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Occupational Therapy research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Occupational Therapy research in 2022-now (#26 worldwide), followed by Universidade Federal de São Carlos and Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

Brazil's world rank
#11
of 26 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
4k
Top-10% rate
6.5%
Ranked institutions
7

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

What is the best university for Occupational Therapy in Brazil?

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

Who are the top Occupational Therapy researchers in Brazil?

Leonardo Oliveira Pena Costa, Tânia Maria de Araújo and Déborah Carvalho Malta rank highest among researchers based in Brazil, on their papers in Occupational Therapy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Leonardo Oliveira Pena Costa#465,534 worldwide overall5.6 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Tânia Maria de Araújo#3,314,528 worldwide overall11.6 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Déborah Carvalho Malta#21,643 worldwide overall3.3 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Fábio Mícolis de Azevedo#2,179,654 worldwide overall3.0 of 13 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Amanda Schenatto Ferreira#2,484,068 worldwide overall2.0 of 3 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Maria Helena Machado#2,940,755 worldwide overall2.8 of 8 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Marina B. Brandão#2,041,391 worldwide overall2.3 of 6 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Everson Justino Pereira#1,683,545 worldwide overall2.3 of 4 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Bruno Tirotti Saragiotto#401,915 worldwide overall2.0 of 6 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Laura Helena Andrade#57,773 worldwide overall1.7 of 4 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Isabela M. Benseñor#96,385 worldwide overall1.7 of 4 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Theresa Helissa Nakagawa#1,777,514 worldwide overall2.0 of 3 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Andréa Tenório Correia da Silva#1,778,362 worldwide overall2.2 of 4 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 13Cláudia Eli Gazetta#3,984,334 worldwide overall2.5 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 13Marisa Cotta Mancini#5,923,380 worldwide overall3.3 of 17 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Brazil on their work in Occupational Therapy 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 Occupational Therapy