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The University of Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, 46th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 10 across 16 research topics. The University of Sao Paulo ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 403,004 academic publications and 7,213,878 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 350 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#46 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 6,689 For Philosophy
#1 of 2,445 For Dentistry
#1 of 2,229 For Orthodontics
#124 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#86 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top10 For 13 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Sao Paulo ranked 1st for Biology in Brazil and 41st in the World with 219,947 publications made and 5,203,090 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 128 In Brazil
#1 of 433 In Latin America
#41 of 6,833 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 731 3631
1993 805 3821
1994 926 4173
1995 1008 5216
1996 1148 6081
1997 1428 7681
1998 1610 9147
1999 1864 11178
2000 2269 13899
2001 2415 16191
2002 2940 20815
2003 3251 27013
2004 3827 32519
2005 3995 40613
2006 4895 51029
2007 5498 62528
2008 6066 76233
2009 6682 90800
2010 7081 107889
2011 7763 127158
2012 8431 149142
2013 8940 167675
2014 9601 190149
2015 9883 205286
2016 10533 229126
2017 10785 251454
2018 11471 283712
2019 12171 324074
2020 13778 410014
2021 13738 483107
2022 13029 474679
2023 12605 476462
2024 10224 441378

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 37th in the World with 178,457 publications made and 4,032,119 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 128 In Brazil
#1 of 430 In Latin America
#37 of 6,775 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 602 2233
1993 592 2471
1994 673 2754
1995 729 3429
1996 870 3954
1997 1013 5129
1998 1204 6115
1999 1404 7573
2000 1643 9478
2001 1810 11219
2002 2116 14372
2003 2470 18941
2004 2982 22658
2005 3064 29026
2006 3931 36181
2007 4520 45484
2008 5028 56614
2009 5636 68936
2010 5964 83286
2011 6575 99291
2012 7088 117840
2013 7582 132483
2014 8093 149958
2015 8300 164121
2016 8411 179845
2017 8766 197291
2018 9037 217946
2019 9435 249294
2020 11210 321902
2021 11440 382799
2022 10821 375851
2023 10526 376539
2024 9001 340726

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 173,445 publications made and 2,429,189 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 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 470 1199
1993 566 1195
1994 660 1278
1995 663 1607
1996 837 1902
1997 995 2473
1998 1117 3032
1999 1251 3460
2000 1518 4524
2001 1583 5769
2002 2038 7625
2003 2164 10101
2004 2300 12148
2005 2662 16299
2006 3456 21045
2007 3971 26433
2008 4619 33678
2009 5342 41265
2010 5704 50839
2011 6055 61692
2012 6856 72392
2013 7328 82553
2014 8009 91540
2015 8151 98862
2016 8781 109993
2017 9370 119285
2018 9609 137685
2019 10228 163058
2020 11381 209871
2021 11634 257644
2022 10797 249567
2023 10866 257612
2024 6996 210383

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 164,138 publications made and 4,034,901 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 128 In Brazil
#1 of 418 In Latin America
#55 of 6,545 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 637 3487
1993 702 3667
1994 768 4017
1995 863 5016
1996 986 5685
1997 1233 7071
1998 1400 8396
1999 1632 10195
2000 1869 12369
2001 2058 14561
2002 2566 18721
2003 2790 24172
2004 3213 28747
2005 3290 35154
2006 3902 44025
2007 4317 52507
2008 4548 61537
2009 5179 72818
2010 5489 85561
2011 5804 100498
2012 6274 115622
2013 6530 130471
2014 7023 147381
2015 7313 160259
2016 7486 178573
2017 7960 195774
2018 8520 217929
2019 8820 250355
2020 9710 310529
2021 9603 365773
2022 9153 359148
2023 8909 360255
2024 7074 329612

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 25th in the World with 139,840 publications made and 3,082,785 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 128 In Brazil
#1 of 431 In Latin America
#25 of 6,876 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 405 1993
1993 483 1954
1994 566 2147
1995 593 2498
1996 676 3117
1997 855 3434
1998 984 4464
1999 1108 5154
2000 1399 6686
2001 1531 8266
2002 1939 10842
2003 2074 14209
2004 2352 17398
2005 2321 21731
2006 2863 27664
2007 3253 34067
2008 3626 41728
2009 4006 50367
2010 4307 59012
2011 4635 70527
2012 5175 83041
2013 5483 94768
2014 6142 107974
2015 6346 118149
2016 6885 132965
2017 6952 146904
2018 7734 170356
2019 8217 197609
2020 9103 247976
2021 9123 299202
2022 8516 289820
2023 8390 295516
2024 6408 270709

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 82nd in the World with 126,380 publications made and 2,776,582 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 424 In Latin America
#82 of 6,782 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 459 2187
1993 486 2199
1994 545 2483
1995 579 2857
1996 713 3412
1997 912 4181
1998 1045 4960
1999 1219 5909
2000 1442 7264
2001 1575 8970
2002 2162 11966
2003 2184 15089
2004 2431 18204
2005 2506 23136
2006 3048 28719
2007 3277 35003
2008 3456 41201
2009 3948 49333
2010 4359 57907
2011 4430 68509
2012 5013 80239
2013 5103 90950
2014 5648 102169
2015 5787 112595
2016 5885 126241
2017 6173 139072
2018 6665 156263
2019 6906 181928
2020 7414 220348
2021 7431 262578
2022 7051 257484
2023 7091 263602
2024 5122 240686

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 75th in the World with 120,973 publications made and 2,681,084 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 418 In Latin America
#75 of 6,713 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 507 2503
1993 560 2544
1994 602 2920
1995 622 3468
1996 786 3978
1997 1027 4826
1998 1109 5577
1999 1300 6610
2000 1483 7911
2001 1671 9759
2002 2208 12977
2003 2265 16666
2004 2474 19516
2005 2566 24927
2006 3100 30909
2007 3228 36314
2008 3336 42034
2009 3774 49540
2010 4115 57650
2011 4238 68026
2012 4766 79366
2013 4812 90010
2014 5215 99837
2015 5416 109998
2016 5474 123116
2017 5715 133435
2018 6150 150036
2019 6337 172120
2020 6778 204522
2021 6836 239349
2022 6362 230251
2023 6458 238806
2024 4744 221145

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 70
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 2 71
Theoretical Physics 1 2 78
Materials Science 1 1 82
Quantum and Particle physics 1 1 89
Astrobiology 1 2 90
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 1 93
Optical Engineering 1 1 94
Acoustical Engineering 1 1 100
Medical Physics 1 1 109
Nanotechnology 1 1 116
Condensed Matter Physics 1 1 136
Biophysics 1 1 163
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 1 206

Computer Science rankings

The University of Sao Paulo ranked 1st for Computer Science in Brazil and 101st in the World with 96,357 publications made and 2,075,770 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 425 In Latin America
#101 of 6,845 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 263 1085
1993 269 1308
1994 307 1399
1995 341 1702
1996 421 2001
1997 512 2752
1998 600 3155
1999 636 3714
2000 788 4483
2001 830 5716
2002 1340 7990
2003 1338 10026
2004 1431 11957
2005 1684 15245
2006 2041 19093
2007 2242 23483
2008 2528 28463
2009 2941 34352
2010 3214 40846
2011 3380 48414
2012 3753 57463
2013 4035 65419
2014 4410 75545
2015 4537 82760
2016 4620 93118
2017 4812 103608
2018 5387 120879
2019 5655 138924
2020 6289 175803
2021 6574 209692
2022 6214 204919
2023 6077 210212
2024 4518 188315

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 69,629 publications made and 1,488,398 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 126 In Brazil
#1 of 416 In Latin America
#70 of 6,645 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 226 892
1993 211 905
1994 234 1085
1995 270 1335
1996 323 1499
1997 382 2148
1998 411 2335
1999 489 2851
2000 545 3562
2001 617 4296
2002 815 5747
2003 929 7386
2004 1045 8633
2005 1177 11214
2006 1491 13582
2007 1740 17319
2008 1971 21397
2009 2198 25634
2010 2365 30853
2011 2529 36278
2012 2880 43903
2013 3049 50025
2014 3446 57362
2015 3334 62083
2016 3269 67734
2017 3521 75039
2018 3572 83978
2019 3863 96318
2020 4290 123256
2021 4585 146004
2022 4443 144415
2023 4214 146443
2024 3425 132168

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 15
Psychiatry 1 1 58
Neuroscience 1 1 67
Sexology 1 1 69
Clinical Psychology 1 1 73
Child Psychology 1 1 99
Education Majors 1 1 112
Social Psychology 1 1 128
Cognitive Science 1 1 165
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 1 204
Special Education 1 1 234
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 1 266
Social Work 1 3 481

Mathematics rankings

The University of Sao Paulo ranked 1st for Mathematics in Brazil and 86th in the World with 48,061 publications made and 1,036,797 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 399 In Latin America
#86 of 6,418 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 85 472
1993 113 448
1994 120 546
1995 131 608
1996 182 828
1997 222 854
1998 264 1155
1999 289 1364
2000 384 1535
2001 393 2099
2002 596 2855
2003 637 3739
2004 724 4573
2005 777 6203
2006 926 7655
2007 1024 9370
2008 1176 11695
2009 1442 14617
2010 1520 17397
2011 1676 20971
2012 1836 25978
2013 2006 29864
2014 2236 34803
2015 2325 39300
2016 2443 44022
2017 2523 48116
2018 2779 55897
2019 2846 64817
2020 3264 82974
2021 3588 101520
2022 3266 100671
2023 3252 101969
2024 2069 74795

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 82
Applied Mathematics 1 1 102
Operations Research 1 1 123
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 1 149
Math Teachers 1 1 185
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 2 247
Actuarial Science 1 1 325

Business rankings

The University of Sao Paulo ranked 1st for Business in Brazil and 113th in the World with 30,773 publications made and 482,710 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 124 In Brazil
#1 of 395 In Latin America
#113 of 6,339 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 74 247
1993 56 244
1994 75 308
1995 92 353
1996 110 395
1997 146 492
1998 178 590
1999 213 754
2000 292 853
2001 241 1052
2002 442 1659
2003 397 2099
2004 430 2463
2005 488 3207
2006 573 3880
2007 714 4946
2008 814 5869
2009 950 7615
2010 1016 8728
2011 1054 10767
2012 1202 12753
2013 1318 14616
2014 1524 17432
2015 1490 19003
2016 1607 21656
2017 1663 24093
2018 1835 28755
2019 1940 33519
2020 2111 42429
2021 2080 52464
2022 2009 51572
2023 1932 54119
2024 1177 42335

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 98th in the World with 23,655 publications made and 442,471 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 384 In Latin America
#98 of 6,167 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 54 195
1993 51 186
1994 62 271
1995 81 280
1996 82 325
1997 90 413
1998 130 481
1999 175 574
2000 200 723
2001 174 1079
2002 268 1244
2003 264 1777
2004 303 1981
2005 318 2632
2006 402 3067
2007 496 3896
2008 593 4958
2009 694 6118
2010 730 7176
2011 798 8938
2012 864 10671
2013 998 12414
2014 1080 14705
2015 1157 16379
2016 1144 18222
2017 1223 20208
2018 1308 23006
2019 1476 27920
2020 1681 36990
2021 1742 46048
2022 1732 44434
2023 1724 47201
2024 1123 36867

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 62nd in the World with 19,687 publications made and 262,675 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 365 In Latin America
#62 of 5,966 In the World

University of Sao Paulo
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 47 135
1993 56 155
1994 69 132
1995 84 193
1996 102 296
1997 98 290
1998 118 370
1999 150 491
2000 171 574
2001 161 715
2002 288 980
2003 228 1218
2004 268 1579
2005 297 1987
2006 409 2418
2007 493 3306
2008 607 3692
2009 656 4702
2010 756 5561
2011 699 6562
2012 846 7751
2013 863 8673
2014 1011 10034
2015 924 11164
2016 1034 12108
2017 1029 13253
2018 1104 14772
2019 1175 17492
2020 1212 21976
2021 1257 26244
2022 1158 25959
2023 1186 27169
2024 720 26308

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 29
Fashion Design 1 1 35
Literature 1 1 56
Performing arts 1 1 58
Painting and Drawing 1 2 58
Sculpture 1 2 58
Illustration and Concept Art 1 2 59
Landscape Architecture 1 1 60
Music 1 1 61
Aesthetics 1 1 65
Creative Writing 1 1 66
Architecture 1 1 70
Photography 1 1 74
Art History 1 1 106
Game Design and Development 1 1 110
Interior Design 1 1 113
Multimedia 1 1 113
Graphic Design 1 1 115
UX/UI Desgin 1 1 118
Computer Graphics 2 2 202
Animation 1 1 226