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The University of Chile ranked 1st in Chile, 253rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 212 research topics. The University of Chile ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 84,239 academic publications and 1,251,896 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 620 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#253 of 14,131 In the World
#5 of 1,756 In Latin America
#1 of 60 In Chile
#1 of 31 In Santiago
#68 of 1,006 For Web Design and Development
#71 of 6,566 For Philosophy
#109 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#75 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#310 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 209 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Chile ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Chile and 155th in the World with 43,154 publications made and 418,972 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 30 In Chile
#10 of 443 In Latin America
#155 of 7,020 In the World

University of Chile
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 239 501
1992 243 627
1993 264 586
1994 265 571
1995 252 691
1996 264 729
1997 317 916
1998 343 1131
1999 364 1331
2000 413 1706
2001 502 2074
2002 572 2684
2003 570 3299
2004 658 3973
2005 653 4952
2006 747 5840
2007 817 7004
2008 801 7938
2009 973 9471
2010 2032 10718
2011 2079 12555
2012 1562 13789
2013 1768 15909
2014 1837 17966
2015 2056 19695
2016 2880 19963
2017 2170 21813
2018 2151 25768
2019 2323 30318
2020 2668 37884
2021 2550 43878
2022 2269 44156
2023 2102 45164

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

Biology rankings

The University of Chile ranked 1st for Biology in Chile and 377th in the World with 39,108 publications made and 858,631 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 30 In Chile
#9 of 428 In Latin America
#377 of 6,770 In the World

University of Chile
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 365 1617
1992 331 1889
1993 366 1689
1994 363 1904
1995 393 2176
1996 389 2362
1997 432 2816
1998 426 3109
1999 441 3907
2000 465 4595
2001 536 5190
2002 619 6205
2003 651 7588
2004 698 8502
2005 768 10321
2006 841 12422
2007 844 14026
2008 904 15599
2009 1004 17983
2010 1333 20203
2011 1197 22802
2012 1260 26409
2013 1319 29456
2014 1454 32877
2015 1703 35651
2016 1791 38804
2017 1789 42788
2018 1966 50182
2019 2095 57202
2020 2383 70936
2021 2385 82229
2022 2100 86762
2023 1942 86836

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

Biology subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 1 145
Horticulture 1 25 200
Animal Science 1 24 203
Forestry 2 20 216
Nutrition and Food Science 1 16 222
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 8 237
Zoology 1 16 266
Virology 1 8 272
Biotechnology 1 8 297
Astrobiology 1 5 300
Microbiology 1 10 305
Botany 1 13 308
Biophysics 1 5 318
Agricultural Science 1 18 319
Paleontology 1 9 332
Toxicology 1 21 334
Evolutionary Biology 1 7 356
Genetics 1 8 363
Biochemistry 1 8 378
Immunology 1 9 381
Neuroscience 1 9 383
Pharmacology 1 12 420
Oncology and Cancer research 1 6 448
Molecular Biology 1 10 465
Entomology 1 22 466
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 10 487
Nanotechnology 1 13 842

Chemistry rankings

The University of Chile ranked 1st for Chemistry in Chile and 456th in the World with 29,905 publications made and 718,833 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 30 In Chile
#9 of 414 In Latin America
#456 of 6,447 In the World

University of Chile
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 280 1486
1992 262 1510
1993 305 1490
1994 285 1689
1995 308 1918
1996 328 2014
1997 376 2471
1998 385 2790
1999 403 3459
2000 405 3986
2001 449 4571
2002 509 5238
2003 587 6571
2004 568 7395
2005 629 8812
2006 719 10307
2007 700 11744
2008 714 12715
2009 789 14601
2010 933 16129
2011 874 18253
2012 948 21039
2013 966 23665
2014 1112 26394
2015 1249 28854
2016 1349 31499
2017 1356 34755
2018 1454 40019
2019 1509 46494
2020 1645 57218
2021 1721 66297
2022 1456 69875
2023 1436 69623

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

Chemistry subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 16 222
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 6 271
Computational Chemistry 1 5 349
Biochemistry 1 8 378
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 7 453
Organic Chemistry 1 9 478
Inorganic Chemistry 1 11 486
Pharmacy 1 10 611
Materials Science 1 11 621
Radiochemistry 2 26 663
Biochemical Engineering 2 25 712
Physical chemistry 1 14 720
Chemical Engineering 1 15 741
Environmental Chemistry 2 23 775
Nanotechnology 1 13 842

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Chile ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Chile and 332nd in the World with 29,142 publications made and 544,950 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 30 In Chile
#8 of 428 In Latin America
#332 of 6,798 In the World

University of Chile
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 183 698
1992 180 941
1993 190 825
1994 202 925
1995 222 1062
1996 219 1157
1997 254 1338
1998 273 1546
1999 293 2007
2000 277 2264
2001 335 2693
2002 396 3320
2003 416 4238
2004 479 4915
2005 491 5901
2006 549 7177
2007 648 8323
2008 652 9449
2009 715 11036
2010 1152 12478
2011 1047 14460
2012 967 16125
2013 1142 18659
2014 1223 20923
2015 1356 22917
2016 1537 24475
2017 1416 27134
2018 1524 33285
2019 1654 38198
2020 1835 47190
2021 1865 54689
2022 1613 56192
2023 1515 57110

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Chile ranked 1st for Medicine in Chile and 374th in the World with 28,417 publications made and 575,595 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Immunology, Surgery, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 30 In Chile
#9 of 426 In Latin America
#374 of 6,680 In the World

University of Chile
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 295 1036
1992 262 1205
1993 266 1050
1994 302 1202
1995 299 1378
1996 303 1540
1997 309 1839
1998 305 2088
1999 299 2454
2000 314 2974
2001 370 3556
2002 443 4187
2003 466 5130
2004 506 5843
2005 524 6859
2006 589 8316
2007 621 9433
2008 657 10637
2009 714 12251
2010 958 13783
2011 873 15457
2012 916 17934
2013 921 19915
2014 1068 22292
2015 1206 24270
2016 1282 25935
2017 1334 28567
2018 1407 32051
2019 1416 37570
2020 1860 47269
2021 1850 56682
2022 1609 61163
2023 1452 61288

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

Medicine subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 1 7 138
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 1 145
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 12 190
Pediatrics 1 6 204
Orthodontics 1 8 211
Dentistry 1 11 215
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 3 228
Respiratory Therapy 2 6 243
Veterinary 1 25 259
Audiology 1 6 263
Virology 1 8 272
Optometry 1 4 295
Epidemiology 1 9 295
Urology 1 9 312
Public Health 1 9 318
Pathology 1 8 320
Gerontology 1 18 327
Dermatology 1 10 327
Anatomy and Physiology 1 7 330
Toxicology 1 21 334
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 6 340
Cosmetology 1 10 360
Immunology 1 9 381
Sports / Exercise science 1 22 401
Family medicine 1 8 409
Pharmacology 1 12 420
Surgery 1 8 438
Ophthalmology 1 8 444
Anesthesiology 2 10 446
Oncology and Cancer research 1 6 448
Health Science 1 9 449
Psychiatry 1 10 456
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 12 459
Radiation Therapy 1 6 467
Critical Care Nursing 2 10 487
Cardiology 2 10 499
Nursing 1 18 503
Occupational Therapy 1 13 514
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 10 515
Physical Therapy 1 18 556
Sports Medicine 1 19 591
Medical Physics 2 15 602
Pharmacy 1 10 611
Clinical Psychology 1 11 696
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 15 698
Neurosurgery 2 24 707
Social Work 2 8 719
Forensic Science 1 33 816
Biomedical Engineering 2 27 975

Engineering rankings

The University of Chile ranked 1st for Engineering in Chile and 528th in the World with 25,729 publications made and 563,015 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 30 In Chile
#9 of 420 In Latin America
#528 of 6,684 In the World

University of Chile
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 175 865
1992 181 999
1993 204 886
1994 183 1077
1995 186 1140
1996 229 1234
1997 267 1496
1998 250 1768
1999 276 2195
2000 263 2401
2001 310 2793
2002 397 3474
2003 452 4222
2004 453 5068
2005 495 5986
2006 611 7096
2007 610 8461
2008 637 9370
2009 668 10518
2010 804 12073
2011 827 13568
2012 813 15608
2013 946 18457
2014 1013 20752
2015 1222 23164
2016 1294 25196
2017 1275 28413
2018 1433 34317
2019 1481 39462
2020 1545 47349
2021 1591 54487
2022 1395 56579
2023 1367 57067

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

Physics rankings

The University of Chile ranked 1st for Physics in Chile and 496th in the World with 25,686 publications made and 578,465 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 30 In Chile
#9 of 409 In Latin America
#496 of 6,603 In the World

University of Chile
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 204 997
1992 207 1080
1993 227 1009
1994 179 1186
1995 207 1241
1996 252 1366
1997 310 1708
1998 277 1965
1999 297 2516
2000 312 2800
2001 343 3231
2002 417 4036
2003 477 4955
2004 459 5745
2005 519 6880
2006 651 8057
2007 623 9468
2008 633 10305
2009 642 11462
2010 766 12686
2011 848 14269
2012 793 16363
2013 922 19382
2014 1023 21360
2015 1198 23936
2016 1311 26620
2017 1236 29714
2018 1374 36336
2019 1389 39628
2020 1464 47188
2021 1519 52924
2022 1307 54115
2023 1220 55074

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

Physics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 1 8 245
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 3 270
Astrobiology 1 5 300
Biophysics 1 5 318
Acoustical Engineering 1 7 482
Quantum and Particle physics 1 10 504
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 13 520
Condensed Matter Physics 1 14 541
Optical Engineering 1 10 559
Medical Physics 2 15 602
Materials Science 1 11 621
Nuclear Physics 2 15 624
Nanotechnology 1 13 842
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 19 1018

Computer Science rankings

The University of Chile ranked 1st for Computer Science in Chile and 443rd in the World with 21,986 publications made and 487,410 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 30 In Chile
#7 of 417 In Latin America
#443 of 6,752 In the World

University of Chile
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 143 657
1992 132 883
1993 132 694
1994 124 758
1995 145 835
1996 161 951
1997 200 1151
1998 183 1334
1999 178 1753
2000 189 1977
2001 234 2437
2002 341 2995
2003 348 3802
2004 363 4407
2005 391 5361
2006 528 6432
2007 475 7575
2008 513 8265
2009 518 9576
2010 657 10777
2011 756 12028
2012 755 14444
2013 868 16248
2014 908 18916
2015 1109 20674
2016 1197 23567
2017 1202 26541
2018 1254 32383
2019 1321 36086
2020 1391 42988
2021 1449 49708
2022 1301 51590
2023 1203 52314

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Chile ranked 1st for Psychology in Chile and 472nd in the World with 12,618 publications made and 227,780 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 30 In Chile
#10 of 403 In Latin America
#472 of 6,528 In the World

University of Chile
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 116 527
1992 114 687
1993 125 506
1994 97 555
1995 132 620
1996 106 632
1997 121 798
1998 114 912
1999 117 1093
2000 105 1290
2001 139 1472
2002 179 1804
2003 184 2173
2004 199 2372
2005 204 2931
2006 264 3427
2007 245 3850
2008 262 4336
2009 291 4939
2010 361 5559
2011 430 5967
2012 398 7370
2013 454 8153
2014 485 9324
2015 631 10189
2016 622 10964
2017 642 12249
2018 674 13828
2019 695 15938
2020 778 19668
2021 847 23368
2022 782 25372
2023 743 25596

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

Psychology subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 2 370
Neuroscience 1 9 383
Psychiatry 1 10 456
Sexology 1 12 510
Occupational Therapy 1 13 514
Cognitive Science 1 6 527
Education Majors 2 11 539
Child Psychology 2 12 628
Social Psychology 2 9 652
Special Education 1 7 654
Clinical Psychology 1 11 696
Social Work 2 8 719

Mathematics rankings

The University of Chile ranked 1st for Mathematics in Chile and 500th in the World with 9,961 publications made and 184,331 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 30 In Chile
#8 of 393 In Latin America
#500 of 6,305 In the World

University of Chile
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 49 177
1992 54 173
1993 46 171
1994 56 214
1995 48 274
1996 75 312
1997 69 384
1998 84 437
1999 68 524
2000 81 665
2001 111 770
2002 146 1077
2003 145 1268
2004 161 1506
2005 188 2042
2006 228 2275
2007 207 2588
2008 233 3132
2009 229 3754
2010 284 4006
2011 336 4493
2012 358 5338
2013 384 6206
2014 411 7304
2015 459 8058
2016 528 8879
2017 562 9865
2018 590 11555
2019 604 13650
2020 725 16232
2021 717 18890
2022 650 20104
2023 691 20544

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Chile in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Operations Research 2 5 292
Applied Mathematics 1 5 306
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 4 423
Actuarial Science 2 3 446
Statistics 1 8 512
Math Teachers 2 9 557
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 18 897

Business rankings

The University of Chile ranked 1st for Business in Chile and 473rd in the World with 7,646 publications made and 133,887 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 30 In Chile
#6 of 388 In Latin America
#473 of 6,187 In the World

University of Chile
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 39 88
1992 32 173
1993 40 164
1994 44 174
1995 48 221
1996 55 266
1997 51 228
1998 57 355
1999 60 488
2000 56 501
2001 77 540
2002 113 764
2003 105 933
2004 123 1162
2005 123 1327
2006 164 1644
2007 172 1900
2008 193 2371
2009 183 2653
2010 231 2937
2011 349 3353
2012 301 3836
2013 341 4348
2014 384 5165
2015 387 5586
2016 448 6000
2017 381 6811
2018 414 8328
2019 469 9718
2020 567 12141
2021 509 14184
2022 409 14146
2023 437 14787

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Chile in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

The University of Chile ranked 1st for Economics in Chile and 360th in the World with 6,762 publications made and 120,790 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 30 In Chile
#2 of 378 In Latin America
#360 of 5,995 In the World

University of Chile
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 40 96
1992 46 110
1993 43 112
1994 54 176
1995 54 186
1996 46 210
1997 49 228
1998 52 283
1999 48 424
2000 59 504
2001 75 538
2002 92 671
2003 86 876
2004 107 1038
2005 106 1199
2006 138 1487
2007 149 1746
2008 133 2135
2009 140 2253
2010 190 2558
2011 342 3005
2012 258 3391
2013 275 3892
2014 307 4491
2015 326 4851
2016 389 5063
2017 323 5729
2018 372 6746
2019 401 7925
2020 481 9998
2021 463 11743
2022 389 11626
2023 430 12371

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

Art & Design rankings

The University of Chile ranked 1st for Art & Design in Chile and 439th in the World with 4,290 publications made and 49,759 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Multimedia.

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 30 In Chile
#10 of 350 In Latin America
#439 of 5,720 In the World

University of Chile
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 20 56
1992 22 100
1993 30 79
1994 19 82
1995 17 93
1996 36 117
1997 37 131
1998 27 118
1999 38 190
2000 37 225
2001 39 285
2002 52 305
2003 66 422
2004 70 512
2005 88 708
2006 97 680
2007 86 822
2008 82 873
2009 114 1135
2010 147 1238
2011 209 1420
2012 154 1662
2013 243 1971
2014 205 2298
2015 213 2363
2016 257 2392
2017 226 2690
2018 198 2970
2019 248 3815
2020 253 4319
2021 242 5258
2022 208 5073
2023 206 5006

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

Art & Design subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 8 217
UX/UI Desgin 2 4 234
Performing arts 1 7 320
Music 1 6 327
Entertainment Industry Business 1 12 341
Cinematography 1 38 402
Fashion Design 1 10 402
Literature 1 10 403
Multimedia 2 7 405
Aesthetics 1 8 427
Art History 1 9 437
Creative Writing 1 10 452
Photography 2 15 453
Illustration and Concept Art 1 11 482
Painting and Drawing 1 11 484
Sculpture 1 11 484
Computer Graphics 1 9 514
Architecture 1 15 519
Landscape Architecture 3 12 541
Game Design and Development 2 11 552
Interior Design 2 10 593
Animation 1 14 732
Graphic Design 1 19 814