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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-now (#340 worldwide), followed by Petrobras (Brazil) and Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP).

Brazil's world rank
#29
of 78 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
6.2k
Top-10% rate
5.9%
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?

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

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

Paulo Eduardo Artaxo, Francisco W. Cruz and Cesar Augusto Costa rank highest among researchers based in Brazil, on their papers in Earth and Planetary Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Paulo Eduardo Artaxo#30,486 worldwide overall71.6 of 201 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Francisco W. Cruz#52,300 worldwide overall35.7 of 93 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Cesar Augusto Costa#1,403 worldwide overall24.5 of 37 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Max C. Langer#152,375 worldwide overall26.3 of 92 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5O. D. Aguiar#5,674 worldwide overall19.7 of 37 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Nicolás M. Stríkis#123,321 worldwide overall17.7 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7M. Constancio#1,669 worldwide overall15.8 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Valdir F. Novello#114,828 worldwide overall16.8 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9José Antonio Marengo#71,626 worldwide overall22.0 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10E. C. Ferreira#3,093 worldwide overall12.7 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Cristiano Mazur Chiessi#291,866 worldwide overall21.1 of 104 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Augusto Sarreiro Auler#394,353 worldwide overall16.9 of 62 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Rodrigo Augusto Ferreira De Souza#159,009 worldwide overall16.1 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Joel F. de Brito#174,505 worldwide overall14.6 of 51 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15CARLOS AFONSO NOBRE#19,625 worldwide overall12.0 of 27 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Brazil on their work in Earth and Planetary Sciences 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 Earth and Planetary Sciences