2017 tables: Institutions - biological sciences

The 2017 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016.

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# Institution Share 2015 Share 2016 Count 2016 Change in Adjusted Share* 2015–2016
1 University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil 15.26 11.93 66 -19.6%
2 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil 8.01 11.12 37 42.7%
3 State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil 1.43 3.97 23 185.0%
4 Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brazil 1.07 2.81 7 171.4%
5 Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Brazil 0.91 2.45 20 175.3%
6 Brazil Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication (MCTIC), Brazil 2.12 2.10 10 1.8%
7 Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil 1.16 1.77 16 57.2%
8 Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil 2.43 1.50 4 -36.6%
9 Brazil Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply, Brazil 0.69 1.01 7 51.2%
10 Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil 2.11 0.94 11 -54.1%
11 Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Brazil 0.47 0.79 6 73.9%
12 São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil 1.53 0.78 6 -47.5%
13 Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Brazil 2.06 0.74 3 -63.3%
14 National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA), Brazil 0.55 0.73 7 37.9%
15 University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil 0.10 0.72 11 660.0%
16 Brazil Ministry of Health, Brazil – 0.65 3 N/A
17 Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Brazil – 0.54 2 N/A
18 Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil 0.12 0.53 3 347.7%
19 Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil 0.62 0.50 7 -16.4%
20 Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil 0.19 0.50 7 170.0%
21 Hospital Sírio-Libanês, Brazil – 0.50 1 N/A
22 A.C. Camargo Cancer Center (CIPE), Brazil 0.22 0.48 4 121.6%
23 Rede D’Or São Luiz, Brazil – 0.45 1 N/A
24 Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil 0.17 0.38 2 127.7%
25 Braskem, Brazil – 0.38 1 N/A
26 National Institute for Translational Neuroscience, Brazil 0.50 0.36 2 -26.3%
27 Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Fisiologia Comparada (INCT-FisC), Brazil – 0.36 1 N/A
28 Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil 0.35 0.36 3 5.3%
29 Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil 0.08 0.35 3 327.9%
30 Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (MPEG), Brazil 0.32 0.34 5 9.4%
31 Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Brazil 1.46 0.27 3 -80.9%
32 Brazil Ministry of Education (MEC), Brazil – 0.26 5 N/A
33 Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Brazil 0.17 0.23 3 39.6%
34 State University of Norte Fluminense (UENF), Brazil 0.26 0.21 2 -16.2%
35 Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo (IFSP), Brazil – 0.20 2 N/A
36 Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Brazil 0.05 0.20 1 346.4%
36 Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (IPÊ), Brazil 0.29 0.20 1 -29.5%
37 Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil 0.05 0.19 1 335.1%
37 Lutheran University of Brazil (ULBRA), Brazil – 0.19 1 N/A
38 Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Brazil 0.18 0.19 2 7.6%
39 Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil 0.23 0.19 4 -16.3%
40 Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Brazil – 0.17 2 N/A
41 Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Brazil 0.01 0.17 2 2897.9%
42 National Centre for Monitoring and Warning of Natural Disasters (CAMADEN), Brazil – 0.17 1 N/A
42 Planetary Skin Institute (PSI), Brazil – 0.17 1 N/A
43 University Centre La Salle, Brazil – 0.15 1 N/A
44 PROJETO TAMAR - ICMBio, Brazil – 0.14 1 N/A
45 Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Brazil – 0.13 2 N/A
46 Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Brazil 0.56 0.13 2 -76.9%
47 Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 0.01 0.12 2 1822.5%
48 Amazon Institute of People and the Environment (Imazon), Brazil – 0.11 1 N/A
49 University of San Francisco (USF), Brazil – 0.11 1 N/A
49 Unidade Integrada de Farmacologia e Gastroenterologia (UNIFAG), Brazil – 0.11 1 N/A
50 International Institute for Sustainability (IIS), Brazil 0.03 0.10 2 212.2%
51 National Cancer Institute (INCA), Brazil 0.06 0.10 1 74.8%
52 Universidade de Araraquara (UNIARA), Brazil – 0.09 1 N/A
52 Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo (IFES), Brazil 0.01 0.09 1 1517.4%
52 Federal University of Western Pará (UFOPA), Brazil 0.02 0.09 1 465.5%
53 Mato Grosso State University (UNEMAT), Brazil 0.13 0.08 1 -39.4%
54 Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Brazil 0.03 0.08 1 192.4%
55 Geopark Araripe, Brazil 0.17 0.05 1 -67.5%
55 Brazil Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), Brazil – 0.05 1 N/A
56 Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Brazil – 0.05 2 N/A
57 State University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Brazil – 0.05 1 N/A
58 Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima (ILSL), Brazil – 0.05 1 N/A
58 Brazil Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC), Brazil – 0.05 1 N/A
59 Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Brazil 0.06 0.05 2 -15.7%
60 Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology (2Bio), Brazil – 0.05 1 N/A
61 State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS), Brazil – 0.04 2 N/A
62 Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Brazil – 0.04 2 N/A
63 Tismoo - The Biotech Company, Brazil – 0.04 1 N/A
64 Instituto Socioambiental Serra do Mar (ISASM), Brazil – 0.04 1 N/A
64 State University of Montes Claros (UNIMONTES), Brazil – 0.04 1 N/A
65 University of Vila Velha (UVV), Brazil – 0.03 1 N/A
66 Fundação Estadual de Pesquisa Agropecuária (FEPAGRO), Brazil – 0.03 1 N/A
66 Instituto do Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos (INEMA), Brazil – 0.03 1 N/A
67 Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Brazil – 0.03 1 N/A
68 Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology (IFET), Brazil 0.02 0.03 1 62.6%
68 Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Brazil 0.59 0.03 1 -95.3%
68 Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), Brazil – 0.03 1 N/A
69 Instituto Santos Dumont (ISD), Brazil – 0.03 1 N/A
70 Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM), Brazil 0.06 0.02 1 -62.6%
70 University Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), Brazil – 0.02 1 N/A
71 Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), Brazil – 0.02 2 N/A
72 Hospital Heliópolis, Brazil – 0.02 1 N/A
72 Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), Brazil – 0.02 1 N/A
73 National Institute of Science and Technology in Tropical Diseases (INCT-DT), Brazil – 0.01 1 N/A
74 Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Brazil 0.00 0.01 1 327.6%
74 Federal University of Acre (UFAC), Brazil 0.06 0.01 1 -76.9%
75 Plantando Consciencia, Brazil – 0.01 1 N/A
76 Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Brazil 0.07 0.00 1 -92.9%
76 Federal University of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys (UFVJM), Brazil – 0.00 1 N/A
76 Federal University of São João del-Rei (UFSJ), Brazil – 0.00 1 N/A
77 Centro Universitário Autônomo do Brasil (UniBrasil), Brazil – 0.00 1 N/A

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