2016 tables: Institutions - physical sciences

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 20.38 143
2 São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil 18.75 81
3 Brazil Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication (MCTIC), Brazil 8.84 125
4 Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil 6.45 64
5 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil 6.23 134
6 State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil 5.26 56
7 Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil 5.22 17
8 Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Brazil 4.68 9
9 Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil 3.86 5
10 Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Brazil 3.52 53
11 Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Brazil 3.33 4
12 Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brazil 3.15 11
13 Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Brazil 2.71 11
14 Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil 2.60 5
15 Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Brazil 2.47 5
16 São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), Brazil 2.46 16
17 Federal University of Itajubá (UNIFEI), Brazil 1.50 2
18 Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil 1.44 6
19 Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Brazil 1.30 3
20 Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Brazil 1.25 3
21 Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Brazil 1.10 43
22 Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil 1.02 4
23 University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil 0.96 3
24 State University of Maringá (UEM), Brazil 0.93 1
25 Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Brazil 0.88 75
26 Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil 0.80 3
27 Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Brazil 0.75 3
28 Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil 0.73 4
29 Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), Brazil 0.60 2
30 Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil 0.52 3
31 Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo (IFES), Brazil 0.45 2
32 Mackenzie Presbyterian University (UPM), Brazil 0.44 1
33 Department of Aerospace Science and Technology (DCTA), Brazil 0.40 2
33 Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Brazil 0.40 2
34 Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), Brazil 0.37 2
35 Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Brazil 0.35 5
36 Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil 0.33 1
37 Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Brazil 0.31 3
38 Brazil Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC), Brazil 0.29 1
39 Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Brazil 0.29 3
40 Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Brazil 0.27 2
41 Brazil Ministry of Justice, Brazil 0.25 1
41 Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Brazil 0.25 1
41 Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Brazil 0.25 1
42 Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Brazil 0.22 28
43 Universidade de Sorocaba (UNISO), Brazil 0.20 1
44 Laboratório Interinstitucional de e-Astronomia (LIneA), Brazil 0.20 4
45 Brazilian Science Data Center (BSDC), Brazil 0.18 4
46 Ponta Grossa State University (UEPG), Brazil 0.17 2
46 Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Maranhão (IFMA), Brazil 0.17 2
47 Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Brazil 0.17 1
48 Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais (CEFET-MG), Brazil 0.13 1
49 Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Brazil 0.11 1
49 Federal University of Southern Border (UFFS), Brazil 0.11 1
50 Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology (IFET), Brazil 0.10 1
51 Brazil Ministry of Education (MEC), Brazil 0.10 3
52 Federal University of Latin American Integration (UNILA), Brazil 0.08 1
53 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), Brazil 0.08 1
54 Federal University of Roraima (UFRR), Brazil 0.07 1
55 Federal University of São João del-Rei (UFSJ), Brazil 0.05 72
56 Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Brazil 0.04 1
57 Federal Center for Technological Education Celso Suckow da Fonseca (CEFET-RJ), Brazil 0.03 1
58 Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil 0.01 3
58 State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS), Brazil 0.01 3
59 State University of Goiás (UEG), Brazil 0.00 1
60 Faculdades Independente do Nordeste (FAINOR), Brazil 0.00 2

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