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Mechanical Engineering research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Mechanical Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#379 worldwide), followed by Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) and Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil's world rank
#30
of 76 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
4.8k
Top-10% rate
7.2%
Ranked institutions
21

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

What is the best university for Mechanical Engineering in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #37917.610.7%309
2Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #42116.210.8%214
3Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #54912.58.7%202
4Universidade Federal de São CarlosSão Carlos #6859.413.9%141
5Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #7448.37.1%203
6Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #9544.87.9%144
7Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáCuritiba #9694.67.9%108
8Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #9804.47.3%136
9Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #9894.36.5%132
10Universidade Federal de ItajubáItajubá #1,0343.78.3%82
11Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #1,0653.38.6%70
12Universidade Federal de UberlândiaUberlândia #1,0803.19.1%83
13Petrobras (Brazil)Rio de Janeiro #1,0833.16.3%118
14Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #1,1771.98.9%72
15Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #1,1841.810.3%65
16Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #1,1961.76.2%76
17Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitória #1,2051.67.5%66
18Universidade Federal FluminenseNiterói #1,216146.05.2%82
19Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #1,26097.04.5%83
20Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #1,27185.05.7%67
21Universidade Federal de Ouro PretoOuro Preto #1,30053.03.0%72

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

Who are the top Mechanical Engineering researchers in Brazil?

Álisson Rocha Machado, Gherhardt Ribatski and Christian J.L. Hermes rank highest among researchers based in Brazil.

  1. 1Álisson Rocha Machado#17,973 worldwide overall608 citations · 24 works
  2. 2Gherhardt Ribatski#113,482 worldwide overall441 citations · 55 works
  3. 3Christian J.L. Hermes#162,152 worldwide overall208 citations · 29 works
  4. 4Amauri Garcia#167,246 worldwide overall517 citations · 46 works
  5. 5José Daniel Biasoli de Mello#242,886 worldwide overall225 citations · 23 works
  6. 6Segen F. Estefen#295,796 worldwide overall220 citations · 22 works
  7. 7Kátia Lucchesi Cavalca#326,248 worldwide overall103 citations · 24 works
  8. 8José Eduardo Spinelli#356,078 worldwide overall254 citations · 25 works
  9. 9Telmo Roberto Strohaecker#424,147 worldwide overall122 citations · 27 works
  10. 10Rubens Caram#437,593 worldwide overall244 citations · 29 works
  11. 11Walter José Botta Filho#454,782 worldwide overall472 citations · 47 works
  12. 12Cristiano Tibiriçá#467,840 worldwide overall171 citations · 31 works
  13. 13Angelo Fernando Padilha#499,178 worldwide overall187 citations · 21 works
  14. 14Dagoberto Brandão Santos#500,098 worldwide overall130 citations · 21 works
  15. 15Cláudio Shyinti Kiminami#589,853 worldwide overall317 citations · 46 works

How Brazil compares with other countries in Mechanical Engineering