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The University of the Republic ranked 1st in Uruguay, 1453rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 134 research topics. The University of the Republic ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 26,899 academic publications and 335,905 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 171 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1453 of 14,131 In the World
#65 of 1,756 In Latin America
#1 of 16 In Uruguay
#1 of 14 In Montevideo
#249 of 1,957 For Veterinary
#316 of 2,152 For Animal Science
#341 of 3,255 For Zoology
#439 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#3972 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 131 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of the Republic ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Uruguay and 644th in the World with 14,225 publications made and 113,865 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 3 In Uruguay
#48 of 443 In Latin America
#644 of 7,020 In the World

University of the Republic
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 10 12
1992 16 16
1993 18 13
1994 23 10
1995 31 16
1996 38 38
1997 61 80
1998 51 114
1999 54 131
2000 77 161
2001 108 263
2002 99 328
2003 135 397
2004 140 521
2005 267 685
2006 193 821
2007 235 978
2008 275 1338
2009 298 1584
2010 409 1984
2011 432 2391
2012 487 2894
2013 607 3344
2014 796 3966
2015 704 4837
2016 903 5164
2017 879 6164
2018 935 7470
2019 1069 9016
2020 1286 11366
2021 1276 13800
2022 1037 14422
2023 1054 15897

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Uruguay ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 1 52 481
Genealogy 1 21 652
Political Science 1 36 700
Human Rights Law 1 48 705
Demography 1 32 757
Political Economy 1 32 791
International Law 1 27 841
Public Policy / Administration 1 34 864
Criminology and Criminal Justice 1 30 891
Journalism and Digital Media 1 19 896
Law Enforcement 1 20 908
Gender Studies 1 36 918
Library and Information science 1 22 921
Sociology 1 49 944
Archaeology 1 28 950
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 28 970
Aesthetics 1 28 979
History 1 30 986
Urban and Regional planning 1 35 1042
Anthropology 1 43 1059
Linguistics 1 32 1072
Sports / Exercise science 1 88 1102
Law 1 32 1103
Education Majors 1 53 1412
Classics and Ancient History 1 50 1491
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1 50 1536
Art History 1 78 1602
Communications and Public Relations 1 49 1751

Biology rankings

The University of the Republic ranked 1st for Biology in Uruguay and 857th in the World with 14,010 publications made and 269,803 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 3 In Uruguay
#29 of 428 In Latin America
#857 of 6,770 In the World

University of the Republic
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 16 38
1992 19 39
1993 27 62
1994 32 103
1995 36 166
1996 60 286
1997 68 420
1998 65 611
1999 82 794
2000 98 954
2001 107 1203
2002 117 1396
2003 153 1514
2004 178 1880
2005 174 2206
2006 223 2715
2007 249 3254
2008 285 4116
2009 321 4876
2010 401 5948
2011 454 6514
2012 501 7653
2013 573 8744
2014 640 9943
2015 693 11478
2016 781 12697
2017 821 14474
2018 949 17139
2019 988 20281
2020 1057 24916
2021 1237 30323
2022 1144 31689
2023 1218 32962

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

Biology subfield Uruguay ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Animal Science 1 36 316
Zoology 1 19 341
Forestry 1 37 344
Biophysics 1 8 513
Virology 1 23 534
Nutrition and Food Science 1 36 542
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 34 557
Toxicology 1 38 614
Agricultural Science 1 38 627
Horticulture 1 63 647
Entomology 1 42 661
Botany 1 37 671
Evolutionary Biology 1 18 715
Microbiology 1 40 757
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 13 786
Immunology 1 30 789
Paleontology 1 33 813
Biochemistry 1 21 814
Genetics 1 20 814
Neuroscience 1 20 840
Pharmacology 1 30 895
Biotechnology 1 38 912
Molecular Biology 1 43 917
Astrobiology 1 26 932
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 66 976
Oncology and Cancer research 1 35 1133
Nanotechnology 1 50 1710

Environmental Science rankings

The University of the Republic ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Uruguay and 854th in the World with 11,254 publications made and 156,041 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 3 In Uruguay
#37 of 428 In Latin America
#854 of 6,798 In the World

University of the Republic
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 5 17
1992 14 21
1993 17 28
1994 20 26
1995 22 56
1996 42 68
1997 45 111
1998 36 171
1999 59 226
2000 69 310
2001 87 382
2002 74 462
2003 113 632
2004 116 749
2005 142 986
2006 149 1280
2007 178 1471
2008 202 2041
2009 255 2498
2010 326 3162
2011 363 3740
2012 388 4611
2013 448 5092
2014 552 6021
2015 567 6972
2016 670 7928
2017 676 8950
2018 747 10468
2019 823 12599
2020 932 15768
2021 1030 19275
2022 918 19604
2023 963 21090

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of the Republic ranked 1st for Chemistry in Uruguay and 974th in the World with 10,317 publications made and 224,163 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 3 In Uruguay
#27 of 414 In Latin America
#974 of 6,447 In the World

University of the Republic
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 12 35
1992 16 34
1993 26 60
1994 26 99
1995 30 161
1996 60 297
1997 65 415
1998 60 582
1999 73 738
2000 93 908
2001 96 1146
2002 117 1342
2003 134 1425
2004 175 1797
2005 153 2095
2006 180 2438
2007 200 2907
2008 236 3616
2009 244 4325
2010 309 5151
2011 354 5652
2012 375 6606
2013 441 7508
2014 465 8408
2015 496 9493
2016 586 10408
2017 606 11644
2018 721 13657
2019 711 16220
2020 722 19601
2021 793 23962
2022 748 24993
2023 838 25213

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

Chemistry subfield Uruguay ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 36 542
Biochemistry 1 21 814
Inorganic Chemistry 1 21 838
Pharmacy 1 19 847
Organic Chemistry 1 23 859
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 34 915
Biochemical Engineering 1 40 930
Computational Chemistry 1 42 957
Environmental Chemistry 1 53 1291
Materials Science 1 44 1375
Physical chemistry 1 48 1386
Radiochemistry 1 81 1594
Chemical Engineering 1 66 1634
Nanotechnology 1 50 1710

Medicine rankings

The University of the Republic ranked 1st for Medicine in Uruguay and 970th in the World with 9,252 publications made and 154,793 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 3 In Uruguay
#40 of 426 In Latin America
#970 of 6,680 In the World

University of the Republic
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 7 24
1992 7 20
1993 17 44
1994 17 60
1995 20 95
1996 40 142
1997 39 230
1998 33 323
1999 41 432
2000 51 546
2001 58 630
2002 68 750
2003 87 843
2004 111 1029
2005 105 1373
2006 149 1576
2007 156 1877
2008 186 2528
2009 184 2833
2010 235 3401
2011 289 3871
2012 296 4563
2013 356 5223
2014 427 5957
2015 448 7001
2016 521 7680
2017 531 8879
2018 609 10553
2019 680 12829
2020 758 16073
2021 933 19781
2022 800 21327
2023 810 22081

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

Medicine subfield Uruguay ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Veterinary 1 23 249
Virology 1 23 534
Toxicology 1 38 614
Respiratory Therapy 1 24 644
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 68 654
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 18 752
Epidemiology 1 42 768
Critical Care Nursing 1 31 778
Immunology 1 30 789
Public Health 1 33 794
Urology 1 33 796
Dermatology 1 45 800
Cardiology 1 20 819
Pharmacy 1 19 847
Pediatrics 1 48 848
Ophthalmology 1 19 875
Anesthesiology 1 33 893
Pharmacology 1 30 895
Anatomy and Physiology 1 35 914
Pathology 1 41 937
Plastic Surgery 1 56 938
Medical Physics 1 29 938
Orthodontics 1 61 965
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 47 970
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 66 976
Dentistry 1 71 994
Radiation Therapy 1 32 1024
Surgery 1 43 1039
Psychiatry 1 34 1048
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 37 1053
Audiology 1 38 1068
Sports / Exercise science 1 88 1102
Family medicine 1 56 1102
Biomedical Engineering 1 37 1115
Oncology and Cancer research 1 35 1133
Physical Therapy 1 50 1288
Gerontology 1 106 1342
Nursing 1 70 1368
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 54 1390
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 68 1471
Sports Medicine 1 84 1555
Clinical Psychology 1 68 1582
Health Science 1 77 1589

Engineering rankings

The University of the Republic ranked 1st for Engineering in Uruguay and 1306th in the World with 8,069 publications made and 124,996 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 3 In Uruguay
#37 of 420 In Latin America
#1306 of 6,684 In the World

University of the Republic
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 8 18
1992 11 13
1993 14 27
1994 21 25
1995 19 66
1996 33 113
1997 35 186
1998 37 213
1999 54 292
2000 69 337
2001 64 402
2002 92 587
2003 104 659
2004 122 890
2005 119 1018
2006 135 1286
2007 137 1408
2008 175 1940
2009 208 2235
2010 235 2714
2011 269 3271
2012 277 3725
2013 358 4345
2014 384 5004
2015 396 5792
2016 472 6542
2017 460 7176
2018 526 8588
2019 596 10080
2020 594 12177
2021 666 14738
2022 622 15517
2023 663 16151

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

Physics rankings

The University of the Republic ranked 1st for Physics in Uruguay and 1184th in the World with 7,697 publications made and 125,649 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 3 In Uruguay
#37 of 409 In Latin America
#1184 of 6,603 In the World

University of the Republic
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 9 36
1992 12 30
1993 18 36
1994 21 41
1995 22 88
1996 44 157
1997 40 232
1998 50 318
1999 52 394
2000 69 454
2001 71 621
2002 114 758
2003 108 784
2004 124 1052
2005 115 1212
2006 133 1435
2007 138 1623
2008 180 2123
2009 195 2304
2010 208 2893
2011 257 3257
2012 274 3683
2013 332 4307
2014 353 4956
2015 379 5488
2016 432 6261
2017 433 6778
2018 509 8099
2019 560 9331
2020 561 11338
2021 618 13389
2022 555 14054
2023 605 14358

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

Physics subfield Uruguay ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Biophysics 1 8 513
Theoretical Physics 1 40 658
Astrobiology 1 26 932
Medical Physics 1 29 938
Acoustical Engineering 1 35 1167
Quantum and Particle physics 1 37 1181
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 50 1203
Optical Engineering 1 34 1231
Condensed Matter Physics 1 50 1272
Materials Science 1 44 1375
Nuclear Physics 1 55 1392
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 59 1410
Nanotechnology 1 50 1710

Computer Science rankings

The University of the Republic ranked 1st for Computer Science in Uruguay and 1128th in the World with 6,839 publications made and 107,604 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 3 In Uruguay
#29 of 417 In Latin America
#1128 of 6,752 In the World

University of the Republic
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 9 19
1992 5 21
1993 12 22
1994 15 36
1995 19 50
1996 23 79
1997 37 133
1998 34 193
1999 31 242
2000 47 265
2001 51 392
2002 75 549
2003 79 512
2004 85 726
2005 93 878
2006 100 1047
2007 98 1085
2008 133 1498
2009 151 1608
2010 205 2008
2011 212 2324
2012 242 2906
2013 275 3313
2014 336 3787
2015 339 4454
2016 382 5144
2017 384 5968
2018 447 7101
2019 527 8370
2020 547 10421
2021 632 12706
2022 583 13417
2023 557 14036

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

Computer Science subfield Uruguay ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 13 786
Software Engineering 1 29 817
Neuroscience 1 20 840
Cognitive Science 1 16 846
Library and Information science 1 22 921
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 23 969
Web Design and Development 1 33 990
Computer Engineering 1 30 1057
Computer Graphics 1 30 1087
Computer Vision 1 29 1119
Computer Networking 1 29 1124
Data Science 1 33 1125
Telecommunications 1 29 1142
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 33 1168
Human-Computer Interaction 1 52 1171
Machine Learning 1 38 1301
Multimedia 1 41 1316
Management Information Systems 1 40 1361
Computational Linguistics 1 36 1378
Cyber Security 1 39 1447

Psychology rankings

The University of the Republic ranked 1st for Psychology in Uruguay and 1118th in the World with 3,926 publications made and 71,692 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 3 In Uruguay
#29 of 403 In Latin America
#1118 of 6,528 In the World

University of the Republic
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 5 10
1992 4 13
1993 5 26
1994 5 28
1995 13 44
1996 9 59
1997 16 90
1998 22 130
1999 20 187
2000 27 224
2001 25 272
2002 40 383
2003 43 353
2004 40 412
2005 55 535
2006 48 648
2007 54 712
2008 83 1000
2009 72 1027
2010 94 1215
2011 113 1328
2012 108 1774
2013 160 2112
2014 193 2279
2015 204 2877
2016 223 3168
2017 234 4018
2018 274 5105
2019 294 5882
2020 323 7448
2021 383 8806
2022 330 9398
2023 356 9995

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

Psychology subfield Uruguay ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 1 20 840
Cognitive Science 1 16 846
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 28 970
Psychiatry 1 34 1048
Child Psychology 1 37 1081
Social Psychology 1 31 1230
Education Majors 1 53 1412
Clinical Psychology 1 68 1582

Mathematics rankings

The University of the Republic ranked 1st for Mathematics in Uruguay and 1161st in the World with 3,470 publications made and 53,925 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 3 In Uruguay
#31 of 393 In Latin America
#1161 of 6,305 In the World

University of the Republic
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 6 6
1992 2 4
1993 4 9
1994 7 7
1995 7 15
1996 9 20
1997 16 32
1998 11 50
1999 13 56
2000 17 57
2001 25 72
2002 33 100
2003 38 151
2004 42 239
2005 38 290
2006 42 323
2007 54 404
2008 73 531
2009 91 643
2010 94 787
2011 96 943
2012 132 1205
2013 146 1388
2014 185 1696
2015 181 2030
2016 212 2240
2017 203 2609
2018 231 3374
2019 275 3880
2020 268 4859
2021 329 5625
2022 292 6261
2023 263 6308

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

Mathematics subfield Uruguay ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 21 960
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 23 969
Statistics 1 33 1083
Applied Mathematics 1 39 1170
Operations Research 1 43 1374
Math Teachers 1 57 1738

Business rankings

The University of the Republic ranked 1st for Business in Uruguay and 1279th in the World with 2,606 publications made and 29,613 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Advertising, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 3 In Uruguay
#37 of 388 In Latin America
#1279 of 6,187 In the World

University of the Republic
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 4 3
1992 2 9
1993 6 2
1994 2 1
1995 2 5
1996 5 12
1997 12 25
1998 9 29
1999 8 16
2000 9 42
2001 19 72
2002 24 84
2003 27 103
2004 25 152
2005 17 170
2006 31 237
2007 41 249
2008 52 331
2009 69 361
2010 83 474
2011 79 606
2012 116 692
2013 118 774
2014 127 971
2015 160 1300
2016 149 1309
2017 161 1572
2018 156 1936
2019 191 2284
2020 234 2760
2021 235 3469
2022 211 3606
2023 209 3894

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

Business subfield Uruguay ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Tax Law 1 14 775
Advertising 1 15 811
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 14 827
Public Policy / Administration 1 34 864
International Business 1 20 872
International Trade 1 18 934
Marketing 1 27 1176
Accounting 1 26 1225
Finance 1 30 1270
Management Information Systems 1 40 1361
Operations Research 1 43 1374
Management 1 44 1428
Project Management 1 71 1595

Economics rankings

The University of the Republic ranked 1st for Economics in Uruguay and 1175th in the World with 2,071 publications made and 24,046 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Economics, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 3 In Uruguay
#30 of 378 In Latin America
#1175 of 5,995 In the World

University of the Republic
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 5 2
1992 2 3
1993 3 1
1994 5 1
1995 2 1
1996 3 9
1997 8 14
1998 5 16
1999 9 21
2000 11 22
2001 27 38
2002 14 22
2003 19 40
2004 15 83
2005 17 90
2006 28 118
2007 38 157
2008 39 207
2009 59 242
2010 57 319
2011 62 395
2012 76 532
2013 83 554
2014 90 733
2015 90 783
2016 124 938
2017 124 1057
2018 118 1238
2019 162 1640
2020 205 2049
2021 201 2824
2022 180 2894
2023 172 3224

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

Economics subfield Uruguay ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 1 24 625
International Economics 1 13 718
Political Economy 1 32 791
International Trade 1 18 934
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 21 960
Development Studies 1 31 1150
Environmental Economics 1 36 1205
Finance 1 30 1270

Art & Design rankings

The University of the Republic ranked 1st for Art & Design in Uruguay and 1098th in the World with 1,414 publications made and 15,794 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Multimedia.

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 3 In Uruguay
#35 of 350 In Latin America
#1098 of 5,720 In the World

University of the Republic
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 1 3
1992 4 3
1993 2 1
1994 2 2
1995 4 4
1996 3 8
1997 12 15
1998 6 26
1999 6 17
2000 9 38
2001 5 45
2002 9 49
2003 12 58
2004 15 65
2005 13 127
2006 12 125
2007 12 112
2008 23 146
2009 20 216
2010 35 258
2011 40 333
2012 67 402
2013 49 461
2014 70 525
2015 77 645
2016 90 864
2017 77 898
2018 102 1107
2019 123 1363
2020 133 1704
2021 125 1838
2022 124 1959
2023 127 2102

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

Art & Design subfield Uruguay ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Cinematography 1 72 742
Fashion Design 1 30 862
Aesthetics 1 28 979
Architecture 1 40 999
Computer Graphics 1 30 1087
Landscape Architecture 1 33 1147
Literature 1 49 1239
Multimedia 1 41 1316
Creative Writing 1 69 1364
Art History 1 78 1602