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Neuroscience research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Neuroscience research in 2022-now (#569 worldwide), followed by Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte and Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP).

Brazil's world rank
#33
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
6.4k
Top-10% rate
4.6%
Ranked institutions
21

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

What is the best university for Neuroscience in Brazil?

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

Who are the top Neuroscience researchers in Brazil?

ANDRÉ RUSSOWSKY BRUNONI, Paulo S. Boggio and Adriano B. L. Tort rank highest among researchers based in Brazil, on their papers in Neuroscience that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1ANDRÉ RUSSOWSKY BRUNONI#88,370 worldwide overall52.9 of 222 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Paulo S. Boggio#68,306 worldwide overall38.3 of 114 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Adriano B. L. Tort#196,697 worldwide overall26.9 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Fernanda G. De Felice#21,107 worldwide overall20.8 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Sergio Teixeira Ferreira#112,991 worldwide overall19.7 of 51 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Andre Ferrer Carvalho#37,294 worldwide overall24.3 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Suzana Herculano‐Houzel#41,385 worldwide overall17.2 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Jorge Moll#141,434 worldwide overall16.5 of 62 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Sidarta Tollendal Gomes Ribeiro#193,179 worldwide overall18.5 of 83 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Newton Sabino Canteras#374,927 worldwide overall18.9 of 92 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Geraldo F. Busatto#407,728 worldwide overall19.6 of 115 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Sergio P. Rigonatti#531,461 worldwide overall13.2 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Manoela V. Fogaça#179,306 worldwide overall9.3 of 24 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Brazil on their work in Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience