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Research in Belo Horizonte

Science Explorer records 51 research institutions in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais and Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais.

Research institutions
51
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
125k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
7.8%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Belo Horizonte?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisUniversity 72,174 #1,113
2Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas GeraisUniversity 12,191 #8,850
3Universidade do Estado de Minas GeraisUniversity 5,499 #10,539
4Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas GeraisUniversity 5,307 #6,933
5Secretaria Municipal de SaúdeGovernment institution 3,425 #14,897
6Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas GeraisUniversity 2,719 #9,018
7Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Minas GeraisUniversity 2,385 #8,899
8Centro Universitário de Belo HorizonteUniversity 1,870 #19,600
9Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisHospital / health system 1,799 #11,680
10Universidade Fundação Mineira de Educação e CulturaUniversity 1,708 #24,683
11Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas GeraisResearch facility 1,589 #16,105
12Fundação de Estudo e Pesquisa em Medicina Veterinária e ZootecniaNonprofit 1,341 #21,646
13Grupo Santa Casa de Belo HorizonteHospital / health system 1,042 #22,481
14Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia NuclearResearch facility 957 #14,308
15Escola Superior Dom Helder CâmaraUniversity 742 #27,180
16Jesuit School of Philosophy and TheologyUniversity 729 #25,286
17Brazilian National Association of Graduate Programs in CommunicationInstitution 707 #24,766
18Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas GeraisHospital / health system 687 #19,948
19Fundação João PinheiroGovernment institution 678 #24,946
20Centro Universitário Newton PaivaUniversity 675 #25,390
21Hospital Madre TeresaHospital / health system 617 #24,663
22Prefeitura Municipal de Belo HorizonteGovernment institution 597 #26,260
23Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas GeraisGovernment institution 579 #26,192
24Hospital Felício RochoHospital / health system 555 #23,606
25Fundação Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Minas GeraisGovernment institution 543 #24,051
26Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa Santa CasaInstitution 498 #22,991
27Fundação Dom CabralNonprofit 451 #18,029
28Faculdade Novos HorizontesUniversity 449 #39,800 all time
29Instituto da VisãoHospital / health system 403 #27,904
30Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (Brazil)Company 399 #25,348
31Mater Dei HospitalHospital / health system 361 #23,845
32Faculdades Integradas do Vale do IvaíUniversity 313 #40,595 all time
33Instituto Metodista Izabela HendrixUniversity 265 #41,742 all time
34Centro de Excelência em BioinformáticaInstitution 213 #30,942 all time
35Associação Brasileira de Relações InternacionaisInstitution 149 #42,566 all time
36Hospital SocorHospital / health system 116 not ranked
37Brazilian College of Animal ReproductionNonprofit 116 not ranked
38Casablanca (Brazil)Company 115 not ranked
39Lifecenter HospitalHospital / health system 98 not ranked
40Hospital Risoleta Tolentino NevesHospital / health system 98 not ranked
41Centro de Direito InternacionalNonprofit 13 not ranked
42Instituto Vascular BHHospital / health system 13 not ranked
43Minas JrNonprofit 12 not ranked
44Associação Brasileira de Estudos PopulacionaisInstitution 10 not ranked
45Biominas (Brazil)Company 10 not ranked
46Associação Kuyper para Estudos TransdisciplinaresNonprofit 6 not ranked
47Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Nanomateriais de CarbonoResearch facility 3 not ranked
48Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino SuperiorGovernment institution 3 not ranked
49Instituto KairósResearch facility 3 not ranked
50Sociedade Brasileira de Psicologia Hospitalar (Brazil)Institution 1 not ranked
51CSEMNonprofit 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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 de Minas Gerais: 57.6%Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais: 9.7%Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais: 4.4%Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais: 4.2%47 others listed: 24.0%58%largest
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais72k · 57.6%Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais12k · 9.7%Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais5,499 · 4.4%Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais5,307 · 4.2%47 others listed30k · 24.0%

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

What is Belo Horizonte strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Belo Horizonte is most concentrated in General Arts and Humanities, Information Systems and Management and Urban Studies (8.3× the world share in General Arts and Humanities).

  1. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 48.8 works8.3×
  2. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 510.5 works6.3×
  3. Urban StudiesSubfield · 491.8 works6.3×
  4. ForestrySubfield · 182.6 works6.2×
  5. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 578.5 works3.8×
  6. PhilosophySubfield · 465.7 works3.8×
  7. ParasitologySubfield · 113.2 works3.8×
  8. Issues, ethics and legal aspectsSubfield · 21.1 works3.6×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Belo Horizonte?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Qualitative Research, Teacher Training, Public Health, Epidemiology, Globalization, Brazil and Healthcare Access.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology1,847▲ 1.65×137 topics
  2. Globalization1,415▲ 2.5×142 topics
  3. Qualitative Research1,380▲ 5.6×33 topics
  4. Public Policy1,366▲ 9.8×28 topics
  5. Public Health1,340▲ 3.3×69 topics
  6. Sustainability1,205▲ 1.75×107 topics
  7. Quality of Life1,134▲ 2.8×60 topics
  8. Teacher Training1,076▲ 6.1×25 topics
  9. Education1,068▲ 2.2×120 topics
  10. Educational Technology900▲ 2.7×35 topics
  11. Brazil798▲ 29×5 topics
  12. Healthcare790▲ 2.5×30 topics
  13. Healthcare Access754▲ 9.5×13 topics
  14. Identity726▲ 3.5×67 topics
  15. Online Learning720▲ 3.0×20 topics
  16. Cultural Identity709▲ 4.8×31 topics
  17. Social Inequality701▲ 9.3×17 topics
  18. Social Determinants700▲ 12×8 topics
  19. Colonialism642▲ 4.8×42 topics
  20. Social Movements605▲ 7.1×31 topics
  21. Anthropology564▲ 20×10 topics
  22. Cultural Studies533▲ 5.0×36 topics
  23. Discourse Analysis511▲ 7.1×9 topics
  24. Data Analysis497▲ 6.4×8 topics
  25. Health Policy487▲ 11×7 topics
  26. Research Methods479▲ 10×4 topics
  27. Marketing Strategies479▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Innovation Management478▲ 10×6 topics
  29. Quantitative Research474▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Case Study474▲ 25×2 topics
  31. Competence Management474▲ 25×1 topic
  32. Organizational Management474▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Legal Theory457▲ 23×4 topics
  34. Legal Philosophy437▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Constitutional Law418▲ 11×7 topics
  36. Civil Rights414▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Public Administration410▲ 17×4 topics
  38. Constitutional Interpretation408▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Judicial Activism408▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Pedagogical Practices407▲ 16×3 topics

What research is done in Belo Horizonte?

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 474 works
  2. 2 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 408 works
  3. 3 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 382 works
  4. 4 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 331 works
  5. 5 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 315 works
  6. 6 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 307 works
  7. 7 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 303 works
  8. 8 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 280 works
  9. 9 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 267 works
  10. 10 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 255 works

Research output over time

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