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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
46
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
1,517
Top 30
5,188
Top 50
8,013
Top 70
10,253
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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
226
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
421
Top 30
1,385
Top 50
1,673
Top 70
2,759
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
295
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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
283
Top 30
964
Top 50
1,182
Top 70
1,758
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
357
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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
248
Top 30
912
Top 50
1,103
Top 70
1,666
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
380
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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
233
Top 30
874
Top 50
1,061
Top 70
1,073
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
427
World Rank
6
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
343
Top 30
1,526
Top 50
1,940
Top 70
3,344
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
479
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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
142
Top 30
456
Top 50
624
Top 70
720
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
575
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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
145
Top 30
675
Top 50
831
Top 70
1,314
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
738
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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
129
Top 30
607
Top 50
844
Top 70
872
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
819
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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
135
Top 30
614
Top 50
763
Top 70
1,388
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
860
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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
73
Top 30
262
Top 50
361
Top 70
628
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
876
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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
40
Top 30
155
Top 50
239
Top 70
373
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
933
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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
75
Top 30
331
Top 50
440
Top 70
782
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
980
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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
101
Top 30
585
Top 50
773
Top 70
1,289
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
981
World Rank
15
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
90
Top 30
401
Top 50
501
Top 70
526
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
983
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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
78
Top 30
256
Top 50
312
Top 70
320
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,032
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
109
Top 30
483
Top 50
740
Top 70
1,148
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,037
World Rank
18
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
67
Top 30
278
Top 50
370
Top 70
580
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,163
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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
78
Top 30
449
Top 50
583
Top 70
1,008
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,169
World Rank
20
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
63
Top 30
376
Top 50
510
Top 70
919
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,188
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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
41
Top 30
253
Top 50
346
Top 70
684
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,252
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ
University of the State of Rio de Janeiro UERJ
Rio de Janeiro ,
Brazil
- Public 1930
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
51
Top 30
203
Top 50
281
Top 70
502
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,334
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
National Institute for Space Research
São José dos Campos ,
Brazil
- Institution 1961
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
16
Top 30
124
Top 50
211
Top 70
253
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,407
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
National Institute of Amazonian Research
CABA ,
Brazil
- Public 1952
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
24
Top 30
77
Top 50
102
Top 70
131
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,464
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul PUCRS
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Porto Alegre ,
Brazil
- Private 1948
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
50
Top 30
228
Top 50
273
Top 70
479
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