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The University of Antioquia ranked 3rd in Colombia, 721st in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 143 research topics. The University of Antioquia ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 46,327 academic publications and 488,126 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 39 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#721 of 14,131 In the World
#28 of 1,756 In Latin America
#3 of 190 In Colombia
#1 of 22 In Medellin
#171 of 6,713 For Philosophy
#284 of 2,198 For Veterinary
#292 of 1,038 For Forensic Science
#871 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#957 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 140 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Antioquia ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Colombia and 367th in the World with 27,751 publications made and 202,643 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 50 In Colombia
#24 of 442 In Latin America
#367 of 7,088 In the World

University of Antioquia
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 84 29
1994 76 25
1995 98 44
1996 114 58
1997 148 85
1998 199 117
1999 164 157
2000 188 222
2001 215 339
2002 226 365
2003 265 405
2004 296 534
2005 400 692
2006 415 958
2007 491 1084
2008 811 1449
2009 1052 2039
2010 1230 2367
2011 1239 2997
2012 1539 3835
2013 1618 4653
2014 1426 5710
2015 1557 6069
2016 1377 6734
2017 1688 8123
2018 1448 9302
2019 1365 11080
2020 1510 16013
2021 1477 19738
2022 1458 18994
2023 1367 21428
2024 965 18775
2025 556 16516

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 2 24 171
Forensic Science 1 10 292
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 1 5 388
Political Science 2 23 496
Human Rights Law 5 31 509
Genealogy 2 14 520
Political Economy 3 18 600
Demography 2 24 615
Sociology 2 34 673
Sports / Exercise science 1 42 690
Urban and Regional planning 3 22 799
Anthropology 2 29 874
Public Policy / Administration 3 35 893
International Law 7 28 904
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 28 922
Occupational Safety and Health 5 36 944
Library and Information science 3 25 971
Criminology and Criminal Justice 5 37 992
Education Majors 1 30 1021
Gender Studies 4 45 1043
Law 3 29 1066
History 3 39 1087
Archaeology 3 41 1138
Linguistics 2 36 1188
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 4 40 1284
Aesthetics 4 49 1313
Classics and Ancient History 4 39 1358
Art History 4 58 1367
Communications and Public Relations 5 44 1679
Journalism and Digital Media 5 67 1739

Biology rankings

The University of Antioquia ranked 2nd for Biology in Colombia and 926th in the World with 18,684 publications made and 351,809 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 48 In Colombia
#36 of 433 In Latin America
#926 of 6,841 In the World

University of Antioquia
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 18 113
1994 16 76
1995 24 97
1996 33 184
1997 44 292
1998 67 363
1999 72 403
2000 103 544
2001 116 604
2002 124 755
2003 165 992
2004 197 1129
2005 200 1336
2006 270 1795
2007 313 2040
2008 481 2787
2009 574 3622
2010 614 4402
2011 642 5584
2012 830 7004
2013 804 8421
2014 876 10270
2015 812 11458
2016 883 13428
2017 1103 15944
2018 1027 18516
2019 1115 21547
2020 1262 29221
2021 1274 36146
2022 1328 35912
2023 1315 37932
2024 1039 37608
2025 818 34447

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

Biology subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Entomology 1 15 316
Virology 1 17 436
Zoology 2 41 486
Microbiology 1 25 537
Animal Science 2 64 564
Molecular Biology 1 16 579
Immunology 1 14 579
Forestry 2 71 655
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 44 657
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 8 41 756
Botany 2 46 764
Astrobiology 2 17 768
Horticulture 2 80 802
Nutrition and Food Science 2 59 842
Toxicology 4 62 883
Genetics 1 25 888
Evolutionary Biology 3 27 893
Pharmacology 1 31 924
Paleontology 2 43 956
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 26 958
Biochemistry 2 31 991
Neuroscience 1 29 1003
Oncology and Cancer research 1 28 1004
Biotechnology 2 48 1020
Agricultural Science 2 80 1156
Nanotechnology 2 39 1355
Biophysics 4 58 1465

Medicine rankings

The University of Antioquia ranked 1st for Medicine in Colombia and 755th in the World with 15,898 publications made and 286,183 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 48 In Colombia
#25 of 432 In Latin America
#755 of 6,793 In the World

University of Antioquia
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 18 79
1994 24 61
1995 28 78
1996 38 150
1997 42 214
1998 67 298
1999 79 321
2000 71 452
2001 84 520
2002 109 667
2003 147 839
2004 164 997
2005 178 1213
2006 243 1533
2007 273 1793
2008 441 2367
2009 447 2896
2010 498 3336
2011 535 4265
2012 693 5266
2013 682 6374
2014 718 7953
2015 731 8893
2016 746 10071
2017 808 11756
2018 833 13901
2019 852 15896
2020 1107 22312
2021 1110 28153
2022 1159 27931
2023 1071 29618
2024 968 29310
2025 758 26938

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

Medicine subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Veterinary 1 27 284
Forensic Science 1 10 292
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 28 305
Plastic Surgery 2 14 311
Epidemiology 1 16 414
Dermatology 1 18 433
Virology 1 17 436
Pediatrics 1 22 513
Dentistry 1 34 524
Family medicine 1 22 555
Immunology 1 14 579
Orthodontics 1 33 583
Critical Care Nursing 1 20 586
Public Health 2 23 618
Neurosurgery 2 19 658
Pathology 1 21 686
Sports / Exercise science 1 42 690
Urology 1 26 696
Gerontology 3 54 710
Respiratory Therapy 3 32 710
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 23 727
Occupational Therapy 1 24 728
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 27 743
Nursing 2 34 743
Surgery 1 23 748
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 8 41 756
Audiology 1 26 798
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 24 820
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 26 857
Health Science 1 32 861
Toxicology 4 62 883
Cosmetology 2 29 885
Medical Physics 2 28 895
Psychiatry 1 26 909
Optometry 3 29 915
Pharmacology 1 31 924
Clinical Psychology 2 30 925
Cardiology 1 31 960
Anesthesiology 2 37 960
Anatomy and Physiology 2 37 964
Oncology and Cancer research 1 28 1004
Sports Medicine 1 43 1016
Radiation Therapy 1 31 1025
Ophthalmology 4 35 1038
Physical Therapy 1 42 1057
Biomedical Engineering 4 53 1369
Pharmacy 4 52 1460

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Antioquia ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Colombia and 859th in the World with 13,978 publications made and 197,511 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 49 In Colombia
#40 of 433 In Latin America
#859 of 6,888 In the World

University of Antioquia
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 15 54
1994 15 42
1995 28 56
1996 29 79
1997 37 109
1998 52 138
1999 57 188
2000 64 230
2001 70 315
2002 83 315
2003 108 453
2004 130 502
2005 146 574
2006 194 859
2007 232 999
2008 352 1438
2009 484 1874
2010 521 2339
2011 505 3142
2012 632 3630
2013 692 4760
2014 714 5922
2015 651 6484
2016 667 7375
2017 904 8630
2018 749 9851
2019 807 12015
2020 902 16757
2021 966 20999
2022 922 20620
2023 932 22237
2024 655 21362
2025 494 19588

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

Environmental Science subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 2 71 655
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 44 657
Geography and Cartography 2 31 668
Environmental Engineering 2 29 795
Urban and Regional planning 3 22 799
Environmental Management 2 25 800
Ecology 2 45 883
Paleontology 2 43 956
Hydrology and Water resources management 2 47 1019
Geology 2 43 1025
Environmental Chemistry 2 38 1082
Oceanography 2 45 1098
Agricultural Science 2 80 1156
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 2 37 1190
Geotechnical Engineering 3 52 1396
Earth science and Geophysics 4 63 1452
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 89 1695

Chemistry rankings

The University of Antioquia ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Colombia and 1096th in the World with 12,996 publications made and 282,192 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 48 In Colombia
#33 of 420 In Latin America
#1096 of 6,561 In the World

University of Antioquia
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 11 71
1994 11 67
1995 20 79
1996 23 157
1997 37 231
1998 46 316
1999 64 350
2000 75 443
2001 78 479
2002 98 641
2003 130 790
2004 159 902
2005 174 1046
2006 216 1367
2007 247 1609
2008 327 2205
2009 420 2906
2010 424 3515
2011 491 4461
2012 524 5399
2013 530 6741
2014 604 7872
2015 564 9189
2016 599 10668
2017 706 12377
2018 715 14550
2019 843 17057
2020 886 22416
2021 911 27604
2022 934 27764
2023 916 28899
2024 658 27977
2025 526 25525

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

Chemistry subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 2 31 719
Computational Chemistry 1 25 754
Nutrition and Food Science 2 59 842
Biochemistry 2 31 991
Biochemical Engineering 3 46 1025
Inorganic Chemistry 2 33 1049
Physical chemistry 2 30 1050
Environmental Chemistry 2 38 1082
Chemical Engineering 2 32 1121
Organic Chemistry 2 37 1174
Materials Science 2 42 1293
Nanotechnology 2 39 1355
Pharmacy 4 52 1460
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 89 1695

Engineering rankings

The University of Antioquia ranked 2nd for Engineering in Colombia and 1322nd in the World with 10,113 publications made and 169,674 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 49 In Colombia
#38 of 425 In Latin America
#1322 of 6,795 In the World

University of Antioquia
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 5 35
1994 6 42
1995 8 47
1996 11 55
1997 16 73
1998 33 84
1999 38 109
2000 59 150
2001 59 193
2002 57 268
2003 92 313
2004 90 378
2005 123 505
2006 149 614
2007 197 813
2008 221 1036
2009 347 1461
2010 324 1930
2011 382 2713
2012 404 3314
2013 446 4081
2014 445 4797
2015 486 5581
2016 474 6469
2017 544 7591
2018 551 8920
2019 626 10978
2020 683 14134
2021 774 18249
2022 732 18540
2023 784 20030
2024 553 19671
2025 400 18071

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

Physics rankings

The University of Antioquia ranked 2nd for Physics in Colombia and 1307th in the World with 9,368 publications made and 156,097 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 47 In Colombia
#43 of 419 In Latin America
#1307 of 6,729 In the World

University of Antioquia
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 5 35
1994 8 45
1995 10 47
1996 15 61
1997 18 78
1998 37 89
1999 39 114
2000 60 155
2001 63 227
2002 56 273
2003 98 349
2004 87 406
2005 118 491
2006 157 614
2007 189 877
2008 221 1034
2009 322 1505
2010 304 1900
2011 352 2554
2012 364 3162
2013 399 3779
2014 404 4359
2015 427 5178
2016 432 5809
2017 474 6653
2018 511 7988
2019 553 9446
2020 666 12833
2021 697 16338
2022 676 16686
2023 720 18233
2024 503 17975
2025 388 16600

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

Physics subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Astrobiology 2 17 768
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 23 773
Medical Physics 2 28 895
Nuclear Physics 3 31 962
Condensed Matter Physics 2 33 1015
Theoretical Physics 4 65 1101
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 41 1110
Materials Science 2 42 1293
Optical Engineering 2 38 1305
Acoustical Engineering 3 40 1327
Nanotechnology 2 39 1355
Quantum and Particle physics 3 46 1362
Biophysics 4 58 1465

Computer Science rankings

The University of Antioquia ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Colombia and 1340th in the World with 8,063 publications made and 147,384 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 49 In Colombia
#41 of 427 In Latin America
#1340 of 6,855 In the World

University of Antioquia
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 8 17
1994 6 18
1995 6 22
1996 5 56
1997 13 92
1998 19 99
1999 31 105
2000 41 148
2001 31 141
2002 34 171
2003 55 280
2004 65 315
2005 87 422
2006 78 465
2007 137 609
2008 148 841
2009 202 1013
2010 254 1284
2011 265 1852
2012 336 2398
2013 345 2845
2014 383 3610
2015 403 4222
2016 398 5395
2017 434 6586
2018 437 7904
2019 497 9332
2020 573 12539
2021 656 15835
2022 599 15595
2023 658 17056
2024 491 17225
2025 360 16332

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

Computer Science subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Human-Computer Interaction 2 22 734
Computational Linguistics 2 17 865
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 26 958
Library and Information science 3 25 971
Neuroscience 1 29 1003
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 27 1100
Software Engineering 4 45 1141
Management Information Systems 4 40 1444
Computer Networking 3 40 1446
Cognitive Science 3 38 1460
Computer Engineering 4 49 1490
Telecommunications 3 45 1545
Computer Graphics 4 60 1586
Cyber Security 3 46 1608
Machine Learning 3 53 1609
Computer Vision 4 54 1651
Data Science 5 58 1658
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 3 56 1744
Multimedia 6 78 1951

Psychology rankings

The University of Antioquia ranked 2nd for Psychology in Colombia and 1101st in the World with 5,791 publications made and 87,203 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 48 In Colombia
#31 of 417 In Latin America
#1101 of 6,663 In the World

University of Antioquia
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 5 21
1994 3 12
1995 3 17
1996 3 51
1997 5 77
1998 20 74
1999 25 79
2000 31 131
2001 24 147
2002 33 176
2003 50 255
2004 46 304
2005 55 386
2006 61 472
2007 92 553
2008 140 711
2009 144 849
2010 187 1005
2011 195 1361
2012 246 1721
2013 233 2008
2014 280 2510
2015 279 2779
2016 283 3329
2017 295 4071
2018 329 4770
2019 301 5786
2020 424 8182
2021 433 10728
2022 449 10609
2023 424 11601
2024 397 11312
2025 278 11028

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

Psychology subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 1 24 728
Psychiatry 1 26 909
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 28 922
Clinical Psychology 2 30 925
Neuroscience 1 29 1003
Education Majors 1 30 1021
Child Psychology 3 41 1170
Cognitive Science 3 38 1460
Social Psychology 5 46 1507

Mathematics rankings

The University of Antioquia ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Colombia and 1298th in the World with 4,273 publications made and 59,472 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 46 In Colombia
#39 of 400 In Latin America
#1298 of 6,434 In the World

University of Antioquia
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 2 3
1994 1 6
1995 1 8
1996 3 8
1997 5 14
1998 9 16
1999 22 32
2000 24 33
2001 17 68
2002 22 54
2003 39 84
2004 34 91
2005 50 143
2006 44 178
2007 61 263
2008 73 334
2009 102 426
2010 123 586
2011 135 791
2012 176 956
2013 168 1232
2014 182 1478
2015 212 1816
2016 216 2084
2017 220 2492
2018 225 3057
2019 259 3899
2020 330 5374
2021 369 7057
2022 363 7079
2023 374 7944
2024 239 6478
2025 194 5623

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

Mathematics subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 1 21 1074
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 27 1100
Statistics 2 39 1257
Operations Research 9 59 1674
Applied Mathematics 6 79 1980
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 77 2133

Economics rankings

The University of Antioquia ranked 3rd for Economics in Colombia and 1138th in the World with 2,471 publications made and 38,492 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 46 In Colombia
#28 of 386 In Latin America
#1138 of 6,188 In the World

University of Antioquia
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 2 6
1994 2 8
1995 0 4
1996 3 3
1997 3 5
1998 11 9
1999 6 13
2000 7 26
2001 11 36
2002 8 38
2003 16 42
2004 7 49
2005 27 55
2006 20 81
2007 44 119
2008 85 144
2009 89 208
2010 98 256
2011 98 349
2012 131 485
2013 113 639
2014 130 850
2015 133 875
2016 114 931
2017 119 1014
2018 122 1208
2019 125 1475
2020 165 2282
2021 181 3078
2022 185 3012
2023 171 3651
2024 156 3146
2025 96 2814

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

Economics subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Political Economy 3 18 600
Development Studies 3 23 830
Environmental Economics 5 47 1469
Finance 5 46 1542
International Trade 9 61 1663
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 46 1768
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 77 2133

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Antioquia

Speciality Colombia Latin America World Rank
Photography 1 28 769
Creative Writing 2 28 773
Painting and Drawing 2 32 928
Sculpture 2 32 928
Illustration and Concept Art 2 30 942
Cinematography 3 96 962
Fashion Design 4 57 1312
Literature 5 52 1326
Art & Design 4 50 1364
Human Resource Management 2 27 1392
Business 4 51 1645
Project Management 10 68 1692
Management 4 53 1706
Accounting 7 55 1801
Marketing 5 59 1811
International Business 9 73 1857
Advertising 5 63 2137