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Neuroscience research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Neuroscience research in 2022–2025 (#90 worldwide), followed by Universidade Federal de São Paulo and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.

Brazil's world rank
#17
of 74 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
6.4k
Top-10% rate
9.9%
Ranked institutions
21

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

What is the best university for Neuroscience in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #9036.312.5%574
2Universidade Federal de São PauloSão Paulo #39315.411.3%266
3Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #47212.810.2%201
4Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #51611.611.7%180
5Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #54410.814.8%111
6Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteNatal #5819.912.5%131
7Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #6099.212.2%150
8Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #6278.811.4%194
9Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #6468.48.5%148
10Universidade Federal de Santa MariaSanta Maria #6967.38.9%119
11Universidade de Ribeirão PretoRibeirão Preto #8494.514.7%62
12Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #8694.29.0%96
13Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #9043.69.6%107
14Universidade Federal de São CarlosSão Carlos #9822.514.5%68
15Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #9872.412.6%81
16Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #9972.28.3%89
17Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #1,0042.17.8%96
18Universidade Federal do ParáBelém #1,0102.111.0%68
19Universidade Federal do ABCSanto André #1,0132.010.6%62
20Universidade Federal da ParaíbaJoão Pessoa #1,0162.010.2%83
21Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitória #1,09986.012.2%62

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

Who are the top Neuroscience researchers in Brazil?

Luís Augusto Rohde, Geraldo F. Busatto and María Paz Loayza Hidalgo rank highest among researchers based in Brazil.

  1. 1Luís Augusto Rohde#2,118 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 20 works
  2. 2Geraldo F. Busatto#57,411 worldwide overall495 citations · 29 works
  3. 3María Paz Loayza Hidalgo#71,449 worldwide overall312 citations · 20 works
  4. 4André R. Brunoni#95,192 worldwide overall505 citations · 41 works
  5. 5Antônio Waldo Zuardi#218,303 worldwide overall336 citations · 27 works
  6. 6Íscia Lopes‐Cendes#263,633 worldwide overall273 citations · 24 works
  7. 7Paulo S. Boggio#281,596 worldwide overall216 citations · 23 works
  8. 8Jaime E. C. Hallak#295,060 worldwide overall308 citations · 34 works
  9. 9João Ricardo Sato#375,781 worldwide overall139 citations · 24 works
  10. 10Fernando Cendes#382,322 worldwide overall396 citations · 47 works
  11. 11Wolnei Caumo#430,025 worldwide overall181 citations · 18 works
  12. 12Gislaine Z. Réus#452,702 worldwide overall145 citations · 31 works
  13. 13Antônio Lúcio Teixeira#467,446 worldwide overall356 citations · 45 works
  14. 14Newton S. Canteras#486,206 worldwide overall134 citations · 21 works
  15. 15Sérgio Tufik#502,566 worldwide overall124 citations · 20 works

How Brazil compares with other countries in Neuroscience