UFSC is the second best Brazilian federal university according to international ranking
The Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) is the eighth best university in Latin America and second among Brazilian federal universities, according to the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities for 2024. Among the Brazilian federal institutions, UFSC is only behind Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG). The study is an initiative of Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), in Spain.
See the full ranking for Latin America on the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities website.
In addition to UFSC, other Brazilian institutions – state and federal – are also among the top ten in the Latin America ranking: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) is ranked first; Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) is ranked third; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) is in the fourth position; and Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (Unesp) is in the sixth position. Considering all Brazilian universities, UFSC is ranked fifth. In the global ranking, our university is in the 403rd position.
See the full ranking for Brazil on the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities website.
The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, created in 2004, ranks around 31 thousand HEIs from more than 200 countries. It analyzes webometric and bibliometric indicators, considering factors related to visibility (web contents impact); excellence (top cited papers); and transparency or openness (top cited researchers).
Translated by SINTER/UFSC.
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