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Research in Maceió

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Maceió, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Centro Universitário Cesmac and Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas.

Research institutions
7
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
20k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
103k
5.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
5.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1959-2026
68 years on the record
Maceió

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 Maceió?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal de AlagoasUniversity 14,986 #3,047
2Centro Universitário CesmacUniversity 2,039 #3,140
3Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de AlagoasUniversity 1,576 #4,463
4Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de AlagoasUniversity 1,348 #5,511
5Sociedade de Ensino Universitário do NordesteUniversity 66 not ranked
6Governo do Estado de AlagoasGovernment institution 28 not ranked
7RC Construções (Brazil)Company 11 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 de Alagoas: 74.7%Centro Universitário Cesmac: 10.2%Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas: 7.9%Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Alagoas: 6.7%3 others listed: 0.5%75%largest
Universidade Federal de Alagoas15k · 74.7%Centro Universitário Cesmac2,039 · 10.2%Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas1,576 · 7.9%Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Alagoas1,348 · 6.7%3 others listed105 · 0.5%

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

Which fields of science does Maceió work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Maceió is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Medicine (13%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,882 fractional works · 43.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,997 fractional works · 29.8% of its workEducation: 734 fractional works · 11.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 558 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 121 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDemography: 119 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLaw: 112 fractional works · 1.7% of its workUrban Studies: 104 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 87 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 362 fractional works · 5.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 154 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhilosophy: 86 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 54 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 217 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 104 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 153 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 125 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 97 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,559 fractional works · 23.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 564 fractional works · 8.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 200 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEcology: 80 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 76 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 342 fractional works · 5.1% of its workInformation Systems: 180 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 64 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 311 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 80 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 78 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 72 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,506 fractional works · 22.5% of its workMedicine: 900 fractional works · 13.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 199 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 68 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 63 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 59 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 124 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 481 fractional works · 7.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 280 fractional works · 4.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 66 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 86 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOral Surgery: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 759 fractional works · 11.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 469 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPlant Science: 197 fractional works · 2.9% of its workForestry: 62 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 165 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 76 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 59 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMaceió6,706fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences43%

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 Sciences2,88243.0%
    1. Social Sciences1,99729.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities3625.4%
    3. Psychology2173.2%
    4. Decision Sciences1532.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting971.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance550.8%
    1. Environmental Science5648.4%
    2. Computer Science3425.1%
    3. Engineering3114.6%
    4. Materials Science801.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy781.2%
    6. Mathematics721.1%
    7. Chemistry450.7%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences430.6%
    9. Energy200.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering50.1%
  3. Health Sciences1,50622.5%
    1. Medicine90013.4%
    2. Health Professions4817.2%
    3. Dentistry861.3%
    4. Nursing300.5%
    5. Veterinary90.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4697.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1652.5%
    3. Neuroscience590.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology560.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics100.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Maceió strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Maceió is most concentrated in Forestry, Information Systems and Management and Urban Studies (9.4× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 58.6 works9.4×
  2. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 121.4 works7.1×
  3. Urban StudiesSubfield · 98.5 works5.9×
  4. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 188.0 works5.3×
  5. Occupational TherapySubfield · 45.8 works4.5×
  6. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 142.2 works4.4×
← 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: 1.50× its world share, 428 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 145 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 48 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 49 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 43 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 313 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 40 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 17 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 282 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.73× its world share, 517 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 71 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.92× its world share, 65 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 66 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.74× its world share, 80 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.70× its world share, 428 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 782 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 27 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.86× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.88× its world share, 327 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 86 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 145 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 53 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 191 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.35× its world share, 1,792 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry2.74×80 works
  2. Health Professions2.70×428 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.50×145 works
  4. Social Sciences2.35×1,792 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.88×327 works
  6. Environmental Science1.73×517 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.50×428 works
  8. Psychology1.04×191 works
  9. Mathematics0.92×65 works
  10. Nursing0.91×27 works
  11. Veterinary0.86×7 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.79×48 works
  13. Medicine0.68×782 works
  14. Computer Science0.67×313 works
  15. Neuroscience0.50×49 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.49×66 works
  17. Chemistry0.46×43 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×145 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.44×86 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.43×9 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×40 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.41×53 works
  23. Materials Science0.34×71 works
  24. Energy0.31×17 works
  25. Engineering0.31×282 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.21×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Maceió?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Qualitative Research, Public Policy, Educational Technology, Public Health, Social Inequality, Curriculum Development and Online Learning.

▲ 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. Teacher Training541▲ 13×18 topics
  2. Public Health427▲ 4.4×57 topics
  3. Qualitative Research425▲ 7.5×22 topics
  4. Epidemiology415▲ 1.55×129 topics
  5. Public Policy401▲ 13×21 topics
  6. Educational Technology400▲ 5.0×28 topics
  7. Sustainability354▲ 2.2×74 topics
  8. Curriculum Development321▲ 7.1×6 topics
  9. Quality of Life314▲ 3.2×59 topics
  10. Online Learning309▲ 5.5×14 topics
  11. Social Inequality306▲ 17×12 topics
  12. Education278▲ 2.4×77 topics
  13. Globalization271▲ 2.1×77 topics
  14. Healthcare258▲ 3.4×25 topics
  15. Healthcare Access228▲ 12×10 topics
  16. Inclusive Education191▲ 7.9×13 topics
  17. Educational Policies183▲ 25×3 topics
  18. Pedagogical Practices183▲ 31×3 topics
  19. Educational Reform183▲ 22×5 topics
  20. Distance Learning181▲ 7.8×8 topics
  21. Brazil180▲ 29×5 topics
  22. Critical Pedagogy178▲ 32×3 topics
  23. Health Policy177▲ 17×6 topics
  24. Science Education172▲ 42×3 topics
  25. Social Determinants170▲ 12×8 topics
  26. Cultural Identity160▲ 4.8×19 topics
  27. Social Movements160▲ 8.1×19 topics
  28. Discourse Analysis158▲ 9.7×7 topics
  29. Health153▲ 5.7×21 topics
  30. Educational Games151▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Social Network Analysis148▲ 19×4 topics
  32. Cultural Convergence148▲ 39×2 topics
  33. Media Education147▲ 43×1 topic
  34. WebQuests147▲ 43×1 topic
  35. Active Learning144▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Didactic Models142▲ 53×1 topic
  37. Teaching Methodologies142▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Chronic Diseases136▲ 8.0×8 topics
  39. Agroecology129▲ 14×5 topics
  40. Inclusion127▲ 13×6 topics

What research is done in Maceió?

Education Pedagogy and P…165Education Pedagogy and Practices: 165 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…143Education and Digital Technologies: 143 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 127 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 115 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 102 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 102 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 95 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-…93Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 93 fractional worksLinguistics and Education Research: 93 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 78 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and ManagementGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 165 works
  2. 2 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 143 works
  3. 3 Science and Education Research Education 127 works
  4. 4 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 115 works
  5. 5 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 102 works
  6. 6 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 102 works
  7. 7 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 95 works
  8. 8 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 93 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 93 works
  10. 10 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 78 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 2025Maceió8.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.5% in 2012.

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