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Research in Itajaí

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Itajaí, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade do Vale do Itajaí.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.4k
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
37k
5.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1980-2026
47 years on the record
Itajaí

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 Itajaí?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade do Vale do ItajaíUniversity 6,424 #3,426

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.

Which fields of science does Itajaí work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research in Itajaí is in Social Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (34%), Environmental Science (10%), Medicine (9%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 807 fractional works · 54.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 502 fractional works · 33.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 148 fractional works · 9.9% of its workEducation: 124 fractional works · 8.3% of its workLaw: 78 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 36 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDemography: 26 fractional works · 1.8% of its workUrban Studies: 24 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCommunication: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 110 fractional works · 7.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 44 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 76 fractional works · 5.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 70 fractional works · 4.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 53 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 25 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 49 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhilosophy: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 19 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 330 fractional works · 22.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 155 fractional works · 10.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 77 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEcology: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 81 fractional works · 5.4% of its workInformation Systems: 30 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 59 fractional works · 4.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 225 fractional works · 15.1% of its workMedicine: 136 fractional works · 9.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 19 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 72 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 37 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 128 fractional works · 8.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 66 fractional works · 4.4% of its workFood Science: 20 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 20 fractional works · 1.3% of its workForestry: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 26 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 24 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKItajaí1,490fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences54%

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 Sciences50233.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1107.3%
    3. Decision Sciences765.1%
    4. Psychology533.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities493.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance191.2%
    1. Environmental Science15510.4%
    2. Computer Science815.4%
    3. Engineering594.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences151.0%
    5. Materials Science60.4%
    6. Chemistry60.4%
    7. Energy40.2%
    8. Mathematics30.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy20.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine1369.2%
    2. Health Professions724.8%
    3. Dentistry90.6%
    4. Nursing60.4%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences664.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology261.8%
    3. Neuroscience241.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics80.5%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology50.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Itajaí strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Itajaí is most concentrated in Information Systems and Management, Law and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (17.9× the world share in Information Systems and Management).

  1. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 68.8 works18×
  2. LawSubfield · 69.8 works8.9×
  3. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 69.7 works8.8×
  4. Decision SciencesField · 72.6 works5.6×
  5. Urban StudiesSubfield · 20.5 works5.5×
← 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: 0.94× its world share, 60 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.54× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 68 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 50 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.10× its world share, 140 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.07× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.86× its world share, 66 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 123 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.14× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.34× its world share, 101 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.58× its world share, 73 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 48 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.65× its world share, 451 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences5.58×73 works
  2. Social Sciences2.65×451 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.34×101 works
  4. Environmental Science2.10×140 works
  5. Health Professions1.86×66 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.54×7 works
  7. Psychology1.17×48 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.14×44 works
  9. Dentistry1.07×7 works
  10. Neuroscience1.01×22 works
  11. Nursing0.96×6 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.94×60 works
  13. Computer Science0.65×68 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.65×14 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.59×17 works
  16. Veterinary0.57×1 works
  17. Medicine0.47×123 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.34×24 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.30×4 works
  20. Energy0.30×4 works
  21. Chemistry0.25×5 works
  22. Engineering0.25×50 works
  23. Mathematics0.16×2 works
  24. Materials Science0.12×6 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.07×0 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.06×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Itajaí?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Research, Public Policy, Sustainability, Teacher Training, Legal Theory, Human Rights, Environmental Law and Legal Philosophy.

▲ 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 Research121▲ 9.5×10 topics
  2. Sustainability119▲ 3.3×45 topics
  3. Public Policy105▲ 15×14 topics
  4. Globalization84▲ 2.9×56 topics
  5. Human Rights83▲ 5.4×26 topics
  6. Teacher Training78▲ 8.6×11 topics
  7. Online Learning72▲ 5.8×9 topics
  8. Legal Theory70▲ 69×3 topics
  9. Environmental Law68▲ 22×6 topics
  10. Legal Philosophy68▲ 74×2 topics
  11. Data Analysis67▲ 17×3 topics
  12. Innovation Management66▲ 29×4 topics
  13. Research Methods66▲ 29×2 topics
  14. Organizational Management66▲ 74×1 topic
  15. Quantitative Research66▲ 35×1 topic
  16. Social Justice66▲ 7.5×10 topics
  17. Constitutional Law64▲ 33×6 topics
  18. Sustainable Development64▲ 2.7×27 topics
  19. Public Administration63▲ 52×2 topics
  20. Educational Technology63▲ 3.6×15 topics
  21. Civil Rights63▲ 63×1 topic
  22. Judicial Activism63▲ 95×1 topic
  23. Healthcare62▲ 3.7×15 topics
  24. Public Health61▲ 2.8×31 topics
  25. Quality of Life59▲ 2.8×40 topics
  26. Healthcare Access45▲ 11×7 topics
  27. Inclusion43▲ 20×5 topics
  28. Environmental Education42▲ 18×5 topics
  29. Waste Management42▲ 7.1×7 topics
  30. Social Inequality42▲ 10×8 topics
  31. Legislation41▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Training41▲ 13×5 topics
  33. Research40▲ 21×3 topics
  34. Distance Education39▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Educational Policy39▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Digital Business39▲ 51×1 topic
  37. Water Resources38▲ 11×5 topics
  38. Eco-friendly Practices36▲ 42×1 topic
  39. Social Participation36▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Social Determinants36▲ 12×6 topics

What research is done in Itajaí?

Business and Management …65Business and Management Studies: 65 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues56Brazilian Legal Issues: 56 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 34 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 32 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 26 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…24Education Pedagogy and Practices: 24 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 16 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 16 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 15 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 15 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementLawEducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law4 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 65 works
  2. 2 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 56 works
  3. 3 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 34 works
  4. 4 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 32 works
  5. 5 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 26 works
  6. 6 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 24 works
  7. 7 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 16 works
  8. 8 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 16 works
  9. 9 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 15 works
  10. 10 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 15 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Itajaí4.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.9% in 2004.

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