Federal University of Ceara: Rankings
Federal University of Ceara ranked 15 in Brazil, 692 in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across multiple research topics. The ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EliteDegrees's index has 61,778 academic publications and 708,768 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 692 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 15 of 198 | In Brazil |
| # 25 of 1,757 | In Latin America |
| # 372 of 6,568 | For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
| # 596 of 5,373 | For Medicine |
| # 601 of 6,463 | For Environmental Science |
| Top 1-3 | For 10 other topics |
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
Federal University of Ceara ranked 19 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 372 in the World with 31,273 publications made and 221,944 citations received.
Federal University of Ceara
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | #19 | #25 | #188 |
| Sociology | #20 | #24 | #529 |
| Political Science | #18 | #28 | #551 |
| Demography | #18 | #23 | #614 |
| Gender Studies | #20 | #26 | #695 |
| Anthropology | #18 | #22 | #716 |
| Archaeology | #18 | #25 | #852 |
| Genealogy | #21 | #36 | #877 |
| History | #18 | #25 | #884 |
| Linguistics | #16 | #22 | #913 |
| Law | #18 | #26 | #977 |
| Aesthetics | #20 | #30 | #1014 |
| Education | #24 | #32 | #1049 |
| Media Studies | #22 | #40 | #1243 |
Biology rankings
Federal University of Ceara ranked 13 for Biology in Brazil and 613 in the World with 29,278 publications made and 527,445 citations received.
Federal University of Ceara
Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horticulture | #12 | #14 | #81 |
| Animal Science | #16 | #18 | #153 |
| Forestry | #24 | #29 | #273 |
| Botany | #13 | #18 | #324 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #15 | #23 | #380 |
| Microbiology | #9 | #13 | #410 |
| Pharmacology | #10 | #12 | #430 |
| Virology | #13 | #19 | #456 |
| Zoology | #26 | #42 | #490 |
| Molecular | #10 | #14 | #539 |
| Toxicology | #25 | #35 | #579 |
| Immunology | #9 | #15 | #580 |
| Entomology | #24 | #44 | #637 |
| Paleontology | #15 | #23 | #637 |
| Biotechnology | #16 | #22 | #651 |
| Ethics | #21 | #40 | #755 |
| Biochemistry | #13 | #19 | #764 |
| Neuroscience | #13 | #18 | #764 |
| Genetics | #10 | #15 | #770 |
| Oncology | #9 | #14 | #856 |
| Astrobiology | #11 | #22 | #880 |
| Nanotechnology | #11 | #18 | #926 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #15 | #24 | #936 |
| Biophysics | #12 | #31 | #1054 |
| Evolutionary | #21 | #39 | #1068 |
Medicine rankings
Federal University of Ceara ranked 13 for Medicine in Brazil and 596 in the World with 21,437 publications made and 341,246 citations received.
Federal University of Ceara
Medicine Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | #9 | #9 | #152 |
| Gerontology | #16 | #16 | #294 |
| Dentistry | #13 | #16 | #295 |
| Veterinary | #20 | #30 | #312 |
| Epidemiology | #10 | #13 | #350 |
| Nursing | #10 | #10 | #369 |
| Dermatology | #10 | #13 | #369 |
| Orthodontics | #15 | #18 | #373 |
| Pediatrics | #12 | #15 | #401 |
| Pharmacology | #10 | #12 | #430 |
| Virology | #13 | #19 | #456 |
| Healthcare Administration | #14 | #16 | #534 |
| Anesthesiology | #9 | #13 | #540 |
| Urology | #11 | #15 | #567 |
| Toxicology | #25 | #35 | #579 |
| Immunology | #9 | #15 | #580 |
| Pathology | #14 | #18 | #615 |
| Neurosurgery | #7 | #13 | #618 |
| Health Science | #17 | #20 | #634 |
| Surgery | #11 | #16 | #655 |
| Clinical Psychology | #10 | #11 | #659 |
| Radiation Therapy | #9 | #13 | #664 |
| Psychiatry | #9 | #13 | #672 |
| Physical Therapy | #22 | #24 | #701 |
| Occupational Therapy | #21 | #22 | #703 |
| Radiology | #12 | #17 | #724 |
| Ethics | #21 | #40 | #755 |
| Paramedicine and Emergency | #17 | #20 | #775 |
| Sports | #29 | #31 | #785 |
| Cardiology | #16 | #22 | #821 |
| Plastic Surgery | #30 | #50 | #825 |
| Oncology | #9 | #14 | #856 |
| Optometry | #18 | #28 | #888 |
| Ophthalmology | #21 | #37 | #1083 |
| Audiology | #31 | #43 | #1181 |
| Pharmacy | #18 | #43 | #1293 |
Environmental Science rankings
Federal University of Ceara ranked 14 for Environmental Science in Brazil and 601 in the World with 21,301 publications made and 329,787 citations received.
Federal University of Ceara
Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrology and Water resources | #6 | #7 | #211 |
| Forestry | #24 | #29 | #273 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #15 | #23 | #380 |
| Environmental Engineering | #10 | #13 | #522 |
| Ecology | #16 | #23 | #545 |
| Oceanography | #13 | #20 | #623 |
| Paleontology | #15 | #23 | #637 |
| Geology | #13 | #20 | #651 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #17 | #26 | #723 |
| Environmental Management | #16 | #23 | #755 |
Chemistry rankings
Federal University of Ceara ranked 12 for Chemistry in Brazil and 757 in the World with 20,426 publications made and 423,856 citations received.
Federal University of Ceara
Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiochemistry | #11 | #13 | #293 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #10 | #15 | #477 |
| Organic chemistry | #11 | #16 | #745 |
| Biochemistry | #13 | #19 | #764 |
| Computational | #15 | #30 | #814 |
| Physical | #12 | #20 | #854 |
| Nanotechnology | #11 | #18 | #926 |
| Pharmacy | #18 | #43 | #1293 |
Engineering rankings
Federal University of Ceara ranked 13 for Engineering in Brazil and 865 in the World with 17,058 publications made and 308,896 citations received.
Federal University of Ceara
Engineering Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemical Engineering | #10 | #15 | #477 |
| Renewable Energy | #13 | #19 | #519 |
| Environmental Engineering | #10 | #13 | #522 |
| Biotechnology | #16 | #22 | #651 |
| Reliability and Quality | #17 | #23 | #826 |
| Telecommunications | #11 | #14 | #858 |
| Nanotechnology | #11 | #18 | #926 |
| Metallurgy | #14 | #22 | #935 |
| Optics | #13 | #21 | #937 |
| Aviation | #13 | #21 | #946 |
| Applied Physics | #10 | #16 | #954 |
| Remote Sensing | #18 | #26 | #998 |
| Architecture | #26 | #38 | #1004 |
| Computer Engineering | #18 | #27 | #1057 |
| Automation and Control | #21 | #46 | #1132 |
| Systems | #24 | #36 | #1164 |
| Engineering Management | #25 | #39 | #1309 |
| Operations Research | #20 | #35 | #1321 |
| Robotics | #22 | #49 | #1360 |
Physics rankings
Federal University of Ceara ranked 13 for Physics in Brazil and 903 in the World with 14,936 publications made and 272,271 citations received.
Federal University of Ceara
Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical | #14 | #28 | #496 |
| Condensed Matter | #10 | #16 | #657 |
| Astrobiology | #11 | #22 | #880 |
| Molecular | #16 | #30 | #906 |
| Nanotechnology | #11 | #18 | #926 |
| Optics | #13 | #21 | #937 |
| Applied Physics | #10 | #16 | #954 |
| Biophysics | #12 | #31 | #1054 |
Computer Science rankings
Federal University of Ceara ranked 16 for Computer Science in Brazil and 973 in the World with 12,055 publications made and 179,237 citations received.
Federal University of Ceara
Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | #12 | #17 | #752 |
| Neuroscience | #13 | #18 | #764 |
| Software Engineering | #22 | #29 | #841 |
| Telecommunications | #11 | #14 | #858 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #13 | #16 | #882 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #15 | #24 | #936 |
| Animation | #14 | #23 | #972 |
| Machine Learning | #19 | #26 | #994 |
| Computer Engineering | #18 | #27 | #1057 |
| Data Science | #23 | #31 | #1128 |
| Cognitive Science | #19 | #31 | #1215 |
| Computer Vision | #20 | #37 | #1262 |
| Computational Linguistics | #21 | #32 | #1305 |
| Robotics | #22 | #49 | #1360 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #29 | #45 | #1554 |
Psychology rankings
Federal University of Ceara ranked 12 for Psychology in Brazil and 795 in the World with 8,514 publications made and 132,061 citations received.
Federal University of Ceara
Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Sexuality | #14 | #18 | #557 |
| Clinical Psychology | #10 | #11 | #659 |
| Psychiatry | #9 | #13 | #672 |
| Occupational Therapy | #21 | #22 | #703 |
| Neuroscience | #13 | #18 | #764 |
| Education | #24 | #32 | #1049 |
| Cognitive Science | #19 | #31 | #1215 |
Mathematics rankings
Federal University of Ceara ranked 17 for Mathematics in Brazil and 912 in the World with 7,118 publications made and 102,921 citations received.
Federal University of Ceara
Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #13 | #16 | #882 |
| Statistics | #19 | #25 | #883 |
| Econometrics | #15 | #28 | #1153 |
| Mathematics Education | #20 | #28 | #1216 |
| Applied Mathematics | #21 | #45 | #1310 |
| Operations Research | #20 | #35 | #1321 |
Art & Design rankings
Federal University of Ceara ranked 17 for Art & Design in Brazil and 866 in the World with 2,754 publications made and 24,298 citations received.
Federal University of Ceara
Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinematography | #31 | #32 | #293 |
| Graphic Design | #8 | #10 | #605 |
| Creative Writing | #15 | #21 | #718 |
| Photography | #20 | #26 | #734 |
| Literature | #18 | #23 | #741 |
| Multimedia | #12 | #17 | #752 |
| Acting and Drama | #23 | #32 | #831 |
| Animation | #14 | #23 | #972 |
| Architecture | #26 | #38 | #1004 |
| Aesthetics | #20 | #30 | #1014 |
