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Chemistry research in Brazil

Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) ranks first in Brazil for Chemistry research in 2022-now (#651 worldwide), followed by Universidade Federal de São Carlos and Universidade de São Paulo.

Brazil's world rank
#33
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
5.8k
Top-10% rate
5.7%
Ranked institutions
27

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Chemistry in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #6519.67.8%287
2Universidade Federal de São CarlosSão Carlos #7148.47.9%163
3Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #7188.36.9%430
4Universidade Federal da ParaíbaJoão Pessoa #7258.18.0%76
5Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #9394.55.0%190
6Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #9444.48.8%144
7Brazilian Agricultural Research CorporationBrasília #9474.46.4%61
8Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #9644.24.9%106
9Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #9714.14.9%167
10Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #9873.84.6%151
11Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteNatal #1,0023.65.2%69
12Universidade Federal de UberlândiaUberlândia #1,0193.46.6%68
13Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #1,0263.34.9%112
14Universidade Federal FluminenseNiterói #1,0283.35.8%109
15Universidade Federal de PelotasPelotas #1,0562.95.4%81
16Universidade Federal de ViçosaViçosa #1,0582.96.6%75
17Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitória #1,0702.75.6%64
18Universidade Federal de GoiásGoiânia #1,0752.64.9%91
19Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #1,0942.45.9%160
20Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáCuritiba #1,0992.33.8%91
21Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #1,1391.86.9%81
22Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #1,1421.85.5%78
23Universidade Federal de LavrasLavras #1,1571.65.5%68
24Universidade Federal da BahiaSalvador #1,171145.06.0%75
25Universidade Estadual de MaringáMaringá #1,182132.03.8%87
26Universidade Federal de São PauloSão Paulo #1,203107.04.8%66
27Universidade Federal de Santa MariaSanta Maria #1,21791.06.2%154

Institutions in Brazil above the floor of 40 fractional works in Chemistry, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Chemistry researchers in Brazil?

Eder Claudio Lima, Guilherme Luiz Dotto and Jaı̈rton Dupont rank highest among researchers based in Brazil, on their papers in Chemistry that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Eder Claudio Lima#32,800 worldwide overall42.3 of 103 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Guilherme Luiz Dotto#774,304 worldwide overall46.2 of 124 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Jaı̈rton Dupont#955,445 worldwide overall38.7 of 178 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Bernhard Welz#1,732,315 worldwide overall32.1 of 144 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Eufrânio Nunes da Silva Júnior#747,320 worldwide overall16.6 of 83 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Igor Dias Jurberg#547,133 worldwide overall12.5 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Márcio W. Paixão#1,036,873 worldwide overall21.6 of 148 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Francisco José Krug#546,401 worldwide overall15.3 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Luiz Antônio de Almeida Pinto#1,672,484 worldwide overall14.8 of 46 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Brazil on their work in Chemistry alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Brazil compares with other countries in Chemistry