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Sao Paulo State University ranked 6th in Brazil, 378th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 21 research topics. Sao Paulo State University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 143,158 academic publications and 1,388,544 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 13 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#378 of 14,131 In the World
#10 of 1,756 In Latin America
#6 of 198 In Brazil
#2 of 15 In Sao Paulo
#1 of 2,152 For Animal Science
#2 of 3,373 For Horticulture
#12 of 2,253 For Dentistry
#2750 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#583 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 18 other topics

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Biology rankings

Sao Paulo State University ranked 2nd for Biology in Brazil and 202nd in the World with 83,054 publications made and 1,090,400 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 128 In Brazil
#3 of 428 In Latin America
#202 of 6,770 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 161 213
1992 211 324
1993 248 346
1994 248 389
1995 338 464
1996 347 520
1997 430 687
1998 498 976
1999 672 1261
2000 763 1748
2001 858 2208
2002 1004 3045
2003 1126 4071
2004 1365 5351
2005 1559 7009
2006 1810 9092
2007 2079 12107
2008 2607 15324
2009 2547 19422
2010 2833 23464
2011 3241 28535
2012 3451 33349
2013 3863 39209
2014 4048 44631
2015 4210 49705
2016 4507 51728
2017 4652 57714
2018 4979 66287
2019 5053 79218
2020 5718 101039
2021 5904 122772
2022 5069 125310
2023 4874 126554

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
Forestry 2 2 19
Zoology 2 3 22
Toxicology 2 2 23
Agricultural Science 1 1 26
Nutrition and Food Science 3 3 33
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 2 37
Botany 2 2 39
Microbiology 2 2 87
Entomology 4 6 109
Paleontology 2 3 159
Biotechnology 3 3 200
Molecular Biology 2 2 205
Virology 5 7 250
Astrobiology 2 4 263
Evolutionary Biology 2 3 279
Pharmacology 4 6 280
Nanotechnology 3 4 313
Genetics 4 6 327
Immunology 6 8 327
Biochemistry 5 7 331
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 9 415
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 9 474
Neuroscience 7 11 474
Oncology and Cancer research 4 7 487
Biophysics 5 11 600

Environmental Science rankings

Sao Paulo State University ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Brazil and 132nd in the World with 62,694 publications made and 778,822 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 128 In Brazil
#3 of 428 In Latin America
#132 of 6,798 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 110 122
1992 146 188
1993 214 226
1994 183 263
1995 250 325
1996 274 356
1997 325 487
1998 380 660
1999 488 883
2000 604 1202
2001 641 1607
2002 730 2192
2003 864 3009
2004 987 3885
2005 1139 5070
2006 1304 6590
2007 1493 8711
2008 1913 11156
2009 1794 13714
2010 2108 16723
2011 2397 20187
2012 2580 23916
2013 2776 27918
2014 3136 31862
2015 3177 35079
2016 3509 37247
2017 3578 40985
2018 3836 47734
2019 3937 57806
2020 4454 73099
2021 4527 88897
2022 3873 90163
2023 3580 91816

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 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 98th in the World with 60,526 publications made and 380,170 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 128 In Brazil
#6 of 443 In Latin America
#98 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 101 55
1992 130 100
1993 160 107
1994 178 129
1995 210 187
1996 255 191
1997 266 276
1998 272 338
1999 327 418
2000 382 541
2001 490 776
2002 497 1013
2003 568 1311
2004 682 1675
2005 755 2514
2006 912 3000
2007 1148 4144
2008 1574 5414
2009 1560 6856
2010 1882 8485
2011 2199 10598
2012 2490 12554
2013 2828 14421
2014 3301 16847
2015 3775 19297
2016 3745 18217
2017 3934 20286
2018 4049 24402
2019 4157 29890
2020 4837 39384
2021 4786 49169
2022 3641 48123
2023 3394 48828

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 296th in the World with 59,370 publications made and 904,946 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 414 In Latin America
#296 of 6,447 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 124 184
1992 147 309
1993 162 331
1994 183 379
1995 218 493
1996 256 504
1997 326 710
1998 368 968
1999 453 1251
2000 534 1675
2001 619 2105
2002 766 2907
2003 825 3666
2004 959 4934
2005 1103 6184
2006 1333 7698
2007 1480 9993
2008 1762 12377
2009 1703 15363
2010 1944 18659
2011 2211 22411
2012 2419 26309
2013 2677 31551
2014 2867 35826
2015 3003 40468
2016 3279 43634
2017 3326 48497
2018 3614 55825
2019 3640 66391
2020 4171 84322
2021 4349 101987
2022 3759 105431
2023 3710 106084

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 2 2 19
Nutrition and Food Science 3 3 33
Environmental Chemistry 3 4 185
Biochemical Engineering 5 6 236
Inorganic Chemistry 3 4 242
Chemical Engineering 3 4 281
Organic Chemistry 4 5 299
Nanotechnology 3 4 313
Materials Science 3 4 326
Biochemistry 5 7 331
Physical chemistry 4 5 374
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 10 399
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 8 462
Computational Chemistry 8 18 634
Pharmacy 10 18 825

Medicine rankings

Sao Paulo State University ranked 4th for Medicine in Brazil and 249th in the World with 53,095 publications made and 675,543 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology, Immunology, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 128 In Brazil
#4 of 426 In Latin America
#249 of 6,680 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 94 139
1992 124 193
1993 117 215
1994 125 217
1995 185 277
1996 187 283
1997 237 421
1998 237 538
1999 322 710
2000 375 971
2001 442 1121
2002 491 1560
2003 599 2026
2004 761 2735
2005 808 3765
2006 1063 4844
2007 1270 6609
2008 1602 8342
2009 1606 10998
2010 1817 13545
2011 2125 17036
2012 2303 20379
2013 2642 24739
2014 2677 28240
2015 2887 31786
2016 2929 32609
2017 3128 37023
2018 3259 41940
2019 3210 49138
2020 3745 64578
2021 4057 78875
2022 3454 80693
2023 3270 80285

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

Engineering rankings

Sao Paulo State University ranked 4th for Engineering in Brazil and 355th in the World with 44,556 publications made and 632,407 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 127 In Brazil
#5 of 420 In Latin America
#355 of 6,684 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 79 109
1992 106 195
1993 132 218
1994 127 262
1995 157 322
1996 193 370
1997 218 499
1998 286 683
1999 332 840
2000 430 1169
2001 464 1464
2002 595 2070
2003 626 2476
2004 698 3394
2005 753 4302
2006 938 5399
2007 1068 6919
2008 1315 8338
2009 1288 10568
2010 1418 12804
2011 1636 15423
2012 1814 18291
2013 2017 21624
2014 2226 25351
2015 2265 28681
2016 2404 31334
2017 2465 34479
2018 2728 40576
2019 2835 48807
2020 3095 60974
2021 3332 74984
2022 2900 78641
2023 2920 80102

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 18
Environmental Engineering 4 5 150
Biotechnology 3 3 200
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 5 201
Biomedical Engineering 2 2 228
Biochemical Engineering 5 6 236
Metallurgical Engineering 3 4 264
Chemical Engineering 3 4 281
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 5 309
Nanotechnology 3 4 313
Landscape Architecture 4 6 320
Remote Sensing 2 3 325
Materials Science 3 4 326
Geotechnical Engineering 5 6 333
Reliability and Quality Engineering 6 7 360
Automotive Engineering 8 8 365
Product and Industrial Design 6 7 398
Mining Engineering 5 8 399
Operations Research 8 10 402
Optical Engineering 3 4 404
Structural Engineering 5 6 420
Mechanical Engineering 5 6 422
Acoustical Engineering 4 5 433
Electrical Engineering 5 6 435
Electronic Engineering 7 8 460
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 8 462
Technical Drawing 3 3 464
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 4 469
Industrial Engineering 9 10 499
Aerospace Engineering 5 6 514
Petroleum Engineering 7 12 535
Civil Engineering 6 10 546
Automation and Control engineering 7 14 562
Telecommunications 7 8 640
Architectural Engineering 6 9 640
Construction Management 11 13 647
Computer Engineering 10 11 672
Systems Engineering 11 16 672
Nuclear Engineering 7 12 705
Computer Networking 8 10 726
Human-Computer Interaction 10 21 741
Marine Engineering 12 15 752
Architecture 15 24 763
Engineering Management 14 20 771
Aviation 12 20 806
Transportation Engineering 10 18 923
Robotics 14 28 945

Physics rankings

Sao Paulo State University ranked 4th for Physics in Brazil and 348th in the World with 41,598 publications made and 595,279 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 127 In Brazil
#5 of 409 In Latin America
#348 of 6,603 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 92 140
1992 132 219
1993 141 275
1994 138 350
1995 173 406
1996 204 455
1997 247 583
1998 288 771
1999 389 994
2000 462 1399
2001 503 1877
2002 608 2440
2003 654 2865
2004 685 3826
2005 758 4774
2006 935 5848
2007 1016 7413
2008 1263 8662
2009 1199 10518
2010 1324 12484
2011 1477 14862
2012 1664 17275
2013 1859 20661
2014 2017 23543
2015 2097 26995
2016 2189 29433
2017 2248 32060
2018 2441 37704
2019 2587 44965
2020 2820 55488
2021 3028 67078
2022 2608 68652
2023 2639 71046

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 3 116
Astrobiology 2 4 263
Nuclear Physics 3 4 300
Nanotechnology 3 4 313
Materials Science 3 4 326
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 9 362
Quantum and Particle physics 4 5 389
Condensed Matter Physics 5 6 394
Optical Engineering 3 4 404
Acoustical Engineering 4 5 433
Medical Physics 6 7 441
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 9 443
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 4 469
Biophysics 5 11 600

Computer Science rankings

Sao Paulo State University ranked 6th for Computer Science in Brazil and 539th in the World with 24,412 publications made and 285,993 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 125 In Brazil
#9 of 417 In Latin America
#539 of 6,752 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 37 65
1992 51 117
1993 62 108
1994 45 116
1995 65 150
1996 78 160
1997 88 227
1998 114 288
1999 126 324
2000 172 530
2001 189 675
2002 274 947
2003 280 1059
2004 290 1384
2005 332 1796
2006 420 2258
2007 510 3015
2008 644 3520
2009 620 4466
2010 704 5412
2011 868 6818
2012 994 8607
2013 1176 9907
2014 1229 11560
2015 1346 13524
2016 1391 14306
2017 1433 16540
2018 1589 20236
2019 1633 24141
2020 1754 30404
2021 2059 37986
2022 1801 40873
2023 1697 40384

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 437th in the World with 16,386 publications made and 183,894 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 126 In Brazil
#8 of 403 In Latin America
#437 of 6,528 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 29 47
1992 33 83
1993 33 57
1994 42 72
1995 58 110
1996 61 97
1997 61 142
1998 61 200
1999 85 202
2000 104 317
2001 113 426
2002 149 498
2003 179 579
2004 225 770
2005 207 1057
2006 307 1259
2007 362 1725
2008 448 2053
2009 477 2692
2010 547 3403
2011 626 4283
2012 700 5241
2013 809 6246
2014 883 7274
2015 916 8197
2016 923 8467
2017 1018 10070
2018 1081 11346
2019 1040 13593
2020 1202 17544
2021 1264 21787
2022 1080 23206
2023 1015 23046

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 5 204
Education Majors 5 5 365
Psychiatry 7 8 405
Child Psychology 5 5 435
Neuroscience 7 11 474
Sexology 11 15 541
Clinical Psychology 8 9 558
Special Education 5 5 616
Social Psychology 6 8 650
Cognitive Science 6 9 675
Social Work 6 11 817
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 15 27 950

Mathematics rankings

Sao Paulo State University ranked 6th for Mathematics in Brazil and 443rd in the World with 14,738 publications made and 165,115 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 124 In Brazil
#6 of 393 In Latin America
#443 of 6,305 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 18 19
1992 20 38
1993 30 45
1994 27 43
1995 44 59
1996 35 97
1997 49 81
1998 66 114
1999 92 204
2000 108 271
2001 110 383
2002 128 404
2003 155 546
2004 178 722
2005 222 888
2006 248 1165
2007 312 1607
2008 383 1820
2009 431 2319
2010 446 3012
2011 539 3736
2012 593 4620
2013 666 5891
2014 742 6816
2015 822 7498
2016 870 8162
2017 856 8939
2018 930 10462
2019 1005 12688
2020 1202 16090
2021 1159 19502
2022 1048 20419
2023 1058 20785

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 8 10 402
Math Teachers 3 3 423
Statistics 6 6 428
Applied Mathematics 6 10 626
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 18 893
Blockchain and Cryptography 19 26 1044

Business rankings

Sao Paulo State University ranked 7th for Business in Brazil and 586th in the World with 8,253 publications made and 79,556 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 123 In Brazil
#10 of 388 In Latin America
#586 of 6,187 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 10 16
1992 13 20
1993 16 31
1994 11 34
1995 28 42
1996 22 52
1997 30 47
1998 36 85
1999 51 90
2000 54 139
2001 69 206
2002 100 277
2003 98 302
2004 92 345
2005 109 484
2006 107 662
2007 156 766
2008 192 923
2009 213 1184
2010 239 1418
2011 317 1734
2012 307 2165
2013 435 2617
2014 438 3176
2015 480 3778
2016 476 3997
2017 467 4537
2018 541 5609
2019 563 6948
2020 632 8573
2021 692 10972
2022 632 11367
2023 548 11523

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

Business subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 3 4 309
Entertainment Industry Business 10 11 337
Public Policy / Administration 6 6 368
Operations Research 8 10 402
Project Management 9 11 477
Marketing 6 8 553
Management 7 8 596
Occupational Safety and Health 12 12 597
Advertising 6 9 606
Human Resource Management 4 5 609
Management Information Systems 9 12 621
Construction Management 11 13 647
Finance 9 14 717
Accounting 8 12 759
Engineering Management 14 20 771
Risk Management 10 17 868
International Trade 9 16 873
Real Estate 9 13 922
International Business 10 23 959
Hospitality and Hotel Management 14 25 978

Art & Design rankings

Sao Paulo State University ranked 5th for Art & Design in Brazil and 338th in the World with 6,259 publications made and 50,624 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 121 In Brazil
#6 of 350 In Latin America
#338 of 5,720 In the World

Sao Paulo State University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 9 11
1992 11 12
1993 10 12
1994 15 24
1995 26 23
1996 18 24
1997 31 53
1998 24 28
1999 36 49
2000 37 66
2001 61 127
2002 71 160
2003 80 201
2004 76 280
2005 93 337
2006 119 429
2007 134 552
2008 192 605
2009 185 923
2010 201 1117
2011 248 1320
2012 245 1568
2013 313 1833
2014 377 2070
2015 381 2586
2016 387 2690
2017 372 2683
2018 415 3290
2019 429 3895
2020 438 4649
2021 431 5677
2022 326 5751
2023 381 6074

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 10 11 137
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 3 155
Fashion Design 3 3 182
Literature 4 5 247
Photography 5 7 310
Landscape Architecture 4 6 320
Entertainment Industry Business 10 11 337
Music 6 9 390
Creative Writing 7 8 404
Art History 7 10 452
Graphic Design 5 6 459
Performing arts 8 11 470
Interior Design 7 9 487
UX/UI Desgin 9 13 526
Aesthetics 7 10 546
Computer Graphics 7 10 546
Illustration and Concept Art 10 17 599
Painting and Drawing 14 24 694
Sculpture 14 24 694
Architecture 15 24 763
Game Design and Development 17 22 790
Multimedia 13 17 815
Animation 11 19 861

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Sao Paulo State University

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
Agricultural Economics 10 12 356
Environmental Economics 5 7 375
Development Studies 8 11 566
Economics 8 12 653
International Economics 11 27 1025