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Research in Campina Grande

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Campina Grande, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba and Instituto Nacional do Semiárido.

Research institutions
5
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
24k
▼ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
139k
5.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1961-2026
66 years on the record
Campina Grande

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 Campina Grande?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal de Campina GrandeUniversity 16,138 #1,768
2Universidade Estadual da ParaíbaUniversity 7,303 #2,536
3Instituto Nacional do SemiáridoResearch facility 327 #16,551
4Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa do Estado da ParaíbaGovernment institution 242 #16,763
5Fundação Parque Tecnológico da ParaíbaNonprofit 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 de Campina Grande: 67.2%Universidade Estadual da Paraíba: 30.4%Instituto Nacional do Semiárido: 1.4%Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa do Estado da Paraíba: 1.0%1 other listed: 0.0%67%largest
Universidade Federal de Campina Grande16k · 67.2%Universidade Estadual da Paraíba7,303 · 30.4%Instituto Nacional do Semiárido327 · 1.4%Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa do Estado da Paraíba242 · 1.0%1 other listed1 · 0.0%

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

Which fields of science does Campina Grande work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Campina Grande is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,494 fractional works · 36.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,553 fractional works · 22.7% of its workEducation: 542 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 411 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 113 fractional works · 1.6% of its workUrban Studies: 97 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 82 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 81 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 64 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 484 fractional works · 7.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 237 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPhilosophy: 91 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 61 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 155 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 64 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 129 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 97 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 91 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 82 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 72 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,095 fractional works · 30.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 677 fractional works · 9.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 223 fractional works · 3.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 149 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology: 92 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 544 fractional works · 7.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 136 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 69 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 64 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 61 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 60 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 361 fractional works · 5.3% of its workInformation Systems: 174 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 66 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Science: 161 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomaterials: 58 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 115 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 107 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 54 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,140 fractional works · 16.6% of its workMedicine: 619 fractional works · 9.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 117 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 123 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 333 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 192 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 107 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOral Surgery: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 1,127 fractional works · 16.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 879 fractional works · 12.8% of its workPlant Science: 367 fractional works · 5.4% of its workFood Science: 151 fractional works · 2.2% of its workForestry: 104 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSoil Science: 69 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 155 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 75 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCampina Grande6,855fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences36%

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 Sciences2,49436.4%
    1. Social Sciences1,55322.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities4847.1%
    3. Psychology1552.3%
    4. Decision Sciences1291.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting911.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance821.2%
    1. Environmental Science6779.9%
    2. Engineering5447.9%
    3. Computer Science3615.3%
    4. Materials Science1612.3%
    5. Mathematics1151.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy1071.6%
    7. Chemistry540.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences400.6%
    9. Energy290.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.1%
  3. Health Sciences1,14016.6%
    1. Medicine6199.0%
    2. Health Professions3334.9%
    3. Dentistry1071.6%
    4. Nursing570.8%
    5. Veterinary240.4%
  4. Life Sciences1,12716.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences87912.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1552.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology490.7%
    4. Neuroscience220.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics220.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Campina Grande strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Campina Grande is most concentrated in Forestry, Literature and Literary Theory and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (15.4× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 100.3 works15×
  2. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 218.0 works6.5×
  3. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 207.5 works5.7×
  4. Urban StudiesSubfield · 92.6 works5.3×
  5. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 91.8 works5.1×
  6. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 143.8 works4.4×
← 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: 2.75× its world share, 821 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 141 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 44 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.90× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 51 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 335 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 35 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 26 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 494 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.03× its world share, 635 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 147 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.44× its world share, 106 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 92 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.24× its world share, 99 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.86× its world share, 307 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 557 worksMedicineNursing: 1.70× its world share, 52 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.49× its world share, 21 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.44× its world share, 442 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 86 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 118 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 80 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 140 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 1,405 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry3.24×99 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.75×821 works
  3. Veterinary2.49×21 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.44×442 works
  5. Environmental Science2.03×635 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.94×118 works
  7. Health Professions1.86×307 works
  8. Social Sciences1.77×1,405 works
  9. Nursing1.70×52 works
  10. Mathematics1.44×106 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.90×20 works
  12. Psychology0.73×140 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.70×44 works
  14. Computer Science0.69×335 works
  15. Materials Science0.67×147 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.66×92 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.59×80 works
  18. Chemistry0.52×51 works
  19. Engineering0.52×494 works
  20. Energy0.46×26 works
  21. Medicine0.46×557 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.43×86 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.42×141 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.35×35 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.27×6 works
  26. Neuroscience0.18×19 works

Which keywords describe research in Campina Grande?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Public Policy, Sustainability, Qualitative Research, Discourse Analysis, Educational Technology, Social Inequality and Brazil.

▲ 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. Sustainability413▲ 2.5×79 topics
  2. Teacher Training372▲ 8.8×18 topics
  3. Public Policy352▲ 11×21 topics
  4. Globalization297▲ 2.2×80 topics
  5. Educational Technology295▲ 3.6×29 topics
  6. Public Health293▲ 2.9×53 topics
  7. Qualitative Research279▲ 4.8×18 topics
  8. Sustainable Development257▲ 2.4×52 topics
  9. Education256▲ 2.2×70 topics
  10. Quality of Life230▲ 2.3×55 topics
  11. Online Learning223▲ 3.9×14 topics
  12. Healthcare217▲ 2.8×28 topics
  13. Discourse Analysis207▲ 12×7 topics
  14. Curriculum Development204▲ 4.4×7 topics
  15. Social Inequality200▲ 11×11 topics
  16. Biodiversity187▲ 3.6×28 topics
  17. Brazil186▲ 29×5 topics
  18. Healthcare Access178▲ 9.5×7 topics
  19. Colonialism167▲ 5.1×20 topics
  20. Soil Fertility158▲ 10×9 topics
  21. Waste Management154▲ 5.6×10 topics
  22. Social Movements152▲ 7.5×20 topics
  23. Rhetoric150▲ 21×4 topics
  24. Literacy146▲ 29×3 topics
  25. Language Education146▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Educational Practices144▲ 37×3 topics
  27. Social Discourse143▲ 54×2 topics
  28. Bakhtin Circle142▲ 65×1 topic
  29. Textual Production142▲ 65×1 topic
  30. Water Resources142▲ 8.5×7 topics
  31. Agroecology139▲ 14×5 topics
  32. Health Policy138▲ 13×7 topics
  33. Anthropology137▲ 21×7 topics
  34. Environmental Education136▲ 13×7 topics
  35. Social Determinants135▲ 9.6×7 topics
  36. Eco-friendly Practices123▲ 32×2 topics
  37. Social Participation123▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Pedagogical Practices122▲ 20×3 topics
  39. Educational Policies119▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Educational Reform117▲ 14×5 topics

What research is done in Campina Grande?

Linguistics and Educatio…129Linguistics and Education Research: 129 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…116Environmental Sustainability and Education: 116 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 106 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 97 fractional worksGrowth and nutrition in plants: 93 fractional worksGeography and Environmental Studies: 92 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 86 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sc…85Agricultural and Food Sciences: 85 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 83 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 80 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEducationSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 129 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 116 works
  3. 3 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 106 works
  4. 4 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 97 works
  5. 5 Growth and nutrition in plants Plant Science 93 works
  6. 6 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 92 works
  7. 7 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 86 works
  8. 8 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 85 works
  9. 9 Science and Education Research Education 83 works
  10. 10 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 80 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 2025Campina Grande8.2% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.9% in 2009.

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