University of Antioquia: Rankings

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The University of Antioquia ranked 3rd in Colombia, 778th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 144 research topics. The University of Antioquia ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 45,230 academic publications and 443,738 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 39 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#778 of 14,131 In the World
#30 of 1,756 In Latin America
#3 of 190 In Colombia
#1 of 22 In Medellin
#164 of 6,689 For Philosophy
#283 of 2,131 For Veterinary
#287 of 1,008 For Forensic Science
#844 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1201 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 141 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 361st in the World with 27,335 publications made and 186,353 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
#361 of 7,081 In the World

University of Antioquia
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 63 23
1993 84 29
1994 76 25
1995 94 42
1996 114 58
1997 148 85
1998 200 117
1999 164 157
2000 188 220
2001 214 338
2002 226 364
2003 266 405
2004 297 534
2005 399 695
2006 414 955
2007 490 1079
2008 805 1436
2009 1053 2012
2010 1235 2354
2011 1247 2973
2012 1538 3792
2013 1615 4588
2014 1425 5664
2015 1556 6028
2016 1379 6662
2017 1681 8094
2018 1451 9245
2019 1369 11087
2020 1524 15981
2021 1485 19786
2022 1463 18970
2023 1376 21354
2024 941 18166

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 24 164
Forensic Science 1 10 287
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 1 4 380
Political Science 2 23 490
Human Rights Law 5 31 502
Genealogy 2 14 510
Political Economy 3 18 574
Demography 2 23 613
Sociology 2 33 673
Sports / Exercise science 2 43 681
Urban and Regional planning 3 21 805
Anthropology 2 31 889
Public Policy / Administration 3 36 892
International Law 7 29 909
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 27 918
Occupational Safety and Health 7 38 951
Library and Information science 3 28 978
Criminology and Criminal Justice 5 39 986
Education Majors 1 30 1011
Gender Studies 4 45 1034
Law 3 29 1053
History 3 38 1076
Archaeology 3 41 1125
Linguistics 3 36 1181
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 4 40 1260
Aesthetics 4 50 1314
Art History 4 57 1332
Classics and Ancient History 4 40 1348
Communications and Public Relations 5 44 1676
Journalism and Digital Media 5 68 1702

Biology rankings

The University of Antioquia ranked 2nd for Biology in Colombia and 923rd in the World with 18,059 publications made and 318,042 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 48 In Colombia
#36 of 433 In Latin America
#923 of 6,833 In the World

University of Antioquia
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 14 86
1993 17 113
1994 16 76
1995 24 97
1996 33 184
1997 44 291
1998 67 363
1999 72 403
2000 103 544
2001 116 603
2002 124 755
2003 165 991
2004 197 1129
2005 200 1333
2006 270 1779
2007 313 2023
2008 480 2740
2009 575 3547
2010 614 4318
2011 642 5499
2012 833 6871
2013 804 8265
2014 874 10076
2015 810 11229
2016 888 13244
2017 1103 15770
2018 1028 18347
2019 1121 21394
2020 1266 28994
2021 1281 35879
2022 1330 35562
2023 1318 37467
2024 1028 36793

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 17 434
Zoology 2 42 491
Microbiology 1 25 541
Animal Science 2 65 569
Immunology 1 14 580
Molecular Biology 1 16 582
Forestry 2 70 641
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 45 660
Botany 2 46 762
Astrobiology 3 18 766
Horticulture 2 80 799
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 9 46 801
Toxicology 4 58 835
Nutrition and Food Science 2 58 846
Evolutionary Biology 3 26 887
Genetics 1 25 887
Pharmacology 1 31 907
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 24 939
Paleontology 2 43 957
Biochemistry 2 32 988
Oncology and Cancer research 1 28 995
Neuroscience 1 29 997
Biotechnology 2 49 1019
Agricultural Science 2 80 1167
Nanotechnology 2 38 1351
Biophysics 3 53 1414

Medicine rankings

The University of Antioquia ranked 1st for Medicine in Colombia and 751st in the World with 15,316 publications made and 257,767 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 48 In Colombia
#25 of 430 In Latin America
#751 of 6,775 In the World

University of Antioquia
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 25 65
1993 17 79
1994 24 61
1995 27 73
1996 38 150
1997 42 213
1998 67 298
1999 79 321
2000 71 452
2001 84 523
2002 109 667
2003 147 839
2004 164 996
2005 177 1207
2006 243 1521
2007 273 1775
2008 442 2318
2009 446 2816
2010 498 3247
2011 535 4174
2012 695 5131
2013 683 6212
2014 717 7756
2015 730 8668
2016 746 9872
2017 809 11583
2018 834 13714
2019 852 15753
2020 1120 22090
2021 1117 27891
2022 1167 27601
2023 1072 29177
2024 954 28485

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 27 283
Forensic Science 1 10 287
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 28 303
Plastic Surgery 2 13 311
Epidemiology 1 16 412
Virology 1 17 434
Dermatology 1 18 438
Pediatrics 1 22 516
Dentistry 1 33 527
Family medicine 1 22 557
Immunology 1 14 580
Critical Care Nursing 1 20 596
Orthodontics 1 33 599
Public Health 2 23 616
Neurosurgery 2 19 653
Sports / Exercise science 2 43 681
Pathology 1 21 682
Urology 1 26 692
Gerontology 3 56 708
Occupational Therapy 1 24 712
Respiratory Therapy 3 32 713
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 27 720
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 22 724
Nursing 2 33 729
Surgery 1 23 746
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 9 46 801
Audiology 1 26 805
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 24 813
Toxicology 4 58 835
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 27 844
Health Science 1 32 867
Cosmetology 2 30 875
Clinical Psychology 2 29 901
Medical Physics 2 28 903
Psychiatry 1 26 904
Pharmacology 1 31 907
Optometry 2 29 908
Cardiology 1 32 961
Anesthesiology 2 37 963
Anatomy and Physiology 2 37 966
Oncology and Cancer research 1 28 995
Sports Medicine 1 42 1007
Radiation Therapy 1 30 1022
Ophthalmology 4 35 1028
Physical Therapy 1 43 1054
Biomedical Engineering 4 53 1357
Pharmacy 4 52 1471

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Antioquia ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Colombia and 861st in the World with 13,594 publications made and 182,639 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 49 In Colombia
#40 of 431 In Latin America
#861 of 6,876 In the World

University of Antioquia
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 10 45
1993 14 54
1994 15 42
1995 27 56
1996 29 79
1997 37 109
1998 52 138
1999 57 188
2000 64 229
2001 70 315
2002 83 315
2003 109 453
2004 130 502
2005 146 570
2006 194 843
2007 231 989
2008 349 1415
2009 484 1845
2010 521 2304
2011 504 3109
2012 632 3568
2013 689 4684
2014 715 5840
2015 652 6400
2016 667 7281
2017 902 8555
2018 752 9774
2019 816 11964
2020 907 16701
2021 971 20929
2022 919 20508
2023 929 22061
2024 651 20975

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Antioquia ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Colombia and 1095th in the World with 12,616 publications made and 256,606 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 48 In Colombia
#33 of 418 In Latin America
#1095 of 6,545 In the World

University of Antioquia
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 8 72
1993 10 71
1994 11 67
1995 20 77
1996 23 157
1997 37 231
1998 46 316
1999 64 350
2000 75 443
2001 79 479
2002 98 641
2003 130 790
2004 158 902
2005 174 1046
2006 216 1361
2007 247 1604
2008 326 2178
2009 419 2877
2010 424 3487
2011 492 4431
2012 527 5357
2013 532 6687
2014 603 7811
2015 562 9114
2016 603 10604
2017 707 12341
2018 716 14530
2019 848 17050
2020 896 22416
2021 910 27621
2022 942 27741
2023 924 28845
2024 655 27601

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 33 732
Computational Chemistry 1 26 753
Nutrition and Food Science 2 58 846
Biochemistry 2 32 988
Biochemical Engineering 3 46 1032
Inorganic Chemistry 2 34 1050
Physical chemistry 2 30 1052
Environmental Chemistry 2 38 1078
Chemical Engineering 2 32 1118
Organic Chemistry 2 37 1172
Materials Science 2 41 1288
Nanotechnology 2 38 1351
Pharmacy 4 52 1471
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 89 1708

Engineering rankings

The University of Antioquia ranked 2nd for Engineering in Colombia and 1323rd in the World with 9,811 publications made and 155,266 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 424 In Latin America
#1323 of 6,782 In the World

University of Antioquia
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 9 44
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 60 193
2002 57 268
2003 92 313
2004 90 377
2005 123 507
2006 150 609
2007 197 811
2008 220 1027
2009 346 1451
2010 324 1919
2011 383 2703
2012 404 3298
2013 446 4073
2014 444 4773
2015 485 5567
2016 477 6447
2017 547 7580
2018 554 8903
2019 626 10974
2020 689 14120
2021 776 18230
2022 734 18537
2023 784 19966
2024 544 19414

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 1300th in the World with 9,067 publications made and 158,338 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 418 In Latin America
#1300 of 6,713 In the World

University of Antioquia
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 8 43
1993 5 35
1994 8 45
1995 10 46
1996 15 61
1997 18 78
1998 37 89
1999 39 114
2000 60 155
2001 64 227
2002 56 273
2003 98 349
2004 85 406
2005 118 491
2006 158 606
2007 189 876
2008 222 1027
2009 321 1493
2010 304 1889
2011 354 2548
2012 364 3147
2013 399 3760
2014 404 4339
2015 427 5159
2016 433 5767
2017 476 6640
2018 513 7953
2019 554 9449
2020 664 12756
2021 698 16285
2022 675 16631
2023 718 18145
2024 500 17730

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 3 18 766
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 23 776
Medical Physics 2 28 903
Nuclear Physics 3 31 964
Condensed Matter Physics 2 33 1010
Theoretical Physics 4 65 1102
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 41 1111
Materials Science 2 41 1288
Optical Engineering 3 38 1302
Acoustical Engineering 4 41 1332
Nanotechnology 2 38 1351
Quantum and Particle physics 4 48 1363
Biophysics 3 53 1414

Computer Science rankings

The University of Antioquia ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Colombia and 1327th in the World with 7,798 publications made and 135,231 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 425 In Latin America
#1327 of 6,845 In the World

University of Antioquia
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 3 19
1993 8 17
1994 6 18
1995 6 23
1996 5 56
1997 13 92
1998 19 99
1999 31 104
2000 41 148
2001 31 141
2002 34 171
2003 55 280
2004 65 315
2005 87 424
2006 78 459
2007 137 610
2008 148 836
2009 202 1001
2010 254 1269
2011 265 1840
2012 337 2383
2013 345 2828
2014 384 3581
2015 402 4189
2016 400 5334
2017 432 6537
2018 439 7858
2019 504 9282
2020 576 12557
2021 662 15830
2022 600 15486
2023 663 16953
2024 481 16931

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 21 710
Computational Linguistics 2 18 862
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 24 939
Library and Information science 3 28 978
Neuroscience 1 29 997
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 27 1075
Software Engineering 5 45 1135
Computer Networking 3 40 1440
Cognitive Science 3 38 1449
Management Information Systems 4 42 1478
Computer Engineering 4 50 1495
Telecommunications 3 45 1543
Computer Graphics 4 59 1563
Machine Learning 3 53 1608
Cyber Security 3 48 1611
Computer Vision 4 57 1643
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 3 57 1735
Data Science 6 67 1758
Multimedia 6 80 1990

Psychology rankings

The University of Antioquia ranked 2nd for Psychology in Colombia and 1090th in the World with 5,589 publications made and 77,732 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 48 In Colombia
#30 of 416 In Latin America
#1090 of 6,645 In the World

University of Antioquia
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 2 17
1993 5 21
1994 3 12
1995 3 17
1996 3 51
1997 5 77
1998 20 74
1999 25 78
2000 31 131
2001 24 147
2002 33 176
2003 50 255
2004 46 304
2005 55 389
2006 61 467
2007 92 546
2008 141 694
2009 144 825
2010 187 980
2011 195 1337
2012 247 1674
2013 235 1966
2014 279 2443
2015 278 2697
2016 287 3261
2017 294 4008
2018 330 4727
2019 305 5754
2020 428 8136
2021 440 10679
2022 447 10524
2023 428 11485
2024 386 11037

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 24 712
Clinical Psychology 2 29 901
Psychiatry 1 26 904
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 27 918
Neuroscience 1 29 997
Education Majors 1 30 1011
Child Psychology 3 41 1155
Cognitive Science 3 38 1449
Social Psychology 5 46 1477

Mathematics rankings

The University of Antioquia ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Colombia and 1306th in the World with 4,153 publications made and 54,982 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 399 In Latin America
#1306 of 6,418 In the World

University of Antioquia
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 2
1993 2 3
1994 1 6
1995 1 7
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 50 146
2006 44 175
2007 61 259
2008 73 330
2009 102 418
2010 123 580
2011 135 782
2012 176 938
2013 167 1204
2014 181 1469
2015 213 1787
2016 216 2059
2017 220 2473
2018 226 3059
2019 266 3902
2020 344 5442
2021 373 7128
2022 369 7140
2023 382 7989
2024 235 6303

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
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 27 1075
Math Teachers 1 22 1075
Statistics 2 39 1258
Operations Research 9 59 1672
Applied Mathematics 6 83 1987
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 79 2137

Economics rankings

The University of Antioquia ranked 3rd for Economics in Colombia and 1126th in the World with 2,408 publications made and 32,652 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 46 In Colombia
#28 of 384 In Latin America
#1126 of 6,167 In the World

University of Antioquia
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 0 2
1993 2 6
1994 2 8
1995 0 3
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 57
2006 20 78
2007 44 117
2008 86 143
2009 89 207
2010 98 257
2011 99 345
2012 130 477
2013 114 634
2014 130 846
2015 134 873
2016 114 911
2017 119 1000
2018 123 1204
2019 125 1478
2020 172 2266
2021 180 3071
2022 185 2991
2023 173 3643
2024 152 3052

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 18 574
Development Studies 3 22 804
Environmental Economics 7 54 1487
Finance 5 47 1545
International Trade 8 59 1630
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 46 1738
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 79 2137

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Antioquia

Speciality Colombia Latin America World Rank
Photography 1 29 763
Creative Writing 2 27 766
Painting and Drawing 2 31 893
Sculpture 2 31 893
Illustration and Concept Art 2 29 911
Cinematography 3 98 992
Fashion Design 4 57 1307
Literature 5 52 1309
Art & Design 4 50 1360
Human Resource Management 3 29 1375
Business 5 52 1659
Project Management 10 71 1675
Management 4 54 1708
Marketing 5 59 1807
Accounting 7 56 1820
International Business 9 73 1827
Advertising 5 60 2107