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Research in Belém

Science Explorer records 17 research institutions in Belém, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Federal do Pará, Universidade do Estado do Pará and Universidade da Amazônia.

Research institutions
17
12 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
50k
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
312k
6.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Belém

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 Belém?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal do ParáUniversity 28,061 #2,107
2Universidade do Estado do ParáUniversity 7,230 #2,191
3Universidade Federal Rural da AmazôniaUniversity 3,326 #5,518
4Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do ParáUniversity 2,511 #3,450
5Universidade da AmazôniaUniversity 2,315 #2,900
6Museu Paraense Emílio GoeldiArchive 2,246 #8,162
7Centro Universitário do ParáUniversity 1,261 #4,965
8Amazon Research FoundationInstitution 592 #9,539
9Vale Technological InstituteUniversity 574 #10,105
10Fundação HemopaNonprofit 485 #10,535
11Sarah Network of Rehabilitation HospitalsHospital / health system 380 #21,898
12Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da AmazôniaNonprofit 282 #19,946
13Instituto de Ensinos Superiores da AmazôniaUniversity 162 #25,911 all time
14ImazonNonprofit 113 not ranked
15Instituto de Terras do ParáGovernment institution 4 not ranked
16MalunguNonprofit 1 not ranked
17Sociedade Paraense de Defesa dos Direitos HumanosNonprofit 1 not ranked

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.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Universidade Federal do Pará: 56.6%Universidade do Estado do Pará: 14.6%Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia: 6.7%Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará: 5.1%13 others listed: 17.0%57%largest
Universidade Federal do Pará28k · 56.6%Universidade do Estado do Pará7,230 · 14.6%Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia3,326 · 6.7%Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará2,511 · 5.1%13 others listed8,416 · 17.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Belém work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Belém is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Medicine (13%), Environmental Science (13%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 6,546 fractional works · 37.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,529 fractional works · 26.2% of its workEducation: 1,723 fractional works · 10.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,083 fractional works · 6.3% of its workUrban Studies: 398 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLaw: 238 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 225 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 215 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 180 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 129 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 118 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 68 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 112 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 859 fractional works · 5.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 280 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhilosophy: 169 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 149 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 121 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 89 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 469 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 175 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 111 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 99 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 74 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 326 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 268 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 249 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 78 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 113 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4,543 fractional works · 26.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2,242 fractional works · 12.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 841 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEcology: 344 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 293 fractional works · 1.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 262 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 185 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 881 fractional works · 5.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 188 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 103 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 98 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 94 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 88 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 80 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 96 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 689 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInformation Systems: 383 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 112 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 140 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 217 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPaleontology: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeophysics: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 166 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 70 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 144 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 79 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 78 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 3,671 fractional works · 21.2% of its workMedicine: 2,280 fractional works · 13.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 502 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 179 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 171 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 169 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 113 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 85 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 85 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 70 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 70 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 267 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1,129 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 714 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 165 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 109 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 104 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 124 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 89 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 72 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 2,551 fractional works · 14.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,676 fractional works · 9.7% of its workPlant Science: 484 fractional works · 2.8% of its workForestry: 361 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 236 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 164 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 111 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 85 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 82 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 520 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 240 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 149 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 88 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 177 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 140 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 61 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBelém17kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences38%

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. Social Sciences6,54637.8%
    1. Social Sciences4,52926.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities8595.0%
    3. Psychology4692.7%
    4. Decision Sciences3261.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting2491.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1130.7%
    1. Environmental Science2,24212.9%
    2. Engineering8815.1%
    3. Computer Science6894.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2171.3%
    5. Materials Science1661.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy1440.8%
    7. Chemistry790.5%
    8. Mathematics780.5%
    9. Energy360.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering100.1%
  3. Health Sciences3,67121.2%
    1. Medicine2,28013.2%
    2. Health Professions1,1296.5%
    3. Dentistry1240.7%
    4. Nursing890.5%
    5. Veterinary490.3%
  4. Life Sciences2,55114.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,6769.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5203.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1771.0%
    4. Neuroscience1400.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics370.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Belém strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Belém is most concentrated in Forestry, Urban Studies and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (21.1× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 339.1 works21×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 369.9 works8.7×
  3. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 779.6 works8.6×
  4. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 260.6 works7.1×
  5. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 255.1 works5.8×
  6. Occupational TherapySubfield · 96.2 works3.7×
← 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: 2.04× its world share, 1,498 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 453 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.99× its world share, 154 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 119 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 34 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 70 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 609 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 185 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 33 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 794 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.64× its world share, 2,023 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 142 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 61 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 111 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.46× its world share, 109 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.46× its world share, 998 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 2,016 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 78 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.83× its world share, 38 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.74× its world share, 774 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 224 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.99× its world share, 297 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 106 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 419 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.09× its world share, 4,074 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science2.64×2,023 works
  2. Health Professions2.46×998 works
  3. Social Sciences2.09×4,074 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.04×1,498 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.99×297 works
  6. Veterinary1.83×38 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.74×774 works
  8. Dentistry1.46×109 works
  9. Nursing1.04×78 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.99×154 works
  11. Psychology0.89×419 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.76×185 works
  13. Medicine0.68×2,016 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.62×34 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×453 works
  16. Computer Science0.51×609 works
  17. Neuroscience0.48×119 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.45×224 works
  19. Engineering0.34×794 works
  20. Mathematics0.34×61 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.32×111 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.32×106 works
  23. Chemistry0.29×70 works
  24. Materials Science0.26×142 works
  25. Energy0.23×33 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.18×10 works

Which keywords describe research in Belém?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Public Policy, Sustainability, Qualitative Research, Biodiversity, Public Health, Social Inequality and Curriculum Development.

▲ 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. Sustainability1,325▲ 3.1×92 topics
  2. Teacher Training1,156▲ 11×19 topics
  3. Public Policy1,139▲ 14×24 topics
  4. Epidemiology1,001▲ 1.45×136 topics
  5. Public Health954▲ 3.8×63 topics
  6. Globalization866▲ 2.5×117 topics
  7. Qualitative Research842▲ 5.7×30 topics
  8. Biodiversity811▲ 6.2×30 topics
  9. Educational Technology768▲ 3.8×34 topics
  10. Sustainable Development749▲ 2.8×64 topics
  11. Curriculum Development681▲ 5.8×12 topics
  12. Quality of Life676▲ 2.7×59 topics
  13. Healthcare656▲ 3.3×24 topics
  14. Education652▲ 2.2×106 topics
  15. Online Learning638▲ 4.4×16 topics
  16. Social Inequality617▲ 13×14 topics
  17. Waste Management550▲ 7.9×10 topics
  18. Social Movements547▲ 11×25 topics
  19. Healthcare Access529▲ 11×11 topics
  20. Agroecology525▲ 22×5 topics
  21. Environmental Education520▲ 20×11 topics
  22. Water Resources478▲ 11×8 topics
  23. Eco-friendly Practices458▲ 46×2 topics
  24. Social Participation457▲ 45×2 topics
  25. Cultural Identity416▲ 4.8×26 topics
  26. Inclusive Education410▲ 6.6×16 topics
  27. Health404▲ 5.8×21 topics
  28. Social Determinants399▲ 11×8 topics
  29. Educational Policies397▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Health Policy393▲ 15×7 topics
  31. Distance Learning389▲ 6.5×9 topics
  32. Educational Reform388▲ 18×6 topics
  33. Pedagogical Practices387▲ 25×3 topics
  34. Critical Pedagogy377▲ 26×3 topics
  35. Science Education369▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Brazil368▲ 23×5 topics
  37. Inclusion352▲ 14×9 topics
  38. Legislation352▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Economic Analysis342▲ 14×7 topics
  40. Training337▲ 9.1×6 topics

What research is done in Belém?

Environmental Sustainabi…424Environmental Sustainability and Education: 424 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…358Education Pedagogy and Practices: 358 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 296 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 291 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 274 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 263 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 245 fractional worksUrban Development and So…230Urban Development and Societal Issues: 230 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 220 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 211 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawEducationForestryInformation Systems and Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 424 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 358 works
  3. 3 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 296 works
  4. 4 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 291 works
  5. 5 Science and Education Research Education 274 works
  6. 6 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 263 works
  7. 7 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 245 works
  8. 8 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 230 works
  9. 9 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 220 works
  10. 10 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 211 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 2025Belém7.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.6% in 2008.

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