Spanish ranking places UFSC among the top five federal universities in Brazil
The Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) has been ranked among the top five best federal university in Brazil, according to the latest edition of the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities. Conducted by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) – Spain’s largest public research institution – the ranking evaluates approximately 32,000 higher education institutions worldwide, focusing on open access to the knowledge they produce.
UFSC secured 4th place among Brazilian federal universities and 438th in the overall ranking.
Below is the list of the top 10 federal universities in Brazil according to the ranking. The full list of Brazilian federal universities is available on the Ministry of Education’s website, and the Webometrics Ranking data can be accessed here.
| Institution | Overall position |
| Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) | 286 |
| Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) | 305 |
| Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) | 347 |
| Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) | 438 |
| Universidade de Brasília (UnB) | 496 |
| Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp) | 547 |
| Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) | 612 |
| Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) | 637 |
| Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE) | 681 |
| Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar) | 690 |
About the Ranking
The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, also known as the Ranking Web of Universities, evaluates institutions from more than 200 countries based on bibliometric data from 2019 to 2023. Established in 2004, it is not a ranking of university websites but rather an institutional ranking, based on both webometric and bibliometric indicators. Its primary objective is to promote Open Access to academic knowledge. It assesses universities through three key indicators: visibility (web contents impact); excellence (top cited papers); and transparency or openness (top cited researchers).
With information from the MEC Social Communication Office and the Higher Education Secretariat (Sesu)
Translated by SINTER/UFSC.
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