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Biotechnology research in Brazil

Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) ranks first in Brazil for Biotechnology research in 2022–2025 (#11 worldwide), followed by Universidade de São Paulo.

Brazil's world rank
#8
of 30 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.1k
Top-10% rate
14.9%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Biotechnology in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #1120.031.2%60
2Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #175.420.5%82

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

Who are the top Biotechnology researchers in Brazil?

Nello Cristianini, Vasco Azevedo and Carlos Ricardo Soccol rank highest among researchers based in Brazil.

  1. 1Nello Cristianini#8,258 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 8 works
  2. 2Vasco Azevedo#39,383 worldwide overall680 citations · 7 works
  3. 3Carlos Ricardo Soccol#42,343 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 10 works
  4. 4Nelsón Durán#49,365 worldwide overall753 citations · 8 works
  5. 5Gustavo H. Goldman#101,348 worldwide overall274 citations · 6 works
  6. 6David A. Mitchell#101,643 worldwide overall519 citations · 8 works
  7. 7Gláucia María Pastore#141,610 worldwide overall445 citations · 9 works
  8. 8João Borges Laurindo#178,290 worldwide overall379 citations · 11 works
  9. 9Suelí Rodrigues#189,581 worldwide overall291 citations · 12 works
  10. 10Rosane Freitas Schwan#193,563 worldwide overall401 citations · 6 works
  11. 11Thereza Christina Vessoni Penna#208,335 worldwide overall155 citations · 7 works
  12. 12Lígia Damasceno Ferreira Marczak#212,328 worldwide overall247 citations · 4 works
  13. 13Cristiane S. Farinas#215,906 worldwide overall199 citations · 8 works
  14. 14Adriano G. Cruz#235,143 worldwide overall650 citations · 14 works
  15. 15Svetoslav Dimitrov Todorov#237,893 worldwide overall273 citations · 7 works

How Brazil compares with other countries in Biotechnology