2021 tables: Institutions - Earth & environmental sciences

The 2021 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.

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# Institution Share 2019 Share 2020 Count 2020 Change in Adjusted Share* 2019–2020
1 University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil 12.55 12.69 44 -3.3%
2 Brazil Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication (MCTIC), Brazil 3.30 2.45 15 -29.1%
3 Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Brazil 0.15 2.16 8 1282.5%
4 State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil 2.00 2.13 9 1.5%
5 São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil 1.09 1.75 10 53.0%
6 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil 0.73 1.42 8 85.5%
7 University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil 0.93 1.34 5 37.0%
8 Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Brazil 0.09 1.33 4 1321.1%
9 Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Brazil 0.09 1.31 3 1278.4%
10 Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil 0.20 1.11 2 430.5%
11 Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil 0.26 1.01 4 276.2%
12 Federal University of Tocantins, Brazil 0.01 1.00 1 14427.2%
12 Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil 0.16 1.00 1 507.9%
12 Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Brazil – 1.00 1 N/A
13 Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil 1.58 0.94 3 -43.3%
14 National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA), Brazil 1.39 0.92 10 -36.9%
15 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), Brazil 0.07 0.59 3 675.4%
16 Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil 0.08 0.54 2 514.4%
17 Federal University of Itajubá (UNIFEI), Brazil 0.50 0.50 1 -4.4%
18 University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos), Brazil – 0.48 4 N/A
19 Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM), Brazil 0.50 0.46 3 -12.4%
20 Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil 0.09 0.39 1 327.4%
21 Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Brazil – 0.33 1 N/A
22 Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Brazil 1.14 0.30 4 -75.1%
23 Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Brazil 0.72 0.28 3 -62.4%
24 Fundação Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB), Brazil 0.00 0.25 1 10508.6%
25 Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), Brazil – 0.25 2 N/A
26 Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil – 0.24 3 N/A
27 Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Brazil – 0.21 2 N/A
28 Red Amazónica de Información Socioambiental Georreferenciada (RAISG), Brazil – 0.21 1 N/A
29 Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil 1.12 0.21 2 -82.2%
30 National Centre for Monitoring and Warning of Natural Disasters (CAMADEN), Brazil – 0.21 2 N/A
31 Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Brazil – 0.20 1 N/A
31 Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Brazil – 0.20 1 N/A
32 Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina (UNOESC), Brazil – 0.17 1 N/A
32 Federal University of São João del-Rei (UFSJ), Brazil – 0.17 1 N/A
33 International Institute for Sustainability (IIS), Brazil 0.07 0.16 2 116.3%
34 State University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Brazil 0.04 0.14 1 255.0%
35 Universidade Paulista (UNIP), Brazil 0.07 0.13 1 67.3%
35 Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Brazil 0.18 0.13 1 -33.6%
36 Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (MPEG), Brazil 0.27 0.12 4 -57.6%
37 Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brazil 1.37 0.12 3 -91.7%
38 Federal University Foundation of Rio Grande (FURG), Brazil – 0.12 2 N/A
39 State University of Paraíba (UEPB), Brazil 0.80 0.12 1 -85.9%
40 Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Brazil 0.08 0.12 2 37.7%
41 Associação Sul Brasileira de Paleontologia, Brazil – 0.11 1 N/A
42 Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Brazil – 0.10 1 N/A
43 Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Brazil 0.06 0.10 1 49.6%
44 Mato Grosso State University (UNEMAT), Brazil 0.00 0.09 3 1868.9%
45 Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Brazil – 0.08 1 N/A
46 Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil 0.03 0.08 2 114.5%
47 Brazil Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply, Brazil 0.36 0.07 3 -80.3%
48 Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Brazil 0.03 0.07 2 144.7%
49 Universidade Estadual do Maranhão (UEMA), Brazil 0.01 0.06 1 428.5%
50 Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Brazil – 0.05 1 N/A
51 Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), Brazil – 0.05 1 N/A
51 Instituto de Botânica, Brazil – 0.05 1 N/A
52 Federal University of Western Pará (UFOPA), Brazil 0.39 0.05 3 -88.4%
53 Federal University of Acre (UFAC), Brazil 0.00 0.05 2 880.8%
54 Brazil Ministry of Education (MEC), Brazil 0.12 0.05 7 -64.3%
55 University of the State of Amazonas (UEA), Brazil 0.59 0.04 1 -93.3%
55 Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Norte de Minas Gerais (IFNMG), Brazil – 0.04 1 N/A
55 Goiano Federal Institute (IFGOIANO), Brazil – 0.04 1 N/A
56 Escola Estadual Maria Miranda Araújo, Brazil – 0.03 1 N/A
57 Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil 0.26 0.03 1 -87.7%
57 São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), Brazil – 0.03 1 N/A
58 Veraterra Mapeamento e Consultoria Ambiental, Brazil – 0.03 1 N/A
59 Brazil Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC), Brazil – 0.02 1 N/A
60 Federal Rural University of the Amazon (UFRA), Brazil 0.33 0.02 2 -95.6%
61 Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais (UEMG), Brazil – 0.01 1 N/A
62 Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Brazil 1.03 0.01 1 -99.1%
63 Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 0.01 1 N/A
64 Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Brazil 0.03 0.01 1 -69.8%
65 Acre Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology (IFAC), Brazil – 0.01 1 N/A
66 Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Brazil 0.05 0.00 1 -91.1%
66 Federal University of Rondônia (UNIR), Brazil – 0.00 1 N/A

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 through 2022, in 2023 64 health-science journals were added to the Index. The 146 journals in the Nature Index were 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 2022 levels to calculate the percentage change. For more information on the adjustment, please see the Adjusted metric explainer.


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