Research Ranking
The Ranking Iberoamericano de Instituciones de Investigacion based on the Institute for Scientific Information ranked the Central University of Venezuela as the most productive research institution in the country and as the 20th most productive in Latin America. Other top 25 positions were reached in the following areas:
- 8th in Law
- 10th in Social Sciences
- 12th in Psychology and Education
- 15th in Physiology and Pharmacology
- 16th in Philology and Philosophy
- 16th in Food technology
- 18th in Mathematics
- 18th in Medicine
- 21st in Plant and Animal Biology
- 21st in History and Art
- 22nd in Architecture and Civil Engineering
- 22nd Molecular Biology
In 2010, according to University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP), it is the best university in Venezuela and 805th university in the world.
The 2012 QS World University Rankings, placed the UCV as 33rd overall in their Latin American Universities Ranking.
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