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The University of Brasilia ranked 8th in Brazil, 464th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 206 research topics. The University of Brasilia ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 82,426 academic publications and 907,038 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 54 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#464 of 14,131 In the World
#12 of 1,756 In Latin America
#8 of 198 In Brazil
#1 of 2 In Brasilia
#55 of 6,713 For Philosophy
#76 of 2,695 For Forestry
#98 of 1,017 For International Relations and Diplomacy
#924 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#609 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 203 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 130th in the World with 50,171 publications made and 414,021 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
#130 of 7,088 In the World

University of Brasilia
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 65 185
1994 63 215
1995 101 244
1996 89 301
1997 131 351
1998 153 466
1999 176 547
2000 214 585
2001 262 789
2002 300 975
2003 370 1147
2004 417 1414
2005 483 2014
2006 641 2473
2007 728 3151
2008 903 4070
2009 959 5256
2010 1348 6528
2011 1591 8045
2012 1808 9417
2013 1983 10907
2014 2195 12953
2015 2621 14316
2016 2872 15857
2017 3275 16541
2018 3466 19801
2019 3532 24350
2020 4033 34275
2021 3996 42234
2022 3541 43160
2023 3545 44945
2024 2257 37308
2025 1130 30354

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 596th in the World with 32,839 publications made and 610,994 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 128 In Brazil
#17 of 433 In Latin America
#596 of 6,841 In the World

University of Brasilia
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 61 380
1994 66 424
1995 84 487
1996 98 646
1997 131 677
1998 137 753
1999 197 1130
2000 238 1231
2001 261 1533
2002 313 1942
2003 356 2301
2004 467 2918
2005 497 3763
2006 511 4558
2007 595 5652
2008 669 7170
2009 698 8445
2010 864 10057
2011 993 12364
2012 1066 14263
2013 1263 16865
2014 1339 19658
2015 1512 21676
2016 1589 24791
2017 1672 26309
2018 1931 31108
2019 2085 36094
2020 2440 47990
2021 2468 57156
2022 2291 57523
2023 2288 58529
2024 1832 54540
2025 1189 49248

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 76
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 3 156
Horticulture 18 22 160
Toxicology 9 11 194
Animal Science 20 23 194
Zoology 9 12 208
Entomology 7 10 230
Agricultural Science 10 13 251
Botany 15 20 345
Virology 9 12 360
Paleontology 7 11 428
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 16 25 432
Nutrition and Food Science 23 34 492
Microbiology 17 21 506
Immunology 11 17 612
Molecular Biology 14 20 630
Evolutionary Biology 11 16 649
Biotechnology 15 21 649
Pharmacology 14 19 757
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 13 775
Genetics 12 18 787
Neuroscience 15 20 810
Biochemistry 14 22 828
Biophysics 8 21 834
Oncology and Cancer research 10 15 868
Nanotechnology 12 19 946
Astrobiology 16 35 1033

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 454th in the World with 28,842 publications made and 486,450 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 128 In Brazil
#14 of 433 In Latin America
#454 of 6,888 In the World

University of Brasilia
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 57 276
1994 54 245
1995 72 317
1996 82 456
1997 110 473
1998 117 602
1999 161 822
2000 194 852
2001 220 1081
2002 267 1394
2003 279 1608
2004 365 2156
2005 434 2863
2006 457 3424
2007 535 4289
2008 546 5533
2009 602 6707
2010 818 7891
2011 879 9995
2012 946 11202
2013 1071 13337
2014 1201 15658
2015 1360 17164
2016 1458 19907
2017 1552 20828
2018 1759 25052
2019 1866 29272
2020 2207 38772
2021 2239 46875
2022 2042 46685
2023 2003 48308
2024 1511 45194
2025 916 41238

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 591st in the World with 23,091 publications made and 385,174 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Psychiatry, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#12 of 128 In Brazil
#16 of 432 In Latin America
#591 of 6,793 In the World

University of Brasilia
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 33 243
1994 41 307
1995 43 280
1996 55 397
1997 69 365
1998 77 447
1999 93 635
2000 125 658
2001 138 836
2002 165 1044
2003 178 1231
2004 254 1508
2005 250 2038
2006 295 2366
2007 371 3099
2008 415 4097
2009 456 4614
2010 617 5818
2011 684 7179
2012 746 8432
2013 907 10178
2014 939 12174
2015 1084 13282
2016 1096 15084
2017 1128 16053
2018 1272 18837
2019 1398 21939
2020 1833 30978
2021 1872 37754
2022 1763 38494
2023 1795 38856
2024 1500 34837
2025 990 31031

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 3 156
Toxicology 9 11 194
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 13 14 202
Gerontology 11 11 207
Veterinary 18 22 237
Forensic Science 8 8 259
Sports / Exercise science 15 15 317
Sports Medicine 13 13 344
Dentistry 21 24 357
Virology 9 12 360
Dermatology 11 16 399
Epidemiology 11 14 399
Orthodontics 19 22 400
Nursing 17 17 420
Public Health 9 13 427
Occupational Therapy 11 11 430
Health Science 9 9 436
Physical Therapy 13 13 437
Healthcare Management (MHA) 12 13 468
Family medicine 12 15 479
Audiology 11 14 479
Pediatrics 13 19 484
Cosmetology 11 14 516
Plastic Surgery 16 25 526
Urology 10 14 562
Pathology 13 17 584
Immunology 11 17 612
Critical Care Nursing 14 23 619
Anatomy and Physiology 10 14 637
Medical Physics 12 18 657
Anesthesiology 15 20 694
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 12 14 700
Respiratory Therapy 20 31 709
Clinical Psychology 11 14 711
Radiation Therapy 11 15 728
Surgery 17 22 743
Pharmacology 14 19 757
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 16 21 800
Cardiology 15 21 800
Psychiatry 18 22 801
Biomedical Engineering 11 15 810
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 17 30 842
Oncology and Cancer research 10 15 868
Ophthalmology 13 21 881
Pharmacy 12 22 893
Social Work 20 28 1038
Sonography and Ultrasound 24 35 1056

Chemistry rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 15th for Chemistry in Brazil and 803rd in the World with 21,766 publications made and 430,078 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 128 In Brazil
#21 of 420 In Latin America
#803 of 6,561 In the World

University of Brasilia
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 55 256
1994 55 298
1995 71 388
1996 103 525
1997 116 540
1998 121 631
1999 165 958
2000 207 994
2001 224 1273
2002 250 1644
2003 279 1901
2004 361 2323
2005 415 3044
2006 390 3521
2007 451 4287
2008 463 5251
2009 509 6235
2010 600 7343
2011 627 9075
2012 676 10229
2013 824 12102
2014 854 13923
2015 951 15397
2016 1033 17546
2017 1100 19364
2018 1269 22398
2019 1362 25925
2020 1504 33937
2021 1486 39600
2022 1401 40017
2023 1489 40635
2024 1105 37632
2025 704 33958

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
Computational Chemistry 10 20 683
Radiochemistry 22 30 692
Environmental Chemistry 17 25 780
Biochemistry 14 22 828
Biochemical Engineering 19 34 872
Organic Chemistry 16 26 876
Chemical Engineering 13 20 879
Pharmacy 12 22 893
Materials Science 13 21 921
Nanotechnology 12 19 946
Inorganic Chemistry 18 35 1067
Physical chemistry 18 32 1122

Engineering rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 11th for Engineering in Brazil and 800th in the World with 20,982 publications made and 333,636 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 425 In Latin America
#800 of 6,795 In the World

University of Brasilia
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 51 268
1994 47 246
1995 60 278
1996 88 359
1997 79 377
1998 90 505
1999 146 689
2000 151 707
2001 171 847
2002 245 1302
2003 277 1327
2004 323 1699
2005 339 2108
2006 397 2462
2007 422 2946
2008 423 3676
2009 510 4594
2010 584 5348
2011 614 6613
2012 663 7517
2013 824 8876
2014 830 10647
2015 987 11786
2016 992 13210
2017 1090 14832
2018 1253 17168
2019 1363 20518
2020 1492 26944
2021 1524 32279
2022 1389 33671
2023 1448 34677
2024 1053 32276
2025 630 29810

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 3 225
Aviation 3 3 283
Landscape Architecture 4 6 325
Architecture 9 10 422
Agricultural Engineering 16 20 438
Engineering Management 6 9 457
Mining Engineering 8 13 505
Remote Sensing 8 9 506
Computer Engineering 6 7 542
Geotechnical Engineering 7 10 557
Civil Engineering 7 10 558
Automotive Engineering 10 12 572
Renewable Energy Engineering 14 20 620
Marine Engineering 7 10 624
Biotechnology 15 21 649
Structural Engineering 9 13 681
Robotics 11 19 757
Transportation Engineering 8 15 762
Technical Drawing 10 12 770
Construction Management 16 19 772
Product and Industrial Design 17 21 777
Acoustical Engineering 9 14 793
Industrial Engineering 15 21 801
Mechanical Engineering 12 19 806
Aerospace Engineering 10 15 807
Biomedical Engineering 11 15 810
Computer Networking 12 16 817
Reliability and Quality Engineering 18 24 832
Operations Research 15 23 835
Environmental Engineering 21 32 849
Human-Computer Interaction 15 29 851
Telecommunications 10 13 854
Architectural Engineering 11 16 866
Biochemical Engineering 19 34 872
Chemical Engineering 13 20 879
Optical Engineering 11 18 901
Metallurgical Engineering 13 21 906
Materials Science 13 21 921
Electronic Engineering 17 24 927
Automation and Control engineering 17 38 928
Nanotechnology 12 19 946
Systems Engineering 18 27 963
Electrical Engineering 15 24 965
Petroleum Engineering 26 40 967
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 21 1195

Physics rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 9th for Physics in Brazil and 763rd in the World with 19,762 publications made and 309,645 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 419 In Latin America
#763 of 6,729 In the World

University of Brasilia
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 46 277
1994 48 259
1995 64 331
1996 96 423
1997 89 441
1998 120 557
1999 149 712
2000 163 756
2001 182 982
2002 238 1336
2003 264 1477
2004 313 1744
2005 359 2129
2006 395 2648
2007 408 3018
2008 445 3727
2009 470 4477
2010 570 5239
2011 595 6406
2012 653 7182
2013 761 8452
2014 765 9838
2015 902 10956
2016 933 12332
2017 1031 13578
2018 1155 15927
2019 1248 18740
2020 1383 23997
2021 1369 28032
2022 1216 28302
2023 1281 29638
2024 929 27237
2025 577 24934

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 15 379
Atomic and Molecular physics 10 17 647
Medical Physics 12 18 657
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 17 693
Condensed Matter Physics 12 18 702
Nuclear Physics 11 19 723
Quantum and Particle physics 10 17 764
Acoustical Engineering 9 14 793
Biophysics 8 21 834
Optical Engineering 11 18 901
Materials Science 13 21 921
Nanotechnology 12 19 946
Astrobiology 16 35 1033
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 21 1195

Computer Science rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 10th for Computer Science in Brazil and 764th in the World with 16,626 publications made and 219,126 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 427 In Latin America
#764 of 6,855 In the World

University of Brasilia
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 29 178
1994 23 157
1995 46 180
1996 37 226
1997 48 229
1998 55 293
1999 68 356
2000 76 375
2001 92 412
2002 163 718
2003 162 726
2004 204 865
2005 204 1162
2006 256 1388
2007 259 1742
2008 325 2262
2009 345 2572
2010 433 3123
2011 499 3796
2012 572 4613
2013 658 5367
2014 646 6618
2015 782 7530
2016 811 8296
2017 936 9304
2018 1020 11186
2019 1208 13727
2020 1300 19063
2021 1281 22951
2022 1185 24417
2023 1269 25096
2024 877 23102
2025 520 19781

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 717th in the World with 10,499 publications made and 134,914 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#9 of 126 In Brazil
#13 of 417 In Latin America
#717 of 6,663 In the World

University of Brasilia
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 13 60
1994 14 56
1995 18 62
1996 20 103
1997 20 107
1998 29 132
1999 36 170
2000 37 191
2001 43 222
2002 66 250
2003 78 316
2004 112 416
2005 99 531
2006 128 692
2007 158 960
2008 198 1295
2009 218 1561
2010 296 1824
2011 317 2120
2012 386 2795
2013 398 3321
2014 453 4128
2015 517 4627
2016 504 5006
2017 564 5752
2018 633 6701
2019 695 8289
2020 817 11670
2021 841 13699
2022 798 14920
2023 850 15231
2024 599 13990
2025 442 12493

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 3 378
Occupational Therapy 11 11 430
Education Majors 8 10 475
Sexology 12 16 534
Social Psychology 6 8 626
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 4 669
Child Psychology 10 14 670
Clinical Psychology 11 14 711
Psychiatry 18 22 801
Special Education 8 11 807
Neuroscience 15 20 810
Cognitive Science 13 20 941
Social Work 20 28 1038

Mathematics rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 10th for Mathematics in Brazil and 680th in the World with 9,473 publications made and 132,210 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 400 In Latin America
#680 of 6,434 In the World

University of Brasilia
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 16 76
1994 11 97
1995 24 111
1996 15 140
1997 28 124
1998 36 194
1999 35 189
2000 46 227
2001 57 260
2002 72 352
2003 80 431
2004 100 500
2005 119 591
2006 150 814
2007 146 855
2008 176 1128
2009 195 1430
2010 259 1695
2011 294 1963
2012 309 2438
2013 357 3057
2014 398 3799
2015 473 4234
2016 449 4744
2017 522 5142
2018 592 6227
2019 691 7755
2020 748 10489
2021 738 12684
2022 687 13517
2023 755 13805
2024 491 10085
2025 260 8285

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 10 585
Actuarial Science 2 5 594
Math Teachers 8 13 641
Statistics 10 15 679
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 12 690
Blockchain and Cryptography 12 14 830
Operations Research 15 23 835

Business rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 8th for Business in Brazil and 653rd in the World with 8,372 publications made and 92,039 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Public Policy / Administration, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#8 of 124 In Brazil
#12 of 396 In Latin America
#653 of 6,366 In the World

University of Brasilia
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 9 58
1994 7 51
1995 20 44
1996 20 66
1997 13 74
1998 21 113
1999 35 119
2000 38 132
2001 65 147
2002 72 257
2003 70 273
2004 91 327
2005 103 479
2006 119 553
2007 120 600
2008 146 800
2009 183 993
2010 256 1283
2011 259 1503
2012 276 1931
2013 388 2179
2014 352 2639
2015 417 3083
2016 457 3403
2017 486 3815
2018 605 4583
2019 585 5755
2020 639 7723
2021 642 9561
2022 600 9985
2023 654 10709
2024 363 8632
2025 200 7054

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 540th in the World with 6,547 publications made and 82,711 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 386 In Latin America
#540 of 6,188 In the World

University of Brasilia
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 11 44
1994 6 42
1995 14 42
1996 17 60
1997 15 67
1998 25 104
1999 24 83
2000 26 126
2001 48 164
2002 55 189
2003 51 260
2004 59 234
2005 81 411
2006 85 483
2007 95 560
2008 115 728
2009 146 955
2010 223 1187
2011 197 1385
2012 220 1757
2013 260 2056
2014 254 2438
2015 291 2745
2016 323 3181
2017 369 3281
2018 418 3877
2019 406 5029
2020 486 6654
2021 555 8291
2022 508 8483
2023 535 9171
2024 348 7140
2025 217 5995

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 505th in the World with 4,539 publications made and 39,326 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 367 In Latin America
#505 of 6,010 In the World

University of Brasilia
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 7 21
1994 5 31
1995 9 31
1996 7 37
1997 13 28
1998 15 47
1999 23 52
2000 26 51
2001 25 70
2002 38 128
2003 35 110
2004 43 130
2005 58 251
2006 58 240
2007 61 306
2008 86 385
2009 83 436
2010 136 609
2011 139 662
2012 151 842
2013 178 1081
2014 222 1187
2015 250 1351
2016 261 1569
2017 286 1721
2018 308 2000
2019 309 2339
2020 370 3160
2021 350 3845
2022 296 3998
2023 348 4328
2024 176 3871
2025 122 3493

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 71
Singing and Vocal Performance 7 7 239
Entertainment Industry Business 9 10 250
Landscape Architecture 4 6 325
Art History 6 8 352
Performing arts 8 11 413
Interior Design 3 5 420
Architecture 9 10 422
Fashion Design 8 11 436
Illustration and Concept Art 8 12 457
Creative Writing 10 14 467
Music 9 12 470
Painting and Drawing 9 15 496
Sculpture 9 15 496
Literature 8 11 502
Photography 13 16 502
Aesthetics 8 11 543
Computer Graphics 11 16 711
Graphic Design 12 14 724
UX/UI Desgin 20 31 859
Animation 12 20 884
Game Design and Development 19 25 891
Multimedia 17 22 904