2018 tables: Institutions - academic

The 2018 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017.

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# Institution Share 2016 Share 2017 Count 2017 Change in Adjusted Share 2016-2017*
1 University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil 50.22 56.92 267 11.7%
2 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil 20.09 19.37 181 -5.0%
3 São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil 15.95 17.47 124 8.0%
4 State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil 14.54 14.59 118 -1.1%
5 Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil 9.14 13.10 45 41.2%
6 Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil 8.74 7.84 111 -11.6%
7 Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil 4.10 6.55 46 57.4%
8 Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil 4.33 6.13 12 39.6%
9 Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brazil 7.44 5.58 31 -26.1%
10 Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Brazil 5.05 5.38 12 4.9%
11 Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil 3.35 5.33 11 56.8%
12 Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Brazil 2.89 4.45 22 51.7%
13 Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Brazil 2.47 4.26 82 70.3%
14 Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil 7.06 4.23 17 -40.9%
15 Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil 2.90 4.06 11 37.9%
16 University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil 1.69 3.72 14 117.4%
17 Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Brazil 1.44 3.27 10 123.2%
18 Federal University of Itajubá (UNIFEI), Brazil 1.27 3.10 7 140.9%
19 Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Brazil 1.59 3.01 58 86.6%
20 Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Brazil 3.12 2.58 5 -18.5%
21 Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Brazil 1.78 2.45 72 35.8%
22 Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA), Brazil 3.03 2.45 7 -20.4%
23 Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Brazil 2.14 2.38 5 9.9%
24 Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Brazil 3.84 2.34 13 -40.0%
25 Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Brazil 2.26 2.08 10 -9.3%
26 Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Brazil 0.29 2.08 4 600.2%
27 Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil 2.56 1.67 7 -35.7%
28 Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Brazil 1.00 1.66 6 63.7%
29 Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Brazil 2.56 1.52 7 -41.4%
30 Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil 1.58 1.29 6 -19.6%
31 Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Brazil 2.10 1.07 6 -49.8%
32 Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Brazil 3.18 1.04 4 -67.8%
33 State University of Londrina (UEL), Brazil 1.67 1.03 2 -39.1%
34 Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Brazil 1.04 1.00 1 -4.8%
35 Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), Brazil 0.99 0.98 4 -1.9%
36 State University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Brazil 0.05 0.98 3 1,782.0%
37 Federal University Foundation of Rio Grande (FURG), Brazil 0.17 0.83 2 389.0%
38 Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil 1.50 0.66 4 -56.5%
39 Ceará State University (UECE), Brazil 0.50 0.60 1 18.3%
40 Ponta Grossa State University (UEPG), Brazil – 0.59 3 N/A
41 Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil 1.02 0.53 6 -49.1%
42 Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology (IFET), Brazil 0.28 0.48 5 70.6%
43 University of Pernambuco (UPE), Brazil – 0.40 3 N/A
44 Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD), Brazil 1.00 0.38 2 -63.0%
45 Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Brazil 0.12 0.27 3 118.4%
46 Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Brazil 2.55 0.26 39 -89.9%
47 Federal University of Rondônia (UNIR), Brazil – 0.26 3 N/A
48 Mackenzie Presbyterian University (UPM), Brazil 1.05 0.25 1 -76.4%
48 Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil – 0.25 1 N/A
48 University of Paraíba Valley (UNIVAP), Brazil – 0.25 1 N/A
49 Federal University of São João del-Rei (UFSJ), Brazil 0.17 0.24 68 37.3%
50 University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos), Brazil 0.13 0.21 3 61.9%
51 Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Brazil 0.19 0.20 1 4.8%
52 Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Mato Grosso (IFMT), Brazil – 0.17 1 N/A
52 Centro Universitário Estácio de Ribeirão Preto, Brazil – 0.17 1 N/A
53 Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Brazil 1.68 0.16 2 -90.7%
54 Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA), Brazil – 0.14 1 N/A
55 Federal University of Latin American Integration (UNILA), Brazil 0.43 0.13 1 -71.6%
55 Goiano Federal Institute (IFGOIANO), Brazil – 0.13 1 N/A
56 State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS), Brazil 0.05 0.12 6 136.7%
57 Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Brazil 1.18 0.11 1 -90.7%
58 Federal University of Acre (UFAC), Brazil 0.01 0.11 2 698.1%
59 Federal University of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys (UFVJM), Brazil 0.00 0.10 1 2,029.0%
59 Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais (CEFET-MG), Brazil – 0.10 1 N/A
59 Federal University of Amapá (UNIFAP), Brazil – 0.10 1 N/A
59 Federal University of Southern and Southeastern Pará (UNIFESSPA), Brazil – 0.10 1 N/A
60 Pará State University (UEPA), Brazil – 0.10 3 N/A
61 Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Brazil – 0.09 2 N/A
62 State University of Norte Fluminense (UENF), Brazil 0.21 0.09 2 -57.4%
63 University of Santo Amaro (UNiSA), Brazil – 0.08 1 N/A
64 Centro Universitário Univates, Brazil – 0.07 1 N/A
65 University of Vila Velha (UVV), Brazil 0.03 0.06 1 109.5%
66 University of the State of Amazonas (UEA), Brazil 0.08 0.06 2 -23.3%
67 Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Brazil – 0.06 1 N/A
68 Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense (UNSEC), Brazil – 0.06 1 N/A
69 Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), Brazil 0.02 0.06 1 201.3%
70 Veiga de Almeida University (UVA), Brazil – 0.06 1 N/A
71 Federal University of Western Pará (UFOPA), Brazil 0.09 0.05 2 -43.6%
72 Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), Brazil – 0.05 1 N/A
73 Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Brazil 0.25 0.04 3 -85.5%
74 Centro Universitário Estácio de São Paulo (UniRadial), Brazil – 0.04 1 N/A
75 Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais (FCMMG), Brazil – 0.03 1 N/A
76 Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), Brazil – 0.03 1 N/A
77 Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), Brazil 0.02 0.02 1 15.3%
78 Federal University of Tocantins, Brazil – 0.01 1 N/A
79 Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Brazil 0.01 0.01 21 -7.0%
80 Mato Grosso State University (UNEMAT), Brazil 0.08 0.01 1 -83.7%
81 Faculdade Natalense de Ensino e Cultura (FANEC), Brazil – 0.01 1 N/A
81 Universidade Potiguar, Brazil – 0.01 1 N/A
82 Federal Rural University of the Amazon (UFRA), Brazil 0.25 0.01 1 -97.4%
83 Federal Center for Technological Education Celso Suckow da Fonseca (CEFET-RJ), Brazil – 0.00 2 N/A

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