University of Santiago de Chile: Rankings

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The University of Santiago de Chile ranked 4th in Chile, 1215th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 115 research topics. The University of Santiago de Chile ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 20,221 academic publications and 290,199 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 18 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1215 of 14,131 In the World
#55 of 1,756 In Latin America
#4 of 60 In Chile
#3 of 31 In Santiago
#427 of 2,293 For Theoretical Physics
#722 of 6,689 For Philosophy
#736 of 1,302 For Sports / Exercise science
#1976 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1740 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 112 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Santiago de Chile ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Chile and 975th in the World with 9,446 publications made and 88,239 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 30 In Chile
#89 of 442 In Latin America
#975 of 7,081 In the World

University of Santiago de Chile
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 18 34
1993 24 47
1994 29 60
1995 25 53
1996 27 79
1997 38 104
1998 47 112
1999 52 142
2000 57 184
2001 60 220
2002 67 296
2003 89 341
2004 94 405
2005 111 526
2006 110 791
2007 136 810
2008 166 1052
2009 182 1209
2010 247 1437
2011 317 1815
2012 285 2074
2013 342 2308
2014 418 2821
2015 443 2996
2016 477 3268
2017 547 3778
2018 585 4651
2019 644 5640
2020 828 7733
2021 804 10481
2022 682 11090
2023 687 12190
2024 502 10891

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 6 96 722
Sports / Exercise science 6 49 736
Political Economy 4 39 905
Human Rights Law 6 83 978
Political Science 4 72 1074
Media Studies 4 28 1109
Public Policy / Administration 4 60 1194
Journalism and Digital Media 4 31 1230
Criminology and Criminal Justice 6 63 1333
Urban and Regional planning 9 66 1397
Art History 4 62 1415
Sociology 7 97 1445
Demography 7 84 1480
Education Majors 6 60 1496
Linguistics 4 50 1501
Aesthetics 5 57 1512
Gender Studies 5 85 1597
Law 5 62 1637
Archaeology 5 64 1648
History 5 66 1656
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 64 1702
Anthropology 7 85 1770
Library and Information science 4 72 1874
Communications and Public Relations 5 66 2098
Classics and Ancient History 5 86 2201

Biology rankings

The University of Santiago de Chile ranked 5th for Biology in Chile and 1395th in the World with 9,344 publications made and 191,445 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 30 In Chile
#60 of 433 In Latin America
#1395 of 6,833 In the World

University of Santiago de Chile
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 34 190
1993 40 217
1994 41 228
1995 50 273
1996 75 404
1997 77 526
1998 97 535
1999 93 674
2000 94 733
2001 115 919
2002 117 1090
2003 168 1287
2004 138 1408
2005 123 1651
2006 155 2118
2007 174 2370
2008 175 2675
2009 232 3134
2010 226 3601
2011 289 4316
2012 278 5203
2013 303 5762
2014 346 6552
2015 338 7021
2016 395 7723
2017 408 8549
2018 512 9807
2019 582 11238
2020 877 14611
2021 668 18531
2022 607 19495
2023 624 20805
2024 513 20189

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Santiago de Chile in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 4 54 806
Astrobiology 3 23 903
Biophysics 5 24 975
Horticulture 7 103 1052
Botany 5 71 1073
Nanotechnology 2 26 1150
Microbiology 6 69 1178
Virology 6 86 1214
Biochemistry 4 47 1233
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 104 1345
Molecular Biology 6 79 1367
Immunology 5 83 1374
Genetics 5 53 1385
Neuroscience 6 56 1400
Pharmacology 4 60 1419
Biotechnology 5 75 1420
Paleontology 7 74 1453
Forestry 9 157 1513
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 63 1522
Evolutionary Biology 7 63 1531
Agricultural Science 9 125 1687
Animal Science 9 176 1840
Zoology 17 178 1970
Oncology and Cancer research 12 121 2217

Physics rankings

The University of Santiago de Chile ranked 5th for Physics in Chile and 1142nd in the World with 9,019 publications made and 173,749 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 30 In Chile
#34 of 418 In Latin America
#1142 of 6,713 In the World

University of Santiago de Chile
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 38 184
1993 44 219
1994 42 272
1995 42 293
1996 85 483
1997 86 503
1998 106 538
1999 109 626
2000 118 649
2001 130 844
2002 156 1023
2003 170 1305
2004 153 1452
2005 171 1651
2006 187 2184
2007 184 2429
2008 198 2776
2009 215 3083
2010 240 3621
2011 285 4182
2012 288 4823
2013 314 5179
2014 333 5934
2015 336 6302
2016 414 6982
2017 458 7944
2018 474 8955
2019 512 10307
2020 607 12749
2021 639 15653
2022 518 15858
2023 564 17227
2024 444 16542

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Santiago de Chile in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 3 18 427
Astrobiology 3 23 903
Biophysics 5 24 975
Condensed Matter Physics 4 34 1026
Atomic and Molecular physics 4 36 1049
Quantum and Particle physics 5 31 1073
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 42 1126
Materials Science 4 30 1150
Nanotechnology 2 26 1150
Optical Engineering 4 36 1270
Nuclear Physics 5 50 1340
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 37 1401
Acoustical Engineering 5 49 1490

Chemistry rankings

The University of Santiago de Chile ranked 4th for Chemistry in Chile and 1306th in the World with 8,717 publications made and 186,723 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 30 In Chile
#45 of 418 In Latin America
#1306 of 6,545 In the World

University of Santiago de Chile
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 43 215
1993 56 267
1994 44 270
1995 54 299
1996 97 483
1997 83 563
1998 115 575
1999 116 725
2000 105 760
2001 139 982
2002 146 1161
2003 188 1418
2004 152 1551
2005 148 1829
2006 169 2322
2007 186 2523
2008 177 2779
2009 226 3179
2010 239 3648
2011 282 4310
2012 278 5066
2013 311 5541
2014 315 6364
2015 306 6762
2016 389 7583
2017 403 8366
2018 447 9526
2019 492 11041
2020 575 13898
2021 584 17218
2022 504 18054
2023 528 19209
2024 421 18970

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Santiago de Chile in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Inorganic Chemistry 4 20 764
Nutrition and Food Science 4 54 806
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 26 880
Computational Chemistry 6 37 921
Biochemical Engineering 5 38 934
Physical chemistry 4 24 986
Radiochemistry 3 49 1004
Pharmacy 3 29 1079
Organic Chemistry 4 35 1147
Materials Science 4 30 1150
Nanotechnology 2 26 1150
Chemical Engineering 3 35 1181
Biochemistry 4 47 1233
Environmental Chemistry 4 47 1234
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 62 1336

Engineering rankings

The University of Santiago de Chile ranked 5th for Engineering in Chile and 1366th in the World with 8,662 publications made and 162,502 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 30 In Chile
#40 of 424 In Latin America
#1366 of 6,782 In the World

University of Santiago de Chile
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 38 165
1993 40 192
1994 40 235
1995 36 256
1996 83 420
1997 74 457
1998 87 491
1999 96 622
2000 98 596
2001 110 735
2002 134 887
2003 145 1127
2004 144 1251
2005 146 1449
2006 167 1984
2007 165 2153
2008 180 2444
2009 200 2638
2010 214 3180
2011 264 3796
2012 268 4292
2013 296 4779
2014 341 5618
2015 333 5953
2016 412 6741
2017 420 7544
2018 459 8822
2019 520 10262
2020 596 12747
2021 618 15855
2022 554 16515
2023 602 17952
2024 460 17401

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Santiago de Chile in various areas of Engineering.

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Santiago de Chile ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Chile and 1378th in the World with 7,322 publications made and 122,678 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 30 In Chile
#69 of 431 In Latin America
#1378 of 6,876 In the World

University of Santiago de Chile
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 26 69
1993 23 93
1994 29 106
1995 29 136
1996 48 196
1997 57 250
1998 64 266
1999 70 315
2000 68 349
2001 75 407
2002 76 532
2003 108 633
2004 109 763
2005 94 882
2006 104 1192
2007 115 1322
2008 162 1534
2009 156 1739
2010 185 2082
2011 213 2559
2012 224 3038
2013 233 3525
2014 296 4170
2015 273 4490
2016 345 4962
2017 334 5622
2018 375 6646
2019 498 7798
2020 720 10002
2021 579 13044
2022 502 13653
2023 511 15072
2024 394 14127

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Santiago de Chile in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 24 959
Environmental Engineering 4 45 1151
Geography and Cartography 5 71 1179
Environmental Chemistry 4 47 1234
Geotechnical Engineering 5 41 1238
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 62 1336
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 104 1345
Urban and Regional planning 9 66 1397
Geology 6 69 1404
Paleontology 7 74 1453
Ecology 7 81 1474
Environmental Management 6 62 1490
Forestry 9 157 1513
Oceanography 10 72 1550
Earth science and Geophysics 7 80 1601
Agricultural Science 9 125 1687

Medicine rankings

The University of Santiago de Chile ranked 6th for Medicine in Chile and 1585th in the World with 5,282 publications made and 101,918 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 30 In Chile
#81 of 430 In Latin America
#1585 of 6,775 In the World

University of Santiago de Chile
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 14 67
1993 20 81
1994 12 79
1995 20 85
1996 33 141
1997 36 159
1998 47 220
1999 38 283
2000 42 360
2001 50 421
2002 56 438
2003 76 530
2004 67 601
2005 71 821
2006 79 1035
2007 82 1013
2008 90 1330
2009 129 1613
2010 123 1851
2011 137 2311
2012 126 2587
2013 143 2847
2014 171 3315
2015 208 3480
2016 194 3636
2017 247 4245
2018 338 4914
2019 338 5736
2020 484 8082
2021 477 10777
2022 421 11522
2023 422 12365
2024 344 11706

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Santiago de Chile in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 6 49 736
Respiratory Therapy 4 38 767
Gerontology 4 79 1022
Pediatrics 3 72 1050
Pharmacy 3 29 1079
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 8 122 1091
Virology 6 86 1214
Urology 8 78 1281
Epidemiology 7 104 1315
Dermatology 5 105 1328
Sports Medicine 5 64 1332
Physical Therapy 4 59 1350
Immunology 5 83 1374
Pharmacology 4 60 1419
Anatomy and Physiology 8 79 1449
Cardiology 7 75 1470
Pathology 6 76 1477
Public Health 6 83 1509
Dentistry 13 120 1597
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 83 1607
Anesthesiology 7 95 1628
Nursing 7 95 1634
Orthodontics 13 110 1637
Family medicine 6 95 1638
Clinical Psychology 6 71 1654
Veterinary 7 140 1670
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 11 118 1697
Biomedical Engineering 7 77 1722
Surgery 9 104 1754
Psychiatry 8 89 1763
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 86 1832
Health Science 8 105 1928
Critical Care Nursing 11 154 2027
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 10 123 2149
Oncology and Cancer research 12 121 2217

Computer Science rankings

The University of Santiago de Chile ranked 5th for Computer Science in Chile and 1689th in the World with 5,207 publications made and 88,933 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 30 In Chile
#56 of 425 In Latin America
#1689 of 6,845 In the World

University of Santiago de Chile
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 12 30
1993 18 51
1994 15 44
1995 22 78
1996 25 94
1997 24 119
1998 41 155
1999 33 221
2000 47 225
2001 41 277
2002 59 290
2003 76 398
2004 56 507
2005 70 625
2006 102 876
2007 88 940
2008 98 1134
2009 97 1246
2010 118 1559
2011 149 1828
2012 132 2092
2013 160 2458
2014 199 2863
2015 237 3026
2016 250 3192
2017 267 3850
2018 297 4495
2019 302 5239
2020 408 7013
2021 441 9402
2022 359 9715
2023 444 10718
2024 365 9737

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Santiago de Chile in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Robotics 3 21 901
Computer Graphics 3 24 954
Computer Vision 5 39 1387
Neuroscience 6 56 1400
Human-Computer Interaction 5 73 1426
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 5 46 1466
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 44 1506
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 63 1522
Telecommunications 5 49 1621
Computer Networking 5 49 1641
Machine Learning 5 54 1663
Computer Engineering 5 62 1696
Software Engineering 8 94 1823
Cognitive Science 4 57 1829
Cyber Security 5 59 1858
Library and Information science 4 72 1874
Multimedia 4 73 1877
Management Information Systems 4 80 1914
Data Science 6 78 1932
Computational Linguistics 7 83 2298

Mathematics rankings

The University of Santiago de Chile ranked 5th for Mathematics in Chile and 1574th in the World with 3,158 publications made and 46,088 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 30 In Chile
#51 of 399 In Latin America
#1574 of 6,418 In the World

University of Santiago de Chile
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 6 33
1993 7 20
1994 9 28
1995 4 29
1996 12 50
1997 18 56
1998 14 54
1999 13 39
2000 36 103
2001 22 120
2002 30 163
2003 32 189
2004 31 237
2005 28 329
2006 74 490
2007 49 498
2008 68 641
2009 51 735
2010 65 906
2011 87 1027
2012 84 1167
2013 105 1334
2014 141 1532
2015 162 1706
2016 132 1736
2017 152 2017
2018 242 2402
2019 235 2772
2020 262 3637
2021 249 4647
2022 231 4975
2023 267 5412
2024 177 4250

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Santiago de Chile in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 5 28 941
Operations Research 3 27 997
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 38 1348
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 44 1506
Statistics 5 56 1602
Math Teachers 6 57 1676

Psychology rankings

The University of Santiago de Chile ranked 4th for Psychology in Chile and 1719th in the World with 2,675 publications made and 48,606 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 30 In Chile
#63 of 416 In Latin America
#1719 of 6,645 In the World

University of Santiago de Chile
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 1 19
1993 7 30
1994 7 28
1995 9 37
1996 11 40
1997 13 77
1998 14 88
1999 17 147
2000 10 151
2001 15 186
2002 23 160
2003 34 239
2004 28 283
2005 32 344
2006 38 467
2007 42 461
2008 48 610
2009 61 657
2010 62 791
2011 78 989
2012 61 1146
2013 76 1322
2014 116 1529
2015 131 1615
2016 115 1645
2017 131 1998
2018 177 2379
2019 154 2779
2020 233 4135
2021 236 5449
2022 220 5796
2023 231 6259
2024 191 6038

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Santiago de Chile in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 6 56 1400
Education Majors 6 60 1496
Social Psychology 4 49 1560
Child Psychology 5 62 1630
Clinical Psychology 6 71 1654
Psychiatry 8 89 1763
Cognitive Science 4 57 1829

Business rankings

The University of Santiago de Chile ranked 5th for Business in Chile and 1627th in the World with 2,285 publications made and 35,122 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 30 In Chile
#51 of 395 In Latin America
#1627 of 6,339 In the World

University of Santiago de Chile
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 5 14
1993 3 16
1994 7 19
1995 3 28
1996 7 46
1997 12 38
1998 18 44
1999 18 35
2000 16 66
2001 20 68
2002 17 97
2003 13 111
2004 19 139
2005 29 168
2006 31 247
2007 34 232
2008 44 309
2009 46 367
2010 63 465
2011 59 535
2012 68 649
2013 83 781
2014 105 867
2015 116 1074
2016 113 1110
2017 107 1381
2018 154 1649
2019 165 1953
2020 175 2522
2021 206 3414
2022 168 3627
2023 185 4112
2024 131 3268

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Santiago de Chile in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Operations Research 3 27 997
Project Management 3 40 1190
Public Policy / Administration 4 60 1194
Finance 4 35 1373
Management 5 50 1610
International Trade 5 63 1696
Marketing 3 55 1733
International Business 6 74 1830
Accounting 6 57 1874
Management Information Systems 4 80 1914
Advertising 5 52 1944

Economics rankings

The University of Santiago de Chile ranked 4th for Economics in Chile and 1584th in the World with 1,675 publications made and 24,622 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 30 In Chile
#54 of 384 In Latin America
#1584 of 6,167 In the World

University of Santiago de Chile
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 2 6
1993 1 12
1994 7 20
1995 1 20
1996 4 36
1997 7 26
1998 12 33
1999 6 18
2000 10 49
2001 10 36
2002 9 79
2003 10 76
2004 17 102
2005 20 145
2006 24 183
2007 28 188
2008 33 240
2009 41 284
2010 41 379
2011 39 347
2012 48 432
2013 52 570
2014 60 585
2015 84 722
2016 77 747
2017 88 868
2018 135 1167
2019 133 1285
2020 145 1806
2021 132 2419
2022 116 2444
2023 168 2837
2024 81 2334

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Santiago de Chile in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Political Economy 4 39 905
Environmental Economics 5 40 1312
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 38 1348
Finance 4 35 1373
International Economics 4 50 1532
International Trade 5 63 1696
Development Studies 6 69 1843

Art & Design rankings

The University of Santiago de Chile ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Chile and 1367th in the World with 1,085 publications made and 15,419 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Art History.

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
#3 of 30 In Chile
#51 of 365 In Latin America
#1367 of 5,966 In the World

University of Santiago de Chile
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 1 7
1993 2 7
1994 0 5
1995 5 13
1996 3 17
1997 6 17
1998 8 16
1999 9 16
2000 8 37
2001 7 37
2002 10 60
2003 16 58
2004 17 81
2005 17 92
2006 12 146
2007 18 104
2008 31 188
2009 26 185
2010 24 236
2011 27 308
2012 23 338
2013 51 417
2014 67 500
2015 44 482
2016 58 546
2017 52 604
2018 62 749
2019 82 843
2020 105 1205
2021 75 1417
2022 63 1425
2023 73 1702
2024 64 1561

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

Art & Design subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Performing arts 2 22 679
Computer Graphics 3 24 954
Fashion Design 3 52 1245
Art History 4 62 1415
Aesthetics 5 57 1512
Creative Writing 6 85 1545
Literature 6 80 1737
Multimedia 4 73 1877