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Clinical Psychology research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Clinical Psychology research in 2022-now (#343 worldwide), followed by Sociedade Brasileira de Psicologia and Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo.

Brazil's world rank
#23
of 74 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
11k
Top-10% rate
6.7%
Ranked institutions
40

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

What is the best university for Clinical Psychology in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #34312.18.3%656
2Sociedade Brasileira de PsicologiaRibeirão Preto #37510.85.4%188
3Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloSão Paulo #4757.210.3%143
4Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #4896.87.8%249
5Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #5116.18.6%80
6Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #5225.84.7%81
7Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #5245.77.1%317
8Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #5285.66.7%196
9Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteNatal #5325.58.5%109
10Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #5365.47.9%208
11Universidade de Ribeirão PretoRibeirão Preto #5455.110.2%73
12Universidade Estadual de LondrinaLondrina #5475.15.9%84
13Universidade do Vale do Rio dos SinosSão Leopoldo #5515.04.0%73
14Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #5544.96.5%64
15Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #5564.85.7%112
16Universidade Federal de São CarlosSão Carlos #5584.87.3%162
17Universidade Estadual do Oeste do ParanáCascavel #5634.74.2%82
18Pontifícia Universidade Católica do ParanáCuritiba #5684.56.5%64
19Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #5704.58.4%155
20Universidade Federal FluminenseNiterói #5714.45.9%145
21Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #5724.45.8%241
22Fundação Oswaldo CruzRio de Janeiro #5784.39.0%101
23Universidade Federal de Juiz de ForaJuiz de Fora #5824.26.8%117
24Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #5844.16.4%188
25Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitória #5854.14.9%95
26Universidade Federal da ParaíbaJoão Pessoa #5933.95.2%122
27Universidade Federal da BahiaSalvador #5963.87.5%114
28Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #6033.65.9%123
29Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #6073.56.0%131
30Universidade Federal de São PauloSão Paulo #6103.57.7%193
31Universidade Federal de PelotasPelotas #6153.36.3%87
32Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #6213.25.8%171
33Universidade Federal de AlagoasMaceió #6322.94.6%65
34Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #6352.86.7%142
35Universidade Federal de UberlândiaUberlândia #6462.66.4%86
36Universidade Federal de GoiásGoiânia #6602.36.0%71
37Universidade Federal de SergipeAracaju #6612.24.2%76
38Universidade Federal de Santa MariaSanta Maria #6622.27.9%136
39Universidade Estadual de MaringáMaringá #6791.84.6%69
40Universidade Federal do ParáBelém #698142.05.1%86

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

Who are the top Clinical Psychology researchers in Brazil?

Eurı́pedes Constantino Miguel, María Carmen Viana and Roseli Gedanke Shavitt rank highest among researchers based in Brazil, on their papers in Clinical Psychology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Eurı́pedes Constantino Miguel#517,460 worldwide overall46.9 of 237 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2María Carmen Viana#67,247 worldwide overall22.0 of 47 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Roseli Gedanke Shavitt#294,933 worldwide overall26.8 of 111 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Laura Helena Andrade#57,773 worldwide overall15.8 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Maria Conceição do Rosário#879,156 worldwide overall28.0 of 108 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Joseph A. Murray#55,684 worldwide overall14.6 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Felipe Barreto Schuch#116,837 worldwide overall19.8 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Dráulio Barros de Araújo#658,307 worldwide overall9.2 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9ANDRÉ RUSSOWSKY BRUNONI#88,370 worldwide overall11.1 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Leonardo Franklin Fontenelle#2,406,284 worldwide overall31.6 of 205 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Christian Kieling#94,742 worldwide overall10.3 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Marcelo Q. Hoexter#794,457 worldwide overall12.2 of 59 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Geraldo F. Busatto#407,728 worldwide overall10.0 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ana Gabriela Hounie#977,541 worldwide overall12.2 of 47 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Marcelo C. Batistuzzo#277,078 worldwide overall10.5 of 48 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Brazil on their work in Clinical Psychology 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 Clinical Psychology