Top 25 universities in Brazil

1. 1

   Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

   São Paulo, Brazil

   • 579,835 research works
   • 27.4 million citations
   • h-index 932
2. 2

   Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

   • 194,571 research works
   • 8.6 million citations
   • h-index 617
3. 3

   Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)

   Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

   • 221,004 research works
   • 8.5 million citations
   • h-index 583
4. 4

   Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

   São Paulo, Brazil

   • 218,253 research works
   • 7.9 million citations
   • h-index 496
5. 5

   Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

   Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

   • 177,290 research works
   • 6.8 million citations
   • h-index 544
6. 6

   Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)

   Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

   • 158,641 research works
   • 6.3 million citations
   • h-index 527
7. 7

   Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)

   São Paulo, Brazil

   • 97,002 research works
   • 5 million citations
   • h-index 448
8. 8

   Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)

   Florianópolis, Brazil

   • 124,431 research works
   • 3.4 million citations
   • h-index 339
9. 9

   Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

   • 78,051 research works
   • 3.3 million citations
   • h-index 472
10. 10

    Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)

    Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

    • 112,275 research works
    • 2.8 million citations
    • h-index 372
11. 11

    Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)

    Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

    • 104,771 research works
    • 2.5 million citations
    • h-index 324
12. 12

    Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)

    Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

    • 78,958 research works
    • 2.4 million citations
    • h-index 303
13. 13

    Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)

    Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    • 75,491 research works
    • 2.4 million citations
    • h-index 274
14. 14

    Universidade de Brasília (UnB)

    Brasília, Federal District, Brazil

    • 108,561 research works
    • 2.3 million citations
    • h-index 316
15. 15

    Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)

    Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    • 60,478 research works
    • 2.2 million citations
    • h-index 307
16. 16

    Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)

    São Carlos, Brazil

    • 73,642 research works
    • 2.1 million citations
    • h-index 270
17. 17

    Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)

    Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

    • 72,960 research works
    • 2 million citations
    • h-index 322
18. 18

    Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)

    Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    • 89,384 research works
    • 1.8 million citations
    • h-index 278
19. 19

    Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)

    Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

    • 66,440 research works
    • 1.7 million citations
    • h-index 284
20. 20

    Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL)

    Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    • 47,019 research works
    • 1.7 million citations
    • h-index 345
21. 21

    Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)

    Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

    • 49,254 research works
    • 1.6 million citations
    • h-index 281
22. 22

    Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)

    Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

    • 63,304 research works
    • 1.4 million citations
    • h-index 282
23. 23

    Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB)

    João Pessoa, Brazil

    • 69,136 research works
    • 1.4 million citations
    • h-index 239
24. 24

    Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)

    Belém, Pará, Brazil

    • 65,566 research works
    • 1.3 million citations
    • h-index 246
25. 25

    Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)

    Londrina, Paraná, Brazil

    • 47,288 research works
    • 1.2 million citations
    • h-index 229

Ordered by total research citations recorded in OpenAlex (October 2026). Works, citations and h-index are OpenAlex figures for the institution. How the list is made.