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The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, 268th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 197 research topics. The University of Buenos Aires ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 102,914 academic publications and 1,769,952 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 575 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#268 of 14,131 In the World
#6 of 1,756 In Latin America
#1 of 127 In Argentina
#1 of 40 In Buenos Aires
#52 of 6,689 For Philosophy
#74 of 3,576 For Horticulture
#80 of 4,407 For Agricultural Science
#79 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#390 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 194 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 127th in the World with 54,044 publications made and 552,489 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
#127 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 139 447
1993 161 567
1994 217 692
1995 211 741
1996 244 1021
1997 319 1178
1998 347 1465
1999 355 1614
2000 457 2378
2001 481 2701
2002 533 3419
2003 560 4084
2004 667 4475
2005 776 5979
2006 896 7217
2007 938 8053
2008 1165 9828
2009 1365 11987
2010 1501 13431
2011 1829 16965
2012 2147 19890
2013 2474 22570
2014 2598 24611
2015 2678 26779
2016 2964 27498
2017 3045 28803
2018 3294 31833
2019 3378 36818
2020 3903 44279
2021 3848 51337
2022 3124 48978
2023 3715 51745
2024 1942 42835

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 307th in the World with 51,660 publications made and 1,347,387 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 44 In Argentina
#7 of 433 In Latin America
#307 of 6,833 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 285 1894
1993 362 2169
1994 422 2442
1995 482 2751
1996 605 3110
1997 641 3989
1998 689 4825
1999 697 5649
2000 842 7540
2001 820 8380
2002 1007 10678
2003 998 12788
2004 1107 14390
2005 1080 17475
2006 1284 20575
2007 1331 22977
2008 1430 26088
2009 1593 31245
2010 1627 34867
2011 1822 41431
2012 1876 46659
2013 1837 50620
2014 2022 55969
2015 2020 58851
2016 2071 61007
2017 2107 64361
2018 2260 68855
2019 2309 77887
2020 2696 93850
2021 2720 104914
2022 2403 103089
2023 2351 103379
2024 1876 95821

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
Agricultural Science 1 4 80
Entomology 1 5 84
Forestry 1 11 103
Botany 1 7 118
Zoology 1 9 144
Nutrition and Food Science 1 13 157
Toxicology 1 9 172
Animal Science 1 21 184
Microbiology 1 9 215
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 9 223
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 5 247
Virology 1 7 255
Biophysics 1 3 258
Neuroscience 1 5 259
Paleontology 1 7 263
Pharmacology 1 6 281
Biotechnology 1 7 282
Molecular Biology 1 5 286
Genetics 1 4 289
Biochemistry 1 4 290
Immunology 1 8 313
Evolutionary Biology 1 7 363
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 7 427
Oncology and Cancer research 1 5 433
Astrobiology 2 11 467
Nanotechnology 1 10 668

Chemistry rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Chemistry in Argentina and 357th in the World with 40,677 publications made and 1,114,638 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 42 In Argentina
#7 of 418 In Latin America
#357 of 6,545 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 247 1656
1993 320 2026
1994 365 2181
1995 418 2470
1996 555 2818
1997 605 3661
1998 607 4364
1999 656 5150
2000 773 6693
2001 745 7375
2002 905 9552
2003 893 11264
2004 995 12518
2005 953 14975
2006 1057 17272
2007 1113 19341
2008 1224 21852
2009 1315 25918
2010 1349 28642
2011 1456 33585
2012 1495 38179
2013 1378 41787
2014 1523 45710
2015 1520 48011
2016 1532 49704
2017 1511 52583
2018 1676 55720
2019 1654 62368
2020 1851 73676
2021 1838 82484
2022 1629 79406
2023 1702 79325
2024 1230 70304

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 13 157
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 5 266
Biochemistry 1 4 290
Organic Chemistry 1 7 355
Radiochemistry 1 17 381
Environmental Chemistry 1 9 387
Computational Chemistry 2 9 392
Pharmacy 1 7 456
Inorganic Chemistry 1 10 472
Physical chemistry 1 8 479
Materials Science 1 11 555
Biochemical Engineering 1 20 585
Chemical Engineering 1 11 592
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 13 605
Nanotechnology 1 10 668

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Argentina and 245th in the World with 36,541 publications made and 861,266 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 43 In Argentina
#7 of 431 In Latin America
#245 of 6,876 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 160 733
1993 184 876
1994 229 1058
1995 261 1199
1996 345 1525
1997 320 1842
1998 364 2252
1999 408 2634
2000 484 3534
2001 500 4164
2002 606 5178
2003 604 6184
2004 675 7314
2005 784 9358
2006 808 11278
2007 868 12818
2008 999 15180
2009 1117 18284
2010 1115 20401
2011 1306 25073
2012 1423 29830
2013 1435 32757
2014 1640 36264
2015 1628 39623
2016 1690 40715
2017 1691 42909
2018 1800 46390
2019 1856 52812
2020 2248 62712
2021 2185 71034
2022 1886 67347
2023 1830 68843
2024 1332 62306

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 392nd in the World with 32,987 publications made and 835,461 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 42 In Argentina
#10 of 430 In Latin America
#392 of 6,775 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 181 1175
1993 221 1327
1994 268 1467
1995 283 1595
1996 347 1730
1997 408 2386
1998 416 2922
1999 422 3520
2000 506 4740
2001 508 5040
2002 623 6503
2003 581 7435
2004 679 8663
2005 648 10393
2006 779 12168
2007 774 13263
2008 822 15523
2009 921 18215
2010 984 20764
2011 1131 24895
2012 1200 28096
2013 1202 30691
2014 1295 33240
2015 1255 35370
2016 1271 37164
2017 1353 38811
2018 1463 41238
2019 1480 46509
2020 1841 57981
2021 1910 65667
2022 1644 65666
2023 1676 66378
2024 1278 59542

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 3 104
Veterinary 1 8 144
Toxicology 1 9 172
Urology 1 5 194
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 5 247
Virology 1 7 255
Forensic Science 1 9 280
Pharmacology 1 6 281
Dentistry 1 15 286
Ophthalmology 1 4 300
Immunology 1 8 313
Orthodontics 1 14 314
Dermatology 1 10 325
Optometry 1 4 352
Anatomy and Physiology 1 10 358
Cosmetology 1 12 368
Respiratory Therapy 1 12 370
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 9 388
Pathology 1 10 388
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 39 403
Public Health 1 12 406
Neurosurgery 2 7 411
Anesthesiology 1 9 420
Audiology 1 13 428
Oncology and Cancer research 1 5 433
Pharmacy 1 7 456
Family medicine 1 14 460
Critical Care Nursing 1 10 463
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 8 464
Psychiatry 1 10 466
Pediatrics 1 18 466
Medical Physics 1 10 488
Epidemiology 1 21 495
Cardiology 1 9 500
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 10 506
Surgery 1 10 511
Radiation Therapy 1 10 519
Biomedical Engineering 1 12 650
Gerontology 1 44 651
Clinical Psychology 1 19 750
Nursing 1 37 796
Physical Therapy 1 34 834
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 33 864
Health Science 2 35 905
Occupational Therapy 2 41 975
Sports Medicine 1 39 980
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 35 1013

Physics rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Physics in Argentina and 478th in the World with 28,752 publications made and 745,335 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
#7 of 418 In Latin America
#478 of 6,713 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 143 838
1993 187 1116
1994 220 1214
1995 259 1339
1996 346 1795
1997 377 2211
1998 365 2579
1999 406 2830
2000 511 3623
2001 525 4174
2002 625 5433
2003 606 6579
2004 666 7165
2005 632 8609
2006 690 10068
2007 779 11545
2008 877 13472
2009 926 15825
2010 923 17882
2011 1032 21817
2012 1081 26281
2013 1086 30939
2014 1154 32752
2015 1141 35743
2016 1193 37755
2017 1150 38413
2018 1262 40333
2019 1317 45043
2020 1397 50033
2021 1478 56123
2022 1199 51549
2023 1285 52716
2024 893 47587

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 7 231
Biophysics 1 3 258
Nuclear Physics 1 6 354
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 10 374
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 6 389
Astrobiology 2 11 467
Acoustical Engineering 1 8 485
Medical Physics 1 10 488
Quantum and Particle physics 1 9 497
Optical Engineering 1 11 530
Materials Science 1 11 555
Condensed Matter Physics 2 15 583
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 8 618
Nanotechnology 1 10 668

Engineering rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Engineering in Argentina and 542nd in the World with 28,151 publications made and 693,561 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 424 In Latin America
#542 of 6,782 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 133 761
1993 168 1014
1994 209 1065
1995 239 1197
1996 340 1599
1997 354 1997
1998 358 2400
1999 385 2562
2000 456 3131
2001 503 3690
2002 594 5026
2003 575 6025
2004 621 6746
2005 616 8093
2006 687 9611
2007 740 10983
2008 866 13092
2009 911 15314
2010 915 17254
2011 1060 20962
2012 1056 24629
2013 1074 28558
2014 1094 30635
2015 1161 33462
2016 1170 35278
2017 1126 36789
2018 1241 38953
2019 1273 44249
2020 1426 50231
2021 1546 57321
2022 1249 53628
2023 1297 55099
2024 876 48821

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 542nd in the World with 21,852 publications made and 552,153 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 425 In Latin America
#542 of 6,845 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 117 748
1993 128 861
1994 153 914
1995 168 995
1996 201 1187
1997 240 1485
1998 231 1793
1999 265 2054
2000 341 2748
2001 309 3077
2002 448 4309
2003 375 4766
2004 402 5294
2005 448 6180
2006 480 7515
2007 503 8264
2008 538 9918
2009 590 11287
2010 662 12907
2011 784 15413
2012 765 17296
2013 809 19510
2014 840 21160
2015 879 22454
2016 925 24194
2017 941 25747
2018 996 27520
2019 1150 31906
2020 1191 37557
2021 1327 42762
2022 1169 40808
2023 1166 42315
2024 879 38391

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 5 259
Library and Information science 1 6 395
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 7 427
Computer Graphics 1 8 519
Cognitive Science 1 6 539
Animation 1 8 545
Human-Computer Interaction 2 15 568
Computational Linguistics 1 9 619
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 14 711
Machine Learning 1 14 735
Computer Vision 2 15 754
Software Engineering 2 30 848
Telecommunications 1 15 868
Computer Networking 1 17 875
Cyber Security 1 20 916
Computer Engineering 1 25 918
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 28 1101
Robotics 2 32 1117
Data Science 1 32 1122
Management Information Systems 1 41 1436
Multimedia 2 52 1596

Psychology rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Psychology in Argentina and 464th in the World with 14,442 publications made and 329,326 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 43 In Argentina
#9 of 416 In Latin America
#464 of 6,645 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 96 648
1993 106 697
1994 133 729
1995 142 827
1996 150 832
1997 191 1158
1998 179 1399
1999 195 1661
2000 206 2192
2001 218 2476
2002 267 3238
2003 253 3635
2004 269 3950
2005 268 4480
2006 326 5416
2007 343 5798
2008 329 6735
2009 396 7203
2010 397 8384
2011 471 9394
2012 445 10433
2013 540 12138
2014 551 13029
2015 524 13437
2016 560 14373
2017 652 15426
2018 640 16238
2019 754 18607
2020 805 23308
2021 853 25877
2022 756 25787
2023 739 26643
2024 549 25158

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 5 259
Psychiatry 1 10 466
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 6 469
Sexology 1 13 474
Cognitive Science 1 6 539
Child Psychology 1 13 663
Social Psychology 1 13 680
Clinical Psychology 1 19 750
Education Majors 1 20 768
Occupational Therapy 2 41 975

Art & Design rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Art & Design in Argentina and 397th in the World with 5,414 publications made and 64,485 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 365 In Latin America
#397 of 5,966 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 10 74
1993 18 115
1994 28 91
1995 21 103
1996 38 169
1997 29 175
1998 52 209
1999 31 186
2000 52 270
2001 60 364
2002 88 468
2003 78 598
2004 81 555
2005 67 755
2006 110 893
2007 118 1029
2008 134 1186
2009 139 1497
2010 151 1495
2011 179 1749
2012 225 2082
2013 230 2520
2014 267 2749
2015 289 2756
2016 298 2825
2017 296 3126
2018 331 3353
2019 380 3704
2020 367 4944
2021 362 5193
2022 268 5021
2023 275 5406
2024 144 4738

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 10 98
Painting and Drawing 1 4 195
Sculpture 1 4 195
Illustration and Concept Art 1 4 203
Entertainment Industry Business 1 8 215
Art History 1 6 290
Aesthetics 1 5 299
Literature 1 8 314
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 12 323
Performing arts 1 7 339
Music 1 8 361
Creative Writing 1 9 363
Fashion Design 1 9 376
Photography 1 12 438
Computer Graphics 1 8 519
Animation 1 8 545
Architecture 1 16 551
Multimedia 2 52 1596

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Buenos Aires

Speciality Argentina Latin America World Rank
Agricultural Economics 1 6 226
Applied Mathematics 1 8 485
Real Estate 1 5 563
International Business 1 9 585
International Economics 1 7 589
International Trade 1 9 612
Economics 1 11 619
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 9 631
Statistics 1 13 634
Finance 1 13 653
Mathematics 1 14 668
Development Studies 1 15 671
Advertising 1 11 672
Business 1 16 833
Math Teachers 1 19 946
Accounting 1 18 992
Management 1 23 1004
Marketing 1 22 1048
Human Resource Management 1 22 1140
Hospitality and Hotel Management 2 29 1148
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 29 1274
Environmental Economics 2 57 1497
Project Management 5 93 1901