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Epidemiology research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Epidemiology research in 2022-now (#358 worldwide), followed by Fundação Oswaldo Cruz and Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil's world rank
#25
of 77 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
8.6k
Top-10% rate
4.6%
Ranked institutions
24

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

What is the best university for Epidemiology in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #35813.96.3%693
2Fundação Oswaldo CruzRio de Janeiro #4889.48.7%314
3Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #5358.17.2%189
4Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #5537.66.0%245
5Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #5856.75.6%172
6Universidade Federal de São PauloSão Paulo #5916.66.4%277
7Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteNatal #6006.46.1%73
8Hospital Israelita Albert EinsteinSão Paulo #6106.17.0%68
9Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #6435.35.5%207
10Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitória #6455.38.7%62
11Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #6614.93.4%167
12Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #6674.82.8%88
13Universidade de Ribeirão PretoRibeirão Preto #6684.85.0%62
14Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #6694.84.5%100
15Universidade Federal da BahiaSalvador #6864.44.6%71
16Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto AlegrePorto Alegre #6954.24.7%64
17Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #7143.85.3%76
18Universidade Federal FluminenseNiterói #7253.62.5%106
19Universidade Federal de GoiásGoiânia #7263.64.7%87
20Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #7443.25.7%86
21Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #7483.14.6%97
22Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #7652.82.4%107
23Universidade Federal do ParáBelém #7752.63.9%62
24Universidade Federal de Santa MariaSanta Maria #841143.02.3%79

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

Who are the top Epidemiology researchers in Brazil?

Arnaldo Lopes Colombo, Cesar Gomes Victora and Jorge I. Salluh rank highest among researchers based in Brazil, on their papers in Epidemiology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Arnaldo Lopes Colombo#161,301 worldwide overall33.2 of 93 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Cesar Gomes Victora#24,260 worldwide overall24.0 of 79 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Jorge I. Salluh#76,587 worldwide overall23.3 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Flávia Ribeiro Machado#69,235 worldwide overall18.6 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Márcio Soares#124,414 worldwide overall17.8 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Ricardo T. Gazzinelli#93,631 worldwide overall20.4 of 89 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7LUISA LINA VILLA#577,788 worldwide overall25.8 of 150 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Sheila Cristina Ouriques Martins#99,220 worldwide overall17.5 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Fernando A. Bozza#42,855 worldwide overall13.8 of 49 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Licio Augusto Velloso#356,352 worldwide overall12.9 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Gustavo Henrique Goldman#140,676 worldwide overall11.6 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Fernando Godinho Zampieri#134,114 worldwide overall12.4 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Álvaro Avezum#7,596 worldwide overall10.0 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Mauro Martins Teixeira#159,143 worldwide overall15.5 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Marcos Roberto Tovani‐Palone#5,134 worldwide overall9.5 of 15 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Brazil on their work in Epidemiology 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 Epidemiology