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Water Science and Technology research in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo ranks first in Brazil for Water Science and Technology research in 2022–2025 (#186 worldwide), followed by Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul and Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.

Brazil's world rank
#20
of 62 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
7.3k
Top-10% rate
3.0%
Ranked institutions
31

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

What is the best university for Water Science and Technology in Brazil?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo #1868.15.9%201
2Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre #1917.66.7%161
3Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte #2086.15.5%159
4Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas #2225.07.2%124
5Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)São Paulo #2254.82.8%223
6Universidade Federal de Santa MariaSanta Maria #2363.95.6%120
7Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #2373.84.7%137
8Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteNatal #2413.64.1%116
9Universidade Federal de PernambucoRecife #2423.52.0%190
10Universidade Federal do CearáFortaleza #2443.33.7%138
11Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaFlorianópolis #2483.04.8%93
12Universidade Estadual de MaringáMaringá #2493.06.5%76
13Universidade Federal de PelotasPelotas #2512.87.9%63
14Universidade de BrasíliaBrasília #2532.72.8%110
15Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba #2542.63.0%103
16Universidade Federal de São CarlosSão Carlos #2552.64.2%88
17Universidade Federal do ParáBelém #2572.41.8%138
18Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáCuritiba #2582.44.5%77
19Universidade Federal da ParaíbaJoão Pessoa #2622.12.3%111
20Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoVitória #2661.82.6%82
21Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do SulCampo Grande #2681.73.4%70
22Universidade Federal de GoiásGoiânia #271149.01.8%102
23Universidade Federal de Campina GrandeCampina Grande #273136.01.9%93
24Universidade Federal de ViçosaViçosa #274130.02.9%70
25Universidade Federal do AmazonasManaus #275123.01.7%87
26Universidade Federal Rural de PernambucoRecife #277111.03.3%63
27Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro #27998.01.4%97
28Universidade Federal de SergipeAracaju #28092.00.8%86
29Universidade Federal de UberlândiaUberlândia #28279.01.9%70
30Universidade Federal FluminenseNiterói #28561.01.0%78
31Universidade Federal de ItajubáItajubá #29312.00.8%60

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

Who are the top Water Science and Technology researchers in Brazil?

Paulo César Sentelhas, Luiz Antônio Martinelli and Philip M. Fearnside rank highest among researchers based in Brazil.

  1. 1Paulo César Sentelhas#3,115 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 7 works
  2. 2Luiz Antônio Martinelli#7,035 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 10 works
  3. 3Philip M. Fearnside#11,088 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 7 works
  4. 4José A. Marengo#29,618 worldwide overall753 citations · 7 works
  5. 5José Coelho de Araújo Filho#29,887 worldwide overall440 citations · 10 works
  6. 6Benjamim Bley de Brito Neves#38,022 worldwide overall517 citations · 11 works
  7. 7Éder C. Lima#69,918 worldwide overall963 citations · 26 works
  8. 8Jorge Rubio#84,263 worldwide overall366 citations · 19 works
  9. 9Wilson Teixeira#103,369 worldwide overall531 citations · 9 works
  10. 10Jaime Aparecido Cury#125,848 worldwide overall227 citations · 15 works
  11. 11Luís Marcelo Tavares#129,188 worldwide overall339 citations · 8 works
  12. 12José Galízia Tundisi#175,862 worldwide overall174 citations · 14 works
  13. 13Edson Antônio da Silva#184,239 worldwide overall226 citations · 8 works
  14. 14R. L. Victória#187,148 worldwide overall205 citations · 11 works
  15. 15Liana O. Anderson#192,005 worldwide overall400 citations · 7 works

How Brazil compares with other countries in Water Science and Technology