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Earth and Planetary Sciences research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Earth and Planetary Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#199 worldwide), followed by Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) and Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais.

Brazil's world rank
#28
of 80 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
6.2k
Top-10% rate
13.9%
Ranked institutions
23

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

What is the best university for Earth and Planetary Sciences in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #19925.416.1%549
2Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #58910.117.7%174
3Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas EspaciaisSão José dos Campos #7047.613.8%100
4Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #7087.517.0%235
5Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #7177.418.1%290
6Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #8135.617.3%167
7Petrobras (Brazil)Rio de Janeiro #8814.59.2%200
8Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #9014.117.2%166
9Universidade Federal do Rio GrandeRio Grande #9223.812.8%106
10Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #9313.715.4%124
11Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #9533.312.3%167
12Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #9633.212.9%140
13Universidade Federal de Santa MariaSanta Maria #9673.231.6%88
14Universidade Federal do ParáBelém #9832.912.6%120
15Universidade Federal FluminenseNiterói #1,0072.69.2%124
16Universidade Federal da BahiaSalvador #1,0182.49.5%108
17Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteNatal #1,0202.412.0%145
18Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #1,0252.315.9%85
19Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #1,0372.212.7%165
20Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #1,0512.015.1%84
21Universidade Federal de LavrasLavras #1,090146.027.4%62
22Universidade Federal de São CarlosSão Carlos #1,099134.012.3%72
23Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #1,12898.011.3%69

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

Who are the top Earth and Planetary Sciences researchers in Brazil?

Wilson Teixeira, Márcio Martins Pimentel and Valderez P. Ferreira rank highest among researchers based in Brazil.

  1. 1Wilson Teixeira#103,369 worldwide overall531 citations · 50 works
  2. 2Márcio Martins Pimentel#134,665 worldwide overall481 citations · 51 works
  3. 3Valderez P. Ferreira#159,010 worldwide overall346 citations · 39 works
  4. 4Léo Afrâneo Hartmann#183,312 worldwide overall488 citations · 53 works
  5. 5Umberto G. Cordani#200,428 worldwide overall464 citations · 61 works
  6. 6Miguel Ângelo Stipp Basei#251,168 worldwide overall806 citations · 115 works
  7. 7Elton Luiz Dantas#368,097 worldwide overall399 citations · 68 works
  8. 8Kei Sato#379,049 worldwide overall272 citations · 36 works
  9. 9Colombo Celso Gaeta Tassinari#397,858 worldwide overall491 citations · 82 works
  10. 10Marly Babinski#399,373 worldwide overall346 citations · 55 works
  11. 11Dilce de Fátima Rossetti#405,739 worldwide overall237 citations · 44 works
  12. 12Alexander W. A. Kellner#412,456 worldwide overall189 citations · 35 works
  13. 13Alcídes N. Sial#427,829 worldwide overall489 citations · 104 works
  14. 14Mário Luís Assine#440,657 worldwide overall224 citations · 47 works
  15. 15Cláudio Riccomini#450,467 worldwide overall275 citations · 50 works

How Brazil compares with other countries in Earth and Planetary Sciences