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Health research in Brazil

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz ranks first in Brazil for Health research in 2022–2025 (#64 worldwide), followed by Universidade de São Paulo and Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.

Brazil's world rank
#10
of 50 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
6.3k
Top-10% rate
4.1%
Ranked institutions
21

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

What is the best university for Health in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Fundação Oswaldo CruzRio de Janeiro #6411.015.0%112
2Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #738.26.8%201
3Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #835.47.4%118
4Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #854.95.8%115
5Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #874.45.5%117
6Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #903.77.4%86
7Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #913.53.9%120
8Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #923.24.0%124
9Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #933.04.7%110
10Universidade Federal de São PauloSão Paulo #952.57.6%62
11Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #962.34.3%73
12Universidade Federal da ParaíbaJoão Pessoa #972.15.5%75
13Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitória #981.95.8%64
14Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #991.75.0%80
15Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #101123.03.3%92
16Universidade Federal FluminenseNiterói #102102.03.7%76
17Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteNatal #10382.03.9%65
18Universidade Federal do ParáBelém #10461.02.4%91
19Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do SulCampo Grande #10540.02.9%68
20Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #10620.02.6%65
21Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloSão Paulo #1070.02.8%64

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

Who are the top Health researchers in Brazil?

Déborah Carvalho Malta, Christian Kieling and Ione Jayce Ceola Schneider rank highest among researchers based in Brazil.

  1. 1Déborah Carvalho Malta#71 worldwide overall5.5k citations · 5 works
  2. 2Christian Kieling#7,908 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 3 works
  3. 3Ione Jayce Ceola Schneider#12,362 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 4 works
  4. 4Giancarlo Lucchetti#16,799 worldwide overall1k citations · 6 works
  5. 5Jair de Jesus Mari#42,180 worldwide overall404 citations · 4 works
  6. 6Maria Cecí­lia de Souza Minayo#50,530 worldwide overall179 citations · 4 works
  7. 7Maria Fernanda Lima‐Costa#54,824 worldwide overall401 citations · 12 works
  8. 8Suely Ferreira Deslandes#56,681 worldwide overall125 citations · 4 works
  9. 9Thales Philipe Rodrigues da Silva#64,724 worldwide overall201 citations · 4 works
  10. 10Fernanda Penido Matozinhos#65,442 worldwide overall241 citations · 4 works
  11. 11María Paz Loayza Hidalgo#71,449 worldwide overall312 citations · 5 works
  12. 12Raúl Caetano#80,174 worldwide overall381 citations · 5 works
  13. 13Aluísio J. D. Barros#99,287 worldwide overall402 citations · 5 works
  14. 14Eleonora d’Orsi#110,727 worldwide overall144 citations · 4 works
  15. 15Paulo Marchiori Buss#115,966 worldwide overall59 citations · 3 works

How Brazil compares with other countries in Health