University of Magallanes: Rankings

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The University of Magallanes ranked 28th in Chile, 3880th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 10 research topics. The University of Magallanes ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 3,346 academic publications and 49,561 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3880 of 14,131 In the World
#260 of 1,756 In Latin America
#28 of 60 In Chile
#1712 of 2,632 For Forestry
#1734 of 3,506 For Zoology
#1775 of 4,619 For Oceanography
#6916 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#5343 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 7 other topics

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Environmental Science rankings

The University of Magallanes ranked 15th for Environmental Science in Chile and 2598th in the World with 2,239 publications made and 38,970 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#15 of 30 In Chile
#167 of 431 In Latin America
#2598 of 6,876 In the World

University of Magallanes
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 9 9
1993 5 16
1994 6 18
1995 14 28
1996 8 31
1997 17 31
1998 16 41
1999 27 97
2000 8 38
2001 16 58
2002 33 101
2003 28 97
2004 20 138
2005 36 207
2006 26 265
2007 28 352
2008 56 538
2009 56 593
2010 46 662
2011 54 733
2012 53 827
2013 57 934
2014 76 931
2015 89 1055
2016 116 1198
2017 110 1384
2018 126 1732
2019 115 2143
2020 188 3063
2021 197 4459
2022 161 4603
2023 178 4745
2024 123 4586

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

Environmental Science subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 10 177 1712
Oceanography 14 92 1775
Geography and Cartography 11 123 1806
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 144 1843
Earth science and Geophysics 11 105 1968
Ecology 15 163 2518
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 18 128 2522
Geology 18 172 2798
Paleontology 19 176 2860
Petrology and Geochemistry 19 160 2898
Environmental Management 19 189 3047
Agricultural Science 21 262 3333
Geotechnical Engineering 21 209 3421
Environmental Chemistry 21 207 3471

Biology rankings

The University of Magallanes ranked 23rd for Biology in Chile and 3474th in the World with 1,917 publications made and 35,031 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Biochemistry, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Biology ranking Location
#23 of 30 In Chile
#227 of 433 In Latin America
#3474 of 6,833 In the World

University of Magallanes
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 5 32
1993 3 32
1994 3 33
1995 9 38
1996 6 51
1997 10 57
1998 8 70
1999 12 103
2000 5 57
2001 9 68
2002 21 98
2003 14 101
2004 15 130
2005 19 207
2006 18 232
2007 24 307
2008 31 351
2009 37 448
2010 31 518
2011 32 545
2012 44 673
2013 44 730
2014 60 768
2015 84 867
2016 103 1141
2017 104 1400
2018 120 1714
2019 118 2183
2020 171 3067
2021 194 4167
2022 161 4330
2023 161 4572
2024 125 4295

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

Biology subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 10 177 1712
Zoology 12 154 1734
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 144 1843
Botany 16 177 2405
Paleontology 19 176 2860
Evolutionary Biology 25 184 3228
Agricultural Science 21 262 3333
Pharmacology 20 213 3344
Horticulture 22 287 3349
Oncology and Cancer research 23 235 3428
Neuroscience 22 194 3472
Microbiology 23 268 3481
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 25 228 3540
Genetics 25 241 3641
Nutrition and Food Science 26 296 3819
Immunology 24 291 3851
Biochemistry 28 250 3923

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Magallanes ranked 28th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Chile and 3231st in the World with 1,747 publications made and 22,896 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Sociology, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#28 of 30 In Chile
#319 of 442 In Latin America
#3231 of 7,081 In the World

University of Magallanes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 3 5
1993 0 8
1994 3 4
1995 5 15
1996 3 14
1997 9 23
1998 5 17
1999 11 24
2000 3 23
2001 4 22
2002 16 44
2003 15 57
2004 16 69
2005 29 82
2006 23 137
2007 21 208
2008 33 314
2009 41 298
2010 38 315
2011 40 399
2012 57 464
2013 50 496
2014 61 502
2015 84 595
2016 94 658
2017 96 882
2018 109 1095
2019 89 1308
2020 160 1946
2021 163 2710
2022 148 2836
2023 152 3205
2024 101 2943

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 29 325 2410
Demography 25 243 3245
Anthropology 22 196 3277
Archaeology 20 188 3351
History 20 199 3530
Aesthetics 22 192 3558
Sociology 29 306 3941
Political Science 30 355 4434
Education Majors 29 293 4509
Law 29 323 5212
Linguistics 29 326 5371

Chemistry rankings

The University of Magallanes ranked 28th for Chemistry in Chile and 4216th in the World with 1,044 publications made and 20,564 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Environmental Chemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#28 of 30 In Chile
#261 of 418 In Latin America
#4216 of 6,545 In the World

University of Magallanes
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 0 41
1993 2 31
1994 2 37
1995 1 43
1996 2 49
1997 2 50
1998 2 71
1999 6 80
2000 3 45
2001 4 63
2002 9 60
2003 6 61
2004 11 86
2005 10 137
2006 9 158
2007 9 153
2008 19 199
2009 18 244
2010 13 279
2011 18 304
2012 18 358
2013 12 403
2014 34 436
2015 43 533
2016 58 655
2017 46 788
2018 67 1030
2019 56 1255
2020 91 1810
2021 118 2638
2022 87 2716
2023 92 2722
2024 61 2537

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

Chemistry subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 19 160 2898
Environmental Chemistry 21 207 3471
Nutrition and Food Science 26 296 3819
Biochemistry 28 250 3923
Organic Chemistry 24 243 4033
Physical chemistry 28 270 4323
Materials Science 28 273 4465

Engineering rankings

The University of Magallanes ranked 23rd for Engineering in Chile and 4122nd in the World with 974 publications made and 20,316 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Aerospace Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#23 of 30 In Chile
#227 of 424 In Latin America
#4122 of 6,782 In the World

University of Magallanes
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 0 34
1993 4 20
1994 2 27
1995 3 35
1996 0 40
1997 6 48
1998 3 54
1999 8 89
2000 4 30
2001 5 51
2002 23 91
2003 14 70
2004 21 101
2005 22 159
2006 11 191
2007 9 227
2008 33 302
2009 22 379
2010 15 473
2011 19 486
2012 19 502
2013 16 569
2014 20 582
2015 37 602
2016 41 683
2017 42 764
2018 62 929
2019 48 1098
2020 101 1489
2021 76 2346
2022 80 2489
2023 72 2360
2024 49 2245

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

Engineering subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Renewable Energy Engineering 10 69 1485
Remote Sensing 11 106 2121
Aerospace Engineering 12 116 2643
Electrical Engineering 16 143 2981
Mechanical Engineering 18 167 3208
Civil Engineering 22 175 3333
Geotechnical Engineering 21 209 3421
Computer Networking 21 197 4088
Acoustical Engineering 23 239 4348
Telecommunications 25 241 4462
Materials Science 28 273 4465
Metallurgical Engineering 29 284 4555
Optical Engineering 26 269 4572

Physics rankings

The University of Magallanes ranked 23rd for Physics in Chile and 4017th in the World with 926 publications made and 18,615 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#23 of 30 In Chile
#214 of 418 In Latin America
#4017 of 6,713 In the World

University of Magallanes
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 0 40
1993 4 23
1994 2 31
1995 3 36
1996 0 48
1997 4 56
1998 1 64
1999 5 77
2000 4 32
2001 5 55
2002 19 67
2003 12 69
2004 19 122
2005 21 168
2006 11 189
2007 6 208
2008 32 303
2009 18 373
2010 14 469
2011 15 475
2012 16 508
2013 12 560
2014 22 550
2015 32 571
2016 46 651
2017 41 678
2018 50 825
2019 51 943
2020 91 1291
2021 73 2057
2022 71 2066
2023 80 2017
2024 44 1841

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

Physics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 21 164 3237
Nuclear Physics 22 195 3702
Quantum and Particle physics 22 196 3893
Acoustical Engineering 23 239 4348
Materials Science 28 273 4465
Optical Engineering 26 269 4572

Medicine rankings

The University of Magallanes ranked 28th for Medicine in Chile and 4487th in the World with 827 publications made and 14,549 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#28 of 30 In Chile
#308 of 430 In Latin America
#4487 of 6,775 In the World

University of Magallanes
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 1 13
1993 1 17
1994 1 13
1995 0 19
1996 2 28
1997 4 21
1998 1 27
1999 4 39
2000 0 27
2001 2 19
2002 3 33
2003 3 42
2004 5 47
2005 3 50
2006 5 89
2007 9 110
2008 8 116
2009 10 129
2010 6 166
2011 11 170
2012 23 203
2013 10 225
2014 26 273
2015 35 322
2016 36 408
2017 44 532
2018 56 744
2019 55 894
2020 84 1296
2021 104 1958
2022 84 1961
2023 82 2119
2024 68 2039

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

Medicine subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Cardiology 20 205 2872
Pharmacology 20 213 3344
Oncology and Cancer research 23 235 3428
Public Health 25 262 3546
Anatomy and Physiology 25 253 3627
Physical Therapy 24 241 3733
Immunology 24 291 3851
Pathology 27 299 4162
Nursing 27 300 4359
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 27 300 4444
Surgery 28 334 4655
Psychiatry 28 319 4905

Computer Science rankings

The University of Magallanes ranked 24th for Computer Science in Chile and 4283rd in the World with 684 publications made and 13,489 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#24 of 30 In Chile
#224 of 425 In Latin America
#4283 of 6,845 In the World

University of Magallanes
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 1 1
1993 2 2
1994 1 1
1995 2 6
1996 1 9
1997 2 18
1998 3 12
1999 2 21
2000 3 7
2001 3 20
2002 14 39
2003 11 29
2004 15 66
2005 16 85
2006 8 128
2007 6 152
2008 25 230
2009 14 296
2010 9 358
2011 8 365
2012 18 389
2013 13 385
2014 21 436
2015 34 464
2016 32 495
2017 34 518
2018 42 670
2019 43 749
2020 52 1140
2021 70 1516
2022 51 1631
2023 58 1622
2024 45 1609

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

Computer Science subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 22 194 3472
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 20 169 3536
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 25 228 3540
Computer Networking 21 197 4088
Telecommunications 25 241 4462
Machine Learning 28 290 4841

Psychology rankings

The University of Magallanes ranked 27th for Psychology in Chile and 4877th in the World with 396 publications made and 6,325 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#27 of 30 In Chile
#284 of 416 In Latin America
#4877 of 6,645 In the World

University of Magallanes
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 0 1
1993 1 1
1994 0 1
1995 1 7
1996 0 0
1997 0 3
1998 0 5
1999 1 5
2000 1 4
2001 2 7
2002 2 9
2003 1 6
2004 1 17
2005 1 7
2006 0 10
2007 2 28
2008 6 44
2009 2 36
2010 3 56
2011 3 47
2012 10 46
2013 9 56
2014 16 65
2015 23 121
2016 9 141
2017 21 181
2018 20 310
2019 28 332
2020 44 554
2021 48 854
2022 49 897
2023 44 1084
2024 36 1133

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

Psychology subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 22 194 3472
Child Psychology 25 238 3960
Education Majors 29 293 4509
Social Psychology 27 256 4670
Psychiatry 28 319 4905

Art & Design rankings

The University of Magallanes ranked 25th for Art & Design in Chile and 4523rd in the World with 150 publications made and 3,417 citations received. Main research topic: Aesthetics.

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
#25 of 30 In Chile
#257 of 365 In Latin America
#4523 of 5,966 In the World

University of Magallanes
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 1 2
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 1
1996 1 1
1997 3 4
1998 0 3
1999 1 6
2000 0 3
2001 1 3
2002 5 11
2003 2 21
2004 1 6
2005 2 17
2006 1 22
2007 1 27
2008 3 31
2009 4 33
2010 2 36
2011 1 37
2012 5 56
2013 7 49
2014 4 86
2015 7 62
2016 7 82
2017 10 88
2018 7 165
2019 10 165
2020 16 229
2021 10 333
2022 10 337
2023 14 331
2024 11 317

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

Art & Design subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Aesthetics 22 192 3558

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Magallanes

Speciality Chile Latin America World Rank
Management 14 143 3199
Business 21 214 4070
Development Studies 27 293 4941
Statistics 28 300 4999
Mathematics 28 299 5034
Economics 28 311 5274