QS World University Rankings by Subject 2013

Object : QS World University Rankings by Subject 2013: Your fact file

Dear Paulo,

You may be interested to learn that Universidade de São Paulo (USP) features in the world's elite (Top 200) institutions in 29 of the 30 subjects featured in this year's QS World University Rankings by Subject, which will be published on 8th May 2013 on www.topuniversities.com. Media partners such as The Guardian and Chosun Ilbo will feature the rankings which will also be covered by other leading media around the world.

For the third edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, we evaluated 2,858 universities and ranked 678 institutions in total. 68 million citations were analyzed and we verified the provision of 8,391 programs.

Of particular note, the ranking for Universidade de São Paulo (USP) has improved in the following subjects:

Modern Languages
Philosophy
Engineering - Mechanical
Agriculture & Forestry
Biological Sciences
Medicine
Pharmacy & Pharmacology
Physics & Astronomy
Law
Statistics & Operational Research
Congratulations!
The wheel chart below illustrates the performance of your institution across all disciplines with more detailed notes below.

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QS Intelligence Unit

QS World University Rankings by Subject | Results | Methodology
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Subject Academic Employer Citations H Score 2013 Rank

ARTS & HUMANITIES

English Language & Literature 43.3
66.8
n/a n/a 45.4
>200

History 63.1
60.4
52.2
28.5
57.1
51-100

Linguistics 50.3
55.8
46.2
59.7
51.1
101-150

Modern Languages 69.3
78.5
n/a n/a 72.1
51-100

Philosophy 65.4
66.9
37.0
35.6
62.6
41

ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

Computer Science & Info Systems 62.4
71.5
73.5
71.5
68.2
51-100

Engineering - Chemical 53.6
73.0
75.8
73.8
65.8
51-100

Engineering - Civil & Structural 67.2
66.4
61.6
65.9
66.3
51-100

Engineering - Electrical 57.9
70.8
83.7
75.1
68.2
51-100

Engineering - Mechanical 59.8
74.4
70.8
74.0
68.0
51-100

LIFE SCIENCES & MEDICINE

Agriculture & Forestry 68.0
74.1
69.1
82.5
71.8
24

Biological Sciences 65.2
72.3
62.8
64.6
65.2
51-100

Medicine 63.8
72.5
74.2
75.3
70.1
51-100

Pharmacy & Pharmacology 69.6
69.0
77.6
91.8
77.0
51-100

Psychology 63.7
70.1
71.3
53.3
65.3
51-100

NATURAL SCIENCES

Chemistry 66.9
79.1
73.2
76.5
72.5
51-100

Earth & Marine Sciences 70.1
79.4
60.7
64.4
67.3
51-100

Geography 79.3
61.4
80.0
68.8
76.0
51-100

Environmental Sciences 65.2
79.8
79.6
80.2
74.0
51-100

Materials Science 62.4
73.4
68.7
67.2
66.2
101-150

Mathematics 71.7
75.4
75.3
71.3
73.1
51-100

Physics & Astronomy 66.8
79.4
70.6
76.8
72.1
51-100

SOCIAL SCIENCES & MANAGEMENT

Communication & Media Studies 67.7
77.4
58.3
60.0
67.2
48

Education 73.1
73.8
60.2
52.0
68.1
45

Economics & Econometrics 59.9
77.4
56.1
45.5
63.3
51-100

Law 65.2
75.0
51.6
42.8
64.1
51-100

Politics & International Studies 45.6
61.9
54.8
65.2
53.6
51-100

Sociology 58.4
66.3
32.3
21.7
52.4
51-100

Statistics & Operational Research 58.4
65.7
73.0
81.0
64.7
41

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