Scimago Ranking 2026: UNAB Ranks Among Chile’s Top 5 Universities and Moves Up to No. 34 in Latin America

Once again, UNAB ranks among the top five universities in the country according to the prestigious Scimago Ranking 2026, placing fifth nationally and first among private non-traditional universities.

In Latin America, UNAB ranks 34th among the 454 universities evaluated, climbing 16 positions compared to the previous edition.

The Scimago Ranking evaluates higher education institutions based on their performance in research, innovation, and social impact, with results also broken down by fields of study.

Among the 46 Chilean institutions included in this edition, UNAB ranked fourth in social impact, sixth in research, and twelfth in innovation.

“The results in the Scimago Ranking 2026 reflect sustained and strategic efforts to strengthen our research and innovation capabilities,” said Carolina Torrealba, Dean of Research and Doctoral Studies at UNAB, adding:

“We have not only advanced in national and regional positioning, but also consolidated an institutional model that integrates high-impact scientific output, international collaboration, and a strong commitment to today’s societal needs and challenges.”

UNAB Results in the Scimago Ranking by Discipline

The Scimago Ranking classifies scientific output across 19 disciplinary categories. In this breakdown, UNAB ranks among the top 10 universities in Chile in 13 fields and among the top 50 institutions in Latin America in those same areas.

UNAB stands out particularly in Energy, where it ranks first nationally and ninth in Latin America. It also performs strongly in Engineering, ranking fourth in Chile and 17th in Latin America.

Other fields in which UNAB ranks prominently include Dentistry (4th nationally), as well as Computer Science, Social Sciences, Psychology, Veterinary Science, and Medicine, where it holds fifth place nationally across all these areas.

Additional strong disciplines include Earth and Planetary Sciences (7th), Mathematics (7th), Physics and Astronomy (8th), Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (9th), and Arts and Humanities (10th).

At the subdisciplinary level, the university ranks among the top 10 in Chile in 17 subfields and among the top 50 in Latin America in 12.

Medicine is a particularly strong area, with UNAB ranking among the top five universities in Chile in six of the seven subcategories evaluated, and 10th in the seventh. In Latin America, UNAB ranks 48th.

In the Social Sciences, UNAB ranks among the top 10 universities in Chile in four of the five subcategories evaluated, with particularly strong performance in Gender Studies, where it ranks second nationally and 10th in Latin America.

Scimago Ranking Methodology

The Scimago Institutions Rankings (SIR) is an international classification that evaluates universities and research-focused institutions using a composite indicator that includes three main dimensions: research performance (50%), innovation output (30%), and social impact (20%).

The research dimension considers both the volume and quality of scientific output indexed in Scopus, including metrics such as normalized citation impact, scientific excellence (publications among the top 10% most cited), publication leadership, international collaboration, and open access, among others.

In innovation, the ranking measures institutions’ capacity for knowledge transfer and applied research, using patent data (PATSTAT), their impact, and the relationship between scientific output and industry.

The social impact dimension evaluates institutional visibility and digital presence, including web performance (based on Similarweb data), as well as metrics related to contributions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), women’s participation in research, and influence on public policy.

The ranking provides a comprehensive view of institutional performance, not only in scientific output, but also in the ability to generate innovative knowledge and contribute to social development.