2019 tables: Institutions - academic

The 2019 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.

Table criteria

# Institution Share 2017 Share 2018 Count 2018 Change in Adjusted Share* 2017–2018
1 University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil 56.92 51.14 272 -15.2%
2 State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil 14.59 23.79 162 53.9%
3 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil 19.37 18.47 159 -10.0%
4 University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Argentina 19.46 17.87 130 -13.4%
5 São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil 17.47 17.21 156 -7.0%
6 University of Chile, Chile 16.94 16.91 111 -5.7%
7 Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC), Chile 9.34 14.49 152 46.4%
8 Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil 7.84 14.40 149 73.5%
9 Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil 13.10 12.73 52 -8.3%
10 Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brazil 5.58 11.39 45 92.9%
11 Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Brazil 5.38 10.12 20 77.8%
12 Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (PUCV), Chile 4.80 9.56 27 88.2%
13 National University of La Plata (UNLP), Argentina 7.11 8.63 102 14.5%
14 Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil 4.23 7.36 21 64.0%
15 Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil 4.06 7.33 21 70.5%
16 Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Brazil 2.08 6.95 14 215.2%
17 Andres Bello University (UNAB), Chile 9.81 6.69 42 -35.6%
18 Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil 6.55 6.33 84 -8.8%
19 University of Valparaíso (UV), Chile 2.50 6.10 45 130.2%
20 University of Concepción (UdeC), Chile 7.17 5.92 65 -22.1%
21 University of the Republic (UDELAR), Uruguay 5.87 5.16 14 -17.0%
22 National University of Córdoba (UNC), Argentina 5.19 5.16 20 -6.1%
23 Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Brazil 4.45 5.11 23 8.4%
24 National Polytechnic School (EPN), Ecuador 3.07 4.97 48 52.5%
25 University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil 3.72 4.71 23 19.6%
26 Federico Santa María Technical University (UTFSM), Chile 4.26 4.44 92 -1.5%
27 Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA), Brazil 2.45 4.39 10 69.5%
28 Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil 6.13 4.27 12 -34.2%
29 University of Santiago, Chile (Usach), Chile 7.03 4.27 14 -42.7%
30 Los Andes University, Colombia 2.07 4.10 116 87.0%
31 Rosario National University (UNR), Argentina 3.46 3.95 17 7.8%
32 Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Brazil 2.34 3.86 11 55.8%
33 Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Brazil 1.04 3.77 11 242.5%
34 Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Brazil 1.52 3.75 14 132.2%
35 Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Brazil 2.58 3.63 6 32.5%
36 Catholic University of the North (UCN), Chile 0.75 3.51 16 342.1%
37 National University of Colombia (UNAL), Colombia 3.20 3.39 61 0.0%
38 Adolfo Ibáñez University (UAI), Chile 2.91 3.37 9 9.4%
39 Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Brazil 4.26 3.34 105 -26.1%
40 Austral University of Chile (UACh), Chile 4.86 3.23 24 -37.3%
41 Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil 5.33 3.22 6 -42.9%
42 Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil 0.53 2.93 16 425.2%
43 Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Brazil 3.27 2.85 8 -17.8%
44 University of Antioquia (UdeA), Colombia 4.15 2.58 16 -41.4%
45 Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Brazil 2.38 2.52 7 -0.1%
46 Federal University of Itajubá (UNIFEI), Brazil 3.10 2.47 4 -24.9%
47 University of Antofagasta, Chile 0.88 2.39 14 156.5%
48 Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil 1.29 2.34 6 71.2%
49 University of Bío-Bío (UBB), Chile 1.75 2.19 7 18.1%
50 Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Brazil 2.45 2.10 65 -19.0%
51 National University of General San Martín (UNSAM), Argentina 3.11 2.09 12 -36.6%
52 National University of Cuyo (UNCUYO), Argentina 2.15 1.84 16 -19.3%
53 Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL), Ecuador 0.64 1.82 5 167.0%
54 University of Cuenca, Ecuador 1.79 4 N/A
55 Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Brazil 0.16 1.76 8 942.2%
56 Diego Portales University (UDP), Chile 1.58 1.70 18 1.7%
57 Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil 1.67 1.66 14 -6.2%
58 Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), Brazil 0.98 1.62 7 55.5%
59 Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Brazil 0.26 1.58 47 473.2%
60 Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP), Peru 1.24 1.52 23 15.4%
61 Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Brazil 0.27 1.50 6 416.2%
62 National University of South (UNS), Argentina 0.48 1.43 5 181.9%
63 Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Brazil 2.08 1.40 6 -36.2%
64 Universidad San Sebastián (USS), Chile 0.17 1.29 4 631.6%
65 University of La Serena (ULS), Chile 1.22 1.21 12 -5.9%
66 Yachay Tech University, Ecuador 1.92 1.10 6 -46.0%
67 State University of Londrina (UEL), Brazil 1.03 1.10 3 0.4%
68 National University of the Litoral (UNL), Argentina 0.95 1.09 5 8.7%
69 Universidad Mayor, Chile 0.24 1.07 11 315.2%
70 State University of Maringá (UEM), Brazil 1.07 5 N/A
71 Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology (IFET), Brazil 0.48 1.05 3 106.9%
72 University of the Andes (ULA), Venezuela 0.11 1.04 5 814.2%
73 Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Brazil 3.01 1.03 49 -67.7%
74 Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Brazil 1.07 1.02 6 -9.6%
75 State University of Piauí (UESPI), Brazil 1.00 1 N/A
76 Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil 0.66 0.91 4 29.0%
77 National University of San Juan (UNSJ), Argentina 0.71 0.87 5 14.8%
78 Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Brazil 0.86 1 N/A
79 National University of the Northeast (UNNE), Argentina 0.87 0.86 5 -7.4%
80 University of Valle, Colombia 1.25 0.80 2 -39.6%
81 National Technological University (UTN), Argentina 0.33 0.79 6 123.7%
82 Industrial University of Santander (UIS), Colombia 0.55 0.76 4 31.2%
83 Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (PUCE), Ecuador 0.10 0.71 5 585.4%
84 Federal University Foundation of Rio Grande (FURG), Brazil 0.83 0.68 3 -22.9%
85 Mackenzie Presbyterian University (UPM), Brazil 0.25 0.67 5 152.8%
86 Universidad Santiago de Cali (USC), Colombia 0.61 0.67 1 3.0%
86 Instituto Federal Fluminense (IFF), Brazil 0.67 1 N/A
87 Ponta Grossa State University (UEPG), Brazil 0.59 0.64 3 2.6%
88 Antonio Nariño University (UAN), Colombia 0.09 0.62 65 553.0%
89 State University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Brazil 0.98 0.62 3 -40.6%
90 Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia (UPTC), Colombia 0.98 0.58 2 -43.6%
91 Higher University of San Andrés (UMSA), Bolivia 0.21 0.56 4 148.8%
92 National University of Comahue (UNCo), Argentina 0.66 0.55 7 -21.3%
93 Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV), Venezuela 0.64 0.54 3 -21.4%
94 University of Magallanes (UMAG), Chile 0.06 0.54 6 758.6%
95 Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Ecuador 0.28 0.51 106 69.8%
96 Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Brazil 0.04 0.51 4 1192.3%
97 Federal University of Latin American Integration (UNILA), Brazil 0.13 0.50 1 277.6%
98 National University of Mar Del Plata (UNMdP), Argentina 1.25 0.50 5 -62.6%
99 National University of Tucumán (UNT), Argentina 0.83 0.48 2 -46.1%
100 National University of Quilmes (UNQ), Argentina 0.20 0.47 3 123.6%
101 Favaloro University, Argentina 0.46 2 N/A
102 Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia 0.13 0.43 4 223.8%
103 Universidad de los Andes (UANDES), Chile 0.26 0.42 2 50.8%
104 Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción (UCSC), Chile 0.58 0.40 3 -35.3%
105 University of Tarapacá (UTA), Chile 1.09 0.40 5 -65.3%
106 Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Brazil 0.11 0.39 3 231.8%
107 Santa Catarina State University (UDESC), Brazil 0.38 2 N/A
108 National University of San Luis (UNSL), Argentina 0.26 0.37 2 34.5%
109 Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Brazil 0.09 0.37 2 279.6%
110 Fundação Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB), Brazil 0.36 3 N/A
111 Buenos Aires Institute of Technology (ITBA), Argentina 0.44 0.36 1 -22.9%
112 Universidad del Azuay (UDA), Ecuador 0.35 2 N/A
113 University of Atacama (UDA), Chile 1.06 0.35 5 -69.0%
114 University of the Frontier (UFRO), Chile 0.52 0.34 3 -37.8%
115 Universidade Regional do Carirí (URCA), Brazil 0.33 1 N/A
115 Temuco Catholic University, Chile 0.33 1 N/A
115 Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Fisiologia Comparada (INCT-FisC), Brazil 0.33 1 N/A
116 Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD), Brazil 0.38 0.32 2 -18.9%
117 Higher Polytechnic School of Chimborazo (ESPOCH), Ecuador 0.32 2 N/A
118 Universidade Do Vale Do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Brazil 0.31 2 N/A
119 Mato Grosso State University (UNEMAT), Brazil 0.01 0.29 2 2015.3%
120 University of Talca (UTALCA), Chile 1.60 0.29 4 -83.1%
121 Cayetano Heredia University (UPCH), Peru 0.56 0.28 5 -52.2%
122 Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Brazil 1.00 0.28 2 -73.7%
123 Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais (CEFET-MG), Brazil 0.10 0.26 3 147.6%
124 Pontifical Bolivarian University (UPB), Colombia 0.03 0.26 3 712.0%
125 Federal University of Western Pará (UFOPA), Brazil 0.05 0.25 1 353.9%
125 Central University of Chile (UCEN), Chile 0.13 0.25 1 88.8%
125 Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN), Peru 0.14 0.25 1 65.2%
125 Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil 0.25 0.25 1 -5.6%
125 Escuela Militar de Aviación Marco Fidel Suárez (EMAVI), Colombia 0.25 1 N/A
125 Federal University of Southern Border (UFFS), Brazil 0.25 1 N/A
125 National University of Saint Augustine (UNSA), Peru 0.25 1 N/A
125 Universidade de Sorocaba (UNISO), Brazil 0.25 1 N/A
126 Catholic University of Brasília (UCB), Brazil 0.24 2 N/A
127 State University of Norte Fluminense (UENF), Brazil 0.09 0.23 2 145.1%
128 University of the State of Amazonas (UEA), Brazil 0.06 0.23 3 269.7%
129 Universidad Arturo Prat (UNAP), Chile 0.22 2 N/A
130 Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Brazil 0.01 0.22 27 1420.3%
131 University of Sinú Elías Bechara Zainúm (UNISINU), Colombia 0.21 2 N/A
132 National University of San Antonio Abad in Cuzco (UNSAAC), Peru 0.27 0.21 2 -26.8%
133 Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), Brazil 0.05 0.20 1 277.6%
133 University of Taubaté (UNITAU), Brazil 0.20 1 N/A
134 Simón Bolívar University (USB), Venezuela 0.19 2 N/A
135 Amazon Regional University (IKIAM), Ecuador 0.16 0.19 2 9.2%
136 National University of Río Cuarto, Argentina 0.13 0.18 2 39.3%
137 University Santa Cecilia (UNISANTA), Brazil 0.18 1 N/A
138 Ceará State University (UECE), Brazil 0.60 0.17 1 -73.8%
138 University of San Andrés, Argentina 0.17 1 N/A
139 Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (UCA), Argentina 0.35 0.16 5 -56.0%
140 National University of Luján (UNLU), Argentina 0.15 2 N/A
141 Universidad Estatal Amazónica (UEA), Ecuador 0.05 0.14 1 179.8%
141 Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Brazil 1.66 0.14 2 -91.9%
141 Centro Universitário UNINOVAFAPI, Brazil 0.14 2 N/A
141 Federal University of São Francisco Valley (UNIVASF), Brazil 0.14 1 N/A
142 Catholic University of Maule (UCM), Chile 0.33 0.14 2 -59.9%
143 Universidad del Rosario, Colombia 0.24 0.13 2 -48.2%
144 National University of Engineering (UNI), Peru 0.05 0.13 3 150.4%
145 Federal University of São João del-Rei (UFSJ), Brazil 0.24 0.13 63 -50.3%
146 Torcuato di Tella University (UTDT), Argentina 0.17 0.13 1 -29.2%
146 Universidade de Cuiabá (UNIC), Brazil 0.13 1 N/A
147 University of San Martín de Porres (USMP), Peru 0.12 2 N/A
148 Dom Bosco Catholic University (UCDB), Brazil 0.11 2 N/A
149 National University of San Marcos (UNMSM), Peru 0.28 0.11 1 -62.6%
149 Austral University, Argentina 0.11 1 N/A
150 Universidad Nacional de Loja (UNL), Ecuador 0.11 2 N/A
151 Universidad Santo Tomás (UST), Chile 0.10 1 N/A
152 University of San Simón (UMSS), Bolivia 0.00 0.10 2 2736.5%
153 Federal University of Southern and Southeastern Pará (UNIFESSPA), Brazil 0.10 0.09 1 -14.2%
153 University of La Sabana (Unisabana), Colombia 0.09 1 N/A
154 Universidad del Desarrollo (UDD), Chile 0.08 5 N/A
155 Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Norte de Minas Gerais (IFNMG), Brazil 0.08 1 N/A
155 University of Zulia (LUZ), Venezuela 0.08 1 N/A
156 University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos), Brazil 0.21 0.07 1 -67.2%
156 Academia Politécnica Aeronáutica (APA), Chile 0.07 1 N/A
156 Universidade Anhanguera de São Paulo (UNIAN), Brazil 0.07 1 N/A
156 Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Brazil 0.07 1 N/A
157 National University of Southern Patagonia (UNPA), Argentina 0.07 3 N/A
158 Pará State University (UEPA), Brazil 0.10 0.07 2 -34.4%
159 Universidade de Itaúna, Brazil 0.07 1 N/A
159 National School of Public Health (ENSP), Brazil 0.07 1 N/A
160 Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sertão Pernambucano (IF Sertão-PE), Brazil 0.06 1 N/A
160 National University Arturo Jauretche (UNAJ), Argentina 0.06 1 N/A
161 Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Ecuador 0.06 2 N/A
162 Universidad Nacional de Asuncion (UNA), Paraguay 0.14 0.06 1 -61.4%
162 University Finis Terrae (UFT), Chile 0.06 1 N/A
163 Central University of Ecuador (UCE), Ecuador 0.01 0.05 2 668.1%
164 Federal Center for Technological Education Celso Suckow da Fonseca (CEFET-RJ), Brazil 0.00 0.05 2 6094.7%
165 National University of Jujuy (UNJU), Argentina 0.07 0.05 1 -33.9%
165 Universidad de las Américas (UDLA), Ecuador 0.05 1 N/A
166 National University of Río Negro (UNRN), Argentina 0.16 0.05 1 -72.1%
167 University of Boyacá (UB), Colombia 0.05 1 N/A
167 Federal Institute of Minas Gerais (IFMG), Brazil 0.05 1 N/A
167 University of the International Integration of the African-Brazilian (UNILAB), Brazil 0.05 1 N/A
168 University of Cartagena, Colombia 0.08 0.04 1 -50.8%
169 Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), Brazil 0.06 0.04 1 -30.5%
169 Universidad de Playa Ancha (UPLA), Chile 0.04 1 N/A
170 Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí (FMJ), Brazil 0.04 2 N/A
171 University of San Francisco (USF), Brazil 0.04 1 N/A
172 Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), Brazil 0.02 0.04 1 57.3%
173 Uruguay Technological University (UTEC), Uruguay 0.04 1 N/A
174 National University of Misiones (UNAM), Argentina 0.09 0.03 1 -67.6%
175 State University of West Paraná (UNIOESTE), Brazil 0.03 1 N/A
175 University Centre La Salle, Brazil 0.03 1 N/A
175 Federal University of Amapá (UNIFAP), Brazil 0.10 0.03 1 -71.4%
175 Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Brazil 0.20 0.03 1 -85.7%
176 Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica (UTI), Ecuador 0.06 0.03 1 -50.0%
176 Universidad Central, Colombia 0.03 1 N/A
177 University Corporation Lasallista, Colombia 0.03 1 N/A
178 Foundation University of Health Sciences (FUCS), Colombia 0.03 1 N/A
179 University of Guyana, Guyana 0.03 2 N/A
180 Universidad Autónoma de Chile (UA), Chile 0.75 0.03 1 -96.9%
181 State University of Paraíba (UEPB), Brazil 0.02 1 N/A
182 Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Brazil 0.02 2 N/A
183 National University of Central Buenos Aires (UNICEN), Argentina 0.13 0.02 1 -84.3%
184 Tomás Frías Autonomous University (UTAF), Bolivia 0.02 1 N/A
185 National University of the Patagonia San Juan Bosco (UNPSJB), Argentina 0.05 0.02 1 -66.9%
186 National University of Salta (UNSa), Argentina 0.32 0.02 1 -95.1%
187 Universidade Brasil, Brazil 0.02 1 N/A
188 Instituto de Alta Tecnologia Medica (IATM), Colombia 0.01 1 N/A
189 University of Mogi das Cruzes (UMC), Brazil 0.01 1 N/A
189 Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami (Lika), UFPE, Brazil 0.01 1 N/A
190 State University of the Valley of the Acarau (UVA), Brazil 0.01 1 N/A
191 Universidad de Oriente (UDO), Venezuela 0.01 1 N/A
192 Faculty of Medicine of ABC (FMABC), Brazil 0.01 1 N/A
193 Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (UIDE), Ecuador 0.01 1 N/A
194 Agteca - Agrotecnologica Amazonica, Bolivia 0.01 0.01 1 -22.8%
195 State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS), Brazil 0.12 0.00 1 -98.1%

Footnote

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