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Environmental Science research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Environmental Science research in 2022-now (#316 worldwide), followed by Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

Brazil's world rank
#21
of 122 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
55k
Top-10% rate
6.9%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Environmental Science in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #31629.07.1%2,391
2Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #76318.27.2%1,235
3Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #79417.76.9%955
4Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #79717.67.4%918
5Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #80417.56.7%1,669
6Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #81017.48.2%914
7Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #82317.27.9%1,121
8Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #86616.66.9%957
9Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #92515.88.5%910
10Universidade Federal do Rio GrandeRio Grande #94015.67.5%434
11Fundação Getulio VargasRio de Janeiro #95215.412.3%107
12Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaManaus #1,00914.77.6%309
13Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteNatal #1,01614.68.6%663
14Universidade Federal de GoiásGoiânia #1,03614.47.5%623
15Universidade Federal do Oeste do ParáSantarém #1,04814.37.3%245
16Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #1,06014.17.4%965
17Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #1,08013.94.7%684
18Universidade Federal de RondôniaPorto Velho #1,08913.88.3%298
19Universidade Federal de LavrasLavras #1,09813.76.6%403
20Universidade do Estado de Mato GrossoCáceres #1,09913.77.4%271
21Universidade Federal de Campina GrandeCampina Grande #1,12013.45.5%387
22Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáCuritiba #1,14813.16.7%580
23Universidade Federal do ParáBelém #1,15413.17.4%1,080
24Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-ÁridoMossoró #1,16712.96.2%242
25Universidade Federal da ParaíbaJoão Pessoa #1,17012.96.9%666
26Brazilian Agricultural Research CorporationBrasília #1,23412.29.0%458
27Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas EspaciaisSão José dos Campos #1,24512.18.8%286
28Instituto Federal do AmazonasManaus #1,25212.17.8%106
29Universidade Federal de AlagoasMaceió #1,25312.17.0%398
30Secretaria do Meio AmbienteSão Paulo #1,26012.05.4%190
31Universidade Federal de AlfenasAlfenas #1,27711.87.7%140
32Universidade Federal de ViçosaViçosa #1,31611.57.0%613
33Instituto Federal GoianoGoiás #1,33311.36.9%146
34Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural ResourcesBrasília #1,37410.93.3%61
35Universidade Federal de São CarlosSão Carlos #1,39010.86.9%669
36Universidade do Estado do AmazonasManaus #1,40410.77.8%203
37Ação EducativaSão Paulo #1,41710.68.3%103
38Universidade Federal de ItajubáItajubá #1,43510.46.9%228
39Universidade de Passo FundoPasso Fundo #1,44310.310.1%115
40Universidade Federal FluminenseNiterói #1,45710.26.3%599
41Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alertas de Desastres NaturaisSão José dos Campos #1,45910.216.5%66
42Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do CearáFortaleza #1,47710.06.3%173
43Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #1,5109.86.5%788
44Universidade Estadual de Santa CruzIlhéus #1,5149.78.1%237
45Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitória #1,5269.65.4%554
46Universidade do Estado da BahiaSalvador #1,5299.67.2%153
47Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da BahiaCruz das Almas #1,5389.58.0%134
48Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia da ParaíbaJoão Pessoa #1,5609.410.2%99
49Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do NorteMossoró #1,5659.39.2%164
50Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #1,5679.34.8%127
51Universidade de PernambucoRecife #1,5709.39.0%184
52Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da BiodiversidadeBrasília #1,5739.38.5%158
53State University of Vale do AcaraúSobral #1,5829.27.0%89
54Universidade Federal do Sul da BahiaItabuna #1,5849.28.9%134
55Instituto Federal do TocantinsPalmas #1,6318.89.3%63
56Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #1,6448.76.6%237
57Universidade Federal do AmazonasManaus #1,6498.77.9%538
58Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do SulCampo Grande #1,6538.67.8%537
59Secretaria da EducaçãoSão Paulo #1,7018.38.5%141
60Universidade do Extremo Sul CatarinenseCriciúma #1,7098.26.8%86

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

Who are the top Environmental Science researchers in Brazil?

Luiz E. O. C. Aragão, Pedro H. S. Brancalion and Paulo Eduardo Artaxo rank highest among researchers based in Brazil, on their papers in Environmental Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Luiz E. O. C. Aragão#8,477 worldwide overall108.5 of 252 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Pedro H. S. Brancalion#12,598 worldwide overall95.5 of 204 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Paulo Eduardo Artaxo#30,486 worldwide overall96.0 of 359 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jean Paul Metzger#24,286 worldwide overall66.4 of 167 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Marcelo Tabarelli#24,577 worldwide overall59.4 of 150 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Ben Hur Marimon-Junior#23,452 worldwide overall57.3 of 131 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Beatriz Schwantes Marimon#31,122 worldwide overall57.3 of 132 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Marcos Silveira#9,876 worldwide overall51.0 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9CARLOS AFONSO NOBRE#19,625 worldwide overall55.5 of 136 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Eder Claudio Lima#32,800 worldwide overall70.2 of 172 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira#23,374 worldwide overall56.5 of 152 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Mauro Galetti#37,821 worldwide overall58.2 of 183 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Paulo Monteiro Brando#18,640 worldwide overall48.9 of 104 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14José Antonio Marengo#71,626 worldwide overall65.5 of 168 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Joice Ferreira#20,600 worldwide overall47.1 of 101 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Brazil on their work in Environmental Science 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 Environmental Science