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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
30
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
1,520
Top 30
5,191
Top 50
8,011
Top 70
10,253
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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
165
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
390
Top 30
1,573
Top 50
2,501
Top 70
3,676
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
172
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
422
Top 30
1,386
Top 50
1,673
Top 70
2,760
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
227
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
283
Top 30
964
Top 50
1,182
Top 70
1,758
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
272
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
248
Top 30
914
Top 50
1,103
Top 70
1,666
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
285
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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
234
Top 30
874
Top 50
1,061
Top 70
1,072
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
303
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
256
Top 30
1,168
Top 50
1,860
Top 70
2,848
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
318
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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
3,348
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
419
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
145
Top 30
675
Top 50
831
Top 70
1,316
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
437
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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
567
Top 50
807
Top 70
1,254
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
480
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Universidad de Chile
University of Chile
Santiago ,
Chile
- Public 1842
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
159
Top 30
584
Top 50
824
Top 70
1,259
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
577
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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
136
Top 30
614
Top 50
762
Top 70
1,391
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
598
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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
627
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
609
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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
240
Top 70
373
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
617
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
70
Top 30
494
Top 50
725
Top 70
738
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
637
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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
76
Top 30
331
Top 50
440
Top 70
780
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
668
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
586
Top 50
772
Top 70
1,290
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
669
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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
402
Top 50
501
Top 70
526
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
671
World Rank
14
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
78
Top 30
256
Top 50
312
Top 70
320
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
694
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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
484
Top 50
740
Top 70
1,147
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
698
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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
579
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
754
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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
450
Top 50
583
Top 70
1,007
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
759
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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
920
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
772
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
42
Top 30
253
Top 50
347
Top 70
684
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
778
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Universidad de Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico
Rawalakot ,
Puerto Rico
- Public 1903
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
37
Top 30
174
Top 50
225
Top 70
265
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