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Nursing research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Nursing research in 2022-now (#122 worldwide), followed by Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) and Universidade Federal de Viçosa.

Brazil's world rank
#16
of 64 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
3.8k
Top-10% rate
5.3%
Ranked institutions
13

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Nursing in Brazil?

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

Who are the top Nursing researchers in Brazil?

Cesar Gomes Victora, Aldo Â. M. Lima and Aluísio J. D. Barros rank highest among researchers based in Brazil, on their papers in Nursing that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Cesar Gomes Victora#24,260 worldwide overall41.8 of 139 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Aldo Â. M. Lima#202,824 worldwide overall17.3 of 59 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Aluísio J. D. Barros#27,857 worldwide overall15.3 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Adriano Gomes da Cruz#496,231 worldwide overall28.1 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Marı́a Cristina González#40,921 worldwide overall11.2 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Fernando C. Barros#125,129 worldwide overall13.4 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Mônica Q. Freitas#802,394 worldwide overall15.6 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Tatiana Colombo Pimentel#587,840 worldwide overall15.1 of 55 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Erick A. Esmerino#608,776 worldwide overall13.2 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Álvaro Avezum#7,596 worldwide overall6.0 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Déborah Carvalho Malta#21,643 worldwide overall6.7 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Carlos Augusto Monteiro#69,023 worldwide overall10.6 of 59 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Carlos Ricardo Soccol#419,468 worldwide overall10.3 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Renata S.L. Raices#207,818 worldwide overall7.7 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Álvaro Renato Guerra Dias#977,474 worldwide overall13.1 of 39 papers here in the top 10%

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