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Research in Juiz de Fora

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Juiz de Fora, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Centro Universitário Academia and Instituto Federal do Sudeste de Minas Gerais.

Research institutions
3
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
23k
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
138k
6.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1954-2026
73 years on the record
Juiz de Fora

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 Juiz de Fora?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal de Juiz de ForaUniversity 20,041 #2,489
2Centro Universitário AcademiaUniversity 1,571 #6,402
3Instituto Federal do Sudeste de Minas GeraisUniversity 1,249 #6,690

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 Juiz de Fora work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Juiz de Fora is in Social Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Medicine (17%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,860 fractional works · 41.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,773 fractional works · 25.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 640 fractional works · 9.3% of its workEducation: 467 fractional works · 6.8% of its workUrban Studies: 109 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 102 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 86 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 75 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 72 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 58 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 489 fractional works · 7.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 149 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhilosophy: 134 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 279 fractional works · 4.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 128 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 62 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 124 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 92 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 112 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 81 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 83 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,692 fractional works · 24.7% of its workMedicine: 1,133 fractional works · 16.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 165 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 107 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 75 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 60 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 59 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 113 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 379 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 191 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 132 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOral Surgery: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthodontics: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,687 fractional works · 24.6% of its workEngineering: 605 fractional works · 8.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 216 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 63 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 61 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 384 fractional works · 5.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 137 fractional works · 2.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 328 fractional works · 4.8% of its workInformation Systems: 118 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 75 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 114 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 73 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 64 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 59 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 620 fractional works · 9.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 314 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPlant Science: 83 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 73 fractional works · 1.1% of its workForestry: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 175 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 85 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKJuiz de Fora6,860fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences25%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 Sciences2,86041.7%
    1. Social Sciences1,77325.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities4897.1%
    3. Psychology2794.1%
    4. Decision Sciences1241.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1121.6%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting831.2%
  2. Health Sciences1,69224.7%
    1. Medicine1,13316.5%
    2. Health Professions3795.5%
    3. Dentistry1321.9%
    4. Nursing330.5%
    5. Veterinary150.2%
    1. Engineering6058.8%
    2. Environmental Science3845.6%
    3. Computer Science3284.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1141.7%
    5. Materials Science731.1%
    6. Chemistry640.9%
    7. Mathematics590.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences310.5%
    9. Energy200.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering100.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3144.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1752.5%
    3. Neuroscience580.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology550.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics190.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Juiz de Fora strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Juiz de Fora is most concentrated in Forestry, Urban Studies and Orthodontics (6.9× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 44.7 works6.9×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 103.4 works6.0×
  3. OrthodonticsSubfield · 36.7 works5.2×
  4. PhilosophySubfield · 131.0 works4.9×
  5. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 86.4 works4.8×
← 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: 0.96× its world share, 283 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 155 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 49 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 53 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 56 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 299 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 27 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 529 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 350 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 64 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 54 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 84 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.99× its world share, 121 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.09× its world share, 344 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 1,020 worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 27 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.45× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.55× its world share, 458 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 76 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 116 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 102 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 256 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 1,653 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry3.99×121 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.55×458 works
  3. Social Sciences2.10×1,653 works
  4. Health Professions2.09×344 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.93×116 works
  6. Veterinary1.45×12 works
  7. Psychology1.35×256 works
  8. Environmental Science1.13×350 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.96×283 works
  10. Nursing0.90×27 works
  11. Medicine0.85×1,020 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.79×49 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.76×102 works
  14. Mathematics0.73×54 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.72×16 works
  16. Computer Science0.62×299 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.61×84 works
  18. Chemistry0.57×56 works
  19. Engineering0.57×529 works
  20. Neuroscience0.52×53 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.47×155 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.44×10 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.38×76 works
  24. Energy0.31×18 works
  25. Materials Science0.29×64 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×27 works

Which keywords describe research in Juiz de Fora?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Teacher Training, Qualitative Research, Brazil, Globalization, Quality of Life, Social Inequality 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. Epidemiology377▲ 1.38×131 topics
  2. Globalization352▲ 2.6×105 topics
  3. Public Policy351▲ 11×19 topics
  4. Teacher Training350▲ 8.3×15 topics
  5. Qualitative Research335▲ 5.7×22 topics
  6. Quality of Life312▲ 3.1×57 topics
  7. Public Health302▲ 3.0×53 topics
  8. Sustainability301▲ 1.79×80 topics
  9. Education282▲ 2.4×83 topics
  10. Educational Technology277▲ 3.4×29 topics
  11. Brazil255▲ 40×5 topics
  12. Social Inequality200▲ 11×14 topics
  13. Online Learning197▲ 3.5×12 topics
  14. Curriculum Development196▲ 4.2×7 topics
  15. Cultural Identity194▲ 5.7×25 topics
  16. Healthcare189▲ 2.4×28 topics
  17. Mental Health186▲ 1.90×41 topics
  18. Identity184▲ 3.7×48 topics
  19. Healthcare Access182▲ 9.7×11 topics
  20. Colonialism175▲ 5.4×26 topics
  21. Social Movements172▲ 8.5×26 topics
  22. Cultural Studies168▲ 6.6×31 topics
  23. Social Determinants163▲ 12×7 topics
  24. History158▲ 3.3×46 topics
  25. Anthropology136▲ 21×8 topics
  26. Inclusive Education133▲ 5.4×12 topics
  27. Discourse Analysis132▲ 8.0×6 topics
  28. Distance Learning126▲ 5.3×10 topics
  29. Pedagogical Practices126▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Educational Reform122▲ 14×6 topics
  31. Educational Policies120▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Health Policy118▲ 11×6 topics
  33. Critical Pedagogy118▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Social Network Analysis107▲ 13×6 topics
  35. Media Education103▲ 29×1 topic
  36. WebQuests103▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Media Studies98▲ 22×5 topics
  38. Aging Population95▲ 16×4 topics
  39. Science Education90▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Research Methods86▲ 8.1×3 topics

What research is done in Juiz de Fora?

Education Pedagogy and P…112Education Pedagogy and Practices: 112 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…102Education and Digital Technologies: 102 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 84 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 79 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 70 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 67 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 66 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…65Environmental Sustainability and Education: 65 fractional worksReligion and Society in Latin America: 64 fractional worksLinguistics and Education Research: 63 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political SciencePhilosophyInformation Systems and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 112 works
  2. 2 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 102 works
  3. 3 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 84 works
  4. 4 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 79 works
  5. 5 Science and Education Research Education 70 works
  6. 6 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 67 works
  7. 7 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 66 works
  8. 8 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 65 works
  9. 9 Religion and Society in Latin America Sociology and Political Science 64 works
  10. 10 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 63 works

Research output over time

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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 2025Juiz de Fora6.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.3% in 2005.

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