University for Development: Rankings

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The University for Development ranked 14th in Chile, 1813th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 47 research topics. The University for Development ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 7,093 academic publications and 112,937 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 10 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1813 of 14,131 In the World
#100 of 1,756 In Latin America
#14 of 60 In Chile
#6 of 31 In Santiago
#696 of 1,017 For Respiratory Therapy
#850 of 1,070 For Bioethics/Medical Ethics
#891 of 1,054 For Neurosurgery
#2184 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2148 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 44 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The University for Development ranked 7th for Medicine in Chile and 1676th in the World with 4,588 publications made and 84,711 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#7 of 30 In Chile
#90 of 432 In Latin America
#1676 of 6,793 In the World

University for Development
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 0
1996 0 2
1997 0 1
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 1
2002 0 0
2003 5 3
2004 6 18
2005 23 55
2006 39 68
2007 37 134
2008 44 173
2009 51 288
2010 71 395
2011 95 478
2012 104 694
2013 148 996
2014 163 1416
2015 240 1694
2016 241 2095
2017 263 2780
2018 319 3494
2019 333 4777
2020 458 6810
2021 432 9603
2022 425 10722
2023 403 12032
2024 386 12002
2025 361 11426

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

Medicine subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Respiratory Therapy 3 28 696
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 48 850
Neurosurgery 4 38 891
Dermatology 3 55 902
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 114 1036
Critical Care Nursing 3 52 1063
Epidemiology 5 82 1100
Pediatrics 5 81 1135
Surgery 4 53 1156
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 51 1201
Anesthesiology 4 63 1210
Virology 5 85 1214
Occupational Therapy 5 54 1217
Orthodontics 8 85 1264
Cardiology 4 58 1323
Anatomy and Physiology 7 67 1341
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 7 80 1398
Gerontology 9 122 1410
Sports Medicine 8 74 1428
Audiology 6 64 1468
Oncology and Cancer research 6 58 1471
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 66 1484
Radiation Therapy 5 64 1487
Pathology 7 77 1503
Urology 12 110 1516
Dentistry 11 115 1546
Physical Therapy 8 82 1577
Immunology 8 93 1577
Ophthalmology 7 75 1613
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 4 80 1618
Nursing 7 94 1628
Psychiatry 4 77 1631
Family medicine 8 101 1725
Public Health 8 103 1795
Clinical Psychology 8 79 1810
Health Science 10 107 1937
Pharmacology 12 135 2466

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University for Development ranked 19th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Chile and 1994th in the World with 4,006 publications made and 58,978 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#19 of 30 In Chile
#209 of 442 In Latin America
#1994 of 7,088 In the World

University for Development
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 0
1996 1 2
1997 0 1
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 1 1
2001 0 1
2002 0 0
2003 6 2
2004 8 10
2005 13 10
2006 26 23
2007 30 60
2008 42 87
2009 45 125
2010 74 205
2011 112 267
2012 125 333
2013 157 493
2014 137 695
2015 197 941
2016 200 1170
2017 250 1657
2018 263 2221
2019 287 3173
2020 392 4529
2021 377 6463
2022 380 7297
2023 364 8904
2024 308 8006
2025 244 7405

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Early Childhood Education 4 24 965
Philosophy 20 211 1471
Demography 10 105 1772
Political Science 14 169 2020
Anthropology 12 105 2104
Sociology 15 160 2292
Gender Studies 17 156 2318
Law 13 110 2440
Communications and Public Relations 9 92 2487
Library and Information science 14 140 2595
Education Majors 15 136 2600
Linguistics 16 132 2827
Aesthetics 17 149 3011
Archaeology 18 169 3082
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 15 149 3200
History 18 173 3215

Biology rankings

The University for Development ranked 13th for Biology in Chile and 2591st in the World with 3,724 publications made and 79,561 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Immunology, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#13 of 30 In Chile
#154 of 433 In Latin America
#2591 of 6,841 In the World

University for Development
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 1
2002 0 1
2003 4 2
2004 5 14
2005 16 48
2006 36 65
2007 30 121
2008 40 147
2009 46 267
2010 50 372
2011 68 443
2012 68 644
2013 98 869
2014 125 1255
2015 175 1516
2016 181 1867
2017 222 2561
2018 271 3298
2019 288 4561
2020 380 6485
2021 353 8948
2022 370 10017
2023 342 11189
2024 328 11008
2025 271 10483

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

Biology subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 48 850
Virology 5 85 1214
Oncology and Cancer research 6 58 1471
Immunology 8 93 1577
Microbiology 9 112 1696
Neuroscience 8 73 1704
Genetics 11 106 2024
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 98 2057
Biotechnology 11 144 2366
Pharmacology 12 135 2466
Molecular Biology 16 197 2490
Paleontology 15 155 2542
Biochemistry 12 142 2678
Evolutionary Biology 18 145 2785
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 26 247 3001
Zoology 24 249 3024
Agricultural Science 22 264 3363
Nutrition and Food Science 26 295 3820
Botany 26 283 3828
Nanotechnology 27 251 4158

Psychology rankings

The University for Development ranked 8th for Psychology in Chile and 2059th in the World with 2,280 publications made and 47,417 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#8 of 30 In Chile
#86 of 417 In Latin America
#2059 of 6,663 In the World

University for Development
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 1
2002 0 0
2003 1 2
2004 1 3
2005 7 13
2006 15 17
2007 21 63
2008 20 65
2009 21 108
2010 32 155
2011 33 200
2012 41 308
2013 67 423
2014 79 661
2015 119 866
2016 114 1042
2017 131 1449
2018 142 1905
2019 160 2566
2020 224 3597
2021 244 4959
2022 255 5674
2023 217 6565
2024 195 6400
2025 167 5954

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

Psychology subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 5 54 1217
Psychiatry 4 77 1631
Neuroscience 8 73 1704
Clinical Psychology 8 79 1810
Child Psychology 11 82 1979
Social Psychology 12 89 2427
Education Majors 15 136 2600
Cognitive Science 12 107 2784

Computer Science rankings

The University for Development ranked 17th for Computer Science in Chile and 3254th in the World with 2,042 publications made and 42,825 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#17 of 30 In Chile
#156 of 427 In Latin America
#3254 of 6,855 In the World

University for Development
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 1
2001 0 1
2002 0 0
2003 1 3
2004 0 4
2005 2 9
2006 9 15
2007 10 40
2008 12 37
2009 19 75
2010 19 112
2011 21 165
2012 23 293
2013 49 355
2014 55 575
2015 101 738
2016 100 949
2017 127 1360
2018 129 1742
2019 152 2462
2020 199 3575
2021 224 4993
2022 245 5709
2023 221 6831
2024 194 6425
2025 154 6260

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

Computer Science subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 8 73 1704
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 98 2057
Management Information Systems 8 99 2277
Library and Information science 14 140 2595
Cognitive Science 12 107 2784
Data Science 18 148 2814
Human-Computer Interaction 24 205 2846
Machine Learning 22 189 3727
Cyber Security 20 189 3950
Telecommunications 22 209 4163
Computer Networking 24 213 4288
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 24 237 4344
Computer Vision 25 251 4403

Environmental Science rankings

The University for Development ranked 23rd for Environmental Science in Chile and 3175th in the World with 1,983 publications made and 39,695 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#23 of 30 In Chile
#217 of 433 In Latin America
#3175 of 6,888 In the World

University for Development
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 1
2003 3 0
2004 3 3
2005 3 16
2006 11 12
2007 17 31
2008 23 53
2009 17 89
2010 25 126
2011 32 153
2012 49 174
2013 71 297
2014 61 451
2015 86 615
2016 99 793
2017 127 1176
2018 146 1653
2019 143 2274
2020 187 3365
2021 205 4501
2022 185 5055
2023 180 5812
2024 187 5665
2025 145 5513

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

Environmental Science subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Paleontology 15 155 2542
Geology 19 175 2881
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 26 247 3001
Geography and Cartography 24 243 3121
Environmental Management 22 208 3328
Agricultural Science 22 264 3363
Geotechnical Engineering 23 215 3462
Earth science and Geophysics 26 212 3502
Ecology 26 242 3601
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 27 229 3847
Oceanography 29 294 4370

Chemistry rankings

The University for Development ranked 19th for Chemistry in Chile and 3311th in the World with 1,807 publications made and 43,471 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#19 of 30 In Chile
#183 of 420 In Latin America
#3311 of 6,561 In the World

University for Development
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
2003 1 1
2004 5 10
2005 8 42
2006 23 46
2007 16 82
2008 22 86
2009 24 165
2010 26 224
2011 28 280
2012 37 413
2013 50 556
2014 56 806
2015 72 893
2016 90 1094
2017 111 1528
2018 129 2032
2019 126 2706
2020 160 3764
2021 184 5063
2022 179 5465
2023 163 6153
2024 175 6047
2025 146 5778

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

Chemistry subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 12 142 2678
Nutrition and Food Science 26 295 3820
Organic Chemistry 24 242 3998
Physical chemistry 24 239 4088
Nanotechnology 27 251 4158
Chemical Engineering 27 275 4356
Materials Science 28 271 4441

Engineering rankings

The University for Development ranked 21st for Engineering in Chile and 3690th in the World with 1,471 publications made and 31,437 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#21 of 30 In Chile
#188 of 425 In Latin America
#3690 of 6,795 In the World

University for Development
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 1
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 1
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 2 4
2005 6 11
2006 12 15
2007 16 38
2008 13 54
2009 14 69
2010 11 105
2011 24 139
2012 37 210
2013 41 313
2014 42 455
2015 76 574
2016 71 744
2017 101 1032
2018 90 1354
2019 104 1896
2020 132 2584
2021 142 3450
2022 141 3876
2023 156 4522
2024 141 4367
2025 118 4224

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

Engineering subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 11 144 2366
Aerospace Engineering 13 119 2694
Human-Computer Interaction 24 205 2846
Mechanical Engineering 15 144 2896
Civil Engineering 20 160 3124
Acoustical Engineering 17 152 3304
Optical Engineering 18 160 3371
Systems Engineering 19 179 3451
Geotechnical Engineering 23 215 3462
Structural Engineering 21 200 3868
Metallurgical Engineering 25 240 4120
Nanotechnology 27 251 4158
Telecommunications 22 209 4163
Computer Networking 24 213 4288
Chemical Engineering 27 275 4356
Materials Science 28 271 4441
Electrical Engineering 26 263 4543

Mathematics rankings

The University for Development ranked 18th for Mathematics in Chile and 3205th in the World with 1,181 publications made and 24,965 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#18 of 30 In Chile
#151 of 400 In Latin America
#3205 of 6,434 In the World

University for Development
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1997 0 1
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 1
2002 0 0
2003 1 1
2004 0 3
2005 3 4
2006 5 4
2007 7 13
2008 8 21
2009 6 29
2010 12 58
2011 20 69
2012 22 70
2013 32 136
2014 37 241
2015 61 370
2016 67 438
2017 59 579
2018 69 841
2019 79 1286
2020 134 1831
2021 139 2718
2022 120 3153
2023 132 3702
2024 103 2857
2025 77 2543

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

Mathematics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 124 2963
Statistics 17 150 3049
Math Teachers 20 172 3280

Economics rankings

The University for Development ranked 12th for Economics in Chile and 2348th in the World with 879 publications made and 20,966 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#12 of 30 In Chile
#95 of 386 In Latin America
#2348 of 6,188 In the World

University for Development
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
2003 2 0
2004 2 4
2005 2 2
2006 3 3
2007 5 14
2008 8 29
2009 6 31
2010 12 46
2011 18 57
2012 18 76
2013 35 143
2014 30 182
2015 34 267
2016 37 363
2017 45 501
2018 66 653
2019 61 892
2020 88 1335
2021 110 2033
2022 89 2363
2023 85 2968
2024 79 2558
2025 53 2431

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

Economics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Development Studies 11 91 2281
Finance 11 86 2323
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 124 2963

Business rankings

The University for Development ranked 14th for Business in Chile and 2948th in the World with 819 publications made and 18,098 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#14 of 30 In Chile
#130 of 396 In Latin America
#2948 of 6,366 In the World

University for Development
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
2003 1 0
2004 0 1
2005 1 3
2006 4 2
2007 5 10
2008 9 26
2009 3 32
2010 8 49
2011 14 58
2012 14 61
2013 28 130
2014 30 154
2015 34 254
2016 39 311
2017 48 474
2018 54 705
2019 56 998
2020 89 1470
2021 93 2032
2022 79 2262
2023 89 3024
2024 80 2657
2025 49 2400

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

Business subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Entrepreneurship 1 2 215
Management Information Systems 8 99 2277
Finance 11 86 2323
Marketing 14 121 2862
Management 17 154 3350

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University for Development

Speciality Chile Latin America World Rank
Literature 14 163 3110
Fashion Design 18 182 3271
Nuclear Physics 21 180 3431
Art & Design 18 177 3443
Astrophysics and Astronomy 26 210 3805
Physics 22 193 3839
Quantum and Particle physics 28 244 4390