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Social Psychology research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Social Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#237 worldwide), followed by Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul and Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

Brazil's world rank
#29
of 76 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
4.7k
Top-10% rate
8.5%
Ranked institutions
16

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

What is the best university for Social Psychology in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #23715.911.4%276
2Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #4715.311.1%115
3Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #5134.010.6%100
4Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #5223.712.4%94
5Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #5273.69.3%117
6Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #5293.59.2%107
7Universidade Federal de São PauloSão Paulo #605143.013.5%61
8Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #610131.09.2%80
9Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #613123.013.4%65
10Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #615118.07.9%92
11Universidade Federal da BahiaSalvador #62398.011.9%62
12Universidade Federal da ParaíbaJoão Pessoa #62886.09.8%68
13Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #62983.07.2%76
14Universidade Federal de Santa MariaSanta Maria #63569.09.0%64
15Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #64447.05.9%66
16Ação EducativaSão Paulo #65033.05.7%62

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

Who are the top Social Psychology researchers in Brazil?

Jair de Jesus Mari, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque and Mary Sandra Carlotto rank highest among researchers based in Brazil.

  1. 1Jair de Jesus Mari#42,180 worldwide overall404 citations · 9 works
  2. 2Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque#66,654 worldwide overall478 citations · 11 works
  3. 3Mary Sandra Carlotto#104,677 worldwide overall113 citations · 10 works
  4. 4Sílvia Helena Koller#274,144 worldwide overall431 citations · 20 works
  5. 5Paulo S. Boggio#281,596 worldwide overall216 citations · 9 works
  6. 6Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves#374,922 worldwide overall140 citations · 7 works
  7. 7Adrian A. Barnett#412,063 worldwide overall122 citations · 8 works
  8. 8Alcyane Marinho#416,654 worldwide overall22 citations · 9 works
  9. 9Claudio Simón Hutz#431,285 worldwide overall184 citations · 10 works
  10. 10Juarez Vieira do Nascimento#439,486 worldwide overall73 citations · 9 works
  11. 11Zilda Aparecida Pereira Del Prette#582,404 worldwide overall86 citations · 7 works
  12. 12Manoel Antônio dos Santos#613,061 worldwide overall180 citations · 12 works
  13. 13Ricardo Primi#629,563 worldwide overall128 citations · 8 works
  14. 14José Antunes‐Rodrigues#666,940 worldwide overall168 citations · 9 works
  15. 15Maria Cristina Ferreira#715,110 worldwide overall68 citations · 9 works

How Brazil compares with other countries in Social Psychology