Research in Curitiba
Science Explorer records 32 research institutions in Curitiba, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Universidade Federal do Paraná and Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná.
- Research institutions
- 32 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 103k ▼ 18% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 772k 7.5 per fractional work, all time
- Top-10% rate, 2022-now
- 7.9% all institutions 10.0%
- Active span
- 1950-2026 77 years on the record
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 Curitiba?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidade Federal do ParanáUniversity | 49,472 | #2,039 | |
| 2 | Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáUniversity | 21,633 | #2,458 | |
| 3 | Pontifícia Universidade Católica do ParanáUniversity | 11,148 | #1,963 | |
| 4 | Instituto Federal do ParanáUniversity | 2,717 | #3,093 | |
| 5 | UniBrasil Centro UniversitárioUniversity | 2,649 | #6,321 | |
| 6 | Universidade PositivoUniversity | 2,239 | #6,229 | |
| 7 | Universidade Tuiuti do ParanáUniversity | 1,861 | #5,631 | |
| 8 | Hospital de Clínicas Universidade Federal do ParanáHospital / health system | 1,633 | #13,305 | |
| 9 | Centro Universitário CuritibaUniversity | 1,391 | #4,231 | |
| 10 | Faculdade Evangélica do ParanáUniversity | 984 | #7,326 | |
| 11 | Hospital São VicenteHospital / health system | 724 | #10,454 | |
| 12 | UninterInstitution | 683 | #11,123 | |
| 13 | Centro Universitário Campos de AndradeUniversity | 634 | #14,400 | |
| 14 | Hospital Universitário Evangélico de CuritibaHospital / health system | 616 | #15,963 | |
| 15 | Faculdade de Administração Ciências Educação e LetrasUniversity | 585 | #9,344 | |
| 16 | Hospital Erasto GaertnerHospital / health system | 527 | #15,736 | |
| 17 | Prefeitura Municipal de CuritibaGovernment institution | 518 | #10,681 | |
| 18 | Hospital Nossa Senhora das GraçasHospital / health system | 449 | #18,531 | |
| 19 | Institutos LactecResearch facility | 397 | #16,485 | |
| 20 | Instituto de Tecnologia do ParanáGovernment institution | 362 | #13,866 | |
| 21 | Hospital Universitário CajuruHospital / health system | 287 | #21,916 | |
| 22 | Instituto de Neurologia de CuritibaHospital / health system | 273 | #21,513 | |
| 23 | Fundação AraucáriaNonprofit | 261 | #17,848 | |
| 24 | Hospital IPOHospital / health system | 195 | #30,396 all time | |
| 25 | Centro Universitário Franciscano do ParanáUniversity | 159 | #28,496 all time | |
| 26 | Instituto de Oncologia do ParanáResearch facility | 143 | #32,827 all time | |
| 27 | Instituto de Biologia Molecular do ParanáResearch facility | 91 | not ranked | |
| 28 | Boticário Group FoundationNonprofit | 82 | not ranked | |
| 29 | Terra de DireitosInstitution | 4 | not ranked | |
| 30 | Instituto Laura FressattoInstitution | 3 | not ranked | |
| 31 | Instituto ScribnerNonprofit | 0 | not ranked | |
| 32 | TecnoBio (Brazil)Company | 0 | 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which fields of science does Curitiba work in?
In 2022-now, 38% of research in Curitiba is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Medicine (15%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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
- Social Sciences9,96937.8%
- Social Sciences6,25823.8%
- Arts and Humanities1,3125.0%
- Psychology7612.9%
- Business, Management and Accounting7072.7%
- Decision Sciences6312.4%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance3001.1%
- Physical Sciences7,34627.9%
- Engineering2,4239.2%
- Environmental Science2,1068.0%
- Computer Science1,3825.2%
- Materials Science4051.5%
- Chemistry2440.9%
- Physics and Astronomy2410.9%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences2370.9%
- Mathematics1420.5%
- Energy1180.4%
- Chemical Engineering490.2%
- Health Sciences5,54921.1%
- Medicine4,02715.3%
- Health Professions1,0524.0%
- Dentistry2170.8%
- Nursing1460.6%
- Veterinary1070.4%
- Life Sciences3,48213.2%
What is Curitiba strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Curitiba is most concentrated in Forestry, General Arts and Humanities and Information Systems and Management (9.8× the world share in Forestry).
- ForestrySubfield · 245.3 works9.8×
- General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 38.7 works7.8×
- Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 475.7 works7.0×
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 723.1 works5.2×
- Urban StudiesSubfield · 314.0 works4.8×
- LawSubfield · 477.9 works3.4×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Veterinary2.84×92 works
- Decision Sciences2.57×596 works
- Social Sciences1.90×5,761 works
- Arts and Humanities1.76×1,216 works
- Dentistry1.68×195 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.63×1,858 works
- Environmental Science1.61×1,912 works
- Health Professions1.52×957 works
- Nursing1.12×132 works
- Psychology0.94×685 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.86×661 works
- Medicine0.79×3,634 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.73×176 works
- Computer Science0.67×1,240 works
- Neuroscience0.65×251 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.64×814 works
- Engineering0.61×2,187 works
- Chemistry0.60×224 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.55×281 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.54×202 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.51×43 works
- Chemical Engineering0.51×43 works
- Energy0.48×106 works
- Mathematics0.44×125 works
- Materials Science0.43×361 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.38×203 works
Which keywords describe research in Curitiba?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Public Policy, Qualitative Research, Sustainability, Social Inequality, Online Learning, Educational Technology and Brazil.
- Constitutional Law
- Legal Philosophy
- Eco-friendly Practices
- Organizational Management
- Quantitative Research
- Marketing Strategies
- Water Resources
- Data Analysis
- Educational Reform
- Pedagogical Practices
- Educational Policies
- Inclusive Education
- Waste Management
- Biodiversity
- Curriculum Development
- Public Health
- Educational Technology
- Globalization
- Qualitative Research
- Teacher Training
- Sustainability
- Public Policy
- Epidemiology
- Education
- Online Learning
- Quality of Life
- Social Inequality
- Brazil
- Environmental Education
- Distance Learning
- Healthcare Access
- Social Movements
- Critical Pedagogy
- Innovation Management
- Research Methods
- Social Determinants
- Case Study
- Legal Theory
- Social Participation
- Environmental Law
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
- Sustainability1,527▲ 2.4×110 topics
- Teacher Training1,352▲ 8.4×25 topics
- Public Policy1,315▲ 11×29 topics
- Qualitative Research1,276▲ 5.7×35 topics
- Epidemiology1,215▲ 1.16×137 topics
- Globalization995▲ 1.92×136 topics
- Education986▲ 2.2×126 topics
- Educational Technology948▲ 3.0×40 topics
- Online Learning855▲ 3.9×20 topics
- Public Health830▲ 2.2×68 topics
- Quality of Life794▲ 2.1×59 topics
- Curriculum Development754▲ 4.2×15 topics
- Social Inequality735▲ 10×18 topics
- Biodiversity734▲ 3.6×32 topics
- Brazil577▲ 24×5 topics
- Waste Management543▲ 5.1×10 topics
- Environmental Education512▲ 13×11 topics
- Inclusive Education511▲ 5.4×16 topics
- Distance Learning498▲ 5.4×13 topics
- Educational Policies485▲ 17×3 topics
- Healthcare Access482▲ 6.7×12 topics
- Pedagogical Practices481▲ 20×3 topics
- Social Movements480▲ 6.2×26 topics
- Educational Reform480▲ 15×7 topics
- Critical Pedagogy469▲ 21×4 topics
- Data Analysis466▲ 6.8×11 topics
- Innovation Management456▲ 11×7 topics
- Water Resources455▲ 7.1×9 topics
- Research Methods449▲ 11×5 topics
- Marketing Strategies448▲ 18×3 topics
- Social Determinants448▲ 8.3×8 topics
- Quantitative Research446▲ 13×4 topics
- Case Study445▲ 27×1 topic
- Organizational Management445▲ 28×1 topic
- Legal Theory443▲ 25×4 topics
- Eco-friendly Practices433▲ 29×2 topics
- Social Participation431▲ 28×2 topics
- Legal Philosophy425▲ 26×2 topics
- Environmental Law417▲ 7.7×8 topics
- Constitutional Law411▲ 12×9 topics
What research is done in Curitiba?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 446 works
- 2 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 437 works
- 3 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 411 works
- 4 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 385 works
- 5 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 382 works
- 6 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 288 works
- 7 Science and Education Research Education 255 works
- 8 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 214 works
- 9 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 201 works
- 10 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 190 works
Research output over time
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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.2% in 2016.
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