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Economics, Econometrics and Finance research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Economics, Econometrics and Finance research in 2022–2025 (#342 worldwide), followed by Fundação Getulio Vargas and Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP).

Brazil's world rank
#42
of 110 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
8.9k
Top-10% rate
10.3%
Ranked institutions
33

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

What is the best university for Economics, Econometrics and Finance in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #34222.015.0%535
2Fundação Getulio VargasRio de Janeiro #60514.418.9%213
3Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #69612.517.8%214
4Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #70012.412.4%286
5Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #80310.614.2%244
6Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #9009.112.4%222
7Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #9218.811.7%272
8Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #1,1226.111.2%183
9Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #1,1375.915.4%133
10Universidade Federal FluminenseNiterói #1,1445.99.7%194
11Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #1,3094.19.3%145
12Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #1,3703.59.0%146
13Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #1,3743.417.7%73
14Universidade Federal da BahiaSalvador #1,3773.413.9%86
15Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #1,3853.37.7%140
16Fundação Oswaldo CruzRio de Janeiro #1,4482.714.9%71
17Universidade Federal da ParaíbaJoão Pessoa #1,5541.89.8%101
18Universidade Federal de São CarlosSão Carlos #1,5601.79.8%80
19Universidade Federal de UberlândiaUberlândia #1,5701.65.3%144
20Universidade Católica de BrasíliaBrasília #1,605135.014.8%61
21Universidade Federal de São PauloSão Paulo #1,615126.08.1%90
22Universidade Federal de Juiz de ForaJuiz de Fora #1,622120.06.8%96
23Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #1,629115.06.7%105
24Universidade Estadual de MaringáMaringá #1,65792.09.9%70
25Universidade Federal de Santa MariaSanta Maria #1,66982.07.0%89
26Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteNatal #1,68570.05.6%70
27Universidade Federal de ViçosaViçosa #1,68669.08.2%68
28Universidade Federal de GoiásGoiânia #1,69264.08.2%66
29Universidade Federal do ParáBelém #1,70554.07.0%67
30Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloSão Paulo #1,74523.03.2%88
31Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitória #1,74622.04.2%74
32Universidade Federal de Campina GrandeCampina Grande #1,75416.04.7%61
33Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de JaneiroSeropédica #1,75912.04.5%60

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

Who are the top Economics, Econometrics and Finance researchers in Brazil?

Constantino Tsallis, Daniel O. Cajueiro and Peter Wänke rank highest among researchers based in Brazil.

  1. 1Constantino Tsallis#161,242 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 32 works
  2. 2Daniel O. Cajueiro#227,005 worldwide overall278 citations · 33 works
  3. 3Peter Wänke#248,972 worldwide overall333 citations · 25 works
  4. 4Luiz Carlos Bresser‐Pereira#276,608 worldwide overall211 citations · 70 works
  5. 5Benjamin Miranda Tabak#330,476 worldwide overall468 citations · 96 works
  6. 6Mauro Boianovsky#339,495 worldwide overall135 citations · 53 works
  7. 7Marcelo Resende#361,952 worldwide overall108 citations · 24 works
  8. 8Luiz Fernando de Paula#387,094 worldwide overall106 citations · 41 works
  9. 9Edmar Bacha#437,842 worldwide overall73 citations · 35 works
  10. 10Newton C. A. da Costa#577,912 worldwide overall175 citations · 24 works
  11. 11Eliane Araújo#639,559 worldwide overall68 citations · 27 works
  12. 12Thiago Christiano Silva#684,570 worldwide overall107 citations · 27 works
  13. 13Gabriel Porcile#696,496 worldwide overall83 citations · 40 works
  14. 14Márcio Holland#707,853 worldwide overall41 citations · 23 works
  15. 15Fernando J. Cardim de Carvalho#721,847 worldwide overall48 citations · 28 works

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