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Top journals from Brazil
The top 100 of 2,465 ranked journals whose publisher is in Brazil, ordered by the ITS Journal Score (2021–2025, open OpenAlex data).
Brazil in numbers
Brazil has 2,465 journals with an ITS Journal Score, #4 of 148 countries by number of ranked journals. Together they published 700,425 papers in 2021–2025, and 97% of these papers are open access. 1,112 of the journals (45%) are listed in DOAJ. The most common fields are Social Sciences (1,134), Arts and Humanities (336), Environmental Science (184) journals.
Country here is the publisher's country as recorded in OpenAlex. A journal's editors and authors may be based elsewhere.
Top 100 journals
| Rank in country | Global rank | Journal | Field | Score | Papers 2021–2025 | h-index | Open access | DOAJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #4,251 | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology Springer Nature | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 74.7 | 1,419 | 113 | 97% | — |
| 2 | #4,834 | Cadernos de Saúde Pública Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz | Health Professions | 73.6 | 1,506 | 149 | 100% | Yes |
| 3 | #4,915 | Jornal de Pediatria Elsevier BV | Medicine | 73.5 | 528 | 99 | 100% | Yes |
| 4 | #5,074 | International braz j urol Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia | Medicine | 73.1 | 615 | 66 | 100% | Yes |
| 5 | #5,433 | Computational and Applied Mathematics Springer Science+Business Media | Mathematics | 72.5 | 2,168 | 61 | 16% | — |
| 6 | #5,459 | Revista de Saúde Pública University of São Paulo | Medicine | 72.4 | 512 | 142 | 100% | Yes |
| 7 | #5,553 | Brazilian Journal of Physics Springer Science+Business Media | Physics and Astronomy | 72.2 | 1,160 | 64 | 18% | — |
| 8 | #5,871 | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica | Medicine | 71.6 | 600 | 119 | 100% | Yes |
| 9 | #5,890 | Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia Elsevier BV | Medicine | 71.6 | 1,065 | 91 | 100% | Yes |
| 10 | #5,935 | Clinics Elsevier BV | Medicine | 71.5 | 1,067 | 106 | 100% | Yes |
| 11 | #5,936 | Brazilian Oral Research Brazilian Society of Dental Research | Dentistry | 71.5 | 658 | 89 | 100% | Yes |
| 12 | #5,965 | Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 71.5 | 275 | 89 | 100% | Yes |
| 13 | #5,993 | Journal of Applied Oral Science University of São Paulo | Dentistry | 71.4 | 346 | 93 | 100% | Yes |
| 14 | #6,666 | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde | Medicine | 70.2 | 333 | 140 | 100% | Yes |
| 15 | #6,793 | Ciência & Saúde Coletiva Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva | Health Professions | 70.0 | 3,024 | 132 | 100% | — |
| 16 | #6,874 | Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte | Medicine | 69.8 | 1,150 | 55 | 96% | — |
| 17 | #6,972 | Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia Elsevier BV | Medicine | 69.7 | 349 | 55 | 100% | Yes |
| 18 | #7,053 | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine | Medicine | 69.5 | 775 | 86 | 100% | Yes |
| 19 | #7,077 | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências Brazilian Academy of Sciences | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 69.5 | 1,977 | 93 | 100% | Yes |
| 20 | #7,391 | Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira Brazilian Medical Association | Medicine | 69.0 | 1,908 | 76 | 100% | — |
| 21 | #7,452 | Brazilian Dental Journal Fundação Odontológica de Ribeirão Preto | Dentistry | 68.9 | 416 | 84 | 100% | Yes |
| 22 | #7,591 | Neotropical Entomology Springer Nature | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 68.6 | 523 | 74 | 28% | — |
| 23 | #7,675 | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 68.5 | 858 | 86 | 100% | Yes |
| 24 | #7,874 | Revista Brasileira de Botânica Springer Science+Business Media | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 68.2 | 447 | 72 | 21% | — |
| 25 | #7,942 | Brazilian Journal of Operations & Production Management Associação Brasileira de Engenharia de Produção | Business, Management and Accounting | 68.1 | 159 | 28 | 100% | — |
| 26 | #7,959 | Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering Springer Science+Business Media | Engineering | 68.0 | 542 | 77 | 12% | — |
| 27 | #7,978 | Materials Research Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímer | Engineering | 68.0 | 1,050 | 94 | 100% | Yes |
| 28 | #8,003 | Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia Springer Science+Business Media | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 68.0 | 591 | 89 | 19% | — |
| 29 | #8,156 | Revista Brasileira Ginecologia e Obstetrícia Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany) | Medicine | 67.7 | 699 | 54 | 100% | Yes |
| 30 | #8,174 | Psicologia Reflexão e Crítica Springer Science+Business Media | Psychology | 67.7 | 201 | 64 | 100% | Yes |
| 31 | #8,320 | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) | Medicine | 67.4 | 2,031 | 93 | 100% | Yes |
| 32 | #8,849 | Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Elsevier BV | Neuroscience | 66.5 | 660 | 70 | 100% | Yes |
| 33 | #8,895 | Dementia & Neuropsychologia Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento | Medicine | 66.5 | 349 | 59 | 100% | Yes |
| 34 | #8,941 | Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism | Medicine | 66.4 | 587 | 47 | 100% | Yes |
| 35 | #9,014 | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo University of São Paulo | Medicine | 66.3 | 393 | 86 | 100% | Yes |
| 36 | #9,045 | Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia | Medicine | 66.2 | 670 | 74 | 100% | Yes |
| 37 | #9,157 | Acta Amazonica National Institute of Amazonian Research | Environmental Science | 66.1 | 252 | 73 | 100% | Yes |
| 38 | #9,279 | Brazilian Journal of Biology Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (Brazil) | Environmental Science | 65.9 | 2,046 | 82 | 100% | Yes |
| 39 | #9,315 | Neotropical Ichthyology Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia | Environmental Science | 65.8 | 353 | 62 | 100% | Yes |
| 40 | #9,420 | Genetics and Molecular Biology Brazilian Society of Genetics | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 65.6 | 364 | 82 | 100% | Yes |
| 41 | #9,503 | Food Science and Technology Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 65.5 | 1,797 | 88 | 100% | — |
| 42 | #9,505 | Matéria (Rio de Janeiro) Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | Engineering | 65.5 | 1,149 | 36 | 100% | Yes |
| 43 | #9,663 | Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society Brazilian Chemical Society | Chemistry | 65.2 | 946 | 91 | 100% | Yes |
| 44 | #9,793 | Animal Reproduction Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) | Medicine | 65.0 | 314 | 43 | 100% | Yes |
| 45 | #9,879 | Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental Federal University of Campina Grande | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 64.8 | 573 | 59 | 100% | Yes |
| 46 | #10,009 | Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria | Medicine | 64.6 | 434 | 107 | 100% | Yes |
| 47 | #10,031 | Scientia Agricola University of São Paulo | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 64.6 | 268 | 89 | 100% | Yes |
| 48 | #10,050 | Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira Sociedade Brasileira Para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia | Medicine | 64.6 | 420 | 54 | 100% | Yes |
| 49 | #10,144 | Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem University of São Paulo | Health Professions | 64.4 | 1,349 | 90 | 100% | Yes |
| 50 | #10,207 | Tropical Plant Pathology Springer Science+Business Media | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 64.3 | 373 | 47 | 21% | — |
| 51 | #10,304 | Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy Elsevier BV | Medicine | 64.1 | 1,028 | 83 | 34% | — |
| 52 | #10,316 | Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva | Health Professions | 64.1 | 724 | 78 | 100% | Yes |
| 53 | #10,366 | Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem | Nursing | 64.0 | 2,586 | 80 | 100% | Yes |
| 54 | #10,512 | Sao Paulo Medical Journal Medical Association of São Paulo | Medicine | 63.8 | 435 | 73 | 100% | Yes |
| 55 | #10,725 | Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery Brazilian Society of Cardiovascular Surgery | Medicine | 63.5 | 598 | 47 | 100% | Yes |
| 56 | #10,732 | Brazilian journal of food technology/Brazilian Journal of Food Technology Institute of Food Technology | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 63.5 | 295 | 40 | 100% | Yes |
| 57 | #10,770 | Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária/Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Parasitology Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria | Immunology and Microbiology | 63.4 | 433 | 48 | 100% | Yes |
| 58 | #10,806 | Revista Paulista de Pediatria Elsevier BV | Medicine | 63.3 | 379 | 53 | 100% | Yes |
| 59 | #10,873 | Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics Dental Press Editora | Dentistry | 63.2 | 263 | 54 | 100% | Yes |
| 60 | #11,001 | Ciência Rural Universidade Federal de Santa Maria | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 63.0 | 1,399 | 69 | 100% | Yes |
| 61 | #11,087 | Acta Botanica Brasilica Sociedade Botânica do Brasil | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 62.9 | 311 | 73 | 100% | Yes |
| 62 | #11,096 | The Journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases BioMed Central | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 62.9 | 143 | 59 | 100% | Yes |
| 63 | #11,112 | Estudos Avançados University of São Paulo | Social Sciences | 62.8 | 322 | 83 | 100% | Yes |
| 64 | #11,184 | Revista de Pesquisa Cuidado é Fundamental Online Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro | Health Professions | 62.7 | 716 | 27 | 100% | Yes |
| 65 | #11,207 | Interface - Comunicação Saúde Educação Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu (Unesp) | Health Professions | 62.7 | 780 | 66 | 100% | Yes |
| 66 | #11,241 | Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science Fundação Apinco de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 62.7 | 393 | 56 | 100% | Yes |
| 67 | #11,421 | International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany) | Neuroscience | 62.3 | 466 | 46 | 100% | Yes |
| 68 | #11,446 | Bragantia Instituto Agronômico de Campinas | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 62.3 | 259 | 55 | 100% | — |
| 69 | #11,502 | Multidisciplinary Reviews Malque Publishing | Social Sciences | 62.2 | 1,468 | 20 | 100% | — |
| 70 | #11,534 | Saúde em Debate Centro Brasileiro de Estudos de Saúde | Health Professions | 62.2 | 1,144 | 58 | 100% | Yes |
| 71 | #11,683 | Research on Biomedical Engineering Springer Nature | Medicine | 61.9 | 329 | 33 | 100% | — |
| 72 | #11,700 | Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of São Paulo | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | 61.9 | 756 | 58 | 100% | Yes |
| 73 | #11,729 | Einstein (São Paulo) Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein | Medicine | 61.9 | 740 | 53 | 100% | Yes |
| 74 | #11,741 | Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP University of São Paulo | Health Professions | 61.8 | 1,426 | 77 | 100% | Yes |
| 75 | #11,781 | Educação & Sociedade Centro de Estudos Educação e Sociedade | Social Sciences | 61.8 | 329 | 79 | 100% | Yes |
| 76 | #11,822 | Arquivos de Gastroenterologia Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) | Medicine | 61.7 | 381 | 51 | 100% | Yes |
| 77 | #11,853 | Engenharia Agrícola Sociedade Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 61.7 | 372 | 42 | 100% | Yes |
| 78 | #11,870 | Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura Sociedade Brasileira de Fruticultura | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 61.6 | 227 | 51 | 100% | Yes |
| 79 | #11,973 | Ciência e Agrotecnologia Federal University of Lavras | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 61.5 | 248 | 54 | 100% | Yes |
| 80 | #11,999 | Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 61.4 | 293 | 73 | 100% | Yes |
| 81 | #12,106 | Revista de Administração de Empresas Fundação Getúlio Vargas | Decision Sciences | 61.3 | 491 | 75 | 100% | Yes |
| 82 | #12,151 | Innovation & Management Review Emerald Publishing Limited | Business, Management and Accounting | 61.2 | 116 | 30 | 100% | Yes |
| 83 | #12,183 | Zoologia (Curitiba) Pensoft Publishers | Environmental Science | 61.2 | 217 | 45 | 100% | Yes |
| 84 | #12,218 | Revista Brasileira de Ciências Agrárias - Brazilian Journal of Agricultural Sciences Federal Rural University of Pernambuco | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 61.1 | 253 | 26 | 100% | — |
| 85 | #12,225 | Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul | Psychology | 61.1 | 269 | 47 | 100% | Yes |
| 86 | #12,359 | Ocean and Coastal Research University of São Paulo | Environmental Science | 60.9 | 273 | 47 | 100% | Yes |
| 87 | #12,365 | International Journal of Professional Business Review Tutor Treinamento e Desenvolvimento | Business, Management and Accounting | 60.9 | 1,959 | 31 | 100% | — |
| 88 | #12,455 | Acta Paulista de Enfermagem Universidade Federal de São Paulo | Health Professions | 60.7 | 1,023 | 58 | 100% | Yes |
| 89 | #12,467 | Texto & Contexto - Enfermagem Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem | Health Professions | 60.7 | 968 | 65 | 100% | Yes |
| 90 | #12,479 | Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira Embrapa Informação Tecnológica | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 60.7 | 451 | 79 | 100% | Yes |
| 91 | #12,490 | Revista de Nutrição Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas | Medicine | 60.7 | 269 | 67 | 100% | — |
| 92 | #12,543 | ABCD Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva (São Paulo) Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva | Medicine | 60.6 | 359 | 43 | 100% | — |
| 93 | #12,559 | Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology (English Edition) Elsevier BV | Medicine | 60.6 | 623 | 33 | 100% | Yes |
| 94 | #12,595 | Polímeros Associação Brasileira de Polímeros | Materials Science | 60.5 | 213 | 54 | 100% | Yes |
| 95 | #12,631 | Saúde e Sociedade University of São Paulo | Health Professions | 60.5 | 808 | 59 | 100% | Yes |
| 96 | #12,719 | Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 60.3 | 133 | 36 | 100% | — |
| 97 | #12,750 | Trends in Psychology Springer Science+Business Media | Psychology | 60.3 | 451 | 23 | 39% | — |
| 98 | #12,762 | Revista Caatinga Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 60.3 | 500 | 32 | 100% | Yes |
| 99 | #12,774 | Revista gaúcha de enfermagem Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul | Health Professions | 60.3 | 1,071 | 53 | 100% | Yes |
| 100 | #12,926 | Brazilian Journal of Nephrology Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia | Medicine | 60.0 | 779 | 52 | 100% | Yes |
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