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Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela ranked 4th in Venezuela, 3324th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 86 research topics. Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 8,298 academic publications and 120,686 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3324 of 14,131 In the World
#217 of 1,756 In Latin America
#4 of 51 In Venezuela
#2 of 16 In Caracas
#534 of 1,013 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#615 of 1,251 For Petroleum Engineering
#616 of 2,119 For Theoretical Physics
#3345 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 83 other topics

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Physics rankings

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela ranked 1st for Physics in Venezuela and 1372nd in the World with 4,469 publications made and 77,607 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 13 In Venezuela
#49 of 409 In Latin America
#1372 of 6,603 In the World

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 45 225
1992 60 269
1993 55 298
1994 50 338
1995 69 359
1996 66 410
1997 95 420
1998 95 465
1999 99 531
2000 110 521
2001 122 651
2002 248 943
2003 149 893
2004 114 1032
2005 154 1350
2006 194 1592
2007 178 1868
2008 203 1999
2009 183 2102
2010 167 2226
2011 190 2864
2012 179 3065
2013 155 3493
2014 173 3646
2015 157 3856
2016 129 3975
2017 113 3903
2018 110 4168
2019 87 4457
2020 80 4859
2021 72 5298
2022 52 4985
2023 46 4674

The following table provides academic rankings for Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Venezuela ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 1 36 616
Quantum and Particle physics 1 40 1246
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 52 1269
Condensed Matter Physics 2 53 1318
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 59 1380
Materials Science 1 46 1405
Nuclear Physics 2 60 1423
Biophysics 2 65 1532
Optical Engineering 2 58 1572
Acoustical Engineering 2 58 1688
Nanotechnology 2 72 1997

Engineering rankings

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela ranked 1st for Engineering in Venezuela and 1535th in the World with 4,381 publications made and 69,921 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 13 In Venezuela
#54 of 420 In Latin America
#1535 of 6,684 In the World

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 36 203
1992 57 243
1993 51 267
1994 38 296
1995 61 304
1996 57 376
1997 81 374
1998 90 435
1999 93 490
2000 101 519
2001 110 614
2002 248 937
2003 133 901
2004 103 976
2005 164 1308
2006 199 1586
2007 187 1825
2008 210 1911
2009 190 2135
2010 170 2256
2011 203 2909
2012 187 3054
2013 166 3511
2014 166 3683
2015 152 3908
2016 132 4049
2017 116 3981
2018 106 4321
2019 92 4605
2020 87 5069
2021 79 5634
2022 60 5352
2023 40 4880

The following table provides academic rankings for Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela in various areas of Engineering.

Chemistry rankings

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Venezuela and 1673rd in the World with 3,809 publications made and 71,143 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 11 In Venezuela
#70 of 414 In Latin America
#1673 of 6,447 In the World

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 39 160
1992 46 207
1993 56 262
1994 40 281
1995 60 285
1996 72 358
1997 83 364
1998 86 457
1999 105 515
2000 92 521
2001 106 588
2002 176 822
2003 133 820
2004 112 968
2005 136 1246
2006 157 1462
2007 148 1793
2008 185 1799
2009 154 2040
2010 139 2252
2011 168 2731
2012 146 2903
2013 130 3276
2014 149 3539
2015 128 3562
2016 109 3719
2017 92 3725
2018 77 3869
2019 68 4091
2020 76 4538
2021 67 4981
2022 47 4807
2023 44 4519

The following table provides academic rankings for Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Venezuela ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 10 534
Computational Chemistry 2 52 1137
Chemical Engineering 1 34 1138
Pharmacy 2 38 1228
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 61 1305
Physical chemistry 1 45 1308
Inorganic Chemistry 2 50 1337
Environmental Chemistry 2 63 1398
Materials Science 1 46 1405
Radiochemistry 1 70 1423
Organic Chemistry 2 56 1459
Nutrition and Food Science 4 108 1506
Nanotechnology 2 72 1997
Biochemistry 4 104 2032

Biology rankings

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela ranked 4th for Biology in Venezuela and 1916th in the World with 3,603 publications made and 67,362 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 14 In Venezuela
#109 of 428 In Latin America
#1916 of 6,770 In the World

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 34 107
1992 41 161
1993 39 188
1994 33 218
1995 51 269
1996 56 235
1997 67 280
1998 73 364
1999 86 447
2000 94 477
2001 99 573
2002 152 665
2003 131 782
2004 100 891
2005 125 1180
2006 154 1397
2007 132 1687
2008 166 1751
2009 166 2063
2010 149 2300
2011 138 2769
2012 147 3016
2013 144 3334
2014 135 3533
2015 134 3699
2016 116 3862
2017 98 3774
2018 91 4019
2019 98 4375
2020 87 5018
2021 96 5497
2022 52 5369
2023 43 5056

The following table provides academic rankings for Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Venezuela ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 1 27 940
Zoology 4 80 986
Horticulture 5 130 1330
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 105 1352
Agricultural Science 3 102 1452
Botany 3 106 1466
Forestry 4 158 1503
Nutrition and Food Science 4 108 1506
Biophysics 2 65 1532
Virology 6 127 1632
Paleontology 3 90 1635
Animal Science 6 169 1755
Molecular Biology 6 122 1764
Nanotechnology 2 72 1997
Biochemistry 4 104 2032
Neuroscience 4 104 2032
Genetics 4 114 2099
Immunology 7 168 2289
Microbiology 6 186 2449
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 144 2486
Biotechnology 6 214 2994

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Venezuela and 1520th in the World with 3,467 publications made and 33,271 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 15 In Venezuela
#138 of 443 In Latin America
#1520 of 7,020 In the World

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 24 91
1992 30 86
1993 46 141
1994 34 133
1995 44 181
1996 45 155
1997 54 160
1998 36 160
1999 49 225
2000 72 229
2001 74 311
2002 132 403
2003 100 365
2004 90 465
2005 117 606
2006 152 750
2007 160 788
2008 200 870
2009 181 1020
2010 155 1173
2011 177 1394
2012 161 1457
2013 149 1626
2014 120 1786
2015 140 1924
2016 111 1935
2017 103 1876
2018 102 2027
2019 92 2351
2020 97 2806
2021 68 3053
2022 41 2961
2023 39 2602

The following table provides academic rankings for Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Venezuela ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 4 130 1031
Demography 4 121 1888
Political Science 4 152 1893
Aesthetics 1 76 1906
Linguistics 3 73 1995
Library and Information science 4 96 2157
Sociology 4 153 2172
Archaeology 3 107 2184
History 3 110 2246
Education Majors 4 111 2294
Law 3 120 2506
Anthropology 4 145 2633
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 3 127 2747

Environmental Science rankings

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Venezuela and 1634th in the World with 3,415 publications made and 63,257 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 14 In Venezuela
#94 of 428 In Latin America
#1634 of 6,798 In the World

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 35 127
1992 39 162
1993 36 182
1994 30 216
1995 47 243
1996 49 288
1997 69 251
1998 68 321
1999 81 398
2000 74 412
2001 81 487
2002 128 589
2003 97 597
2004 90 734
2005 133 953
2006 143 1178
2007 120 1361
2008 167 1414
2009 159 1691
2010 153 1948
2011 148 2278
2012 157 2593
2013 132 2850
2014 128 2988
2015 118 3195
2016 115 3470
2017 96 3278
2018 72 3526
2019 93 3980
2020 80 4685
2021 78 5179
2022 53 5006
2023 42 4689

The following table provides academic rankings for Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Venezuela ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Oceanography 1 48 1138
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 61 1305
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 105 1352
Earth science and Geophysics 3 61 1372
Environmental Chemistry 2 63 1398
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 1 45 1414
Agricultural Science 3 102 1452
Geology 3 75 1497
Forestry 4 158 1503
Geotechnical Engineering 2 62 1533
Geography and Cartography 4 96 1549
Paleontology 3 90 1635
Ecology 3 98 1659
Environmental Engineering 3 94 1845
Environmental Management 3 102 2080

Computer Science rankings

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela ranked 1st for Computer Science in Venezuela and 1627th in the World with 2,722 publications made and 39,526 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 12 In Venezuela
#55 of 417 In Latin America
#1627 of 6,752 In the World

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 24 118
1992 37 121
1993 26 136
1994 25 148
1995 33 175
1996 32 181
1997 45 177
1998 50 162
1999 52 278
2000 59 274
2001 59 370
2002 202 608
2003 79 533
2004 62 562
2005 108 772
2006 123 878
2007 106 984
2008 128 1150
2009 120 1260
2010 117 1307
2011 106 1554
2012 127 1650
2013 124 1802
2014 90 2002
2015 107 2184
2016 87 2136
2017 87 2137
2018 79 2274
2019 65 2505
2020 54 2667
2021 53 2907
2022 30 2711
2023 23 2517

The following table provides academic rankings for Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Venezuela ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Web Design and Development 1 34 993
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 35 1219
Robotics 2 54 1348
Computer Graphics 1 51 1374
Computer Engineering 1 47 1414
Software Engineering 1 69 1435
Telecommunications 1 43 1482
Computer Networking 1 45 1504
Machine Learning 1 49 1511
Computer Vision 1 50 1562
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 57 1639
Human-Computer Interaction 2 95 1684
Management Information Systems 1 60 1691
Computational Linguistics 1 56 1796
Data Science 1 87 1975
Neuroscience 4 104 2032
Cyber Security 2 70 2045
Cognitive Science 1 73 2136
Library and Information science 4 96 2157
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 144 2486

Medicine rankings

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela ranked 4th for Medicine in Venezuela and 2236th in the World with 1,651 publications made and 30,187 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 14 In Venezuela
#141 of 426 In Latin America
#2236 of 6,680 In the World

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 16 46
1992 15 66
1993 16 73
1994 13 63
1995 22 89
1996 20 61
1997 27 102
1998 29 128
1999 39 161
2000 39 170
2001 43 209
2002 76 260
2003 67 291
2004 44 333
2005 57 414
2006 53 522
2007 71 597
2008 85 663
2009 69 724
2010 62 838
2011 58 918
2012 73 1053
2013 69 1203
2014 57 1314
2015 73 1373
2016 64 1445
2017 47 1413
2018 53 1489
2019 39 1724
2020 50 1959
2021 36 2111
2022 20 2044
2023 20 1994

The following table provides academic rankings for Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Venezuela ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Pharmacy 2 38 1228
Cardiology 4 74 1475
Public Health 2 84 1512
Virology 6 127 1632
Sports Medicine 1 106 1868
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 112 1987
Nursing 2 118 2042
Anatomy and Physiology 4 130 2142
Psychiatry 4 123 2287
Immunology 7 168 2289
Surgery 5 175 2557
Pathology 5 171 2583
Physical Therapy 4 164 2693

Mathematics rankings

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela ranked 1st for Mathematics in Venezuela and 1591st in the World with 1,410 publications made and 24,859 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Venezuela
#51 of 393 In Latin America
#1591 of 6,305 In the World

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 14 60
1992 25 85
1993 15 88
1994 12 93
1995 24 108
1996 23 142
1997 30 128
1998 32 142
1999 22 176
2000 44 185
2001 39 227
2002 71 392
2003 36 332
2004 37 328
2005 55 457
2006 64 508
2007 52 562
2008 65 545
2009 60 641
2010 53 682
2011 58 783
2012 51 847
2013 60 972
2014 51 1039
2015 52 1074
2016 46 1096
2017 44 1085
2018 42 1246
2019 32 1322
2020 27 1314
2021 26 1444
2022 12 1431
2023 8 1267

The following table provides academic rankings for Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Venezuela ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 2 29 1000
Statistics 1 49 1438
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 57 1639
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 61 1654
Math Teachers 3 75 2090

Business rankings

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela ranked 2nd for Business in Venezuela and 1994th in the World with 1,004 publications made and 13,691 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 11 In Venezuela
#73 of 388 In Latin America
#1994 of 6,187 In the World

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 2 20
1992 7 31
1993 10 21
1994 6 29
1995 13 43
1996 10 52
1997 15 31
1998 11 41
1999 8 59
2000 16 58
2001 13 96
2002 68 147
2003 24 148
2004 19 124
2005 36 191
2006 71 283
2007 58 306
2008 63 331
2009 40 416
2010 35 437
2011 52 503
2012 52 639
2013 50 657
2014 39 712
2015 34 767
2016 38 752
2017 38 766
2018 36 855
2019 25 958
2020 24 983
2021 19 1180
2022 14 1045
2023 5 923

The following table provides academic rankings for Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Venezuela ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Management 2 53 1631
Management Information Systems 1 60 1691
Finance 3 69 1914
Marketing 1 84 2214

Art & Design rankings

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Venezuela and 1873rd in the World with 467 publications made and 7,516 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, 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
#3 of 9 In Venezuela
#85 of 350 In Latin America
#1873 of 5,720 In the World

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 6 16
1992 11 33
1993 5 19
1994 7 32
1995 3 31
1996 7 28
1997 9 18
1998 5 20
1999 6 23
2000 9 43
2001 9 39
2002 28 67
2003 12 82
2004 10 89
2005 12 91
2006 26 115
2007 21 131
2008 18 148
2009 18 167
2010 25 192
2011 26 234
2012 25 285
2013 18 318
2014 13 341
2015 17 413
2016 19 399
2017 13 443
2018 11 430
2019 13 503
2020 9 559
2021 10 586
2022 3 576
2023 3 502

The following table provides academic rankings for Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Venezuela ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 1 51 1374
Literature 3 86 1804
Aesthetics 1 76 1906
Fashion Design 2 96 1911

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela

Speciality Venezuela Latin America World Rank
Social Psychology 1 62 1916
Economics 3 87 2147
Psychology 3 102 2233
Development Studies 2 89 2242
Child Psychology 3 131 2730