University of Concepcion: Rankings

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The University of Concepcion ranked 3rd in Chile, 876th in the global 2025 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 31,608 academic publications and 607,378 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 54 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#876 of 14,131 In the World
#36 of 1,756 In Latin America
#3 of 60 In Chile
#1 of 4 In Concepcion
#319 of 3,409 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#336 of 2,632 For Forestry
#346 of 1,000 For Mining Engineering
#1136 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1429 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 935th in the World with 17,000 publications made and 395,222 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
#935 of 6,833 In the World

University of Concepcion
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 74 288
1993 84 271
1994 68 270
1995 75 321
1996 99 421
1997 95 430
1998 128 470
1999 145 669
2000 173 800
2001 174 904
2002 252 1281
2003 297 1757
2004 273 2117
2005 333 2930
2006 354 3710
2007 429 4702
2008 399 5902
2009 455 6624
2010 458 7937
2011 570 9976
2012 539 10762
2013 571 12365
2014 614 14007
2015 693 15056
2016 756 16340
2017 771 17831
2018 926 21275
2019 1014 24310
2020 1126 31928
2021 1169 40036
2022 1131 41416
2023 1148 44186
2024 897 42060

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 18 319
Forestry 3 37 336
Zoology 3 35 433
Horticulture 3 50 462
Botany 3 32 551
Agricultural Science 3 37 560
Toxicology 2 42 678
Entomology 3 51 706
Biophysics 3 16 727
Paleontology 3 29 741
Nutrition and Food Science 3 51 762
Biotechnology 3 30 776
Animal Science 4 82 805
Microbiology 3 45 810
Molecular Biology 4 47 936
Astrobiology 4 28 944
Biochemistry 3 31 987
Genetics 3 35 1000
Evolutionary Biology 3 35 1031
Pharmacology 3 45 1140
Neuroscience 3 39 1193
Virology 4 84 1209
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 41 1210
Immunology 4 70 1286
Nanotechnology 3 35 1287
Oncology and Cancer research 5 53 1351

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Concepcion ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Chile and 693rd in the World with 15,536 publications made and 355,847 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 30 In Chile
#28 of 431 In Latin America
#693 of 6,876 In the World

University of Concepcion
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 51 148
1993 54 158
1994 63 156
1995 38 183
1996 70 278
1997 74 258
1998 100 305
1999 126 481
2000 144 558
2001 160 702
2002 238 961
2003 268 1401
2004 246 1639
2005 312 2329
2006 352 3171
2007 429 4234
2008 372 5110
2009 454 5994
2010 444 7088
2011 527 8883
2012 506 9737
2013 566 11516
2014 575 12834
2015 675 14134
2016 685 15403
2017 713 16794
2018 886 19813
2019 882 23068
2020 949 29161
2021 1086 36558
2022 1053 36398
2023 1083 39420
2024 808 37452

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 913th in the World with 13,713 publications made and 344,348 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 418 In Latin America
#913 of 6,713 In the World

University of Concepcion
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 62 195
1993 54 207
1994 48 216
1995 57 292
1996 77 354
1997 75 342
1998 112 390
1999 131 554
2000 139 623
2001 184 814
2002 296 1366
2003 276 1653
2004 260 1961
2005 304 2657
2006 336 3518
2007 359 4004
2008 382 5218
2009 401 5681
2010 417 6913
2011 482 8236
2012 490 9216
2013 540 10649
2014 528 12426
2015 627 13791
2016 642 15339
2017 643 16900
2018 761 20082
2019 716 22437
2020 778 27396
2021 865 32041
2022 803 31039
2023 813 33098
2024 632 32282

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 35 614
Biophysics 3 16 727
Quantum and Particle physics 3 22 874
Astrobiology 4 28 944
Acoustical Engineering 4 30 1098
Materials Science 3 28 1102
Optical Engineering 3 29 1136
Nuclear Physics 4 38 1150
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 49 1228
Nanotechnology 3 35 1287
Condensed Matter Physics 5 52 1356

Chemistry rankings

The University of Concepcion ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Chile and 1013th in the World with 13,612 publications made and 328,348 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 30 In Chile
#28 of 418 In Latin America
#1013 of 6,545 In the World

University of Concepcion
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 67 278
1993 68 267
1994 55 276
1995 75 365
1996 90 417
1997 99 463
1998 118 467
1999 141 648
2000 165 757
2001 172 885
2002 220 1236
2003 262 1650
2004 242 1969
2005 270 2583
2006 269 3198
2007 359 4091
2008 345 4879
2009 351 5574
2010 383 6621
2011 447 7984
2012 438 8846
2013 481 10068
2014 476 11197
2015 563 12259
2016 604 13363
2017 596 14695
2018 736 16937
2019 769 19922
2020 854 25720
2021 870 31929
2022 849 33272
2023 896 35441
2024 692 33487

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 18 412
Environmental Chemistry 1 15 627
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 14 668
Inorganic Chemistry 2 15 683
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 24 729
Nutrition and Food Science 3 51 762
Computational Chemistry 5 34 879
Physical chemistry 2 22 884
Chemical Engineering 2 21 885
Organic Chemistry 3 27 936
Biochemistry 3 31 987
Materials Science 3 28 1102
Biochemical Engineering 6 53 1104
Pharmacy 5 41 1273
Nanotechnology 3 35 1287

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Concepcion ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Chile and 749th in the World with 13,498 publications made and 190,976 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
#749 of 7,081 In the World

University of Concepcion
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 43 76
1993 46 72
1994 50 75
1995 66 89
1996 53 157
1997 71 112
1998 96 144
1999 91 213
2000 118 283
2001 135 356
2002 194 477
2003 189 719
2004 215 893
2005 245 1284
2006 288 1644
2007 304 2190
2008 293 2671
2009 422 3317
2010 375 3913
2011 458 4901
2012 493 5383
2013 517 6334
2014 486 7074
2015 607 7962
2016 639 8236
2017 622 9387
2018 755 10812
2019 766 12663
2020 831 16488
2021 922 21071
2022 897 20943
2023 979 23618
2024 786 20538

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 57 495
Law Enforcement 3 8 643
Urban and Regional planning 3 19 681
Demography 3 44 844
Archaeology 3 36 1068
Sports / Exercise science 9 83 1070
Political Science 5 76 1087
Sociology 3 64 1121
History 3 42 1129
Aesthetics 4 49 1311
Education Majors 4 51 1355
Art History 5 65 1438
Linguistics 3 49 1488
Law 4 55 1532
Journalism and Digital Media 6 58 1628
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 6 63 1691
Anthropology 6 78 1703
Public Policy / Administration 6 100 1725
Gender Studies 8 103 1778
Library and Information science 5 75 1931
Classics and Ancient History 3 68 1989
Communications and Public Relations 7 88 2427

Engineering rankings

The University of Concepcion ranked 3rd for Engineering in Chile and 1004th in the World with 13,272 publications made and 317,170 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 30 In Chile
#26 of 424 In Latin America
#1004 of 6,782 In the World

University of Concepcion
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 58 192
1993 48 192
1994 49 190
1995 56 252
1996 74 329
1997 80 331
1998 104 349
1999 115 507
2000 131 588
2001 153 737
2002 262 1217
2003 269 1450
2004 244 1728
2005 303 2444
2006 307 3053
2007 321 3679
2008 352 4430
2009 363 5076
2010 392 6267
2011 453 7275
2012 447 8358
2013 509 9751
2014 482 11342
2015 588 12598
2016 620 13860
2017 615 15136
2018 729 17696
2019 754 20630
2020 768 25610
2021 891 31442
2022 859 31330
2023 837 33409
2024 631 31476

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 1192nd in the World with 8,379 publications made and 212,388 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 30 In Chile
#31 of 425 In Latin America
#1192 of 6,845 In the World

University of Concepcion
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 27 55
1993 17 40
1994 21 76
1995 26 86
1996 20 80
1997 42 89
1998 37 144
1999 41 214
2000 54 248
2001 79 373
2002 175 742
2003 139 932
2004 141 1076
2005 173 1548
2006 198 2076
2007 179 2388
2008 227 3248
2009 259 3664
2010 249 4281
2011 296 5066
2012 320 5842
2013 385 6769
2014 363 7950
2015 391 8866
2016 354 9656
2017 416 10784
2018 470 12605
2019 490 14222
2020 509 17661
2021 591 21189
2022 578 20325
2023 541 21885
2024 404 19539

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 13 628
Animation 2 19 870
Human-Computer Interaction 4 36 935
Computer Graphics 4 35 1188
Neuroscience 3 39 1193
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 41 1210
Computer Networking 4 33 1236
Computational Linguistics 3 29 1243
Telecommunications 4 32 1268
Computer Engineering 2 40 1275
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 37 1290
Machine Learning 3 40 1423
Software Engineering 6 74 1576
Cyber Security 3 49 1643
Cognitive Science 5 61 1919
Library and Information science 5 75 1931
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 76 2011
Data Science 7 82 2076
Management Information Systems 7 97 2216

Medicine rankings

The University of Concepcion ranked 3rd for Medicine in Chile and 1228th in the World with 8,180 publications made and 178,291 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 30 In Chile
#56 of 430 In Latin America
#1228 of 6,775 In the World

University of Concepcion
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 34 126
1993 42 137
1994 29 130
1995 39 137
1996 45 171
1997 54 198
1998 49 237
1999 67 316
2000 84 341
2001 78 433
2002 85 515
2003 106 669
2004 100 827
2005 136 1179
2006 137 1391
2007 144 1761
2008 168 2159
2009 205 2609
2010 194 3107
2011 243 3860
2012 212 4315
2013 272 4940
2014 270 5456
2015 359 6088
2016 369 6664
2017 365 7263
2018 437 8693
2019 559 10574
2020 607 14263
2021 622 18743
2022 622 20003
2023 627 21475
2024 478 18794

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 51 630
Dentistry 3 45 673
Toxicology 2 42 678
Epidemiology 3 51 840
Urology 5 44 851
Orthodontics 4 54 862
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 103 902
Public Health 3 45 908
Gerontology 3 75 931
Sports / Exercise science 9 83 1070
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 59 1088
Pediatrics 4 80 1126
Anesthesiology 3 54 1128
Nursing 3 56 1136
Pharmacology 3 45 1140
Anatomy and Physiology 5 54 1156
Virology 4 84 1209
Clinical Psychology 3 48 1222
Pathology 3 56 1236
Pharmacy 5 41 1273
Immunology 4 70 1286
Oncology and Cancer research 5 53 1351
Cardiology 6 65 1367
Dermatology 6 111 1409
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 66 1419
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 64 1453
Physical Therapy 7 68 1454
Health Science 4 71 1471
Psychiatry 3 62 1489
Sports Medicine 9 84 1494
Surgery 7 81 1498
Biomedical Engineering 5 61 1525
Family medicine 3 85 1534
Ophthalmology 6 67 1540
Radiation Therapy 6 71 1572
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 81 1637
Critical Care Nursing 9 132 1853

Mathematics rankings

The University of Concepcion ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Chile and 1312th in the World with 3,735 publications made and 71,982 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 399 In Latin America
#1312 of 6,418 In the World

University of Concepcion
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 12 16
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 45 173
2002 45 199
2003 56 277
2004 54 351
2005 72 448
2006 88 665
2007 86 765
2008 103 1000
2009 110 1121
2010 100 1338
2011 150 1610
2012 132 1828
2013 147 2182
2014 138 2376
2015 179 2855
2016 174 3062
2017 178 3197
2018 242 3751
2019 240 4254
2020 226 5398
2021 330 7050
2022 237 7059
2023 247 7644
2024 165 5922

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 13 650
Statistics 3 43 1322
Operations Research 5 37 1342
Math Teachers 4 38 1360
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 47 1475
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 76 2011

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Concepcion

Speciality Chile Latin America World Rank
Interior Design 2 9 502
Tax Law 2 5 599
Agricultural Economics 5 38 907
Management 4 30 1167
Creative Writing 3 53 1192
Social Psychology 3 31 1194
Child Psychology 3 49 1298
Fashion Design 4 58 1310
Environmental Economics 6 42 1341
Literature 4 56 1357
Business 4 42 1371
Development Studies 3 44 1377
Art & Design 4 52 1379
Finance 5 38 1405
Psychology 3 52 1454
Economics 3 48 1482
Accounting 3 44 1589
Marketing 7 65 1894
Advertising 6 66 2191