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The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd in Chile, 369th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 193 research topics. The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 57,925 academic publications and 989,592 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 327 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#369 of 14,131 In the World
#9 of 1,756 In Latin America
#2 of 60 In Chile
#2 of 31 In Santiago
#127 of 1,003 For Respiratory Therapy
#150 of 6,566 For Philosophy
#164 of 1,696 For Transportation Engineering
#136 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#470 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 190 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 256th in the World with 30,195 publications made and 397,781 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#15 of 443 In Latin America
#256 of 7,020 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
1991 96 313
1992 85 309
1993 103 374
1994 136 360
1995 142 458
1996 162 532
1997 173 459
1998 177 598
1999 207 859
2000 294 998
2001 281 1312
2002 376 1690
2003 378 2104
2004 446 2603
2005 526 3039
2006 565 3954
2007 645 4704
2008 679 5650
2009 768 7037
2010 825 7973
2011 1028 9637
2012 990 11085
2013 1107 12997
2014 1272 15308
2015 1409 17336
2016 1837 18301
2017 1864 20027
2018 1771 23623
2019 2030 27762
2020 2306 35648
2021 2338 43142
2022 2032 44542
2023 1940 46766

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 555th in the World with 27,080 publications made and 598,415 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#14 of 428 In Latin America
#555 of 6,770 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 155 746
1992 154 779
1993 167 927
1994 156 900
1995 158 1103
1996 202 1259
1997 209 1324
1998 211 1548
1999 251 1961
2000 277 2279
2001 273 2716
2002 339 3405
2003 370 4163
2004 399 5115
2005 439 5942
2006 486 7242
2007 537 8269
2008 621 9605
2009 642 11417
2010 692 12801
2011 816 15165
2012 923 17611
2013 1020 20191
2014 1112 23175
2015 1268 25801
2016 1440 27955
2017 1447 31439
2018 1536 37049
2019 1679 42604
2020 2054 54873
2021 2059 66220
2022 1812 69436
2023 1777 71895

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 6 286
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 21 389
Horticulture 2 40 403
Forestry 3 42 406
Botany 2 23 428
Nutrition and Food Science 2 26 429
Zoology 3 34 436
Virology 2 15 437
Biophysics 2 7 465
Neuroscience 2 10 473
Biotechnology 2 14 474
Immunology 2 11 499
Agricultural Science 2 30 509
Genetics 2 11 522
Paleontology 2 15 547
Animal Science 3 60 556
Biochemistry 2 11 570
Astrobiology 2 12 574
Evolutionary Biology 2 11 576
Pharmacology 2 14 579
Oncology and Cancer research 2 11 588
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 11 630
Molecular Biology 2 18 663
Microbiology 2 35 666
Entomology 3 66 834
Toxicology 3 75 1013
Nanotechnology 3 35 1266

Medicine rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Medicine in Chile and 484th in the World with 21,971 publications made and 450,754 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#11 of 426 In Latin America
#484 of 6,680 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 105 422
1992 109 414
1993 113 521
1994 97 458
1995 134 660
1996 152 765
1997 167 918
1998 168 1172
1999 185 1345
2000 161 1607
2001 194 1799
2002 231 2399
2003 301 2877
2004 325 3529
2005 349 3963
2006 361 4942
2007 448 5619
2008 486 6669
2009 494 7791
2010 522 8816
2011 684 10609
2012 756 12487
2013 830 14759
2014 911 17200
2015 1012 19223
2016 1211 21069
2017 1271 23903
2018 1305 27061
2019 1373 32390
2020 1722 42485
2021 1792 52646
2022 1603 56897
2023 1469 58622

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 2 127
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 18 243
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 6 286
Pediatrics 2 9 297
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 7 352
Critical Care Nursing 1 6 362
Anesthesiology 1 7 370
Dermatology 2 11 375
Urology 2 11 388
Public Health 2 12 406
Cardiology 1 7 409
Epidemiology 2 15 423
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 10 424
Medical Physics 1 6 432
Virology 2 15 437
Pathology 2 11 451
Anatomy and Physiology 2 11 456
Surgery 2 9 457
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 9 481
Immunology 2 11 499
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 7 507
Health Science 2 11 511
Nursing 2 21 521
Gerontology 2 35 528
Psychiatry 2 11 539
Optometry 2 12 547
Cosmetology 2 16 563
Family medicine 2 21 564
Neurosurgery 1 14 568
Pharmacology 2 14 579
Oncology and Cancer research 2 11 588
Radiation Therapy 2 11 600
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 12 645
Ophthalmology 2 12 647
Pharmacy 2 13 650
Plastic Surgery 2 36 662
Social Work 1 5 676
Audiology 2 20 681
Clinical Psychology 2 13 706
Dentistry 4 53 786
Physical Therapy 2 28 787
Veterinary 5 72 844
Orthodontics 3 50 856
Occupational Therapy 2 32 865
Biomedical Engineering 1 22 940
Sports / Exercise science 7 75 976
Toxicology 3 75 1013
Sports Medicine 2 42 1037

Environmental Science rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Chile and 494th in the World with 20,142 publications made and 408,025 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#15 of 428 In Latin America
#494 of 6,798 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 88 396
1992 88 415
1993 84 482
1994 92 499
1995 93 603
1996 124 645
1997 142 648
1998 106 703
1999 153 984
2000 202 1157
2001 201 1482
2002 269 1961
2003 260 2458
2004 293 3203
2005 332 3676
2006 332 4592
2007 391 5291
2008 463 6121
2009 474 7455
2010 537 8185
2011 579 9995
2012 699 11508
2013 731 13110
2014 831 15429
2015 854 17240
2016 1120 18605
2017 1130 20565
2018 1206 24783
2019 1304 28397
2020 1504 36056
2021 1655 43550
2022 1386 44607
2023 1504 46672

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 636th in the World with 19,137 publications made and 473,490 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 409 In Latin America
#636 of 6,603 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 99 430
1992 99 487
1993 125 564
1994 123 616
1995 128 626
1996 121 690
1997 140 800
1998 166 941
1999 152 1286
2000 207 1475
2001 192 1949
2002 309 2772
2003 288 3478
2004 294 4176
2005 329 5112
2006 409 6213
2007 411 6913
2008 445 8015
2009 481 9105
2010 509 10230
2011 626 11960
2012 728 14384
2013 702 16161
2014 895 18433
2015 858 21084
2016 1128 23219
2017 1117 25666
2018 1127 31176
2019 1174 33801
2020 1283 40261
2021 1311 45219
2022 1166 46347
2023 1168 47256

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 5 312
Theoretical Physics 2 10 336
Medical Physics 1 6 432
Biophysics 2 7 465
Astrobiology 2 12 574
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 16 635
Quantum and Particle physics 2 13 650
Nuclear Physics 3 19 713
Optical Engineering 2 14 752
Acoustical Engineering 2 13 806
Condensed Matter Physics 2 24 823
Materials Science 2 15 869
Nanotechnology 3 35 1266

Chemistry rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Chile and 680th in the World with 19,032 publications made and 462,263 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#13 of 414 In Latin America
#680 of 6,447 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 128 661
1992 132 731
1993 152 850
1994 133 841
1995 152 1016
1996 164 1081
1997 186 1155
1998 188 1363
1999 209 1696
2000 241 1853
2001 209 2230
2002 288 2911
2003 302 3506
2004 315 4175
2005 349 4905
2006 382 5737
2007 389 6463
2008 421 7043
2009 463 8695
2010 458 9642
2011 548 11263
2012 655 13454
2013 697 15298
2014 801 17705
2015 827 19680
2016 993 21450
2017 991 24087
2018 1070 27669
2019 1110 31814
2020 1262 40354
2021 1305 47930
2022 1191 50818
2023 1231 52416

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 26 429
Computational Chemistry 3 13 512
Biochemistry 2 11 570
Biochemical Engineering 1 18 591
Pharmacy 2 13 650
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 22 722
Inorganic Chemistry 3 18 741
Organic Chemistry 2 16 777
Materials Science 2 15 869
Physical chemistry 3 21 892
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 26 895
Environmental Chemistry 3 39 1104
Chemical Engineering 3 36 1165
Nanotechnology 3 35 1266
Radiochemistry 4 69 1414

Engineering rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Engineering in Chile and 688th in the World with 18,644 publications made and 440,448 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#12 of 420 In Latin America
#688 of 6,684 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 91 401
1992 99 476
1993 118 553
1994 108 569
1995 119 584
1996 127 657
1997 134 739
1998 162 881
1999 143 1069
2000 170 1224
2001 152 1533
2002 266 2225
2003 249 2638
2004 270 3316
2005 311 4040
2006 354 4808
2007 377 5678
2008 394 6378
2009 425 7546
2010 471 8590
2011 555 10136
2012 648 12149
2013 666 13856
2014 838 16332
2015 842 18379
2016 1063 20258
2017 1056 22311
2018 1152 26478
2019 1181 30760
2020 1339 37454
2021 1418 43621
2022 1269 44947
2023 1284 46250

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 611th in the World with 16,770 publications made and 412,102 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#11 of 417 In Latin America
#611 of 6,752 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 55 334
1992 56 311
1993 60 309
1994 60 331
1995 76 413
1996 95 485
1997 96 465
1998 116 642
1999 106 910
2000 134 1066
2001 129 1225
2002 219 1839
2003 208 2355
2004 215 3015
2005 252 3628
2006 335 4527
2007 328 5106
2008 360 5892
2009 414 7072
2010 426 8168
2011 533 9928
2012 565 12243
2013 666 14281
2014 791 16675
2015 828 18419
2016 995 20444
2017 1013 23004
2018 1100 28683
2019 1061 30892
2020 1286 38562
2021 1354 44208
2022 1179 45957
2023 1103 47150

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 529th in the World with 11,087 publications made and 210,148 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#11 of 403 In Latin America
#529 of 6,528 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 42 257
1992 32 186
1993 40 201
1994 41 241
1995 40 270
1996 67 288
1997 73 338
1998 71 437
1999 76 517
2000 79 634
2001 68 663
2002 115 915
2003 132 1169
2004 143 1347
2005 167 1764
2006 165 2018
2007 195 2354
2008 218 2772
2009 235 3413
2010 260 3958
2011 360 4692
2012 358 5794
2013 418 7156
2014 461 8312
2015 564 9343
2016 624 10205
2017 714 11588
2018 673 13163
2019 723 15669
2020 918 21288
2021 948 25696
2022 886 27385
2023 792 28594

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 3 413
Education Majors 1 8 444
Neuroscience 2 10 473
Psychiatry 2 11 539
Child Psychology 1 8 552
Social Psychology 1 7 611
Social Work 1 5 676
Clinical Psychology 2 13 706
Cognitive Science 2 12 717
Sexology 3 29 789
Occupational Therapy 2 32 865
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 9 912
Special Education 2 17 935

Mathematics rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Chile and 592nd in the World with 8,702 publications made and 188,866 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 393 In Latin America
#592 of 6,305 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 29 118
1992 31 110
1993 21 124
1994 31 148
1995 30 156
1996 38 192
1997 47 203
1998 58 263
1999 52 346
2000 73 377
2001 62 492
2002 94 731
2003 103 798
2004 115 1119
2005 135 1490
2006 153 1660
2007 166 1969
2008 176 2475
2009 204 2896
2010 242 3534
2011 269 3966
2012 313 4637
2013 349 5561
2014 400 6776
2015 407 7677
2016 519 8054
2017 534 9062
2018 564 10741
2019 537 12532
2020 658 16095
2021 785 19659
2022 641 21046
2023 650 21918

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 2 223
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 2 377
Actuarial Science 1 2 436
Math Teachers 1 4 449
Statistics 2 10 590
Applied Mathematics 3 16 714
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 39 1329

Economics rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ranked 2nd for Economics in Chile and 392nd in the World with 6,437 publications made and 129,614 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 378 In Latin America
#392 of 5,995 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 22 143
1992 14 139
1993 18 144
1994 25 157
1995 20 187
1996 28 194
1997 28 172
1998 48 240
1999 40 321
2000 62 370
2001 48 460
2002 75 594
2003 82 792
2004 70 905
2005 91 1059
2006 101 1321
2007 140 1441
2008 129 1728
2009 151 2041
2010 191 2449
2011 186 2897
2012 212 3412
2013 240 4044
2014 280 4860
2015 322 5559
2016 363 5485
2017 402 6229
2018 446 7337
2019 458 8708
2020 507 11232
2021 523 13809
2022 480 14271
2023 471 14937

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 547th in the World with 6,420 publications made and 140,539 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Chile
#9 of 388 In Latin America
#547 of 6,187 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 18 121
1992 13 126
1993 21 139
1994 32 173
1995 30 185
1996 34 227
1997 37 181
1998 49 255
1999 47 327
2000 59 397
2001 58 516
2002 108 737
2003 87 859
2004 70 998
2005 100 1193
2006 108 1501
2007 146 1684
2008 138 2033
2009 166 2391
2010 167 2742
2011 192 3328
2012 205 3978
2013 241 4518
2014 294 5328
2015 307 6087
2016 381 5981
2017 391 6724
2018 428 8166
2019 471 9619
2020 478 11825
2021 512 14112
2022 427 14272
2023 446 14837

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 547th in the World with 3,129 publications made and 44,786 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
#11 of 350 In Latin America
#547 of 5,720 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 8 39
1992 5 38
1993 10 60
1994 15 66
1995 13 55
1996 19 92
1997 11 72
1998 12 81
1999 20 98
2000 31 131
2001 24 141
2002 29 167
2003 37 253
2004 47 313
2005 49 407
2006 50 490
2007 58 560
2008 72 673
2009 81 833
2010 76 943
2011 101 1250
2012 116 1370
2013 128 1548
2014 138 2002
2015 129 2159
2016 177 2208
2017 203 2488
2018 203 2923
2019 229 3486
2020 252 4314
2021 239 5111
2022 224 5201
2023 246 5244

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
Photography 1 4 179
Landscape Architecture 1 3 270
Entertainment Industry Business 2 17 375
Interior Design 1 5 384
Multimedia 1 6 404
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 16 420
Creative Writing 2 12 462
Fashion Design 2 11 473
Game Design and Development 1 8 479
Aesthetics 2 11 556
Computer Graphics 2 11 558
Cinematography 2 51 565
Painting and Drawing 3 17 583
Sculpture 3 17 583
Illustration and Concept Art 3 18 604
Literature 2 15 604
Architecture 2 19 627
Art History 2 17 716
Performing arts 2 21 734
Music 2 22 754
UX/UI Desgin 3 28 830
Graphic Design 2 25 888