2020 tables: Institutions

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

Table criteria

# Institution Share 2018 Share 2019 Count 2019 Change in Adjusted Share* 2018–2019
1 University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil 51.14 51.25 265 -3.0%
2 Brazil Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication (MCTIC), Brazil 17.30 18.28 181 2.3%
3 State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil 23.79 14.98 121 -39.1%
4 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil 18.47 13.17 142 -31.0%
5 Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brazil 11.39 12.86 48 9.2%
6 São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil 17.21 12.32 122 -30.7%
7 Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil 14.40 11.24 117 -24.5%
8 Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Brazil 10.12 8.88 17 -15.2%
9 Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil 12.73 7.38 34 -43.9%
10 Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil 7.36 6.83 24 -10.1%
11 Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil 4.27 6.12 17 38.6%
12 Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Brazil 1.58 5.37 21 228.5%
13 Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Brazil 6.95 5.22 12 -27.3%
14 Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil 7.33 5.16 17 -31.9%
15 Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Brazil 2.10 4.88 66 124.6%
16 Department of Aerospace Science and Technology (DCTA), Brazil 4.39 4.35 8 -4.3%
17 Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil 6.33 4.18 81 -36.1%
18 Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Brazil 2.85 4.12 10 40.1%
19 Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Brazil 4.46 4.06 24 -11.9%
20 Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Brazil 5.11 4.06 17 -23.1%
21 Federal University of Itajubá (UNIFEI), Brazil 2.47 3.84 8 50.8%
22 Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil 3.22 3.81 11 14.5%
23 University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil 4.71 3.35 16 -31.2%
24 Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Brazil 3.75 3.09 9 -20.2%
25 São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), Brazil 1.97 2.91 23 43.2%
26 Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Brazil 1.03 2.90 44 172.6%
27 Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Brazil 3.63 2.80 7 -25.3%
28 Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Brazil 2.52 2.73 10 4.9%
29 Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Brazil 3.86 2.69 12 -32.5%
30 Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Brazil 3.34 2.55 74 -25.9%
31 Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Brazil 3.77 2.41 10 -38.2%
32 Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil 2.34 1.87 7 -22.9%
33 National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA), Brazil 0.39 1.81 15 348.6%
34 State University of Maringá (UEM), Brazil 1.07 1.68 3 52.8%
35 Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil 1.66 1.66 18 -3.3%
36 Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil 0.25 1.54 4 496.7%
37 State University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Brazil 0.62 1.35 5 111.9%
38 Mackenzie Presbyterian University (UPM), Brazil 0.67 1.33 5 91.8%
39 Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil 0.91 1.23 7 31.1%
40 Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil 2.93 1.09 16 -63.9%
41 State University of Londrina (UEL), Brazil 1.10 1.00 1 -11.7%
42 Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Brazil 0.28 0.91 3 215.9%
43 Federal University of Latin American Integration (UNILA), Brazil 0.50 0.87 2 67.7%
44 Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Brazil 1.02 0.86 3 -18.6%
45 State University of Paraíba (UEPB), Brazil 0.02 0.85 2 3354.6%
46 Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Brazil 1.76 0.85 5 -53.2%
47 National Cancer Institute (INCA), Brazil 0.06 0.78 3 1111.7%
48 Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (MPEG), Brazil 0.53 0.74 6 34.3%
49 Brazil Ministry of Education (MEC), Brazil 0.78 0.72 17 -10.7%
50 Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), Brazil 0.20 0.70 2 238.7%
51 Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Brazil 1.40 0.69 8 -52.2%
52 A.C. Camargo Cancer Center (CIPE), Brazil 0.30 0.63 4 102.4%
53 Brazil Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC), Brazil 0.62 2 N/A
54 Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology (IFET), Brazil 1.05 0.61 6 -43.5%
55 University of the State of Amazonas (UEA), Brazil 0.23 0.59 5 147.4%
56 Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Brazil 0.39 0.58 2 44.5%
56 Federal University of Southern Border (UFFS), Brazil 0.25 0.58 2 125.8%
57 Federal University of São João del-Rei (UFSJ), Brazil 0.13 0.53 55 309.7%
58 Brazil Ministry of Defense (DEFESA), Brazil 1.28 0.52 2 -60.9%
59 Federal University of Western Pará (UFOPA), Brazil 0.25 0.51 5 95.8%
60 Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM), Brazil 0.50 4 N/A
61 Brazil Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply, Brazil 1.06 0.47 8 -57.0%
62 José Silveira Foundation (FJS), Brazil 0.44 2 N/A
63 Companhia Ambiental do Estado de São Paulo (CETESB), Brazil 0.03 0.43 1 1144.2%
64 Laboratório Interinstitucional de e-Astronomia (LIneA), Brazil 0.04 0.40 9 829.1%
65 Geological Survey of Brazil (CPRM), Brazil 0.38 2 N/A
66 Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Brazil 0.03 0.36 3 1055.7%
67 Federal University of Tocantins, Brazil 0.34 2 N/A
68 Ceará State University (UECE), Brazil 0.17 0.33 1 93.5%
68 Federal Rural University of the Amazon (UFRA), Brazil 0.33 1 N/A
69 Brazilian Science Data Center (BSDC), Brazil 0.01 0.33 9 6034.1%
70 Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Brazil 0.37 0.33 2 -14.2%
71 Brazil Ministry of Health, Brazil 0.59 0.32 5 -47.1%
72 Brasil Ministry of Environment (MMA), Brazil 0.18 0.32 2 76.3%
73 Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), Brazil 0.32 3 N/A
74 Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), Brazil 1.62 0.29 2 -82.6%
75 Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Brazil 0.02 0.28 10 1080.3%
76 Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Maranhão (IFMA), Brazil 0.25 0.25 1 -3.2%
76 Southwest Bahia State University (UESB), Brazil 0.25 1 N/A
76 Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA), Brazil 0.25 1 N/A
76 Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul (FZB/RS), Brazil 0.25 1 N/A
77 Vale, Brazil 0.06 0.22 3 282.5%
78 Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Brazil 1.50 0.21 4 -86.5%
79 Ponta Grossa State University (UEPG), Brazil 0.64 0.20 1 -70.0%
80 Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Brazil 0.51 0.19 5 -64.8%
81 Instituto Butantan, Brazil 0.51 0.17 2 -67.2%
82 Santa Catarina State University (UDESC), Brazil 0.38 0.17 1 -57.9%
82 Brazilian Federal Police, Brazil 0.17 1 N/A
83 Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), Brazil 0.04 0.17 3 286.7%
84 National Institute for Translational Neuroscience, Brazil 0.15 2 N/A
85 Instituto do Carste, Brazil 0.08 0.13 1 57.2%
85 Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Brazil 0.86 0.13 1 -85.9%
85 The Horus Institute for Environmental Conservation and Development, Brazil 0.13 1 N/A
85 University of Caxias do Sul (UCS), Brazil 0.13 1 N/A
85 National Institute of Technology (INT), Brazil 0.13 1 N/A
85 Southern Observatory for Near Earth Asteroids Research (SONEAR Observatory), Brazil 0.13 1 N/A
86 Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Brazil 0.10 0.12 3 14.0%
87 Universidade Paulista (UNIP), Brazil 0.12 2 N/A
88 Secretary of Health of the State of Bahia (SESAB), Brazil 0.11 3 N/A
89 Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Brazil 0.07 0.10 2 40.9%
90 Alberto Santos Dumont Association for Research Support (AASDAP), Brazil 0.10 1 N/A
91 Federal University of Amapá (UNIFAP), Brazil 0.03 0.10 1 204.1%
91 Instituto Santos Dumont (ISD), Brazil 0.10 2 N/A
92 Contestado University (UNC), Brazil 0.08 1 N/A
93 Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC Minas), Brazil 0.08 2 N/A
94 Barretos Cancer Hospital, Brazil 0.22 0.07 2 -67.5%
95 Mendelics Genomic Analysis, Brazil 0.06 0.07 3 15.2%
96 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), Brazil 0.68 0.07 1 -89.6%
97 Hemocentro de Ribeirão Preto, Brazil 0.07 1 N/A
98 International Institute for Sustainability (IIS), Brazil 0.03 0.07 2 114.7%
99 São Paulo Zoo, Brazil 0.07 1 N/A
100 Itaipu Technological Park (ITP), Brazil 0.06 1 N/A
101 Goiano Federal Institute (IFGOIANO), Brazil 0.06 2 N/A
102 Laboratório Central do Estado de Santa Catarina (LACEN/SC), Brazil 0.06 1 N/A
102 Federal Institute of Goiás (IFG), Brazil 0.06 2 N/A
102 Bicho do Mato Instituto de Pesquisa (BMIP), Brazil 0.06 1 N/A
103 Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), Brazil 0.04 0.05 1 37.5%
104 Hospital Santo Amaro, Brazil 0.05 1 N/A
105 Ecomol Consultoria e Projetos Ltda. (Ecomol), Brazil 0.04 1 N/A
106 Institute of Applied Economic Research (Ipea), Brazil 0.04 1 N/A
106 DogsHeaven Observatory (X87), Brazil 0.04 1 N/A
106 Caixa Econômica Federal (CAIXA), Brazil 0.04 1 N/A
107 Rede D’Or São Luiz, Brazil 0.04 1 N/A
108 Catholic University of Brasília (UCB), Brazil 0.24 0.04 1 -84.5%
109 Catholic University of Pelotas (UCPEL), Brazil 0.04 1 N/A
110 State University of Montes Claros (UNIMONTES), Brazil 0.04 2 N/A
111 Federal University of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys (UFVJM), Brazil 0.03 1 N/A
112 Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD), Brazil 0.32 0.03 1 -91.2%
113 Hospital Sírio-Libanês, Brazil 0.05 0.02 1 -53.9%
114 Hospital do Câncer de Muriaé, Brazil 0.02 1 N/A
114 Centro Universitário UNIFAMINAS, Brazil 0.02 1 N/A
115 State University of West Paraná (UNIOESTE), Brazil 0.03 0.02 1 -33.5%
115 Federal University of Rondônia (UNIR), Brazil 0.02 1 N/A
116 Positive University, Brazil 0.02 2 N/A
117 Bahia School of Medicine and Public Health (BAHIANA), Brazil 0.02 2 N/A
118 University of Pernambuco (UPE), Brazil 0.02 1 N/A
119 State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS), Brazil 0.00 0.02 2 616.2%
120 Universidade Salvador (UNIFACS), Brazil 0.02 1 N/A
121 Hospital Aliança, Brazil 0.02 1 N/A
122 Federal University of Southern Bahia (UFSB), Brazil 0.02 2 N/A
123 University of Vila Velha (UVV), Brazil 0.01 1 N/A
123 Centro Universitário de Rio Preto (UNIRP), Brazil 0.01 1 N/A
124 Aquário Marinho do Rio de Janeiro (AquaRio), Brazil 0.08 0.01 1 -86.2%
124 Instituto Museu Aquário Marinho do Rio de Janeiro (IMAM), Brazil 0.08 0.01 1 -86.2%
125 Instituto de Neurologia de Goiania, Brazil 0.01 1 N/A
126 Universidade Estadual do Maranhão (UEMA), Brazil 0.01 1 N/A
127 Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Brazil 0.22 0.01 14 -96.3%
128 Regional Integrated University of Upper Uruguai and Missions (URI), Brazil 0.01 1 N/A
129 Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), Brazil 0.01 1 N/A
129 Bahia State University (UNEB), Brazil 0.01 1 N/A
129 Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (SENAI), Brazil 0.01 1 N/A
130 Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Mato Grosso (IFMT), Brazil 0.00 1 N/A
131 Mato Grosso State University (UNEMAT), Brazil 0.29 0.00 1 -98.5%
131 Federal University of Acre (UFAC), Brazil 0.00 1 N/A
132 Fundação Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB), Brazil 0.36 0.00 1 -99.4%
133 Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais (FCMMG), Brazil 0.00 1 N/A
134 University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos), Brazil 0.07 0.00 1 -97.7%
135 University Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), Brazil 0.00 1 N/A
135 Minas Gerais State Secretariat for Health, Brazil 0.00 1 N/A

Footnote

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