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Research in Foz do Iguaçu

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana, União Dinâmica de Faculdades Cataratas and Itaipu Binacional.

Research institutions
4
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
3.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
5.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Foz do Iguaçu

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 Foz do Iguaçu?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-AmericanaUniversity 2,393 #3,606
2União Dinâmica de Faculdades CataratasUniversity 336 #9,716
3Itaipu BinacionalInstitution 258 #18,816
4Fundação Parque Tecnológico ItaipuUniversity 54 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 da Integração Latino-Americana: 78.7%União Dinâmica de Faculdades Cataratas: 11.0%Itaipu Binacional: 8.5%Fundação Parque Tecnológico Itaipu: 1.8%79%largest
Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana2,393 · 78.7%União Dinâmica de Faculdades Cataratas336 · 11.0%Itaipu Binacional258 · 8.5%Fundação Parque Tecnológico Itaipu54 · 1.8%

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

Which fields of science does Foz do Iguaçu work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Foz do Iguaçu is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (32%), Environmental Science (10%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 581 fractional works · 47.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 386 fractional works · 31.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 115 fractional works · 9.4% of its workEducation: 78 fractional works · 6.4% of its workUrban Studies: 35 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 31 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth: 26 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnthropology: 22 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCultural Studies: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopment: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 112 fractional works · 9.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 42 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhilosophy: 27 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 19 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 32 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 17 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 340 fractional works · 27.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 119 fractional works · 9.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 50 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEcology: 19 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 116 fractional works · 9.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 24 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 22 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 20 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 44 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 24 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 185 fractional works · 15.1% of its workMedicine: 93 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 21 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 84 fractional works · 6.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 55 fractional works · 4.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 115 fractional works · 9.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 80 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPlant Science: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workForestry: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFoz do Iguaçu1,220fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences48%

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 Sciences38631.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities1129.2%
    3. Psychology322.7%
    4. Decision Sciences181.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance171.4%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting151.2%
    1. Environmental Science1199.8%
    2. Engineering1169.5%
    3. Computer Science443.6%
    4. Materials Science181.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy151.2%
    6. Energy90.7%
    7. Mathematics70.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences50.4%
    9. Chemistry40.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.2%
    1. Medicine937.6%
    2. Health Professions846.9%
    3. Veterinary30.2%
    4. Nursing30.2%
    5. Dentistry30.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences806.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology211.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology90.8%
    4. Neuroscience40.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Foz do Iguaçu strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Foz do Iguaçu is most concentrated in Urban Studies, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Health (10.5× the world share in Urban Studies).

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 31.0 works11×
  2. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 45.4 works7.3×
  3. HealthSubfield · 22.9 works7.2×
  4. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 38.9 works6.8×
  5. PhilosophySubfield · 22.8 works5.0×
← 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: 1.45× its world share, 74 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 37 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.84× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 109 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.99× its world share, 106 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.35× its world share, 66 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 80 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.59× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.29× its world share, 101 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 329 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.29×101 works
  2. Social Sciences2.44×329 works
  3. Health Professions2.35×66 works
  4. Environmental Science1.99×106 works
  5. Veterinary1.59×2 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.53×16 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.45×74 works
  8. Psychology0.86×28 works
  9. Energy0.84×8 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.73×8 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.70×16 works
  12. Engineering0.68×109 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.55×13 works
  14. Mathematics0.52×7 works
  15. Dentistry0.52×3 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.51×2 works
  17. Computer Science0.44×37 works
  18. Materials Science0.44×16 works
  19. Nursing0.43×2 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.40×14 works
  21. Medicine0.39×80 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.31×18 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.26×4 works
  24. Chemistry0.25×4 works
  25. Neuroscience0.22×4 works
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.22×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Foz do Iguaçu?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Public Policy, Sustainability, Social Movements, Cultural Identity, Colonialism, Teacher Training and Public Health.

▲ 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. Globalization127▲ 5.3×65 topics
  2. Public Policy97▲ 17×16 topics
  3. Sustainability96▲ 3.2×55 topics
  4. Public Health66▲ 3.7×37 topics
  5. Social Movements58▲ 16×17 topics
  6. Cultural Identity54▲ 8.9×15 topics
  7. Teacher Training54▲ 7.2×12 topics
  8. Colonialism53▲ 9.2×24 topics
  9. Education53▲ 2.5×41 topics
  10. Qualitative Research47▲ 4.6×12 topics
  11. Mental Health46▲ 2.6×23 topics
  12. Social Inequality46▲ 14×11 topics
  13. Healthcare Access45▲ 14×7 topics
  14. Identity45▲ 5.1×30 topics
  15. Brazil45▲ 40×5 topics
  16. Quality of Life43▲ 2.5×33 topics
  17. Educational Technology42▲ 2.9×15 topics
  18. Latin America42▲ 18×16 topics
  19. Healthcare40▲ 2.9×15 topics
  20. Renewable Energy40▲ 2.2×26 topics
  21. Agroecology38▲ 22×5 topics
  22. Biodiversity38▲ 4.1×21 topics
  23. History35▲ 4.1×23 topics
  24. Cultural Studies32▲ 7.0×16 topics
  25. Discourse Analysis31▲ 11×7 topics
  26. Literature30▲ 4.5×23 topics
  27. Rural Development30▲ 7.2×12 topics
  28. Anthropology30▲ 26×8 topics
  29. Health Policy26▲ 14×4 topics
  30. Agriculture26▲ 5.5×5 topics
  31. Waste Management26▲ 5.2×9 topics
  32. Social Determinants24▲ 9.5×7 topics
  33. Environmental Education22▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Family Farming22▲ 55×1 topic
  35. Rural Policy22▲ 55×1 topic
  36. Segregation22▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Territoriality22▲ 38×3 topics
  38. Aging Population22▲ 20×3 topics
  39. Spatial Planning22▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Environmental Justice22▲ 13×4 topics

What research is done in Foz do Iguaçu?

Rural Development and Ag…20Rural Development and Agriculture: 20 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…18Environmental Sustainability and Education: 18 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 18 fractional worksLinguistics and Educatio…18Linguistics and Education Research: 18 fractional worksMigration, Racism, and H…17Migration, Racism, and Human Rights: 17 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 17 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 14 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sc…14Agricultural and Food Sciences: 14 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 12 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 12 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawUrban StudiesLiterature and Literary TheoryHealth4 others

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

  1. 1 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 20 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 18 works
  3. 3 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 18 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 18 works
  5. 5 Migration, Racism, and Human Rights Health 17 works
  6. 6 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 17 works
  7. 7 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 14 works
  8. 8 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 14 works
  9. 9 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 12 works
  10. 10 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 12 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Foz do Iguaçu4.2% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.4% in 2013.

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