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Urban Studies research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Urban Studies research in 2022-now (#26 worldwide), followed by Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and Universidade Federal da Paraíba.

Brazil's world rank
#11
of 41 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
12k
Top-10% rate
9.0%
Ranked institutions
48

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

What is the best university for Urban Studies in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #2631.111.9%575
2Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #3028.010.7%434
3Universidade Federal da ParaíbaJoão Pessoa #3127.48.0%181
4Universidade Federal FluminenseNiterói #3624.211.7%246
5Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #3922.58.9%299
6Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloSão Paulo #4420.08.8%111
7Universidade Estadual de Montes ClarosMontes Claros #4619.04.0%80
8Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #4718.611.5%261
9Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #4818.18.4%82
10Universidade do Estado de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #5116.89.1%62
11Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #5216.48.2%240
12Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #5614.98.8%92
13Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #5714.510.3%233
14Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitória #5814.18.1%125
15Universidade Presbiteriana MackenzieSão Paulo #6013.43.8%65
16Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #6511.710.2%144
17Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #6810.711.3%277
18Hospital Ana NerySalvador #719.87.0%73
19Universidade Federal de São CarlosSão Carlos #729.511.3%124
20Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #739.210.8%282
21Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #748.97.9%206
22Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteNatal #778.18.4%169
23Universidade Federal do ParáBelém #787.811.0%265
24Universidade Estadual de LondrinaLondrina #797.66.7%88
25Universidade Federal do TocantinsPalmas #807.35.5%88
26Universidade Federal de Mato GrossoCuiabá #817.05.4%63
27Universidade Estadual do CearáFortaleza #826.89.2%81
28Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #846.39.2%78
29Universidade do Estado de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #865.87.7%104
30Universidade Federal do AmazonasManaus #885.38.3%92
31Universidade Federal do PiauíTeresina #904.87.7%78
32Universidade Federal de PelotasPelotas #914.67.5%126
33Universidade Federal de GoiásGoiânia #924.37.8%138
34Universidade Federal da BahiaSalvador #934.18.6%140
35Universidade Federal do MaranhãoSão Luís #943.97.2%96
36Universidade Federal de UberlândiaUberlândia #953.78.2%93
37Universidade Estadual do Oeste do ParanáCascavel #963.510.3%70
38Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #973.27.7%288
39Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do SulCampo Grande #992.87.8%92
40Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de JaneiroSeropédica #1002.611.7%88
41Universidade Federal de ViçosaViçosa #1012.46.6%70
42Universidade Federal de AlagoasMaceió #1022.26.1%83
43Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #1032.09.2%159
44Universidade Federal de Juiz de ForaJuiz de Fora #1041.87.0%96
45Universidade Federal de SergipeAracaju #1051.56.4%102
46Universidade Federal de Santa MariaSanta Maria #106135.09.5%134
47Universidade Federal de São PauloSão Paulo #10896.010.4%103
48Universidade Estadual de MaringáMaringá #10976.07.0%78

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

Who are the top Urban Studies researchers in Brazil?

Eduardo Cesar Leão Marques, Anete Trajman and Afrânio Lineu Kritski rank highest among researchers based in Brazil, on their papers in Urban Studies that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Eduardo Cesar Leão Marques#1,547,998 worldwide overall7.3 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Anete Trajman#429,520 worldwide overall4.2 of 6 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Afrânio Lineu Kritski#1,046,194 worldwide overall4.0 of 6 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Solange Cesar Cavalcante#431,010 worldwide overall3.7 of 4 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Betina Durovni#252,340 worldwide overall3.7 of 4 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Bruno B. Andrade#237,344 worldwide overall2.5 of 2 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 6Marcelo Cordeiro‐Santos#700,590 worldwide overall2.5 of 2 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Valéria C. Rolla#974,408 worldwide overall2.2 of 2 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Márcio Goldman#2,189,168 worldwide overall4.0 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Marcus Saraiva#1,276,721 worldwide overall2.5 of 7 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Mauro Niskier Sanchez#275,989 worldwide overall2.0 of 2 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno#435,598 worldwide overall3.0 of 6 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Rafael H. M. Pereira#106,410 worldwide overall2.8 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Marina Cruvinel Figueiredo#533,281 worldwide overall1.8 of 2 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Gabriel Feltrán#2,346,767 worldwide overall3.7 of 14 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Brazil on their work in Urban Studies 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 Urban Studies