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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
38
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
1,272
Top 30
4,746
Top 50
7,669
Top 70
10,166
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
236
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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
316
Top 30
1,354
Top 50
2,332
Top 70
3,276
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
243
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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
357
Top 30
1,210
Top 50
1,665
Top 70
2,212
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
249
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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
263
Top 30
885
Top 50
1,162
Top 70
1,430
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
409
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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
219
Top 30
817
Top 50
1,094
Top 70
1,419
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
426
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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
296
Top 30
1,319
Top 50
1,889
Top 70
2,583
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
452
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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
174
Top 30
766
Top 50
1,013
Top 70
1,068
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
483
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Rio de Janeiro ,
Brazil
- Institution 1900
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
132
Top 30
437
Top 50
591
Top 70
707
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
557
World Rank
8
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
128
Top 30
581
Top 50
808
Top 70
1,071
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
636
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
131
Top 30
538
Top 50
798
Top 70
1,152
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
659
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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
138
Top 30
854
Top 50
1,661
Top 70
2,681
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
686
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Brasilia ,
Brazil
- Company 1973
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
119
Top 30
523
Top 50
775
Top 70
868
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
716
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
National Institute of Public Health of Mexico
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública de México
Cuernavaca ,
Mexico
- Institution 1987
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
38
Top 30
101
Top 50
124
Top 70
140
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
733
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Santiago ,
Chile
- Private 1888
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
66
Top 30
271
Top 50
364
Top 70
558
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
744
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
129
Top 30
553
Top 50
756
Top 70
1,069
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
782
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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
76
Top 30
486
Top 50
783
Top 70
1,212
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
823
World Rank
11
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
71
Top 30
253
Top 50
368
Top 70
536
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
838
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Universidade Federal de Pelotas UFPEL
Federal University of Pelotas
Pelotas ,
Brazil
- Public 1969
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
49
Top 30
150
Top 50
219
Top 70
303
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
864
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Monterrey ,
Mexico
- Private 1943
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
64
Top 30
251
Top 50
472
Top 70
828
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
875
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN CINVESTAV
Centre for Research and Advanced Studies of the IPN CINVESTAV
Gustavo A. Madero ,
Mexico
- Institution 1961
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
53
Top 30
280
Top 50
451
Top 70
634
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
946
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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
96
Top 30
427
Top 50
712
Top 70
1,030
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
951
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
69
Top 30
427
Top 50
675
Top 70
737
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
971
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Centro Internacional de Melhoramento de Milho e Trigo (CIMMYT)
Texcoco ,
Mexico
- Institution 1994
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
39
Top 30
67
Top 50
78
Top 70
82
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
988
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
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
73
Top 30
243
Top 50
305
Top 70
313
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
991
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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
67
Top 30
241
Top 50
375
Top 70
502
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