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Research in Ouro Preto

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Ouro Preto, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
10k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
87k
8.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Ouro Preto

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 Ouro Preto?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal de Ouro PretoUniversity 10,211 #3,602
2Fundação GorceixNonprofit 29 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.

Which fields of science does Ouro Preto work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Ouro Preto is in Social Sciences, 35% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Engineering (14%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,314 fractional works · 42.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 776 fractional works · 25.2% of its workEducation: 234 fractional works · 7.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 231 fractional works · 7.5% of its workUrban Studies: 56 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 53 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDemography: 36 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnthropology: 33 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 241 fractional works · 7.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 78 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhilosophy: 64 fractional works · 2.1% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 103 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 33 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 87 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 61 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 54 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 53 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 38 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,076 fractional works · 34.9% of its workEngineering: 421 fractional works · 13.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 92 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 86 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 44 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 44 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 38 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 34 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 239 fractional works · 7.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 72 fractional works · 2.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 52 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 160 fractional works · 5.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 51 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 36 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 25 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 75 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeophysics: 28 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 63 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 36 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 435 fractional works · 14.1% of its workMedicine: 302 fractional works · 9.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 65 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 111 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 62 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 260 fractional works · 8.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 125 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPlant Science: 33 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 77 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 41 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKOuro Preto3,085fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences14%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 Sciences1,31442.6%
    1. Social Sciences77625.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities2417.8%
    3. Psychology1033.3%
    4. Decision Sciences872.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting541.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance531.7%
    1. Engineering42113.6%
    2. Environmental Science2397.7%
    3. Computer Science1605.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences752.4%
    5. Materials Science632.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy311.0%
    7. Chemistry311.0%
    8. Mathematics270.9%
    9. Energy170.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering130.4%
    1. Medicine3029.8%
    2. Health Professions1113.6%
    3. Nursing150.5%
    4. Dentistry30.1%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1254.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology772.5%
    3. Neuroscience240.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology210.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics130.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Ouro Preto strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ouro Preto is most concentrated in Information Systems and Management, Urban Studies and Philosophy (7.5× the world share in Information Systems and Management).

  1. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 58.7 works7.5×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 50.7 works6.7×
  3. PhilosophySubfield · 61.1 works5.2×
  4. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 74.6 works5.1×
  5. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 22.9 works5.0×
← 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: 0.81× its world share, 106 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 69 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 19 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.27× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.89× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.63× its world share, 27 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 142 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 60 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 368 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 211 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 54 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 25 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 29 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 98 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 274 worksMedicineNursing: 1.00× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.79× its world share, 222 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 50 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.06× its world share, 82 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 49 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 92 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 707 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences3.06×82 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.79×222 works
  3. Social Sciences2.03×707 works
  4. Environmental Science1.54×211 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.39×60 works
  6. Health Professions1.35×98 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.27×12 works
  8. Psychology1.10×92 works
  9. Nursing1.00×14 works
  10. Chemical Engineering0.89×9 works
  11. Engineering0.89×368 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.82×49 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.81×106 works
  14. Mathematics0.76×25 works
  15. Veterinary0.72×3 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.68×19 works
  17. Computer Science0.66×142 works
  18. Chemistry0.63×27 works
  19. Energy0.61×15 works
  20. Materials Science0.56×54 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.56×50 works
  22. Medicine0.52×274 works
  23. Neuroscience0.48×22 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.47×69 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.47×29 works
  26. Dentistry0.20×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Ouro Preto?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Public Policy, Qualitative Research, Cultural Identity, Social Inequality, Globalization, Colonialism and Anthropology.

▲ 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 Training183▲ 9.7×17 topics
  2. Globalization173▲ 2.9×70 topics
  3. Qualitative Research167▲ 6.4×21 topics
  4. Sustainability167▲ 2.2×59 topics
  5. Public Policy159▲ 11×19 topics
  6. Education140▲ 2.6×64 topics
  7. Cultural Identity125▲ 8.2×18 topics
  8. Social Inequality110▲ 13×11 topics
  9. Curriculum Development106▲ 5.1×8 topics
  10. Sustainable Development105▲ 2.2×37 topics
  11. Educational Technology105▲ 2.9×24 topics
  12. Identity104▲ 4.6×36 topics
  13. Colonialism103▲ 7.0×23 topics
  14. Public Health99▲ 2.2×46 topics
  15. Online Learning97▲ 3.8×10 topics
  16. Anthropology89▲ 31×6 topics
  17. Brazil84▲ 29×5 topics
  18. Cultural Studies78▲ 6.9×20 topics
  19. History78▲ 3.6×33 topics
  20. Social Movements76▲ 8.3×18 topics
  21. Waste Management72▲ 5.9×8 topics
  22. Inclusive Education72▲ 6.4×7 topics
  23. Distance Learning71▲ 6.7×5 topics
  24. Educational Reform70▲ 18×5 topics
  25. Pedagogical Practices70▲ 25×3 topics
  26. Educational Policies68▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Critical Pedagogy67▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Data Analysis61▲ 7.6×6 topics
  29. Discourse Analysis61▲ 8.2×7 topics
  30. Research Methods60▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Marketing Strategies59▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Innovation Management59▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Organizational Management58▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Quantitative Research58▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Media Studies53▲ 27×5 topics
  36. Social Network Analysis51▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Media Education50▲ 31×1 topic
  38. WebQuests50▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Identity Politics50▲ 33×3 topics
  40. Multiculturalism49▲ 8.7×3 topics

What research is done in Ouro Preto?

Education Pedagogy and Practices: 64 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 56 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…49Education and Digital Technologies: 49 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Lit…46Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 46 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 39 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 35 fractional worksLinguistics and Educatio…32Linguistics and Education Research: 32 fractional worksLiterature, Culture, and Criticism: 31 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 31 fractional worksEducation and Public Pol…24Education and Public Policy: 24 fractional works
EducationInformation Systems and ManagementSociology and Political SciencePhilosophy3 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 64 works
  2. 2 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 56 works
  3. 3 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 49 works
  4. 4 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 46 works
  5. 5 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 39 works
  6. 6 Science and Education Research Education 35 works
  7. 7 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 32 works
  8. 8 Literature, Culture, and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 31 works
  9. 9 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 31 works
  10. 10 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 24 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ouro Preto8.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.5% in 2012.

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