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Genetics research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Genetics research in 2022–2025 (#61 worldwide), followed by Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) and Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP).

Brazil's world rank
#15
of 69 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.8k
Top-10% rate
9.9%
Ranked institutions
14

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

What is the best university for Genetics in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #6133.613.7%438
2Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #15918.115.0%229
3Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #21513.315.7%137
4Universidade Federal de ViçosaViçosa #2779.217.2%120
5Brazilian Agricultural Research CorporationBrasília #2918.418.3%89
6Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #3873.812.5%113
7Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #3903.712.2%91
8Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #3943.59.8%120
9Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #3963.412.1%107
10Fundação Oswaldo CruzRio de Janeiro #4102.816.1%70
11Universidade Federal de São PauloSão Paulo #4112.810.0%109
12Instituto ButantanSão Paulo #4451.511.9%81
13Universidade Federal de GoiásGoiânia #446149.012.3%61
14Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #450134.013.2%63

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

Who are the top Genetics researchers in Brazil?

Nivaldo Alonso, Marcos Deon Vilela de Resende and Maurício L. Barreto rank highest among researchers based in Brazil.

  1. 1Nivaldo Alonso#21,524 worldwide overall394 citations · 34 works
  2. 2Marcos Deon Vilela de Resende#72,312 worldwide overall312 citations · 17 works
  3. 3Maurício L. Barreto#117,487 worldwide overall440 citations · 13 works
  4. 4Francisco M. Salzano#216,991 worldwide overall288 citations · 20 works
  5. 5Íscia Lopes‐Cendes#263,633 worldwide overall273 citations · 15 works
  6. 6Luiz Antônio Carlos Bertollo#276,394 worldwide overall184 citations · 13 works
  7. 7Edênio Detmann#302,266 worldwide overall267 citations · 15 works
  8. 8Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho#333,929 worldwide overall342 citations · 25 works
  9. 9Ana Cláudia Latronico#376,134 worldwide overall257 citations · 14 works
  10. 10Fernando Cendes#382,322 worldwide overall396 citations · 13 works
  11. 11Leopoldino Capelozza Filho#409,510 worldwide overall76 citations · 19 works
  12. 12Vera Lúcia Imperatriz-Fonseca#429,425 worldwide overall241 citations · 22 works
  13. 13Marcos Vinícius Gualberto Barbosa da Silva#432,153 worldwide overall98 citations · 20 works
  14. 14Omar Gabriel da Silva Filho#439,019 worldwide overall71 citations · 17 works
  15. 15João Vasconcellos‐Neto#444,692 worldwide overall155 citations · 15 works

How Brazil compares with other countries in Genetics