Pontifical Javeriana University: Rankings

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Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 4th in Colombia, 874th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 29 research topics. Pontifical Javeriana University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 14,822 publications and 163,665 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 76 notable alumni.

Rank Ranking
#874 of 14,131 In the World
#38 of 1,756 In Latin America
#4 of 190 In Colombia
#3 of 72 In Bogota
#226 of 1,052 For Philosophy
#382 of 1,000 For Human Rights Law
#390 of 1,082 For Genealogy
#395 of 7,353 For Alumni Impact
#1133 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 26 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Colombia and 739th in the World with 2,952 publications made and 73,259 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Demography, Sociology, Philosophy, Law.

Rank Ranking
#4 of 45 In Colombia
#35 of 367 In Latin America
#739 of 5,073 In the World

Pontifical Javeriana University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 8 1
1992 2 0
1993 2 0
1994 1 0
1995 3 0
1996 8 4
1997 4 0
1998 16 5
1999 13 7
2000 10 9
2001 17 6
2002 13 23
2003 39 45
2004 47 11
2005 57 12
2006 68 30
2007 101 86
2008 166 82
2009 152 100
2010 184 100
2011 168 110
2012 185 1711
2013 171 241
2014 156 139
2015 171 1534
2016 190 1572
2017 149 2451
2018 201 125
2019 204 184
2020 223 429
2021 196 180
Speciality Colombia rank Latin America rank World rank
Philosophy 4 20 226
Human Rights Law 3 19 382
Genealogy 5 17 390
International Law 2 7 414
Radio and Television broadcasting 2 11 420
Library and Information science 3 31 454
Anthropology 3 22 502
Publishing 2 18 559
Sociology 4 33 576
Art History 4 31 595
Media Studies 1 21 607
International Relations and Diplomacy 4 25 628
Political Science 5 39 633
Law Enforcement 2 16 637
Public Policy / Administration 4 42 638
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1 13 644
Criminology and Criminal Justice 3 20 653
Gender Studies 3 29 656
Broadcast Journalism 2 22 674
Law 3 22 697
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 22 725
Political Economy 4 30 738
Special Education 1 33 751
Education Majors 8 43 771
Aesthetics 3 33 772
Journalism and Digital Media 1 26 775
Urban and Regional planning 5 40 805
Demography 4 43 814
History 4 28 829
Archaeology 4 56 835
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 4 24 850
Military science 6 32 993
Occupational Safety and Health 6 45 1001
Communications and Public Relations 3 26 1004

Medicine

Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 4th for Medicine in Colombia and 1040th in the World with 2,814 publications made and 97,896 citations received. Main research topics: Surgery, Public Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN), Health Science, Pediatrics.

Rank Ranking
#4 of 38 In Colombia
#45 of 334 In Latin America
#1040 of 4,739 In the World

Pontifical Javeriana University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 4 5
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 2 0
1996 6 23
1997 5 0
1998 9 16
1999 6 2
2000 12 12
2001 15 26
2002 11 18
2003 32 37
2004 30 47
2005 35 25
2006 48 48
2007 84 80
2008 81 91
2009 102 209
2010 137 237
2011 116 168
2012 154 1912
2013 156 371
2014 158 242
2015 184 2536
2016 193 1894
2017 195 2780
2018 195 268
2019 217 338
2020 293 521
2021 317 216
Speciality Colombia rank Latin America rank World rank
Gerontology 3 30 443
Pediatrics 2 23 510
Dentistry 5 48 547
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 41 555
Plastic Surgery 3 24 567
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 28 588
Critical Care Nursing 2 25 598
Epidemiology 4 38 622
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 24 628
Public Health 4 29 631
Nursing 3 37 653
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 28 725
Veterinary 4 76 728
Respiratory Therapy 2 36 775
Psychiatry 2 27 796
Dermatology 6 51 798
Virology 5 47 809
Surgery 4 37 821
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 42 850
Orthodontics 6 60 858
Occupational Therapy 3 38 895
Medical Physics 3 35 911
Optometry 7 30 949
Immunology 6 50 956
Health Science 4 38 957
Anesthesiology 2 42 968
Neurosurgery 7 49 990
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 46 1006
Family medicine 5 50 1017
Clinical Psychology 2 37 1025
Physical Therapy 4 48 1138
Pathology 5 75 1139
Oncology and Cancer research 4 39 1153
Pharmacology 2 65 1276
Anatomy and Physiology 6 83 1283

Biology

Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 5th for Biology in Colombia and 1374th in the World with 1,605 publications made and 27,111 citations received. Main research topics: Oncology and Cancer research, Zoology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology.

Rank Ranking
#5 of 35 In Colombia
#76 of 320 In Latin America
#1374 of 4,496 In the World

Pontifical Javeriana University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 1 0
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 3 0
1995 5 0
1996 8 12
1997 8 3
1998 10 38
1999 10 9
2000 18 34
2001 7 3
2002 14 25
2003 22 51
2004 42 29
2005 38 26
2006 38 53
2007 44 46
2008 55 53
2009 60 97
2010 70 134
2011 78 63
2012 90 241
2013 74 82
2014 71 189
2015 96 298
2016 104 403
2017 119 374
2018 110 249
2019 138 321
2020 141 158
2021 116 37
Speciality Colombia rank Latin America rank World rank
Forestry 4 57 441
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 28 588
Zoology 4 56 614
Virology 5 47 809
Horticulture 9 111 821
Neuroscience 2 27 832
Evolutionary Biology 6 60 881
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 97 930
Immunology 6 50 956
Entomology 6 78 1013
Microbiology 5 62 1036
Botany 5 86 1086
Genetics 5 50 1141
Oncology and Cancer research 4 39 1153
Molecular Biology 4 51 1158
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 48 1236
Nutrition and Food Science 7 108 1244
Pharmacology 2 65 1276
Agricultural Science 8 103 1318
Biochemistry 5 90 1706

Environmental Science

Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Colombia and 1013th in the World with 1,290 publications made and 16,245 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Environmental Management, Forestry, Agricultural Science.

Rank Ranking
#5 of 38 In Colombia
#62 of 325 In Latin America
#1013 of 4,023 In the World

Pontifical Javeriana University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 1 0
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 7 0
1995 4 0
1996 5 1
1997 6 25
1998 2 4
1999 5 12
2000 3 8
2001 4 1
2002 11 11
2003 18 11
2004 24 30
2005 34 29
2006 41 47
2007 46 23
2008 56 52
2009 52 57
2010 72 95
2011 80 69
2012 76 237
2013 77 79
2014 79 35
2015 103 134
2016 107 222
2017 87 125
2018 61 108
2019 65 114
2020 86 147
2021 71 47
Speciality Colombia rank Latin America rank World rank
Geography and Cartography 5 43 424
Forestry 4 57 441
Urban and Regional planning 5 40 805
Ecology 5 73 824
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 97 930
Environmental Management 5 59 1317
Agricultural Science 8 103 1318

Psychology

Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 4th for Psychology in Colombia and 989th in the World with 805 publications made and 13,364 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Psychiatry, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Rank Ranking
#4 of 35 In Colombia
#34 of 264 In Latin America
#989 of 3,654 In the World

Pontifical Javeriana University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 1 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 1
1999 2 0
2000 4 0
2001 2 1
2002 2 5
2003 3 7
2004 13 2
2005 19 13
2006 26 27
2007 35 29
2008 48 40
2009 39 130
2010 55 71
2011 32 29
2012 46 111
2013 53 193
2014 56 192
2015 56 91
2016 52 101
2017 40 87
2018 54 72
2019 48 112
2020 69 59
2021 42 19
Speciality Colombia rank Latin America rank World rank
Sexology 3 31 719
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 22 725
Special Education 1 33 751
Education Majors 8 43 771
Psychiatry 2 27 796
Neuroscience 2 27 832
Occupational Therapy 3 38 895
Social Psychology 3 31 910
Clinical Psychology 2 37 1025
Child Psychology 4 43 1092

Computer Science

Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 4th for Computer Science in Colombia and 1392nd in the World with 798 publications made and 11,587 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Management Information Systems, Neuroscience, Computer Vision.

Rank Ranking
#4 of 36 In Colombia
#40 of 266 In Latin America
#1392 of 4,392 In the World

Pontifical Javeriana University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 1 3
1997 0 0
1998 6 1
1999 6 2
2000 0 0
2001 2 0
2002 4 1
2003 10 2
2004 11 22
2005 8 2
2006 18 6
2007 12 9
2008 25 15
2009 30 21
2010 30 11
2011 49 53
2012 54 65
2013 29 57
2014 53 212
2015 73 86
2016 62 411
2017 54 154
2018 61 121
2019 69 142
2020 74 67
2021 50 14
Speciality Colombia rank Latin America rank World rank
Library and Information science 3 31 454
Robotics 1 12 645
Human-Computer Interaction 1 22 745
Game Design and Development 1 21 758
Neuroscience 2 27 832
Software Engineering 4 45 882
Computer Graphics 5 28 1027
Management Information Systems 3 32 1061
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 48 1236
Computer Vision 4 36 1435
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 5 50 1576

Business

Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 4th for Business in Colombia and 1226th in the World with 736 publications made and 5,415 citations received. Main research topics: Public Policy / Administration, Management Information Systems, Project Management, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Management.

Rank Ranking
#4 of 34 In Colombia
#37 of 256 In Latin America
#1226 of 4,001 In the World

Pontifical Javeriana University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 3 0
2000 2 0
2001 2 4
2002 2 4
2003 6 0
2004 12 22
2005 8 0
2006 19 9
2007 21 8
2008 26 8
2009 35 33
2010 47 38
2011 40 46
2012 48 15
2013 61 53
2014 49 16
2015 47 53
2016 46 45
2017 46 100
2018 45 33
2019 53 54
2020 58 99
2021 56 18
Speciality Colombia rank Latin America rank World rank
Entertainment Industry Business 2 21 571
Public Policy / Administration 4 42 638
Entrepreneurship 6 21 757
Management 6 40 903
International Trade 4 27 912
Operations Research 4 27 928
Risk Management 6 30 942
Actuarial Science 4 20 948
Accounting 3 22 952
Tax Law 6 34 964
Supply Chain Management 7 35 973
Occupational Safety and Health 6 45 1001
Project Management 5 44 1054
Management Information Systems 3 32 1061
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 36 1177

Engineering

Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 7th for Engineering in Colombia and 2162nd in the World with 692 publications made and 8,255 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Automation and Control engineering, Operations Research, Human-Computer Interaction, Architecture.

Rank Ranking
#7 of 39 In Colombia
#88 of 286 In Latin America
#2162 of 4,624 In the World

Pontifical Javeriana University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1996 1 2
1997 2 22
1998 3 0
1999 2 0
2000 2 0
2001 0 0
2002 5 7
2003 6 2
2004 8 7
2005 5 2
2006 18 1
2007 16 7
2008 20 12
2009 20 8
2010 29 12
2011 51 63
2012 56 30
2013 39 65
2014 42 66
2015 55 52
2016 61 395
2017 51 80
2018 50 40
2019 61 62
2020 47 72
2021 42 13
Speciality Colombia rank Latin America rank World rank
Robotics 1 12 645
Human-Computer Interaction 1 22 745
Architectural Engineering 1 23 817
Architecture 4 38 857
Landscape Architecture 4 33 868
Operations Research 4 27 928
Industrial Engineering 3 26 928
Civil Engineering 3 29 973
Product and Industrial Design 4 30 988
Automation and Control engineering 9 76 1572
Materials Science 11 128 2653

Economics

Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 5th for Economics in Colombia and 1198th in the World with 423 publications made and 2,771 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Political Economy, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science, International Relations and Diplomacy.

Rank Ranking
#5 of 23 In Colombia
#39 of 163 In Latin America
#1198 of 3,039 In the World

Pontifical Javeriana University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1998 3 4
1999 3 0
2000 2 1
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 10 0
2004 6 0
2005 10 1
2006 12 3
2007 13 7
2008 28 4
2009 17 3
2010 18 4
2011 13 3
2012 34 7
2013 37 29
2014 26 21
2015 21 27
2016 24 28
2017 35 98
2018 22 26
2019 30 24
2020 26 147
2021 33 12
Speciality Colombia rank Latin America rank World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 4 25 628
Development Studies 5 27 721
Political Economy 4 30 738
International Trade 4 27 912
Actuarial Science 4 20 948
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 36 1177

Art & Design

Pontifical Javeriana University ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Colombia and 941st in the World with 374 publications made and 1,348 citations received. Main research topics: Creative Writing, Art History, Aesthetics, Performing arts, Architecture.

Please note that our approach to topical rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science profiles.

Rank Ranking
#3 of 22 In Colombia
#36 of 171 In Latin America
#941 of 2,700 In the World

Pontifical Javeriana University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 2 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 2 0
2002 4 0
2003 2 1
2004 6 0
2005 5 1
2006 16 1
2007 20 2
2008 21 2
2009 17 9
2010 17 2
2011 30 7
2012 36 3
2013 21 20
2014 19 11
2015 27 18
2016 16 6
2017 25 38
2018 29 38
2019 25 10
2020 21 6
2021 11 1
Speciality Colombia rank Latin America rank World rank
Cinematography 1 18 431
Performing arts 5 30 444
Entertainment Industry Business 2 21 571
Art History 4 31 595
Creative Writing 2 29 599
Game Design and Development 1 21 758
Aesthetics 3 33 772
Architecture 4 38 857
Landscape Architecture 4 33 868
Fashion Design 3 40 939
Photography 8 50 961
Computer Graphics 5 28 1027
Music 4 40 1027

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Pontifical Javeriana University

Speciality Colombia Latin America World Rank
Mathematics 6 64 1702
Chemistry 8 127 2621
Physics 9 140 2794