2018 Research Leaders: Leading academic institutions in chemistry

The 2018 Research Leaders are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017.

Table criteria

Position Institution Share 2016 Share 2017 Count 2017 Change in Adjusted Share* 2016–2017
1 University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil 6.84 11.43 35 56.1% Increase
2 State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil 3.27 8.96 22 156.2% Increase
3 São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil 2.50 2.27 7 -15.4% Decrease
4 Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil 2.94 2.19 9 -30.4% Decrease
5 Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil 1.67 2.05 5 14.9% Increase
6 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil 0.17 1.77 5 888.8% Increase
7 Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Brazil 0.35 1.20 4 216.8% Increase
8 Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil 1.90 0.88 2 -57.0% Decrease
9 Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil 1.50 0.74 4 -53.8% Decrease
10 Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil 0.10 0.73 2 549.8% Increase
11 Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil 0.00 0.67 2 0.0% Increase
12 Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brazil 1.00 0.56 3 -48.0% Decrease
13 Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Brazil 0.58 0.49 3 -21.1% Decrease
14 Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Brazil 0.00 0.38 3 0.0% Increase
15 Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Brazil 1.65 0.25 1 -85.9% Decrease
15 Mackenzie Presbyterian University (UPM), Brazil 0.33 0.25 1 -30.0% Decrease
16 Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil 0.17 0.22 2 24.5% Increase
17 Centro Universitário Estácio de Ribeirão Preto, Brazil 0.00 0.17 1 0.0% Increase
18 Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Brazil 0.00 0.16 2 0.0% Increase
19 Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil 0.00 0.15 1 0.0% Increase
20 Ponta Grossa State University (UEPG), Brazil 0.00 0.14 1 0.0% Increase
20 Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Brazil 0.53 0.14 1 -75.0% Decrease
21 Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD), Brazil 1.00 0.13 1 -88.3% Decrease
21 Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Brazil 0.98 0.13 1 -88.1% Decrease
21 Goiano Federal Institute (IFGOIANO), Brazil 0.00 0.13 2 0.0% Increase
22 Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Brazil 0.00 0.12 2 0.0% Increase
23 Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Brazil 0.00 0.11 2 0.0% Increase
24 University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil 0.15 0.09 2 -43.7% Decrease
25 Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Brazil 0.00 0.09 1 0.0% Increase
26 Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil 0.76 0.08 1 -90.5% Decrease
27 Federal University of Rondônia (UNIR), Brazil 0.00 0.07 1 0.0% Increase
28 Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Brazil 0.75 0.06 1 -93.1% Decrease
29 Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), Brazil 0.00 0.05 1 0.0% Increase

Footnote

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