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Gender Studies research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Gender Studies research in 2022–2025 (#146 worldwide), followed by Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil's world rank
#19
of 50 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.5k
Top-10% rate
3.9%
Ranked institutions
19

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

What is the best university for Gender Studies in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #1466.07.0%186
2Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #1624.14.9%147
3Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #1643.84.3%152
4Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #1653.74.1%149
5Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #1663.67.9%94
6Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #1673.54.0%139
7Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #1703.23.8%154
8Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #1732.84.6%113
9Universidade Federal FluminenseNiterói #1772.44.6%97
10Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #1782.35.2%87
11Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #1812.02.7%124
12Universidade Federal de São CarlosSão Carlos #1821.96.6%68
13Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #186146.03.0%98
14Universidade Federal do ParáBelém #19196.03.5%81
15Universidade Federal da ParaíbaJoão Pessoa #19377.02.6%88
16Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do SulCampo Grande #19647.03.0%67
17Universidade Federal da BahiaSalvador #19738.03.0%64
18Universidade Federal de SergipeAracaju #19828.02.3%65
19Universidade Federal de Santa MariaSanta Maria #2010.00.6%65

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

Who are the top Gender Studies researchers in Brazil?

César G. Victora, Henrique Caetano Nardi and Marcos Nascimento rank highest among researchers based in Brazil.

  1. 1César G. Victora#62,443 worldwide overall898 citations · 10 works
  2. 2Henrique Caetano Nardi#103,314 worldwide overall44 citations · 8 works
  3. 3Marcos Nascimento#131,455 worldwide overall128 citations · 6 works
  4. 4Rosa María Bueno Fischer#256,477 worldwide overall34 citations · 6 works
  5. 5Adriana Piscitelli#263,622 worldwide overall76 citations · 10 works
  6. 6Maria Luíza Heilborn#284,880 worldwide overall58 citations · 4 works
  7. 7Alfrâncio Ferreira Dias#301,000 worldwide overall7 citations · 8 works
  8. 8Miriam Pillar Grossi#303,402 worldwide overall10 citations · 5 works
  9. 9Romeu Gomes#304,578 worldwide overall55 citations · 11 works
  10. 10Solange Aparecida de Souza Monteiro#308,785 worldwide overall8 citations · 7 works
  11. 11Josiane Peres Gonçalves#322,707 worldwide overall6 citations · 14 works
  12. 12Flávia Biroli#343,403 worldwide overall35 citations · 4 works
  13. 13Jaqueline Gomes de Jesus#343,591 worldwide overall32 citations · 5 works
  14. 14María Izilda Santos de Matos#346,932 worldwide overall5 citations · 4 works
  15. 15Cecília Maria Bacellar Sardenberg#367,081 worldwide overall20 citations · 5 works

How Brazil compares with other countries in Gender Studies