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Civil and Structural Engineering research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Civil and Structural Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#327 worldwide), followed by Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul and Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil's world rank
#24
of 73 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
4.8k
Top-10% rate
6.7%
Ranked institutions
19

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

What is the best university for Civil and Structural Engineering in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #32714.89.9%270
2Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #42610.910.1%204
3Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #5108.36.1%182
4Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #6045.811.1%116
5Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #6305.25.7%158
6Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #6404.96.0%120
7Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #6424.96.7%128
8Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #6494.77.3%90
9Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #6514.79.4%101
10Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #6854.07.9%112
11Universidade Federal de ViçosaViçosa #6943.811.3%80
12Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáCuritiba #7293.06.2%105
13Universidade Federal de São CarlosSão Carlos #7313.05.5%100
14Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #7362.95.6%117
15Universidade Federal de Ouro PretoOuro Preto #7462.77.3%79
16Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #7632.47.5%67
17Universidade Federal de Santa MariaSanta Maria #7782.16.4%75
18Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #7832.06.0%85
19Universidade Federal de GoiásGoiânia #8041.65.0%68

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

Who are the top Civil and Structural Engineering researchers in Brazil?

Romildo Dias Tolêdo Filho, Paulo Henrique Ribeiro Borges and Segen F. Estefen rank highest among researchers based in Brazil.

  1. 1Romildo Dias Tolêdo Filho#124,014 worldwide overall800 citations · 56 works
  2. 2Paulo Henrique Ribeiro Borges#154,439 worldwide overall292 citations · 21 works
  3. 3Segen F. Estefen#295,796 worldwide overall220 citations · 18 works
  4. 4Flávio de Andrade Silva#311,445 worldwide overall342 citations · 36 works
  5. 5Túlio Nogueira Bittencourt#317,519 worldwide overall213 citations · 32 works
  6. 6S.A.L. de Andrade#329,674 worldwide overall76 citations · 20 works
  7. 7Nilo César Consoli#343,981 worldwide overall365 citations · 87 works
  8. 8Eduardo de Moraes Rego Fairbairn#356,189 worldwide overall247 citations · 28 works
  9. 9Hermes Carvalho#380,576 worldwide overall112 citations · 21 works
  10. 10Leandro Fleck Fadel Miguel#462,074 worldwide overall120 citations · 20 works
  11. 11Mounir Khalil El Debs#472,755 worldwide overall90 citations · 20 works
  12. 12P.C.G. da S. Vellasco#484,853 worldwide overall116 citations · 36 works
  13. 13Ana Lúcia Homce de Cresce El Debs#515,992 worldwide overall81 citations · 21 works
  14. 14Rubens Sampaio#614,416 worldwide overall173 citations · 22 works
  15. 15André T. Beck#634,215 worldwide overall192 citations · 43 works

How Brazil compares with other countries in Civil and Structural Engineering