2020 tables: Institutions - life sciences - academic

The 2020 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019.

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# Institution Share 2018 Share 2019 Count 2019 Change in Adjusted Share 2018-2019*
1 University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil 14.36 14.76 79 2.2%
2 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil 8.43 8.11 31 -4.3%
3 Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC), Chile 4.06 3.89 33 -4.8%
4 University of Chile, Chile 3.48 3.67 33 4.6%
5 University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Argentina 7.00 3.35 26 -52.4%
6 São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil 1.90 3.09 15 61.2%
7 Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil 3.61 2.62 19 -27.9%
8 State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil 3.81 2.37 18 -38.1%
9 University of the Republic (UDELAR), Uruguay 2.42 2.36 7 -3.0%
10 Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil 0.80 1.68 14 109.2%
11 Andres Bello University (UNAB), Chile 1.33 1.65 13 23.6%
12 Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil 1.53 1.39 7 -9.8%
13 University of Concepción (UdeC), Chile 0.61 1.38 4 125.0%
14 Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brazil 0.66 1.36 4 105.4%
15 Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Brazil 0.58 1.30 4 121.5%
16 Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil 0.48 1.23 7 155.7%
17 Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Brazil 0.68 1.08 5 57.3%
18 Rosario National University (UNR), Argentina 0.83 1.02 6 22.1%
19 Universidad Mayor, Chile 0.54 0.99 9 81.4%
20 Cayetano Heredia University (UPCH), Peru 0.28 0.96 9 237.7%
21 National University of the Litoral (UNL), Argentina 0.34 0.92 2 166.8%
22 Austral University of Chile (UACh), Chile 1.02 0.81 6 -21.1%
23 Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil 0.33 0.80 12 144.8%
24 Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (PUCE), Ecuador 0.36 0.75 5 107.5%
25 University of Valparaíso (UV), Chile 1.28 0.75 7 -42.1%
26 National University of San Luis (UNSL), Argentina – 0.71 2 N/A
27 National University of La Plata (UNLP), Argentina 0.45 0.64 7 42.5%
28 Los Andes University, Colombia 0.81 0.62 8 -23.7%
29 National University of San Marcos (UNMSM), Peru 0.11 0.61 3 445.4%
30 University of Valle, Colombia – 0.60 2 N/A
31 University of Talca (UTALCA), Chile 0.12 0.59 4 388.8%
32 National University of General San Martín (UNSAM), Argentina 0.21 0.58 3 170.3%
33 Universidad San Sebastián (USS), Chile 0.08 0.58 5 591.0%
34 University of Santiago, Chile (Usach), Chile 0.50 0.56 5 11.2%
35 Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Brazil 1.59 0.49 3 -69.2%
36 Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia 0.35 0.47 7 33.1%
37 Universidad de los Andes (UANDES), Chile 0.42 0.47 2 12.1%
38 Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil 0.45 0.47 11 3.5%
39 Universidad del Rosario, Colombia 0.13 0.46 4 255.2%
40 Higher University of San Andrés (UMSA), Bolivia 0.12 0.42 2 245.2%
41 Adolfo Ibáñez University (UAI), Chile 0.08 0.36 2 330.8%
42 Catholic University of Cordoba (UCC), Argentina – 0.35 2 N/A
43 Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil 0.20 0.34 8 67.1%
44 Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Chile – 0.33 2 N/A
45 University of Antioquia (UdeA), Colombia 0.50 0.33 5 -35.2%
46 Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil 0.23 0.30 3 28.9%
47 Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil 0.71 0.28 3 -61.1%
48 Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Brazil 0.02 0.28 2 1,105.2%
49 National University of South (UNS), Argentina 0.50 0.28 2 -45.3%
50 University of Antofagasta, Chile 0.17 0.27 4 56.9%
51 National University of San Antonio Abad in Cuzco (UNSAAC), Peru 0.02 0.26 4 1,456.8%
52 National University of Córdoba (UNC), Argentina 1.32 0.26 3 -80.5%
53 National University of Central Buenos Aires (UNICEN), Argentina 0.02 0.25 1 1,093.0%
54 National University of Comahue (UNCo), Argentina 0.54 0.25 5 -54.0%
55 National University of Quilmes (UNQ), Argentina 0.02 0.24 2 914.1%
56 Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil 0.01 0.24 3 4,294.3%
57 Torcuato di Tella University (UTDT), Argentina 0.13 0.23 2 79.9%
58 Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Ecuador 0.19 0.22 7 18.2%
59 University of La Serena (ULS), Chile 0.05 0.22 2 347.7%
60 Catholic University of the North (UCN), Chile 0.11 0.22 1 96.7%
61 Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Brazil – 0.20 1 N/A
62 El Bosque University, Colombia – 0.19 1 N/A
63 University of Cartagena, Colombia 0.04 0.19 3 334.2%
64 Federal University of Western Pará (UFOPA), Brazil – 0.18 2 N/A
65 Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology (IFET), Brazil 0.01 0.18 4 3,241.7%
66 Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Brazil 0.03 0.17 4 411.9%
67 Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), Brazil 0.04 0.17 3 297.3%
68 Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica (UTI), Ecuador 0.03 0.16 2 434.5%
69 Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Brazil 1.21 0.15 4 -87.5%
70 Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (PUCV), Chile 0.17 0.15 3 -11.4%
71 Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP), Peru 0.07 0.14 2 98.2%
72 University of Tarapacá (UTA), Chile 0.11 0.13 3 25.9%
73 University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil 0.45 0.13 5 -70.6%
74 Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University (UAGRM), Bolivia – 0.13 2 N/A
75 Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Brazil 0.86 0.13 1 -85.5%
76 Universidad Autónoma de Chile (UA), Chile 0.03 0.12 2 384.3%
77 Maimonides University, Argentina – 0.11 1 N/A
78 Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Brazil 0.07 0.10 2 44.8%
79 Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Brazil – 0.10 1 N/A
80 Simón Bolívar University (USB), Venezuela – 0.10 1 N/A
81 Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Brazil 0.39 0.09 4 -76.5%
82 Central University of Chile (UCEN), Chile – 0.08 1 N/A
82 Diego Portales University (UDP), Chile – 0.08 1 N/A
82 Instituto de Filosofía y Ciencias de la Complejidad (IFICC), Chile – 0.08 1 N/A
83 National University of Salta (UNSa), Argentina – 0.08 2 N/A
84 Antonio Nariño University (UAN), Colombia – 0.08 1 N/A
85 Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC Minas), Brazil – 0.08 2 N/A
86 Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Brazil 0.01 0.07 3 453.7%
87 University of Magallanes (UMAG), Chile 0.12 0.07 1 -44.0%
88 Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Brazil – 0.06 2 N/A
89 National University of Colombia (UNAL), Colombia 0.25 0.06 4 -76.2%
90 University of San Simón (UMSS), Bolivia – 0.06 2 N/A
91 National University of Mar Del Plata (UNMdP), Argentina 0.02 0.06 2 250.2%
92 University of the State of Amazonas (UEA), Brazil 0.10 0.06 1 -44.8%
93 University of Guyana, Guyana 0.03 0.05 3 114.5%
94 Universidad de las Américas (UDLA), Ecuador 0.05 0.05 3 7.5%
95 Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), Brazil 0.04 0.05 1 41.3%
96 National University of Tucumán (UNT), Argentina 0.10 0.05 3 -48.6%
97 Mackenzie Presbyterian University (UPM), Brazil – 0.05 2 N/A
98 Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Brazil 0.21 0.05 1 -76.9%
98 Universidad de San Buenaventura, Colombia – 0.05 1 N/A
99 Fundación Universitaria Los Libertadores, Colombia – 0.05 1 N/A
100 Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Brazil 0.42 0.05 3 -88.8%

Footnote

Each year, the Nature Index publishes tables based on counts of high-quality research outputs in the previous calendar year. Users please note:

  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).
  2. The Nature Index is one indicator of institutional research performance. The metrics of Count and Share used to order Nature Index listings are based on an institution’s or country’s publication output in 82 natural-science journals, selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields.
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*The change in adjusted Share accounts for the small annual variation in the total number of articles in Nature Index journals. Share values have been adjusted to 2020 levels to calculate the percentage change. For more information on the adjustment, please see the Adjusted metric explainer.


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