Five clusters of universities were designed based on their scientific production. 90% of the country's scientific publications are concentrated in eight public universities (12%). A decrease of 16% is observed in scientific production and in the positioning of universities, however, scientific leadership stands out in 63%, with an increase of 18% in collaboration with international authors and a production of 47% in access open. Universidad de Sao Paulo (BRA), Universidad de Lisboa (POR), Universidad Autónoma de México (MEX)