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Research in Florianópolis

Science Explorer records 16 research institutions in Florianópolis, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 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
16
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
89k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
9.0%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Florianópolis?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaUniversity 59,565 #1,137
2Universidade do Estado de Santa CatarinaUniversity 15,601 #5,476
3Polydoro Ernani de São Thiago University HospitalHospital / health system 6,980 #15,082
4Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Santa CatarinaUniversity 2,861 #13,025
5Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa CatarinaGovernment institution 1,850 #18,850
6Centro de Pesquisas OncológicasResearch facility 725 #20,772
7Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e Inovação do Estado de Santa CatarinaGovernment institution 642 #21,258
8Governador Celso Ramos HospitalHospital / health system 227 #30,988 all time
9Hospital Infantil Joana de GusmãoHospital / health system 216 #34,007 all time
10Serviço Social da Indústria de Santa CatarinaNonprofit 203 #41,765 all time
11Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em DireitoResearch facility 190 #39,982 all time
12Reference Center Foundation for Innovative TechnologiesInstitution 156 #40,372 all time
13Engene (Brazil)Company 31 not ranked
14R3 AnimalNonprofit 12 not ranked
15Coris Medicina AvançadaInstitution 2 not ranked
16Instituto 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 2022–2025. 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 Santa Catarina: 66.7%Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina: 17.5%Polydoro Ernani de São Thiago University Hospital: 7.8%Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Santa Catarina: 3.2%12 others listed: 4.8%67%largest
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina60k · 66.7%Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina16k · 17.5%Polydoro Ernani de São Thiago University Hospital6,980 · 7.8%Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Santa Catarina2,861 · 3.2%12 others listed4,256 · 4.8%

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

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×
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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 Florianópolis?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Research, Public Policy, Teacher Training, Globalization, Sustainability, Social Inequality, Data Analysis and Research Methods.

▲ 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. Qualitative Research1,134▲ 6.8×31 topics
  2. Sustainability1,060▲ 2.3×110 topics
  3. Globalization1,008▲ 2.7×128 topics
  4. Public Policy1,001▲ 11×28 topics
  5. Teacher Training874▲ 7.4×23 topics
  6. Education834▲ 2.5×112 topics
  7. Public Health723▲ 2.6×65 topics
  8. Educational Technology680▲ 3.0×37 topics
  9. Quality of Life608▲ 2.2×58 topics
  10. Online Learning580▲ 3.6×17 topics
  11. Identity547▲ 4.0×62 topics
  12. Social Inequality544▲ 11×15 topics
  13. Cultural Identity538▲ 5.5×28 topics
  14. Data Analysis513▲ 9.9×7 topics
  15. Research Methods511▲ 16×3 topics
  16. Innovation Management508▲ 16×4 topics
  17. Marketing Strategies507▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Case Study505▲ 39×2 topics
  19. Quantitative Research505▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Competence Management505▲ 40×1 topic
  21. Organizational Management505▲ 40×1 topic
  22. Healthcare504▲ 2.4×32 topics
  23. Curriculum Development487▲ 3.6×10 topics
  24. Brazil465▲ 25×5 topics
  25. Colonialism438▲ 4.8×35 topics
  26. Anthropology422▲ 23×10 topics
  27. Social Movements391▲ 6.8×28 topics
  28. Healthcare Access388▲ 7.2×13 topics
  29. Cultural Studies378▲ 5.2×30 topics
  30. Discourse Analysis362▲ 7.5×11 topics
  31. Inclusive Education359▲ 5.3×17 topics
  32. Distance Learning341▲ 5.3×10 topics
  33. Pedagogical Practices336▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Educational Reform334▲ 14×7 topics
  35. Educational Policies332▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Critical Pedagogy325▲ 20×4 topics
  37. Social Network Analysis281▲ 12×7 topics
  38. Cultural Convergence276▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Information Society275▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Media Education275▲ 26×1 topic

What research is done in Florianópolis?

  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

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