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The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, 269th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 196 research topics. The University of Buenos Aires ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 105,057 academic publications and 1,864,775 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 604 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#269 of 14,131 In the World
#6 of 1,756 In Latin America
#1 of 127 In Argentina
#1 of 40 In Buenos Aires
#58 of 6,713 For Philosophy
#74 of 3,615 For Horticulture
#80 of 1,018 For Entomology
#80 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#412 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 193 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Argentina and 126th in the World with 54,907 publications made and 597,982 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 45 In Argentina
#9 of 442 In Latin America
#126 of 7,088 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 161 568
1994 217 692
1995 212 741
1996 244 1023
1997 320 1180
1998 348 1469
1999 356 1612
2000 461 2391
2001 480 2705
2002 535 3406
2003 560 4083
2004 669 4479
2005 778 5982
2006 896 7223
2007 939 8048
2008 1163 9819
2009 1360 12001
2010 1499 13415
2011 1840 17034
2012 2146 19873
2013 2468 22651
2014 2596 24666
2015 2667 26765
2016 2980 27615
2017 3043 28698
2018 3306 31773
2019 3374 36685
2020 3916 44142
2021 3851 51162
2022 3124 48921
2023 3722 51793
2024 1991 43545
2025 1025 36668

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

Biology rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Biology in Argentina and 308th in the World with 52,901 publications made and 1,418,581 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 44 In Argentina
#7 of 433 In Latin America
#308 of 6,841 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 362 2169
1994 423 2448
1995 482 2753
1996 603 3119
1997 641 3994
1998 688 4837
1999 697 5652
2000 840 7544
2001 820 8390
2002 1007 10673
2003 999 12796
2004 1108 14396
2005 1079 17477
2006 1285 20583
2007 1333 22972
2008 1428 26090
2009 1591 31248
2010 1626 34860
2011 1827 41471
2012 1868 46644
2013 1835 50623
2014 2017 55932
2015 2016 58791
2016 2062 60876
2017 2111 64388
2018 2264 68764
2019 2307 77740
2020 2700 93678
2021 2712 104654
2022 2401 102915
2023 2350 103146
2024 1896 96627
2025 1626 86299

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

Biology subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Horticulture 1 12 74
Entomology 1 5 80
Agricultural Science 1 4 84
Forestry 1 11 103
Botany 1 7 119
Zoology 1 9 144
Nutrition and Food Science 1 13 161
Toxicology 1 9 170
Animal Science 1 21 189
Microbiology 1 9 215
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 9 225
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 5 246
Virology 1 7 258
Biophysics 1 3 261
Neuroscience 1 5 263
Paleontology 1 7 267
Molecular Biology 1 5 283
Biotechnology 1 7 286
Pharmacology 1 7 287
Biochemistry 1 4 293
Genetics 1 4 293
Immunology 1 8 317
Evolutionary Biology 1 6 364
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 7 430
Oncology and Cancer research 1 5 435
Astrobiology 2 11 471
Nanotechnology 1 10 674

Chemistry rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Chemistry in Argentina and 362nd in the World with 41,517 publications made and 1,166,301 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 43 In Argentina
#7 of 420 In Latin America
#362 of 6,561 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 320 2026
1994 366 2185
1995 418 2471
1996 555 2824
1997 605 3665
1998 607 4377
1999 657 5155
2000 776 6699
2001 744 7376
2002 906 9552
2003 893 11261
2004 995 12523
2005 952 14977
2006 1058 17277
2007 1113 19326
2008 1221 21828
2009 1314 25924
2010 1349 28633
2011 1458 33586
2012 1493 38192
2013 1376 41934
2014 1525 45791
2015 1515 48091
2016 1534 49852
2017 1502 52496
2018 1676 55673
2019 1661 62316
2020 1847 73273
2021 1836 82130
2022 1621 79147
2023 1700 79132
2024 1249 70817
2025 1090 61696

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

Chemistry subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 13 161
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 6 269
Biochemistry 1 4 293
Organic Chemistry 1 7 360
Radiochemistry 1 17 391
Environmental Chemistry 1 9 395
Computational Chemistry 2 9 396
Pharmacy 1 7 459
Inorganic Chemistry 1 11 480
Physical chemistry 1 8 489
Materials Science 1 11 566
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 13 592
Chemical Engineering 1 11 598
Biochemical Engineering 1 21 601
Nanotechnology 1 10 674

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Argentina and 251st in the World with 37,310 publications made and 908,679 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 44 In Argentina
#7 of 433 In Latin America
#251 of 6,888 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 183 877
1994 230 1058
1995 261 1199
1996 344 1528
1997 320 1836
1998 364 2254
1999 409 2633
2000 483 3541
2001 497 4168
2002 606 5167
2003 604 6186
2004 674 7320
2005 786 9355
2006 808 11285
2007 869 12792
2008 995 15199
2009 1118 18288
2010 1115 20377
2011 1315 25120
2012 1420 29836
2013 1434 32825
2014 1631 36284
2015 1626 39668
2016 1690 40772
2017 1690 42912
2018 1807 46458
2019 1857 52767
2020 2249 62579
2021 2182 70790
2022 1889 67305
2023 1831 68800
2024 1365 62803
2025 972 55477

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Medicine in Argentina and 396th in the World with 33,878 publications made and 881,659 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 42 In Argentina
#10 of 432 In Latin America
#396 of 6,793 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 221 1328
1994 268 1469
1995 283 1596
1996 345 1732
1997 408 2387
1998 417 2926
1999 422 3522
2000 509 4738
2001 508 5045
2002 623 6503
2003 581 7440
2004 679 8659
2005 647 10393
2006 778 12172
2007 774 13264
2008 820 15523
2009 922 18240
2010 984 20756
2011 1134 24912
2012 1195 28056
2013 1201 30702
2014 1288 33198
2015 1251 35305
2016 1262 37009
2017 1354 38757
2018 1468 41185
2019 1476 46432
2020 1838 57829
2021 1898 65335
2022 1630 65478
2023 1670 66079
2024 1305 60167
2025 1188 53534

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

Medicine subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 1 3 103
Veterinary 1 8 147
Toxicology 1 9 170
Urology 1 5 196
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 5 246
Virology 1 7 258
Pharmacology 1 7 287
Dentistry 1 15 289
Forensic Science 1 9 291
Ophthalmology 1 4 301
Immunology 1 8 317
Orthodontics 1 15 324
Dermatology 1 10 344
Anatomy and Physiology 1 10 357
Optometry 1 6 363
Respiratory Therapy 1 12 371
Cosmetology 1 12 378
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 9 391
Pathology 1 10 396
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 39 406
Public Health 1 12 413
Anesthesiology 1 9 424
Neurosurgery 2 9 424
Audiology 1 13 429
Oncology and Cancer research 1 5 435
Pharmacy 1 7 459
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 8 466
Psychiatry 1 9 466
Pediatrics 1 18 468
Critical Care Nursing 1 10 472
Family medicine 1 14 474
Medical Physics 1 10 488
Cardiology 1 9 501
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 10 509
Epidemiology 1 22 509
Surgery 1 10 516
Radiation Therapy 1 10 523
Gerontology 1 44 651
Biomedical Engineering 1 12 658
Clinical Psychology 1 19 758
Nursing 1 37 807
Physical Therapy 1 35 850
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 33 876
Health Science 1 35 910
Sports Medicine 1 39 978
Occupational Therapy 2 42 994
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 34 1017

Physics rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Physics in Argentina and 489th in the World with 29,375 publications made and 780,844 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 42 In Argentina
#8 of 419 In Latin America
#489 of 6,729 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 186 1118
1994 221 1217
1995 259 1339
1996 346 1794
1997 377 2216
1998 365 2587
1999 406 2837
2000 512 3627
2001 524 4172
2002 626 5423
2003 606 6575
2004 667 7168
2005 630 8607
2006 692 10073
2007 779 11547
2008 879 13485
2009 923 15827
2010 923 17881
2011 1032 21803
2012 1085 26346
2013 1079 31056
2014 1153 32884
2015 1142 35886
2016 1189 37970
2017 1152 38561
2018 1272 40465
2019 1315 45013
2020 1403 50106
2021 1477 56118
2022 1202 51569
2023 1285 52797
2024 931 48241
2025 757 41938

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

Physics subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 1 7 230
Biophysics 1 3 261
Nuclear Physics 1 6 357
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 10 376
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 6 390
Astrobiology 2 11 471
Medical Physics 1 10 488
Acoustical Engineering 1 8 492
Quantum and Particle physics 1 9 503
Optical Engineering 1 11 535
Materials Science 1 11 566
Condensed Matter Physics 2 15 593
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 8 641
Nanotechnology 1 10 674

Engineering rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Engineering in Argentina and 545th in the World with 28,767 publications made and 728,208 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 42 In Argentina
#12 of 425 In Latin America
#545 of 6,795 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 168 1015
1994 210 1069
1995 239 1196
1996 339 1597
1997 355 1996
1998 357 2406
1999 387 2569
2000 456 3144
2001 501 3692
2002 596 5028
2003 576 6021
2004 621 6747
2005 615 8096
2006 688 9615
2007 739 10977
2008 865 13097
2009 910 15321
2010 914 17252
2011 1058 20958
2012 1063 24650
2013 1067 28645
2014 1091 30757
2015 1161 33537
2016 1156 35282
2017 1129 36790
2018 1252 39038
2019 1281 44260
2020 1428 50095
2021 1533 57019
2022 1246 53563
2023 1309 55200
2024 909 49322
2025 768 43682

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Computer Science in Argentina and 555th in the World with 22,335 publications made and 565,192 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 44 In Argentina
#10 of 427 In Latin America
#555 of 6,855 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 128 861
1994 153 916
1995 168 996
1996 199 1181
1997 240 1485
1998 230 1793
1999 264 2055
2000 341 2752
2001 308 3079
2002 448 4296
2003 374 4764
2004 403 5291
2005 448 6182
2006 480 7516
2007 503 8267
2008 538 9937
2009 588 11304
2010 661 12904
2011 783 15410
2012 757 17211
2013 802 19521
2014 835 21186
2015 879 22461
2016 919 24078
2017 935 25741
2018 999 27519
2019 1140 31786
2020 1192 37440
2021 1320 42478
2022 1165 40608
2023 1165 42211
2024 902 38918
2025 690 35272

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

Computer Science subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 1 5 263
Library and Information science 1 6 405
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 7 430
Computer Graphics 1 8 518
Cognitive Science 1 7 542
Animation 1 8 545
Human-Computer Interaction 1 15 575
Computational Linguistics 1 9 637
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 14 728
Machine Learning 1 14 752
Computer Vision 2 15 780
Software Engineering 2 31 852
Telecommunications 1 15 880
Computer Networking 1 17 886
Cyber Security 1 19 923
Computer Engineering 1 25 938
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 28 1103
Data Science 1 33 1135
Robotics 2 33 1149
Management Information Systems 1 41 1456
Multimedia 2 52 1631

Psychology rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Psychology in Argentina and 470th in the World with 14,839 publications made and 350,504 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 43 In Argentina
#9 of 417 In Latin America
#470 of 6,663 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 106 697
1994 133 731
1995 142 829
1996 148 826
1997 191 1160
1998 179 1400
1999 194 1662
2000 209 2195
2001 218 2479
2002 266 3224
2003 253 3636
2004 268 3947
2005 268 4481
2006 326 5420
2007 342 5798
2008 327 6729
2009 395 7207
2010 397 8383
2011 473 9407
2012 445 10433
2013 539 12147
2014 550 13046
2015 526 13437
2016 565 14379
2017 646 15389
2018 645 16221
2019 752 18552
2020 803 23179
2021 853 25808
2022 754 25648
2023 737 26552
2024 560 25407
2025 514 23491

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

Psychology subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 1 5 263
Psychiatry 1 9 466
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 6 476
Sexology 1 13 487
Cognitive Science 1 7 542
Child Psychology 1 13 669
Social Psychology 1 13 692
Clinical Psychology 1 19 758
Education Majors 1 20 771
Occupational Therapy 2 42 994

Art & Design rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Art & Design in Argentina and 402nd in the World with 5,501 publications made and 68,193 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, 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
#1 of 39 In Argentina
#9 of 367 In Latin America
#402 of 6,010 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 18 115
1994 28 91
1995 21 103
1996 38 169
1997 29 174
1998 52 210
1999 32 185
2000 52 272
2001 57 364
2002 88 467
2003 78 597
2004 80 556
2005 68 755
2006 110 893
2007 117 1029
2008 134 1188
2009 136 1497
2010 150 1496
2011 181 1752
2012 229 2083
2013 225 2514
2014 265 2760
2015 287 2765
2016 296 2828
2017 294 3125
2018 338 3373
2019 378 3706
2020 371 4985
2021 367 5257
2022 267 5024
2023 276 5402
2024 149 4881
2025 116 4819

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

Art & Design subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Cinematography 1 11 101
Painting and Drawing 1 4 196
Sculpture 1 4 196
Illustration and Concept Art 1 4 199
Entertainment Industry Business 1 8 218
Art History 1 6 295
Aesthetics 1 5 308
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 11 321
Literature 1 8 329
Performing arts 1 7 343
Music 1 8 354
Creative Writing 1 9 366
Fashion Design 1 9 386
Photography 1 11 428
Computer Graphics 1 8 518
Animation 1 8 545
Architecture 1 16 558
Multimedia 2 52 1631

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Buenos Aires

Speciality Argentina Latin America World Rank
Agricultural Economics 1 6 230
Applied Mathematics 1 8 483
Real Estate 1 5 570
International Business 1 9 595
International Economics 1 6 607
Economics 1 11 626
International Trade 1 9 627
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 9 635
Statistics 1 13 642
Finance 1 13 658
Mathematics 1 14 675
Development Studies 1 15 676
Advertising 1 12 700
Business 1 16 845
Math Teachers 1 19 959
Accounting 1 18 1011
Management 1 23 1019
Marketing 1 24 1078
Human Resource Management 1 22 1178
Hospitality and Hotel Management 2 30 1216
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 28 1294
Environmental Economics 2 58 1539
Project Management 5 96 1943