2018 tables: Institutions - physical sciences

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 25.78 21.19 148 -18.8%
2 São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil 12.01 14.31 111 17.8%
3 Brazil Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication (MCTIC), Brazil 9.92 11.76 185 17.1%
4 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil 7.31 8.53 147 15.3%
5 Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil 8.56 6.70 107 -22.7%
6 Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil 3.09 5.84 10 86.8%
7 Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Brazil 4.17 5.38 12 27.5%
8 State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil 7.76 4.73 85 -39.8%
9 Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil 3.11 4.70 7 49.2%
10 Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil 5.42 3.92 19 -28.5%
11 Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Brazil 1.91 3.37 79 74.3%
12 Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil 2.69 3.24 13 18.9%
13 Federal University of Itajubá (UNIFEI), Brazil 1.14 3.02 6 160.8%
14 Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Brazil 1.74 2.95 15 67.9%
15 Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Brazil 1.31 2.93 57 120.8%
16 Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Brazil 1.17 2.73 8 129.9%
17 Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Brazil 3.12 2.58 5 -18.3%
18 Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brazil 3.57 2.37 22 -34.4%
19 Department of Aerospace Science and Technology (DCTA), Brazil 2.97 2.32 6 -22.7%
20 São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), Brazil 1.61 2.17 14 32.8%
21 Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil 0.52 2.08 5 296.8%
22 Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Brazil 1.03 1.76 69 69.3%
23 Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Brazil 1.00 1.66 6 64.1%
24 Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil 1.23 1.52 23 22.6%
25 Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Brazil 1.73 1.40 2 -19.8%
26 Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Brazil 0.19 1.05 2 443.5%
27 Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Brazil 0.50 1.00 1 97.7%
27 State University of Londrina (UEL), Brazil 1.67 1.00 1 -40.7%
28 Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), Brazil 0.92 0.98 4 6.0%
29 Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Brazil 1.93 0.90 4 -54.2%
30 Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil 0.70 0.87 2 22.4%
31 Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Brazil 0.45 0.80 6 75.3%
32 Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Brazil 1.25 0.76 5 -40.5%
33 Federal University Foundation of Rio Grande (FURG), Brazil – 0.75 1 N/A
34 State University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Brazil – 0.67 1 N/A
35 Ceará State University (UECE), Brazil 0.50 0.60 1 18.6%
36 University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil 0.83 0.53 3 -36.8%
37 Ponta Grossa State University (UEPG), Brazil – 0.45 2 N/A
38 Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology (IFET), Brazil 0.25 0.41 3 61.4%
39 Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Brazil 1.34 0.39 3 -71.0%
40 University of Pernambuco (UPE), Brazil – 0.38 2 N/A
41 Brazil Ministry of Justice, Brazil 0.25 0.35 2 38.4%
42 Brazilian Science Data Center (BSDC), Brazil 0.13 0.29 10 121.5%
43 Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Brazil 2.00 0.26 39 -87.2%
44 Mackenzie Presbyterian University (UPM), Brazil 1.05 0.25 1 -76.4%
44 Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil – 0.25 1 N/A
44 Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD), Brazil – 0.25 1 N/A
44 University of Paraíba Valley (UNIVAP), Brazil – 0.25 1 N/A
45 Laboratório Interinstitucional de e-Astronomia (LIneA), Brazil 0.25 0.24 11 -4.4%
46 Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil 0.10 0.20 1 107.1%
47 Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Brazil – 0.17 1 N/A
47 Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Brazil 0.04 0.17 2 295.3%
47 Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Mato Grosso (IFMT), Brazil – 0.17 1 N/A
48 Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Brazil 1.15 0.16 2 -86.3%
49 Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA), Brazil – 0.14 1 N/A
50 Federal University of Latin American Integration (UNILA), Brazil 0.43 0.13 1 -71.5%
51 Brazil Ministry of Education (MEC), Brazil 0.35 0.10 2 -71.5%
51 Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais (CEFET-MG), Brazil – 0.10 1 N/A
51 Federal University of Southern and Southeastern Pará (UNIFESSPA), Brazil – 0.10 1 N/A
51 Federal University of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys (UFVJM), Brazil – 0.10 1 N/A
52 Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Brazil 2.22 0.07 1 -96.8%
53 Molecular Biology Institute of Paraná (IBMP), Brazil – 0.07 1 N/A
53 Federal University of Rondônia (UNIR), Brazil – 0.07 1 N/A
54 Centro Universitário Estácio de São Paulo (UniRadial), Brazil – 0.04 1 N/A
55 Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Brazil – 0.03 2 N/A
56 Federal University of São João del-Rei (UFSJ), Brazil 0.04 0.02 64 -46.5%
57 Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Brazil 0.01 0.01 21 -6.8%
58 State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS), Brazil 0.01 0.01 4 -17.8%
59 Federal Center for Technological Education Celso Suckow da Fonseca (CEFET-RJ), Brazil – 0.00 2 N/A
60 Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Brazil – 0.00 1 N/A

Footnote

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  1. The data behind the tables are based on a relatively small proportion of total research papers, they cover the natural sciences only and outputs are non-normalized (that is, they don’t reflect the size of the country or institution, or its overall research output).
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