University of La Frontera: Rankings

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The University of La Frontera ranked 10th in Chile, 1692nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 86 research topics. The University of La Frontera ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 13,016 academic publications and 206,281 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 7 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1692 of 14,131 In the World
#84 of 1,756 In Latin America
#10 of 60 In Chile
#1 of 3 In Temuco
#636 of 1,049 For Bioethics/Medical Ethics
#640 of 2,445 For Dentistry
#640 of 1,302 For Sports / Exercise science
#3746 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2666 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 83 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of La Frontera ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Chile and 1175th in the World with 7,041 publications made and 88,871 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 30 In Chile
#110 of 442 In Latin America
#1175 of 7,081 In the World

University of La Frontera
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 9 7
1993 15 10
1994 13 8
1995 13 16
1996 20 29
1997 20 18
1998 23 15
1999 19 34
2000 34 35
2001 36 94
2002 48 118
2003 54 111
2004 52 179
2005 81 201
2006 81 342
2007 102 374
2008 137 483
2009 142 581
2010 158 794
2011 235 975
2012 231 1185
2013 245 1517
2014 310 1890
2015 407 2410
2016 334 2639
2017 366 3372
2018 462 4483
2019 499 5530
2020 550 8252
2021 616 10848
2022 606 11991
2023 634 13733
2024 421 12325

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 3 39 640
Philosophy 7 114 809
Forensic Science 2 38 892
Demography 6 78 1407
Political Science 9 119 1502
Sociology 8 106 1573
Anthropology 5 74 1628
Aesthetics 7 64 1647
Gender Studies 7 96 1710
Archaeology 8 83 1905
Education Majors 10 98 1909
History 9 91 1984
Law 10 94 2199
Library and Information science 10 114 2391
Linguistics 13 113 2600
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 12 133 2868
Communications and Public Relations 17 156 3314

Biology rankings

The University of La Frontera ranked 6th for Biology in Chile and 1649th in the World with 6,621 publications made and 146,998 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 30 In Chile
#82 of 433 In Latin America
#1649 of 6,833 In the World

University of La Frontera
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 18 17
1993 24 21
1994 23 19
1995 16 38
1996 27 57
1997 23 34
1998 20 59
1999 26 99
2000 30 128
2001 32 179
2002 47 230
2003 59 260
2004 48 364
2005 57 404
2006 79 682
2007 81 702
2008 119 954
2009 124 1102
2010 149 1450
2011 169 1762
2012 183 2222
2013 220 2864
2014 238 3392
2015 324 4243
2016 305 4803
2017 338 5960
2018 419 7374
2019 440 9301
2020 552 13184
2021 604 16717
2022 614 18805
2023 634 20941
2024 503 20955

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

Biology subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 27 636
Agricultural Science 5 55 845
Forestry 5 98 881
Horticulture 6 86 919
Entomology 5 88 951
Nutrition and Food Science 5 77 1050
Botany 7 74 1092
Oncology and Cancer research 3 35 1148
Molecular Biology 5 71 1261
Zoology 8 108 1318
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 12 107 1381
Paleontology 6 71 1391
Animal Science 7 139 1426
Biotechnology 6 76 1431
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 59 1493
Immunology 7 91 1532
Genetics 7 71 1552
Biophysics 10 71 1630
Microbiology 8 107 1640
Virology 8 130 1706
Biochemistry 7 80 1759
Pharmacology 7 92 1878
Neuroscience 11 98 1932
Nanotechnology 7 92 2277
Evolutionary Biology 20 152 2824

Medicine rankings

The University of La Frontera ranked 5th for Medicine in Chile and 1369th in the World with 5,695 publications made and 119,175 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychiatry, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 30 In Chile
#67 of 430 In Latin America
#1369 of 6,775 In the World

University of La Frontera
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 12 9
1993 26 19
1994 23 18
1995 13 23
1996 27 44
1997 24 40
1998 19 43
1999 27 84
2000 32 126
2001 32 189
2002 40 224
2003 49 219
2004 39 356
2005 41 364
2006 54 546
2007 66 549
2008 85 711
2009 90 851
2010 99 946
2011 156 1250
2012 156 1643
2013 208 2057
2014 208 2574
2015 277 3318
2016 281 3757
2017 304 4675
2018 364 6088
2019 370 7595
2020 496 10968
2021 531 13907
2022 521 15638
2023 529 17323
2024 425 17022

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

Medicine subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 27 636
Sports / Exercise science 3 39 640
Dentistry 2 42 640
Urology 3 21 661
Orthodontics 2 40 667
Optometry 3 22 770
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 85 800
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 29 814
Forensic Science 2 38 892
Medical Physics 3 32 941
Anatomy and Physiology 3 44 1034
Surgery 3 46 1036
Epidemiology 4 78 1067
Cardiology 3 44 1077
Sports Medicine 3 46 1087
Occupational Therapy 3 47 1113
Oncology and Cancer research 3 35 1148
Gerontology 5 93 1160
Radiation Therapy 3 39 1178
Physical Therapy 3 47 1186
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 57 1300
Health Science 3 63 1326
Pathology 4 68 1348
Ophthalmology 3 53 1362
Critical Care Nursing 5 82 1393
Clinical Psychology 5 59 1393
Public Health 5 73 1394
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 59 1406
Nursing 4 84 1499
Biomedical Engineering 4 59 1501
Immunology 7 91 1532
Family medicine 4 86 1541
Pediatrics 9 124 1613
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 82 1642
Dermatology 10 137 1648
Psychiatry 7 84 1684
Virology 8 130 1706
Anesthesiology 9 114 1794
Veterinary 8 155 1820
Pharmacology 7 92 1878

Environmental Science rankings

The University of La Frontera ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Chile and 1470th in the World with 5,449 publications made and 109,530 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 30 In Chile
#78 of 431 In Latin America
#1470 of 6,876 In the World

University of La Frontera
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 7 8
1993 13 6
1994 8 5
1995 11 20
1996 17 28
1997 18 19
1998 14 27
1999 26 61
2000 7 59
2001 19 88
2002 38 102
2003 43 147
2004 36 185
2005 47 254
2006 68 394
2007 64 447
2008 89 634
2009 102 727
2010 118 1090
2011 136 1258
2012 149 1623
2013 170 1957
2014 209 2332
2015 278 2980
2016 267 3380
2017 313 4431
2018 352 5331
2019 371 6774
2020 469 9654
2021 512 12521
2022 465 13521
2023 540 15327
2024 419 14923

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

Environmental Science subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 5 55 845
Forestry 5 98 881
Geography and Cartography 7 79 1270
Environmental Engineering 5 53 1301
Environmental Management 4 54 1354
Environmental Chemistry 6 60 1374
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 12 107 1381
Paleontology 6 71 1391
Ecology 6 76 1418
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 78 1568
Geology 8 80 1576
Oceanography 13 91 1757
Earth science and Geophysics 12 106 1974
Geotechnical Engineering 11 110 2225
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 16 119 2360

Chemistry rankings

The University of La Frontera ranked 7th for Chemistry in Chile and 1919th in the World with 4,741 publications made and 110,043 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 30 In Chile
#87 of 418 In Latin America
#1919 of 6,545 In the World

University of La Frontera
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 8 17
1993 15 27
1994 21 21
1995 9 34
1996 22 54
1997 18 34
1998 19 43
1999 22 68
2000 17 81
2001 27 117
2002 31 139
2003 49 191
2004 40 223
2005 46 309
2006 62 446
2007 56 542
2008 93 722
2009 92 802
2010 111 1045
2011 112 1362
2012 145 1729
2013 161 2138
2014 171 2633
2015 219 3399
2016 217 3639
2017 244 4629
2018 288 5625
2019 304 7041
2020 408 10071
2021 437 12597
2022 407 13729
2023 444 15256
2024 366 14959

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

Chemistry subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 3 30 795
Nutrition and Food Science 5 77 1050
Environmental Chemistry 6 60 1374
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 78 1568
Biochemistry 7 80 1759
Organic Chemistry 7 88 1954
Inorganic Chemistry 7 88 1985
Radiochemistry 5 109 2003
Chemical Engineering 7 89 2109
Physical chemistry 8 98 2225
Nanotechnology 7 92 2277
Materials Science 8 96 2325
Computational Chemistry 18 133 2416

Engineering rankings

The University of La Frontera ranked 8th for Engineering in Chile and 2310th in the World with 3,766 publications made and 89,778 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 30 In Chile
#98 of 424 In Latin America
#2310 of 6,782 In the World

University of La Frontera
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 6 15
1993 7 20
1994 14 22
1995 8 19
1996 16 41
1997 15 31
1998 13 26
1999 21 53
2000 17 70
2001 20 98
2002 25 140
2003 42 157
2004 31 209
2005 36 252
2006 51 409
2007 39 454
2008 72 617
2009 56 643
2010 75 854
2011 74 1007
2012 106 1324
2013 120 1674
2014 135 1999
2015 194 2612
2016 170 2729
2017 194 3565
2018 229 4306
2019 252 5410
2020 294 7585
2021 350 9955
2022 352 10641
2023 383 11844
2024 309 11712

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

Engineering subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 3 30 795
Environmental Engineering 5 53 1301
Biotechnology 6 76 1431
Renewable Energy Engineering 8 63 1445
Biomedical Engineering 4 59 1501
Automation and Control engineering 8 75 1637
Human-Computer Interaction 6 99 1707
Remote Sensing 10 95 2021
Metallurgical Engineering 7 86 2036
Chemical Engineering 7 89 2109
Civil Engineering 9 89 2173
Geotechnical Engineering 11 110 2225
Mechanical Engineering 7 91 2234
Nanotechnology 7 92 2277
Automotive Engineering 9 108 2312
Materials Science 8 96 2325
Optical Engineering 10 110 2495
Aerospace Engineering 7 102 2498
Electronic Engineering 12 122 2527
Systems Engineering 12 123 2539
Acoustical Engineering 11 105 2554
Structural Engineering 10 112 2643
Electrical Engineering 12 128 2819
Telecommunications 12 141 3070
Computer Networking 15 138 3162

Physics rankings

The University of La Frontera ranked 11th for Physics in Chile and 2241st in the World with 3,574 publications made and 74,028 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#11 of 30 In Chile
#94 of 418 In Latin America
#2241 of 6,713 In the World

University of La Frontera
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 6 15
1993 7 26
1994 14 22
1995 7 24
1996 17 44
1997 10 30
1998 16 26
1999 21 45
2000 17 59
2001 19 90
2002 30 142
2003 41 149
2004 30 214
2005 35 247
2006 59 385
2007 42 446
2008 68 610
2009 59 629
2010 75 796
2011 86 985
2012 98 1182
2013 110 1461
2014 152 1780
2015 193 2404
2016 144 2431
2017 194 2998
2018 250 3762
2019 239 4445
2020 288 6207
2021 310 7817
2022 280 8466
2023 337 9725
2024 286 9792

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

Physics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 3 32 941
Biophysics 10 71 1630
Theoretical Physics 19 102 1691
Condensed Matter Physics 10 90 1992
Nuclear Physics 8 97 2173
Astrophysics and Astronomy 15 104 2174
Nanotechnology 7 92 2277
Materials Science 8 96 2325
Atomic and Molecular physics 11 108 2338
Quantum and Particle physics 12 98 2366
Optical Engineering 10 110 2495
Acoustical Engineering 11 105 2554

Computer Science rankings

The University of La Frontera ranked 12th for Computer Science in Chile and 2644th in the World with 2,792 publications made and 50,841 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#12 of 30 In Chile
#110 of 425 In Latin America
#2644 of 6,845 In the World

University of La Frontera
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 2 7
1993 6 3
1994 7 3
1995 4 8
1996 7 22
1997 7 14
1998 7 15
1999 8 21
2000 13 30
2001 9 54
2002 15 91
2003 19 91
2004 19 113
2005 14 126
2006 25 189
2007 26 181
2008 50 306
2009 41 241
2010 49 384
2011 54 466
2012 64 652
2013 79 854
2014 90 1078
2015 145 1370
2016 108 1533
2017 139 1902
2018 200 2654
2019 187 3234
2020 231 4768
2021 297 6342
2022 269 7281
2023 333 8416
2024 243 7878

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

Computer Science subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 59 1493
Software Engineering 7 85 1669
Human-Computer Interaction 6 99 1707
Neuroscience 11 98 1932
Data Science 8 87 2155
Library and Information science 10 114 2391
Management Information Systems 12 122 2564
Machine Learning 11 115 2717
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 14 128 2925
Cognitive Science 15 133 3045
Telecommunications 12 141 3070
Computer Networking 15 138 3162
Cyber Security 15 141 3259
Computer Vision 21 159 3330

Psychology rankings

The University of La Frontera ranked 6th for Psychology in Chile and 1970th in the World with 2,161 publications made and 43,533 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#6 of 30 In Chile
#83 of 416 In Latin America
#1970 of 6,645 In the World

University of La Frontera
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 3 4
1993 8 3
1994 6 6
1995 4 7
1996 11 12
1997 7 14
1998 7 15
1999 7 12
2000 11 27
2001 15 53
2002 11 74
2003 20 75
2004 13 106
2005 15 130
2006 17 169
2007 15 138
2008 36 209
2009 32 269
2010 43 308
2011 57 433
2012 45 511
2013 66 703
2014 79 892
2015 98 1094
2016 106 1245
2017 110 1556
2018 151 2287
2019 136 2686
2020 180 4036
2021 216 5123
2022 208 5572
2023 215 6321
2024 187 6089

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

Psychology subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 3 47 1113
Clinical Psychology 5 59 1393
Child Psychology 4 55 1465
Psychiatry 7 84 1684
Education Majors 10 98 1909
Neuroscience 11 98 1932
Social Psychology 7 75 2118
Cognitive Science 15 133 3045

Mathematics rankings

The University of La Frontera ranked 7th for Mathematics in Chile and 2231st in the World with 1,803 publications made and 43,659 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 30 In Chile
#86 of 399 In Latin America
#2231 of 6,418 In the World

University of La Frontera
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 2 6
1993 2 6
1994 4 3
1995 2 5
1996 11 14
1997 6 4
1998 3 5
1999 6 9
2000 13 18
2001 10 32
2002 12 47
2003 15 50
2004 6 73
2005 12 82
2006 21 123
2007 22 139
2008 34 225
2009 28 204
2010 43 286
2011 36 389
2012 42 437
2013 42 578
2014 74 758
2015 115 1013
2016 86 969
2017 84 1197
2018 135 1818
2019 117 2176
2020 157 3432
2021 176 4478
2022 165 4977
2023 180 5515
2024 133 4400

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

Mathematics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 14 81 1976
Statistics 6 80 2080
Math Teachers 8 79 2101
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 14 99 2608

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of La Frontera

Speciality Chile Latin America World Rank
Marketing 8 79 2169
Project Management 10 120 2193
Development Studies 8 82 2193
Advertising 8 79 2415
Art & Design 12 121 2497
Economics 13 104 2528
Fashion Design 12 132 2542
Literature 12 127 2545
Business 12 112 2716
Accounting 13 114 2773
Management 11 124 2877
Finance 18 134 3042