- Student-faculty ratios: 19.4
- Male to female ratio: 52 : 48
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.ufrgs.br/english/home
- Address: Av. Paulo Gama, 110,Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 90040-060,Brazil
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The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul or UFRGS) originated as the Escola de Farmácia e Química in 1895, which united with several other higher education institutions as the Universidade de Porto Alegre in 1934. It was granted its current name in 1947 and became a federal university in 1950. It is one of the largest federal universities in Brazil, with over 27,000 undergraduate students, over 9,300 graduate students and more than 2,500 professors. Not only is it one of the largest, but also one of the best universities in Brazil with a number of prominent scientific publications. UFRGS is almost completely located in Porto Alegre, with four campuses: Centro, Saúde, Olímpico and Vale), with a few off-campus buildings such as the Business School and the Institute of Arts, and some units in other cities. It is Rio Grande do Sul's largest university, with more than 300 buildings accommodating 29 colleges, which are divided into 94 departments. The University facilities include 500 laboratories, 33 libraries, 37 lecture halls, UFRGS Press, UFRGS Museum, Botanical Garden, a broadcasting centre, observatory, three campus accommodation buildings, five refectories, two summer camps and the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, which is a prominent national hospital. Notable alumni include many of Brazil's most prominent politicians and civil servants, including former Brazilian presidents Getúlio Vargas and João Goulart. UFRGS has a profound political history; between 1964 and 1969, during the worst years of the military dictatorship, 33 professors were eliminated, as well as many students.
- Global score 47.6
- Global research reputation #412
- Regional research reputation #7
- Publications #235
- Books #778
- Conferences #300
- Normalized citation impact #991
- Total citations #353
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #469
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #1,178
- International collaboration #631
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #866
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #472
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #992
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19.4
No. of students per staff
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1%
Percentage of International Students
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52 : 48
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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52,579
Number of FTE Students
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World University Rankings
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2016
601-800
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2017
601—800
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2018
601–800
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2019
601–800
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2020
601–800
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Latin America Rankings
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2018
10
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2019
11
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Arts & humanities
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2019
401+
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2018
401–500
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2019
301–400
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Engineering & technology
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2019
501–600
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Life sciences
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2019
501–600
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Physical sciences
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2019
601–800
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Social sciences
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2019
501–600
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-
Business & Economics
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2019
501+
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Computer Science
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2019
401–500
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Education
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2019
301–400
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Psychology
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2019
301–400
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Emerging Economies
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2016
=130
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2017
=154
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2018
201–250
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2019
=119
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#101 Agricultural Sciences
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- Agricultural Sciences overall score 54.1
- Agricultural Sciences global research reputation #99
- Agricultural Sciences regional research reputation #6
- Agricultural Sciences publications #27
- Agricultural Sciences normalized citation impact #211
- Agricultural Sciences total citations #77
- Agricultural Sciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #109
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #207
- Agricultural Sciences international collaboration #82
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #221
- Agricultural Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #206
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #235
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#348 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 30.9
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #393
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #10
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #268
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #466
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #345
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #374
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #443
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #464
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #449
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #234
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #258
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#427 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 44.3
- Chemistry global research reputation #478
- Chemistry regional research reputation #7
- Chemistry publications #291
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #839
- Chemistry total citations #456
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #527
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #863
- Chemistry international collaboration #597
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #646
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #577
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #753
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#297 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 51.1
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #345
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #7
- Clinical Medicine publications #274
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #444
- Clinical Medicine total citations #299
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #355
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #665
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #260
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #521
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #348
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #562
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#404 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 45.0
- Engineering global research reputation #488
- Engineering regional research reputation #6
- Engineering publications #341
- Engineering normalized citation impact #541
- Engineering total citations #408
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #471
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #604
- Engineering international collaboration #166
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #393
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #460
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #516
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#313 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 35.5
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #261
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #7
- Environment/Ecology total citations #304
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #341
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #380
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #359
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #371
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #245
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #280
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#395 Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score 24.5
- Materials Science global research reputation #273
- Materials Science regional research reputation #5
- Materials Science publications #304
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #511
- Materials Science total citations #469
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #511
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #528
- Materials Science international collaboration #238
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #293
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #462
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #462
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#288 Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score 33.1
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation #93
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation #3
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications #235
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact #395
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations #370
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #394
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #407
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration #302
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #338
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #375
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #394
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#285 Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score 27.1
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation #231
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation #5
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications #183
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact #368
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations #241
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #320
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #396
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration #290
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration #284
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #269
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #327
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#220 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score 50.5
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #294
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation #13
- Plant and Animal Science publications #44
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact #483
- Plant and Animal Science total citations #149
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #229
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #484
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration #320
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #478
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #296
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #439
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#110 Psychiatry/Psychology
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- Psychiatry/Psychology overall score 49.4
- Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation #143
- Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation #2
- Psychiatry/Psychology publications #180
- Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact #130
- Psychiatry/Psychology total citations #163
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #194
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #237
- Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration #73
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #76
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #75
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #6
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#160 Space Science
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- Space Science overall score 34.6
- Space Science global research reputation #123
- Space Science regional research reputation #2
- Space Science publications #219
- Space Science normalized citation impact #104
- Space Science total citations #194
- Space Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #219
- Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #187
- Space Science international collaboration #55
- Space Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #133
- Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #170
- Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #116