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Research in Florianópolis

Science Explorer records 15 research institutions in Florianópolis, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina and Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Santa Catarina.

Research institutions
15
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
89k
▼ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
757k
8.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Florianópolis

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 Florianópolis?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaUniversity 66,545 #991
2Universidade do Estado de Santa CatarinaUniversity 15,601 #2,957
3Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Santa CatarinaUniversity 2,861 #4,176
4Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa CatarinaGovernment institution 1,850 #12,486
5Centro de Pesquisas OncológicasResearch facility 725 #7,790
6Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e Inovação do Estado de Santa CatarinaGovernment institution 642 #8,887
7Governador Celso Ramos HospitalHospital / health system 227 #25,034 all time
8Hospital Infantil Joana de GusmãoHospital / health system 216 #28,411 all time
9Serviço Social da Indústria de Santa CatarinaNonprofit 203 #26,197 all time
10Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em DireitoResearch facility 190 #25,886 all time
11Reference Center Foundation for Innovative TechnologiesInstitution 156 #28,806 all time
12Engene (Brazil)Company 31 not ranked
13R3 AnimalNonprofit 12 not ranked
14Coris Medicina AvançadaInstitution 2 not ranked
15Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Catálise em Sistemas Moleculares e NanoestruturadosResearch facility 2 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 Santa Catarina: 74.5%Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina: 17.5%Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Santa Catarina: 3.2%Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina: 2.1%11 others listed: 2.7%75%largest
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina67k · 74.5%Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina16k · 17.5%Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Santa Catarina2,861 · 3.2%Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina1,850 · 2.1%11 others listed2,406 · 2.7%

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

Which fields of science does Florianópolis work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Florianópolis is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Medicine (10%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 8,825 fractional works · 42.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5,025 fractional works · 24.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,524 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEducation: 1,372 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 437 fractional works · 2.1% of its workUrban Studies: 346 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLaw: 237 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 216 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 203 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 177 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 105 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 92 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 171 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 1,437 fractional works · 6.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 400 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhilosophy: 320 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 198 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 184 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 117 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 123 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 727 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 277 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 165 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 136 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 129 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 687 fractional works · 3.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 227 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 126 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 90 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 78 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 681 fractional works · 3.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 566 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 268 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 203 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6,184 fractional works · 29.6% of its workEngineering: 2,160 fractional works · 10.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 393 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 293 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 269 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 263 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 182 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 173 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 114 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,543 fractional works · 7.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 509 fractional works · 2.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 178 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 159 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 146 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 128 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 111 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 93 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 86 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 84 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1,237 fractional works · 5.9% of its workInformation Systems: 442 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 258 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 154 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 109 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 84 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 110 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 351 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 143 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 225 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 197 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 72 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 159 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 115 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 142 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 128 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 115 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3,487 fractional works · 16.7% of its workMedicine: 2,162 fractional works · 10.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 355 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 178 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 154 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 126 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 111 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 93 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 89 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 74 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 339 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1,000 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 503 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 111 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 106 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 87 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 143 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 163 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 116 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2,422 fractional works · 11.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,580 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPlant Science: 583 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFood Science: 245 fractional works · 1.2% of its workForestry: 172 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 116 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 104 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 94 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 87 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 507 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 245 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 93 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 125 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 163 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 88 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 115 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKFlorianópolis21kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences42%

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 Sciences8,82542.2%
    1. Social Sciences5,02524.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities1,4376.9%
    3. Psychology7273.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting6873.3%
    5. Decision Sciences6813.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2681.3%
    1. Engineering2,16010.3%
    2. Environmental Science1,5437.4%
    3. Computer Science1,2375.9%
    4. Materials Science3511.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy2251.1%
    6. Chemistry1970.9%
    7. Mathematics1590.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1420.7%
    9. Energy1280.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering410.2%
  3. Health Sciences3,48716.7%
    1. Medicine2,16210.3%
    2. Health Professions1,0004.8%
    3. Dentistry1630.8%
    4. Nursing1160.6%
    5. Veterinary460.2%
  4. Life Sciences2,42211.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,5807.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5072.4%
    3. Neuroscience1630.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1150.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics570.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Florianópolis strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Florianópolis is most concentrated in Information Systems and Management, General Arts and Humanities and Forestry (10.1× the world share in Information Systems and Management).

  1. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 550.3 works10×
  2. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 39.4 works10.0×
  3. ForestrySubfield · 163.7 works8.3×
  4. Urban StudiesSubfield · 330.8 works6.3×
  5. Issues, ethics and legal aspectsSubfield · 21.9 works5.5×
  6. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 167.5 works5.3×
  7. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 480.5 works4.3×
  8. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 382.9 works3.8×
← 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: 1.59× its world share, 1,435 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 453 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 96 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 147 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 48 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 38 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.60× its world share, 179 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 1,125 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 122 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 118 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 1,958 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.49× its world share, 1,409 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 312 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 145 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 196 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.60× its world share, 148 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 911 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 1,890 worksMedicineNursing: 1.11× its world share, 104 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.42× its world share, 37 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.44× its world share, 1,345 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 626 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.52× its world share, 649 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 254 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 657 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 4,652 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences3.52×649 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.44×1,345 works
  3. Social Sciences1.93×4,652 works
  4. Health Professions1.81×911 works
  5. Dentistry1.60×148 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.59×1,435 works
  7. Environmental Science1.49×1,409 works
  8. Veterinary1.42×37 works
  9. Psychology1.13×657 works
  10. Nursing1.11×104 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.02×626 works
  12. Computer Science0.76×1,125 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.72×48 works
  14. Engineering0.68×1,958 works
  15. Energy0.67×118 works
  16. Mathematics0.65×145 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.62×254 works
  18. Chemistry0.60×179 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.57×38 works
  20. Medicine0.52×1,890 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.50×96 works
  22. Neuroscience0.48×147 works
  23. Materials Science0.47×312 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.46×196 works
  25. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×453 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.41×122 works

Which keywords describe research in Florianópolis?

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

▲ 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. Qualitative Research1,183▲ 6.7×32 topics
  2. Sustainability1,151▲ 2.2×114 topics
  3. Globalization1,084▲ 2.6×137 topics
  4. Public Policy1,066▲ 11×28 topics
  5. Education936▲ 2.6×116 topics
  6. Teacher Training928▲ 7.2×23 topics
  7. Public Health790▲ 2.6×66 topics
  8. Educational Technology731▲ 3.0×39 topics
  9. Quality of Life663▲ 2.2×58 topics
  10. Online Learning621▲ 3.6×17 topics
  11. Identity605▲ 4.0×66 topics
  12. Social Inequality588▲ 11×15 topics
  13. Cultural Identity578▲ 5.6×30 topics
  14. Healthcare554▲ 2.3×34 topics
  15. Data Analysis525▲ 9.6×7 topics
  16. Research Methods523▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Innovation Management520▲ 16×4 topics
  18. Marketing Strategies518▲ 27×3 topics
  19. Case Study516▲ 39×2 topics
  20. Quantitative Research516▲ 19×2 topics
  21. Competence Management516▲ 41×1 topic
  22. Organizational Management516▲ 41×1 topic
  23. Curriculum Development513▲ 3.6×10 topics
  24. Brazil495▲ 26×5 topics
  25. Colonialism462▲ 4.7×36 topics
  26. Anthropology451▲ 23×10 topics
  27. Healthcare Access421▲ 7.4×13 topics
  28. Social Movements418▲ 6.8×29 topics
  29. Cultural Studies401▲ 5.2×31 topics
  30. Discourse Analysis378▲ 7.5×11 topics
  31. Inclusive Education377▲ 5.0×17 topics
  32. Distance Learning359▲ 4.9×10 topics
  33. Pedagogical Practices358▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Educational Reform352▲ 14×7 topics
  35. Educational Policies350▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Critical Pedagogy342▲ 20×4 topics
  37. Social Network Analysis295▲ 12×7 topics
  38. Health Policy288▲ 9.0×7 topics
  39. Cultural Convergence288▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Information Society287▲ 26×2 topics

What research is done in Florianópolis?

Business and Management …505Business and Management Studies: 505 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 323 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 275 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 222 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 220 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 193 fractional worksLinguistics and Educatio…188Linguistics and Education Research: 188 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 177 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 174 fractional worksEducation and Public Pol…169Education and Public Policy: 169 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementEducationSociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law5 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 505 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 323 works
  3. 3 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 275 works
  4. 4 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 222 works
  5. 5 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 220 works
  6. 6 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 193 works
  7. 7 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 188 works
  8. 8 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 177 works
  9. 9 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 174 works
  10. 10 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 169 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 2025Florianópolis8.9% 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 2009.

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