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Law research in Brazil

Fundação Getulio Vargas ranks first in Brazil for Law research in 2022-now (#109 worldwide), followed by Universidade do Contestado and Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo.

Brazil's world rank
#12
of 46 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
10k
Top-10% rate
8.7%
Ranked institutions
42

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

What is the best university for Law in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Fundação Getulio VargasRio de Janeiro #10923.112.8%104
2Universidade do ContestadoCaçador #12021.55.3%136
3Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloSão Paulo #13619.47.0%312
4Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #15817.05.4%150
5Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #18214.710.4%344
6Centro Universitário CesumarMaringá #19014.015.9%132
7Universidade do TocantinsPalmas #20712.610.0%104
8Universidade Presbiteriana MackenzieSão Paulo #21911.65.9%112
9Universidade de Santa Cruz do SulSanta Cruz do Sul #24210.09.2%98
10Universidade de MaríliaMarília #2708.27.6%76
11Universidade de FortalezaFortaleza #2907.07.9%124
12Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #3026.47.8%188
13University Center of BrasíliaBrasília #3125.88.2%64
14Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #3235.28.0%230
15Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #3265.111.7%124
16Universidade do Vale do ItajaíItajaí #3503.98.5%70
17Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #3513.911.6%190
18Universidade do Vale do Rio dos SinosSão Leopoldo #3533.88.6%107
19Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #3593.58.6%106
20Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteNatal #3663.29.6%124
21Universidade Federal da ParaíbaJoão Pessoa #3713.08.5%106
22Pontifícia Universidade Católica do ParanáCuritiba #3722.910.9%83
23Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #3812.511.5%171
24Universidade Federal FluminenseNiterói #3882.27.2%116
25Universidade Estadual de LondrinaLondrina #3991.86.2%85
26Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #4021.78.0%119
27Universidade Federal do MaranhãoSão Luís #4051.54.9%70
28Universidade Federal do TocantinsPalmas #408142.08.1%74
29Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #409138.010.2%176
30Universidade Federal de GoiásGoiânia #410134.09.1%80
31Universidade Federal do PiauíTeresina #412126.014.1%74
32Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitória #416111.06.1%61
33Universidade Federal do AmazonasManaus #417107.06.5%82
34Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #42191.08.2%93
35Universidade Federal do ParáBelém #42383.010.2%126
36Universidade Federal de AlagoasMaceió #42479.06.0%80
37Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do SulCampo Grande #42575.07.8%61
38Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #42672.08.9%131
39Universidade Federal da BahiaSalvador #42960.09.0%74
40Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #43056.09.4%84
41Universidade Federal de SergipeAracaju #43634.07.7%63
42Universidade Federal de UberlândiaUberlândia #43730.06.5%60

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

Who are the top Law researchers in Brazil?

Fabiana Luci de Oliveira, Afrânio Lineu Kritski and Antônio Ruffino-Netto rank highest among researchers based in Brazil, on their papers in Law that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Fabiana Luci de Oliveira#2,431,015 worldwide overall8.0 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Afrânio Lineu Kritski#1,046,194 worldwide overall4.3 of 5 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Antônio Ruffino-Netto#6,066,002 worldwide overall5.8 of 7 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Luís Roberto Barroso#2,487,072 worldwide overall10.6 of 55 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Virgílio Afonso da Silva#1,996,421 worldwide overall7.1 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Ingo Wolfgang Sarlet#4,074,975 worldwide overall12.0 of 68 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Rogério Bastos Arantes#1,491,163 worldwide overall5.7 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Ethel Leonor Nóia Maciel#1,327,498 worldwide overall4.2 of 6 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Cláudio Gonçalves Couto#936,132 worldwide overall3.5 of 5 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Daniel Wang#1,573,413 worldwide overall3.9 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio#6,029,605 worldwide overall8.1 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Vanessa Elias de Oliveira#1,200,304 worldwide overall3.9 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa#7,406,434 worldwide overall5.5 of 7 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Maurício L. Barreto#168,957 worldwide overall3.2 of 4 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Guilherme Almeida#1,242,219 worldwide overall4.2 of 11 papers here in the top 10%

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