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The University of Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, 47th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 10 across 17 research topics. The University of Sao Paulo ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 413,210 academic publications and 7,681,504 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 376 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#47 of 14,131 In the World
#1 of 1,756 In Latin America
#1 of 198 In Brazil
#1 of 15 In Sao Paulo
#1 of 6,713 For Philosophy
#1 of 2,490 For Dentistry
#1 of 2,275 For Orthodontics
#128 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#106 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top10 For 14 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Sao Paulo ranked 1st for Biology in Brazil and 40th in the World with 226,111 publications made and 5,513,035 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 128 In Brazil
#1 of 433 In Latin America
#40 of 6,841 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 805 3822
1994 926 4184
1995 1009 5222
1996 1149 6103
1997 1430 7690
1998 1613 9150
1999 1870 11187
2000 2268 13913
2001 2416 16206
2002 2939 20834
2003 3251 27028
2004 3829 32520
2005 3997 40629
2006 4888 51029
2007 5498 62545
2008 6067 76295
2009 6685 90891
2010 7081 107976
2011 7769 127247
2012 8424 149286
2013 8932 167877
2014 9597 190308
2015 9883 205451
2016 10516 229180
2017 10780 251576
2018 11456 283660
2019 12163 323790
2020 13735 409601
2021 13711 483001
2022 13012 474741
2023 12585 476453
2024 10380 445929
2025 7988 399925

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Sao Paulo ranked 1st for Medicine in Brazil and 36th in the World with 184,309 publications made and 4,301,282 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 128 In Brazil
#1 of 432 In Latin America
#36 of 6,793 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 591 2472
1994 673 2758
1995 731 3429
1996 871 3960
1997 1014 5134
1998 1205 6116
1999 1407 7579
2000 1641 9483
2001 1809 11221
2002 2116 14376
2003 2471 18936
2004 2983 22663
2005 3072 29037
2006 3922 36197
2007 4518 45494
2008 5026 56646
2009 5635 69041
2010 5964 83391
2011 6577 99403
2012 7071 117983
2013 7578 132610
2014 8091 150176
2015 8296 164337
2016 8400 179898
2017 8754 197313
2018 9031 217904
2019 9437 249112
2020 11179 321565
2021 11412 382554
2022 10791 375719
2023 10521 376590
2024 9161 345101
2025 7528 310367

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Sao Paulo ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 8th in the World with 176,822 publications made and 2,598,754 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 128 In Brazil
#1 of 442 In Latin America
#8 of 7,088 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 566 1195
1994 658 1282
1995 661 1598
1996 838 1905
1997 1001 2478
1998 1116 3039
1999 1252 3462
2000 1518 4544
2001 1582 5771
2002 2037 7638
2003 2161 10107
2004 2300 12154
2005 2665 16303
2006 3456 21052
2007 3970 26436
2008 4617 33717
2009 5336 41279
2010 5700 50860
2011 6065 61700
2012 6858 72470
2013 7329 82642
2014 8007 91587
2015 8149 98887
2016 8780 110066
2017 9353 119144
2018 9593 137544
2019 10210 162678
2020 11305 209124
2021 11586 256819
2022 10743 248768
2023 10862 257069
2024 7140 213396
2025 4438 179804

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Sao Paulo ranked 1st for Chemistry in Brazil and 55th in the World with 168,088 publications made and 4,288,032 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 128 In Brazil
#1 of 420 In Latin America
#55 of 6,561 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 702 3670
1994 768 4022
1995 863 5021
1996 987 5697
1997 1233 7074
1998 1401 8400
1999 1633 10197
2000 1870 12378
2001 2056 14573
2002 2565 18731
2003 2791 24183
2004 3215 28755
2005 3293 35167
2006 3901 44021
2007 4317 52511
2008 4546 61569
2009 5178 72860
2010 5487 85570
2011 5805 100480
2012 6279 115687
2013 6529 130623
2014 7018 147479
2015 7311 160338
2016 7475 178633
2017 7942 195568
2018 8515 217752
2019 8821 249955
2020 9657 309470
2021 9549 364651
2022 9109 358150
2023 8897 359495
2024 7124 332310
2025 5341 295385

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Sao Paulo ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Brazil and 23rd in the World with 143,286 publications made and 3,278,048 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 128 In Brazil
#1 of 433 In Latin America
#23 of 6,888 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 483 1957
1994 565 2153
1995 592 2499
1996 678 3132
1997 857 3438
1998 987 4469
1999 1109 5157
2000 1400 6701
2001 1531 8278
2002 1938 10859
2003 2075 14219
2004 2352 17393
2005 2321 21742
2006 2861 27662
2007 3254 34071
2008 3626 41750
2009 4007 50410
2010 4310 59069
2011 4635 70557
2012 5182 83095
2013 5479 94875
2014 6143 108087
2015 6350 118262
2016 6890 133126
2017 6939 146885
2018 7730 170431
2019 8212 197603
2020 9076 247704
2021 9088 298788
2022 8498 289709
2023 8381 295315
2024 6504 273463
2025 4483 241838

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

Engineering rankings

The University of Sao Paulo ranked 1st for Engineering in Brazil and 83rd in the World with 129,310 publications made and 2,946,470 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 127 In Brazil
#1 of 425 In Latin America
#83 of 6,795 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 486 2200
1994 545 2485
1995 579 2857
1996 714 3418
1997 911 4185
1998 1046 4963
1999 1220 5910
2000 1443 7267
2001 1573 8982
2002 2160 11966
2003 2183 15089
2004 2434 18212
2005 2505 23133
2006 3046 28710
2007 3279 35011
2008 3456 41195
2009 3952 49362
2010 4361 57904
2011 4431 68501
2012 5016 80250
2013 5102 91007
2014 5656 102303
2015 5793 112687
2016 5880 126305
2017 6161 139025
2018 6652 156340
2019 6888 181864
2020 7397 220076
2021 7416 262155
2022 7019 256941
2023 7104 263546
2024 5195 242829
2025 3824 218588

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

Physics rankings

The University of Sao Paulo ranked 1st for Physics in Brazil and 74th in the World with 123,798 publications made and 2,843,913 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 127 In Brazil
#1 of 419 In Latin America
#74 of 6,729 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 560 2546
1994 602 2923
1995 620 3471
1996 787 3987
1997 1026 4826
1998 1110 5581
1999 1301 6613
2000 1484 7916
2001 1669 9763
2002 2207 12988
2003 2264 16673
2004 2477 19522
2005 2563 24933
2006 3101 30905
2007 3231 36332
2008 3341 42036
2009 3777 49591
2010 4114 57659
2011 4241 68052
2012 4772 79414
2013 4811 90135
2014 5220 99953
2015 5423 110154
2016 5475 123344
2017 5713 133604
2018 6148 150330
2019 6339 172177
2020 6769 204893
2021 6839 239538
2022 6341 230152
2023 6478 238892
2024 4832 223310
2025 3538 197969

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

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nuclear Physics 1 1 69
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 2 71
Theoretical Physics 1 2 77
Materials Science 1 1 84
Quantum and Particle physics 1 1 89
Astrobiology 1 2 92
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 1 93
Optical Engineering 1 1 96
Acoustical Engineering 1 1 104
Medical Physics 1 1 104
Nanotechnology 1 1 118
Condensed Matter Physics 1 1 138
Biophysics 1 1 162
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 1 208

Computer Science rankings

The University of Sao Paulo ranked 1st for Computer Science in Brazil and 100th in the World with 98,958 publications made and 2,189,888 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 125 In Brazil
#1 of 427 In Latin America
#100 of 6,855 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 269 1307
1994 307 1404
1995 341 1707
1996 422 2009
1997 510 2754
1998 601 3155
1999 638 3714
2000 787 4490
2001 830 5726
2002 1340 7998
2003 1337 10028
2004 1432 11961
2005 1686 15249
2006 2037 19085
2007 2243 23473
2008 2527 28493
2009 2940 34383
2010 3216 40867
2011 3375 48389
2012 3747 57434
2013 4023 65414
2014 4409 75586
2015 4532 82754
2016 4597 92912
2017 4797 103471
2018 5369 120702
2019 5653 138478
2020 6255 174971
2021 6530 209078
2022 6185 204377
2023 6076 209638
2024 4604 190697
2025 3504 170759

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Sao Paulo ranked 1st for Psychology in Brazil and 70th in the World with 71,785 publications made and 1,578,970 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 126 In Brazil
#1 of 417 In Latin America
#70 of 6,663 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 211 904
1994 234 1088
1995 270 1337
1996 324 1504
1997 383 2146
1998 412 2335
1999 491 2854
2000 544 3566
2001 617 4298
2002 815 5752
2003 927 7377
2004 1042 8635
2005 1183 11219
2006 1489 13589
2007 1739 17315
2008 1968 21411
2009 2199 25664
2010 2365 30891
2011 2526 36285
2012 2871 43955
2013 3051 50080
2014 3450 57449
2015 3326 62130
2016 3267 67726
2017 3509 74944
2018 3565 83882
2019 3848 95921
2020 4246 122621
2021 4555 145507
2022 4408 143784
2023 4207 145880
2024 3487 133637
2025 2912 121310

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

Psychology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 1 1 14
Psychiatry 1 1 59
Neuroscience 1 1 65
Sexology 1 1 69
Clinical Psychology 1 1 70
Child Psychology 1 1 101
Education Majors 1 1 114
Social Psychology 1 1 129
Cognitive Science 1 1 164
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 1 205
Special Education 1 1 231
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 1 273
Social Work 1 3 491

Mathematics rankings

The University of Sao Paulo ranked 1st for Mathematics in Brazil and 86th in the World with 48,912 publications made and 1,081,606 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 125 In Brazil
#1 of 400 In Latin America
#86 of 6,434 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 113 450
1994 120 547
1995 131 607
1996 182 828
1997 221 854
1998 264 1155
1999 289 1364
2000 385 1539
2001 393 2102
2002 595 2862
2003 637 3742
2004 724 4569
2005 776 6197
2006 923 7643
2007 1024 9369
2008 1176 11700
2009 1441 14617
2010 1520 17395
2011 1678 20949
2012 1833 25996
2013 2000 29831
2014 2243 34791
2015 2315 39105
2016 2434 43897
2017 2495 47731
2018 2760 55506
2019 2842 64339
2020 3189 81443
2021 3517 99870
2022 3206 99104
2023 3225 100574
2024 2084 75455
2025 1488 63612

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Sao Paulo in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Statistics 1 1 79
Applied Mathematics 1 1 100
Operations Research 1 1 124
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 1 147
Math Teachers 1 1 190
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 2 255
Actuarial Science 1 1 323

Business rankings

The University of Sao Paulo ranked 1st for Business in Brazil and 113th in the World with 31,346 publications made and 534,398 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 124 In Brazil
#1 of 396 In Latin America
#113 of 6,366 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 56 244
1994 75 308
1995 92 354
1996 110 395
1997 146 492
1998 178 590
1999 213 754
2000 292 854
2001 241 1052
2002 442 1662
2003 397 2103
2004 429 2462
2005 488 3203
2006 573 3880
2007 715 4951
2008 813 5872
2009 949 7612
2010 1018 8723
2011 1054 10759
2012 1196 12736
2013 1316 14614
2014 1527 17404
2015 1492 19007
2016 1599 21636
2017 1657 24055
2018 1831 28664
2019 1937 33456
2020 2105 42218
2021 2078 52186
2022 1987 51309
2023 1931 53902
2024 1202 42955
2025 776 37046

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Sao Paulo in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

The University of Sao Paulo ranked 1st for Economics in Brazil and 99th in the World with 24,213 publications made and 481,011 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Agricultural Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 123 In Brazil
#1 of 386 In Latin America
#99 of 6,188 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 51 187
1994 62 271
1995 81 279
1996 82 325
1997 89 414
1998 130 482
1999 175 575
2000 200 726
2001 174 1079
2002 268 1247
2003 264 1779
2004 305 1982
2005 317 2630
2006 402 3063
2007 497 3903
2008 594 4976
2009 693 6124
2010 733 7178
2011 797 8940
2012 856 10657
2013 996 12374
2014 1084 14707
2015 1158 16395
2016 1141 18174
2017 1225 20182
2018 1308 22953
2019 1464 27869
2020 1671 36776
2021 1731 45847
2022 1714 44184
2023 1717 47011
2024 1151 37526
2025 760 33029

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Sao Paulo in various areas of Economics.

Art & Design rankings

The University of Sao Paulo ranked 1st for Art & Design in Brazil and 64th in the World with 20,169 publications made and 287,088 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 123 In Brazil
#1 of 367 In Latin America
#64 of 6,010 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 56 155
1994 69 135
1995 84 193
1996 102 297
1997 98 290
1998 118 371
1999 150 491
2000 171 575
2001 162 714
2002 288 981
2003 227 1217
2004 269 1584
2005 297 1987
2006 407 2418
2007 494 3309
2008 607 3689
2009 656 4712
2010 754 5563
2011 698 6547
2012 847 7738
2013 865 8659
2014 1011 10022
2015 931 11240
2016 1032 12090
2017 1033 13283
2018 1107 14842
2019 1178 17546
2020 1211 22110
2021 1254 26410
2022 1154 26029
2023 1195 27384
2024 738 26610
2025 575 25668

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

Art & Design subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Cinematography 1 1 1
Entertainment Industry Business 1 1 14
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 1 30
Fashion Design 1 1 34
Literature 1 1 58
Performing arts 1 1 60
Painting and Drawing 1 2 60
Sculpture 1 2 60
Landscape Architecture 1 1 61
Illustration and Concept Art 1 2 61
Creative Writing 1 1 66
Aesthetics 1 1 66
Music 1 1 66
Architecture 1 1 69
Photography 1 1 75
Art History 1 1 107
Interior Design 1 1 112
Game Design and Development 1 1 114
Multimedia 1 1 117
UX/UI Desgin 1 1 118
Graphic Design 1 1 120
Computer Graphics 2 2 206
Animation 1 1 229