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Research in Itajubá

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Itajubá, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Federal de Itajubá and Centro Universitário de Itajubá.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.9k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
63k
9.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1962-2026
65 years on the record
Itajubá

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 Itajubá?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal de ItajubáUniversity 5,997 #2,526
2Centro Universitário de ItajubáUniversity 639 #15,430
3Laboratório Nacional de AstrofísicaResearch facility 250 #28,742 all time

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 Itajubá work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research in Itajubá is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (31%), Social Sciences (13%), Environmental Science (13%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,292 fractional works · 65.0% of its workEngineering: 619 fractional works · 31.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 149 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 96 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 64 fractional works · 3.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 60 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 49 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 36 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 33 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 29 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 26 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 254 fractional works · 12.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 64 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 52 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 33 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 28 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPollution: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 122 fractional works · 6.2% of its workInformation Systems: 35 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 100 fractional works · 5.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 46 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInstrumentation: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 77 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 52 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 34 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 23 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 31 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 26 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 466 fractional works · 23.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 259 fractional works · 13.0% of its workEducation: 121 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 61 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 97 fractional works · 4.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 65 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 24 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 53 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 126 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMedicine: 77 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 41 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 104 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 65 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPlant Science: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workForestry: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKItajubá1,987fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences65%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences23%

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. Engineering61931.1%
    2. Environmental Science25412.8%
    3. Computer Science1226.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1005.0%
    5. Materials Science773.9%
    6. Energy341.7%
    7. Mathematics311.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences261.3%
    9. Chemistry191.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering90.4%
    1. Social Sciences25913.0%
    2. Decision Sciences974.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting532.7%
    4. Psychology201.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities191.0%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance170.9%
    1. Medicine773.9%
    2. Health Professions412.0%
    3. Dentistry40.2%
    4. Nursing30.2%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences653.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology211.1%
    3. Neuroscience120.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology40.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Itajubá strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Itajubá is most concentrated in Information Systems and Management, Water Science and Technology and Decision Sciences (12.3× the world share in Information Systems and Management).

  1. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 62.8 works12×
  2. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 60.8 works6.6×
  3. Decision SciencesField · 92.4 works5.4×
← 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: 0.70× its world share, 59 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.26× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.63× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 109 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.78× its world share, 29 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.07× its world share, 553 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.63× its world share, 232 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.09× its world share, 68 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.28× its world share, 27 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.07× its world share, 82 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 62 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 45 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.37× its world share, 92 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 240 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences5.37×92 works
  2. Environmental Science2.63×232 works
  3. Engineering2.07×553 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.07×82 works
  5. Energy1.78×29 works
  6. Mathematics1.28×27 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.26×8 works
  8. Materials Science1.09×68 works
  9. Social Sciences1.06×240 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.87×24 works
  11. Computer Science0.79×109 works
  12. Health Professions0.79×37 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.79×45 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.70×59 works
  15. Chemistry0.63×18 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.42×16 works
  17. Dentistry0.41×4 works
  18. Neuroscience0.39×11 works
  19. Psychology0.34×18 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.33×17 works
  21. Nursing0.29×2 works
  22. Veterinary0.29×1 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.26×2 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.21×20 works
  25. Medicine0.18×62 works
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.16×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Itajubá?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Qualitative Research, Teacher Training, Innovation Management, Data Analysis, Research Methods and Marketing Strategies.

▲ 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. Sustainability155▲ 3.2×62 topics
  2. Renewable Energy142▲ 5.0×37 topics
  3. Qualitative Research95▲ 5.6×11 topics
  4. Climate Change82▲ 1.53×64 topics
  5. Sustainable Development81▲ 2.6×23 topics
  6. Environmental Impact80▲ 2.4×43 topics
  7. Teacher Training78▲ 6.4×9 topics
  8. Online Learning71▲ 4.3×10 topics
  9. Educational Technology61▲ 2.6×22 topics
  10. Innovation Management61▲ 20×4 topics
  11. Data Analysis58▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Research Methods58▲ 19×2 topics
  13. Healthcare58▲ 2.6×15 topics
  14. Marketing Strategies58▲ 31×2 topics
  15. Organizational Management58▲ 48×1 topic
  16. Quantitative Research58▲ 23×1 topic
  17. Public Policy56▲ 5.9×11 topics
  18. Curriculum Development55▲ 4.1×10 topics
  19. Mechanical Properties53▲ 2.7×33 topics
  20. Waste Management50▲ 6.2×8 topics
  21. Water Resources40▲ 8.3×4 topics
  22. Social Inequality40▲ 7.5×3 topics
  23. Smart Grid38▲ 5.3×9 topics
  24. Legislation36▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Environmental Education33▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Training32▲ 7.6×3 topics
  27. Environmental Conservation32▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Geospatial Analysis31▲ 53×2 topics
  29. Climatology31▲ 74×1 topic
  30. Hydrographic Basins31▲ 74×1 topic
  31. Educational Policies30▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Research30▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Educational Reform30▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Pedagogical Practices30▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Distance Education29▲ 7.6×2 topics
  36. Critical Pedagogy29▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Eco-friendly Practices29▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Social Participation29▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Inclusion29▲ 9.9×2 topics
  40. Digital Business29▲ 28×1 topic

What research is done in Itajubá?

Business and Management …56Business and Management Studies: 56 fractional worksGeography and Environmental Studies: 29 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…28Education Pedagogy and Practices: 28 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…28Environmental Sustainability and Education: 28 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 27 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 27 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…18Energy and Environment Impacts: 18 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 15 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 14 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 13 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementWater Science and TechnologyEducationManagement, 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 56 works
  2. 2 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 29 works
  3. 3 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 28 works
  4. 4 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 28 works
  5. 5 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 27 works
  6. 6 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 27 works
  7. 7 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 18 works
  8. 8 Science and Education Research Education 15 works
  9. 9 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 14 works
  10. 10 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 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 counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Itajubá8.8% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.7% in 2000.

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