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Plant Science research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Plant Science research in 2022-now (#288 worldwide), followed by Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation and Universidade Federal de Viçosa.

Brazil's world rank
#23
of 90 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
19k
Top-10% rate
5.0%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Plant Science in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #28821.28.4%691
2Brazilian Agricultural Research CorporationBrasília #29820.75.8%818
3Universidade Federal de ViçosaViçosa #34918.55.9%625
4Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #41516.17.3%871
5Universidade Federal de Campina GrandeCampina Grande #43315.57.1%234
6Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #43515.410.5%260
7Instituto Federal GoianoGoiás #53512.52.8%180
8Universidade Federal de LavrasLavras #53912.45.8%507
9Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #54612.35.1%241
10Universidade Federal da ParaíbaJoão Pessoa #58111.43.9%295
11Agronomical Institute of CampinasCampinas #58611.35.6%73
12Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da BahiaCruz das Almas #60010.95.1%84
13Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #60910.72.6%118
14Universidade Estadual de LondrinaLondrina #61510.66.1%179
15Universidade Federal do PiauíTeresina #64210.04.7%172
16Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do SulCampo Grande #6509.85.2%191
17Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #6599.67.4%238
18Universidade Federal Rural da AmazôniaBelém #6619.62.7%123
19Universidade Federal de São CarlosSão Carlos #6639.67.1%160
20Universidade do Estado de Mato GrossoCáceres #6759.31.2%117
21Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-ÁridoMossoró #7178.54.1%208
22Universidade Federal de Mato GrossoCuiabá #7188.43.9%147
23Universidade de Rio VerdeRio Verde #7218.42.8%76
24Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitória #7338.24.2%213
25Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaManaus #7368.13.6%81
26Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do SulDourados #7408.06.2%71
27Universidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaFeira de Santana #7447.93.4%113
28Universidade Federal Rural de PernambucoRecife #7457.94.0%255
29Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #7577.77.4%178
30Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #7927.16.0%207
31Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e MucuriDiamantina #7967.03.0%89
32Universidade Federal de UberlândiaUberlândia #7987.04.2%207
33Universidade Estadual da ParaíbaCampina Grande #8086.84.5%78
34Universidade Federal do AcreRio Branco #8096.81.2%88
35Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #8116.87.5%241
36Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteNatal #8136.76.5%92
37Universidade de Passo FundoPasso Fundo #8296.43.9%65
38Universidade Federal do ParáBelém #8306.48.7%137
39Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáCuritiba #8346.44.2%181
40Universidade Federal do Rio GrandeRio Grande #8356.39.2%70
41Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #8366.34.8%227
42State University of Norte FluminenseRio de Janeiro #8476.24.0%141
43Fundação Oswaldo CruzRio de Janeiro #8635.96.0%97
44Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #8645.95.3%311
45Universidade Federal do MaranhãoSão Luís #8665.83.5%95
46Universidade Estadual do Oeste do ParanáCascavel #8695.83.1%104
47Universidade Federal de GoiásGoiânia #8775.73.6%210
48Universidade Estadual do MaranhãoSão Luís #8785.63.4%68
49Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #8865.57.8%194
50Universidade Estadual de Montes ClarosMontes Claros #8885.51.6%86
51Universidade Federal de PelotasPelotas #9005.33.6%253
52Universidade Federal do PampaBagé #9165.12.6%87
53Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de JaneiroSeropédica #9215.04.5%140
54Southwest Bahia State UniversityVitória da Conquista #9244.93.4%74
55Universidade Federal da Grande DouradosDourados #9324.84.3%124
56Universidade Federal de Santa MariaSanta Maria #9464.64.5%430
57Universidade Federal do AmazonasManaus #9604.42.6%122
58Universidade Estadual de GoiásAnápolis #9734.22.1%95
59Universidade Federal do Vale do São FranciscoPetrolina #9854.02.7%88
60Universidade Estadual de MaringáMaringá #9874.03.8%227

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

Who are the top Plant Science researchers in Brazil?

Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Rodrigo Mendes and Adriano Nunes‐Nesi rank highest among researchers based in Brazil, on their papers in Plant Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Amin Mousavi Khaneghah#39,019 worldwide overall34.9 of 83 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Rodrigo Mendes#108,682 worldwide overall23.6 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Adriano Nunes‐Nesi#255,100 worldwide overall34.6 of 134 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Leonardo Fernandes Fraceto#474,432 worldwide overall22.7 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Mariangela Hungría#2,422,439 worldwide overall61.4 of 311 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Johanna Döbereiner#581,744 worldwide overall25.5 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Ricardo Antunes Azevedo#1,025,017 worldwide overall31.0 of 172 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Wagner L. Araújo#939,505 worldwide overall28.8 of 125 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9João Carlos Setúbal#327,411 worldwide overall16.2 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Carlos Augusto Fernandes de Oliveira#2,080,930 worldwide overall24.7 of 103 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Marie‐Anne Van Sluys#352,723 worldwide overall15.8 of 73 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Elizabeth P. B. Fontes#513,368 worldwide overall14.6 of 67 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Robert M. Boddey#287,709 worldwide overall18.2 of 71 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Fábio Lopes Olivares#1,066,682 worldwide overall24.4 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Paulo R. Guimarães#32,069 worldwide overall9.3 of 16 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Brazil on their work in Plant Science 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 Plant Science