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Complementary and alternative medicine research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Complementary and alternative medicine research in 2022–2025 (#42 worldwide), followed by .

Brazil's world rank
#15
of 36 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.8k
Top-10% rate
11.1%
Ranked institutions
1

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Complementary and alternative medicine in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #4213.213.3%85

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

Who are the top Complementary and alternative medicine researchers in Brazil?

Edimar Alcides Bocchi, Patrı́cia C. Brum and Luíz Eduardo Nery rank highest among researchers based in Brazil.

  1. 1Edimar Alcides Bocchi#3,721 worldwide overall841 citations · 5 works
  2. 2Patrı́cia C. Brum#38,893 worldwide overall418 citations · 14 works
  3. 3Luíz Eduardo Nery#46,113 worldwide overall247 citations · 8 works
  4. 4Cláudio Gil Soares de Araújo#62,110 worldwide overall186 citations · 6 works
  5. 5Margareth Linde Athayde#65,037 worldwide overall199 citations · 5 works
  6. 6Edy Sousa de Brito#89,339 worldwide overall474 citations · 8 works
  7. 7Eduardo Moacyr Krieger#96,216 worldwide overall141 citations · 5 works
  8. 8Guilherme Veiga Guimarães#133,730 worldwide overall113 citations · 6 works
  9. 9Émerson Franchini#136,502 worldwide overall216 citations · 8 works
  10. 10Rafaël Stelmach#154,978 worldwide overall135 citations · 5 works
  11. 11Edílson Serpeloni Cyrino#158,552 worldwide overall153 citations · 8 works
  12. 12Vanderlei Folmer#198,808 worldwide overall59 citations · 4 works
  13. 13E.A. Carlini#206,428 worldwide overall170 citations · 6 works
  14. 14Lucindo José Quintans‐Júnior#207,043 worldwide overall320 citations · 8 works
  15. 15Maria Urbana Pinto Brandão Rondon#215,029 worldwide overall77 citations · 5 works

How Brazil compares with other countries in Complementary and alternative medicine