University of Tarapaca: Rankings

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The University of Tarapaca ranked 19th in Chile, 2817th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 26 research topics. The University of Tarapaca ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 6,999 academic publications and 85,466 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2817 of 14,131 In the World
#173 of 1,756 In Latin America
#19 of 60 In Chile
#1167 of 6,689 For Philosophy
#1297 of 2,293 For Theoretical Physics
#1498 of 6,555 For Geography and Cartography
#4685 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#4180 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 23 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Tarapaca ranked 14th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Chile and 1721st in the World with 3,901 publications made and 41,458 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#14 of 30 In Chile
#176 of 442 In Latin America
#1721 of 7,081 In the World

University of Tarapaca
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 2 10
1993 2 4
1994 4 10
1995 3 3
1996 3 9
1997 11 11
1998 17 17
1999 22 18
2000 15 32
2001 22 35
2002 18 36
2003 23 57
2004 49 107
2005 47 128
2006 52 151
2007 60 199
2008 68 329
2009 71 439
2010 70 479
2011 104 741
2012 88 696
2013 143 897
2014 161 1107
2015 190 1379
2016 163 1412
2017 186 1748
2018 214 2167
2019 221 2455
2020 342 3244
2021 401 4561
2022 365 4704
2023 415 6401
2024 312 5425

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 13 168 1167
Gender Studies 9 108 1829
Political Science 14 172 2029
Anthropology 10 102 2085
Classics and Ancient History 4 84 2173
Demography 17 159 2297
Linguistics 12 111 2553
Sociology 19 187 2558
Archaeology 15 135 2642
Aesthetics 16 127 2646
History 14 140 2729
Communications and Public Relations 14 132 3079
Library and Information science 17 185 3160
Education Majors 21 196 3234
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 19 176 3489
Law 20 192 3560

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Tarapaca ranked 13th for Environmental Science in Chile and 2351st in the World with 3,104 publications made and 48,287 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#13 of 30 In Chile
#143 of 431 In Latin America
#2351 of 6,876 In the World

University of Tarapaca
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 2 11
1993 0 3
1994 2 9
1995 1 6
1996 0 7
1997 4 9
1998 8 10
1999 10 17
2000 9 18
2001 15 24
2002 13 26
2003 21 45
2004 26 82
2005 31 92
2006 24 125
2007 42 173
2008 37 223
2009 43 310
2010 46 407
2011 81 620
2012 71 561
2013 106 766
2014 126 988
2015 127 1195
2016 132 1279
2017 122 1642
2018 156 1985
2019 172 2536
2020 207 3403
2021 314 4803
2022 350 5382
2023 438 7685
2024 340 7908

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

Environmental Science subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Geography and Cartography 9 97 1498
Forestry 12 201 1937
Environmental Engineering 10 112 2188
Agricultural Science 14 184 2457
Paleontology 14 152 2513
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 19 132 2569
Environmental Chemistry 14 141 2618
Geology 15 162 2656
Ecology 17 174 2711
Oceanography 22 171 2718
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 220 2750
Environmental Management 17 165 2767
Earth science and Geophysics 18 176 3016
Geotechnical Engineering 25 215 3467

Physics rankings

The University of Tarapaca ranked 17th for Physics in Chile and 2933rd in the World with 2,928 publications made and 41,797 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nuclear Physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#17 of 30 In Chile
#136 of 418 In Latin America
#2933 of 6,713 In the World

University of Tarapaca
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 6 10
1993 8 6
1994 3 8
1995 3 10
1996 1 10
1997 10 13
1998 6 12
1999 6 13
2000 11 17
2001 8 37
2002 11 36
2003 13 39
2004 22 56
2005 25 92
2006 30 116
2007 25 152
2008 54 239
2009 41 236
2010 46 336
2011 54 492
2012 50 546
2013 64 632
2014 59 747
2015 85 962
2016 85 928
2017 82 1137
2018 108 1352
2019 117 1839
2020 193 2549
2021 299 4442
2022 345 6013
2023 514 8549
2024 508 9798

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

Physics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 14 76 1297
Condensed Matter Physics 8 77 1776
Atomic and Molecular physics 8 92 1969
Nuclear Physics 10 104 2262
Quantum and Particle physics 16 122 2690
Astrophysics and Astronomy 19 132 2698
Nanotechnology 11 118 2752
Optical Engineering 14 131 2921
Acoustical Engineering 16 147 3233
Materials Science 15 160 3266

Biology rankings

The University of Tarapaca ranked 17th for Biology in Chile and 3059th in the World with 2,767 publications made and 53,143 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#17 of 30 In Chile
#197 of 433 In Latin America
#3059 of 6,833 In the World

University of Tarapaca
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 3 11
1993 0 4
1994 3 10
1995 2 9
1996 3 14
1997 5 11
1998 7 13
1999 12 17
2000 8 32
2001 9 25
2002 15 37
2003 20 50
2004 14 61
2005 27 98
2006 28 132
2007 40 193
2008 41 247
2009 34 381
2010 45 494
2011 61 672
2012 66 720
2013 90 926
2014 111 1127
2015 128 1471
2016 105 1612
2017 118 2034
2018 137 2412
2019 169 2944
2020 192 3929
2021 293 5542
2022 318 6523
2023 346 8345
2024 289 8740

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

Biology subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 9 73 1650
Oncology and Cancer research 10 78 1789
Zoology 16 173 1905
Forestry 12 201 1937
Horticulture 12 192 1973
Molecular Biology 14 189 2423
Agricultural Science 14 184 2457
Paleontology 14 152 2513
Botany 18 202 2696
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 220 2750
Nanotechnology 11 118 2752
Genetics 19 182 2926
Virology 19 260 3033
Pharmacology 14 186 3102
Biotechnology 20 237 3221
Biochemistry 21 195 3249
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 196 3268
Immunology 19 257 3342
Microbiology 22 261 3407
Neuroscience 21 192 3443
Nutrition and Food Science 24 280 3660

Engineering rankings

The University of Tarapaca ranked 16th for Engineering in Chile and 3399th in the World with 2,396 publications made and 36,438 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#16 of 30 In Chile
#165 of 424 In Latin America
#3399 of 6,782 In the World

University of Tarapaca
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 4 5
1993 6 4
1994 4 9
1995 3 10
1996 2 7
1997 8 11
1998 5 9
1999 6 13
2000 8 11
2001 7 23
2002 9 32
2003 9 26
2004 20 47
2005 23 66
2006 27 108
2007 14 121
2008 34 166
2009 35 193
2010 35 289
2011 48 412
2012 43 416
2013 50 517
2014 65 603
2015 80 820
2016 71 826
2017 72 1073
2018 98 1303
2019 104 1770
2020 170 2347
2021 259 4037
2022 309 5459
2023 380 7701
2024 357 8477

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

Engineering subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 10 112 2188
Renewable Energy Engineering 15 140 2286
Human-Computer Interaction 21 189 2585
Nanotechnology 11 118 2752
Aerospace Engineering 15 127 2850
Optical Engineering 14 131 2921
Electronic Engineering 17 150 2969
Chemical Engineering 14 151 2990
Electrical Engineering 17 147 3117
Structural Engineering 16 155 3211
Biotechnology 20 237 3221
Acoustical Engineering 16 147 3233
Materials Science 15 160 3266
Civil Engineering 24 181 3391
Mechanical Engineering 20 185 3429
Metallurgical Engineering 15 172 3430
Geotechnical Engineering 25 215 3467
Telecommunications 17 174 3596
Computer Networking 20 192 3977

Chemistry rankings

The University of Tarapaca ranked 19th for Chemistry in Chile and 3348th in the World with 2,230 publications made and 42,547 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#19 of 30 In Chile
#187 of 418 In Latin America
#3348 of 6,545 In the World

University of Tarapaca
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 6 10
1993 4 5
1994 3 4
1995 2 10
1996 1 8
1997 4 10
1998 5 9
1999 4 14
2000 6 19
2001 7 30
2002 8 33
2003 15 27
2004 12 51
2005 27 65
2006 16 114
2007 20 123
2008 36 186
2009 26 273
2010 37 331
2011 46 437
2012 46 543
2013 54 611
2014 72 815
2015 88 1070
2016 80 1156
2017 73 1421
2018 102 1790
2019 99 2109
2020 134 2947
2021 229 4559
2022 286 5732
2023 346 7766
2024 312 8517

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

Chemistry subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 17 132 2413
Environmental Chemistry 14 141 2618
Nanotechnology 11 118 2752
Radiochemistry 14 166 2772
Chemical Engineering 14 151 2990
Inorganic Chemistry 16 152 2998
Physical chemistry 14 149 3094
Biochemistry 21 195 3249
Materials Science 15 160 3266
Organic Chemistry 17 180 3381
Nutrition and Food Science 24 280 3660

Medicine rankings

The University of Tarapaca ranked 17th for Medicine in Chile and 3096th in the World with 1,709 publications made and 33,591 citations received. Main research topics: Public Health, Pathology, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#17 of 30 In Chile
#203 of 430 In Latin America
#3096 of 6,775 In the World

University of Tarapaca
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 3 7
1993 0 4
1994 0 7
1995 1 3
1996 1 3
1997 4 8
1998 0 6
1999 3 8
2000 5 26
2001 4 23
2002 5 25
2003 8 27
2004 8 39
2005 19 62
2006 10 77
2007 19 107
2008 34 202
2009 17 281
2010 34 355
2011 50 457
2012 57 553
2013 59 691
2014 78 866
2015 89 1108
2016 72 1264
2017 95 1523
2018 92 1810
2019 87 1972
2020 125 2644
2021 200 3416
2022 160 3516
2023 206 4416
2024 150 3975

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

Medicine subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 10 78 1789
Orthodontics 14 130 1821
Gerontology 17 164 1843
Clinical Psychology 10 87 1890
Dentistry 15 162 2087
Cardiology 13 138 2184
Public Health 14 150 2304
Nursing 14 150 2416
Surgery 14 173 2543
Anesthesiology 15 195 2614
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 15 163 2654
Psychiatry 19 177 3015
Virology 19 260 3033
Anatomy and Physiology 20 201 3041
Pharmacology 14 186 3102
Immunology 19 257 3342
Health Science 24 224 3411
Pathology 21 242 3482

Computer Science rankings

The University of Tarapaca ranked 18th for Computer Science in Chile and 3372nd in the World with 1,572 publications made and 23,256 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#18 of 30 In Chile
#165 of 425 In Latin America
#3372 of 6,845 In the World

University of Tarapaca
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 3 9
1993 4 3
1994 1 2
1995 3 8
1996 3 8
1997 4 4
1998 8 10
1999 7 14
2000 3 16
2001 9 32
2002 10 28
2003 10 44
2004 9 49
2005 17 83
2006 31 95
2007 23 152
2008 24 191
2009 28 241
2010 28 323
2011 31 410
2012 33 417
2013 35 514
2014 59 628
2015 77 803
2016 51 829
2017 53 917
2018 61 1138
2019 71 1262
2020 125 1750
2021 186 2655
2022 149 3021
2023 218 4182
2024 177 4150

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

Computer Science subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Human-Computer Interaction 21 189 2585
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 12 121 2749
Computer Vision 16 138 3071
Library and Information science 17 185 3160
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 196 3268
Neuroscience 21 192 3443
Telecommunications 17 174 3596
Machine Learning 20 188 3712
Cyber Security 20 192 3954
Computer Networking 20 192 3977
Cognitive Science 20 200 4035

Mathematics rankings

The University of Tarapaca ranked 17th for Mathematics in Chile and 3196th in the World with 931 publications made and 13,914 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#17 of 30 In Chile
#151 of 399 In Latin America
#3196 of 6,418 In the World

University of Tarapaca
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 1
1993 5 1
1994 2 1
1995 0 1
1996 3 9
1997 1 4
1998 2 3
1999 2 6
2000 2 10
2001 3 6
2002 2 8
2003 4 14
2004 8 19
2005 6 33
2006 18 57
2007 15 93
2008 14 121
2009 20 164
2010 17 233
2011 13 255
2012 18 218
2013 32 319
2014 30 360
2015 41 454
2016 36 440
2017 43 470
2018 43 555
2019 51 710
2020 81 1065
2021 91 1671
2022 88 1877
2023 133 2520
2024 94 1919

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

Mathematics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 6 33 1118
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 21 143 3215
Math Teachers 22 193 3537
Statistics 22 194 3718

Psychology rankings

The University of Tarapaca ranked 19th for Psychology in Chile and 3454th in the World with 818 publications made and 12,043 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#19 of 30 In Chile
#177 of 416 In Latin America
#3454 of 6,645 In the World

University of Tarapaca
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 1
1994 0 2
1995 1 3
1996 1 1
1997 2 1
1998 2 4
1999 2 3
2000 0 7
2001 5 7
2002 1 8
2003 4 9
2004 3 13
2005 3 32
2006 11 39
2007 7 63
2008 14 85
2009 8 116
2010 12 164
2011 22 197
2012 25 250
2013 23 302
2014 35 390
2015 50 438
2016 36 499
2017 43 629
2018 38 756
2019 54 799
2020 63 1044
2021 86 1484
2022 87 1560
2023 88 1999
2024 88 1849

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

Psychology subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 10 87 1890
Child Psychology 17 122 2546
Psychiatry 19 177 3015
Social Psychology 19 137 3167
Education Majors 21 196 3234
Neuroscience 21 192 3443
Cognitive Science 20 200 4035

Business rankings

The University of Tarapaca ranked 18th for Business in Chile and 3356th in the World with 681 publications made and 8,072 citations received. Main research topics: Marketing, Finance, Management.

Business ranking Location
#18 of 30 In Chile
#156 of 395 In Latin America
#3356 of 6,339 In the World

University of Tarapaca
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 1 2
1993 2 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 2
1996 2 1
1997 3 0
1998 2 2
1999 4 5
2000 1 2
2001 3 3
2002 2 6
2003 3 9
2004 4 17
2005 5 25
2006 18 40
2007 5 37
2008 11 57
2009 14 62
2010 15 121
2011 13 143
2012 11 142
2013 25 192
2014 32 197
2015 32 286
2016 27 300
2017 36 324
2018 37 376
2019 42 455
2020 33 589
2021 73 878
2022 66 928
2023 76 1214
2024 78 998

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

Business subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Finance 16 116 2775
Marketing 14 126 2890
Management 19 165 3526

Economics rankings

The University of Tarapaca ranked 19th for Economics in Chile and 3318th in the World with 528 publications made and 5,867 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#19 of 30 In Chile
#161 of 384 In Latin America
#3318 of 6,167 In the World

University of Tarapaca
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 0 0
1993 2 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 1
1996 3 5
1997 2 2
1998 1 2
1999 4 6
2000 0 3
2001 0 1
2002 0 3
2003 0 6
2004 1 11
2005 3 12
2006 6 19
2007 2 22
2008 6 34
2009 8 48
2010 8 84
2011 9 113
2012 6 108
2013 23 144
2014 26 163
2015 17 175
2016 21 238
2017 14 245
2018 22 257
2019 25 327
2020 45 383
2021 69 665
2022 69 813
2023 76 1129
2024 53 977

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

Economics subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Finance 16 116 2775
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 21 143 3215
Development Studies 20 192 3678

Art & Design rankings

The University of Tarapaca ranked 17th for Art & Design in Chile and 3399th in the World with 323 publications made and 3,805 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, Illustration and Concept Art, Painting and Drawing.

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
#17 of 30 In Chile
#174 of 365 In Latin America
#3399 of 5,966 In the World

University of Tarapaca
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 2 6
1993 0 0
1994 0 2
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 4
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 2 1
2001 3 3
2002 1 3
2003 2 3
2004 3 7
2005 1 11
2006 4 14
2007 4 21
2008 4 39
2009 6 35
2010 5 53
2011 5 79
2012 6 84
2013 14 90
2014 11 106
2015 22 176
2016 17 194
2017 19 234
2018 14 221
2019 24 298
2020 32 415
2021 34 504
2022 29 522
2023 33 685
2024 24 627

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

Art & Design subfield Chile ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 2 16 538
Sculpture 2 16 538
Illustration and Concept Art 2 17 575
Aesthetics 16 127 2646
Fashion Design 17 181 3234
Literature 22 204 3602