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The State University of Campinas ranked 2nd in Brazil, 236th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 20 research topics. The State University of Campinas ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 173,798 academic publications and 2,873,373 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 43 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#236 of 14,131 In the World
#4 of 1,756 In Latin America
#2 of 198 In Brazil
#1 of 2 In Campinas
#10 of 3,944 For Nutrition and Food Science
#13 of 2,490 For Dentistry
#14 of 6,713 For Philosophy
#1325 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#316 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 17 other topics

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Biology rankings

The State University of Campinas ranked 3rd for Biology in Brazil and 199th in the World with 85,658 publications made and 1,994,487 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 128 In Brazil
#4 of 433 In Latin America
#199 of 6,841 In the World

State University of Campinas
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 359 1231
1994 388 1491
1995 405 1721
1996 519 2216
1997 579 2617
1998 735 3238
1999 856 4084
2000 1073 5261
2001 1101 6576
2002 1372 8596
2003 1476 11271
2004 1680 14110
2005 1777 17176
2006 2097 22371
2007 2174 26214
2008 2263 30323
2009 2462 34728
2010 2595 41105
2011 2892 49318
2012 3169 56035
2013 3248 62139
2014 3245 70179
2015 3840 74052
2016 4242 80391
2017 4142 88425
2018 4397 101359
2019 4937 116203
2020 5085 146138
2021 5183 174097
2022 4647 176637
2023 4299 176952
2024 3584 166231
2025 2848 150433

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

Biology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 2 2 10
Horticulture 6 6 41
Botany 3 4 74
Forestry 9 10 92
Toxicology 4 5 93
Biotechnology 2 2 95
Agricultural Science 7 9 118
Animal Science 14 16 120
Zoology 7 8 120
Microbiology 5 6 143
Paleontology 3 4 157
Nanotechnology 2 2 197
Entomology 6 9 201
Molecular Biology 3 3 216
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 12 233
Biochemistry 2 3 235
Immunology 4 4 271
Virology 7 9 272
Genetics 2 3 275
Pharmacology 5 6 284
Evolutionary Biology 4 5 289
Neuroscience 4 6 297
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 3 316
Astrobiology 3 6 321
Oncology and Cancer research 2 2 337
Biophysics 3 6 343
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 18 28 649

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The State University of Campinas ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 64th in the World with 76,080 publications made and 898,919 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 128 In Brazil
#4 of 442 In Latin America
#64 of 7,088 In the World

State University of Campinas
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 285 558
1994 258 624
1995 339 835
1996 335 1010
1997 397 1039
1998 473 1333
1999 601 1706
2000 672 1976
2001 713 2733
2002 954 3805
2003 955 4784
2004 1067 5555
2005 1244 7304
2006 1469 9578
2007 1850 11544
2008 2050 13491
2009 2064 15978
2010 2119 18928
2011 2402 22832
2012 2764 25746
2013 2787 28540
2014 2907 31826
2015 3893 34384
2016 5932 35649
2017 4108 39750
2018 4485 45864
2019 5958 54038
2020 4615 69822
2021 4769 85732
2022 4078 84274
2023 3927 86877
2024 2698 71723
2025 1548 59540

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

Chemistry rankings

The State University of Campinas ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Brazil and 205th in the World with 73,455 publications made and 1,790,658 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 128 In Brazil
#3 of 420 In Latin America
#205 of 6,561 In the World

State University of Campinas
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 390 1649
1994 405 1893
1995 456 2309
1996 591 2587
1997 616 3205
1998 775 3614
1999 888 4685
2000 1105 5647
2001 1174 7111
2002 1489 9238
2003 1458 11893
2004 1639 14205
2005 1721 17041
2006 1990 21222
2007 1918 24238
2008 1964 27495
2009 2156 31513
2010 2235 37199
2011 2380 44079
2012 2689 49730
2013 2666 54813
2014 2720 62057
2015 3221 65423
2016 3636 71524
2017 3447 78678
2018 3606 89491
2019 3914 102046
2020 3997 126140
2021 3994 148876
2022 3477 150804
2023 3288 150641
2024 2710 142822
2025 2112 127853

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

Chemistry subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 2 2 10
Radiochemistry 2 2 15
Biochemical Engineering 2 2 38
Environmental Chemistry 2 2 122
Chemical Engineering 2 2 138
Inorganic Chemistry 2 2 140
Organic Chemistry 2 2 147
Physical chemistry 2 2 156
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 2 159
Computational Chemistry 2 3 171
Materials Science 2 2 172
Nanotechnology 2 2 197
Biochemistry 2 3 235
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 8 315
Pharmacy 3 4 321

Engineering rankings

The State University of Campinas ranked 2nd for Engineering in Brazil and 193rd in the World with 65,777 publications made and 1,445,080 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 127 In Brazil
#2 of 425 In Latin America
#193 of 6,795 In the World

State University of Campinas
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 361 1484
1994 369 1813
1995 399 2113
1996 544 2348
1997 558 2699
1998 654 3124
1999 802 3980
2000 975 4716
2001 1134 5831
2002 1541 8368
2003 1326 10043
2004 1460 11344
2005 1531 13798
2006 1721 16925
2007 1724 19543
2008 1748 22082
2009 1899 25519
2010 1968 29798
2011 2126 35625
2012 2393 40488
2013 2364 44801
2014 2460 50205
2015 3085 54163
2016 2867 58778
2017 3074 65478
2018 3333 75135
2019 3586 85912
2020 3519 103957
2021 3541 121785
2022 3137 122598
2023 3078 124750
2024 2387 115680
2025 1716 103158

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

Engineering subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 3 3 33
Biochemical Engineering 2 2 38
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 2 69
Biotechnology 2 2 95
Petroleum Engineering 1 1 95
Environmental Engineering 2 3 124
Architecture 2 2 133
Chemical Engineering 2 2 138
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 2 159
Automotive Engineering 2 2 161
Computer Engineering 2 2 162
Automation and Control engineering 2 2 169
Materials Science 2 2 172
Metallurgical Engineering 2 2 173
Industrial Engineering 2 2 175
Systems Engineering 2 2 182
Nanotechnology 2 2 197
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 3 209
Electrical Engineering 2 2 212
Electronic Engineering 2 2 213
Telecommunications 2 2 220
Mechanical Engineering 2 2 221
Optical Engineering 2 3 226
Biomedical Engineering 3 3 233
Computer Networking 2 2 235
Geotechnical Engineering 2 3 254
Construction Management 2 3 263
Technical Drawing 2 2 263
Acoustical Engineering 2 3 274
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 2 278
Structural Engineering 3 3 305
Aerospace Engineering 2 3 308
Remote Sensing 3 4 316
Landscape Architecture 5 7 328
Operations Research 6 8 332
Mining Engineering 5 8 336
Civil Engineering 3 4 351
Human-Computer Interaction 3 5 354
Marine Engineering 5 6 364
Firefighting and Fire Science 6 7 378
Transportation Engineering 3 5 378
Robotics 3 7 394
Architectural Engineering 3 3 400
Nuclear Engineering 5 6 402
Engineering Management 7 10 500
Aviation 4 5 527
Product and Industrial Design 8 10 530

Physics rankings

The State University of Campinas ranked 2nd for Physics in Brazil and 205th in the World with 62,398 publications made and 1,360,325 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 127 In Brazil
#3 of 419 In Latin America
#205 of 6,729 In the World

State University of Campinas
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 391 1674
1994 396 2039
1995 436 2480
1996 551 2632
1997 594 3067
1998 684 3505
1999 823 4232
2000 980 5104
2001 1109 6259
2002 1450 8347
2003 1288 10152
2004 1458 11525
2005 1550 13956
2006 1729 16931
2007 1704 19527
2008 1693 21725
2009 1764 24609
2010 1895 28744
2011 1960 34409
2012 2239 39203
2013 2195 43148
2014 2286 47857
2015 2710 50850
2016 3057 55743
2017 2801 60763
2018 3072 69660
2019 3158 79368
2020 3183 95202
2021 3229 108773
2022 2817 107689
2023 2758 111324
2024 2177 104609
2025 1565 92160

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

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Materials Science 2 2 172
Theoretical Physics 3 4 185
Nanotechnology 2 2 197
Quantum and Particle physics 2 3 202
Optical Engineering 2 3 226
Condensed Matter Physics 2 3 246
Nuclear Physics 2 3 253
Acoustical Engineering 2 3 274
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 3 274
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 3 276
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 2 278
Astrobiology 3 6 321
Medical Physics 4 4 336
Biophysics 3 6 343

Medicine rankings

The State University of Campinas ranked 3rd for Medicine in Brazil and 212th in the World with 60,407 publications made and 1,250,860 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 128 In Brazil
#3 of 432 In Latin America
#212 of 6,793 In the World

State University of Campinas
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 197 508
1994 207 659
1995 244 742
1996 286 1036
1997 302 1226
1998 414 1641
1999 458 2202
2000 620 2669
2001 687 3463
2002 793 4346
2003 939 5859
2004 1094 7501
2005 1156 9642
2006 1430 12655
2007 1408 15572
2008 1557 18281
2009 1686 21634
2010 1821 25342
2011 2086 30376
2012 2335 35340
2013 2389 39215
2014 2407 45035
2015 2796 48031
2016 2950 50224
2017 3026 55401
2018 3067 61856
2019 3494 71657
2020 3802 94502
2021 3967 115356
2022 3535 115816
2023 3252 116539
2024 2850 104480
2025 2298 94277

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

Environmental Science rankings

The State University of Campinas ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Brazil and 163rd in the World with 57,834 publications made and 1,253,856 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 128 In Brazil
#4 of 433 In Latin America
#163 of 6,888 In the World

State University of Campinas
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 245 827
1994 271 1013
1995 292 1262
1996 373 1495
1997 366 1620
1998 509 1905
1999 590 2419
2000 746 3178
2001 773 3749
2002 984 5254
2003 927 6589
2004 1084 8051
2005 1142 10029
2006 1335 12992
2007 1416 15042
2008 1508 17878
2009 1632 20511
2010 1689 24477
2011 1888 29484
2012 2076 33563
2013 2122 37230
2014 2126 42259
2015 2640 45545
2016 3222 49948
2017 2866 55788
2018 3106 64485
2019 3447 75473
2020 3519 93074
2021 3529 111804
2022 3122 111424
2023 2998 113888
2024 2277 103539
2025 1627 92118

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

Computer Science rankings

The State University of Campinas ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Brazil and 277th in the World with 43,335 publications made and 837,483 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 125 In Brazil
#2 of 427 In Latin America
#277 of 6,855 In the World

State University of Campinas
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 154 645
1994 161 759
1995 206 911
1996 221 1156
1997 260 1259
1998 319 1551
1999 407 2025
2000 458 2294
2001 531 2771
2002 1003 5150
2003 827 5765
2004 820 6413
2005 956 7963
2006 1039 9905
2007 1142 11385
2008 1122 13034
2009 1235 15110
2010 1281 17461
2011 1438 20428
2012 1508 23255
2013 1556 25811
2014 1652 29946
2015 1978 31912
2016 1944 34468
2017 2080 38226
2018 2376 44292
2019 2629 52021
2020 2574 64263
2021 2674 76096
2022 2499 74412
2023 2294 77839
2024 1797 70111
2025 1241 60596

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

Psychology rankings

The State University of Campinas ranked 4th for Psychology in Brazil and 295th in the World with 23,760 publications made and 452,317 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 126 In Brazil
#4 of 417 In Latin America
#295 of 6,663 In the World

State University of Campinas
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 72 237
1994 68 254
1995 85 317
1996 98 521
1997 143 518
1998 143 659
1999 191 964
2000 211 1025
2001 217 1293
2002 314 1920
2003 340 2285
2004 409 2826
2005 397 3291
2006 513 4290
2007 581 5194
2008 597 6009
2009 636 7196
2010 703 8318
2011 811 10025
2012 880 11664
2013 981 13178
2014 962 15648
2015 1103 16900
2016 1140 17602
2017 1204 19719
2018 1271 22492
2019 1468 26635
2020 1470 34704
2021 1624 42009
2022 1473 41774
2023 1373 43622
2024 1099 38639
2025 841 34406

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

Psychology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Sexology 2 2 192
Occupational Therapy 6 6 237
Psychiatry 4 4 289
Neuroscience 4 6 297
Education Majors 2 2 314
Cognitive Science 2 3 335
Clinical Psychology 6 6 368
Child Psychology 4 4 379
Social Psychology 3 3 471
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 2 484
Social Work 2 4 507
Special Education 5 6 543
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 12 578

Mathematics rankings

The State University of Campinas ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Brazil and 231st in the World with 23,084 publications made and 461,494 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 125 In Brazil
#2 of 400 In Latin America
#231 of 6,434 In the World

State University of Campinas
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 82 276
1994 83 387
1995 117 461
1996 116 543
1997 126 652
1998 172 829
1999 222 987
2000 240 1236
2001 277 1469
2002 509 2605
2003 440 2964
2004 459 3085
2005 513 3866
2006 565 5129
2007 644 5850
2008 604 6757
2009 660 7731
2010 699 8874
2011 775 10558
2012 811 11822
2013 883 13591
2014 965 15691
2015 975 16804
2016 1063 17775
2017 1176 19769
2018 1304 22977
2019 1372 26257
2020 1472 32841
2021 1513 38289
2022 1290 36743
2023 1223 38108
2024 795 27046
2025 498 22060

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

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 2 2 111
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 1 202
Statistics 2 2 239
Math Teachers 2 2 312
Operations Research 6 8 332
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 8 547
Actuarial Science 10 23 1234

Business rankings

The State University of Campinas ranked 2nd for Business in Brazil and 327th in the World with 14,024 publications made and 242,719 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 124 In Brazil
#2 of 396 In Latin America
#327 of 6,366 In the World

State University of Campinas
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 57 188
1994 56 259
1995 79 291
1996 83 362
1997 94 382
1998 92 388
1999 127 514
2000 183 679
2001 195 804
2002 350 1446
2003 243 1521
2004 281 1826
2005 307 2181
2006 284 2654
2007 349 3079
2008 360 3554
2009 408 4565
2010 393 4815
2011 464 5804
2012 447 6511
2013 509 7158
2014 509 8181
2015 629 9008
2016 729 9751
2017 720 10676
2018 780 12097
2019 870 14050
2020 841 17210
2021 905 20485
2022 829 20231
2023 760 21408
2024 482 16328
2025 317 13859

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

Art & Design rankings

The State University of Campinas ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Brazil and 169th in the World with 9,657 publications made and 147,612 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
#2 of 123 In Brazil
#2 of 367 In Latin America
#169 of 6,010 In the World

State University of Campinas
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 43 130
1994 49 125
1995 54 174
1996 41 229
1997 62 237
1998 55 228
1999 86 290
2000 108 442
2001 113 476
2002 188 652
2003 156 775
2004 185 886
2005 207 1216
2006 241 1561
2007 283 1919
2008 263 2230
2009 288 2532
2010 323 2952
2011 345 3560
2012 377 4113
2013 360 4593
2014 377 5111
2015 511 5261
2016 484 5787
2017 486 6374
2018 571 6999
2019 593 7967
2020 548 9534
2021 577 10924
2022 476 11022
2023 470 11340
2024 330 10779
2025 232 9763

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

Art & Design subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Cinematography 3 3 12
Fashion Design 2 2 84
Entertainment Industry Business 5 5 88
Architecture 2 2 133
Photography 2 2 135
Literature 2 2 156
Performing arts 2 2 164
Computer Graphics 1 1 202
Music 3 4 206
Painting and Drawing 3 5 241
Sculpture 3 5 241
Illustration and Concept Art 3 5 246
UX/UI Desgin 5 7 247
Animation 2 2 285
Art History 4 5 292
Aesthetics 3 4 293
Multimedia 3 3 313
Graphic Design 3 3 324
Landscape Architecture 5 7 328
Singing and Vocal Performance 11 15 344
Creative Writing 6 7 346
Interior Design 4 6 462
Game Design and Development 11 14 671

Economics rankings

The State University of Campinas ranked 2nd for Economics in Brazil and 359th in the World with 9,286 publications made and 164,618 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 123 In Brazil
#2 of 386 In Latin America
#359 of 6,188 In the World

State University of Campinas
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 35 104
1994 37 164
1995 58 163
1996 44 218
1997 59 262
1998 67 252
1999 76 270
2000 110 408
2001 105 501
2002 136 608
2003 114 794
2004 132 907
2005 145 1113
2006 163 1250
2007 212 1714
2008 256 1915
2009 243 2439
2010 240 2781
2011 279 3414
2012 295 4025
2013 341 4395
2014 368 5260
2015 405 5764
2016 517 6010
2017 456 7211
2018 483 7761
2019 552 9452
2020 637 11944
2021 696 15287
2022 626 14774
2023 557 16073
2024 373 12306
2025 275 10991

The following table provides academic rankings for The State University of Campinas in various areas of Economics.