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Mathematics research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Mathematics research in 2022–2025 (#188 worldwide), followed by Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) and Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp).

Brazil's world rank
#20
of 82 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
4.8k
Top-10% rate
8.3%
Ranked institutions
21

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

What is the best university for Mathematics in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #18824.87.6%406
2Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #23621.512.4%262
3Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #33216.611.7%130
4Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #43112.86.8%130
5Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #51810.29.9%174
6Universidade Federal de GoiásGoiânia #5778.612.6%76
7Universidade Federal FluminenseNiterói #7125.68.2%116
8Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #7584.78.4%136
9Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #7694.56.9%160
10Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #8123.710.2%82
11Universidade Federal do ABCSanto André #8612.912.4%72
12Universidade Federal de São CarlosSão Carlos #8732.77.9%123
13Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e AplicadaRio de Janeiro #8742.78.8%110
14Universidade Federal da ParaíbaJoão Pessoa #8842.58.9%108
15Universidade Estadual de MaringáMaringá #9002.37.0%63
16Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #9112.111.5%94
17Universidade Federal de Campina GrandeCampina Grande #9321.812.6%93
18Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #9351.79.0%132
19Faculdades GuarulhosGuarulhos #98694.00.0%139
20Brazilian Society of Computational and Applied MathematicsSão Carlos #99779.05.8%70
21Guarulhos UniversityGuarulhos #1,00567.00.0%115

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

Who are the top Mathematics researchers in Brazil?

Djairo G. de Figueiredo, Ruy Exel and Marcelo M. Cavalcanti rank highest among researchers based in Brazil.

  1. 1Djairo G. de Figueiredo#60,074 worldwide overall394 citations · 29 works
  2. 2Ruy Exel#134,246 worldwide overall280 citations · 66 works
  3. 3Marcelo M. Cavalcanti#142,410 worldwide overall344 citations · 30 works
  4. 4Constantino Tsallis#161,242 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 35 works
  5. 5Artur Avila#184,157 worldwide overall244 citations · 55 works
  6. 6I. P. Shestakov#299,124 worldwide overall165 citations · 52 works
  7. 7J. M. Martı́nez#305,296 worldwide overall291 citations · 40 works
  8. 8Pablo A. Ferrari#323,216 worldwide overall254 citations · 34 works
  9. 9Claudianor O. Alves#327,063 worldwide overall364 citations · 95 works
  10. 10Felipe Linares#361,383 worldwide overall231 citations · 45 works
  11. 11Aron Simis#386,345 worldwide overall103 citations · 39 works
  12. 12Jorge Vitório Pereira#409,642 worldwide overall103 citations · 38 works
  13. 13Giovany M. Figueiredo#414,264 worldwide overall215 citations · 67 works
  14. 14Olı́mpio H. Miyagaki#426,824 worldwide overall198 citations · 64 works
  15. 15Pavel Zalesskii#432,039 worldwide overall104 citations · 47 works

How Brazil compares with other countries in Mathematics