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Research in Natal

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Natal, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte and Universidade Potiguar.

Research institutions
7
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
37k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
286k
7.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1964-2026
63 years on the record
Natal

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 Natal?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteUniversity 30,688 #1,125
2Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do NorteUniversity 2,962 #2,591
3Universidade PotiguarUniversity 1,905 #4,912
4Centro Universitário do Rio Grande do NorteUniversity 636 #7,091
5Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária do Rio Grande do NorteGovernment institution 340 #22,936 all time
6Prefeitura Municipal do NatalGovernment institution 17 not ranked
7Laboratório DNA CenterResearch facility 12 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 do Rio Grande do Norte: 83.9%Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte: 8.1%Universidade Potiguar: 5.2%Centro Universitário do Rio Grande do Norte: 1.7%3 others listed: 1.0%84%largest
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte31k · 83.9%Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte2,962 · 8.1%Universidade Potiguar1,905 · 5.2%Centro Universitário do Rio Grande do Norte636 · 1.7%3 others listed369 · 1.0%

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

Which fields of science does Natal work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Natal is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Medicine (15%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 4,280 fractional works · 40.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,807 fractional works · 26.4% of its workEducation: 927 fractional works · 8.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 785 fractional works · 7.4% of its workUrban Studies: 201 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLaw: 195 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 191 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDemography: 142 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 91 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 608 fractional works · 5.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 197 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhilosophy: 164 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 66 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 343 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 136 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 275 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 227 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 159 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,836 fractional works · 26.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 887 fractional works · 8.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 364 fractional works · 3.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 152 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 103 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 65 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 714 fractional works · 6.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 137 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 128 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 76 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 73 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 528 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInformation Systems: 219 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 116 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 189 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 98 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 169 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeophysics: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 78 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 126 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 82 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 67 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,471 fractional works · 23.3% of its workMedicine: 1,545 fractional works · 14.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 248 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSurgery: 141 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 130 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 105 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 79 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 197 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 696 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 364 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 80 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 77 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 141 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOral Surgery: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 81 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,041 fractional works · 9.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 488 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPlant Science: 141 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 102 fractional works · 1.0% of its workForestry: 65 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAquatic Science: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 287 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 142 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 175 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 81 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNatal11kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences40%

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 Sciences4,28040.3%
    1. Social Sciences2,80726.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities6085.7%
    3. Psychology3433.2%
    4. Decision Sciences2752.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting1591.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance880.8%
    1. Environmental Science8878.3%
    2. Engineering7146.7%
    3. Computer Science5285.0%
    4. Materials Science1891.8%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1691.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy1261.2%
    7. Chemistry820.8%
    8. Mathematics670.6%
    9. Energy550.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering200.2%
  3. Health Sciences2,47123.3%
    1. Medicine1,54514.5%
    2. Health Professions6966.5%
    3. Dentistry1411.3%
    4. Nursing810.8%
    5. Veterinary70.1%
  4. Life Sciences1,0419.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4884.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2872.7%
    3. Neuroscience1751.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology700.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics210.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Natal strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Natal is most concentrated in Information Systems and Management, Urban Studies and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (8.0× the world share in Information Systems and Management).

  1. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 218.5 works8.0×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 188.2 works7.1×
  3. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 346.0 works6.2×
  4. ForestrySubfield · 61.3 works6.1×
  5. Occupational TherapySubfield · 69.5 works4.3×
  6. PhilosophySubfield · 158.1 works3.8×
← 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: 0.95× its world share, 434 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 258 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 62 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 153 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 76 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 464 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 152 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 49 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 646 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.72× its world share, 824 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 168 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 61 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 111 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.70× its world share, 126 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.48× its world share, 630 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 1,380 worksMedicineNursing: 1.58× its world share, 74 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.05× its world share, 569 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 141 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.78× its world share, 258 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 82 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 312 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 2,550 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences2.78×258 works
  2. Dentistry2.70×126 works
  3. Health Professions2.48×630 works
  4. Social Sciences2.10×2,550 works
  5. Arts and Humanities2.05×569 works
  6. Environmental Science1.72×824 works
  7. Nursing1.58×74 works
  8. Psychology1.06×312 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.01×152 works
  10. Neuroscience0.98×153 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.95×434 works
  12. Medicine0.75×1,380 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.64×62 works
  14. Computer Science0.62×464 works
  15. Energy0.55×49 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.54×18 works
  17. Mathematics0.54×61 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.53×18 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.52×111 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.50×258 works
  21. Chemistry0.50×76 works
  22. Materials Science0.50×168 works
  23. Engineering0.45×646 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.45×141 works
  25. Veterinary0.43×6 works
  26. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.40×82 works

Which keywords describe research in Natal?

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

▲ 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. Public Policy652▲ 13×21 topics
  2. Teacher Training639▲ 9.8×21 topics
  3. Sustainability638▲ 2.5×84 topics
  4. Qualitative Research600▲ 6.6×26 topics
  5. Globalization525▲ 2.5×103 topics
  6. Public Health514▲ 3.3×58 topics
  7. Quality of Life471▲ 3.1×57 topics
  8. Educational Technology470▲ 3.7×31 topics
  9. Education413▲ 2.3×91 topics
  10. Sustainable Development374▲ 2.2×53 topics
  11. Curriculum Development371▲ 5.2×10 topics
  12. Online Learning365▲ 4.1×17 topics
  13. Healthcare359▲ 3.0×29 topics
  14. Social Inequality342▲ 12×14 topics
  15. Healthcare Access314▲ 11×9 topics
  16. Biodiversity310▲ 3.8×29 topics
  17. Cultural Identity292▲ 5.5×21 topics
  18. Social Movements258▲ 8.2×21 topics
  19. Environmental Education246▲ 15×9 topics
  20. Waste Management240▲ 5.6×9 topics
  21. Social Determinants238▲ 11×7 topics
  22. Inclusive Education237▲ 6.2×12 topics
  23. Distance Learning226▲ 6.1×10 topics
  24. Brazil224▲ 23×5 topics
  25. Health Policy224▲ 14×7 topics
  26. Pedagogical Practices224▲ 24×3 topics
  27. Educational Policies222▲ 19×3 topics
  28. Data Analysis220▲ 7.9×8 topics
  29. Educational Reform220▲ 17×5 topics
  30. Water Resources218▲ 8.4×7 topics
  31. Critical Pedagogy215▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Marketing Strategies213▲ 22×3 topics
  33. Research Methods213▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Innovation Management212▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Organizational Management211▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Quantitative Research211▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Social Participation211▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Anthropology210▲ 21×8 topics
  39. Eco-friendly Practices210▲ 35×2 topics
  40. Science Education190▲ 29×3 topics

What research is done in Natal?

Business and Management …205Business and Management Studies: 205 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…205Education Pedagogy and Practices: 205 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…202Environmental Sustainability and Education: 202 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…159Education and Digital Technologies: 159 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 144 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 138 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly…128Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 128 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 126 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 118 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-…115Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 115 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementEducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 205 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 205 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 202 works
  4. 4 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 159 works
  5. 5 Science and Education Research Education 144 works
  6. 6 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 138 works
  7. 7 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 128 works
  8. 8 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 126 works
  9. 9 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 118 works
  10. 10 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 115 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Natal7.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.2% in 2009.

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