Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso: Rankings

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The Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso ranked 6th in Chile, 1423rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 84 research topics. The Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 13,660 academic publications and 130,152 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 68 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1423 of 14,131 In the World
#63 of 1,756 In Latin America
#6 of 60 In Chile
#1 of 4 In Valparaiso
#461 of 2,119 For Theoretical Physics
#612 of 2,706 For Human-Computer Interaction
#677 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#1281 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2243 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 81 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Chile and 980th in the World with 7,636 publications made and 45,461 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 30 In Chile
#81 of 443 In Latin America
#980 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 5 10
1992 8 16
1993 8 7
1994 12 13
1995 15 21
1996 25 18
1997 20 16
1998 21 26
1999 32 28
2000 44 45
2001 24 63
2002 49 47
2003 60 84
2004 66 118
2005 88 127
2006 104 164
2007 143 274
2008 152 340
2009 217 490
2010 195 579
2011 270 737
2012 227 890
2013 296 1176
2014 337 1284
2015 390 1758
2016 511 1800
2017 515 2122
2018 549 2678
2019 591 3566
2020 646 5130
2021 639 6422
2022 629 7283
2023 589 7596

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 3 75 682
Broadcast Journalism 4 20 696
Sports / Exercise science 5 54 751
Social Work 3 24 988
Media Studies 4 33 1133
Political Science 7 82 1206
Education Majors 3 47 1321
Journalism and Digital Media 5 41 1333
Sociology 5 87 1374
Demography 8 89 1532
Public Policy / Administration 5 86 1552
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 5 55 1613
Gender Studies 9 100 1748
Art History 6 95 1777
Archaeology 7 79 1778
History 8 81 1815
Anthropology 7 85 1850
Linguistics 5 67 1879
Law 9 77 1880
Aesthetics 10 79 1914
Communications and Public Relations 7 64 2058
Classics and Ancient History 5 83 2120
Library and Information science 9 106 2262

Environmental Science rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso ranked 8th for Environmental Science in Chile and 1511th in the World with 5,794 publications made and 68,113 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#8 of 30 In Chile
#85 of 428 In Latin America
#1511 of 6,798 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 10 33
1992 19 38
1993 16 36
1994 25 46
1995 21 60
1996 19 52
1997 22 54
1998 17 69
1999 35 88
2000 38 121
2001 24 134
2002 38 147
2003 42 208
2004 51 262
2005 57 281
2006 70 384
2007 98 560
2008 107 634
2009 151 756
2010 132 927
2011 182 1157
2012 158 1365
2013 205 1837
2014 224 2034
2015 270 2517
2016 335 2885
2017 355 3372
2018 404 4182
2019 445 5188
2020 529 7040
2021 520 9025
2022 515 10134
2023 515 10480

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

Environmental Science subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 6 17 677
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 56 837
Oceanography 6 44 1079
Environmental Engineering 5 51 1240
Geography and Cartography 7 83 1393
Geology 7 68 1412
Environmental Chemistry 7 67 1454
Ecology 8 81 1461
Paleontology 8 77 1488
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 74 1496
Forestry 8 159 1513
Agricultural Science 8 110 1518
Earth science and Geophysics 6 69 1522
Environmental Management 8 67 1544
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 7 63 1634
Geotechnical Engineering 7 85 1884

Biology rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso ranked 7th for Biology in Chile and 1798th in the World with 5,751 publications made and 79,906 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 30 In Chile
#96 of 428 In Latin America
#1798 of 6,770 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 11 48
1992 23 46
1993 16 45
1994 26 63
1995 20 71
1996 19 69
1997 26 84
1998 26 124
1999 37 140
2000 32 170
2001 29 161
2002 53 204
2003 43 275
2004 44 323
2005 61 385
2006 72 478
2007 92 680
2008 111 860
2009 164 974
2010 140 1185
2011 182 1452
2012 180 1745
2013 212 2268
2014 224 2512
2015 266 3006
2016 357 3570
2017 368 4176
2018 390 4916
2019 411 6097
2020 517 8150
2021 487 10137
2022 487 11424
2023 492 11486

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

Biology subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 56 837
Entomology 8 95 984
Nutrition and Food Science 7 81 1077
Horticulture 9 112 1126
Zoology 8 97 1206
Microbiology 7 77 1301
Biophysics 9 52 1384
Botany 8 108 1479
Paleontology 8 77 1488
Forestry 8 159 1513
Agricultural Science 8 110 1518
Evolutionary Biology 9 72 1613
Molecular Biology 8 108 1626
Virology 8 132 1683
Animal Science 8 159 1686
Biochemistry 9 79 1776
Genetics 10 96 1814
Biotechnology 8 114 1882
Immunology 12 126 1885
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 99 1997
Nanotechnology 6 87 2148
Neuroscience 13 121 2275
Oncology and Cancer research 21 195 3017
Pharmacology 15 189 3097

Engineering rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso ranked 6th for Engineering in Chile and 1841st in the World with 5,276 publications made and 71,871 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 30 In Chile
#71 of 420 In Latin America
#1841 of 6,684 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 12 35
1992 22 52
1993 15 47
1994 18 58
1995 17 69
1996 18 60
1997 22 75
1998 21 111
1999 23 128
2000 23 126
2001 26 124
2002 49 181
2003 40 225
2004 52 258
2005 55 333
2006 65 386
2007 110 638
2008 94 701
2009 159 849
2010 109 1016
2011 151 1294
2012 150 1482
2013 194 1929
2014 215 2184
2015 269 2701
2016 305 3033
2017 347 3637
2018 347 4474
2019 415 5636
2020 457 7644
2021 456 9230
2022 449 10477
2023 449 10626

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

Physics rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso ranked 6th for Physics in Chile and 1639th in the World with 4,989 publications made and 72,825 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Theoretical Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 30 In Chile
#67 of 409 In Latin America
#1639 of 6,603 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 11 36
1992 19 49
1993 15 53
1994 14 59
1995 16 65
1996 22 68
1997 19 87
1998 21 111
1999 21 131
2000 26 127
2001 29 129
2002 51 189
2003 42 208
2004 50 251
2005 71 341
2006 65 425
2007 99 634
2008 101 722
2009 146 894
2010 108 1063
2011 153 1333
2012 147 1467
2013 187 1875
2014 217 2229
2015 254 2832
2016 273 3025
2017 318 3764
2018 308 4473
2019 388 5538
2020 436 7712
2021 450 9204
2022 388 10092
2023 407 10288

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

Physics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 4 25 461
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 33 924
Biophysics 9 52 1384
Quantum and Particle physics 6 64 1599
Condensed Matter Physics 9 81 1812
Optical Engineering 6 75 1822
Materials Science 6 81 1981
Nuclear Physics 9 96 2107
Nanotechnology 6 87 2148
Atomic and Molecular physics 11 106 2240
Acoustical Engineering 8 94 2338

Chemistry rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso ranked 8th for Chemistry in Chile and 1924th in the World with 4,694 publications made and 69,573 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 30 In Chile
#89 of 414 In Latin America
#1924 of 6,447 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 15 53
1992 27 63
1993 19 64
1994 19 74
1995 18 88
1996 25 89
1997 26 105
1998 26 141
1999 28 164
2000 29 166
2001 30 171
2002 51 228
2003 40 270
2004 44 319
2005 64 390
2006 65 491
2007 92 696
2008 91 830
2009 128 921
2010 119 1163
2011 157 1384
2012 144 1613
2013 157 2055
2014 172 2193
2015 205 2647
2016 254 3001
2017 291 3597
2018 293 4274
2019 341 5269
2020 399 6926
2021 402 8645
2022 379 9479
2023 403 9585

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

Chemistry subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 3 26 723
Nutrition and Food Science 7 81 1077
Inorganic Chemistry 5 54 1376
Pharmacy 6 51 1443
Environmental Chemistry 7 67 1454
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 74 1496
Physical chemistry 6 65 1613
Organic Chemistry 5 73 1762
Biochemistry 9 79 1776
Chemical Engineering 6 78 1878
Materials Science 6 81 1981
Radiochemistry 6 116 2073
Computational Chemistry 12 109 2082
Nanotechnology 6 87 2148

Computer Science rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso ranked 6th for Computer Science in Chile and 1907th in the World with 3,788 publications made and 41,849 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 30 In Chile
#65 of 417 In Latin America
#1907 of 6,752 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 1 7
1992 3 5
1993 1 7
1994 4 11
1995 4 17
1996 6 13
1997 5 12
1998 7 21
1999 4 31
2000 7 30
2001 8 24
2002 13 30
2003 17 42
2004 19 56
2005 15 75
2006 36 90
2007 66 182
2008 61 208
2009 103 276
2010 68 376
2011 76 527
2012 89 634
2013 134 852
2014 180 1042
2015 242 1389
2016 244 1555
2017 246 1906
2018 304 2535
2019 316 3332
2020 342 4950
2021 387 6273
2022 360 7302
2023 361 7598

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

Computer Science subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 1 1 130
Human-Computer Interaction 3 17 612
Game Design and Development 3 33 951
Software Engineering 4 47 1163
Robotics 5 58 1380
Multimedia 3 46 1432
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 57 1675
Machine Learning 6 57 1686
Cyber Security 4 53 1691
Data Science 4 67 1707
Computer Networking 6 56 1709
Computer Graphics 7 78 1927
Computational Linguistics 4 68 1975
Management Information Systems 5 84 1983
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 99 1997
Blockchain and Cryptography 6 75 2001
Computer Vision 11 85 2054
Library and Information science 9 106 2262
Neuroscience 13 121 2275
Cognitive Science 8 88 2323
Telecommunications 8 99 2405

Medicine rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso ranked 12th for Medicine in Chile and 2250th in the World with 2,796 publications made and 33,095 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#12 of 30 In Chile
#146 of 426 In Latin America
#2250 of 6,680 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 6 17
1992 9 23
1993 5 15
1994 10 25
1995 4 26
1996 7 26
1997 9 31
1998 10 58
1999 12 52
2000 12 62
2001 3 65
2002 19 79
2003 12 104
2004 15 131
2005 17 152
2006 25 178
2007 29 254
2008 27 326
2009 59 371
2010 51 418
2011 74 464
2012 70 639
2013 106 844
2014 87 991
2015 131 1222
2016 148 1372
2017 193 1654
2018 203 2085
2019 239 2666
2020 279 3849
2021 289 4838
2022 274 5696
2023 302 5846

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

Medicine subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 5 54 751
Social Work 3 24 988
Pharmacy 6 51 1443
Gerontology 9 126 1549
Sports Medicine 10 91 1610
Virology 8 132 1683
Public Health 8 100 1734
Physical Therapy 9 92 1754
Immunology 12 126 1885
Anatomy and Physiology 11 120 1955
Dentistry 18 169 2142
Health Science 12 130 2190
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 12 127 2234
Pathology 13 154 2356
Psychiatry 15 140 2563
Nursing 18 178 2806
Surgery 18 201 2877
Clinical Psychology 23 190 2982
Oncology and Cancer research 21 195 3017
Pharmacology 15 189 3097

Mathematics rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso ranked 6th for Mathematics in Chile and 1954th in the World with 2,172 publications made and 22,339 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 30 In Chile
#72 of 393 In Latin America
#1954 of 6,305 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 3 6
1992 3 12
1993 3 6
1994 6 3
1995 3 11
1996 2 3
1997 3 7
1998 2 6
1999 3 16
2000 3 18
2001 8 17
2002 10 27
2003 10 33
2004 10 40
2005 12 47
2006 17 64
2007 37 129
2008 37 140
2009 66 219
2010 41 240
2011 70 365
2012 46 444
2013 70 552
2014 91 615
2015 137 892
2016 140 846
2017 133 1086
2018 168 1417
2019 163 1807
2020 195 2475
2021 199 3340
2022 231 3466
2023 222 3503

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

Mathematics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Operations Research 3 26 996
Math Teachers 4 31 1236
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 40 1381
Applied Mathematics 9 60 1506
Blockchain and Cryptography 6 75 2001
Statistics 6 83 2047

Business rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso ranked 8th for Business in Chile and 1941st in the World with 1,667 publications made and 16,387 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#8 of 30 In Chile
#69 of 388 In Latin America
#1941 of 6,187 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 0 1
1992 2 4
1993 0 3
1994 0 1
1995 3 2
1996 0 2
1997 3 1
1998 1 6
1999 5 1
2000 7 13
2001 4 11
2002 5 9
2003 6 13
2004 7 17
2005 10 27
2006 16 37
2007 35 60
2008 28 95
2009 34 144
2010 37 157
2011 45 241
2012 40 299
2013 51 359
2014 83 455
2015 95 658
2016 103 672
2017 103 890
2018 140 1194
2019 137 1495
2020 167 2102
2021 161 2562
2022 170 3088
2023 150 3154

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

Business subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Construction Management 3 21 816
Supply Chain Management 2 30 956
Operations Research 3 26 996
Engineering Management 3 31 1082
Public Policy / Administration 5 86 1552
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 40 1574
Project Management 6 69 1581
Finance 7 64 1801
Management 8 68 1891
Accounting 8 59 1901
Management Information Systems 5 84 1983
Marketing 8 74 2044
Advertising 9 68 2143

Economics rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso ranked 8th for Economics in Chile and 1822nd in the World with 1,199 publications made and 13,283 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#8 of 30 In Chile
#69 of 378 In Latin America
#1822 of 5,995 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 0 2
1992 2 4
1993 0 2
1994 2 2
1995 2 3
1996 0 2
1997 1 0
1998 1 4
1999 4 2
2000 4 10
2001 4 8
2002 5 14
2003 4 9
2004 6 18
2005 8 18
2006 8 34
2007 26 62
2008 26 87
2009 26 137
2010 19 152
2011 47 207
2012 24 214
2013 34 256
2014 41 370
2015 61 439
2016 71 466
2017 79 627
2018 103 881
2019 91 1051
2020 123 1633
2021 120 1998
2022 124 2317
2023 119 2308

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

Economics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 40 1381
Environmental Economics 10 63 1524
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 40 1574
Finance 7 64 1801
Development Studies 7 71 1946

Art & Design rankings

The Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso ranked 7th for Art & Design in Chile and 1551st in the World with 939 publications made and 8,658 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, UX/UI Desgin.

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 30 In Chile
#62 of 350 In Latin America
#1551 of 5,720 In the World

Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 3 6
1992 1 1
1993 0 0
1994 0 2
1995 1 1
1996 0 1
1997 2 4
1998 1 2
1999 1 3
2000 2 4
2001 3 10
2002 4 6
2003 4 4
2004 9 11
2005 12 13
2006 11 17
2007 18 29
2008 15 42
2009 23 54
2010 20 68
2011 28 93
2012 30 137
2013 44 212
2014 41 215
2015 54 349
2016 64 345
2017 63 438
2018 70 499
2019 76 689
2020 84 885
2021 94 1105
2022 76 1248
2023 76 1263

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

Art & Design subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 1 1 130
Photography 4 20 638
Game Design and Development 3 33 951
Multimedia 3 46 1432
Literature 5 73 1643
Fashion Design 8 81 1692
Art History 6 95 1777
Aesthetics 10 79 1914
Computer Graphics 7 78 1927

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso

Speciality Chile Latin America World Rank
Child Psychology 14 96 2209
Social Psychology 12 94 2371
Psychology 11 111 2400