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The University of Brasilia ranked 9th in Brazil, 483rd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 205 research topics. The University of Brasilia ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 80,456 academic publications and 844,453 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 54 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#483 of 14,131 In the World
#13 of 1,756 In Latin America
#9 of 198 In Brazil
#1 of 2 In Brasilia
#51 of 6,689 For Philosophy
#77 of 2,632 For Forestry
#99 of 1,005 For International Relations and Diplomacy
#931 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#601 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 202 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 131st in the World with 49,275 publications made and 383,376 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 128 In Brazil
#10 of 442 In Latin America
#131 of 7,081 In the World

University of Brasilia
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 58 174
1993 65 185
1994 63 215
1995 101 243
1996 89 300
1997 131 351
1998 152 466
1999 177 547
2000 215 581
2001 262 788
2002 300 975
2003 371 1146
2004 417 1413
2005 483 2010
2006 639 2474
2007 722 3147
2008 899 4060
2009 958 5260
2010 1354 6530
2011 1587 8040
2012 1805 9422
2013 1983 10906
2014 2194 12956
2015 2621 14319
2016 2863 15838
2017 3275 16553
2018 3466 19780
2019 3530 24403
2020 4051 34400
2021 4007 42399
2022 3547 43266
2023 3555 44983
2024 2193 36551

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

Biology rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 12th for Biology in Brazil and 597th in the World with 31,886 publications made and 568,172 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 128 In Brazil
#17 of 433 In Latin America
#597 of 6,833 In the World

University of Brasilia
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 77 362
1993 61 380
1994 66 424
1995 84 488
1996 98 646
1997 132 676
1998 137 753
1999 197 1128
2000 238 1223
2001 261 1530
2002 313 1942
2003 356 2298
2004 467 2917
2005 497 3763
2006 512 4558
2007 595 5652
2008 669 7179
2009 698 8449
2010 865 10060
2011 991 12386
2012 1066 14263
2013 1263 16874
2014 1336 19676
2015 1512 21685
2016 1589 24778
2017 1670 26300
2018 1932 31105
2019 2083 36141
2020 2451 48083
2021 2464 57245
2022 2286 57620
2023 2289 58584
2024 1776 53947

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

Biology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 8 9 77
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 3 154
Horticulture 18 22 157
Animal Science 20 23 196
Toxicology 9 11 198
Zoology 9 12 209
Entomology 7 10 235
Agricultural Science 10 14 256
Botany 15 20 347
Virology 9 12 359
Paleontology 7 11 426
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 16 25 432
Nutrition and Food Science 23 34 492
Microbiology 17 21 507
Immunology 11 17 609
Molecular Biology 14 20 624
Evolutionary Biology 11 16 645
Biotechnology 16 22 648
Pharmacology 14 19 760
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 13 775
Genetics 12 18 783
Neuroscience 15 21 813
Biochemistry 14 22 826
Biophysics 8 21 832
Oncology and Cancer research 9 14 861
Nanotechnology 12 19 951
Astrobiology 15 34 1039

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 453rd in the World with 28,080 publications made and 452,619 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 128 In Brazil
#14 of 431 In Latin America
#453 of 6,876 In the World

University of Brasilia
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 61 243
1993 57 276
1994 54 245
1995 72 316
1996 82 455
1997 110 472
1998 116 603
1999 162 822
2000 194 847
2001 220 1080
2002 267 1391
2003 280 1604
2004 365 2156
2005 434 2865
2006 456 3425
2007 535 4289
2008 548 5544
2009 601 6712
2010 817 7901
2011 878 9970
2012 943 11206
2013 1071 13358
2014 1197 15651
2015 1360 17167
2016 1454 19862
2017 1549 20820
2018 1758 25034
2019 1856 29296
2020 2206 38779
2021 2246 46954
2022 2034 46734
2023 2002 48314
2024 1476 44696

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 12th for Medicine in Brazil and 586th in the World with 22,317 publications made and 357,266 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Psychiatry, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#12 of 128 In Brazil
#16 of 430 In Latin America
#586 of 6,775 In the World

University of Brasilia
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 52 253
1993 33 243
1994 41 307
1995 43 280
1996 55 397
1997 69 365
1998 77 446
1999 93 633
2000 125 658
2001 138 835
2002 165 1044
2003 178 1230
2004 254 1507
2005 250 2037
2006 295 2366
2007 371 3098
2008 416 4095
2009 457 4620
2010 618 5818
2011 681 7195
2012 746 8435
2013 909 10183
2014 940 12187
2015 1086 13307
2016 1098 15101
2017 1130 16060
2018 1273 18868
2019 1401 21999
2020 1846 31080
2021 1868 37864
2022 1764 38588
2023 1798 38934
2024 1443 34420

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

Medicine subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 3 154
Toxicology 9 11 198
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 13 14 201
Gerontology 11 11 207
Veterinary 18 22 233
Forensic Science 8 8 259
Sports / Exercise science 15 15 312
Sports Medicine 13 13 344
Virology 9 12 359
Dentistry 21 24 361
Orthodontics 19 22 402
Dermatology 12 17 404
Epidemiology 11 14 404
Nursing 17 17 413
Public Health 9 13 430
Occupational Therapy 11 11 436
Physical Therapy 13 13 437
Health Science 9 9 439
Healthcare Management (MHA) 12 14 465
Family medicine 12 15 472
Audiology 11 14 479
Pediatrics 13 19 482
Plastic Surgery 16 24 487
Cosmetology 11 14 533
Urology 10 14 557
Pathology 13 17 584
Immunology 11 17 609
Critical Care Nursing 15 24 625
Anatomy and Physiology 10 14 639
Medical Physics 12 18 674
Anesthesiology 15 20 693
Clinical Psychology 11 13 699
Respiratory Therapy 19 30 705
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 12 14 706
Radiation Therapy 11 15 723
Surgery 17 22 743
Pharmacology 14 19 760
Cardiology 15 21 795
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 16 21 799
Psychiatry 18 22 802
Biomedical Engineering 11 15 810
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 18 32 834
Oncology and Cancer research 9 14 861
Ophthalmology 13 20 864
Pharmacy 12 22 885
Social Work 19 27 1008
Sonography and Ultrasound 24 34 1026

Chemistry rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 15th for Chemistry in Brazil and 802nd in the World with 21,237 publications made and 401,219 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 128 In Brazil
#21 of 418 In Latin America
#802 of 6,545 In the World

University of Brasilia
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 55 278
1993 55 256
1994 55 298
1995 71 388
1996 103 525
1997 116 539
1998 121 630
1999 165 957
2000 207 988
2001 224 1272
2002 250 1641
2003 279 1898
2004 361 2323
2005 414 3043
2006 391 3521
2007 451 4286
2008 463 5261
2009 509 6232
2010 600 7347
2011 627 9118
2012 677 10238
2013 823 12108
2014 854 13927
2015 951 15394
2016 1037 17561
2017 1097 19391
2018 1267 22436
2019 1363 25970
2020 1517 34083
2021 1494 39780
2022 1403 40223
2023 1492 40724
2024 1089 37347

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

Chemistry subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 4 237
Nutrition and Food Science 23 34 492
Radiochemistry 21 29 676
Computational Chemistry 10 20 691
Environmental Chemistry 16 24 773
Biochemistry 14 22 826
Biochemical Engineering 19 34 867
Chemical Engineering 13 20 871
Organic Chemistry 16 26 872
Pharmacy 12 22 885
Materials Science 13 21 915
Nanotechnology 12 19 951
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 22 38 998
Inorganic Chemistry 18 35 1052
Physical chemistry 18 32 1114

Engineering rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 11th for Engineering in Brazil and 808th in the World with 20,464 publications made and 308,570 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#11 of 127 In Brazil
#17 of 424 In Latin America
#808 of 6,782 In the World

University of Brasilia
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 39 201
1993 51 268
1994 47 245
1995 60 278
1996 88 359
1997 79 376
1998 89 505
1999 148 690
2000 152 701
2001 171 843
2002 245 1301
2003 277 1327
2004 323 1698
2005 338 2107
2006 398 2462
2007 423 2948
2008 422 3676
2009 509 4591
2010 585 5342
2011 614 6590
2012 664 7529
2013 821 8882
2014 828 10648
2015 989 11786
2016 989 13224
2017 1086 14817
2018 1250 17129
2019 1360 20477
2020 1497 26978
2021 1528 32307
2022 1388 33775
2023 1446 34655
2024 1016 31883

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

Engineering subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 3 230
Aviation 3 3 274
Landscape Architecture 4 6 315
Architecture 9 10 425
Agricultural Engineering 17 22 432
Engineering Management 6 9 457
Remote Sensing 8 9 504
Mining Engineering 8 13 504
Computer Engineering 6 7 536
Civil Engineering 7 11 552
Automotive Engineering 10 12 562
Geotechnical Engineering 8 11 567
Renewable Energy Engineering 14 20 612
Marine Engineering 7 10 624
Biotechnology 16 22 648
Structural Engineering 9 13 678
Robotics 11 18 747
Transportation Engineering 7 14 759
Product and Industrial Design 17 21 783
Construction Management 16 19 793
Acoustical Engineering 9 14 800
Industrial Engineering 15 21 807
Mechanical Engineering 12 19 808
Aerospace Engineering 10 15 810
Biomedical Engineering 11 15 810
Computer Networking 12 16 811
Technical Drawing 11 15 813
Reliability and Quality Engineering 16 22 816
Architectural Engineering 11 16 838
Environmental Engineering 21 32 841
Telecommunications 10 13 846
Operations Research 15 23 851
Human-Computer Interaction 15 30 863
Biochemical Engineering 19 34 867
Chemical Engineering 13 20 871
Optical Engineering 11 18 896
Metallurgical Engineering 13 21 912
Electronic Engineering 17 24 914
Materials Science 13 21 915
Automation and Control engineering 17 39 928
Nanotechnology 12 19 951
Electrical Engineering 15 24 956
Systems Engineering 18 27 963
Petroleum Engineering 26 40 976
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 22 38 998
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 22 1167

Physics rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 9th for Physics in Brazil and 764th in the World with 19,301 publications made and 288,423 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#9 of 127 In Brazil
#15 of 418 In Latin America
#764 of 6,713 In the World

University of Brasilia
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 49 234
1993 46 277
1994 48 258
1995 64 331
1996 96 423
1997 89 440
1998 119 556
1999 150 712
2000 164 747
2001 182 981
2002 238 1334
2003 264 1475
2004 313 1744
2005 358 2128
2006 395 2650
2007 409 3016
2008 443 3727
2009 470 4474
2010 571 5243
2011 595 6406
2012 652 7182
2013 759 8464
2014 765 9836
2015 902 10964
2016 930 12350
2017 1028 13576
2018 1158 15905
2019 1244 18693
2020 1390 23983
2021 1365 28021
2022 1221 28363
2023 1285 29650
2024 904 26924

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

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 7 15 374
Atomic and Molecular physics 10 17 647
Medical Physics 12 18 674
Condensed Matter Physics 12 18 692
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 17 693
Nuclear Physics 11 19 714
Quantum and Particle physics 10 18 761
Acoustical Engineering 9 14 800
Biophysics 8 21 832
Optical Engineering 11 18 896
Materials Science 13 21 915
Nanotechnology 12 19 951
Astrobiology 15 34 1039
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 22 1167

Computer Science rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 10th for Computer Science in Brazil and 765th in the World with 16,212 publications made and 202,885 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#10 of 125 In Brazil
#15 of 425 In Latin America
#765 of 6,845 In the World

University of Brasilia
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 30 138
1993 29 178
1994 23 156
1995 46 181
1996 37 226
1997 48 229
1998 55 293
1999 68 356
2000 76 375
2001 92 412
2002 163 719
2003 162 725
2004 204 865
2005 204 1162
2006 256 1390
2007 258 1738
2008 326 2259
2009 344 2571
2010 434 3128
2011 497 3789
2012 573 4647
2013 659 5356
2014 643 6607
2015 781 7552
2016 815 8306
2017 934 9291
2018 1021 11172
2019 1203 13736
2020 1310 19155
2021 1293 22983
2022 1188 24504
2023 1274 25147
2024 840 22727

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 9th for Psychology in Brazil and 722nd in the World with 10,186 publications made and 124,591 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#9 of 126 In Brazil
#13 of 416 In Latin America
#722 of 6,645 In the World

University of Brasilia
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 13 52
1993 13 60
1994 14 55
1995 18 62
1996 20 103
1997 20 106
1998 28 132
1999 37 170
2000 37 192
2001 43 221
2002 66 251
2003 78 316
2004 112 416
2005 99 531
2006 128 693
2007 158 960
2008 198 1294
2009 217 1556
2010 296 1829
2011 318 2123
2012 386 2796
2013 398 3332
2014 453 4130
2015 518 4648
2016 507 5020
2017 567 5760
2018 637 6726
2019 692 8309
2020 823 11764
2021 845 13772
2022 802 14986
2023 864 15330
2024 588 13753

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

Psychology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 3 400
Occupational Therapy 11 11 436
Education Majors 8 10 465
Sexology 12 16 533
Social Psychology 6 8 624
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 4 648
Child Psychology 10 14 668
Clinical Psychology 11 13 699
Psychiatry 18 22 802
Neuroscience 15 21 813
Special Education 9 12 830
Cognitive Science 13 20 930
Social Work 19 27 1008

Mathematics rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 10th for Mathematics in Brazil and 684th in the World with 9,315 publications made and 124,023 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#10 of 125 In Brazil
#15 of 399 In Latin America
#684 of 6,418 In the World

University of Brasilia
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 23 79
1993 16 76
1994 11 97
1995 24 111
1996 15 140
1997 27 124
1998 36 194
1999 35 189
2000 46 226
2001 57 262
2002 72 352
2003 80 432
2004 100 500
2005 119 591
2006 150 816
2007 146 853
2008 176 1127
2009 195 1427
2010 260 1696
2011 293 1963
2012 309 2442
2013 358 3064
2014 399 3810
2015 472 4249
2016 448 4742
2017 522 5146
2018 596 6231
2019 694 7803
2020 767 10646
2021 746 12840
2022 700 13646
2023 763 13895
2024 479 9871

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

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 6 10 582
Actuarial Science 2 6 607
Math Teachers 8 13 629
Statistics 10 15 680
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 11 686
Blockchain and Cryptography 12 14 814
Operations Research 15 23 851

Business rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 8th for Business in Brazil and 657th in the World with 8,205 publications made and 85,960 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Public Policy / Administration, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#8 of 124 In Brazil
#13 of 395 In Latin America
#657 of 6,339 In the World

University of Brasilia
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 6 31
1993 9 58
1994 7 51
1995 20 44
1996 20 66
1997 13 74
1998 21 113
1999 35 119
2000 38 133
2001 65 146
2002 72 256
2003 70 273
2004 91 328
2005 103 479
2006 119 554
2007 119 598
2008 144 801
2009 183 991
2010 256 1286
2011 257 1500
2012 276 1938
2013 388 2192
2014 351 2639
2015 418 3097
2016 459 3417
2017 488 3816
2018 601 4589
2019 581 5746
2020 640 7753
2021 642 9594
2022 604 10025
2023 655 10790
2024 350 8459

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

Economics rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 6th for Economics in Brazil and 539th in the World with 6,381 publications made and 78,786 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 123 In Brazil
#9 of 384 In Latin America
#539 of 6,167 In the World

University of Brasilia
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 9 33
1993 11 44
1994 6 42
1995 14 42
1996 17 60
1997 15 67
1998 25 104
1999 24 83
2000 26 127
2001 48 164
2002 55 189
2003 51 260
2004 59 235
2005 81 411
2006 85 483
2007 94 558
2008 113 726
2009 146 953
2010 223 1188
2011 196 1379
2012 220 1771
2013 261 2067
2014 252 2433
2015 293 2749
2016 322 3191
2017 369 3286
2018 419 3865
2019 403 5034
2020 487 6702
2021 558 8315
2022 512 8534
2023 538 9216
2024 344 6992

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

Art & Design rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 8th for Art & Design in Brazil and 506th in the World with 4,435 publications made and 35,416 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

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
#8 of 123 In Brazil
#11 of 365 In Latin America
#506 of 5,966 In the World

University of Brasilia
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 3 13
1993 7 21
1994 5 31
1995 9 31
1996 7 37
1997 13 28
1998 15 47
1999 23 52
2000 27 51
2001 25 70
2002 38 128
2003 35 110
2004 43 130
2005 58 251
2006 58 241
2007 60 305
2008 86 385
2009 83 437
2010 135 609
2011 139 658
2012 151 844
2013 179 1080
2014 222 1181
2015 248 1347
2016 263 1575
2017 283 1720
2018 308 1986
2019 308 2344
2020 369 3157
2021 351 3830
2022 297 4003
2023 350 4322
2024 169 3802

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

Art & Design subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Cinematography 9 9 68
Singing and Vocal Performance 7 7 236
Entertainment Industry Business 9 10 248
Landscape Architecture 4 6 315
Art History 6 8 352
Interior Design 3 5 407
Performing arts 8 11 410
Architecture 9 10 425
Fashion Design 8 11 434
Illustration and Concept Art 8 12 444
Creative Writing 10 13 459
Photography 13 16 487
Painting and Drawing 9 14 493
Sculpture 9 14 493
Literature 8 11 499
Music 9 12 500
Aesthetics 8 11 538
Computer Graphics 11 16 706
Graphic Design 12 14 716
UX/UI Desgin 20 31 863
Animation 12 20 871
Game Design and Development 19 26 873
Multimedia 17 22 899