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Research in Alfenas

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Alfenas, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Federal de Alfenas and Universidade José do Rosário Vellano.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.3k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
49k
7.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1963-2026
64 years on the record
Alfenas

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Alfenas?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal de AlfenasUniversity 5,186 #3,150
2Universidade José do Rosário VellanoUniversity 1,154 #5,983

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Alfenas work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Alfenas is in Health Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Social Sciences (18%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 715 fractional works · 33.9% of its workMedicine: 477 fractional works · 22.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 89 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSurgery: 35 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 33 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 28 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 169 fractional works · 8.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 86 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 24 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacy: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 47 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOral Surgery: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthodontics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 601 fractional works · 28.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 388 fractional works · 18.4% of its workEducation: 121 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 106 fractional works · 5.0% of its workUrban Studies: 36 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDemography: 31 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 23 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 65 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 30 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 62 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 32 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 28 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 26 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 447 fractional works · 21.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 170 fractional works · 8.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 68 fractional works · 3.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 28 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 82 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 73 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 48 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 36 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 36 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 24 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 345 fractional works · 16.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 183 fractional works · 8.7% of its workPlant Science: 76 fractional works · 3.6% of its workFood Science: 27 fractional works · 1.3% of its workForestry: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 107 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 63 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 28 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKAlfenas2,108fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences29%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine47722.6%
    2. Health Professions1698.0%
    3. Dentistry472.2%
    4. Nursing170.8%
    5. Veterinary60.3%
    1. Social Sciences38818.4%
    2. Psychology653.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities622.9%
    4. Decision Sciences321.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting281.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance261.2%
    1. Environmental Science1708.0%
    2. Engineering823.9%
    3. Computer Science733.4%
    4. Chemistry361.7%
    5. Materials Science361.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy241.2%
    7. Mathematics100.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences70.3%
    9. Energy60.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1838.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1075.1%
    3. Neuroscience281.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology180.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics90.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Alfenas strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Alfenas is most concentrated in Forestry, Urban Studies and Occupational Therapy (10.8× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 21.6 works11×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 33.9 works6.4×
  3. Occupational TherapySubfield · 20.4 works6.3×
  4. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 66.3 works5.9×
  5. Health Information ManagementSubfield · 23.2 works4.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 168 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 96 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.10× its world share, 33 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 66 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 71 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.65× its world share, 158 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 33 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.54× its world share, 42 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.09× its world share, 156 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.18× its world share, 436 worksMedicineNursing: 1.51× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.84× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 57 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 30 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 60 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 352 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry4.54×42 works
  2. Health Professions3.09×156 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.84×168 works
  4. Veterinary1.84×5 works
  5. Environmental Science1.65×158 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.62×30 works
  7. Nursing1.51×14 works
  8. Social Sciences1.45×352 works
  9. Medicine1.18×436 works
  10. Chemistry1.10×33 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.06×7 works
  12. Psychology1.03×60 works
  13. Arts and Humanities1.02×57 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.93×96 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.82×16 works
  16. Neuroscience0.82×26 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.58×24 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.53×23 works
  19. Materials Science0.49×33 works
  20. Computer Science0.44×66 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.43×26 works
  22. Mathematics0.40×9 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.36×2 works
  24. Energy0.30×5 works
  25. Engineering0.25×71 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.21×6 works

Which keywords describe research in Alfenas?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Quality of Life, Public Health, Healthcare Access, Epidemiology, Sustainability, Educational Technology and Teacher Training.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology143▲ 1.70×116 topics
  2. Quality of Life126▲ 4.2×46 topics
  3. Sustainability119▲ 2.3×57 topics
  4. Public Health114▲ 3.7×45 topics
  5. Public Policy103▲ 10×13 topics
  6. Educational Technology88▲ 3.5×13 topics
  7. Globalization77▲ 1.86×46 topics
  8. Healthcare Access76▲ 13×7 topics
  9. Teacher Training71▲ 5.5×11 topics
  10. Healthcare68▲ 2.9×16 topics
  11. Mental Health66▲ 2.2×35 topics
  12. Sustainable Development65▲ 1.96×28 topics
  13. Qualitative Research63▲ 3.5×16 topics
  14. Health Policy58▲ 18×4 topics
  15. Biodiversity54▲ 3.4×17 topics
  16. Chronic Diseases45▲ 8.5×7 topics
  17. Primary Care45▲ 5.8×8 topics
  18. Social Determinants44▲ 10×7 topics
  19. Environmental Education43▲ 13×6 topics
  20. Agroecology43▲ 14×5 topics
  21. Knowledge Management43▲ 3.7×8 topics
  22. Waste Management43▲ 5.1×9 topics
  23. Aging Population43▲ 23×4 topics
  24. Information Technology42▲ 4.2×5 topics
  25. Leadership Styles41▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Digital Innovation41▲ 34×1 topic
  27. Smart Library41▲ 48×1 topic
  28. Social Inequality40▲ 7.1×9 topics
  29. Social Movements39▲ 6.3×8 topics
  30. Social Determinants of Health39▲ 8.7×5 topics
  31. Water Resources39▲ 7.6×5 topics
  32. Nursing36▲ 9.2×6 topics
  33. Eco-friendly Practices36▲ 30×2 topics
  34. Social Participation35▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Brazilian Health System35▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Community-Based Care35▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Brazil35▲ 18×5 topics
  38. Drug Resistance33▲ 5.5×9 topics
  39. Social Development28▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Infection Control28▲ 16×3 topics

What research is done in Alfenas?

Healthcare during COVID-…38Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 38 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…34Environmental Sustainability and Education: 34 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly…32Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 32 fractional worksRural Development and Ag…27Rural Development and Agriculture: 27 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 22 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation: 21 fractional worksUrban Development and So…21Urban Development and Societal Issues: 21 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 20 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 20 fractional worksScience and Education Re…19Science and Education Research: 19 fractional works
Information SystemsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeneral Health ProfessionsInformation Systems and Management4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 38 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 34 works
  3. 3 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 32 works
  4. 4 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 27 works
  5. 5 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 22 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 21 works
  7. 7 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 21 works
  8. 8 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 20 works
  9. 9 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 20 works
  10. 10 Science and Education Research Education 19 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Alfenas7.9% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.9% in 2009.

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