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Artificial Intelligence research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Artificial Intelligence research in 2022–2025 (#491 worldwide), followed by Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.

Brazil's world rank
#34
of 90 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
6.4k
Top-10% rate
10.9%
Ranked institutions
23

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

What is the best university for Artificial Intelligence in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #49117.810.9%378
2Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #63114.512.7%290
3Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #80911.213.3%190
4Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #82910.912.8%232
5Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #9978.49.5%192
6Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #1,0787.411.6%167
7Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #1,1057.112.7%182
8Universidade Federal FluminenseNiterói #1,2006.012.6%139
9Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #1,2305.711.2%154
10Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #1,2335.613.2%122
11Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #1,3684.210.7%124
12Universidade Federal da BahiaSalvador #1,4223.715.7%73
13Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáCuritiba #1,5092.99.1%125
14Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #1,5102.96.4%160
15Universidade Federal de São CarlosSão Carlos #1,5962.27.5%110
16Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteNatal #1,6671.69.5%90
17Universidade Federal de Santa MariaSanta Maria #1,6761.512.9%71
18Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #1,6801.58.5%93
19Universidade Federal de GoiásGoiânia #1,718122.09.7%66
20Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #1,722119.05.6%100
21Universidade Federal do ParáBelém #1,75693.09.9%64
22Universidade Federal de Juiz de ForaJuiz de Fora #1,78175.09.4%62
23Universidade Federal do ABCSanto André #1,80656.06.6%63

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

Who are the top Artificial Intelligence researchers in Brazil?

Nello Cristianini, Fernando Gomide and Leandro dos Santos Coelho rank highest among researchers based in Brazil.

  1. 1Nello Cristianini#8,258 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 40 works
  2. 2Fernando Gomide#23,733 worldwide overall739 citations · 43 works
  3. 3Leandro dos Santos Coelho#72,264 worldwide overall1k citations · 49 works
  4. 4Giancarlo Guizzardi#117,077 worldwide overall538 citations · 53 works
  5. 5Luiz S. Oliveira#131,299 worldwide overall396 citations · 30 works
  6. 6Wagner Meira#138,878 worldwide overall723 citations · 30 works
  7. 7João Paulo Papa#161,905 worldwide overall619 citations · 36 works
  8. 8Rodrigo C. Barros#166,302 worldwide overall315 citations · 30 works
  9. 9Marcos André Gonçalves#175,883 worldwide overall371 citations · 42 works
  10. 10Eduardo R. Hruschka#187,251 worldwide overall288 citations · 31 works
  11. 11Julio César Sampaio do Prado Leite#248,035 worldwide overall305 citations · 30 works
  12. 12Miguel Ângelo Stipp Basei#251,168 worldwide overall806 citations · 37 works
  13. 13Renata Vieira#264,285 worldwide overall162 citations · 35 works
  14. 14Cícero Nogueira dos Santos#347,299 worldwide overall179 citations · 37 works
  15. 15André C. P. L. F. de Carvalho#349,658 worldwide overall655 citations · 94 works

How Brazil compares with other countries in Artificial Intelligence