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AD Scientific Index - World University/Institution Rankings 2024 Total Number of Scientists in University/Institution
Latin America Ranking Country Ranking unfold_more Region Ranking unfold_more World Ranking unfold_more University / Institution unfold_more Country unfold_more Founded unfold_more Source unfold_more Best Scientist in University/Institution
World Rank / Name
Total Institutions in Country unfold_more Total Scientists in Index unfold_more In top %3 In top %10 In top %20 In top %30 In top %40 In top %50 In top %60 In top %70 In top %80 In top %90 Total Scientists in Index
1 1 1 62
Universidade de São Paulo USP
Brazil 1934 Public 448
 
Marco Leite

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574 6353 124 790 1,905 2,984 3,990 4,937 5,751 6,164 6,302 6,342 6,353
2 1 2 244
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Mexico 1551 Public 1857
 
Guy Paic

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515 2996 38 197 527 852 1,181 1,494 1,744 1,839 1,891 2,059 2,996
3 2 3 255
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
Brazil 1962 Public 730
 
Jose Augusto Chinellato

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574 1681 37 200 527 804 1,083 1,327 1,544 1,651 1,670 1,676 1,681
4 3 4 321
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS
Brazil 1934 Public 341
 
César A. Bernardes

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574 1181 28 151 367 573 761 931 1,091 1,156 1,177 1,180 1,181
5 1 5 352
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Argentina 1905 Public 62
 
María Teresa Dova

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124 1548 24 130 347 626 899 1,152 1,410 1,500 1,535 1,548 1,548
6 4 6 390
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais UFMG
Brazil 1927 Public 3161
 
Deborah Carvalho Malta

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574 1088 21 128 315 529 731 882 1,019 1,064 1,080 1,088 1,088
7 5 7 403
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Brazil 1920 Public 1189
 
Murilo Santana Rangel

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574 1072 20 99 293 482 675 841 998 1,049 1,060 1,070 1,072
8 6 8 420
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
Brazil 1976 Public 289
 
Sandra Dos Santos Padula

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574 1958 19 148 493 821 1,164 1,479 1,763 1,898 1,942 1,954 1,958
9 7 9 514
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Brazil 1900 Institution 7826
 
Ricardo Gazzinelli
574 628 15 75 175 284 351 444 510 567 618 627 628
10 8 10 596
Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP
Brazil 1933 Public 4821
 
Sergio Tufik
574 834 12 75 197 336 502 643 763 812 829 833 834
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11 2 11 649
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN CINVESTAV
Mexico 1961 Institution 44
 
Heriberto Castilla

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515 603 11 41 123 193 252 298 343 396 460 480 603
12 1 12 675
Universidad de Chile
Chile 1842 Public 9291
 
Humberto Maturana
65 782 10 71 204 325 436 545 630 699 766 778 782
13 9 13 768
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina UFSC
Brazil 1960 Public 8525
 
Joao Batista Calixto
574 758 8 67 168 300 452 580 698 742 752 755 758
14 2 14 779
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Argentina 1821 Public 9522
 
Victor A Ramos
124 1474 8 47 151 268 409 537 627 683 816 1,151 1,474
15 2 15 798
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Chile 1888 Private 9403
 
Franz Erik Bauer

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65 366 8 31 88 137 197 269 316 348 360 365 366
16 10 16 841
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Brazil 1968 Public 1751
 
Franciole Marinho

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574 763 7 53 137 258 364 453 561 669 746 762 763
17 11 17 865
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ
Brazil 1930 Public 268
 
Luiz Mundim

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574 309 7 30 63 112 154 199 250 267 289 308 309
18 1 18 902
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico 1903 Public 10625
 
Zhongfang Chen
21 517 7 16 38 70 111 145 180 210 261 369 517
19 12 19 926
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Brazil 1954 Public 5661
 
Hans J Herrmann
574 514 6 53 123 210 294 384 463 501 508 511 514
20 13 20 933
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria UFSM
Brazil 1960 Public 24356
 
Guilherme Luiz Dotto
574 316 6 41 100 152 197 247 290 307 311 315 316
21 1 21 945
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Colombia 1867 Public 887
 
Carlos Sandoval

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178 745 6 32 80 173 304 442 598 686 726 742 745
22 14 22 966
Universidade Federal de Pelotas UFPEL
Brazil 1969 Public 5335
 
Pedro C Hallal
574 252 6 23 43 82 113 141 177 209 247 251 252
23 15 23 1,018
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria
Brazil 1973 Company 10403
 
Mariangela Hungria
574 860 5 50 163 317 448 578 687 789 854 859 860
24 16 24 1,022
Universidade Federal de Viçosa UFV
Brazil 1922 Public 24968
 
Sebastiao De Campos Valadares Filho
574 309 5 42 103 158 214 257 286 304 308 309 309
25 17 25 1,040
Universidade Federal da Bahia
Brazil 1946 Public 6256
 
Mauricio L. Barreto

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574 433 5 28 98 171 245 320 386 416 430 431 433
26 3 26 1,091
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Mexico 1994 Institution 5844
 
Matthew Reynolds
515 85 5 15 29 37 45 53 56 68 76 83 85
27 18 27 1,126
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
Brazil 1961 Institution 10843
 
Odylio D Aguiar

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574 213 5 9 17 50 75 104 136 177 202 213 213
28 19 28 1,154
Universidade Estadual de Maringá
Brazil 1970 Public 13089
 
Angelo Antonio Agostinho
574 390 4 30 95 166 226 281 328 354 383 390 390
29 4 29 1,190
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Mexico 1943 Private 13742
 
Hafiz MN Iqbal
515 975 4 19 47 98 149 219 263 319 428 609 975
30 3 30 1,257
Bariloche Atomic Centre
Argentina 2013 Institution 16219
 
Esteban Roulet

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124 158 4 11 35 65 86 110 128 141 147 158 158
31 5 31 1,264
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
Mexico 1944 Institution 8666
 
Carlos A. Aguilar Salinas

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515 99 4 10 19 34 48 58 68 75 88 99 99
32 20 32 1,294
Brazilian Center for Research in Physics (CBPF)
Brazil 1949 Institution 307
 
Gilvan Augusto Alves

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574 42 4 6 14 26 32 34 38 39 39 41 42
33 21 33 1,317
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brazil 1962 Public 28712
 
Mercedes Bustamante
574 732 3 39 155 274 405 541 671 722 730 732 732
34 22 34 1,353
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Brazil 1946 Public 17018
 
Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque
574 430 3 19 73 146 239 320 393 418 423 429 430
35 23 35 1,358
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Brazil 1958 Public 3349
 
Victor Araujo Ferraz

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574 303 3 18 65 113 174 216 257 291 299 303 303
36 2 36 1,381
Universidad de los Andes Colombia
Colombia 1949 Private 843
 
Luisa Fernanda Chaparro Sierra

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178 403 3 15 42 89 158 227 302 350 374 401 403
37 24 37 1,386
Universidade Federal do ABC UFABC
Brazil 2005 Public 383
 
Eduardo De Moraes Gregores

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574 471 3 15 35 84 134 208 289 375 462 470 471
38 6 38 1,391
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Mexico 1936 Public 8578
 
René Luna García

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515 948 3 14 57 113 196 288 351 374 408 638 948
39 25 39 1,424
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Brazil 1952 Public 5058
 
Philip M Fearnside
574 97 3 12 27 39 54 69 79 85 93 97 97
40 3 40 1,429
Universidad Diego Portales
Chile 1982 Private 16992
 
Jose L Prieto
65 103 3 12 16 28 37 55 71 90 102 103 103
41 4 41 1,527
Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina
Argentina 1958 Private 2681
 
Lutz Birnbaumer
124 242 3 5 11 17 24 32 48 67 108 173 242
42 3 42 1,567
Universidad Antonio Nariño
Colombia 1976 Private 407
 
Marta Losada

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178 98 3 3 3 5 6 15 19 34 64 94 98
43 4 43 1,577
Universidad de Concepción
Chile 1919 Private 29633
 
Sergio N Torres
65 333 2 23 58 100 160 210 250 285 322 332 333
44 26 44 1,592
Universidade Federal de Goiás UFG
Brazil 1960 Public 19121
 
José Alexandre Felizola Diniz Filho
574 348 2 17 69 116 180 239 310 337 345 348 348
45 27 45 1,600
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
Brazil 1954 Public 18883
 
Dermeval Saviani
574 268 2 16 46 89 141 190 241 262 266 268 268
46 7 46 1,601
Universidad de Guadalajara
Mexico 1792 Public 8154
 
JC Díaz Vélez

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515 1076 2 16 42 86 141 220 280 318 416 687 1,076
47 28 47 1,623
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Brazil 1969 Public 35249
 
Carlos José Soares
574 420 2 13 61 119 192 268 320 352 411 420 420
48 29 48 1,638
Universidade Federal de Lavras UFLA
Brazil 1908 Public 31468
 
Nilton Curi
574 214 2 12 57 102 140 177 200 211 213 214 214
49 8 49 1,654
National Institute of Public Health of Mexico
Mexico 1987 Institution 3257
 
Juan Rivera-Dommarco
515 140 2 11 41 58 74 91 106 114 125 134 140
50 30 50 1,701
Pontificia Universidade Católica do Paraná PUCPR
Brazil 1960 Private 19307
 
Roberto Pecoits Filho
574 174 2 9 25 52 81 110 133 153 169 174 174
51 1 51 1,756
Universidad de Costa Rica
Costa Rica 1940 Public 6941
 
José María Gutiérrez
30 623 2 7 31 62 91 122 156 200 273 414 623
52 31 52 1,759
Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos UNISINOS
Brazil 1969 Private 29778
 
Maria Teresa Anselmo Olinto

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574 209 2 7 29 51 81 110 142 171 202 207 209
53 5 53 1,766
Universidad Andrés Bello
Chile 1988 Private 344
 
Sergey Kuleshov

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65 123 2 7 20 37 57 76 85 100 119 122 123
54 6 54 1,770
Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Chile 1989 Private 20424
 
Hans Zinnecker
65 111 2 7 19 34 51 71 91 101 106 110 111
55 9 55 1,809
Universidad Veracruzana
Mexico 1944 Public 22423
 
Filippo Aureli
515 492 2 6 19 42 72 120 166 178 187 293 492
56 7 56 1,816
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Chile 1953 Private 762
 
Giovanna Cottin

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65 123 2 6 16 27 50 69 84 104 117 122 123
57 1 57 1,825
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas
Venezuela 1955 Institution 15778
 
Bernardo Rodriguez-Iturbe
53 78 2 6 14 23 37 43 53 60 73 77 78
58 32 58 1,830
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Brazil 1952 Private 12466
 
Marcos N Eberlin
574 120 2 6 13 26 46 66 90 102 112 120 120
59 33 59 1,849
Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa UEPG
Brazil 1970 Public 11216
 
Alessandro D Loguercio
574 143 2 5 20 35 51 80 95 126 141 143 143
60 8 60 1,856
Universidad de Valparaíso
Chile 1911 Public 4767
 
Francisco Varela
65 131 2 5 13 28 49 69 87 117 129 130 131
61 5 61 1,868
Universidad Nacional del Comahue
Argentina 1971 Public 27256
 
Marcelo A Aizen
124 69 2 5 11 15 19 25 32 43 61 69 69
62 34 62 1,905
Observatorio Nacional
Brazil 1827 Institution 10116
 
Marcio AG Maia

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574 44 2 4 13 17 18 21 26 31 35 40 44
63 10 63 1,937
Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa
Mexico 1872 Public 1529
 
PLM Podesta Lerma

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515 390 2 3 9 16 25 36 47 82 138 233 390
64 1 64 1,943
Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola
Peru 1995 Private 1735
 
José Luis La Rosa Navarro

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122 52 2 3 8 11 16 21 25 33 40 50 52
65 4 65 1,980
Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca
Colombia 1945 Public 652
 
Laura Jeanty

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178 53 2 3 3 5 9 11 18 28 39 48 53
66 35 66 1,988
Universidade Estácio de Sá
Brazil 1970 Private 4606
 
José F Siqueira Jr
574 43 2 2 5 10 12 17 21 26 37 42 43
67 2 67 1,992
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Peru 2011 Private 3001
 
Alberto Gago

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122 234 2 2 4 20 36 66 91 110 142 221 234
68 11 68 2,004
Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana
Mexico 1971 Public 11171
 
Oscar Castillo
515 71 2 2 3 4 5 7 15 28 36 51 71
69 36 69 2,021
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Brazil 1912 Public 9067
 
Carlos Ricardo Soccol
574 556 1 35 117 205 335 445 507 540 554 555 556
70 37 70 2,023
Universidade Federal Fluminense
Brazil 1960 Public 27085
 
Gustavo De Deus
574 513 1 27 101 182 281 377 461 496 508 513 513

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71 38 71 2,029
Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Brazil 1970 Public 24610
 
Waldiceu A Verri Jr
574 319 1 22 82 142 193 245 292 312 318 319 319
72 39 72 2,033
Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul PUCRS
Brazil 1948 Private 7730
 
Eiji Tanaka
574 269 1 21 66 123 151 209 247 265 267 268 269
73 12 73 2,034
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
Mexico 1974 Public 36610
 
Annia Galano
515 757 1 21 62 116 177 223 276 306 407 575 757
74 40 74 2,036
Universidade Federal da Paraíba UFPB
Brazil 1955 Public 32871
 
José Maria Barbosa Filho
574 265 1 20 63 98 151 201 239 256 263 265 265
75 5 75 2,060
Universidad de Antioquia
Colombia 1803 Public 817
 
Jose David Ruiz Alvarez

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178 458 1 15 59 112 180 264 357 417 444 454 458
76 41 76 2,061
Universidade Federal do Pará UFPA
Brazil 1957 Public 29029
 
Celso Vataru Nakamura
574 266 1 15 52 101 150 195 237 253 265 266 266
77 6 77 2,074
National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Argentina
Argentina 1958 Institution 35376
 
Alejandro Olivieri
124 484 1 13 63 135 214 311 427 477 483 484 484
78 42 78 2,085
Fundação Getulio Vargas FGV
Brazil 1944 Private 6202
 
Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira
574 47 1 13 20 25 26 29 34 34 36 44 47
79 43 79 2,092
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande FURG
Brazil 1969 Public 34643
 
Jorge Alberto Vieira Costa
574 222 1 12 37 56 90 117 140 175 220 222 222
80 44 80 2,104
Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro PUC-RIO
Brazil 1940 Private 1241
 
Carla Göbel

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574 244 1 11 48 94 129 160 194 218 242 244 244
81 7 81 2,126
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Argentina 1613 Public 5914
 
Sandra Diaz
124 729 1 10 43 93 145 206 237 292 389 562 729
82 45 82 2,132
Instituto Butantan
Brazil 1901 Institution 12915
 
Pedro Ismael Da Silva Junior

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574 128 1 10 35 49 77 101 121 126 128 128 128
83 9 83 2,134
Universidad Austral de Chile
Chile 1954 Public 37940
 
Daniel Martínez Olguín
65 203 1 10 28 59 87 119 141 179 198 203 203
84 46 84 2,148
Universidade Federal de Sergipe UFS
Brazil 1967 Public 30480
 
Lucindo J Quintans Júnior
574 170 1 9 35 64 93 122 150 165 166 168 170
85 47 85 2,154
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Brazil 1955 Hospital 21080
 
Pedro A. Lemos
574 193 1 9 27 46 71 96 124 161 185 193 193
86 10 86 2,158
Universidad de la Frontera
Chile 1981 Public 15940
 
Fernando Lanas Zanetti|Fernando Lanas Zanetti
65 51 1 9 25 44 47 50 50 50 51 51 51
87 13 87 2,169
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
Mexico 1578 Public 3209
 
Mario Rodriguez Cahuantzi

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515 494 1 9 17 38 67 91 115 127 159 288 494
88 6 88 2,184
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Colombia 1623 Private 36904
 
Esther De Vries
178 308 1 8 24 50 79 132 189 248 281 305 308
89 14 89 2,211
Instituto de Ecologia, A.C.
Mexico 1974 Institution 32321
 
Martin Aluja
515 185 1 7 32 59 83 102 118 139 157 176 185
90 15 90 2,220
Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo CIAD
Mexico 2000 Institution 17922
 
Gustavo Adolfo Gonzalez Aguilar
515 171 1 7 23 39 52 69 81 94 116 144 171

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91 48 91 2,235
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Brazil 1975 Public 34693
 
Paula M Soares
574 117 1 7 16 26 44 58 74 83 105 117 117
92 3 92 2,237
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Peru 1961 Private 18124
 
J. Jaime Miranda

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122 190 1 7 16 24 31 45 64 88 130 181 190
93 49 93 2,251
Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense UNESC
Brazil 1968 Private 13323
 
Felipe Dal Pizzol
574 52 1 7 13 16 24 26 29 40 52 52 52
94 11 94 2,278
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Chile 1928 Private 36975
 
Nelson Silva
65 208 1 6 20 42 64 91 114 157 200 208 208
95 12 95 2,279
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
Chile 1932 Private 499
 
Will Brooks

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65 143 1 6 20 34 47 59 82 123 142 143 143
96 7 96 2,283
Universidad del Rosario
Colombia 1653 Private 11708
 
Juan Manuel Anaya
178 198 1 6 18 40 67 92 126 149 175 195 198
97 50 97 2,293
Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana UEFS
Brazil 1976 Public 35886
 
Germano P Guedes

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574 81 1 6 16 23 36 48 68 74 79 81 81
98 2 98 2,327
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza
Costa Rica 1973 Institution 31598
 
Muhammad Ibrahim
30 52 1 6 8 10 13 15 20 24 30 40 52
99 51 99 2,334
Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia
Brazil 1958 Hospital 18163
 
Alexandre Abizaid Alexandre
574 10 1 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 10 10
100 8 100 2,350
Universidad Nacional de San Martín Argentina
Argentina 1992 Public 20632
 
Daniel De Florian

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124 202 1 5 16 24 32 47 63 88 125 166 202