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On research quality in 2022-now, New Zealand ranks #25 in the world and Brazil #28, of 189 countries. Brazil stands higher in 15 of the 26 fields both publish in, New Zealand in 11.

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Brazil

World rank, 2022-now
#28
#23 all time
Works, 2022-now
703k
fractional
Top-10% rate
6.4%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
69%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Forestry, General Arts and Humanities, Information Systems and Management.

New Zealand

World rank, 2022-now
#25
#26 all time
Works, 2022-now
48k
fractional
Top-10% rate
12.0%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
37%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Public Administration, Equine, Medical Terminology.

Who leads, measure by measure?

New Zealand leads on 6 of 9 measures: research quality, citation excellence for its fields, top-10% rate, citations per work, international co-authorship and growth. Brazil leads on 2 of 9 measures: output and open access. The two are level on institutions in the world top 100.

Brazil 21 level6 New Zealand
  1. #28Research qualityworld rank of 189 countries, 2022-now#25
  2. 0.67×Citation excellence for its fieldsits top-10% rate against what its topics predict; 1.00× is as expected1.05×
  3. 703kOutputfractional works, 2022-now48k
  4. 6.4%Top-10% rateshare of its works among the world's most cited12.0%
  5. 9.0Citations per workall time, per fractional work26.5
  6. 0World top 100institutions it holds among the world's best 1000
  7. 69%Open accessof its works free to read, all time37%
  8. 14%Internationalof its works written with co-authors abroad, all time26%
  9. -8%Growthworks in 2022-25 against 2018-21; half a bar is no change-6%

A rank is drawn as its standing: the longer the bar, the nearer the top. Anything else is drawn against the larger of the two, and two values a hair apart are called level. Quality, citation excellence and the top-10% rate are explained in the methodology.

Who leads in each field?

Brazil stands higher in 15 of 26 fields, New Zealand in 11. Brazil leads most in Nursing (#16 against #27); New Zealand leads most in Earth and Planetary Sciences (#18 against #29). Each bar is that side's standing among all countries ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Brazil 1511 New Zealand
  1. #24Agricultural and Biological Sciences#26
  2. #21Arts and Humanities#31
  3. #33Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#27
  4. #24Business, Management and Accounting#23
  5. #30Chemical Engineering-
  6. #33Chemistry#25
  7. #28Computer Science#29
  8. #22Decision Sciences#29
  9. #22Dentistry#28
  10. #29Earth and Planetary Sciences#18
  11. #30Economics, Econometrics and Finance#28
  12. #34Energy#35
  13. #33Engineering#29
  14. #21Environmental Science#26
  15. #20Health Professions#27
  16. #29Immunology and Microbiology#27
  17. #35Materials Science#29
  18. #31Mathematics#35
  19. #25Medicine#24
  20. #33Neuroscience#28
  21. #16Nursing#27
  22. #26Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics-
  23. #26Physics and Astronomy#34
  24. #26Psychology#22
  25. #18Social Sciences#30
  26. #18Veterinary-

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022-now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

The numbers behind each field

Click a heading to sort. The side that does better in a pair of columns is shaded: a lower rank, a higher rate, more works.

Field Brazil rankNew Zealand rank Brazil top 10%New Zealand top 10% Brazil worksNew Zealand works
Agricultural and Biological Sciences #24 #26 5.7% 13.1% 53k 2.8k
Arts and Humanities #21 #31 8.0% 15.7% 40k 1.5k
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology #33 #27 5.1% 11.3% 23k 2.6k
Business, Management and Accounting #24 #23 4.5% 17.1% 14k 1.6k
Chemical Engineering #30 - 5.4% - 1k -
Chemistry #33 #25 5.7% 11.0% 5.8k 452
Computer Science #28 #29 6.4% 13.0% 31k 2.7k
Decision Sciences #22 #29 8.7% 12.0% 16k 566
Dentistry #22 #28 5.8% 15.3% 8.7k 205
Earth and Planetary Sciences #29 #18 5.9% 11.5% 6.2k 1.2k
Economics, Econometrics and Finance #30 #28 4.8% 12.4% 8.9k 1.2k
Energy #34 #35 4.7% 13.0% 2.6k 261
Engineering #33 #29 4.7% 11.9% 46k 4.4k
Environmental Science #21 #26 6.9% 10.2% 55k 3.7k
Health Professions #20 #27 7.0% 11.4% 38k 2k
Immunology and Microbiology #29 #27 5.2% 12.0% 6.1k 393
Materials Science #35 #29 4.5% 11.8% 10k 701
Mathematics #31 #35 5.5% 9.3% 4.8k 385
Medicine #25 #24 4.8% 11.1% 113k 9.4k
Neuroscience #33 #28 4.6% 9.3% 6.4k 964
Nursing #16 #27 5.3% 13.2% 3.8k 355
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics #26 - 6.1% - 1.6k -
Physics and Astronomy #26 #34 4.8% 10.1% 7k 624
Psychology #26 #22 5.5% 11.5% 22k 2.6k
Social Sciences #18 #30 8.2% 12.6% 177k 7.3k
Veterinary #18 - 4.8% - 1.9k -

What is each known for?

The keywords that describe each side's research, by fractional works in 2022-now and weighted toward what it does more of than the world.

Brazil

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology44k▲ 1.41×140 topics
  2. Sustainability41k▲ 2.2×139 topics
  3. Teacher Training41k▲ 8.6×30 topics
  4. Public Policy40k▲ 11×34 topics
  5. Qualitative Research39k▲ 5.9×46 topics
  6. Globalization36k▲ 2.4×185 topics
  7. Public Health35k▲ 3.1×77 topics
  8. Quality of Life30k▲ 2.7×61 topics
  9. Education30k▲ 2.3×160 topics
  10. Educational Technology30k▲ 3.2×48 topics
  11. Social Inequality24k▲ 12×21 topics
  12. Online Learning24k▲ 3.7×27 topics
  13. Curriculum Development23k▲ 4.4×20 topics
  14. Healthcare23k▲ 2.6×44 topics
  15. Healthcare Access20k▲ 9.4×13 topics
  16. Biodiversity20k▲ 3.3×38 topics
  17. Cultural Identity19k▲ 4.8×40 topics
  18. Brazil18k▲ 26×5 topics
  19. Social Movements18k▲ 7.6×33 topics
  20. Social Determinants16k▲ 10×8 topics
  21. Inclusive Education16k▲ 5.8×20 topics
  22. Distance Learning16k▲ 5.8×14 topics
  23. Pedagogical Practices15k▲ 22×3 topics
  24. Educational Policies15k▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Educational Reform15k▲ 16×9 topics
  26. Critical Pedagogy15k▲ 22×4 topics
  27. Health Policy14k▲ 12×7 topics
  28. Anthropology13k▲ 18×11 topics
  29. Agroecology13k▲ 12×6 topics
  30. Environmental Education13k▲ 11×11 topics
  31. Data Analysis13k▲ 6.4×14 topics
  32. Discourse Analysis13k▲ 6.8×12 topics
  33. Research Methods13k▲ 10×9 topics
  34. Innovation Management13k▲ 10×10 topics
  35. Marketing Strategies13k▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Quantitative Research12k▲ 13×5 topics
  37. Case Study12k▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Human Resources Management12k▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Competence Management12k▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Organizational Management12k▲ 27×1 topic

New Zealand

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change2,990▲ 2.0×120 topics
  2. Epidemiology2,618▲ 1.20×140 topics
  3. Sustainability1,660▲ 1.24×128 topics
  4. Globalization1,399▲ 1.30×155 topics
  5. Machine Learning1,285▼ 0.71×95 topics
  6. Mental Health1,185▲ 1.52×47 topics
  7. Deep Learning1,181▼ 0.63×83 topics
  8. Public Health1,150▲ 1.45×74 topics
  9. Inflammation1,100◆ 0.95×83 topics
  10. Environmental Impact1,039◆ 1.11×69 topics
  11. Quality of Life870◆ 1.10×60 topics
  12. Biodiversity807▲ 1.94×36 topics
  13. Resilience776▲ 2.9×18 topics
  14. Invasive Species743▲ 3.2×21 topics
  15. Risk Factors731▲ 1.22×37 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease700◆ 1.12×39 topics
  17. Vulnerability662▲ 5.2×9 topics
  18. Depression656▲ 1.37×26 topics
  19. Social Capital551▲ 1.94×20 topics
  20. Social Justice547▲ 1.68×49 topics
  21. Health Equity511▲ 3.2×6 topics
  22. Ecosystem Services508▲ 2.4×14 topics
  23. Conservation498▲ 2.1×24 topics
  24. Population Dynamics469▲ 3.3×13 topics
  25. Global Warming462▲ 1.98×15 topics
  26. Ethics460▲ 1.66×56 topics
  27. Decolonization456▲ 10×8 topics
  28. Primary Care444▲ 2.2×15 topics
  29. Neoliberalism437▲ 2.2×27 topics
  30. Ethical Considerations419▲ 2.2×19 topics
  31. Well-being404▲ 1.90×14 topics
  32. Biogeography358▲ 2.4×20 topics
  33. Habitat Fragmentation357▲ 3.0×5 topics
  34. Global Change354▲ 2.5×7 topics
  35. Reflective Practice326▲ 3.2×7 topics
  36. Settler Colonialism268▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Traditional Ecological Knowledge266▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Indigenous Knowledge Systems265▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Historical Trauma256▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Indigenous Health256▲ 31×1 topic

Size is fractional works in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of the side's work against its share of the world's. Each word links to the topic it comes from most.

How has their output grown?

Brazil has out-published New Zealand every year since 1980.

still counting100k200k300kBrazil170k in 2025New Zealand12k in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year.

Their share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share, because all of science grows. Each line is a side as a percentage of every work published that year.

still counting2.0%4.0%6.0%Brazil2.9% in 2025New Zealand0.20% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

The share of each side's works, year by year, that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. The average of all institutions is 10.0% (why not 10%).

still counting5%10%15%New Zealand12.1% in 2025Brazil6.5% in 2025200020102020

A year with under 1% of the side's peak output is left out: a rate over a handful of papers says nothing. The latest years are still being cited.

Who holds more of the world's best institutions?

A country's average quality and the number of institutions it holds at the very top can disagree, and both are worth knowing. The counts are nested: an institution in the top 50 is also in the top 100.

Brazil 03 level2 New Zealand
  1. 0In the world top 500
  2. 0In the top 1000
  3. 1In the top 5001
  4. 5In the top 1,0006
  5. #30Elite capacityrank among 204 countries#25

Institutions ranked on research quality, 2022-now. Elite capacity counts a country's institutions by their worldwide rank, weighted so a place at #1 counts for more than one at #480.

Which publishes more research, Brazil or New Zealand?

Brazil publishes 14.6× as much research as New Zealand in 2022-now (703k against 48k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Brazil or New Zealand?

12.0% of New Zealand's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 6.4% for Brazil.

Is Brazil or New Zealand growing faster?

Output in 2022-25 was -6% against 2018-21 for New Zealand, and -8% for Brazil.

Which has more open access research, Brazil or New Zealand?

69% of Brazil's research is free to read, against 37% of New Zealand's.

Which has more world-class institutions, Brazil or New Zealand?

Brazil holds 0 of the world's top 100 research institutions and New Zealand 0; in the top 1,000 it is 5 against 6.

Which institutions lead in each country?

The highest-ranked institutions on each side on research quality, 2022-now. The percentage is each institution's own top-10% rate: the share of its works that are among the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. Every figure stands alone, so they do not add up to 100%.

Brazil

  1. 1Universidade de São Paulo7.3% top 10% · 42k works
  2. 2Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)8.0% top 10% · 16k works
  3. 3Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro7.0% top 10% · 16k works
  4. 4Universidade Federal de Pernambuco6.1% top 10% · 10k works
  5. 5Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina7.1% top 10% · 14k works
  6. 6Universidade Federal de São Carlos7.3% top 10% · 8k works

New Zealand

  1. 1University of Auckland13.6% top 10% · 11k works
  2. 2University of Otago11.4% top 10% · 6.2k works
  3. 3Victoria University of Wellington11.5% top 10% · 4.4k works
  4. 4University of Canterbury12.2% top 10% · 3.3k works
  5. 5Auckland University of Technology12.1% top 10% · 3.7k works
  6. 6Massey University13.3% top 10% · 3.7k works

The number is the rank inside the country. The track on each row is the top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below. The ranking is the quality score, which compares the rate with what each institution's own topics predict and adds a small reward for size, so the rates do not fall in order.

Who are the top researchers on each side?

The most cited researchers on each side, among those ranked.

Brazil

  1. 1 Cesar Augusto Costa #1,403 worldwide 92k citations · 285 works
  2. 2 M. Constancio #1,669 worldwide 67k citations · 138 works
  3. 3 Amanda Lange Sálvia #2,241 worldwide 7.4k citations · 432 works
  4. 4 E. C. Ferreira #3,093 worldwide 73k citations · 138 works
  5. 5 Marcos Roberto Tovani‐Palone #5,134 worldwide 120k citations · 231 works

New Zealand

  1. 1 Lawrence Jun Zhang #225 worldwide 13k citations · 435 works
  2. 2 Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse #3,932 worldwide 62k citations · 716 works
  3. 3 Simon J. Greenhill #4,052 worldwide 11k citations · 298 works
  4. 4 Valery L. Feigin #4,707 worldwide 341k citations · 657 works
  5. 5 Rod Ellis #4,784 worldwide 46k citations · 370 works

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