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The University of Bio Bio ranked 16th in Chile, 2374th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 34 research topics. The University of Bio Bio ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 7,055 academic publications and 68,196 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2374 of 14,131 In the World
#136 of 1,756 In Latin America
#16 of 60 In Chile
#2 of 4 In Concepcion
#944 of 1,036 For Social Work
#1006 of 2,293 For Theoretical Physics
#1055 of 1,743 For Architectural Engineering
#4556 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#3012 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 31 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Bio Bio ranked 12th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Chile and 1632nd in the World with 4,313 publications made and 30,126 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#12 of 30 In Chile
#163 of 442 In Latin America
#1632 of 7,081 In the World

University of Bio Bio
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 10 4
1993 9 1
1994 6 3
1995 6 1
1996 10 3
1997 7 5
1998 7 12
1999 11 2
2000 18 7
2001 33 9
2002 26 18
2003 33 28
2004 29 37
2005 43 50
2006 39 73
2007 68 104
2008 77 182
2009 91 226
2010 79 254
2011 98 340
2012 126 506
2013 140 590
2014 159 730
2015 335 781
2016 219 956
2017 276 1264
2018 283 1506
2019 332 1983
2020 358 2778
2021 364 3841
2022 327 4262
2023 395 4959
2024 250 4205

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Social Work 4 23 944
Philosophy 11 156 1104
Sports / Exercise science 16 103 1292
Urban and Regional planning 8 62 1370
Political Science 12 146 1791
Sociology 17 178 2455
Education Majors 13 131 2508
Archaeology 14 133 2635
History 15 143 2803
Demography 21 210 2866
Aesthetics 18 152 3006
Law 18 157 3167
Communications and Public Relations 15 145 3193
Anthropology 21 183 3202
Linguistics 18 165 3377
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 21 211 3904

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Bio Bio ranked 17th for Environmental Science in Chile and 2693rd in the World with 2,929 publications made and 37,773 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#17 of 30 In Chile
#173 of 431 In Latin America
#2693 of 6,876 In the World

University of Bio Bio
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 3 4
1993 1 1
1994 2 3
1995 2 4
1996 8 4
1997 2 5
1998 5 13
1999 10 16
2000 13 12
2001 19 18
2002 13 27
2003 20 37
2004 20 68
2005 27 72
2006 34 90
2007 55 121
2008 63 208
2009 50 275
2010 48 376
2011 76 437
2012 97 621
2013 100 740
2014 112 917
2015 180 1088
2016 145 1256
2017 156 1405
2018 195 1753
2019 215 2245
2020 260 3176
2021 280 4309
2022 225 4816
2023 276 5667
2024 195 5306

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

Environmental Science subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 8 62 1370
Forestry 14 209 1965
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 11 98 2108
Geography and Cartography 17 157 2174
Petrology and Geochemistry 13 123 2331
Geotechnical Engineering 12 118 2367
Environmental Engineering 11 137 2433
Oceanography 19 150 2449
Agricultural Science 16 195 2508
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 200 2527
Environmental Management 12 145 2589
Ecology 16 173 2692
Geology 16 167 2732
Paleontology 17 169 2803
Environmental Chemistry 17 172 3055
Earth science and Geophysics 19 178 3063

Engineering rankings

The University of Bio Bio ranked 14th for Engineering in Chile and 2853rd in the World with 2,688 publications made and 36,778 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#14 of 30 In Chile
#131 of 424 In Latin America
#2853 of 6,782 In the World

University of Bio Bio
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 0 3
1993 0 3
1994 4 2
1995 2 5
1996 5 4
1997 5 9
1998 3 14
1999 7 19
2000 7 14
2001 11 25
2002 10 50
2003 12 43
2004 17 88
2005 24 69
2006 28 107
2007 48 134
2008 52 243
2009 49 283
2010 43 404
2011 74 519
2012 64 603
2013 86 776
2014 108 916
2015 129 1066
2016 135 1307
2017 157 1492
2018 201 1888
2019 207 2433
2020 239 3204
2021 272 4519
2022 223 4866
2023 261 5586
2024 189 5283

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

Engineering subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Architectural Engineering 3 22 1055
Architecture 4 45 1104
Human-Computer Interaction 10 112 1826
Structural Engineering 7 75 1894
Operations Research 13 86 2138
Renewable Energy Engineering 14 129 2216
Civil Engineering 10 97 2285
Systems Engineering 9 102 2293
Geotechnical Engineering 12 118 2367
Electronic Engineering 11 113 2400
Environmental Engineering 11 137 2433
Chemical Engineering 9 113 2481
Mechanical Engineering 11 111 2518
Nanotechnology 9 114 2664
Materials Science 12 125 2755
Biotechnology 15 189 2818
Computer Networking 14 126 2868
Electrical Engineering 15 136 2887
Acoustical Engineering 14 123 2900
Optical Engineering 15 133 2941
Aerospace Engineering 17 136 2983
Metallurgical Engineering 14 145 2984
Telecommunications 15 154 3192

Physics rankings

The University of Bio Bio ranked 14th for Physics in Chile and 2662nd in the World with 2,607 publications made and 35,161 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Theoretical Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#14 of 30 In Chile
#118 of 418 In Latin America
#2662 of 6,713 In the World

University of Bio Bio
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 0 3
1993 1 3
1994 4 2
1995 3 6
1996 7 6
1997 5 11
1998 4 17
1999 7 20
2000 12 21
2001 15 30
2002 15 72
2003 12 68
2004 17 115
2005 25 86
2006 27 113
2007 55 135
2008 58 248
2009 58 300
2010 42 378
2011 69 491
2012 58 556
2013 87 759
2014 106 877
2015 123 1044
2016 142 1249
2017 142 1522
2018 200 1860
2019 196 2275
2020 232 3056
2021 236 4003
2022 213 4317
2023 249 4894
2024 175 4573

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

Physics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 10 57 1006
Astrophysics and Astronomy 16 111 2287
Quantum and Particle physics 15 115 2525
Nanotechnology 9 114 2664
Materials Science 12 125 2755
Condensed Matter Physics 15 137 2766
Acoustical Engineering 14 123 2900
Optical Engineering 15 133 2941
Nuclear Physics 18 147 2965

Biology rankings

The University of Bio Bio ranked 18th for Biology in Chile and 3107th in the World with 2,498 publications made and 40,368 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nutrition and Food Science.

Biology ranking Location
#18 of 30 In Chile
#198 of 433 In Latin America
#3107 of 6,833 In the World

University of Bio Bio
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 1 1
1993 0 1
1994 3 4
1995 2 4
1996 4 4
1997 1 4
1998 2 6
1999 9 12
2000 7 9
2001 11 11
2002 9 21
2003 15 34
2004 15 50
2005 25 65
2006 27 78
2007 40 122
2008 56 213
2009 48 271
2010 43 397
2011 68 485
2012 75 665
2013 74 893
2014 78 1050
2015 107 1181
2016 126 1427
2017 139 1680
2018 177 1979
2019 183 2497
2020 231 3375
2021 232 4648
2022 226 5307
2023 254 5935
2024 195 5862

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

Biology subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 10 117 1599
Horticulture 11 187 1942
Forestry 14 209 1965
Botany 14 168 2305
Agricultural Science 16 195 2508
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 200 2527
Nanotechnology 9 114 2664
Oncology and Cancer research 16 159 2677
Evolutionary Biology 18 147 2780
Paleontology 17 169 2803
Zoology 21 234 2810
Biotechnology 15 189 2818
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 166 2887
Biochemistry 18 175 2984
Microbiology 19 226 3030
Genetics 20 198 3134
Pharmacology 19 211 3337
Virology 22 301 3480
Neuroscience 23 202 3551
Immunology 26 304 4008

Chemistry rankings

The University of Bio Bio ranked 15th for Chemistry in Chile and 3062nd in the World with 2,105 publications made and 36,979 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 30 In Chile
#159 of 418 In Latin America
#3062 of 6,545 In the World

University of Bio Bio
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 1 2
1993 0 1
1994 3 4
1995 2 4
1996 7 4
1997 2 6
1998 1 12
1999 7 16
2000 7 14
2001 8 19
2002 10 45
2003 13 44
2004 12 70
2005 24 71
2006 28 91
2007 35 116
2008 39 226
2009 39 278
2010 32 394
2011 65 513
2012 63 601
2013 71 809
2014 65 941
2015 94 1020
2016 108 1294
2017 118 1468
2018 151 1875
2019 135 2320
2020 195 3134
2021 200 4310
2022 184 4753
2023 207 5307
2024 163 5230

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

Chemistry subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 10 117 1599
Computational Chemistry 13 119 2280
Radiochemistry 8 137 2306
Petrology and Geochemistry 13 123 2331
Chemical Engineering 9 113 2481
Nanotechnology 9 114 2664
Materials Science 12 125 2755
Organic Chemistry 15 146 2917
Biochemistry 18 175 2984
Environmental Chemistry 17 172 3055
Inorganic Chemistry 18 159 3105
Physical chemistry 17 171 3334

Computer Science rankings

The University of Bio Bio ranked 15th for Computer Science in Chile and 3171st in the World with 1,854 publications made and 20,255 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#15 of 30 In Chile
#149 of 425 In Latin America
#3171 of 6,845 In the World

University of Bio Bio
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 4
1993 1 3
1994 1 4
1995 1 3
1996 1 3
1997 1 5
1998 2 7
1999 2 11
2000 2 8
2001 4 10
2002 8 32
2003 5 21
2004 7 34
2005 12 39
2006 20 59
2007 30 83
2008 42 139
2009 40 192
2010 33 221
2011 43 304
2012 37 374
2013 58 479
2014 89 563
2015 100 621
2016 76 755
2017 115 938
2018 145 1189
2019 146 1444
2020 159 1771
2021 185 2524
2022 171 2785
2023 179 3221
2024 126 2720

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

Computer Science subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 5 54 1464
Human-Computer Interaction 10 112 1826
Software Engineering 9 97 1894
Data Science 10 94 2245
Management Information Systems 14 145 2804
Computer Networking 14 126 2868
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 13 126 2871
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 166 2887
Machine Learning 15 139 3032
Computer Vision 18 143 3148
Telecommunications 15 154 3192
Cyber Security 16 146 3302
Neuroscience 23 202 3551
Cognitive Science 19 179 3735

Medicine rankings

The University of Bio Bio ranked 22nd for Medicine in Chile and 3607th in the World with 1,444 publications made and 18,540 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Gerontology, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#22 of 30 In Chile
#244 of 430 In Latin America
#3607 of 6,775 In the World

University of Bio Bio
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1996 1 4
1997 0 0
1998 2 3
1999 2 3
2000 1 3
2001 1 1
2002 3 3
2003 2 5
2004 5 15
2005 11 20
2006 12 26
2007 11 42
2008 21 98
2009 22 118
2010 9 160
2011 30 198
2012 34 242
2013 26 374
2014 46 424
2015 62 459
2016 76 542
2017 93 748
2018 90 979
2019 117 1216
2020 141 1744
2021 150 2508
2022 161 2959
2023 178 3222
2024 128 3070

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

Medicine subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Social Work 4 23 944
Sports / Exercise science 16 103 1292
Gerontology 16 163 1831
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 14 215 1923
Dentistry 17 172 2154
Sports Medicine 20 167 2593
Oncology and Cancer research 16 159 2677
Clinical Psychology 20 184 2951
Public Health 21 219 3085
Pathology 18 226 3184
Pharmacology 19 211 3337
Health Science 22 222 3408
Virology 22 301 3480
Physical Therapy 22 227 3539
Anatomy and Physiology 26 258 3692
Nursing 25 263 3843
Immunology 26 304 4008
Surgery 25 287 4033
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 25 262 4080
Psychiatry 26 291 4541

Mathematics rankings

The University of Bio Bio ranked 15th for Mathematics in Chile and 2966th in the World with 1,333 publications made and 13,982 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#15 of 30 In Chile
#136 of 399 In Latin America
#2966 of 6,418 In the World

University of Bio Bio
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 1
1993 1 0
1994 0 1
1995 1 0
1996 1 0
1997 0 2
1998 2 1
1999 1 4
2000 1 4
2001 4 12
2002 3 9
2003 5 21
2004 6 26
2005 10 21
2006 9 51
2007 18 48
2008 28 88
2009 31 125
2010 17 136
2011 34 176
2012 32 209
2013 35 302
2014 56 306
2015 71 397
2016 50 472
2017 76 531
2018 102 802
2019 112 976
2020 121 1234
2021 134 1679
2022 127 1816
2023 152 2132
2024 87 1601

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

Mathematics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 7 49 1369
Operations Research 13 86 2138
Math Teachers 10 99 2316
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 91 2418
Statistics 17 153 3078

Business rankings

The University of Bio Bio ranked 15th for Business in Chile and 3007th in the World with 982 publications made and 10,018 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#15 of 30 In Chile
#132 of 395 In Latin America
#3007 of 6,339 In the World

University of Bio Bio
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 2
1993 0 2
1994 0 1
1995 0 2
1996 0 2
1997 0 2
1998 2 6
1999 0 4
2000 1 6
2001 3 7
2002 5 24
2003 6 27
2004 12 33
2005 9 30
2006 15 44
2007 23 61
2008 31 95
2009 25 138
2010 16 154
2011 29 197
2012 23 262
2013 37 271
2014 62 354
2015 55 383
2016 40 378
2017 57 430
2018 78 587
2019 66 663
2020 76 856
2021 91 1151
2022 65 1264
2023 92 1430
2024 57 1116

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

Business subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Project Management 7 106 2024
Operations Research 13 86 2138
Finance 14 111 2645
Management 10 113 2704
Management Information Systems 14 145 2804
Marketing 13 118 2828

Psychology rankings

The University of Bio Bio ranked 21st for Psychology in Chile and 3664th in the World with 827 publications made and 7,006 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Psychiatry, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#21 of 30 In Chile
#192 of 416 In Latin America
#3664 of 6,645 In the World

University of Bio Bio
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 2 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 1 1
1998 1 2
1999 0 0
2000 1 2
2001 2 5
2002 0 4
2003 3 6
2004 0 6
2005 5 8
2006 7 20
2007 12 38
2008 13 36
2009 18 44
2010 11 59
2011 12 71
2012 19 116
2013 15 146
2014 32 196
2015 41 204
2016 30 212
2017 59 307
2018 69 358
2019 75 530
2020 72 701
2021 78 1019
2022 86 1148
2023 84 1317
2024 73 1316

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

Psychology subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Social Work 4 23 944
Education Majors 13 131 2508
Child Psychology 19 147 2853
Clinical Psychology 20 184 2951
Social Psychology 17 131 3011
Neuroscience 23 202 3551
Cognitive Science 19 179 3735
Psychiatry 26 291 4541

Economics rankings

The University of Bio Bio ranked 16th for Economics in Chile and 2969th in the World with 711 publications made and 8,279 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#16 of 30 In Chile
#138 of 384 In Latin America
#2969 of 6,167 In the World

University of Bio Bio
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 0 1
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 1
1998 2 1
1999 0 1
2000 0 2
2001 1 3
2002 4 4
2003 4 6
2004 8 22
2005 9 17
2006 4 27
2007 10 33
2008 19 55
2009 16 74
2010 14 75
2011 16 84
2012 18 121
2013 21 151
2014 36 217
2015 48 179
2016 25 220
2017 36 273
2018 55 356
2019 50 479
2020 67 662
2021 66 856
2022 59 965
2023 81 1111
2024 37 816

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

Economics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 8 60 1514
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 91 2418
Finance 14 111 2645
Development Studies 17 150 2991

Art & Design rankings

The University of Bio Bio ranked 14th for Art & Design in Chile and 2929th in the World with 470 publications made and 4,218 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Literature, Architecture.

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
#14 of 30 In Chile
#146 of 365 In Latin America
#2929 of 5,966 In the World

University of Bio Bio
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 0 1
1993 1 1
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 2 2
1998 2 5
1999 1 6
2000 2 3
2001 2 1
2002 2 8
2003 1 5
2004 1 4
2005 8 8
2006 1 12
2007 6 14
2008 10 32
2009 13 30
2010 11 52
2011 8 52
2012 13 77
2013 15 100
2014 23 108
2015 26 126
2016 21 151
2017 34 209
2018 27 213
2019 30 268
2020 36 361
2021 44 477
2022 42 538
2023 53 638
2024 30 515

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

Art & Design subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Architecture 4 45 1104
Computer Graphics 5 54 1464
Fashion Design 13 136 2576
Aesthetics 18 152 3006
Literature 20 197 3530