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Physics and Astronomy research in Colombia

Universidad de Antioquia ranks first in Colombia for Physics and Astronomy research in 2022-now (#1,039 worldwide), followed by Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

Colombia's world rank
#53
of 76 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
789
Top-10% rate
4.6%
Ranked institutions
2

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Physics and Astronomy in Colombia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidad de AntioquiaMedellín #1,0394.39.6%102
2Universidad Nacional de ColombiaBogotá #1,1962.33.2%177

Institutions in Colombia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Physics and Astronomy, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Physics and Astronomy researchers in Colombia?

J. C. Sanabria, D. J. Karmgard and G. R. Snow rank highest among researchers based in Colombia, on their papers in Physics and Astronomy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1J. C. Sanabria#4,579 worldwide overall242.0 of 548 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2D. J. Karmgard#18,328 worldwide overall114.5 of 285 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3G. R. Snow#71,391 worldwide overall137.1 of 520 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4G. Petrillo#30,555 worldwide overall113.2 of 322 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Colombia on their work in Physics and Astronomy alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Colombia compares with other countries in Physics and Astronomy