Social Sciences research in Brazil
Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#230 worldwide), followed by Ação Educativa and Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.
- Brazil's world rank
- #18 of 148 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 177k
- Top-10% rate
- 8.2%
- Ranked institutions
- 60
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Social Sciences in Brazil?
Institutions in Brazil above the floor of 40 fractional works in Social Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Brazil?
Déborah Carvalho Malta, Peter Ludwig Berger and Giancarlo Lucchetti rank highest among researchers based in Brazil, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Déborah Carvalho Malta#21,643 worldwide overall76.5 of 219 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Peter Ludwig Berger#97,916 worldwide overall55.6 of 189 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Giancarlo Lucchetti#46,253 worldwide overall40.2 of 107 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Aluísio J. D. Barros#27,857 worldwide overall29.9 of 81 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Amanda Lange Sálvia#2,241 worldwide overall22.0 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Maurício L. Barreto#168,957 worldwide overall30.4 of 121 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Joseph A. Murray#55,684 worldwide overall22.0 of 47 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Rosley Anholon#141,057 worldwide overall19.9 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Philip M. Fearnside#102,810 worldwide overall25.9 of 51 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Gabriela Spanghero Lotta#101,555 worldwide overall25.2 of 92 papers here in the top 10%
- 11César Zucco#342,763 worldwide overall19.0 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Rafael H. M. Pereira#106,410 worldwide overall20.0 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Pedro Curi Hallal#193,145 worldwide overall27.2 of 129 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Cesar Gomes Victora#24,260 worldwide overall22.2 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Hannah Arendt#707,736 worldwide overall36.5 of 171 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in Brazil on their work in Social Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.