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Brazil University Rankings 2024

As described in the university ranking section, it is not easy to obtain and standardize data from 1 countries, 576 universities/ institutions for the country ranking. Therefore, we based our ranking system on the number of meritorious scientists. Four criteria are used to rank the countries. The first one is the number of scientists in the top 3 % list. The second criterion is the number of scientists in the top 10%, Top 20%, Top 40%, top 60% and top 80% list. The third one is the number of scientists listed in the AD Scientific Index. In the case of equalities after applying all these three criteria, the world rank of the meritorious scientist of that country is used. Click for individual or institutional registration.

AD Scientific Index - Country Rankings 2024
Region Ranking World Ranking Country Total Institutios in Country Total Scientists in Index Best Public University In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Private University In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Institution In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Company In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Hospital In Country
World Rank / Name
1 15 Brazil 576 54,478 2
Universidade de São Paulo USP
134
Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro PUC-RIO
31
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
5
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria
29
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Table I. Number of scientists in Brazil top 40.000 according to Country Click for details
# Country Country Region Rank Country World Rank Scientists in Top 40.000 Total University Total Scientist
1 Brazil 1 15 40000 576 54478
Table II. General Universities in Brazil top 40.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in Brazil Top 40.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 40.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Universidade de São Paulo USP 1 1 4 Brazil Public 1934 6235 6286 0.992
2 Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP 2 2 124 Brazil Public 1962 1663 1846 0.901
3 Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho 3 4 156 Brazil Public 1976 1937 1954 0.991
4 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS 4 5 196 Brazil Public 1934 1176 1286 0.914
5 Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais UFMG 5 6 238 Brazil Public 1927 1084 1327 0.817
6 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 6 8 285 Brazil Public 1920 1056 1071 0.986
7 Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP 7 9 395 Brazil Public 1933 830 902 0.920
8 Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina UFSC 8 11 414 Brazil Public 1960 752 902 0.834
9 Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 9 12 415 Brazil Institution 1900 621 667 0.931
10 Universidade Federal do Ceará 10 13 528 Brazil Public 1954 506 513 0.986
Table III. Public Universities in Brazil top 40.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Founded Scientists in Brazil Top 40.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 40.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Universidade de São Paulo USP 1 1 4 Brazil 1934 6235 6286 0.992
2 Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP 2 2 124 Brazil 1962 1663 1846 0.901
3 Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho 3 4 156 Brazil 1976 1937 1954 0.991
4 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS 4 5 196 Brazil 1934 1176 1286 0.914
5 Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais UFMG 5 6 238 Brazil 1927 1084 1327 0.817
6 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 6 8 285 Brazil 1920 1056 1071 0.986
7 Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP 7 9 395 Brazil 1933 830 902 0.920
8 Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina UFSC 8 11 414 Brazil 1960 752 902 0.834
9 Universidade Federal do Ceará 10 13 528 Brazil 1954 506 513 0.986
10 Universidade Federal de São Carlos 11 14 546 Brazil 1968 758 980 0.773
Table IV. Private Universities in Brazil top 40.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Founded Scientists in Brazil Top 40.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 40.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul PUCRS 22 30 980 Brazil 1948 268 353 0.759
2 Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro PUC-RIO 34 51 1334 Brazil 1940 244 323 0.755
3 Fundação Getulio Vargas FGV 40 63 1619 Brazil 1944 33 40 0.825
4 Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos UNISINOS 42 76 1840 Brazil 1969 206 292 0.705
5 Pontificia Universidade Católica do Paraná PUCPR 44 78 1855 Brazil 1960 170 212 0.802
6 Pontificia Universidade Católica de São Paulo PUC-SP 48 87 1996 Brazil 1946 176 358 0.492
7 Universidade Nove de Julho 50 92 2034 Brazil 1972 52 62 0.839
8 Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense UNESC 54 104 2162 Brazil 1968 49 76 0.645
9 Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie 60 126 2465 Brazil 1952 110 189 0.582
10 Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul 61 128 2489 Brazil 1973 57 68 0.838
Table V. Universities Founded After 2010 in Brazil Top 40.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in Brazil Top 40.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 40.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro 108 225 3971 Brazil Institution 2016 34 35 0.971
2 Universidade Franciscana 150 356 5189 Brazil Private 2018 39 65 0.600
3 Centro Infantil Boldrini 169 435 6318 Brazil Institution 2012 8 8 1.000
4 Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia 201 526 7490 Brazil Public 2011 32 56 0.571
5 Universidade Federal do Cariri 206 532 7533 Brazil Public 2013 17 47 0.362
6 Centro de Tecnologia Mineral CETEM 262 722 9809 Brazil Institution 2013 402 669 0.601
7 Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia 264 726 9841 Brazil Public 2013 48 64 0.750
8 Universidade Federal de Rondonópolis 272 744 9990 Brazil Public 2018 21 43 0.488
9 Universidade Estadual do Paraná UNESPAR 317 910 11748 Brazil Public 2013 19 58 0.328
10 Universidade Federal do Agreste de Pernambuco 320 916 11807 Brazil Public 2018 9 21 0.429
Table VI. Universities Founded After 2000 in Brazil Top 40.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in Brazil Top 40.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 40.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Universidade Federal do ABC UFABC 31 48 1293 Brazil Public 2005 464 549 0.845
2 Universidade Federal de Campina Grande 47 84 1970 Brazil Public 2002 126 127 0.992
3 Instituto D'Or Pesquisa e Ensino 55 105 2204 Brazil Institution 2010 27 34 0.794
4 Universidade Federal do Pampa UNIPAMPA 59 123 2436 Brazil Public 2006 126 193 0.653
5 Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul UFFS 106 222 3940 Brazil Public 2009 123 192 0.641
6 Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro 108 225 3971 Brazil Institution 2016 34 35 0.971
7 Universidade do Estado do Amazonas UEA 110 230 4014 Brazil Public 2001 52 75 0.693
8 Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará 118 255 4305 Brazil Public 2008 70 139 0.504
9 Instituto Tecnologico Vale 119 257 4346 Brazil Public 2010 33 39 0.846
10 Diagnósticos da América S.A 129 288 4678 Brazil Company 2003 4 4 1.000
Table VII A. Brazil Top 10 Productivity i10 Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Brazil Table VII A. Brazil Top 10 Productivity i10 Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 4 205 Elson Longo|Elson Longo da Silva, E. Longo  Silva, E. Longo Elson Longo|Elson Longo da Silva, E. Longo Silva, E. Longo

Brazil
Universidade Federal de São Carlos Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Physical Chemistry | Semiconductor Materials | Sensors | Varistors | Catalysis |
110 58 0.527 1284 758 0.590 62842 24465 0.389
1 2 8 313 Gilvan Augusto Alves Gilvan Augusto Alves

Brazil
Brazilian Center for Research in Physics (CBPF) Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics | Particle Physics | High Energy Physics |
216 133 0.616 1168 819 0.701 254411 98382 0.387
1 3 9 360 Luiz Mundim Luiz Mundim

Brazil
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ Natural Sciences / Physics
Física |
220 138 0.627 1113 833 0.748 244912 99098 0.405
1 4 12 451 SF Novaes SF Novaes

Brazil
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics | Field Theory |
210 134 0.638 1053 782 0.743 232873 95154 0.409
2 5 13 459 Andre Sznajder Andre Sznajder

Brazil
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ Natural Sciences / Physics
Experimental Particle Physics | Higgs Physics and Vector Boson Scattering |
212 137 0.646 1047 787 0.752 231686 97307 0.420
1 6 14 492 Pedro Galli Mercadante Pedro Galli Mercadante

Brazil
Universidade Federal do ABC UFABC Natural Sciences / Physics
Física de altas energias |
202 131 0.649 1019 805 0.790 206141 89505 0.434
2 7 15 506 Sandra Dos Santos Padula Sandra Dos Santos Padula

Brazil
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Natural Sciences / Physics
Física de Altas Energias |
219 132 0.603 1012 887 0.876 202091 89812 0.444
2 8 16 512 Maria Elena Pol Maria Elena Pol

Brazil
Brazilian Center for Research in Physics (CBPF) Natural Sciences / Physics
Física Experimental de Altas Energias |
206 125 0.607 1009 596 0.591 228441 80826 0.354
2 9 17 554 Eduardo De Moraes Gregores Eduardo De Moraes Gregores

Brazil
Universidade Federal do ABC UFABC Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics |
205 145 0.707 991 779 0.786 197299 98281 0.498
3 10 19 590 Clemencia Mora Herrera Clemencia Mora Herrera

Brazil
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ Natural Sciences / Physics
high energy physics | dark matter | physics beyond the standard model |
215 138 0.642 971 843 0.868 192577 87990 0.457
Table VII B. Brazil Top 10 Last 5 Years i10 Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Brazil Table VII B. Brazil Top 10 Last 5 Years i10 Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 7 278 Sandra Dos Santos Padula Sandra Dos Santos Padula

Brazil
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Natural Sciences / Physics
Física de Altas Energias |
219 132 0.603 1012 887 0.876 202091 89812 0.444
1 2 9 344 Clemencia Mora Herrera Clemencia Mora Herrera

Brazil
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ Natural Sciences / Physics
high energy physics | dark matter | physics beyond the standard model |
215 138 0.642 971 843 0.868 192577 87990 0.457
2 3 10 352 Luiz Mundim Luiz Mundim

Brazil
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ Natural Sciences / Physics
Física |
220 138 0.627 1113 833 0.748 244912 99098 0.405
1 4 11 373 Gilvan Augusto Alves Gilvan Augusto Alves

Brazil
Brazilian Center for Research in Physics (CBPF) Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics | Particle Physics | High Energy Physics |
216 133 0.616 1168 819 0.701 254411 98382 0.387
1 5 15 395 Pedro Galli Mercadante Pedro Galli Mercadante

Brazil
Universidade Federal do ABC UFABC Natural Sciences / Physics
Física de altas energias |
202 131 0.649 1019 805 0.790 206141 89505 0.434
1 6 17 408 César A. Bernardes César A. Bernardes

Brazil
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics | Particle Physics | High-Energy Physics | Experimental High-Energy Physics |
214 135 0.631 871 800 0.918 191848 90115 0.470
3 7 19 428 Andre Sznajder Andre Sznajder

Brazil
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ Natural Sciences / Physics
Experimental Particle Physics | Higgs Physics and Vector Boson Scattering |
212 137 0.646 1047 787 0.752 231686 97307 0.420
2 8 20 439 SF Novaes SF Novaes

Brazil
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics | Field Theory |
210 134 0.638 1053 782 0.743 232873 95154 0.409
2 9 21 443 Eduardo De Moraes Gregores Eduardo De Moraes Gregores

Brazil
Universidade Federal do ABC UFABC Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics |
205 145 0.707 991 779 0.786 197299 98281 0.498
3 10 22 474 Luigi Calligaris Luigi Calligaris

Brazil
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Natural Sciences / Physics
High energy physics | particle physics | machine learning | FPGA | pattern recognition |
208 132 0.635 816 762 0.934 181048 89085 0.492
Table VII C. Brazil Top 10 Last 5 Years H Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Brazil Table VII C. Brazil Top 10 Last 5 Years H Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 12 208 Eduardo De Moraes Gregores Eduardo De Moraes Gregores

Brazil
Universidade Federal do ABC UFABC Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics |
205 145 0.707 991 779 0.786 197299 98281 0.498
1 2 13 217 Marco Leite Marco Leite

Brazil
Universidade de São Paulo USP Natural Sciences / Physics
Física de Altas Energias | Instrumentação |
206 144 0.699 809 715 0.884 250205 110236 0.441
2 3 17 288 Marisilvia Donadelli Marisilvia Donadelli

Brazil
Universidade de São Paulo USP Natural Sciences / Physics
Higgs pair production | b-tagging and tau physics. |
204 140 0.686 830 742 0.894 213744 102238 0.478
1 4 21 332 Luiz Mundim Luiz Mundim

Brazil
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ Natural Sciences / Physics
Física |
220 138 0.627 1113 833 0.748 244912 99098 0.405
2 5 22 349 Clemencia Mora Herrera Clemencia Mora Herrera

Brazil
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ Natural Sciences / Physics
high energy physics | dark matter | physics beyond the standard model |
215 138 0.642 971 843 0.868 192577 87990 0.457
3 6 23 363 Andre Sznajder Andre Sznajder

Brazil
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ Natural Sciences / Physics
Experimental Particle Physics | Higgs Physics and Vector Boson Scattering |
212 137 0.646 1047 787 0.752 231686 97307 0.420
1 7 24 425 César A. Bernardes César A. Bernardes

Brazil
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics | Particle Physics | High-Energy Physics | Experimental High-Energy Physics |
214 135 0.631 871 800 0.918 191848 90115 0.470
1 8 25 449 SF Novaes SF Novaes

Brazil
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics | Field Theory |
210 134 0.638 1053 782 0.743 232873 95154 0.409
2 10 27 461 Tonelli Manganote EJ Tonelli Manganote EJ

Brazil
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP Natural Sciences / Physics
Física de Partículas e Campos |
185 134 0.724 703 632 0.899 149805 80976 0.541
1 9 26 460 Jose Augusto Chinellato Jose Augusto Chinellato

Brazil
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP Natural Sciences / Physics
particle physics | cosmic rays |
187 134 0.717 802 745 0.929 149085 83468 0.560
Table VII D. Brazil Top 10 Total Citiation Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Brazil Table VII D. Brazil Top 10 Total Citiation Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 6 241 Paulo Andrade Lotufo Paulo Andrade Lotufo

Brazil
Universidade de São Paulo USP Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Epidemiologia cardiovascular | Epidemiologia do diabetes | Biomarcadores | Atenção Primária a Saúde |
106 89 0.840 460 360 0.783 269039 182658 0.679
1 2 8 300 Gilvan Augusto Alves Gilvan Augusto Alves

Brazil
Brazilian Center for Research in Physics (CBPF) Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics | Particle Physics | High Energy Physics |
216 133 0.616 1168 819 0.701 254411 98382 0.387
2 3 9 321 Marco Leite Marco Leite

Brazil
Universidade de São Paulo USP Natural Sciences / Physics
Física de Altas Energias | Instrumentação |
206 144 0.699 809 715 0.884 250205 110236 0.441
1 4 10 353 Luiz Mundim Luiz Mundim

Brazil
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ Natural Sciences / Physics
Física |
220 138 0.627 1113 833 0.748 244912 99098 0.405
1 5 13 423 SF Novaes SF Novaes

Brazil
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics | Field Theory |
210 134 0.638 1053 782 0.743 232873 95154 0.409
2 6 14 436 Andre Sznajder Andre Sznajder

Brazil
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ Natural Sciences / Physics
Experimental Particle Physics | Higgs Physics and Vector Boson Scattering |
212 137 0.646 1047 787 0.752 231686 97307 0.420
2 7 15 468 Maria Elena Pol Maria Elena Pol

Brazil
Brazilian Center for Research in Physics (CBPF) Natural Sciences / Physics
Física Experimental de Altas Energias |
206 125 0.607 1009 596 0.591 228441 80826 0.354
3 8 18 579 Marisilvia Donadelli Marisilvia Donadelli

Brazil
Universidade de São Paulo USP Natural Sciences / Physics
Higgs pair production | b-tagging and tau physics. |
204 140 0.686 830 742 0.894 213744 102238 0.478
1 9 19 631 Pedro Galli Mercadante Pedro Galli Mercadante

Brazil
Universidade Federal do ABC UFABC Natural Sciences / Physics
Física de altas energias |
202 131 0.649 1019 805 0.790 206141 89505 0.434
2 10 20 661 Sandra Dos Santos Padula Sandra Dos Santos Padula

Brazil
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Natural Sciences / Physics
Física de Altas Energias |
219 132 0.603 1012 887 0.876 202091 89812 0.444
Table VII E. Brazil Top 10 Last 5 Years Citiation Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Brazil Table VII E. Brazil Top 10 Last 5 Years Citiation Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 1 64 Paulo A Lotufo Paulo A Lotufo

Brazil
Universidade de São Paulo USP Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Epidemiologia cardiovascular|Epidemiologia do diabetes|Biomarcadores|Atenção Primária a Saúde|
100 89 0.890 390 318 0.815 197501 152487 0.772
2 2 6 218 Marco Leite Marco Leite

Brazil
Universidade de São Paulo USP Natural Sciences / Physics
Física de Altas Energias|Instrumentação|
183 149 0.814 784 727 0.927 204603 116111 0.567
3 3 10 274 Paulo Andrade Lotufo Paulo Andrade Lotufo

Brazil
Universidade de São Paulo USP Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
medicina interna|epidemiologia|
99 88 0.889 388 318 0.820 125248 109844 0.877
1 4 13 329 Luiz Mundim Luiz Mundim

Brazil
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ Natural Sciences / Physics
Física|
200 147 0.735 1009 787 0.780 200816 104419 0.520
4 5 14 359 Itamar Santos * Itamar Santos *

Brazil
Universidade de São Paulo USP ClínicMédicMedicinP
60 58 0.967 157 151 0.962 108073 102606 0.949
5 6 15 370 Marisilvia Donadelli Marisilvia Donadelli

Brazil
Universidade de São Paulo USP Natural Sciences / Physics
Higgs pair production|b-tagging and tau physics.|
180 146 0.811 751 706 0.940 166576 102014 0.612
1 7 16 424 Gilvan Augusto Alves Gilvan Augusto Alves

Brazil
Brazilian Center for Research in Physics (CBPF) Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics|Particle Physics|High Energy Physics|
197 139 0.706 1066 802 0.752 201081 98709 0.491
1 8 20 463 SF Novaes SF Novaes

Brazil
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics|Field Theory|
189 139 0.735 965 757 0.784 179822 96215 0.535
2 9 21 470 Andre Sznajder Andre Sznajder

Brazil
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ Natural Sciences / Physics
Experimental Particle Physics|Higgs Physics and Vector Boson Scattering|
190 142 0.747 941 743 0.790 177230 95878 0.541
1 10 23 474 Eduardo De Moraes Gregores Eduardo De Moraes Gregores

Brazil
Universidade Federal do ABC UFABC Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics|
188 139 0.739 933 749 0.803 178198 95432 0.536