University of Costa Rica: Rankings

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The University of Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, 750th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 113 research topics. The University of Costa Rica ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 30,450 academic publications and 219,435 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 80 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#750 of 14,131 In the World
#26 of 1,756 In Latin America
#1 of 54 In Costa Rica
#1 of 40 In San Jose
#239 of 2,152 For Animal Science
#245 of 3,195 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#258 of 3,255 For Zoology
#962 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#716 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 110 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Costa Rica ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Costa Rica and 464th in the World with 21,136 publications made and 86,380 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, History, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Costa Rica
#29 of 443 In Latin America
#464 of 7,020 In the World

University of Costa Rica
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 71 122
1992 122 123
1993 147 126
1994 165 163
1995 173 203
1996 149 237
1997 134 260
1998 152 299
1999 176 347
2000 170 395
2001 216 502
2002 319 617
2003 280 730
2004 298 848
2005 332 913
2006 381 1115
2007 390 1327
2008 456 1526
2009 584 2023
2010 534 2117
2011 1474 2548
2012 842 2932
2013 1003 2979
2014 967 3716
2015 1396 3990
2016 1386 4001
2017 1096 3951
2018 951 4586
2019 1073 5325
2020 1226 6965
2021 1221 8579
2022 1033 8805
2023 953 9016

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Costa Rica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 1 33 262
Genealogy 1 9 477
Political Science 1 32 656
Demography 1 29 708
Human Rights Law 1 50 724
Sports / Exercise science 1 53 745
Sociology 1 41 772
Social Work 1 9 778
Broadcast Journalism 1 28 817
Radio and Television broadcasting 1 23 870
Early Childhood Education 1 16 871
International Relations and Diplomacy 1 33 876
International Law 1 31 905
Art History 1 32 941
Gender Studies 1 40 976
Political Economy 1 41 978
Library and Information science 1 26 980
Journalism and Digital Media 1 28 1020
History 1 33 1030
Classics and Ancient History 1 27 1057
Public Policy / Administration 1 46 1061
Urban and Regional planning 1 40 1087
Media Studies 1 28 1100
Archaeology 1 40 1106
Anthropology 1 47 1127
Criminology and Criminal Justice 1 49 1143
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1 36 1171
Aesthetics 1 42 1220
Law 1 40 1275
Education Majors 1 45 1311
Linguistics 1 41 1348
Communications and Public Relations 1 72 2169

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Costa Rica ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Costa Rica and 665th in the World with 12,809 publications made and 147,595 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Costa Rica
#23 of 428 In Latin America
#665 of 6,798 In the World

University of Costa Rica
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 54 273
1992 94 292
1993 98 318
1994 112 349
1995 104 425
1996 107 401
1997 116 494
1998 127 667
1999 114 611
2000 140 894
2001 167 967
2002 182 1099
2003 156 1631
2004 184 1499
2005 189 1687
2006 241 1994
2007 222 2503
2008 241 2834
2009 345 3810
2010 309 3717
2011 572 4180
2012 397 4519
2013 560 5293
2014 545 6073
2015 696 6345
2016 873 6818
2017 701 7209
2018 580 7918
2019 701 8877
2020 760 11015
2021 827 13679
2022 713 14517
2023 702 14415

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

Environmental Science subfield Costa Rica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 10 245
Forestry 1 30 298
Agricultural Science 1 34 554
Geography and Cartography 1 20 577
Ecology 1 23 582
Oceanography 1 32 822
Paleontology 1 39 897
Geology 1 37 913
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 35 938
Hydrology and Water resources management 1 50 980
Earth science and Geophysics 1 43 1082
Urban and Regional planning 1 40 1087
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 1 40 1261
Geotechnical Engineering 1 52 1370
Environmental Management 1 55 1383
Environmental Engineering 1 61 1436
Environmental Chemistry 1 73 1599

Biology rankings

The University of Costa Rica ranked 1st for Biology in Costa Rica and 1014th in the World with 11,499 publications made and 171,058 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Costa Rica
#39 of 428 In Latin America
#1014 of 6,770 In the World

University of Costa Rica
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 51 336
1992 80 354
1993 70 399
1994 99 445
1995 88 522
1996 116 574
1997 110 757
1998 109 898
1999 83 910
2000 143 1174
2001 162 1324
2002 164 1574
2003 147 2177
2004 170 2082
2005 176 2401
2006 183 2742
2007 221 3192
2008 219 3595
2009 319 4693
2010 251 4688
2011 362 5112
2012 348 5622
2013 433 6383
2014 508 7424
2015 571 7672
2016 764 8092
2017 637 8555
2018 565 9364
2019 660 10248
2020 727 12604
2021 794 15594
2022 722 16678
2023 682 16369

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

Biology subfield Costa Rica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Animal Science 1 27 239
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 10 245
Zoology 1 14 258
Forestry 1 30 298
Horticulture 1 39 382
Entomology 1 20 426
Toxicology 1 26 449
Agricultural Science 1 34 554
Botany 1 31 580
Evolutionary Biology 1 17 660
Virology 1 38 665
Nutrition and Food Science 1 51 756
Microbiology 1 44 828
Paleontology 1 39 897
Immunology 1 42 943
Molecular Biology 1 49 947
Astrobiology 1 29 952
Genetics 1 42 1117
Biochemistry 1 37 1126
Pharmacology 1 45 1155
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 40 1198
Biotechnology 1 63 1285
Neuroscience 1 54 1352
Biophysics 1 51 1376
Oncology and Cancer research 1 59 1517
Nanotechnology 1 78 2070

Chemistry rankings

The University of Costa Rica ranked 1st for Chemistry in Costa Rica and 1336th in the World with 6,691 publications made and 131,807 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Costa Rica
#48 of 414 In Latin America
#1336 of 6,447 In the World

University of Costa Rica
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 31 250
1992 51 275
1993 51 285
1994 59 329
1995 59 356
1996 74 426
1997 74 592
1998 61 706
1999 54 715
2000 109 975
2001 116 1121
2002 104 1301
2003 100 1862
2004 96 1653
2005 112 1915
2006 115 2249
2007 134 2416
2008 123 2783
2009 171 3608
2010 149 3620
2011 200 3785
2012 200 4243
2013 241 4750
2014 306 5627
2015 283 5635
2016 368 5891
2017 331 6567
2018 344 7160
2019 410 7599
2020 450 9364
2021 471 11556
2022 438 12396
2023 401 12118

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

Chemistry subfield Costa Rica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 51 756
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 35 938
Biochemistry 1 37 1126
Organic Chemistry 1 54 1427
Pharmacy 1 49 1431
Computational Chemistry 1 68 1503
Environmental Chemistry 1 73 1599
Inorganic Chemistry 1 77 1769
Materials Science 1 76 1929
Physical chemistry 1 83 1943
Nanotechnology 1 78 2070
Chemical Engineering 1 91 2129
Radiochemistry 1 125 2208

Medicine rankings

The University of Costa Rica ranked 1st for Medicine in Costa Rica and 1160th in the World with 6,632 publications made and 103,189 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Psychiatry, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Costa Rica
#49 of 426 In Latin America
#1160 of 6,680 In the World

University of Costa Rica
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 32 193
1992 41 197
1993 44 236
1994 65 297
1995 49 275
1996 71 368
1997 55 467
1998 61 590
1999 54 637
2000 76 738
2001 96 774
2002 88 966
2003 77 1313
2004 82 1184
2005 93 1476
2006 88 1529
2007 104 1834
2008 116 1961
2009 181 2671
2010 140 2777
2011 193 2945
2012 171 3246
2013 248 3716
2014 299 4231
2015 332 4427
2016 384 4564
2017 372 5120
2018 309 5648
2019 410 6039
2020 529 7557
2021 492 9534
2022 466 10190
2023 436 10243

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

Medicine subfield Costa Rica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Toxicology 1 26 449
Veterinary 2 41 472
Virology 1 38 665
Public Health 1 27 720
Sports / Exercise science 1 53 745
Social Work 1 9 778
Pediatrics 1 45 809
Gerontology 1 63 835
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 99 936
Immunology 1 42 943
Dentistry 1 70 962
Epidemiology 1 73 1024
Critical Care Nursing 1 55 1051
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 55 1053
Anatomy and Physiology 1 44 1068
Urology 1 64 1103
Sports Medicine 1 49 1148
Pharmacology 1 45 1155
Clinical Psychology 1 44 1175
Orthodontics 1 79 1199
Pathology 1 58 1230
Dermatology 1 94 1251
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 48 1253
Psychiatry 1 48 1255
Cardiology 1 62 1342
Surgery 1 66 1371
Nursing 1 71 1378
Physical Therapy 1 61 1393
Pharmacy 1 49 1431
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 59 1437
Family medicine 1 73 1447
Anesthesiology 1 79 1470
Oncology and Cancer research 1 59 1517
Health Science 1 87 1648
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 90 1722

Engineering rankings

The University of Costa Rica ranked 1st for Engineering in Costa Rica and 1690th in the World with 5,632 publications made and 68,155 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Costa Rica
#67 of 420 In Latin America
#1690 of 6,684 In the World

University of Costa Rica
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 19 101
1992 26 107
1993 28 126
1994 34 155
1995 23 129
1996 35 156
1997 39 228
1998 39 230
1999 36 282
2000 76 381
2001 71 520
2002 60 622
2003 52 919
2004 61 714
2005 66 833
2006 88 1110
2007 88 1069
2008 99 1369
2009 106 1369
2010 101 1615
2011 229 1738
2012 174 2054
2013 233 2434
2014 245 2694
2015 303 2947
2016 347 3247
2017 322 3586
2018 302 4161
2019 357 4603
2020 454 5919
2021 483 7708
2022 396 8178
2023 401 8308

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Costa Rica ranked 1st for Computer Science in Costa Rica and 1593rd in the World with 4,792 publications made and 47,726 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Human-Computer Interaction, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Costa Rica
#52 of 417 In Latin America
#1593 of 6,752 In the World

University of Costa Rica
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 9 54
1992 16 82
1993 17 79
1994 14 75
1995 16 85
1996 35 135
1997 14 165
1998 24 203
1999 32 208
2000 37 242
2001 48 316
2002 40 338
2003 43 435
2004 53 479
2005 48 479
2006 56 571
2007 57 711
2008 92 1015
2009 122 1144
2010 98 1217
2011 183 1496
2012 172 1569
2013 193 1677
2014 214 2042
2015 263 2209
2016 312 2393
2017 306 2909
2018 268 3170
2019 333 3491
2020 380 4498
2021 417 5713
2022 334 6446
2023 365 6181

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

Computer Science subfield Costa Rica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Human-Computer Interaction 1 8 428
Library and Information science 1 26 980
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 40 1198
Neuroscience 1 54 1352
Software Engineering 1 78 1536
Data Science 1 56 1556
Computational Linguistics 1 44 1558
Cyber Security 1 51 1667
Multimedia 1 63 1733
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 66 1866
Computer Vision 1 76 1920
Machine Learning 1 71 2000
Management Information Systems 1 93 2081
Cognitive Science 1 81 2228
Telecommunications 1 86 2279
Computer Networking 1 92 2334

Physics rankings

The University of Costa Rica ranked 1st for Physics in Costa Rica and 1550th in the World with 4,625 publications made and 69,079 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Costa Rica
#59 of 409 In Latin America
#1550 of 6,603 In the World

University of Costa Rica
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 28 122
1992 28 127
1993 28 133
1994 37 156
1995 37 181
1996 37 181
1997 43 259
1998 44 273
1999 38 291
2000 69 414
2001 77 557
2002 62 683
2003 43 958
2004 59 796
2005 62 903
2006 83 1222
2007 84 1215
2008 72 1429
2009 98 1472
2010 105 1685
2011 139 1804
2012 153 2136
2013 188 2357
2014 206 2737
2015 237 2932
2016 281 2998
2017 250 3352
2018 211 3709
2019 293 4168
2020 338 5197
2021 352 6536
2022 297 6738
2023 308 6816

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

Physics subfield Costa Rica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 1 29 517
Astrobiology 1 29 952
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 39 1056
Nuclear Physics 1 39 1165
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 53 1308
Biophysics 1 51 1376
Condensed Matter Physics 1 68 1620
Quantum and Particle physics 1 67 1649
Acoustical Engineering 1 56 1654
Optical Engineering 1 79 1916
Materials Science 1 76 1929
Nanotechnology 1 78 2070

Psychology rankings

The University of Costa Rica ranked 1st for Psychology in Costa Rica and 1446th in the World with 2,556 publications made and 34,015 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Costa Rica
#51 of 403 In Latin America
#1446 of 6,528 In the World

University of Costa Rica
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 8 38
1992 9 43
1993 14 72
1994 6 71
1995 10 83
1996 19 132
1997 18 181
1998 22 206
1999 18 184
2000 21 226
2001 25 221
2002 28 311
2003 25 284
2004 35 387
2005 38 422
2006 39 483
2007 44 560
2008 39 659
2009 76 832
2010 55 805
2011 94 898
2012 114 991
2013 137 1068
2014 155 1314
2015 151 1503
2016 140 1468
2017 154 1639
2018 131 1861
2019 185 2070
2020 162 2690
2021 155 3346
2022 151 3578
2023 192 3515

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

Psychology subfield Costa Rica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Social Work 1 9 778
Sexology 1 45 974
Child Psychology 1 34 1032
Clinical Psychology 1 44 1175
Psychiatry 1 48 1255
Education Majors 1 45 1311
Neuroscience 1 54 1352
Social Psychology 1 39 1389
Cognitive Science 1 81 2228

Art & Design rankings

The University of Costa Rica ranked 1st for Art & Design in Costa Rica and 1021st in the World with 1,685 publications made and 9,969 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 4 In Costa Rica
#32 of 350 In Latin America
#1021 of 5,720 In the World

University of Costa Rica
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 5 11
1992 12 13
1993 8 14
1994 7 28
1995 7 21
1996 13 27
1997 7 33
1998 13 39
1999 19 31
2000 11 35
2001 27 55
2002 23 78
2003 19 83
2004 31 91
2005 21 88
2006 27 87
2007 30 137
2008 27 177
2009 45 201
2010 42 272
2011 72 320
2012 68 377
2013 108 364
2014 72 396
2015 165 490
2016 133 664
2017 95 558
2018 75 573
2019 99 786
2020 86 888
2021 92 1111
2022 74 1177
2023 86 1146

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

Art & Design subfield Costa Rica ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 1 12 496
Sculpture 1 12 496
Illustration and Concept Art 1 12 514
Music 1 13 567
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 29 616
Cinematography 1 71 727
Photography 1 29 765
Performing arts 1 25 779
Creative Writing 1 29 799
Fashion Design 1 32 917
Art History 1 32 941
Literature 1 35 948
Aesthetics 1 42 1220
Multimedia 1 63 1733

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Costa Rica

Speciality Costa Rica Latin America World Rank
Agricultural Economics 1 36 843
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 28 1035
Development Studies 1 47 1385
Math Teachers 1 38 1431
Advertising 1 33 1484
Economics 1 52 1511
International Business 2 52 1545
Finance 1 49 1585
Marketing 1 49 1595
Business 1 58 1727
Statistics 1 63 1742
Project Management 1 89 1789
Mathematics 1 60 1792
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 65 1799
Applied Mathematics 1 74 1838
Management 1 70 1927
Accounting 1 103 2596