2016 tables: Institutions - academic

The 2016 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015.

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# Institution Share 2015 Count 2015
1 University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil 48.37 241
2 São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil 23.00 104
3 University of Chile, Chile 19.58 116
4 University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Argentina 18.26 149
5 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil 16.13 165
6 State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil 15.37 91
7 Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC), Chile 11.73 139
8 National University of La Plata (UNLP), Argentina 10.31 122
9 Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil 9.32 30
10 Andres Bello University (UNAB), Chile 8.25 47
11 University of the Republic (UDELAR), Uruguay 7.99 20
12 University of Concepción (UdeC), Chile 7.52 63
13 Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil 7.29 68
14 National University of Córdoba (UNC), Argentina 6.99 27
15 University of Valparaíso (UV), Chile 6.00 45
16 Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brazil 5.22 18
17 Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil 4.82 15
18 Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Brazil 4.73 12
19 Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil 4.52 12
20 Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil 4.48 17
21 Los Andes University, Colombia 4.48 63
22 Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Brazil 4.47 15
23 Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil 4.14 21
24 Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Brazil 4.14 11
25 Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Brazil 4.09 57
26 University of Santiago, Chile (Usach), Chile 4.07 13
27 University of Antioquia (UdeA), Colombia 4.00 19
28 Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Brazil 3.77 13
29 Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Brazil 3.72 10
30 National University of Colombia (UNAL), Colombia 3.71 56
31 Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Brazil 3.33 4
32 Rosario National University (UNR), Argentina 3.22 17
33 Federico Santa María Technical University (UTFSM), Chile 3.22 90
34 Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil 3.17 19
35 Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (PUCV), Chile 3.15 15
36 Adolfo Ibáñez University (UAI), Chile 3.03 9
37 University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil 2.99 13
38 Diego Portales University (UDP), Chile 2.94 17
39 Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil 2.83 9
40 Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil 2.77 8
41 Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil 1.96 4
42 Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Brazil 1.90 8
43 National University of Río Cuarto, Argentina 1.82 3
44 Austral University of Chile (UACh), Chile 1.80 8
45 Federal University of Itajubá (UNIFEI), Brazil 1.63 3
46 Catholic University of the North (UCN), Chile 1.60 11
47 Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Brazil 1.46 5
48 National University of Cuyo (UNCUYO), Argentina 1.37 14
49 Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Brazil 1.34 77
50 Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Brazil 1.32 45
51 University of La Serena (ULS), Chile 1.29 7
52 State University of Maringá (UEM), Brazil 1.20 4
53 Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Brazil 1.19 10
54 Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Brazil 1.16 7
55 National University of the Litoral (UNL), Argentina 1.14 6
56 University of Bío-Bío (UBB), Chile 1.13 4
57 Universidad Autónoma de Chile (UA), Chile 1.02 2
58 Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Brazil 1.00 1
59 Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Brazil 1.00 8
60 National University of South (UNS), Argentina 0.95 6
61 National University of General San Martín (UNSAM), Argentina 0.89 10
62 Mackenzie Presbyterian University (UPM), Brazil 0.85 3
63 National University of Mar Del Plata (UNMdP), Argentina 0.73 3
64 Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Brazil 0.68 2
65 National University of San Juan (UNSJ), Argentina 0.67 2
66 Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia 0.66 9
67 University of Valle, Colombia 0.65 3
68 Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil 0.64 9
69 Higher University of San Andrés (UMSA), Bolivia 0.62 4
70 Antonio Nariño University (UAN), Colombia 0.60 72
71 Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), Brazil 0.60 2
72 Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Brazil 0.56 3
73 National Polytechnic School (EPN), Ecuador 0.54 5
74 Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil 0.52 3
75 Yachay Tech University, Ecuador 0.50 7
76 Universidad de los Llanos, Colombia 0.50 1
76 Universidad Nacional de Asuncion (UNA), Paraguay 0.50 1
77 National University of San Antonio Abad in Cuzco (UNSAAC), Peru 0.50 6
78 Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo (IFES), Brazil 0.46 3
79 National University of San Marcos (UNMSM), Peru 0.45 4
80 Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP), Peru 0.44 18
81 Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Brazil 0.43 4
82 Ponta Grossa State University (UEPG), Brazil 0.43 4
83 State University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Brazil 0.42 1
84 Contestado University (UNC), Brazil 0.40 1
84 Universidad del Desarrollo (UDD), Chile 0.40 1
85 Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA), Brazil 0.40 2
85 Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Brazil 0.40 2
86 Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (PUCE), Ecuador 0.39 3
87 Simón Bolívar University (USB), Venezuela 0.39 2
88 Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), Brazil 0.37 2
89 Temuco Catholic University, Chile 0.33 2
90 Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Brazil 0.32 3
91 University of Antofagasta, Chile 0.31 4
92 National University of Tucumán (UNT), Argentina 0.31 2
93 National University of Comahue (UNCo), Argentina 0.30 4
94 Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Brazil 0.30 3
95 Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV), Venezuela 0.29 5
96 Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Brazil 0.27 2
97 State University of Norte Fluminense (UENF), Brazil 0.26 4
98 Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Brazil 0.25 1
98 Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano (ITM), Colombia 0.25 1
98 Universidad de Oriente (UDO), Venezuela 0.25 1
99 Maimonides University, Argentina 0.23 3
100 Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology (IFET), Brazil 0.23 3
101 Universidad del Norte, Colombia 0.22 2
102 Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Brazil 0.22 28
103 Ceará State University (UECE), Brazil 0.22 2
104 Universidad del Rosario, Colombia 0.21 5
105 University of Magallanes (UMAG), Chile 0.21 2
106 National University of Salta (UNSa), Argentina 0.21 2
107 Universidade de Sorocaba (UNISO), Brazil 0.20 1
108 National Technological University (UTN), Argentina 0.19 5
109 National University of Quilmes (UNQ), Argentina 0.17 1
109 National University of Entre Ríos (UNER), Argentina 0.17 1
109 Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Brazil 0.17 1
109 Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano, Chile 0.17 1
109 National University of Saint Augustine (UNSA), Peru 0.17 1
109 Torcuato di Tella University (UTDT), Argentina 0.17 2
110 University of Talca (UTALCA), Chile 0.16 3
111 Cayetano Heredia University (UPCH), Peru 0.16 4
112 Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University (UAGRM), Bolivia 0.15 4
113 Yanayacu Biological Station & Center for Creative Studies, Ecuador 0.15 1
114 Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences (UMCE), Chile 0.14 1
115 Scientific University of the South (UCSUR), Peru 0.14 1
116 Universidad Mayor, Chile 0.13 2
117 Mato Grosso State University (UNEMAT), Brazil 0.13 4
118 Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense (UNSEC), Brazil 0.13 2
119 Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais (CEFET-MG), Brazil 0.13 1
120 Favaloro University, Argentina 0.11 1
120 Federal University of Southern Border (UFFS), Brazil 0.11 1
120 University of the Sacred Heart (USC), Brazil 0.11 1
121 National University of Luján (UNLU), Argentina 0.10 2
122 University of the Frontier (UFRO), Chile 0.09 3
123 University of Caldas, Colombia 0.09 1
124 State University of Goiás (UEG), Brazil 0.09 3
125 Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Norte de Minas Gerais (IFNMG), Brazil 0.08 1
125 Universidad EAFIT, Colombia 0.08 1
125 Federal University of Latin American Integration (UNILA), Brazil 0.08 1
125 National University of the Patagonia San Juan Bosco (UNPSJB), Argentina 0.08 1
126 Federal University of Rondônia (UNIR), Brazil 0.08 2
127 University of the State of Amazonas (UEA), Brazil 0.08 1
128 Federal University of Roraima (UFRR), Brazil 0.07 1
128 Catholic University of Manizales (UCM), Colombia 0.07 1
128 National University of San Luis (UNSL), Argentina 0.07 1
129 University of the Andes (ULA), Venezuela 0.07 3
130 Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Ecuador 0.07 2
131 State University of Londrina (UEL), Brazil 0.06 1
131 Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (UPS), Ecuador 0.06 1
132 Austral University, Argentina 0.06 1
133 Federal University of Acre (UFAC), Brazil 0.06 3
134 National University of Engineering (UNI), Peru 0.06 2
135 National University of Central Buenos Aires (UNICEN), Argentina 0.06 1
136 Federal University of São João del-Rei (UFSJ), Brazil 0.05 72
137 National University of Río Negro (UNRN), Argentina 0.05 1
138 Federal University Foundation of Rio Grande (FURG), Brazil 0.05 1
139 University of Tarapacá (UTA), Chile 0.05 2
140 Interamerican Open University (UAI), Argentina 0.05 1
141 Christus College, Brazil 0.04 1
142 Universidad Nacional Experimental de los Llanos Occidentales Ezekiel Zamora (UNELLEZ), Venezuela 0.04 3
143 Universidad de los Andes (UANDES), Chile 0.04 1
144 National University of the Northeast (UNNE), Argentina 0.04 1
145 University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos), Brazil 0.03 1
146 Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana (UNAP), Peru 0.03 3
147 Federal Center for Technological Education Celso Suckow da Fonseca (CEFET-RJ), Brazil 0.03 1
148 Universidad del Cauca, Colombia 0.03 1
149 Federal Rural University of the Amazon (UFRA), Brazil 0.03 2
150 Universidad de San Buenaventura, Colombia 0.03 1
151 Universidad Estatal Amazónica (UEA), Ecuador 0.03 3
152 Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Brazil 0.03 2
153 Fundação Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB), Brazil 0.03 1
154 Universidad Autónoma del Beni "José Ballivián" (UABJB), Bolivia 0.02 3
155 University of Atacama (UDA), Chile 0.02 1
155 Catholic University of Brasília (UCB), Brazil 0.02 1
156 Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción (UCSC), Chile 0.02 1
157 University of La Sabana (Unisabana), Colombia 0.02 1
158 Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Ecuador 0.02 8
159 Federal University of Western Pará (UFOPA), Brazil 0.02 2
159 Central University of Ecuador (UCE), Ecuador 0.02 2
160 Industrial University of Santander (UIS), Colombia 0.02 2
161 Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana (UNEG), Venezuela 0.01 1
162 National Agrarian University (UNALM), Peru 0.01 1
163 University of San Simón (UMSS), Bolivia 0.01 2
164 Amazon Regional University (IKIAM), Ecuador 0.01 1
164 Aceer Peru, Peru 0.01 1
164 Agteca - Agrotecnologica Amazonica, Bolivia 0.01 1
165 State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS), Brazil 0.01 3
166 Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí (ULEAM), Ecuador 0.01 1
167 National University of Northwestern Buenos Aires (UNNOBA), Argentina 0.00 1
168 Universidad Técnica del Norte (UTN), Ecuador 0.00 1

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