7 Best universities for Physics in Rio de Janeiro

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Below is a list of best universities in Rio de Janeiro ranked based on their research performance in Physics. A graph of 907K citations received by 63.1K academic papers made by 7 universities in Rio de Janeiro was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

For Physics

#3 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
67,329
Founded
1920

4. Rio de Janeiro State Federal University

For Physics

#70 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1969

5. Estacio de Sa University

For Physics

#72 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1970

6. University of Saint Ursula

For Physics

#122 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1939

Universities for Physics near Rio de Janeiro

Distance, km
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University
Country rank
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City
8 Fluminense Federal University 12
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Niteroi
53 Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro 48
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Seropedica
127 Federal University of Juiz de Fora 28
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Juiz de Fora
225 Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei 46
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Sao Joao del-Rei
238 Federal University of Itajuba 34
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Itajuba
241 Federal University of Vicosa 24
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Vicosa
264 Federal University of Lavras 32
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Lavras
282 Federal University of Ouro Preto 40
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Ouro Preto
284 University of Paraiba Valley 54
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Sao Jose dos Campos
328 Federal University of Alfenas 61
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Alfenas

Physics subfields in Rio de Janeiro