Sao Paulo State University: Rankings

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Sao Paulo State University ranked 6th in Brazil, 360th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 23 research topics. Sao Paulo State University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 169,154 academic publications and 2,116,799 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 13 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#360 of 14,131 In the World
#9 of 1,756 In Latin America
#6 of 198 In Brazil
#2 of 15 In Sao Paulo
#1 of 2,294 For Animal Science
#2 of 3,576 For Horticulture
#11 of 2,445 For Dentistry
#2587 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#583 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 20 other topics

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Biology rankings

Sao Paulo State University ranked 2nd for Biology in Brazil and 184th in the World with 95,434 publications made and 1,577,523 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Paleontology, Horticulture.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 128 In Brazil
#3 of 433 In Latin America
#184 of 6,833 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 213 390
1993 262 429
1994 267 454
1995 355 573
1996 367 665
1997 455 897
1998 537 1239
1999 737 1565
2000 845 2219
2001 980 2778
2002 1159 3885
2003 1283 5267
2004 1543 6742
2005 1780 8831
2006 2057 11532
2007 2338 15354
2008 2770 19254
2009 2803 24484
2010 3236 29973
2011 3586 36004
2012 3951 43051
2013 4325 49910
2014 4594 57061
2015 4776 62300
2016 4934 68707
2017 5173 77001
2018 5511 88058
2019 5323 101935
2020 6134 133007
2021 6220 157229
2022 5433 154776
2023 5458 157647
2024 4210 146976

The following table provides academic rankings for Sao Paulo State University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Animal Science 1 1 1
Horticulture 1 1 2
Zoology 2 3 16
Forestry 2 2 17
Toxicology 2 2 23
Agricultural Science 2 2 26
Nutrition and Food Science 3 3 27
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 2 32
Botany 2 2 34
Microbiology 2 2 69
Entomology 3 4 81
Paleontology 2 3 141
Biotechnology 3 3 176
Molecular Biology 2 2 191
Virology 5 6 240
Astrobiology 2 4 246
Pharmacology 4 5 270
Evolutionary Biology 2 3 278
Nanotechnology 3 4 292
Genetics 3 5 305
Immunology 6 7 307
Biochemistry 4 6 310
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 9 447
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 10 461
Neuroscience 7 10 467
Oncology and Cancer research 4 7 494
Biophysics 4 10 582

Environmental Science rankings

Sao Paulo State University ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Brazil and 117th in the World with 72,626 publications made and 1,173,622 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 128 In Brazil
#3 of 431 In Latin America
#117 of 6,876 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 146 239
1993 227 280
1994 196 310
1995 271 410
1996 284 460
1997 334 643
1998 402 845
1999 534 1075
2000 657 1566
2001 721 2013
2002 835 2779
2003 974 3849
2004 1103 4886
2005 1278 6461
2006 1482 8451
2007 1668 11072
2008 2043 14196
2009 2013 17719
2010 2364 21573
2011 2685 26554
2012 2978 32799
2013 3132 36995
2014 3586 42400
2015 3626 46005
2016 3889 51762
2017 4036 57179
2018 4338 66491
2019 4278 77689
2020 4810 99079
2021 4870 117943
2022 4179 115149
2023 4069 118169
2024 3189 108681

The following table provides academic rankings for Sao Paulo State University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Sao Paulo State University ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 80th in the World with 72,040 publications made and 632,767 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 128 In Brazil
#5 of 442 In Latin America
#80 of 7,081 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 132 130
1993 168 163
1994 182 167
1995 207 225
1996 257 266
1997 268 396
1998 286 486
1999 352 580
2000 407 736
2001 546 1023
2002 566 1371
2003 628 1785
2004 766 2388
2005 857 3400
2006 1019 4128
2007 1295 5710
2008 1697 7598
2009 1777 9573
2010 2195 12143
2011 2526 15425
2012 2864 19186
2013 3214 21572
2014 3811 24616
2015 4313 26699
2016 4331 28837
2017 4645 32655
2018 4633 38347
2019 4731 45198
2020 5378 59305
2021 5314 72989
2022 4219 70347
2023 4394 72476
2024 2816 60126

The following table provides academic rankings for Sao Paulo State University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Chemistry rankings

Sao Paulo State University ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Brazil and 279th in the World with 67,436 publications made and 1,299,848 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 128 In Brazil
#4 of 418 In Latin America
#279 of 6,545 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 147 354
1993 167 390
1994 192 434
1995 230 577
1996 264 608
1997 348 868
1998 410 1171
1999 500 1475
2000 591 2003
2001 670 2526
2002 848 3503
2003 940 4706
2004 1065 5954
2005 1288 7576
2006 1533 9607
2007 1662 12353
2008 1903 15247
2009 1869 19181
2010 2216 23251
2011 2462 28709
2012 2808 35005
2013 2977 40796
2014 3243 46017
2015 3359 51578
2016 3557 57662
2017 3656 64373
2018 3929 73439
2019 3845 84532
2020 4343 108297
2021 4508 127612
2022 3885 125665
2023 3996 127602
2024 2979 117743

The following table provides academic rankings for Sao Paulo State University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 3 3 21
Nutrition and Food Science 3 3 27
Environmental Chemistry 3 4 166
Biochemical Engineering 5 7 209
Inorganic Chemistry 3 4 223
Chemical Engineering 3 4 265
Organic Chemistry 3 4 278
Nanotechnology 3 4 292
Materials Science 3 4 294
Biochemistry 4 6 310
Physical chemistry 3 4 355
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 10 367
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 8 453
Computational Chemistry 8 18 627
Pharmacy 10 18 775

Medicine rankings

Sao Paulo State University ranked 4th for Medicine in Brazil and 237th in the World with 60,774 publications made and 992,388 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 128 In Brazil
#4 of 430 In Latin America
#237 of 6,775 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 122 223
1993 126 252
1994 135 267
1995 193 348
1996 193 367
1997 257 538
1998 256 700
1999 362 904
2000 431 1244
2001 504 1460
2002 572 1996
2003 686 2693
2004 861 3466
2005 962 4769
2006 1200 6178
2007 1418 8378
2008 1711 10615
2009 1797 14116
2010 2090 17288
2011 2300 21755
2012 2606 26381
2013 2936 31661
2014 3041 36322
2015 3192 40351
2016 3142 43826
2017 3374 49929
2018 3538 56021
2019 3342 64132
2020 4040 85480
2021 4267 102293
2022 3687 99851
2023 3648 100421
2024 2840 88557

The following table provides academic rankings for Sao Paulo State University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Dentistry 2 2 11
Veterinary 2 2 12
Orthodontics 2 2 14
Toxicology 2 2 23
Sports / Exercise science 2 2 55
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 4 59
Urology 2 2 84
Dermatology 3 3 120
Sports Medicine 3 3 132
Cosmetology 3 3 144
Physical Therapy 3 3 150
Anatomy and Physiology 2 2 167
Gerontology 9 9 171
Forensic Science 5 5 177
Occupational Therapy 5 5 189
Biomedical Engineering 2 2 208
Respiratory Therapy 4 5 212
Anesthesiology 3 3 223
Audiology 4 4 223
Virology 5 6 240
Epidemiology 8 8 256
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 4 258
Pathology 7 7 266
Pharmacology 4 5 270
Public Health 5 6 276
Surgery 4 4 290
Health Science 5 5 302
Immunology 6 7 307
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 5 322
Plastic Surgery 10 16 338
Family medicine 7 7 347
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 8 349
Nursing 12 12 375
Pediatrics 10 13 378
Critical Care Nursing 7 8 383
Optometry 5 7 389
Psychiatry 7 8 401
Cardiology 7 7 402
Medical Physics 5 5 418
Ophthalmology 6 8 440
Radiation Therapy 6 6 457
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 10 461
Neurosurgery 5 9 488
Oncology and Cancer research 4 7 494
Clinical Psychology 7 8 532
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 7 8 547
Healthcare Management (MHA) 16 20 577
Pharmacy 10 18 775
Social Work 10 14 836

Engineering rankings

Sao Paulo State University ranked 3rd for Engineering in Brazil and 340th in the World with 51,261 publications made and 937,162 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 127 In Brazil
#4 of 424 In Latin America
#340 of 6,782 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 99 234
1993 140 256
1994 128 298
1995 167 378
1996 191 438
1997 229 598
1998 319 806
1999 359 976
2000 448 1359
2001 508 1737
2002 639 2451
2003 719 3153
2004 763 4117
2005 845 5317
2006 1077 6609
2007 1194 8708
2008 1407 10506
2009 1391 13146
2010 1613 16472
2011 1853 20622
2012 2122 25588
2013 2215 29586
2014 2590 34009
2015 2573 38322
2016 2626 43156
2017 2805 48042
2018 3003 55065
2019 3052 64239
2020 3285 80546
2021 3534 95972
2022 3080 96604
2023 3259 99551
2024 2380 92942

The following table provides academic rankings for Sao Paulo State University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 2 2 14
Environmental Engineering 4 5 148
Biotechnology 3 3 176
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 5 190
Biomedical Engineering 2 2 208
Biochemical Engineering 5 7 209
Metallurgical Engineering 3 4 245
Chemical Engineering 3 4 265
Remote Sensing 2 3 273
Nanotechnology 3 4 292
Materials Science 3 4 294
Geotechnical Engineering 5 6 296
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 5 313
Automotive Engineering 6 6 318
Reliability and Quality Engineering 6 7 325
Mining Engineering 4 6 326
Landscape Architecture 6 8 342
Product and Industrial Design 5 6 350
Operations Research 7 9 383
Optical Engineering 3 4 388
Structural Engineering 4 5 394
Mechanical Engineering 5 6 410
Electrical Engineering 5 6 417
Acoustical Engineering 4 5 418
Technical Drawing 3 3 426
Electronic Engineering 6 7 440
Industrial Engineering 8 9 449
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 8 453
Aerospace Engineering 4 5 470
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 4 497
Civil Engineering 6 9 498
Architectural Engineering 6 8 546
Petroleum Engineering 8 12 546
Automation and Control engineering 6 12 557
Construction Management 11 13 600
Telecommunications 6 8 615
Engineering Management 10 16 634
Computer Engineering 10 11 651
Systems Engineering 11 16 663
Computer Networking 9 12 690
Architecture 14 23 740
Human-Computer Interaction 12 24 746
Nuclear Engineering 8 13 754
Marine Engineering 10 14 754
Aviation 12 17 827
Transportation Engineering 11 18 890
Robotics 13 23 915

Physics rankings

Sao Paulo State University ranked 3rd for Physics in Brazil and 325th in the World with 48,172 publications made and 893,114 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 127 In Brazil
#4 of 418 In Latin America
#325 of 6,713 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 125 255
1993 149 306
1994 137 383
1995 175 461
1996 206 540
1997 261 709
1998 312 914
1999 408 1159
2000 473 1595
2001 541 2152
2002 651 2835
2003 749 3621
2004 787 4545
2005 862 5870
2006 1081 7154
2007 1164 9239
2008 1348 11024
2009 1302 13255
2010 1528 16345
2011 1738 20829
2012 1960 26076
2013 2066 30096
2014 2359 33792
2015 2419 38317
2016 2422 43077
2017 2589 46919
2018 2720 52960
2019 2891 61520
2020 3021 74608
2021 3215 87271
2022 2748 85268
2023 2935 89354
2024 2134 83532

The following table provides academic rankings for Sao Paulo State University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 2 3 114
Astrobiology 2 4 246
Nanotechnology 3 4 292
Materials Science 3 4 294
Nuclear Physics 3 4 297
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 7 355
Condensed Matter Physics 5 6 375
Quantum and Particle physics 4 5 380
Optical Engineering 3 4 388
Acoustical Engineering 4 5 418
Medical Physics 5 5 418
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 10 462
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 4 497
Biophysics 4 10 582

Computer Science rankings

Sao Paulo State University ranked 6th for Computer Science in Brazil and 521st in the World with 28,024 publications made and 436,024 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 125 In Brazil
#8 of 425 In Latin America
#521 of 6,845 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 51 135
1993 64 125
1994 47 149
1995 64 189
1996 77 219
1997 88 300
1998 127 365
1999 145 413
2000 187 656
2001 193 847
2002 304 1149
2003 296 1381
2004 314 1719
2005 371 2244
2006 469 2784
2007 569 3733
2008 669 4481
2009 660 5709
2010 810 7249
2011 961 9066
2012 1112 11807
2013 1289 13381
2014 1458 15785
2015 1470 17910
2016 1477 20048
2017 1573 22868
2018 1771 27302
2019 1756 31571
2020 1925 40809
2021 2189 49244
2022 1954 50156
2023 1912 51551
2024 1379 46229

The following table provides academic rankings for Sao Paulo State University in various areas of Computer Science.

Psychology rankings

Sao Paulo State University ranked 7th for Psychology in Brazil and 414th in the World with 18,607 publications made and 268,122 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 126 In Brazil
#8 of 416 In Latin America
#414 of 6,645 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 31 94
1993 31 77
1994 43 92
1995 59 132
1996 64 139
1997 60 204
1998 66 261
1999 96 275
2000 117 394
2001 125 516
2002 160 633
2003 190 749
2004 234 971
2005 235 1312
2006 329 1594
2007 401 2114
2008 455 2562
2009 509 3464
2010 634 4355
2011 663 5419
2012 800 6624
2013 858 7983
2014 1001 9365
2015 1013 10439
2016 974 11403
2017 1119 13608
2018 1167 15047
2019 1098 17744
2020 1275 23619
2021 1341 28336
2022 1174 28951
2023 1147 28997
2024 898 25972

The following table provides academic rankings for Sao Paulo State University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 5 5 189
Education Majors 3 3 316
Psychiatry 7 8 401
Child Psychology 6 6 416
Sexology 10 11 450
Neuroscience 7 10 467
Special Education 4 4 502
Clinical Psychology 7 8 532
Social Psychology 8 11 650
Cognitive Science 6 10 655
Social Work 10 14 836
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 17 32 957

Mathematics rankings

Sao Paulo State University ranked 6th for Mathematics in Brazil and 437th in the World with 16,530 publications made and 253,112 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 125 In Brazil
#6 of 399 In Latin America
#437 of 6,418 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 20 48
1993 34 58
1994 26 67
1995 40 92
1996 37 131
1997 47 122
1998 78 176
1999 93 248
2000 108 311
2001 118 461
2002 143 488
2003 163 725
2004 177 868
2005 224 1125
2006 276 1491
2007 334 1925
2008 410 2318
2009 438 2978
2010 505 3979
2011 599 5348
2012 661 6828
2013 741 7958
2014 865 9422
2015 895 10582
2016 945 11940
2017 950 12893
2018 1043 15224
2019 1086 17337
2020 1262 22297
2021 1211 26319
2022 1106 25694
2023 1137 26701
2024 639 17970

The following table provides academic rankings for Sao Paulo State University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Operations Research 7 9 383
Math Teachers 3 3 390
Statistics 6 6 420
Applied Mathematics 7 11 596
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 11 20 892
Blockchain and Cryptography 21 30 1132

Business rankings

Sao Paulo State University ranked 7th for Business in Brazil and 564th in the World with 9,471 publications made and 131,777 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 124 In Brazil
#10 of 395 In Latin America
#564 of 6,339 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 13 25
1993 18 34
1994 13 37
1995 32 48
1996 26 59
1997 31 69
1998 41 120
1999 55 101
2000 58 169
2001 75 253
2002 107 325
2003 112 384
2004 104 441
2005 120 583
2006 122 776
2007 184 986
2008 226 1257
2009 210 1563
2010 277 1974
2011 345 2513
2012 354 3077
2013 471 3676
2014 519 4441
2015 541 5190
2016 505 5687
2017 500 6660
2018 594 7883
2019 594 9179
2020 695 11780
2021 739 14522
2022 685 14825
2023 630 15613
2024 380 12362

The following table provides academic rankings for Sao Paulo State University in various areas of Business.

Art & Design rankings

Sao Paulo State University ranked 5th for Art & Design in Brazil and 313th in the World with 7,199 publications made and 74,146 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

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
#5 of 123 In Brazil
#6 of 365 In Latin America
#313 of 5,966 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 12 17
1993 12 21
1994 12 32
1995 27 29
1996 18 40
1997 25 76
1998 24 50
1999 42 76
2000 42 93
2001 61 155
2002 73 215
2003 90 281
2004 82 369
2005 102 457
2006 137 589
2007 134 708
2008 176 782
2009 206 1269
2010 225 1498
2011 274 1718
2012 282 2028
2013 347 2557
2014 414 2856
2015 424 3392
2016 433 3808
2017 402 3916
2018 475 4528
2019 460 5369
2020 480 6579
2021 463 7797
2022 387 7884
2023 428 8074
2024 329 8051

The following table provides academic rankings for Sao Paulo State University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Cinematography 8 8 62
Fashion Design 3 3 163
Singing and Vocal Performance 4 4 177
Photography 4 4 190
Art History 2 3 219
Literature 4 4 231
Entertainment Industry Business 8 9 234
Landscape Architecture 6 8 342
Creative Writing 7 8 354
Illustration and Concept Art 5 8 358
Performing arts 7 10 388
Painting and Drawing 6 9 389
Sculpture 6 9 389
Graphic Design 5 6 402
Music 7 10 405
Interior Design 6 8 473
Computer Graphics 6 7 515
Aesthetics 7 10 522
UX/UI Desgin 12 17 537
Multimedia 10 15 713
Architecture 14 23 740
Game Design and Development 17 23 828
Animation 13 22 940

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Sao Paulo State University

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
Environmental Economics 5 6 306
Agricultural Economics 8 10 316
Development Studies 8 11 539
Economics 8 12 633
International Economics 11 25 1023