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Materials Science research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Materials Science research in 2022-now (#885 worldwide), followed by Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) and Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials.

Brazil's world rank
#35
of 87 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
10k
Top-10% rate
4.5%
Ranked institutions
44

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

What is the best university for Materials Science in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #88512.25.1%730
2Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #95511.26.1%373
3Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and MaterialsCampinas #96911.16.5%78
4Universidade Federal de São CarlosSão Carlos #1,0659.86.0%438
5Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #1,2767.54.7%197
6Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #1,3267.06.3%245
7Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #1,3456.84.4%291
8Universidade Federal de ViçosaViçosa #1,4246.15.6%94
9Universidade Federal do ABCSanto André #1,4965.45.3%174
10Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #1,5325.13.7%248
11Military Institute of EngineeringRio de Janeiro #1,5904.69.3%100
12Universidade Federal de PelotasPelotas #1,6184.45.1%92
13Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #1,6204.43.9%356
14Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #1,6274.33.5%402
15Universidade Federal do MaranhãoSão Luís #1,7233.65.3%72
16Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #1,7383.53.9%65
17Universidade Federal de UberlândiaUberlândia #1,7413.53.9%100
18Universidade Federal do PiauíTeresina #1,7443.46.8%83
19Universidade Federal de São PauloSão Paulo #1,7683.34.6%149
20Universidade Federal da ParaíbaJoão Pessoa #1,7873.14.0%133
21Universidade Federal FluminenseNiterói #1,8182.94.2%138
22Universidade Federal do AmazonasManaus #1,8602.62.1%61
23Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #1,9302.16.7%149
24Universidade Federal de Campina GrandeCampina Grande #1,9382.14.7%131
25Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteNatal #1,9502.04.7%158
26Universidade Federal de ItajubáItajubá #1,9542.04.1%67
27National Nuclear Energy CommissionRio de Janeiro #1,9611.92.9%70
28Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #1,9641.94.7%150
29Instituto Tecnológico de AeronáuticaSão José dos Campos #1,9711.96.4%67
30Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitória #1,9761.84.3%89
31Universidade Federal da BahiaSalvador #1,9831.83.8%69
32Brazilian Agricultural Research CorporationBrasília #2,0131.65.5%84
33Universidade Federal de GoiásGoiânia #2,0151.63.6%112
34Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáCuritiba #2,033146.03.7%142
35Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #2,068124.02.8%148
36Universidade Federal do ParáBelém #2,100104.05.3%97
37Universidade Federal de Santa MariaSanta Maria #2,13980.07.5%103
38Universidade Federal de LavrasLavras #2,15869.02.7%98
39Universidade Estadual de MaringáMaringá #2,16167.03.4%106
40Universidade de Caxias do SulCaxias do Sul #2,16465.04.6%61
41Universidade Federal de Juiz de ForaJuiz de Fora #2,19945.01.8%61
42Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #2,20143.04.1%183
43Universidade Federal de SergipeAracaju #2,21535.01.7%100
44Universidade Federal de AlagoasMaceió #2,22132.01.8%61

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

Who are the top Materials Science researchers in Brazil?

Ado Jório, Marcos Assunção Pimenta and Luiz Gustavo Cançado rank highest among researchers based in Brazil, on their papers in Materials Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Ado Jório#69,147 worldwide overall59.1 of 178 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Marcos Assunção Pimenta#115,685 worldwide overall43.5 of 164 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Luiz Gustavo Cançado#128,400 worldwide overall23.7 of 61 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Pedro H. C. Camargo#241,813 worldwide overall25.1 of 107 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Eder Claudio Lima#32,800 worldwide overall23.4 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Ednan Joanni#207,481 worldwide overall18.8 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7A. G. Souza Filho#327,276 worldwide overall32.0 of 185 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Oscar L. Malta#581,440 worldwide overall29.3 of 141 papers here in the top 10%

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