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Chemistry research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Chemistry research in 2022–2025 (#168 worldwide), followed by Universidade Federal de São Carlos and Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP).

Brazil's world rank
#23
of 73 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.8k
Top-10% rate
10.2%
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 de São PauloSão Paulo #16828.813.5%410
2Universidade Federal de São CarlosSão Carlos #51713.113.3%163
3Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #52512.913.2%287
4Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #55712.111.2%167
5Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #60510.914.2%142
6Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #6509.98.2%189
7Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #8496.210.2%150
8Universidade Federal de Santa MariaSanta Maria #9454.811.6%153
9Universidade Federal de UberlândiaUberlândia #9664.417.4%68
10Universidade Federal da ParaíbaJoão Pessoa #1,0423.412.4%76
11Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #1,0643.18.8%112
12Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #1,0673.110.0%157
13Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #1,0812.99.0%106
14Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #1,0892.89.3%81
15Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteNatal #1,0912.89.0%69
16Universidade Federal FluminenseNiterói #1,1352.28.2%109
17Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #1,1412.18.9%78
18Universidade Federal de São PauloSão Paulo #1,1552.08.2%66
19Universidade Federal de ViçosaViçosa #1,1771.711.4%75
20Universidade Federal de PelotasPelotas #1,1871.611.9%81
21Brazilian Agricultural Research CorporationBrasília #1,207135.015.3%61
22Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáCuritiba #1,25976.07.7%91
23Universidade Federal da BahiaSalvador #1,26767.010.2%75
24Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitória #1,27559.08.1%64
25Universidade Federal de GoiásGoiânia #1,28053.07.8%91
26Universidade Federal de LavrasLavras #1,29042.08.0%68
27Universidade Estadual de MaringáMaringá #1,29537.08.8%87

Institutions in Brazil above the floor of 40 fractional works in Chemistry, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Chemistry researchers in Brazil?

Bernhard Welz, Gilson Zeni and Orlando Fatibello‐Filho rank highest among researchers based in Brazil.

  1. 1Bernhard Welz#70,199 worldwide overall605 citations · 50 works
  2. 2Gilson Zeni#79,343 worldwide overall416 citations · 42 works
  3. 3Orlando Fatibello‐Filho#168,372 worldwide overall511 citations · 39 works
  4. 4Jaı̈rton Dupont#206,505 worldwide overall617 citations · 39 works
  5. 5Joaquim A. Nóbrega#232,361 worldwide overall367 citations · 53 works
  6. 6Érico M.M. Flores#286,976 worldwide overall377 citations · 41 works
  7. 7E. Longo#297,383 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 39 works
  8. 8Antônio L. Braga#360,422 worldwide overall308 citations · 74 works
  9. 9Omar A. El Seoud#419,332 worldwide overall216 citations · 44 works
  10. 10Hélio A. Stefani#462,259 worldwide overall190 citations · 42 works
  11. 11Cláudio Airoldi#501,861 worldwide overall395 citations · 40 works
  12. 12Cláudio C. Silveira#513,606 worldwide overall161 citations · 53 works
  13. 13Hélio G. Bonacorso#531,140 worldwide overall246 citations · 113 works
  14. 14Nilo Zanatta#567,742 worldwide overall267 citations · 128 works
  15. 15Marcos A. P. Martins#581,313 worldwide overall297 citations · 141 works

How Brazil compares with other countries in Chemistry