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Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 4th in Colombia, 899th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 114 research topics. Pontifical Javeriana University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 26,050 academic publications and 237,309 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 105 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#899 of 14,131 In the World
#38 of 1,756 In Latin America
#4 of 190 In Colombia
#3 of 72 In Bogota
#331 of 6,689 For Philosophy
#423 of 1,021 For Human Rights Law
#555 of 1,018 For International Law
#398 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#971 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 111 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Colombia and 563rd in the World with 18,391 publications made and 151,817 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 50 In Colombia
#45 of 442 In Latin America
#563 of 7,081 In the World

Pontifical Javeriana University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 29 18
1993 47 25
1994 49 14
1995 53 44
1996 48 39
1997 47 66
1998 69 62
1999 61 78
2000 88 131
2001 123 137
2002 141 168
2003 178 234
2004 225 265
2005 302 454
2006 372 502
2007 480 657
2008 563 826
2009 630 1101
2010 707 1450
2011 749 1767
2012 843 2106
2013 850 3455
2014 751 4239
2015 882 4922
2016 907 5935
2017 903 6751
2018 946 7945
2019 870 9311
2020 1783 13321
2021 1195 14942
2022 1157 14296
2023 1130 15866
2024 719 13715

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

Biology rankings

Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 5th for Biology in Colombia and 1568th in the World with 8,986 publications made and 139,918 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 48 In Colombia
#73 of 433 In Latin America
#1568 of 6,833 In the World

Pontifical Javeriana University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 7 23
1993 5 27
1994 17 23
1995 17 44
1996 25 51
1997 31 87
1998 20 94
1999 30 140
2000 44 174
2001 38 212
2002 47 243
2003 62 316
2004 89 351
2005 122 527
2006 143 601
2007 166 765
2008 196 992
2009 250 1193
2010 259 1537
2011 307 1708
2012 357 2291
2013 334 3495
2014 329 4439
2015 429 5275
2016 424 6536
2017 494 7470
2018 530 9137
2019 570 10601
2020 713 14264
2021 718 16415
2022 694 15960
2023 794 17946
2024 608 17144

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

Biology subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 28 637
Forestry 4 92 833
Virology 5 51 858
Entomology 8 73 866
Zoology 5 78 923
Molecular Biology 3 59 1058
Immunology 4 53 1083
Microbiology 4 67 1157
Neuroscience 3 42 1219
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 93 1244
Biotechnology 3 58 1252
Oncology and Cancer research 3 47 1307
Horticulture 6 137 1370
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 53 1424
Genetics 3 59 1424
Pharmacology 3 61 1426
Botany 5 103 1437
Evolutionary Biology 4 58 1452
Paleontology 5 75 1454
Agricultural Science 5 116 1574
Biochemistry 5 81 1764
Animal Science 9 170 1782
Nutrition and Food Science 7 138 1873
Nanotechnology 11 144 3088

Medicine rankings

Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 3rd for Medicine in Colombia and 1143rd in the World with 8,914 publications made and 153,445 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 48 In Colombia
#50 of 430 In Latin America
#1143 of 6,775 In the World

Pontifical Javeriana University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 6 33
1993 5 30
1994 15 25
1995 11 53
1996 20 70
1997 24 90
1998 18 102
1999 25 146
2000 45 180
2001 40 219
2002 44 248
2003 62 309
2004 84 363
2005 98 503
2006 126 534
2007 157 733
2008 168 917
2009 225 1048
2010 225 1397
2011 275 1631
2012 329 2087
2013 312 3461
2014 322 4650
2015 386 5370
2016 427 7076
2017 495 8031
2018 507 9208
2019 532 10532
2020 731 14082
2021 765 15930
2022 783 15371
2023 862 17133
2024 684 16423

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

Medicine subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 4 25 500
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 64 595
Pediatrics 2 28 629
Epidemiology 3 31 631
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 28 637
Critical Care Nursing 2 26 669
Respiratory Therapy 2 23 670
Gerontology 2 50 683
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 29 796
Dermatology 4 46 801
Dentistry 5 61 814
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 24 823
Orthodontics 5 52 846
Virology 5 51 858
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 35 870
Anesthesiology 1 31 881
Family medicine 3 45 906
Health Science 2 36 913
Nursing 3 43 927
Public Health 4 47 929
Neurosurgery 4 48 962
Surgery 3 38 971
Pathology 3 47 1038
Occupational Therapy 6 42 1048
Audiology 2 39 1081
Immunology 4 53 1083
Psychiatry 3 39 1100
Sports / Exercise science 6 87 1134
Clinical Psychology 3 43 1157
Ophthalmology 5 42 1197
Cardiology 3 54 1202
Sports Medicine 3 54 1204
Physical Therapy 3 49 1206
Anatomy and Physiology 3 61 1252
Veterinary 6 104 1275
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 56 1293
Oncology and Cancer research 3 47 1307
Radiation Therapy 4 57 1416
Pharmacology 3 61 1426
Urology 6 101 1456
Biomedical Engineering 7 83 1785

Environmental Science rankings

Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Colombia and 1305th in the World with 7,864 publications made and 109,562 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 49 In Colombia
#65 of 431 In Latin America
#1305 of 6,876 In the World

Pontifical Javeriana University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 10 5
1993 10 13
1994 18 11
1995 22 24
1996 19 20
1997 17 34
1998 24 41
1999 20 60
2000 33 107
2001 40 114
2002 52 152
2003 66 181
2004 84 223
2005 113 326
2006 152 400
2007 183 483
2008 214 673
2009 230 820
2010 239 1035
2011 302 1332
2012 343 1698
2013 324 2497
2014 294 3057
2015 387 3511
2016 364 4040
2017 377 4641
2018 432 6049
2019 451 7024
2020 757 9455
2021 585 11277
2022 566 10822
2023 585 12180
2024 417 11723

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

Environmental Science subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 4 92 833
Geography and Cartography 3 50 927
Urban and Regional planning 5 36 1106
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 93 1244
Environmental Engineering 5 57 1333
Ecology 5 79 1451
Paleontology 5 75 1454
Geology 5 74 1470
Environmental Management 6 65 1541
Agricultural Science 5 116 1574
Oceanography 5 79 1599
Petrology and Geochemistry 9 98 1804
Earth science and Geophysics 9 110 2032
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 94 2052
Geotechnical Engineering 5 99 2092
Environmental Chemistry 10 147 2729

Computer Science rankings

Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 5th for Computer Science in Colombia and 1784th in the World with 5,329 publications made and 72,498 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 49 In Colombia
#60 of 425 In Latin America
#1784 of 6,845 In the World

Pontifical Javeriana University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 3 16
1993 6 15
1994 8 9
1995 4 19
1996 9 23
1997 5 35
1998 13 31
1999 17 69
2000 22 60
2001 20 85
2002 22 86
2003 31 119
2004 44 160
2005 60 242
2006 82 248
2007 90 315
2008 109 387
2009 153 509
2010 136 601
2011 205 746
2012 222 997
2013 233 1606
2014 207 2149
2015 290 2821
2016 279 3501
2017 289 4158
2018 308 5205
2019 365 6287
2020 429 8199
2021 410 9560
2022 431 9709
2023 463 10664
2024 324 9446

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

Computer Science subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Human-Computer Interaction 3 26 760
Game Design and Development 4 34 972
Robotics 2 31 1079
Software Engineering 4 44 1132
Neuroscience 3 42 1219
Management Information Systems 3 37 1317
Data Science 4 47 1396
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 53 1424
Library and Information science 5 54 1569
Multimedia 4 56 1639
Blockchain and Cryptography 6 54 1705
Computer Graphics 7 67 1740
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 5 63 1854
Computer Vision 6 66 1858
Cyber Security 5 60 1869
Cognitive Science 5 66 2003
Machine Learning 4 69 2017
Computer Networking 6 71 2042
Telecommunications 12 91 2334
Computational Linguistics 7 90 2383

Engineering rankings

Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 7th for Engineering in Colombia and 2179th in the World with 4,704 publications made and 73,805 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 49 In Colombia
#86 of 424 In Latin America
#2179 of 6,782 In the World

Pontifical Javeriana University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 2 8
1993 3 6
1994 3 8
1995 2 6
1996 7 12
1997 4 10
1998 19 19
1999 12 34
2000 15 55
2001 14 61
2002 21 86
2003 29 124
2004 37 124
2005 57 225
2006 78 246
2007 71 275
2008 85 333
2009 120 487
2010 124 597
2011 186 745
2012 213 1051
2013 207 1479
2014 198 1979
2015 255 2458
2016 256 2849
2017 284 3514
2018 283 4344
2019 304 5127
2020 380 6831
2021 361 8236
2022 355 8027
2023 394 9041
2024 285 8150

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

Chemistry rankings

Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 7th for Chemistry in Colombia and 2139th in the World with 4,563 publications made and 76,211 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 48 In Colombia
#99 of 418 In Latin America
#2139 of 6,545 In the World

Pontifical Javeriana University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 4 12
1993 2 8
1994 9 16
1995 6 19
1996 18 25
1997 11 35
1998 9 50
1999 21 85
2000 29 99
2001 19 135
2002 32 156
2003 41 204
2004 53 213
2005 64 324
2006 69 359
2007 74 453
2008 103 517
2009 140 639
2010 131 952
2011 152 961
2012 194 1399
2013 203 2056
2014 183 2615
2015 228 3054
2016 233 3787
2017 264 4496
2018 279 5390
2019 297 6387
2020 323 8594
2021 342 9821
2022 322 9707
2023 377 10673
2024 287 9984

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

Chemistry subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 5 81 1764
Petrology and Geochemistry 9 98 1804
Nutrition and Food Science 7 138 1873
Radiochemistry 11 147 2453
Organic Chemistry 8 119 2547
Environmental Chemistry 10 147 2729
Materials Science 9 128 2807
Chemical Engineering 10 140 2848
Physical chemistry 11 148 3086
Nanotechnology 11 144 3088

Psychology rankings

Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 3rd for Psychology in Colombia and 1330th in the World with 4,184 publications made and 70,141 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 48 In Colombia
#43 of 416 In Latin America
#1330 of 6,645 In the World

Pontifical Javeriana University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 3 22
1993 5 15
1994 4 12
1995 4 27
1996 4 33
1997 8 43
1998 11 51
1999 7 74
2000 11 77
2001 20 94
2002 21 90
2003 21 136
2004 34 173
2005 59 245
2006 67 233
2007 83 319
2008 91 439
2009 123 527
2010 113 662
2011 121 769
2012 180 957
2013 186 1663
2014 164 2298
2015 190 2757
2016 199 3596
2017 221 4017
2018 248 4719
2019 253 5233
2020 329 6876
2021 321 7724
2022 340 7882
2023 399 8511
2024 298 7754

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

Psychology subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Sexology 2 28 745
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 28 919
Occupational Therapy 6 42 1048
Psychiatry 3 39 1100
Clinical Psychology 3 43 1157
Neuroscience 3 42 1219
Child Psychology 5 52 1366
Social Psychology 4 45 1469
Education Majors 7 80 1759
Cognitive Science 5 66 2003

Mathematics rankings

Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 4th for Mathematics in Colombia and 1744th in the World with 2,976 publications made and 56,037 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Operations Research, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#4 of 46 In Colombia
#56 of 399 In Latin America
#1744 of 6,418 In the World

Pontifical Javeriana University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 2 4
1993 1 2
1994 4 3
1995 3 4
1996 4 9
1997 7 24
1998 2 7
1999 7 18
2000 8 33
2001 5 31
2002 15 45
2003 22 63
2004 30 77
2005 28 119
2006 41 121
2007 43 151
2008 55 195
2009 60 291
2010 81 354
2011 90 428
2012 121 525
2013 134 919
2014 105 1295
2015 126 1599
2016 153 1998
2017 143 2455
2018 181 2878
2019 204 3357
2020 270 4474
2021 249 5321
2022 267 5199
2023 311 5687
2024 178 4392

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

Mathematics subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 4 17 1055
Operations Research 6 45 1424
Statistics 4 60 1666
Blockchain and Cryptography 6 54 1705
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 57 1728
Math Teachers 7 71 1960
Applied Mathematics 8 106 2294

Business rankings

Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 4th for Business in Colombia and 1623rd in the World with 2,758 publications made and 43,692 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 46 In Colombia
#50 of 395 In Latin America
#1623 of 6,339 In the World

Pontifical Javeriana University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 2
1993 0 4
1994 1 1
1995 3 4
1996 1 6
1997 1 2
1998 3 8
1999 6 12
2000 6 34
2001 6 17
2002 5 26
2003 15 32
2004 25 47
2005 39 94
2006 58 87
2007 71 124
2008 56 139
2009 81 237
2010 103 281
2011 112 345
2012 120 427
2013 147 628
2014 127 860
2015 118 1011
2016 134 1279
2017 141 1537
2018 159 1837
2019 186 2185
2020 208 2934
2021 231 3615
2022 206 3740
2023 241 4230
2024 126 3426

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

Business subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Entertainment Industry Business 1 48 890
Occupational Safety and Health 6 35 915
Entrepreneurship 4 24 947
Public Policy / Administration 5 49 1015
Actuarial Science 4 17 1055
International Trade 3 25 1057
Construction Management 4 30 1081
Supply Chain Management 5 34 1090
International Business 4 29 1146
Engineering Management 5 35 1174
Project Management 5 39 1179
Management Information Systems 3 37 1317
Human Resource Management 2 27 1365
Operations Research 6 45 1424
Accounting 3 42 1518
Finance 6 49 1599
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 40 1634
Marketing 4 50 1649
Advertising 3 42 1670
Management 5 56 1735

Economics rankings

Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 6th for Economics in Colombia and 1343rd in the World with 2,373 publications made and 48,893 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 46 In Colombia
#43 of 384 In Latin America
#1343 of 6,167 In the World

Pontifical Javeriana University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 1 3
1993 0 3
1994 3 0
1995 0 7
1996 2 5
1997 6 5
1998 9 10
1999 4 13
2000 6 29
2001 5 15
2002 6 14
2003 21 38
2004 24 73
2005 29 103
2006 38 111
2007 61 127
2008 63 173
2009 79 269
2010 74 326
2011 89 383
2012 100 397
2013 109 707
2014 103 973
2015 89 1118
2016 106 1390
2017 111 1637
2018 121 1795
2019 171 2169
2020 185 2860
2021 204 3366
2022 192 3268
2023 216 3668
2024 132 3118

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

Economics subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 6 28 820
Political Economy 5 37 900
Actuarial Science 4 17 1055
International Trade 3 25 1057
Development Studies 4 35 1123
International Economics 3 32 1242
Environmental Economics 5 52 1481
Finance 6 49 1599
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 40 1634
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 57 1728

Art & Design rankings

Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Colombia and 1232nd in the World with 1,512 publications made and 11,002 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
#3 of 45 In Colombia
#47 of 365 In Latin America
#1232 of 5,966 In the World

Pontifical Javeriana University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 1 0
1993 1 2
1994 1 2
1995 1 1
1996 2 1
1997 1 5
1998 7 3
1999 5 3
2000 6 5
2001 5 6
2002 2 16
2003 11 15
2004 15 15
2005 27 35
2006 40 29
2007 45 51
2008 54 64
2009 53 96
2010 50 111
2011 83 162
2012 84 186
2013 70 235
2014 61 325
2015 79 411
2016 90 501
2017 73 580
2018 79 708
2019 100 881
2020 91 1151
2021 105 1268
2022 84 1411
2023 97 1518
2024 74 1524

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

Art & Design subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Creative Writing 1 21 688
Cinematography 1 63 707
Architecture 3 25 780
Performing arts 2 35 868
Entertainment Industry Business 1 48 890
Game Design and Development 4 34 972
Fashion Design 3 49 1156
Aesthetics 3 41 1178
Literature 4 50 1234
Art History 3 56 1317
Multimedia 4 56 1639
Computer Graphics 7 67 1740

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Pontifical Javeriana University

Speciality Colombia Latin America World Rank
Theoretical Physics 7 90 1567
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 86 1851
Physics 7 99 2306
Quantum and Particle physics 7 101 2399
Condensed Matter Physics 16 158 3017
Nuclear Physics 8 148 3020