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Surgery research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Surgery research in 2022-now (#404 worldwide), followed by Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein and Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais.

Brazil's world rank
#26
of 86 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
11k
Top-10% rate
4.9%
Ranked institutions
34

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

What is the best university for Surgery in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #40418.26.2%1,159
2Hospital Israelita Albert EinsteinSão Paulo #70410.67.4%187
3Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #71710.44.2%96
4Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #7549.77.7%253
5University of VassourasVassouras #8328.30.8%64
6Hospital Sírio-LibanêsSão Paulo #8548.09.7%67
7Universidade Federal de São PauloSão Paulo #8787.67.0%407
8Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteNatal #9306.87.3%99
9Universidade de PernambucoRecife #9376.73.4%73
10Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #9656.37.0%152
11Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São PauloSão Paulo #9816.15.0%62
12Faculdade de Medicina do ABCSanto André #9856.03.4%98
13Pontifícia Universidade Católica do ParanáCuritiba #9935.94.4%74
14Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #9985.85.5%238
15Instituto Nacional de Traumatologia e OrtopediaRio de Janeiro #1,0025.82.2%73
16Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #1,0045.86.5%232
17Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #1,0255.55.6%219
18Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #1,0535.13.7%137
19Universidade de Ribeirão PretoRibeirão Preto #1,0585.14.6%86
20Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #1,0834.72.4%147
21Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #1,0924.63.4%88
22Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #1,0944.67.9%93
23Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #1,1164.33.6%61
24Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto AlegrePorto Alegre #1,1254.25.0%90
25Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #1,1304.25.4%70
26Universidade Federal de Juiz de ForaJuiz de Fora #1,1344.14.5%83
27Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São PauloSão Paulo #1,1533.91.4%76
28Instituto Nacional de Câncer - INCARio de Janeiro #1,1883.52.3%61
29Universidade Federal de GoiásGoiânia #1,1973.44.6%89
30Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #1,1993.35.7%121
31Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #1,2352.94.3%103
32Universidade Federal FluminenseNiterói #1,2892.32.7%92
33Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitória #1,2922.32.1%62
34Universidade Federal de Santa MariaSanta Maria #1,49236.03.0%84

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

Who are the top Surgery researchers in Brazil?

Raul Dias Santos, Rodrigo Oliva Perez and Manoel Galvão Neto rank highest among researchers based in Brazil, on their papers in Surgery that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Raul Dias Santos#209,894 worldwide overall36.9 of 149 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Rodrigo Oliva Perez#160,699 worldwide overall28.0 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Manoel Galvão Neto#226,928 worldwide overall33.1 of 153 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Angelita Habr‐Gama#390,683 worldwide overall24.6 of 97 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5RICARDO VITOR COHEN#126,197 worldwide overall21.0 of 69 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Álvaro Avezum#7,596 worldwide overall17.3 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Luiz Paulo Kowalski#724,529 worldwide overall36.3 of 181 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8José Carlos Nicolau#313,191 worldwide overall20.4 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Gustavo Pereira Fraga#299,493 worldwide overall28.7 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Mônica R. Gadelha#133,251 worldwide overall15.7 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Guilherme Pagin São Julião#215,256 worldwide overall14.6 of 39 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Almino Cardoso RAMOS#294,554 worldwide overall18.1 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Carlos Augusto Gomes#110,394 worldwide overall15.6 of 35 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ary Serpa Neto#91,569 worldwide overall12.8 of 37 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Ludhmila Abrahão Hajjar#192,384 worldwide overall12.5 of 40 papers here in the top 10%

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