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The University of Brasilia ranked 8th in Brazil, 499th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 199 research topics. The University of Brasilia ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 65,391 academic publications and 548,625 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 53 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#499 of 14,131 In the World
#12 of 1,756 In Latin America
#8 of 198 In Brazil
#1 of 2 In Brasilia
#66 of 6,566 For Philosophy
#87 of 2,377 For Forestry
#160 of 1,000 For Human Rights Law
#917 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#601 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 196 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 175th in the World with 40,246 publications made and 227,515 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 128 In Brazil
#11 of 443 In Latin America
#175 of 7,020 In the World

University of Brasilia
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 58 130
1992 45 151
1993 62 167
1994 52 180
1995 96 206
1996 80 258
1997 117 287
1998 134 404
1999 156 426
2000 186 457
2001 233 631
2002 273 823
2003 312 828
2004 323 1093
2005 424 1447
2006 544 1808
2007 589 2230
2008 706 2829
2009 740 3749
2010 1142 4582
2011 1205 5781
2012 1518 6703
2013 1735 7804
2014 1864 8998
2015 2241 10234
2016 2502 10240
2017 2900 10641
2018 3024 12913
2019 3162 16211
2020 3590 22399
2021 3506 27714
2022 2975 27326
2023 2743 28135

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 13th for Biology in Brazil and 642nd in the World with 26,844 publications made and 392,822 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#13 of 128 In Brazil
#17 of 428 In Latin America
#642 of 6,770 In the World

University of Brasilia
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 41 263
1992 67 311
1993 51 334
1994 58 348
1995 70 399
1996 81 510
1997 118 567
1998 131 619
1999 181 947
2000 203 987
2001 229 1273
2002 284 1629
2003 305 1801
2004 385 2261
2005 470 3129
2006 434 3484
2007 504 4439
2008 557 5686
2009 638 6824
2010 760 7993
2011 807 9898
2012 918 11239
2013 1137 13443
2014 1150 15385
2015 1318 16980
2016 1368 18523
2017 1545 20218
2018 1704 23543
2019 1903 28597
2020 2244 36371
2021 2263 44811
2022 2094 45905
2023 2006 45988

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 87
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 3 172
Horticulture 19 22 174
Animal Science 21 23 201
Zoology 9 12 226
Toxicology 9 11 249
Entomology 9 12 249
Agricultural Science 10 13 280
Botany 15 19 376
Virology 9 13 406
Paleontology 7 10 454
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 16 25 455
Nutrition and Food Science 21 32 519
Microbiology 17 22 531
Immunology 11 16 636
Evolutionary Biology 10 14 649
Biotechnology 16 22 673
Molecular Biology 14 22 695
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 14 788
Genetics 11 18 804
Pharmacology 17 23 814
Biophysics 8 21 831
Neuroscience 15 21 852
Biochemistry 14 22 862
Oncology and Cancer research 11 18 882
Nanotechnology 12 19 979
Astrobiology 17 37 1035

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 488th in the World with 23,615 publications made and 308,169 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 128 In Brazil
#14 of 428 In Latin America
#488 of 6,798 In the World

University of Brasilia
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 30 174
1992 46 200
1993 47 220
1994 45 185
1995 57 235
1996 71 357
1997 97 380
1998 109 503
1999 146 671
2000 175 695
2001 190 892
2002 243 1159
2003 240 1247
2004 299 1667
2005 400 2366
2006 388 2603
2007 444 3400
2008 474 4358
2009 560 5397
2010 684 6189
2011 702 7923
2012 803 8777
2013 977 10541
2014 1037 12125
2015 1174 13429
2016 1263 14713
2017 1409 15612
2018 1538 18453
2019 1732 22913
2020 2005 28846
2021 2039 35776
2022 1853 36011
2023 1726 36540

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 14th for Medicine in Brazil and 638th in the World with 18,580 publications made and 235,850 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Psychiatry, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#14 of 128 In Brazil
#18 of 426 In Latin America
#638 of 6,680 In the World

University of Brasilia
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 37 169
1992 45 212
1993 29 209
1994 37 260
1995 36 246
1996 46 303
1997 60 300
1998 73 374
1999 88 522
2000 104 566
2001 126 673
2002 148 885
2003 154 912
2004 202 1141
2005 240 1691
2006 256 1825
2007 325 2360
2008 340 3077
2009 424 3601
2010 547 4475
2011 567 5536
2012 613 6406
2013 816 7814
2014 800 9199
2015 946 10072
2016 976 11004
2017 1047 12008
2018 1150 14210
2019 1303 16747
2020 1694 22952
2021 1690 28470
2022 1585 30023
2023 1519 29772

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 3 172
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 16 17 240
Toxicology 9 11 249
Veterinary 19 27 268
Forensic Science 7 8 297
Gerontology 16 16 325
Sports / Exercise science 16 16 345
Sports Medicine 13 13 351
Dentistry 21 24 386
Dermatology 10 15 406
Virology 9 13 406
Orthodontics 20 23 426
Physical Therapy 13 13 461
Epidemiology 14 20 462
Plastic Surgery 15 22 466
Occupational Therapy 11 11 482
Public Health 12 16 496
Cosmetology 10 13 500
Nursing 17 17 502
Pediatrics 13 20 502
Health Science 9 10 505
Audiology 11 14 524
Family medicine 15 19 550
Urology 10 14 561
Healthcare Management (MHA) 12 15 562
Medical Physics 9 11 572
Pathology 13 17 626
Immunology 11 16 636
Anatomy and Physiology 10 14 661
Critical Care Nursing 15 23 698
Respiratory Therapy 21 33 709
Anesthesiology 17 21 724
Surgery 16 22 762
Clinical Psychology 12 17 763
Radiation Therapy 11 17 767
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 16 28 792
Cardiology 13 19 792
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 15 20 801
Biomedical Engineering 11 15 811
Pharmacology 17 23 814
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 16 21 820
Psychiatry 18 22 871
Oncology and Cancer research 11 18 882
Pharmacy 12 21 899
Sonography and Ultrasound 24 33 990
Ophthalmology 17 30 996

Chemistry rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 15th for Chemistry in Brazil and 842nd in the World with 18,451 publications made and 292,437 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 128 In Brazil
#22 of 414 In Latin America
#842 of 6,447 In the World

University of Brasilia
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 43 209
1992 50 241
1993 49 217
1994 53 256
1995 59 326
1996 92 420
1997 105 475
1998 111 545
1999 149 812
2000 184 830
2001 199 1114
2002 232 1444
2003 231 1527
2004 292 1832
2005 413 2630
2006 337 2868
2007 388 3528
2008 407 4426
2009 476 5244
2010 543 6097
2011 538 7614
2012 611 8563
2013 734 10270
2014 724 11409
2015 866 12671
2016 909 14168
2017 1041 15789
2018 1153 18340
2019 1243 21522
2020 1446 27175
2021 1408 33172
2022 1368 34131
2023 1350 33965

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 5 270
Nutrition and Food Science 21 32 519
Computational Chemistry 10 20 683
Radiochemistry 20 30 736
Biochemical Engineering 15 27 757
Environmental Chemistry 16 24 824
Biochemistry 14 22 862
Chemical Engineering 13 21 868
Pharmacy 12 21 899
Organic Chemistry 16 26 908
Materials Science 13 21 955
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 19 37 979
Nanotechnology 12 19 979
Inorganic Chemistry 18 35 1068
Physical chemistry 18 34 1137

Engineering rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 11th for Engineering in Brazil and 831st in the World with 17,541 publications made and 219,232 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#11 of 127 In Brazil
#18 of 420 In Latin America
#831 of 6,684 In the World

University of Brasilia
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 34 151
1992 36 185
1993 45 249
1994 42 219
1995 50 251
1996 78 305
1997 67 338
1998 86 465
1999 135 596
2000 134 609
2001 153 745
2002 227 1221
2003 242 1119
2004 270 1298
2005 332 1800
2006 342 2040
2007 370 2486
2008 361 3079
2009 450 3832
2010 522 4349
2011 508 5340
2012 606 6176
2013 749 7322
2014 731 8619
2015 860 9396
2016 875 10517
2017 1008 11721
2018 1105 13689
2019 1238 16566
2020 1398 21126
2021 1390 25917
2022 1307 27760
2023 1257 27914

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 4 253
Landscape Architecture 5 7 356
Agricultural Engineering 14 21 392
Architecture 10 13 451
Engineering Management 8 10 491
Remote Sensing 8 9 521
Computer Engineering 6 7 541
Geotechnical Engineering 8 12 585
Automotive Engineering 10 14 596
Civil Engineering 7 11 599
Mining Engineering 9 15 610
Renewable Energy Engineering 14 19 637
Marine Engineering 9 12 654
Biotechnology 16 22 673
Structural Engineering 9 12 700
Robotics 11 18 739
Biochemical Engineering 15 27 757
Transportation Engineering 8 14 798
Computer Networking 12 16 803
Biomedical Engineering 11 15 811
Technical Drawing 9 13 821
Mechanical Engineering 12 18 835
Acoustical Engineering 10 14 836
Telecommunications 10 12 839
Construction Management 16 23 841
Product and Industrial Design 16 20 847
Aerospace Engineering 11 18 859
Reliability and Quality Engineering 18 25 860
Environmental Engineering 20 32 864
Chemical Engineering 13 21 868
Human-Computer Interaction 15 30 893
Electronic Engineering 17 24 898
Operations Research 15 22 902
Optical Engineering 11 18 905
Industrial Engineering 15 24 918
Architectural Engineering 11 16 918
Metallurgical Engineering 13 22 937
Electrical Engineering 13 21 952
Materials Science 13 21 955
Automation and Control engineering 18 40 963
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 19 37 979
Nanotechnology 12 19 979
Systems Engineering 17 28 984
Petroleum Engineering 27 45 1065
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 21 1112

Physics rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 9th for Physics in Brazil and 787th in the World with 16,544 publications made and 207,731 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
#16 of 409 In Latin America
#787 of 6,603 In the World

University of Brasilia
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 42 173
1992 43 212
1993 40 248
1994 47 232
1995 56 294
1996 86 351
1997 77 395
1998 108 500
1999 135 635
2000 145 639
2001 166 869
2002 213 1224
2003 224 1239
2004 249 1390
2005 354 1859
2006 335 2141
2007 357 2589
2008 378 3133
2009 423 3761
2010 497 4349
2011 489 5268
2012 598 5975
2013 680 7032
2014 665 8023
2015 794 8820
2016 819 9866
2017 942 10952
2018 1047 12802
2019 1130 15281
2020 1284 18841
2021 1245 22614
2022 1150 23701
2023 1119 23978

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 6 13 341
Medical Physics 9 11 572
Atomic and Molecular physics 10 17 644
Condensed Matter Physics 12 18 683
Astrophysics and Astronomy 10 19 707
Nuclear Physics 10 18 711
Quantum and Particle physics 10 18 781
Biophysics 8 21 831
Acoustical Engineering 10 14 836
Optical Engineering 11 18 905
Materials Science 13 21 955
Nanotechnology 12 19 979
Astrobiology 17 37 1035
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 21 1112

Computer Science rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 10th for Computer Science in Brazil and 799th in the World with 13,985 publications made and 133,766 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 417 In Latin America
#799 of 6,752 In the World

University of Brasilia
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 26 106
1992 29 131
1993 27 173
1994 25 157
1995 38 154
1996 28 198
1997 42 202
1998 51 267
1999 63 323
2000 71 327
2001 79 369
2002 149 698
2003 146 621
2004 165 685
2005 201 959
2006 246 1138
2007 229 1321
2008 282 1734
2009 287 2012
2010 379 2453
2011 411 2919
2012 502 3652
2013 625 4245
2014 594 5098
2015 655 5679
2016 737 6218
2017 864 6991
2018 940 8590
2019 1103 10591
2020 1230 14528
2021 1213 17961
2022 1103 19793
2023 1113 19685

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 10th for Psychology in Brazil and 783rd in the World with 8,556 publications made and 78,198 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#10 of 126 In Brazil
#14 of 403 In Latin America
#783 of 6,528 In the World

University of Brasilia
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 15 33
1992 10 44
1993 11 51
1994 14 60
1995 18 62
1996 14 73
1997 19 99
1998 29 111
1999 35 126
2000 30 153
2001 41 176
2002 58 218
2003 73 261
2004 99 339
2005 92 416
2006 118 503
2007 136 715
2008 162 964
2009 190 1133
2010 266 1372
2011 227 1593
2012 335 2094
2013 376 2493
2014 404 3033
2015 433 3419
2016 437 3573
2017 506 4014
2018 577 4794
2019 639 6103
2020 745 8358
2021 804 10252
2022 729 11645
2023 718 11433

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
Education Majors 8 10 475
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 5 480
Occupational Therapy 11 11 482
Sexology 14 18 604
Social Psychology 8 12 673
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 4 676
Child Psychology 10 14 688
Clinical Psychology 12 17 763
Special Education 9 11 817
Neuroscience 15 21 852
Psychiatry 18 22 871
Cognitive Science 13 21 954

Mathematics rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 10th for Mathematics in Brazil and 714th in the World with 8,072 publications made and 83,273 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#10 of 124 In Brazil
#14 of 393 In Latin America
#714 of 6,305 In the World

University of Brasilia
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 21 73
1992 21 77
1993 13 76
1994 10 98
1995 21 104
1996 12 121
1997 24 109
1998 35 173
1999 34 172
2000 39 218
2001 49 237
2002 65 340
2003 69 342
2004 83 427
2005 117 495
2006 145 674
2007 131 705
2008 161 880
2009 175 1083
2010 237 1341
2011 224 1538
2012 274 1853
2013 336 2426
2014 365 2882
2015 383 3125
2016 420 3509
2017 481 3796
2018 534 4719
2019 673 5879
2020 708 8037
2021 694 9784
2022 653 11007
2023 691 11185

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 5 8 605
Actuarial Science 2 6 610
Math Teachers 7 11 639
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 11 668
Statistics 12 16 723
Blockchain and Cryptography 12 14 814
Operations Research 15 22 902

Business rankings

The University of Brasilia ranked 8th for Business in Brazil and 687th in the World with 7,071 publications made and 54,345 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Public Policy / Administration, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#8 of 123 In Brazil
#12 of 388 In Latin America
#687 of 6,187 In the World

University of Brasilia
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 7 29
1992 8 29
1993 9 50
1994 6 42
1995 21 39
1996 19 52
1997 12 47
1998 21 106
1999 32 104
2000 35 109
2001 58 121
2002 69 219
2003 53 209
2004 79 259
2005 96 393
2006 108 394
2007 96 451
2008 118 590
2009 152 731
2010 223 947
2011 211 1087
2012 242 1390
2013 353 1681
2014 310 1925
2015 355 2165
2016 408 2387
2017 445 2714
2018 531 3272
2019 549 4177
2020 599 5618
2021 611 7107
2022 567 7684
2023 553 7805

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 594th in the World with 5,405 publications made and 46,440 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 122 In Brazil
#10 of 378 In Latin America
#594 of 5,995 In the World

University of Brasilia
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 9 30
1992 7 27
1993 9 31
1994 4 31
1995 15 37
1996 14 48
1997 12 48
1998 26 89
1999 24 66
2000 26 116
2001 42 132
2002 52 162
2003 42 192
2004 45 179
2005 82 324
2006 75 342
2007 75 394
2008 96 475
2009 129 665
2010 182 816
2011 159 993
2012 197 1187
2013 225 1485
2014 220 1648
2015 244 1888
2016 295 2158
2017 338 2246
2018 369 2726
2019 381 3505
2020 451 4739
2021 521 5941
2022 474 6403
2023 452 6453

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 560th in the World with 3,766 publications made and 22,840 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 121 In Brazil
#12 of 350 In Latin America
#560 of 5,720 In the World

University of Brasilia
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 7 12
1992 3 9
1993 7 17
1994 4 20
1995 7 22
1996 7 27
1997 12 24
1998 14 45
1999 18 50
2000 25 36
2001 21 66
2002 32 97
2003 31 93
2004 32 105
2005 56 175
2006 51 192
2007 58 211
2008 63 286
2009 69 320
2010 119 446
2011 123 495
2012 133 632
2013 167 814
2014 195 832
2015 196 961
2016 231 1095
2017 249 1192
2018 268 1357
2019 297 1596
2020 326 2125
2021 332 2576
2022 265 2751
2023 291 2998

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 8 9 110
Singing and Vocal Performance 8 9 226
Entertainment Industry Business 9 10 307
Landscape Architecture 5 7 356
Performing arts 7 10 379
Art History 5 7 379
Illustration and Concept Art 4 6 418
Interior Design 6 8 421
Photography 12 14 443
Architecture 10 13 451
Creative Writing 8 11 455
Painting and Drawing 6 10 470
Sculpture 6 10 470
Fashion Design 8 12 475
Literature 8 11 512
Music 11 16 609
Aesthetics 9 14 645
Computer Graphics 10 14 716
Graphic Design 11 14 724
Game Design and Development 18 24 821
Animation 10 18 832
UX/UI Desgin 19 30 840
Multimedia 16 20 929