Chile and 495th in the World with 24,156 publications made and 660,016 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#16 of 433 In Latin America
#495 of 6,888 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 93 674
1994 95 642
1995 101 785
1996 131 848
1997 148 848
1998 118 887
1999 166 1239
2000 225 1486
2001 219 1909
2002 288 2561
2003 308 3196
2004 304 4105
2005 365 4653
2006 365 5875
2007 436 6555
2008 508 7909
2009 521 9455
2010 607 10477
2011 662 13195
2012 823 16446
2013 836 19153
2014 936 21970
2015 1010 25395
2016 1228 28386
2017 1231 30208
2018 1334 34698
2019 1430 39237
2020 1646 50122
2021 1797 61131
2022 1538 55470
2023 1722 60961
2024 1214 55566
2025 911 49490

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 642nd in the World with 22,872 publications made and 717,990 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 419 In Latin America
#642 of 6,729 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 125 710
1994 135 748
1995 124 724
1996 129 838
1997 150 934
1998 177 1111
1999 165 1477
2000 219 1683
2001 209 2214
2002 331 3140
2003 324 4034
2004 330 4893
2005 360 5940
2006 445 7203
2007 465 7803
2008 486 9432
2009 526 10661
2010 581 11995
2011 744 15067
2012 857 19815
2013 821 23692
2014 1039 26557
2015 1045 31460
2016 1251 36095
2017 1240 38347
2018 1230 43903
2019 1290 47080
2020 1401 55234
2021 1430 63406
2022 1217 54601
2023 1373 59577
2024 1055 56400
2025 773 47588

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 5 327
Theoretical Physics 2 12 348
Biophysics 2 7 440
Medical Physics 1 6 455
Astrobiology 2 12 527
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 16 619
Quantum and Particle physics 2 14 655
Nuclear Physics 3 20 727
Optical Engineering 2 15 770
Acoustical Engineering 2 13 776
Condensed Matter Physics 3 25 844
Materials Science 2 19 906
Nanotechnology 4 37 1311
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 30 1334

Chemistry rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Chile and 680th in the World with 22,115 publications made and 698,618 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#15 of 420 In Latin America
#680 of 6,561 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 157 1153
1994 145 1093
1995 157 1254
1996 170 1349
1997 194 1433
1998 202 1655
1999 233 2037
2000 266 2226
2001 245 2670
2002 306 3562
2003 340 4307
2004 345 5031
2005 381 5853
2006 408 6878
2007 429 7487
2008 457 8537
2009 512 10577
2010 500 11779
2011 646 14354
2012 742 17865
2013 804 21237
2014 872 23989
2015 934 27125
2016 1022 29783
2017 1080 32886
2018 1106 36159
2019 1169 41131
2020 1305 51917
2021 1374 62390
2022 1203 58899
2023 1350 62904
2024 1067 59011
2025 814 52060

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 28 436
Computational Chemistry 3 13 541
Biochemistry 2 12 561
Pharmacy 2 14 667
Biochemical Engineering 2 24 678
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 21 703
Inorganic Chemistry 3 18 764
Organic Chemistry 2 17 782
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 25 842
Materials Science 2 19 906
Physical chemistry 3 23 920
Environmental Chemistry 3 41 1116
Chemical Engineering 4 36 1195
Nanotechnology 4 37 1311
Radiochemistry 4 70 1420

Engineering rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Engineering in Chile and 698th in the World with 21,962 publications made and 675,734 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 425 In Latin America
#698 of 6,795 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 119 694
1994 120 708
1995 117 698
1996 132 798
1997 141 893
1998 171 1037
1999 156 1242
2000 186 1442
2001 175 1821
2002 279 2660
2003 288 3171
2004 295 3999
2005 336 4791
2006 384 5679
2007 430 6625
2008 430 7670
2009 478 9123
2010 517 10318
2011 658 12759
2012 757 16356
2013 758 19585
2014 957 22443
2015 981 26093
2016 1146 29588
2017 1122 31789
2018 1256 36416
2019 1269 40726
2020 1436 49928
2021 1489 58911
2022 1319 52549
2023 1450 57500
2024 1041 52236
2025 802 46268

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 624th in the World with 19,567 publications made and 624,158 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 427 In Latin America
#624 of 6,855 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 60 400
1994 68 428
1995 80 513
1996 98 605
1997 101 574
1998 123 759
1999 113 1066
2000 140 1266
2001 152 1420
2002 223 2124
2003 243 2859
2004 236 3584
2005 290 4295
2006 358 5457
2007 370 6021
2008 404 7241
2009 467 8777
2010 478 10129
2011 595 12870
2012 625 15790
2013 753 18677
2014 879 21887
2015 926 24296
2016 1056 27257
2017 1059 30296
2018 1134 35958
2019 1154 38768
2020 1350 50029
2021 1434 57326
2022 1245 52549
2023 1229 56685
2024 919 50745
2025 744 42784

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 523rd in the World with 12,954 publications made and 322,830 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#11 of 417 In Latin America
#523 of 6,663 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 36 248
1994 45 294
1995 42 316
1996 69 376
1997 73 400
1998 78 515
1999 85 613
2000 96 766
2001 89 815
2002 118 1093
2003 145 1484
2004 155 1649
2005 193 2120
2006 198 2479
2007 204 2756
2008 255 3524
2009 273 4310
2010 299 5236
2011 389 6204
2012 397 7512
2013 445 9266
2014 492 10832
2015 599 11954
2016 635 12805
2017 736 14842
2018 680 16177
2019 759 19255
2020 949 27329
2021 974 32671
2022 910 32439
2023 869 34656
2024 738 32109
2025 623 29311

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 4 427
Social Work 1 1 429
Education Majors 1 7 443
Neuroscience 2 11 473
Psychiatry 2 11 523
Child Psychology 1 8 537
Social Psychology 1 7 607
Clinical Psychology 2 13 701
Cognitive Science 2 11 707
Special Education 2 10 789
Sexology 3 32 792
Occupational Therapy 2 40 938

Mathematics rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Chile and 595th in the World with 10,128 publications made and 284,718 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 400 In Latin America
#595 of 6,434 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 25 158
1994 34 184
1995 32 212
1996 38 245
1997 50 275
1998 59 306
1999 51 409
2000 76 481
2001 71 609
2002 94 923
2003 119 1090
2004 124 1426
2005 157 1887
2006 150 2108
2007 204 2474
2008 189 3122
2009 226 3643
2010 274 4538
2011 296 5339
2012 366 6589
2013 355 8036
2014 456 9488
2015 473 10923
2016 543 11612
2017 558 12682
2018 593 14227
2019 590 16597
2020 704 21628
2021 792 26468
2022 685 24816
2023 700 26554
2024 502 20801
2025 373 17728

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 2 224
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 3 400
Math Teachers 1 5 456
Actuarial Science 2 3 457
Statistics 2 12 599
Applied Mathematics 3 15 696
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 37 1339

Economics rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Economics in Chile and 384th in the World with 7,398 publications made and 226,186 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 386 In Latin America
#384 of 6,188 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 19 192
1994 27 208
1995 22 233
1996 28 251
1997 31 259
1998 50 332
1999 39 412
2000 66 521
2001 51 634
2002 83 830
2003 93 1110
2004 80 1190
2005 103 1456
2006 109 1794
2007 153 1970
2008 139 2339
2009 165 2722
2010 214 3339
2011 214 3946
2012 246 4624
2013 243 5285
2014 322 6488
2015 353 7223
2016 376 7365
2017 415 8396
2018 457 9535
2019 498 11060
2020 541 14900
2021 555 17846
2022 481 16937
2023 523 19014
2024 317 14885
2025 271 12647

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 540th in the World with 7,327 publications made and 228,651 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#9 of 396 In Latin America
#540 of 6,366 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 23 188
1994 32 222
1995 33 232
1996 37 289
1997 42 263
1998 52 362
1999 51 421
2000 65 552
2001 64 709
2002 112 1016
2003 101 1227
2004 73 1308
2005 109 1582
2006 119 2036
2007 165 2197
2008 147 2712
2009 180 3107
2010 190 3712
2011 204 4430
2012 232 5230
2013 250 5853
2014 336 7113
2015 335 7885
2016 389 8006
2017 405 9056
2018 439 10472
2019 485 12017
2020 526 15347
2021 538 18335
2022 448 17156
2023 496 19121
2024 307 14919
2025 223 12011

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 555th in the World with 3,766 publications made and 69,143 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 367 In Latin America
#555 of 6,010 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 11 76
1994 14 91
1995 11 76
1996 17 114
1997 12 102
1998 11 114
1999 21 121
2000 33 186
2001 20 209
2002 35 236
2003 47 350
2004 47 405
2005 57 548
2006 61 651
2007 68 719
2008 89 900
2009 89 1049
2010 87 1256
2011 116 1612
2012 118 1724
2013 137 2018
2014 181 2653
2015 157 2833
2016 169 2981
2017 221 3513
2018 237 4031
2019 246 4718
2020 267 6010
2021 270 7173
2022 263 6890
2023 274 7292
2024 182 6854
2025 144 6349

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 3 264
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 13 341
Interior Design 1 4 355
Entertainment Industry Business 2 21 410
Multimedia 2 8 432
Creative Writing 2 13 461
Fashion Design 2 12 489
Aesthetics 2 12 547
Game Design and Development 1 10 562
Cinematography 2 50 578
Literature 2 16 612
Computer Graphics 2 13 619
Architecture 2 19 636
Music 2 16 640
Photography 2 21 656
Performing arts 3 25 710
Art History 2 19 727
Painting and Drawing 3 23 752
Sculpture 3 23 752
Illustration and Concept Art 3 22 769
UX/UI Desgin 3 27 837
Graphic Design 2 24 927