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Neurology research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Neurology research in 2022-now (#253 worldwide), followed by Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP).

Brazil's world rank
#25
of 58 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
3.3k
Top-10% rate
5.3%
Ranked institutions
6

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Neurology in Brazil?

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

Who are the top Neurology researchers in Brazil?

Douglas Kazutoshi Sato, Pedro Kurtz and Sheila Cristina Ouriques Martins rank highest among researchers based in Brazil, on their papers in Neurology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Douglas Kazutoshi Sato#593,278 worldwide overall13.0 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Pedro Kurtz#157,121 worldwide overall9.5 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Sheila Cristina Ouriques Martins#99,220 worldwide overall9.2 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4ANDRÉ RUSSOWSKY BRUNONI#88,370 worldwide overall8.8 of 29 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Mateus Mistieri Simabukuro#560,674 worldwide overall8.5 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Francisco Cardoso#3,200,889 worldwide overall17.6 of 96 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Patrícia R. M. Rocco#140,059 worldwide overall6.0 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Álvaro Avezum#7,596 worldwide overall5.0 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Gisele Sampaio Silva#872,332 worldwide overall10.0 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Cristiane Soares#208,674 worldwide overall4.7 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11João Paulo Lima Daher#459,494 worldwide overall4.3 of 5 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Octávio Marques Pontes‐Neto#664,817 worldwide overall8.1 of 39 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Fernando A. Bozza#42,855 worldwide overall5.3 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Luciano César Pontes Azevedo#195,510 worldwide overall4.5 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 14Erich Talamoni Fonoff#2,678,172 worldwide overall10.8 of 62 papers here in the top 10%

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