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Ecology research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Ecology research in 2022–2025 (#75 worldwide), followed by Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) and Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil's world rank
#13
of 70 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
7k
Top-10% rate
10.0%
Ranked institutions
28

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

What is the best university for Ecology in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #7532.113.9%371
2Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #17618.79.7%280
3Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #26012.612.4%163
4Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #29210.719.1%106
5Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #3348.612.9%140
6Brazilian Agricultural Research CorporationBrasília #3647.318.8%98
7Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #3687.115.8%87
8Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #3746.812.4%131
9Universidade Federal do ParáBelém #3836.513.5%144
10Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #3916.213.9%122
11Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #3946.013.7%129
12Universidade Federal de ViçosaViçosa #3995.813.9%109
13Universidade Federal de GoiásGoiânia #4185.114.6%87
14Universidade Federal da ParaíbaJoão Pessoa #4294.711.7%86
15Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #4533.89.8%126
16Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaManaus #4603.613.2%93
17Universidade Federal de LavrasLavras #4673.317.8%64
18Universidade Federal do Rio GrandeRio Grande #4753.115.7%69
19Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteNatal #4773.011.8%80
20Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #4812.99.4%88
21Universidade Federal de Santa MariaSanta Maria #4842.812.8%80
22Universidade Federal de São CarlosSão Carlos #4942.510.0%87
23Universidade Federal FluminenseNiterói #4962.412.7%69
24Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #4972.48.4%90
25Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do SulCampo Grande #5002.38.5%84
26Fundação Oswaldo CruzRio de Janeiro #5042.28.6%75
27Universidade Federal Rural de PernambucoRecife #5062.18.1%92
28Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitória #5111.98.8%71

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

Who are the top Ecology researchers in Brazil?

Paulo César Sentelhas, Luiz Antônio Martinelli and Philip M. Fearnside rank highest among researchers based in Brazil.

  1. 1Paulo César Sentelhas#3,115 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 13 works
  2. 2Luiz Antônio Martinelli#7,035 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 25 works
  3. 3Philip M. Fearnside#11,088 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 12 works
  4. 4Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha#93,628 worldwide overall426 citations · 12 works
  5. 5Luís Mauricio Bini#106,909 worldwide overall488 citations · 15 works
  6. 6Luiz E. O. C. Aragão#115,041 worldwide overall571 citations · 20 works
  7. 7José Alexandre Felizola Diniz‐Filho#116,940 worldwide overall628 citations · 19 works
  8. 8William E. Magnusson#124,532 worldwide overall446 citations · 13 works
  9. 9Marcos Callisto#149,419 worldwide overall197 citations · 20 works
  10. 10Fábio de Oliveira Roque#188,035 worldwide overall227 citations · 13 works
  11. 11Liana O. Anderson#192,005 worldwide overall400 citations · 21 works
  12. 12Leandro Silveira#232,789 worldwide overall221 citations · 15 works
  13. 13Bernardo Baldisserotto#281,401 worldwide overall392 citations · 16 works
  14. 14Geraldo Wilson Fernandes#284,757 worldwide overall344 citations · 13 works
  15. 15Alpina Begossi#330,593 worldwide overall217 citations · 18 works

How Brazil compares with other countries in Ecology