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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Universidade de São Paulo USP
University of São Paulo USP
São Paulo ,
Brazil
- Public 1934
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
1,720
Top 30
5,434
Top 50
8,087
Top 70
10,404
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
74
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
State University of Campinas
São Paulo ,
Brazil
- Public 1962
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
475
Top 30
1,414
Top 50
1,646
Top 70
2,160
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
77
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Mexico City ,
Mexico
- Public 1551
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
461
Top 30
1,636
Top 50
2,430
Top 70
3,368
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
88
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
São Paulo State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho
São Paulo ,
Brazil
- Public 1976
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
434
Top 30
1,631
Top 50
1,910
Top 70
2,518
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
127
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS
Porto Alegre ,
Brazil
- Public 1934
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
330
Top 30
1,011
Top 50
1,169
Top 70
1,434
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
162
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais UFMG
Federal University of Minas Gerais
Belo Horizonte ,
Brazil
- Public 1927
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
281
Top 30
952
Top 50
1,111
Top 70
1,465
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
168
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
National University of La Plata
La Plata ,
Argentina
- Public 1905
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
275
Top 30
1,255
Top 50
2,013
Top 70
3,015
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
185
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro UFRJ
Rajkot ,
Brazil
- Public 1920
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
257
Top 30
905
Top 50
1,053
Top 70
1,072
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
288
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP
Federal University of São Paulo
São Paulo ,
Brazil
- Public 1933
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
176
Top 30
711
Top 50
824
Top 70
1,047
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
290
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Universidad de Chile
University of Chile
Santiago ,
Chile
- Public 1842
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
175
Top 30
596
Top 50
802
Top 70
1,126
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
313
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina UFSC
Federal University of Santa Catarina
Florianopolis ,
Brazil
- Public 1960
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
159
Top 30
627
Top 50
754
Top 70
1,105
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
375
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Universidade de Brasília UNB
University of Brasília UnB
Brasilia ,
Brazil
- Public 1962
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
132
Top 30
598
Top 50
801
Top 70
1,156
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
376
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Federal University of São Carlos
Santarem ,
Brazil
- Public 1968
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
131
Top 30
509
Top 50
776
Top 70
1,066
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
418
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Universidad de Buenos Aires
University of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ,
Argentina
- Public 1821
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
116
Top 30
587
Top 50
831
Top 70
1,256
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
427
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Federal University of Ceara
Fairmont ,
Brazil
- Public 1954
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
113
Top 30
422
Top 50
500
Top 70
518
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
451
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Federal University of Parana UFPR
Belém ,
Brazil
- Public 1912
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
104
Top 30
478
Top 50
603
Top 70
885
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
490
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Universidade Federal de Viçosa UFV
Federal University of Viçosa
Vicosa ,
Brazil
- Public 1922
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
94
Top 30
280
Top 50
374
Top 70
553
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
504
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Universidade Estadual de Maringá
State University of Maringá UEM
Maringá ,
Brazil
- Public 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
91
Top 30
303
Top 50
394
Top 70
527
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
511
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria UFSM
Federal University of Santa Maria
Santa Maria ,
Brazil
- Public 1960
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
90
Top 30
267
Top 50
308
Top 70
315
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
514
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Universidade Federal Fluminense
Fluminense Federal University
Nevada ,
Brazil
- Public 1960
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
89
Top 30
416
Top 50
502
Top 70
748
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
525
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Universidade Federal da Bahia
Federal University of Bahia UFBA
Rosario ,
Brazil
- Public 1946
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
87
Top 30
347
Top 50
443
Top 70
663
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
587
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
National University of Colombia
Bogotá ,
Colombia
- Public 1867
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
73
Top 30
525
Top 50
705
Top 70
738
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
625
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Universidade Estadual de Londrina
State University of Londrina
Londrina ,
Brazil
- Public 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
66
Top 30
270
Top 50
333
Top 70
452
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
628
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Universidade Federal de Goiás UFG
Federal University of Goiás
Goiania ,
Brazil
- Public 1960
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
65
Top 30
274
Top 50
350
Top 70
523
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
643
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Federal University of Pernambuco
Quito ,
Brazil
- Public 1946
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
63
Top 30
349
Top 50
427
Top 70
638
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