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Research in Niterói

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Niterói, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidade Federal Fluminense, Fundação Instituto de Pesca do Estado do Rio de Janeiro and Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro.

Research institutions
6
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
44k
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
7.4%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Niterói?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal FluminenseUniversity 41,885 #1,778
2Fundação Instituto de Pesca do Estado do Rio de JaneiroGovernment institution 741 #15,318
3Hospital Universitário Antônio PedroHospital / health system 567 #20,630
4Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária do Estado do Rio de JaneiroGovernment institution 363 #25,468 all time
5Centro Universitário Plínio LeiteUniversity 183 #41,928 all time
6Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in EconomicInstitution 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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 Fluminense: 95.8%Fundação Instituto de Pesca do Estado do Rio de Janeiro: 1.7%Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro: 1.3%Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária do Estado do Rio de Janeiro: 0.8%2 others listed: 0.4%96%largest
Universidade Federal Fluminense42k · 95.8%Fundação Instituto de Pesca do Estado do Rio de Janeiro741 · 1.7%Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro567 · 1.3%Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária do Estado do Rio de Janeiro363 · 0.8%2 others listed184 · 0.4%

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

What is Niterói strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Niterói is most concentrated in Information Systems and Management, Urban Studies and Forestry (9.7× the world share in Information Systems and Management).

  1. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 279.9 works9.7×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 249.2 works8.9×
  3. ForestrySubfield · 65.3 works6.2×
  4. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 305.6 works5.7×
  5. PhilosophySubfield · 236.5 works5.4×
  6. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 247.7 works4.2×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Niterói?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Qualitative Research, Globalization, Cultural Identity, Colonialism, Brazil, Teacher Training and Social Movements.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Globalization748▲ 3.8×127 topics
  2. Public Policy637▲ 13×25 topics
  3. Qualitative Research633▲ 7.2×28 topics
  4. Sustainability581▲ 2.4×93 topics
  5. Education428▲ 2.5×92 topics
  6. Public Health418▲ 2.8×63 topics
  7. Teacher Training408▲ 6.5×19 topics
  8. Cultural Identity405▲ 7.7×28 topics
  9. Colonialism398▲ 8.3×36 topics
  10. Brazil379▲ 38×5 topics
  11. Educational Technology377▲ 3.1×31 topics
  12. Identity356▲ 4.8×60 topics
  13. Quality of Life349▲ 2.4×58 topics
  14. Social Movements328▲ 11×28 topics
  15. Healthcare314▲ 2.8×28 topics
  16. Anthropology298▲ 30×11 topics
  17. Social Inequality284▲ 10×15 topics
  18. Healthcare Access283▲ 9.9×11 topics
  19. Cultural Studies278▲ 7.2×30 topics
  20. Online Learning270▲ 3.2×13 topics
  21. Data Analysis269▲ 9.7×8 topics
  22. Innovation Management261▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Marketing Strategies261▲ 26×3 topics
  24. Research Methods260▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Quantitative Research259▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Case Study259▲ 38×1 topic
  27. Organizational Management259▲ 39×1 topic
  28. History248▲ 3.5×46 topics
  29. Discourse Analysis240▲ 9.3×9 topics
  30. Social Determinants233▲ 11×7 topics
  31. Media Studies195▲ 28×5 topics
  32. Health Policy185▲ 12×7 topics
  33. Neoliberalism185▲ 5.1×26 topics
  34. Multiculturalism180▲ 9.3×7 topics
  35. Identity Politics178▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Post-Modernity177▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Social Resilience177▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Aging Population160▲ 18×4 topics
  39. Rhetoric155▲ 14×6 topics
  40. Pedagogical Practices151▲ 16×3 topics

What research is done in Niterói?

Business and Management Studies: 259 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 177 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 140 fractional worksLinguistics and Education Research: 131 fractional worksUrban Development and So…129Urban Development and Societal Issues: 129 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 127 fractional worksLiterature, Culture, and Criticism: 124 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…121Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 121 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 121 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 118 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementPhilosophyEducationLiterature and Literary Theory4 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 259 works
  2. 2 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 177 works
  3. 3 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 140 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 131 works
  5. 5 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 129 works
  6. 6 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 127 works
  7. 7 Literature, Culture, and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 124 works
  8. 8 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 121 works
  9. 9 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 121 works
  10. 10 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 118 works

Research output over time

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