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Research in Blumenau

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Blumenau, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Regional de Blumenau and Instituto Federal Catarinense.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.5k
▼ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
34k
4.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1968-2026
59 years on the record
Blumenau

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 Blumenau?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Regional de BlumenauUniversity 5,056 #2,363
2Instituto Federal CatarinenseResearch facility 2,449 #5,088

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 Blumenau work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research in Blumenau is in Social Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (38%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,118 fractional works · 57.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 746 fractional works · 38.0% of its workEducation: 316 fractional works · 16.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 208 fractional works · 10.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 62 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLaw: 32 fractional works · 1.6% of its workUrban Studies: 28 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 28 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 112 fractional works · 5.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 37 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAccounting: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 98 fractional works · 5.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 36 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhilosophy: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 95 fractional works · 4.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 82 fractional works · 4.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 40 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 28 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 22 fractional works · 1.1% 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: 370 fractional works · 18.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 179 fractional works · 9.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 85 fractional works · 4.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 84 fractional works · 4.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 51 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems: 29 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 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 workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 253 fractional works · 12.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 187 fractional works · 9.5% of its workPlant Science: 60 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFood Science: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workForestry: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 42 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 16 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: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 220 fractional works · 11.2% of its workMedicine: 142 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 26 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 57 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 31 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBlumenau1,961fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences57%

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 Sciences1,11857.0%
    1. Social Sciences74638.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1125.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities985.0%
    4. Decision Sciences954.8%
    5. Psychology402.0%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance281.4%
    1. Environmental Science1799.1%
    2. Engineering844.3%
    3. Computer Science512.6%
    4. Materials Science180.9%
    5. Chemistry130.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences60.3%
    7. Energy60.3%
    8. Mathematics60.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy60.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1879.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology422.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology160.8%
    4. Neuroscience60.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.2%
    1. Medicine1427.3%
    2. Health Professions572.9%
    3. Veterinary90.5%
    4. Nursing60.3%
    5. Dentistry50.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Blumenau strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Blumenau is most concentrated in Information Systems and Management, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Education (15.8× the world share in Information Systems and Management).

  1. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 80.7 works16×
  2. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 81.1 works7.8×
  3. EducationSubfield · 295.7 works5.4×
  4. Decision SciencesField · 91.9 works5.3×
  5. Urban StudiesSubfield · 25.2 works5.1×
← 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: 2.05× its world share, 173 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 76 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.88× its world share, 166 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 50 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 118 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.09× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.69× its world share, 87 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.77× its world share, 102 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.34× its world share, 92 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.06× its world share, 691 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences5.34×92 works
  2. Veterinary3.09×8 works
  3. Social Sciences3.06×691 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.05×173 works
  5. Environmental Science1.88×166 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.77×102 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.69×87 works
  8. Health Professions1.06×50 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.75×13 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.69×26 works
  11. Psychology0.68×37 works
  12. Nursing0.62×5 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×3 works
  14. Dentistry0.45×4 works
  15. Chemistry0.41×11 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×36 works
  17. Medicine0.34×118 works
  18. Computer Science0.32×44 works
  19. Energy0.29×5 works
  20. Engineering0.28×76 works
  21. Materials Science0.26×16 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.20×1 works
  23. Mathematics0.19×4 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.18×5 works
  25. Neuroscience0.17×5 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.10×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Blumenau?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Qualitative Research, Curriculum Development, Public Policy, Social Inequality, Online Learning, Inclusive Education and Distance Learning.

▲ 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. Teacher Training277▲ 23×12 topics
  2. Qualitative Research226▲ 14×12 topics
  3. Curriculum Development164▲ 12×3 topics
  4. Sustainability155▲ 3.2×65 topics
  5. Public Policy152▲ 16×18 topics
  6. Social Inequality148▲ 28×7 topics
  7. Educational Technology133▲ 5.8×21 topics
  8. Online Learning129▲ 7.9×8 topics
  9. Inclusive Education119▲ 17×7 topics
  10. Distance Learning118▲ 17×4 topics
  11. Pedagogical Practices117▲ 67×3 topics
  12. Educational Reform116▲ 48×4 topics
  13. Educational Policies115▲ 54×2 topics
  14. Critical Pedagogy114▲ 69×2 topics
  15. Globalization101▲ 2.6×62 topics
  16. Education94▲ 2.8×52 topics
  17. Sustainable Development89▲ 2.9×34 topics
  18. Research Methods80▲ 27×4 topics
  19. Data Analysis79▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Innovation Management79▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Organizational Management79▲ 67×1 topic
  22. Quantitative Research79▲ 32×1 topic
  23. Digital Literacy78▲ 7.0×3 topics
  24. Social Network Analysis77▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Media Education77▲ 76×1 topic
  26. WebQuests77▲ 76×1 topic
  27. Science Education70▲ 59×3 topics
  28. Biodiversity67▲ 4.5×21 topics
  29. Social Movements62▲ 11×14 topics
  30. Waste Management59▲ 7.5×7 topics
  31. Environmental Education58▲ 19×5 topics
  32. Social Impact54▲ 7.1×12 topics
  33. Agroecology54▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Educational Games53▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Water Resources52▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Active Learning52▲ 15×4 topics
  37. Eco-friendly Practices51▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Social Participation51▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Didactic Models50▲ 65×1 topic
  40. Teaching Methodologies50▲ 19×1 topic

What research is done in Blumenau?

Education Pedagogy and P…109Education Pedagogy and Practices: 109 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 78 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 76 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 49 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 48 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…33Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 33 fractional worksEducation and Public Policy: 31 fractional worksRural and Ethnic Education: 29 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 26 fractional worksEducation during COVID-19 pandemic: 22 fractional works
EducationInformation Systems and ManagementSociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law2 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 109 works
  2. 2 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 78 works
  3. 3 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 76 works
  4. 4 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 49 works
  5. 5 Science and Education Research Education 48 works
  6. 6 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 33 works
  7. 7 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 31 works
  8. 8 Rural and Ethnic Education Education 29 works
  9. 9 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 26 works
  10. 10 Education during COVID-19 pandemic Education 22 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 2025Blumenau6.6% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.0% in 2004.

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