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Latin America 1,037 Public Universities Rankings 2026 (Sort by: Last 5 Years Citations)
AD Scientific Index is the only system that ranks a total of (24,659) institutions using near real-time data. In addition to global, continental, and national rankings, universities are categorized separately as: All Universities (1,922), Public Universities (1,037), and Private Universities (885). The system also includes research institutions (228), companies (44), and hospitals (28). Exclusively in AD Scientific Index, each institution can be compared by: Total and recent 5-year H-index, i10 index, and total citation counts. Additionally, the platform offers: Subject-based University Rankings and Young University Rankings.
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
25
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
1,276
Top 30
4,755
Top 50
7,679
Top 70
10,176
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
181
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
317
Top 30
1,358
Top 50
2,334
Top 70
3,282
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
186
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
360
Top 30
1,213
Top 50
1,669
Top 70
2,216
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
189
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
264
Top 30
886
Top 50
1,165
Top 70
1,429
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
312
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
222
Top 30
818
Top 50
1,095
Top 70
1,419
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
316
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
297
Top 30
1,326
Top 50
1,889
Top 70
2,587
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
336
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
770
Top 50
1,013
Top 70
1,068
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
395
World Rank
7
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
129
Top 30
582
Top 50
809
Top 70
1,071
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
452
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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
802
Top 70
1,152
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
473
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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
1,645
Top 70
2,672
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
526
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
129
Top 30
553
Top 50
757
Top 70
1,074
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
556
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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
789
Top 70
1,215
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
559
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
71
Top 30
253
Top 50
368
Top 70
535
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
599
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
49
Top 30
150
Top 50
220
Top 70
303
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
659
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
97
Top 30
428
Top 50
713
Top 70
1,032
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
666
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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
428
Top 50
675
Top 70
738
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
684
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
245
Top 50
305
Top 70
313
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
687
World Rank
13
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
242
Top 50
375
Top 70
502
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
712
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Universidade Federal Fluminense
Fluminense Federal University
Nevada ,
Brazil
- Public 1960
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
64
Top 30
320
Top 50
482
Top 70
697
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
760
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Universidad de Antioquia
University of Antioquia
Medellín ,
Colombia
- Public 1803
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
48
Top 30
261
Top 50
412
Top 70
442
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
767
World Rank
15
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
39
Top 30
234
Top 50
345
Top 70
496
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
776
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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
100
Top 30
508
Top 50
765
Top 70
1,106
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
777
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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
85
Top 30
362
Top 50
495
Top 70
518
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
778
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
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
77
Top 30
391
Top 50
582
Top 70
871
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
824
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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
46
Top 30
170
Top 50
274
Top 70
384
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