University of Concepcion: Rankings

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The University of Concepcion ranked 3rd in Chile, 801st in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 133 research topics. The University of Concepcion ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 32,585 academic publications and 654,660 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 80 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#801 of 14,131 In the World
#35 of 1,756 In Latin America
#3 of 60 In Chile
#1 of 4 In Concepcion
#318 of 3,467 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#338 of 2,695 For Forestry
#346 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#1121 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1174 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 130 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Biology rankings

The University of Concepcion ranked 3rd for Biology in Chile and 936th in the World with 17,546 publications made and 427,930 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 30 In Chile
#37 of 433 In Latin America
#936 of 6,841 In the World

University of Concepcion
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 84 270
1994 68 270
1995 75 321
1996 99 421
1997 97 432
1998 128 470
1999 144 666
2000 173 802
2001 173 905
2002 252 1282
2003 296 1759
2004 271 2117
2005 333 2929
2006 354 3711
2007 431 4702
2008 397 5908
2009 455 6628
2010 458 7936
2011 569 9977
2012 537 10734
2013 572 12366
2014 611 13987
2015 689 15015
2016 758 16293
2017 771 17858
2018 931 21250
2019 1016 24327
2020 1125 31887
2021 1165 40009
2022 1134 41353
2023 1147 44163
2024 902 42359
2025 704 39157

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

Biology subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 18 318
Forestry 3 37 338
Zoology 3 35 432
Horticulture 3 50 463
Botany 3 32 551
Agricultural Science 3 36 558
Toxicology 2 42 672
Entomology 3 49 690
Biophysics 3 16 738
Paleontology 3 29 738
Nutrition and Food Science 3 51 768
Biotechnology 3 31 778
Animal Science 4 82 807
Microbiology 3 45 810
Molecular Biology 4 47 939
Astrobiology 4 27 946
Biochemistry 3 32 992
Genetics 3 35 1012
Evolutionary Biology 3 35 1026
Pharmacology 3 45 1164
Neuroscience 3 40 1195
Virology 4 83 1204
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 40 1222
Nanotechnology 3 35 1294
Immunology 4 70 1294
Oncology and Cancer research 5 53 1349

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Concepcion ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Chile and 699th in the World with 16,030 publications made and 381,380 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 30 In Chile
#28 of 433 In Latin America
#699 of 6,888 In the World

University of Concepcion
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 54 157
1994 63 156
1995 38 183
1996 70 278
1997 74 259
1998 100 305
1999 126 481
2000 144 558
2001 161 702
2002 238 964
2003 268 1402
2004 244 1638
2005 311 2328
2006 352 3172
2007 431 4235
2008 371 5115
2009 454 6000
2010 443 7096
2011 527 8896
2012 507 9741
2013 565 11514
2014 574 12836
2015 675 14117
2016 687 15393
2017 712 16787
2018 888 19812
2019 886 23060
2020 950 29118
2021 1080 36586
2022 1057 36405
2023 1085 39387
2024 826 37733
2025 612 34894

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

Physics rankings

The University of Concepcion ranked 3rd for Physics in Chile and 917th in the World with 14,049 publications made and 369,243 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 30 In Chile
#23 of 419 In Latin America
#917 of 6,729 In the World

University of Concepcion
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 54 206
1994 48 216
1995 57 292
1996 77 354
1997 74 341
1998 112 390
1999 129 550
2000 139 623
2001 183 814
2002 296 1367
2003 276 1653
2004 260 1961
2005 304 2656
2006 336 3519
2007 360 3997
2008 380 5221
2009 401 5687
2010 417 6914
2011 481 8235
2012 490 9215
2013 540 10641
2014 529 12443
2015 626 13785
2016 643 15327
2017 644 16911
2018 763 20110
2019 716 22432
2020 780 27401
2021 865 32038
2022 803 31025
2023 815 33075
2024 645 32596
2025 424 28198

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

Physics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 13 521
Theoretical Physics 5 35 607
Biophysics 3 16 738
Quantum and Particle physics 3 22 876
Astrobiology 4 27 946
Acoustical Engineering 4 30 1108
Materials Science 3 28 1113
Optical Engineering 3 29 1142
Nuclear Physics 4 38 1154
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 49 1231
Nanotechnology 3 35 1294
Condensed Matter Physics 5 52 1363

Chemistry rankings

The University of Concepcion ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Chile and 1018th in the World with 14,008 publications made and 352,625 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 30 In Chile
#28 of 420 In Latin America
#1018 of 6,561 In the World

University of Concepcion
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 68 266
1994 55 276
1995 75 365
1996 90 417
1997 99 464
1998 118 467
1999 140 639
2000 165 759
2001 171 886
2002 220 1238
2003 261 1651
2004 242 1969
2005 270 2582
2006 269 3200
2007 360 4092
2008 344 4888
2009 351 5580
2010 383 6625
2011 447 7980
2012 438 8849
2013 477 10069
2014 475 11160
2015 561 12273
2016 599 13317
2017 595 14656
2018 731 16910
2019 769 19900
2020 852 25650
2021 866 31781
2022 851 33117
2023 888 35319
2024 706 33770
2025 532 30110

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

Chemistry subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 1 18 421
Environmental Chemistry 1 15 628
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 14 675
Inorganic Chemistry 2 15 684
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 24 727
Nutrition and Food Science 3 51 768
Computational Chemistry 5 33 881
Physical chemistry 2 22 897
Chemical Engineering 2 22 897
Organic Chemistry 3 27 945
Biochemistry 3 32 992
Biochemical Engineering 6 51 1083
Materials Science 3 28 1113
Pharmacy 5 41 1287
Nanotechnology 3 35 1294

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Concepcion ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Chile and 754th in the World with 13,889 publications made and 209,371 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 30 In Chile
#58 of 442 In Latin America
#754 of 7,088 In the World

University of Concepcion
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 46 72
1994 50 75
1995 66 89
1996 53 157
1997 72 112
1998 96 144
1999 93 213
2000 118 284
2001 134 356
2002 194 478
2003 191 720
2004 214 894
2005 246 1281
2006 290 1645
2007 304 2189
2008 292 2669
2009 422 3316
2010 376 3908
2011 460 4877
2012 494 5387
2013 516 6318
2014 489 7069
2015 609 8018
2016 646 8230
2017 632 9416
2018 756 10789
2019 767 12667
2020 828 16463
2021 919 21029
2022 908 20904
2023 983 23576
2024 811 20840
2025 432 17980

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 3 57 505
Law Enforcement 3 9 656
Urban and Regional planning 3 19 692
Demography 3 44 854
Archaeology 3 36 1071
Sports / Exercise science 9 83 1093
Political Science 5 76 1096
Sociology 3 64 1123
History 3 40 1130
Aesthetics 4 51 1347
Education Majors 4 51 1357
Art History 4 61 1399
Linguistics 3 48 1500
Law 4 57 1550
Journalism and Digital Media 6 59 1665
Anthropology 6 77 1696
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 6 62 1710
Public Policy / Administration 6 101 1748
Gender Studies 7 98 1786
Library and Information science 5 75 1940
Classics and Ancient History 3 68 2005
Communications and Public Relations 7 86 2412

Engineering rankings

The University of Concepcion ranked 3rd for Engineering in Chile and 1010th in the World with 13,621 publications made and 340,637 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 30 In Chile
#27 of 425 In Latin America
#1010 of 6,795 In the World

University of Concepcion
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 48 191
1994 49 190
1995 56 252
1996 74 329
1997 80 332
1998 104 349
1999 114 504
2000 131 588
2001 153 737
2002 262 1219
2003 268 1450
2004 244 1730
2005 303 2447
2006 306 3056
2007 322 3687
2008 351 4444
2009 363 5081
2010 391 6269
2011 452 7269
2012 445 8340
2013 509 9755
2014 484 11340
2015 590 12606
2016 615 13830
2017 616 15151
2018 729 17676
2019 754 20576
2020 766 25508
2021 887 31380
2022 857 31289
2023 830 33266
2024 645 31887
2025 472 28307

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Concepcion ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Chile and 1208th in the World with 8,599 publications made and 225,845 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 30 In Chile
#31 of 427 In Latin America
#1208 of 6,855 In the World

University of Concepcion
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 17 40
1994 21 76
1995 26 86
1996 20 80
1997 42 90
1998 37 144
1999 42 217
2000 54 252
2001 78 373
2002 175 742
2003 139 933
2004 140 1077
2005 173 1547
2006 198 2076
2007 178 2388
2008 226 3241
2009 260 3668
2010 249 4280
2011 296 5058
2012 320 5844
2013 383 6762
2014 364 7931
2015 390 8860
2016 355 9623
2017 416 10789
2018 469 12550
2019 488 14195
2020 504 17563
2021 586 21061
2022 571 20250
2023 540 21704
2024 413 19829
2025 301 17117

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

Computer Science subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Computer Vision 3 13 635
Animation 2 19 880
Human-Computer Interaction 4 37 957
Computer Graphics 4 35 1195
Neuroscience 3 40 1195
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 40 1222
Computer Networking 4 33 1244
Telecommunications 4 33 1277
Computer Engineering 2 40 1294
Computational Linguistics 3 29 1296
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 37 1314
Machine Learning 3 40 1449
Software Engineering 6 76 1605
Cyber Security 3 50 1661
Cognitive Science 5 61 1932
Library and Information science 5 75 1940
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 75 2048
Data Science 7 82 2114
Management Information Systems 7 97 2248

Medicine rankings

The University of Concepcion ranked 3rd for Medicine in Chile and 1233rd in the World with 8,474 publications made and 194,147 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Immunology, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 30 In Chile
#56 of 432 In Latin America
#1233 of 6,793 In the World

University of Concepcion
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 42 137
1994 29 130
1995 39 137
1996 45 171
1997 54 199
1998 49 237
1999 67 315
2000 84 344
2001 76 433
2002 85 515
2003 105 671
2004 100 828
2005 135 1179
2006 138 1393
2007 144 1758
2008 167 2156
2009 205 2607
2010 194 3102
2011 244 3852
2012 213 4319
2013 272 4931
2014 270 5459
2015 360 6087
2016 368 6648
2017 371 7269
2018 435 8636
2019 556 10537
2020 605 14192
2021 621 18642
2022 623 19945
2023 622 21389
2024 484 19051
2025 378 17310

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

Medicine subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Veterinary 3 51 625
Toxicology 2 42 672
Dentistry 3 47 683
Urology 5 43 847
Epidemiology 3 50 855
Orthodontics 4 54 871
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 101 903
Gerontology 3 72 905
Public Health 3 45 914
Respiratory Therapy 6 57 1001
Sports / Exercise science 9 83 1093
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 60 1108
Pediatrics 4 80 1130
Anesthesiology 3 56 1148
Nursing 3 55 1157
Anatomy and Physiology 5 54 1158
Pharmacology 3 45 1164
Virology 4 83 1204
Clinical Psychology 3 46 1209
Pathology 3 57 1244
Pharmacy 5 41 1287
Immunology 4 70 1294
Oncology and Cancer research 5 53 1349
Cardiology 6 64 1375
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 66 1427
Dermatology 6 113 1447
Physical Therapy 7 68 1460
Health Science 4 70 1466
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 65 1474
Psychiatry 3 62 1493
Sports Medicine 10 84 1505
Surgery 7 81 1515
Family medicine 4 85 1537
Biomedical Engineering 5 60 1547
Ophthalmology 6 66 1550
Radiation Therapy 6 72 1577
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 84 1649
Critical Care Nursing 9 133 1884

Mathematics rankings

The University of Concepcion ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Chile and 1329th in the World with 3,812 publications made and 74,211 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 30 In Chile
#40 of 400 In Latin America
#1329 of 6,434 In the World

University of Concepcion
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 7 18
1994 7 18
1995 9 38
1996 13 51
1997 12 41
1998 23 85
1999 21 74
2000 24 154
2001 44 173
2002 45 199
2003 56 277
2004 53 350
2005 72 446
2006 88 665
2007 86 766
2008 103 998
2009 110 1122
2010 100 1340
2011 151 1611
2012 132 1834
2013 146 2181
2014 139 2362
2015 179 2835
2016 175 3063
2017 177 3183
2018 240 3703
2019 237 4244
2020 226 5370
2021 330 6985
2022 236 7046
2023 246 7586
2024 169 6037
2025 110 5062

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

Mathematics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 2 13 661
Statistics 3 43 1340
Operations Research 6 37 1345
Math Teachers 5 39 1383
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 46 1493
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 75 2048

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Concepcion

Speciality Chile Latin America World Rank
Interior Design 2 10 517
Tax Law 2 5 585
Agricultural Economics 5 38 928
Management 4 31 1183
Social Psychology 3 30 1210
Creative Writing 3 54 1225
Child Psychology 3 49 1299
Fashion Design 4 58 1318
Literature 4 55 1356
Environmental Economics 6 43 1382
Art & Design 4 52 1384
Development Studies 3 46 1387
Business 4 42 1397
Finance 5 38 1424
Psychology 3 51 1463
Economics 3 48 1495
Accounting 3 44 1628
Marketing 7 63 1884
Advertising 7 69 2242