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Philosophy research in Brazil

Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Philosophy research in 2022-now (#137 worldwide), followed by Universidade de São Paulo and Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil's world rank
#18
of 47 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
9.9k
Top-10% rate
8.4%
Ranked institutions
44
Philosophy
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Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Philosophy in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloSão Paulo #13714.18.8%184
2Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #14413.28.6%531
3Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #1749.99.3%254
4Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #1839.07.6%336
5Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #1868.811.4%205
6Universidade do Vale do Rio dos SinosSão Leopoldo #1888.69.5%70
7Universidade Federal da ParaíbaJoão Pessoa #1928.28.2%138
8Universidade Federal FluminenseNiterói #1977.810.0%236
9Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #1987.79.1%112
10Universidade Federal de São CarlosSão Carlos #2007.58.5%103
11Universidade Federal de Mato GrossoCuiabá #2017.49.4%67
12Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #2037.29.9%239
13Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteNatal #2047.17.8%144
14Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #2057.15.1%82
15Universidade Estadual do Oeste do ParanáCascavel #2067.05.3%103
16Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #2076.99.0%264
17Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #2086.810.8%63
18Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #2136.48.4%156
19Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitória #2186.010.7%112
20Universidade Estadual de LondrinaLondrina #2195.97.0%109
21Universidade Federal de Juiz de ForaJuiz de Fora #2215.76.6%125
22Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #2255.48.8%175
23Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #2305.06.1%109
24Universidade Federal do TocantinsPalmas #2324.98.3%75
25Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #2344.78.7%229
26Universidade Federal do MaranhãoSão Luís #2364.66.0%86
27Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #2384.48.6%195
28Universidade Federal do ParáBelém #2394.47.7%116
29Universidade Estadual do CearáFortaleza #2414.29.4%62
30Universidade Federal do PiauíTeresina #2424.27.4%72
31Universidade Federal de GoiásGoiânia #2483.77.4%148
32Universidade Federal da BahiaSalvador #2493.78.7%92
33Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #2503.67.8%274
34Universidade Federal de AlagoasMaceió #2533.49.6%67
35Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #2593.07.4%140
36Universidade Federal de PelotasPelotas #2602.97.8%98
37Universidade Federal de UberlândiaUberlândia #2612.87.3%90
38Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do SulCampo Grande #2622.89.3%80
39Universidade Federal de Ouro PretoOuro Preto #2652.69.2%61
40Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de JaneiroSeropédica #2672.46.7%68
41Universidade Federal de Santa MariaSanta Maria #2692.37.8%152
42Universidade Federal de São PauloSão Paulo #2742.06.6%115
43Universidade Federal de SergipeAracaju #283142.09.6%98
44Universidade Estadual de MaringáMaringá #29193.08.2%68

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

Who are the top Philosophy researchers in Brazil?

Guilherme Peres Messas, Rodrigo A. Bressan and Ernst Cassirer rank highest among researchers based in Brazil, on their papers in Philosophy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Guilherme Peres Messas#1,151,171 worldwide overall9.1 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Rodrigo A. Bressan#1,744,829 worldwide overall7.4 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Ernst Cassirer#1,220,503 worldwide overall9.8 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Ary Gadelha#1,938,018 worldwide overall5.4 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Paulo Rossi Menezes#445,580 worldwide overall3.7 of 6 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Wagner F. Gattaz#1,562,733 worldwide overall4.5 of 7 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Peter Ludwig Berger#97,916 worldwide overall4.0 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Clare Carlisle#932,790 worldwide overall4.2 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Hélio Elkis#3,111,894 worldwide overall4.1 of 13 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Alexander Moreira‐Almeida#1,303,377 worldwide overall4.8 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Jair de Jesus Mari#2,349,568 worldwide overall4.3 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Hans Robert Jauß#709,201 worldwide overall3.9 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Márcia Scazufca#331,470 worldwide overall2.4 of 3 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Geraldo F. Busatto#407,728 worldwide overall3.0 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 14Maurice Merleau-Ponty#3,172,626 worldwide overall5.6 of 24 papers here in the top 10%

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