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The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro ranked 13th in Brazil, 676th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 164 research topics. The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 52,226 academic publications and 418,498 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 32 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#676 of 14,131 In the World
#19 of 1,756 In Latin America
#13 of 198 In Brazil
#2 of 9 In Rio de Janeiro
#80 of 6,566 For Philosophy
#113 of 2,030 For Orthodontics
#133 of 2,253 For Dentistry
#1224 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1031 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 161 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro ranked 9th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 217th in the World with 32,504 publications made and 186,093 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#9 of 128 In Brazil
#12 of 443 In Latin America
#217 of 7,020 In the World

University of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 30 42
1992 41 41
1993 35 49
1994 42 74
1995 55 45
1996 81 88
1997 118 94
1998 124 187
1999 155 214
2000 165 277
2001 223 367
2002 274 565
2003 376 702
2004 421 874
2005 464 1261
2006 527 1645
2007 605 2049
2008 728 2863
2009 818 3622
2010 846 4316
2011 1032 5270
2012 1142 5943
2013 1541 6824
2014 1636 7667
2015 1645 8896
2016 2001 8558
2017 2304 8789
2018 2276 9788
2019 2285 12089
2020 2880 16484
2021 2817 20069
2022 2434 19411
2023 2099 19934

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Biology rankings

The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro ranked 19th for Biology in Brazil and 824th in the World with 19,225 publications made and 268,851 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#19 of 128 In Brazil
#27 of 428 In Latin America
#824 of 6,770 In the World

University of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 44 63
1992 50 122
1993 57 101
1994 42 142
1995 72 126
1996 74 185
1997 104 172
1998 154 317
1999 164 448
2000 207 668
2001 214 729
2002 286 1072
2003 281 1364
2004 341 1652
2005 349 2198
2006 384 2746
2007 500 3667
2008 507 4517
2009 522 5328
2010 567 6575
2011 604 7771
2012 727 8595
2013 805 9760
2014 861 11216
2015 936 12654
2016 1019 13490
2017 1141 14513
2018 1051 16460
2019 1150 19169
2020 1412 24436
2021 1497 29448
2022 1395 30455
2023 1400 30463

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Animal Science 30 37 329
Zoology 15 24 374
Biotechnology 10 13 472
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 9 13 497
Virology 14 22 532
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 21 32 536
Microbiology 18 27 563
Toxicology 26 37 604
Paleontology 14 22 624
Immunology 12 17 651
Forestry 47 78 692
Pharmacology 15 20 806
Entomology 36 63 817
Genetics 13 21 824
Molecular Biology 29 40 848
Nutrition and Food Science 34 56 849
Oncology and Cancer research 9 15 874
Botany 33 53 888
Astrobiology 14 28 944
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 17 28 972
Agricultural Science 39 65 973
Neuroscience 19 26 993
Biochemistry 19 30 1006
Evolutionary Biology 18 34 1017
Horticulture 61 109 1093
Biophysics 16 40 1249
Nanotechnology 31 62 1872

Medicine rankings

The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro ranked 9th for Medicine in Brazil and 555th in the World with 17,957 publications made and 242,583 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#9 of 128 In Brazil
#13 of 426 In Latin America
#555 of 6,680 In the World

University of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 54 75
1992 56 121
1993 48 97
1994 42 135
1995 57 116
1996 63 189
1997 80 164
1998 128 280
1999 138 396
2000 160 539
2001 184 590
2002 221 961
2003 261 1115
2004 283 1386
2005 307 1887
2006 391 2319
2007 482 3129
2008 450 3857
2009 516 4800
2010 528 5913
2011 627 7154
2012 698 8094
2013 839 9193
2014 827 10583
2015 872 11616
2016 895 11968
2017 1047 12732
2018 995 14129
2019 1008 16468
2020 1370 21357
2021 1438 26279
2022 1358 27283
2023 1252 26439

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Orthodontics 4 4 113
Dentistry 7 7 133
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 9 9 136
Gerontology 8 8 181
Sports / Exercise science 13 13 249
Plastic Surgery 7 12 307
Cosmetology 7 7 312
Urology 7 10 366
Nursing 9 9 374
Respiratory Therapy 11 14 394
Dermatology 9 14 404
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 8 410
Epidemiology 11 16 428
Forensic Science 9 12 436
Family medicine 9 12 454
Medical Physics 7 8 457
Public Health 11 15 485
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 9 13 497
Pathology 8 12 526
Cardiology 8 11 531
Virology 14 22 532
Physical Therapy 16 17 535
Pediatrics 16 24 547
Sports Medicine 16 16 557
Critical Care Nursing 11 17 557
Health Science 14 16 574
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 10 15 577
Anatomy and Physiology 9 13 593
Surgery 8 13 595
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 8 12 596
Toxicology 26 37 604
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 8 10 651
Immunology 12 17 651
Occupational Therapy 21 22 694
Anesthesiology 14 18 699
Clinical Psychology 11 14 734
Psychiatry 13 17 752
Veterinary 39 63 752
Social Work 5 10 790
Sonography and Ultrasound 15 20 792
Radiation Therapy 12 18 803
Pharmacology 15 20 806
Neurosurgery 20 37 832
Oncology and Cancer research 9 15 874
Audiology 24 30 874
Biomedical Engineering 18 24 961
Optometry 20 34 1003
Ophthalmology 19 36 1117
Pharmacy 34 75 1874

Environmental Science rankings

The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro ranked 17th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 730th in the World with 15,117 publications made and 179,102 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#17 of 128 In Brazil
#27 of 428 In Latin America
#730 of 6,798 In the World

University of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 25 39
1992 27 47
1993 29 46
1994 34 87
1995 50 66
1996 59 106
1997 70 108
1998 110 196
1999 108 233
2000 164 385
2001 125 413
2002 203 646
2003 218 846
2004 251 928
2005 261 1322
2006 286 1646
2007 393 2120
2008 398 2852
2009 399 3390
2010 434 4181
2011 438 4883
2012 543 5407
2013 663 6467
2014 655 7295
2015 699 8398
2016 842 8882
2017 996 9233
2018 913 10745
2019 967 12588
2020 1162 16459
2021 1190 19735
2022 1129 20094
2023 1086 20363

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 15 486
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 21 32 536
Earth science and Geophysics 10 14 585
Paleontology 14 22 624
Geography and Cartography 16 25 655
Forestry 47 78 692
Geology 15 22 697
Mining Engineering 11 21 760
Ecology 27 42 861
Environmental Engineering 19 31 861
Oceanography 20 35 863
Environmental Management 19 29 893
Hydrology and Water resources management 32 49 955
Agricultural Science 39 65 973
Geotechnical Engineering 21 32 1052
Environmental Chemistry 23 35 1085
Urban and Regional planning 22 44 1128
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 24 37 1204

Chemistry rankings

The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro ranked 19th for Chemistry in Brazil and 1066th in the World with 13,425 publications made and 208,004 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#19 of 128 In Brazil
#30 of 414 In Latin America
#1066 of 6,447 In the World

University of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 22 53
1992 36 86
1993 41 67
1994 33 101
1995 45 87
1996 70 142
1997 87 163
1998 140 300
1999 141 359
2000 189 553
2001 192 692
2002 247 946
2003 237 1124
2004 261 1458
2005 261 1937
2006 272 2167
2007 380 2993
2008 373 3652
2009 364 4273
2010 381 5131
2011 397 5945
2012 497 6437
2013 599 7683
2014 560 8517
2015 619 10049
2016 700 10461
2017 782 11186
2018 739 12701
2019 830 14906
2020 878 18430
2021 953 21692
2022 892 22459
2023 977 22239

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 15 486
Radiochemistry 18 27 673
Nutrition and Food Science 34 56 849
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 12 22 874
Biochemistry 19 30 1006
Environmental Chemistry 23 35 1085
Materials Science 19 33 1212
Organic Chemistry 22 38 1229
Inorganic Chemistry 24 52 1357
Physical chemistry 26 56 1477
Chemical Engineering 31 58 1495
Computational Chemistry 39 92 1870
Nanotechnology 31 62 1872
Pharmacy 34 75 1874

Engineering rankings

The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro ranked 20th for Engineering in Brazil and 1112th in the World with 12,273 publications made and 150,904 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#20 of 127 In Brazil
#31 of 420 In Latin America
#1112 of 6,684 In the World

University of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 18 40
1992 19 51
1993 30 54
1994 27 69
1995 33 65
1996 65 82
1997 76 115
1998 118 234
1999 103 257
2000 169 415
2001 161 493
2002 227 710
2003 232 872
2004 248 991
2005 250 1377
2006 244 1484
2007 359 1968
2008 351 2601
2009 351 3022
2010 337 3619
2011 367 4338
2012 478 4595
2013 509 5454
2014 531 6191
2015 551 7057
2016 626 7639
2017 756 8167
2018 732 9274
2019 738 10889
2020 816 13542
2021 904 16174
2022 843 16645
2023 848 17278

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro ranked 19th for Physics in Brazil and 1050th in the World with 11,533 publications made and 137,520 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#19 of 127 In Brazil
#30 of 409 In Latin America
#1050 of 6,603 In the World

University of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 25 47
1992 27 58
1993 28 57
1994 26 71
1995 40 78
1996 74 95
1997 97 132
1998 125 296
1999 120 323
2000 173 500
2001 177 608
2002 219 783
2003 224 980
2004 249 1093
2005 233 1541
2006 243 1666
2007 315 2069
2008 331 2578
2009 320 2960
2010 325 3571
2011 349 4157
2012 385 4363
2013 466 5274
2014 477 5969
2015 518 6907
2016 575 7235
2017 673 7585
2018 666 8593
2019 694 10376
2020 748 12550
2021 815 15141
2022 806 15057
2023 825 15932

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 8 15 375
Medical Physics 7 8 457
Nuclear Physics 11 20 728
Astrophysics and Astronomy 15 27 841
Condensed Matter Physics 15 26 863
Astrobiology 14 28 944
Acoustical Engineering 18 28 1039
Quantum and Particle physics 18 31 1077
Atomic and Molecular physics 22 46 1148
Optical Engineering 18 31 1151
Materials Science 19 33 1212
Biophysics 16 40 1249
Nanotechnology 31 62 1872

Computer Science rankings

The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro ranked 20th for Computer Science in Brazil and 1157th in the World with 8,720 publications made and 90,271 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#20 of 125 In Brazil
#31 of 417 In Latin America
#1157 of 6,752 In the World

University of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 20 36
1992 12 53
1993 17 39
1994 14 55
1995 23 51
1996 31 77
1997 39 59
1998 56 122
1999 54 144
2000 69 180
2001 84 251
2002 138 374
2003 136 433
2004 153 570
2005 151 769
2006 195 950
2007 218 1095
2008 232 1395
2009 273 1814
2010 253 2071
2011 284 2608
2012 299 2926
2013 351 3476
2014 420 4082
2015 421 4681
2016 489 4902
2017 551 5405
2018 514 6050
2019 548 7262
2020 609 9563
2021 661 11485
2022 664 12329
2023 644 12632

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 13 16 765
Information Technology 21 28 894
Library and Information science 15 21 905
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 17 28 972
Blockchain and Cryptography 18 24 975
Neuroscience 19 26 993
Software Engineering 26 38 1047
Machine Learning 22 29 1117
Cyber Security 16 25 1139
Computer Graphics 24 39 1211
Robotics 18 42 1218
Human-Computer Interaction 25 53 1245
Management Information Systems 25 35 1256
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 22 37 1297
Computer Networking 24 39 1370
Cognitive Science 23 36 1385
Computer Vision 22 40 1391
Telecommunications 25 42 1469
Multimedia 30 49 1477
Computational Linguistics 25 40 1480
Data Science 46 73 1799

Psychology rankings

The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro ranked 12th for Psychology in Brazil and 807th in the World with 6,876 publications made and 70,975 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#12 of 126 In Brazil
#16 of 403 In Latin America
#807 of 6,528 In the World

University of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 21 40
1992 13 57
1993 18 49
1994 9 56
1995 25 39
1996 21 74
1997 28 49
1998 28 78
1999 34 134
2000 43 145
2001 51 188
2002 70 297
2003 79 334
2004 102 397
2005 85 588
2006 147 730
2007 138 907
2008 185 1079
2009 205 1450
2010 192 1690
2011 233 2084
2012 243 2484
2013 339 2941
2014 328 3355
2015 342 3715
2016 394 3928
2017 400 4019
2018 435 4557
2019 434 5474
2020 514 6976
2021 583 8888
2022 568 9701
2023 491 9641

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Sexology 6 6 426
Education Majors 10 14 682
Occupational Therapy 21 22 694
Clinical Psychology 11 14 734
Child Psychology 12 16 751
Psychiatry 13 17 752
Special Education 8 10 773
Social Work 5 10 790
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 10 17 792
Neuroscience 19 26 993
Social Psychology 14 20 1006
Cognitive Science 23 36 1385

Mathematics rankings

The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro ranked 18th for Mathematics in Brazil and 948th in the World with 5,648 publications made and 73,419 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#18 of 124 In Brazil
#25 of 393 In Latin America
#948 of 6,305 In the World

University of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 7 12
1992 3 8
1993 3 14
1994 6 11
1995 7 16
1996 12 17
1997 28 24
1998 24 52
1999 25 60
2000 48 100
2001 60 144
2002 74 206
2003 90 252
2004 104 294
2005 90 439
2006 116 603
2007 137 676
2008 118 832
2009 146 1067
2010 177 1353
2011 171 1715
2012 181 2052
2013 220 2313
2014 257 2808
2015 263 3082
2016 312 3382
2017 367 3640
2018 376 4079
2019 380 5151
2020 433 6562
2021 458 8147
2022 477 8830
2023 434 8835

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Statistics 20 26 940
Blockchain and Cryptography 18 24 975
Applied Mathematics 16 28 994
Math Teachers 22 33 1308
Operations Research 25 46 1431
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 24 47 1450

Economics rankings

The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro ranked 11th for Economics in Brazil and 871st in the World with 3,332 publications made and 31,804 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#11 of 122 In Brazil
#17 of 378 In Latin America
#871 of 5,995 In the World

University of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 8 15
1992 3 4
1993 4 12
1994 5 15
1995 17 16
1996 6 8
1997 14 21
1998 10 35
1999 16 35
2000 22 53
2001 21 61
2002 30 103
2003 37 122
2004 49 133
2005 45 215
2006 54 228
2007 55 301
2008 96 413
2009 94 541
2010 99 637
2011 113 764
2012 120 982
2013 155 1090
2014 166 1297
2015 170 1424
2016 208 1473
2017 215 1509
2018 235 1694
2019 190 2072
2020 239 2895
2021 272 3726
2022 309 4103
2023 230 4031

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 4 6 336
Agricultural Economics 11 14 385
Political Economy 7 18 607
Development Studies 11 15 687
Finance 13 26 1087
International Economics 13 29 1092
International Trade 12 30 1137
Environmental Economics 27 44 1346
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 24 47 1450

Art & Design rankings

The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro ranked 13th for Art & Design in Brazil and 697th in the World with 2,856 publications made and 16,020 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
#13 of 121 In Brazil
#17 of 350 In Latin America
#697 of 5,720 In the World

University of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 2 4
1992 3 3
1993 4 2
1994 5 9
1995 0 4
1996 7 6
1997 6 10
1998 14 16
1999 12 21
2000 22 22
2001 15 36
2002 25 44
2003 31 49
2004 40 79
2005 39 101
2006 59 136
2007 64 193
2008 89 260
2009 86 341
2010 96 371
2011 124 481
2012 142 553
2013 133 620
2014 156 726
2015 144 743
2016 206 826
2017 181 876
2018 185 951
2019 197 1216
2020 183 1544
2021 210 1802
2022 196 1941
2023 168 2065

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the State of Rio de Janeiro in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Cinematography 13 14 159
Entertainment Industry Business 11 13 343
Photography 8 10 377
Singing and Vocal Performance 16 21 503
Painting and Drawing 8 14 541
Sculpture 8 14 541
Literature 9 12 542
Creative Writing 11 15 545
Illustration and Concept Art 8 14 564
Art History 11 14 567
Performing arts 11 16 582
Aesthetics 8 12 622
Fashion Design 16 21 706
Architecture 20 31 829
Music 26 38 1013
Computer Graphics 24 39 1211
Multimedia 30 49 1477

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 18 33 1094
Advertising 15 22 1122
Business 16 28 1161
International Business 14 33 1190
Accounting 15 25 1205
Human Resource Management 18 25 1308
Management 27 46 1460
Project Management 37 62 1474
Marketing 30 44 1520