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Research in Pelotas

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Pelotas, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Universidade Católica de Pelotas and Instituto Federal Sul-rio-grandense.

Research institutions
3
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
27k
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
273k
10.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Pelotas

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 Pelotas?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal de PelotasUniversity 22,813 #2,660
2Universidade Católica de PelotasUniversity 2,056 #5,061
3Instituto Federal Sul-rio-grandenseUniversity 1,856 #5,338

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 Pelotas work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Pelotas is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Medicine (12%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,760 fractional works · 40.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,814 fractional works · 26.7% of its workEducation: 561 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 537 fractional works · 7.9% of its workUrban Studies: 145 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 112 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGender Studies: 76 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 75 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 71 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 70 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 480 fractional works · 7.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 135 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhilosophy: 115 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHistory: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 233 fractional works · 3.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 108 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 109 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 85 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 65 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 60 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,553 fractional works · 22.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 465 fractional works · 6.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 176 fractional works · 2.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 77 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 359 fractional works · 5.3% of its workInformation Systems: 88 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 71 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 67 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 345 fractional works · 5.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 86 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Science: 119 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 98 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 60 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,405 fractional works · 20.7% of its workMedicine: 804 fractional works · 11.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 161 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 71 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 65 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 114 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 341 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 193 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 162 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPeriodontics: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthodontics: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 54 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,084 fractional works · 15.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 700 fractional works · 10.3% of its workPlant Science: 284 fractional works · 4.2% of its workFood Science: 113 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInsect Science: 64 fractional works · 0.9% of its workForestry: 61 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 213 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 94 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 81 fractional works · 1.2% of its workParasitology: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 66 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPelotas6,802fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences41%

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 Sciences2,76040.6%
    1. Social Sciences1,81426.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities4807.1%
    3. Psychology2333.4%
    4. Decision Sciences1091.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance651.0%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting600.9%
    1. Environmental Science4656.8%
    2. Computer Science3595.3%
    3. Engineering3455.1%
    4. Materials Science1191.7%
    5. Chemistry981.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy570.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences490.7%
    8. Mathematics300.4%
    9. Energy270.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering50.1%
  3. Health Sciences1,40520.7%
    1. Medicine80411.8%
    2. Health Professions3415.0%
    3. Dentistry1622.4%
    4. Nursing560.8%
    5. Veterinary410.6%
  4. Life Sciences1,08415.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences70010.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2133.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology811.2%
    4. Neuroscience661.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics240.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Pelotas strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Pelotas is most concentrated in Forestry, Urban Studies and Parasitology (9.1× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 58.1 works9.1×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 140.4 works8.3×
  3. ParasitologySubfield · 39.8 works6.1×
  4. PeriodonticsSubfield · 48.9 works5.8×
  5. OrthodonticsSubfield · 33.2 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: 2.19× its world share, 638 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 184 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 71 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 58 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.97× its world share, 21 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.92× its world share, 89 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 328 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 41 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 23 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 306 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 426 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 99 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 25 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 51 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.75× its world share, 142 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.90× its world share, 308 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 704 worksMedicineNursing: 1.60× its world share, 48 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.32× its world share, 36 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.52× its world share, 448 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 54 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 99 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 61 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.14× its world share, 213 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 1,670 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry4.75×142 works
  2. Veterinary4.32×36 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.52×448 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.19×638 works
  5. Social Sciences2.15×1,670 works
  6. Health Professions1.90×308 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.67×99 works
  8. Nursing1.60×48 works
  9. Environmental Science1.39×426 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.14×71 works
  11. Psychology1.14×213 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.97×21 works
  13. Chemistry0.92×89 works
  14. Computer Science0.69×328 works
  15. Medicine0.60×704 works
  16. Neuroscience0.58×58 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.56×184 works
  18. Materials Science0.46×99 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.46×61 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×41 works
  21. Energy0.41×23 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.37×51 works
  23. Mathematics0.35×25 works
  24. Engineering0.33×306 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×54 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.20×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Pelotas?

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

▲ 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 Training446▲ 11×18 topics
  2. Globalization391▲ 2.9×97 topics
  3. Epidemiology384▲ 1.42×133 topics
  4. Public Policy382▲ 12×20 topics
  5. Qualitative Research345▲ 6.0×20 topics
  6. Sustainability341▲ 2.0×77 topics
  7. Public Health327▲ 3.3×57 topics
  8. Education326▲ 2.8×81 topics
  9. Social Inequality276▲ 15×14 topics
  10. Educational Technology275▲ 3.4×28 topics
  11. Quality of Life266▲ 2.7×54 topics
  12. Curriculum Development249▲ 5.4×8 topics
  13. Online Learning236▲ 4.2×12 topics
  14. Cultural Identity228▲ 6.8×22 topics
  15. Mental Health207▲ 2.1×41 topics
  16. Identity192▲ 3.9×45 topics
  17. Social Movements191▲ 9.5×23 topics
  18. Brazil188▲ 30×5 topics
  19. Inclusive Education184▲ 7.5×14 topics
  20. Pedagogical Practices180▲ 30×3 topics
  21. Educational Reform175▲ 21×5 topics
  22. Distance Learning175▲ 7.4×8 topics
  23. Educational Policies174▲ 24×2 topics
  24. Critical Pedagogy172▲ 30×4 topics
  25. Anthropology165▲ 26×7 topics
  26. Colonialism159▲ 4.9×26 topics
  27. Biodiversity154▲ 3.0×26 topics
  28. Healthcare Access150▲ 8.1×11 topics
  29. Discourse Analysis148▲ 9.0×7 topics
  30. Social Determinants143▲ 10×7 topics
  31. Cultural Studies143▲ 5.7×20 topics
  32. Social Network Analysis134▲ 17×4 topics
  33. Media Education133▲ 38×1 topic
  34. WebQuests133▲ 38×1 topic
  35. Waste Management122▲ 4.5×10 topics
  36. Agroecology108▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Environmental Education102▲ 9.8×6 topics
  38. Health Policy99▲ 9.5×7 topics
  39. Science Education98▲ 24×3 topics
  40. Historiography96▲ 12×10 topics

What research is done in Pelotas?

Education Pedagogy and Practices: 164 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 130 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 84 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 76 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 75 fractional worksLinguistics and Education Research: 72 fractional worksScience and Education Re…71Science and Education Research: 71 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 65 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 62 fractional worksUrban and sociocultural …62Urban and sociocultural dynamics: 62 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawInformation Systems and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 164 works
  2. 2 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 130 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 84 works
  4. 4 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 76 works
  5. 5 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 75 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 72 works
  7. 7 Science and Education Research Education 71 works
  8. 8 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 65 works
  9. 9 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 62 works
  10. 10 Urban and sociocultural dynamics Urban Studies 62 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 2025Pelotas9.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.9% in 2008.

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