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The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, 272nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 195 research topics. The University of Buenos Aires ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 89,281 academic publications and 1,287,823 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 543 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#272 of 14,131 In the World
#6 of 1,756 In Latin America
#1 of 127 In Argentina
#1 of 40 In Buenos Aires
#56 of 6,566 For Philosophy
#62 of 3,373 For Horticulture
#62 of 1,014 For Entomology
#82 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#390 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 192 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Biology in Argentina and 295th in the World with 46,823 publications made and 1,039,256 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 44 In Argentina
#6 of 428 In Latin America
#295 of 6,770 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 326 1483
1992 277 1555
1993 343 1774
1994 410 2007
1995 444 2293
1996 569 2535
1997 613 3238
1998 655 3956
1999 680 4729
2000 802 6360
2001 805 7039
2002 971 8998
2003 920 10578
2004 1083 12055
2005 1021 14950
2006 1195 17414
2007 1316 20065
2008 1320 22668
2009 1535 26890
2010 1553 30018
2011 1664 35487
2012 1772 39394
2013 1778 42952
2014 1853 46909
2015 1900 50106
2016 1892 50683
2017 2025 53536
2018 2065 58045
2019 2166 65389
2020 2503 77801
2021 2580 88467
2022 2237 89882
2023 2151 87966

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
Entomology 1 4 62
Horticulture 1 10 62
Agricultural Science 1 4 77
Forestry 1 10 100
Botany 1 5 100
Toxicology 1 5 109
Nutrition and Food Science 1 7 112
Zoology 1 8 133
Animal Science 1 16 155
Microbiology 1 9 205
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 7 219
Virology 1 5 237
Biophysics 1 3 246
Neuroscience 1 5 255
Paleontology 1 7 259
Pharmacology 1 3 261
Biotechnology 1 6 267
Biochemistry 1 4 272
Molecular Biology 1 5 278
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 5 284
Genetics 1 3 284
Immunology 1 7 312
Evolutionary Biology 1 6 346
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 5 404
Oncology and Cancer research 1 4 420
Astrobiology 2 11 440
Nanotechnology 1 9 630

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Argentina and 135th in the World with 45,808 publications made and 361,438 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 45 In Argentina
#8 of 443 In Latin America
#135 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 140 343
1992 129 363
1993 150 402
1994 195 530
1995 190 565
1996 230 741
1997 301 885
1998 314 1113
1999 343 1276
2000 430 1876
2001 443 2098
2002 491 2665
2003 509 3198
2004 623 3534
2005 669 4667
2006 832 5766
2007 883 6475
2008 1043 7590
2009 1248 9529
2010 1344 10472
2011 1631 13006
2012 1884 14363
2013 2189 16197
2014 2290 17566
2015 2361 19184
2016 2562 18453
2017 2686 19857
2018 2849 22292
2019 2920 25864
2020 3331 31422
2021 3342 35935
2022 2679 36291
2023 3126 36376

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Chemistry in Argentina and 337th in the World with 37,767 publications made and 883,397 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 42 In Argentina
#6 of 414 In Latin America
#337 of 6,447 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 299 1427
1992 257 1401
1993 304 1672
1994 362 1839
1995 399 2083
1996 535 2295
1997 599 2972
1998 592 3623
1999 651 4353
2000 748 5690
2001 738 6288
2002 878 8073
2003 831 9483
2004 972 10757
2005 882 13032
2006 1008 14955
2007 1114 17197
2008 1111 19360
2009 1258 22759
2010 1285 24972
2011 1350 29238
2012 1434 32109
2013 1374 34981
2014 1405 38216
2015 1476 40632
2016 1427 41473
2017 1469 43765
2018 1544 47254
2019 1588 52824
2020 1785 61890
2021 1790 70254
2022 1530 70616
2023 1567 68689

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 7 112
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 4 261
Biochemistry 1 4 272
Organic Chemistry 1 7 332
Radiochemistry 1 14 361
Computational Chemistry 2 7 366
Environmental Chemistry 1 8 369
Pharmacy 1 5 397
Physical chemistry 1 8 432
Inorganic Chemistry 1 8 457
Biochemical Engineering 1 13 482
Materials Science 1 9 516
Chemical Engineering 1 10 547
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 12 591
Nanotechnology 1 9 630

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Argentina and 241st in the World with 32,061 publications made and 601,856 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 43 In Argentina
#7 of 428 In Latin America
#241 of 6,798 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 162 551
1992 151 590
1993 174 711
1994 222 891
1995 240 977
1996 311 1210
1997 303 1469
1998 361 1835
1999 404 2149
2000 473 2869
2001 477 3393
2002 585 4176
2003 551 4976
2004 651 6035
2005 699 7695
2006 764 9156
2007 843 10782
2008 884 12405
2009 1049 15290
2010 1040 16983
2011 1143 20359
2012 1262 22883
2013 1344 25135
2014 1463 27863
2015 1500 30449
2016 1476 30094
2017 1542 32008
2018 1574 35577
2019 1676 40528
2020 1985 48279
2021 1990 54865
2022 1717 55158
2023 1589 53859

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 379th in the World with 29,693 publications made and 618,641 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 42 In Argentina
#10 of 426 In Latin America
#379 of 6,680 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 206 927
1992 173 962
1993 205 1066
1994 267 1214
1995 270 1357
1996 334 1463
1997 398 1956
1998 391 2389
1999 407 2925
2000 489 4005
2001 508 4252
2002 598 5486
2003 529 6195
2004 658 7158
2005 611 8868
2006 727 10236
2007 756 11533
2008 750 13171
2009 887 15466
2010 934 17497
2011 1032 20969
2012 1119 22899
2013 1138 25555
2014 1169 27425
2015 1167 29096
2016 1168 30036
2017 1265 31935
2018 1328 34127
2019 1400 38785
2020 1684 47699
2021 1794 54819
2022 1523 57236
2023 1502 56471

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
Toxicology 1 5 109
Plastic Surgery 1 3 115
Veterinary 1 7 138
Urology 1 5 198
Virology 1 5 237
Pharmacology 1 3 261
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 5 284
Dentistry 1 15 297
Ophthalmology 1 4 298
Forensic Science 1 10 302
Dermatology 1 8 306
Immunology 1 7 312
Neurosurgery 2 5 338
Orthodontics 1 14 341
Optometry 1 5 344
Anatomy and Physiology 1 9 351
Respiratory Therapy 1 11 352
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 32 368
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 9 369
Public Health 1 11 371
Pathology 1 10 387
Pharmacy 1 5 397
Anesthesiology 1 8 398
Oncology and Cancer research 1 4 420
Audiology 1 12 421
Family medicine 1 10 425
Cosmetology 1 12 433
Critical Care Nursing 1 9 440
Psychiatry 1 9 440
Epidemiology 1 17 441
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 8 449
Radiation Therapy 1 7 469
Pediatrics 1 18 472
Surgery 1 10 486
Cardiology 1 9 489
Medical Physics 1 13 585
Biomedical Engineering 1 10 632
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 13 646
Gerontology 1 52 695
Clinical Psychology 1 16 744
Physical Therapy 1 27 784
Nursing 1 34 784
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 32 877
Health Science 2 35 933
Sports Medicine 1 35 947
Social Work 1 22 968
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 33 1012

Physics rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Physics in Argentina and 456th in the World with 25,545 publications made and 524,114 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 409 In Latin America
#456 of 6,603 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 169 684
1992 138 721
1993 178 918
1994 219 998
1995 247 1049
1996 327 1264
1997 371 1683
1998 343 2048
1999 405 2221
2000 486 2923
2001 506 3435
2002 591 4409
2003 551 5292
2004 639 5994
2005 576 7255
2006 640 8369
2007 756 9877
2008 781 11132
2009 856 13272
2010 857 14471
2011 885 16978
2012 942 18585
2013 1018 20761
2014 1022 22386
2015 1038 24394
2016 1034 25155
2017 1055 26562
2018 1097 29226
2019 1191 32671
2020 1239 37105
2021 1336 42260
2022 1096 41656
2023 1094 40581

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 6 200
Biophysics 1 3 246
Nuclear Physics 1 6 348
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 8 352
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 6 378
Astrobiology 2 11 440
Quantum and Particle physics 1 7 469
Acoustical Engineering 1 8 496
Optical Engineering 1 8 497
Materials Science 1 9 516
Condensed Matter Physics 2 13 538
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 5 554
Medical Physics 1 13 585
Nanotechnology 1 9 630

Engineering rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Engineering in Argentina and 504th in the World with 25,350 publications made and 499,856 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 42 In Argentina
#8 of 420 In Latin America
#504 of 6,684 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 157 609
1992 130 659
1993 164 853
1994 206 894
1995 231 963
1996 322 1224
1997 343 1551
1998 356 1941
1999 390 2093
2000 446 2603
2001 500 3111
2002 577 4128
2003 532 4919
2004 602 5673
2005 566 6825
2006 647 8285
2007 732 9597
2008 768 11048
2009 859 13099
2010 881 14483
2011 926 16974
2012 962 18770
2013 1019 21156
2014 1007 23072
2015 1071 24915
2016 1064 25668
2017 1034 27387
2018 1085 30170
2019 1148 34107
2020 1269 39096
2021 1416 45099
2022 1148 44796
2023 1104 43882

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 521st in the World with 19,310 publications made and 390,443 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 43 In Argentina
#8 of 417 In Latin America
#521 of 6,752 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 112 550
1992 118 641
1993 117 720
1994 157 760
1995 149 839
1996 202 979
1997 224 1194
1998 222 1488
1999 270 1779
2000 320 2391
2001 306 2654
2002 426 3650
2003 340 3972
2004 384 4414
2005 426 5249
2006 467 6237
2007 476 7137
2008 485 8267
2009 561 9460
2010 602 10652
2011 677 12536
2012 683 13621
2013 764 15452
2014 752 16447
2015 799 17415
2016 817 18325
2017 888 20227
2018 891 21622
2019 1032 24947
2020 1093 29380
2021 1207 34278
2022 1071 34745
2023 1003 34174

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 5 255
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 5 404
Computer Graphics 1 7 490
Animation 1 5 496
Cognitive Science 1 5 515
Library and Information science 1 10 537
Human-Computer Interaction 2 16 583
Computational Linguistics 1 8 590
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 13 691
Machine Learning 1 12 695
Computer Vision 2 14 725
Software Engineering 2 28 816
Computer Networking 1 17 820
Cyber Security 1 14 861
Telecommunications 1 15 868
Computer Engineering 1 24 886
Robotics 2 33 1078
Data Science 2 30 1110
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 30 1120
Management Information Systems 1 38 1295
Multimedia 2 47 1437

Psychology rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Psychology in Argentina and 445th in the World with 13,190 publications made and 261,639 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 42 In Argentina
#9 of 403 In Latin America
#445 of 6,528 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 96 440
1992 101 569
1993 101 573
1994 136 634
1995 131 746
1996 156 730
1997 182 985
1998 177 1207
1999 199 1480
2000 203 1962
2001 220 2181
2002 252 2827
2003 232 3152
2004 265 3346
2005 249 3936
2006 304 4581
2007 330 5156
2008 318 5902
2009 362 6234
2010 375 7284
2011 420 8255
2012 425 9163
2013 536 10542
2014 529 11060
2015 498 11620
2016 511 12089
2017 623 13274
2018 588 13960
2019 734 15963
2020 736 19371
2021 817 21948
2022 702 22848
2023 679 22894

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 5 255
Psychiatry 1 9 440
Sexology 1 11 501
Cognitive Science 1 5 515
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 11 587
Child Psychology 1 13 664
Social Psychology 1 11 668
Education Majors 1 17 741
Clinical Psychology 1 16 744
Social Work 1 22 968

Art & Design rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Art & Design in Argentina and 388th in the World with 4,784 publications made and 46,742 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
#1 of 38 In Argentina
#8 of 350 In Latin America
#388 of 5,720 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 24 72
1992 11 52
1993 21 93
1994 28 75
1995 23 83
1996 33 114
1997 33 144
1998 50 166
1999 37 159
2000 53 211
2001 58 289
2002 82 352
2003 66 492
2004 69 411
2005 61 612
2006 105 713
2007 120 857
2008 128 954
2009 128 1298
2010 141 1285
2011 163 1404
2012 201 1671
2013 219 2042
2014 235 2113
2015 245 2153
2016 268 2099
2017 272 2420
2018 284 2603
2019 330 2665
2020 314 3659
2021 340 3887
2022 249 3908
2023 230 3931

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 8 95
Painting and Drawing 1 3 172
Sculpture 1 3 172
Illustration and Concept Art 1 3 183
Entertainment Industry Business 1 8 255
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 11 271
Literature 1 6 293
Art History 1 4 305
Aesthetics 1 4 308
Performing arts 1 6 318
Fashion Design 1 8 353
Music 1 7 363
Creative Writing 1 9 405
Computer Graphics 1 7 490
Animation 1 5 496
Photography 1 17 496
Architecture 1 16 520
Multimedia 2 47 1437

Economics rankings

The University of Buenos Aires ranked 1st for Economics in Argentina and 591st in the World with 4,514 publications made and 74,271 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 38 In Argentina
#9 of 378 In Latin America
#591 of 5,995 In the World

University of Buenos Aires
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 18 59
1992 9 55
1993 14 70
1994 22 79
1995 24 90
1996 43 113
1997 32 139
1998 45 199
1999 32 232
2000 59 309
2001 65 403
2002 75 426
2003 52 567
2004 67 595
2005 67 672
2006 95 860
2007 107 1075
2008 119 1213
2009 133 1556
2010 117 1642
2011 161 1967
2012 175 2269
2013 186 2488
2014 191 2744
2015 255 3026
2016 210 3139
2017 264 3379
2018 261 3833
2019 265 4525
2020 290 5130
2021 350 6430
2022 319 6899
2023 252 6446

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

Economics subfield Argentina ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 1 3 187
Political Economy 1 6 418
International Economics 1 7 593
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 9 598
Finance 1 9 612
International Trade 1 8 641
Development Studies 1 14 655
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 24 747
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 24 1124
Environmental Economics 1 42 1331

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Buenos Aires

Speciality Argentina Latin America World Rank
Applied Mathematics 1 7 483
Statistics 1 13 602
International Business 1 9 605
Mathematics 1 12 634
Advertising 1 12 677
Real Estate 1 8 749
Math Teachers 1 15 786
Business 1 15 815
Management 1 24 1007
Accounting 1 18 1016
Marketing 1 21 1034
Hospitality and Hotel Management 2 32 1090
Project Management 5 76 1622