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Epidemiology research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Epidemiology research in 2022–2025 (#117 worldwide), followed by Fundação Oswaldo Cruz and Universidade Federal de São Paulo.

Brazil's world rank
#16
of 79 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
8.6k
Top-10% rate
7.6%
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 #11730.811.8%471
2Fundação Oswaldo CruzRio de Janeiro #14128.115.6%296
3Universidade Federal de São PauloSão Paulo #32116.110.2%251
4Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #33015.811.0%225
5Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #41512.411.2%175
6Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #46410.810.5%171
7Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #5089.510.9%172
8Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #6037.07.8%167
9Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #6466.09.5%140
10Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #7463.910.2%88
11Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #7803.310.2%76
12Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteNatal #7992.910.9%71
13Universidade Federal FluminenseNiterói #8042.85.6%99
14Hospital Israelita Albert EinsteinSão Paulo #8072.811.1%68
15Universidade Federal da BahiaSalvador #8122.710.6%71
16Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #8202.57.5%97
17Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #8302.310.8%70
18Universidade Federal de GoiásGoiânia #8312.37.4%87
19Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitória #8462.18.8%62
20Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #8591.96.0%88
21Hospital de Clínicas de Porto AlegrePorto Alegre #8611.89.0%67
22Universidade de Ribeirão PretoRibeirão Preto #8631.89.0%62
23Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #885142.03.6%98
24Universidade Federal do ParáBelém #891132.06.7%62

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

Who are the top Epidemiology researchers in Brazil?

Antônio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro, Arnaldo Lopes Colombo and Luisa L. Villa rank highest among researchers based in Brazil.

  1. 1Antônio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro#328 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 16 works
  2. 2Arnaldo Lopes Colombo#38,251 worldwide overall329 citations · 17 works
  3. 3Luisa L. Villa#46,712 worldwide overall493 citations · 27 works
  4. 4Z. Brener#57,937 worldwide overall241 citations · 15 works
  5. 5César G. Victora#62,443 worldwide overall898 citations · 19 works
  6. 6Beatriz Grinsztejn#67,367 worldwide overall457 citations · 13 works
  7. 7Ricardo T. Gazzinelli#75,402 worldwide overall305 citations · 21 works
  8. 8Raúl Caetano#80,174 worldwide overall381 citations · 17 works
  9. 9Euzenir Nunes Sarno#85,607 worldwide overall189 citations · 14 works
  10. 10Afrânio Lineu Kritski#112,126 worldwide overall179 citations · 15 works
  11. 11Elsa Regina Justo Giugliani#122,836 worldwide overall163 citations · 15 works
  12. 12Bodo Wanke#177,273 worldwide overall109 citations · 18 works
  13. 13João Carlos Pinto Dias#178,890 worldwide overall111 citations · 15 works
  14. 14Luiz R. Travassos#183,817 worldwide overall216 citations · 17 works
  15. 15Rubens Belfort#184,337 worldwide overall295 citations · 13 works

How Brazil compares with other countries in Epidemiology