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Physiology research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Physiology research in 2022–2025 (#59 worldwide), followed by Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul and Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP).

Brazil's world rank
#16
of 68 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
6.5k
Top-10% rate
7.7%
Ranked institutions
18

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

What is the best university for Physiology in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #5935.312.1%425
2Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #29210.012.3%160
3Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #3099.112.1%178
4Universidade Federal de São PauloSão Paulo #3447.48.0%205
5Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #3855.68.1%163
6Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #4104.610.3%134
7Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #4463.39.6%121
8Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #4523.010.5%104
9Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #4582.810.3%96
10Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #4662.611.2%97
11Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #4672.510.9%80
12Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #4712.48.5%99
13Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteNatal #4921.710.1%96
14Universidade de Ribeirão PretoRibeirão Preto #52374.010.5%64
15Universidade Federal da ParaíbaJoão Pessoa #52471.07.0%71
16Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #52568.08.5%75
17Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #53247.04.5%81
18Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitória #53732.06.4%61

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

Who are the top Physiology researchers in Brazil?

Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Thaís Mauad and Victor Keihan Rodrigues Matsudo rank highest among researchers based in Brazil.

  1. 1Diego Augusto Santos Silva#124 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 14 works
  2. 2Thaís Mauad#4,555 worldwide overall787 citations · 9 works
  3. 3Victor Keihan Rodrigues Matsudo#21,128 worldwide overall329 citations · 10 works
  4. 4Marı́a Cristina González#39,034 worldwide overall243 citations · 14 works
  5. 5Felipe Barreto Schuch#43,906 worldwide overall504 citations · 13 works
  6. 6Paulo Augusto Moreira Camargos#56,772 worldwide overall314 citations · 9 works
  7. 7Lílian Cuppari#73,106 worldwide overall335 citations · 9 works
  8. 8Pedro Curi Hallal#111,803 worldwide overall325 citations · 17 works
  9. 9Geraldo Lorenzi‐Filho#122,521 worldwide overall239 citations · 27 works
  10. 10Rafaël Stelmach#154,978 worldwide overall135 citations · 12 works
  11. 11Edílson Serpeloni Cyrino#158,552 worldwide overall153 citations · 14 works
  12. 12Lı́cio A. Velloso#167,026 worldwide overall335 citations · 11 works
  13. 13Eduardo R. Ropelle#168,201 worldwide overall172 citations · 9 works
  14. 14Gilberto De Nucci#170,825 worldwide overall264 citations · 10 works
  15. 15Adair R.S. Santos#176,171 worldwide overall200 citations · 10 works

How Brazil compares with other countries in Physiology