BR
Brazil
Brazil ranks between 5th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
New antibiotics and antivirals
5–6tied, of 82
1stCN30.3%3rdIN4.7%4thIT4.2%5–6BR2.8%5–6AU2.7%7thGB2.5%
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)0.7% of the top 10%
High-performance computing
10thof 45
1stUS36.3%7–8CH2.8%9thIN2.4%10thBR2.0%11–13KR1.4%11–13HK1.3%
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul0.4% of the top 10%
Critical minerals processing
10–13tied, of 58
1stCN43.0%10–13FR1.7%10–13IT1.6%10–13BR1.5%10–13ZA1.5%14–15FI1.4%
Universidade de São Paulo0.6% of the top 10%
Space launch
10–12tied, of 181.1 papers of credit
1stCN34.8%10–12RU2.0%10–12TW2.0%10–12BR1.1%13–17PT1.0%13–17HK0.4%
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica1.0% of the top 10%
Satellite navigation
14–16tied, of 45
1stCN56.1%12–13ES1.1%14–16IR1.0%14–16BR0.9%14–16JP0.9%17–18CH0.8%
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)0.2% of the top 10%
Inertial navigation
16–29tied, of 401.2 papers of credit
1stCN64.0%12–15TR0.7%12–15EG0.6%16–29BR0.4%16–29AE0.4%16–29TW0.4%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)0.3% of the top 10%
Sonar and underwater acoustics
15–23tied, of 371.5 papers of credit
1stCN71.6%9–14KR0.9%15–23DE0.5%15–23BR0.4%15–23IQ0.3%15–23AE0.3%
Universidade Federal da Bahia0.2% of the top 10%
Small satellites
15–23tied, of 472.0 papers of credit
1stUS13.7%15–23ES1.9%15–23MA1.8%15–23BR1.6%15–23FR1.6%15–23FI1.5%
Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana0.5% of the top 10%
Hypersonic flight
18–24tied, of 281.2 papers of credit
1stCN65.9%12–17AU0.6%12–17BE0.5%18–24BR0.3%18–24TR0.3%18–24NL0.2%
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte0.2% of the top 10%
Synthetic biology
15–19tied, of 554.0 papers of credit
1stCN45.7%15–19JP0.7%15–19MX0.7%15–19BR0.6%20–24AT0.5%20–24SG0.5%
Universidade Federal do Paraná0.2% of the top 10%
Cybersecurity
20–23tied, of 104
1stCN14.8%19thBD1.1%20–23TW0.8%20–23BR0.8%20–23IQ0.8%20–23FR0.8%
Universidade de Brasília0.1% of the top 10%
Magnets and superconductors
21–26tied, of 582.6 papers of credit
1stCN35.0%17–20NL0.7%21–26SE0.6%21–26BR0.6%21–26MY0.5%21–26PK0.5%
Universidade Federal Fluminense0.2% of the top 10%
Hyperspectral imaging
22–26tied, of 542.6 papers of credit
1stCN71.4%19–21PK0.4%22–26SA0.3%22–26BR0.3%22–26PL0.3%22–26SG0.3%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)0.1% of the top 10%
Supercapacitors
25–29tied, of 86
1stCN46.3%22–24CZ0.4%22–24PL0.4%25–29BR0.3%25–29IT0.3%25–29RU0.3%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)0.1% of the top 10%
Additive manufacturing
25–26tied, of 90
1stCN34.0%22–24PL0.7%22–24JP0.7%25–26BR0.6%25–26IE0.6%27–29BE0.5%
Universidade de São Paulo0.1% of the top 10%
Gene editing
22–29tied, of 774.4 papers of credit
1stUS32.2%22–29MY0.4%22–29SG0.4%22–29BR0.4%22–29ET0.4%22–29HK0.4%
Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil)0.1% of the top 10%
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
26–31tied, of 683.9 papers of credit
1stCN44.5%22–25JO0.5%22–25AE0.5%26–31BR0.4%26–31ZA0.4%26–31EG0.3%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)0.1% of the top 10%
Large language models
28–39tied, of 96
1stCN27.4%28–39VN0.3%28–39IR0.3%28–39BR0.3%28–39FI0.3%28–39AT0.3%
Universidade de São Paulo0.0% of the top 10%
Nuclear fission power
26–31tied, of 641.6 papers of credit
1stCN43.3%26–31ES0.3%26–31AU0.2%26–31BR0.2%32–40PK0.2%32–40AT0.1%
Outside the top 30
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced composites
31–33tied, of 683.3 papers of credit
1stCN50.8%24–30PL0.4%24–30GR0.4%31–33BR0.3%31–33LT0.3%31–33FI0.3%
Outside the top 30
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia0.1% of the top 10%
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
31–37tied, of 702.0 papers of credit
1stUS38.7%23–30EG0.3%31–37ZA0.2%31–37BR0.2%31–37IE0.2%31–37HK0.2%
Outside the top 30
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais0.1% of the top 10%
6G and advanced wireless
30–33tied, of 804.2 papers of credit
1stCN39.9%30–33VN0.3%30–33IE0.3%30–33BR0.3%30–33DK0.3%34–38PT0.2%
Outside the top 30
National Institute of Telecommunications0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
30–35tied, of 714.1 papers of credit
1stUS34.9%30–35PK0.2%30–35GR0.2%30–35BR0.2%30–35IR0.2%30–35PT0.2%
Outside the top 30
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced robotics
31–39tied, of 541.9 papers of credit
1stCN31.5%31–39IR0.3%31–39TR0.3%31–39BR0.3%31–39SA0.3%31–39BD0.2%
Outside the top 30
Universidade de São Paulo0.1% of the top 10%
Genome sequencing
29–36tied, of 590.9 papers of credit
1stUS33.6%29–36TW0.2%29–36PA0.2%29–36BR0.1%29–36EC0.1%29–36IE0.1%
Outside the top 30
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais0.1% of the top 10%
Electric batteries
28–40tied, of 89
1stCN68.0%28–40ZA0.1%28–40IQ0.1%28–40BR0.1%28–40AT0.1%28–40RU0.1%
Outside the top 30
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)0.0% of the top 10%
Advanced aircraft engines
20–39tied, of 470.2 papers of credit
1stCN64.6%20–39PT0.1%20–39JO0.1%20–39BR0.1%20–39SG0.1%20–39AE0.1%
Outside the top 30
Embraer (Brazil)0.0% of the top 10%
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
30–40tied, of 561.1 papers of credit
1stCN40.8%30–40BG0.1%30–40QA0.1%30–40BR0.1%30–40IL0.1%30–40AE0.1%
Outside the top 30
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria0.1% of the top 10%
Metamaterials
33–40tied, of 732.9 papers of credit
1stCN55.5%33–40BN0.1%33–40DZ0.1%33–40BR0.1%33–40IS0.1%33–40ZA0.1%
Outside the top 30
Universidade de São Paulo0.0% of the top 10%
Optical communication
37–40tied, of 541.3 papers of credit
1stCN38.8%33–36PK0.3%37–40NZ0.2%37–40BR0.2%37–40JO0.2%37–40LV0.1%
Outside the top 30
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Post-quantum cryptography
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Drones and swarming
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Autonomous underwater vehicles
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Perovskite solar cells
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen by electrolysis
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fusion
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum sensors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
AI chips
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced chip manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Radar
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Distributed ledgers
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method