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Research in Petrolina

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Petrolina, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco and Instituto Federal do Sertão Pernambucano.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.9k
▲ 99% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
6.3%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Petrolina?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal do Vale do São FranciscoUniversity 4,513 #8,293
2Instituto Federal do Sertão PernambucanoUniversity 1,417 #15,421

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.

What is Petrolina strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Petrolina is most concentrated in Forestry, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Information Systems and Management (26.6× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 51.4 works27×
  2. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 106.7 works9.8×
  3. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 43.4 works8.2×
  4. Urban StudiesSubfield · 27.6 works5.4×
  5. Health Information ManagementSubfield · 22.9 works4.8×
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Which keywords describe research in Petrolina?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Public Policy, Qualitative Research, Sustainability, Curriculum Development, Public Health, Agroecology and Social Inequality.

▲ 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. Teacher Training154▲ 13×8 topics
  2. Sustainability152▲ 3.4×48 topics
  3. Public Policy132▲ 14×14 topics
  4. Qualitative Research116▲ 7.1×15 topics
  5. Public Health110▲ 4.1×39 topics
  6. Epidemiology110▲ 1.50×100 topics
  7. Educational Technology94▲ 4.3×17 topics
  8. Curriculum Development91▲ 7.0×5 topics
  9. Online Learning84▲ 5.4×8 topics
  10. Sustainable Development82▲ 2.8×19 topics
  11. Agroecology80▲ 30×5 topics
  12. Biodiversity80▲ 5.7×24 topics
  13. Social Inequality73▲ 15×9 topics
  14. Waste Management60▲ 7.8×7 topics
  15. Environmental Education58▲ 20×5 topics
  16. Food Security58▲ 5.6×13 topics
  17. Social Development55▲ 36×2 topics
  18. Science Education53▲ 46×3 topics
  19. Agriculture53▲ 7.2×8 topics
  20. Water Resources53▲ 12×6 topics
  21. Eco-friendly Practices51▲ 45×1 topic
  22. Social Participation51▲ 43×1 topic
  23. Family Farming50▲ 75×1 topic
  24. Rural Policy50▲ 75×1 topic
  25. Educational Policies48▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Inclusive Education48▲ 7.4×4 topics
  27. Pedagogical Practices48▲ 29×3 topics
  28. Distance Learning48▲ 7.7×4 topics
  29. Educational Reform47▲ 20×4 topics
  30. Social Movements47▲ 8.4×13 topics
  31. Critical Pedagogy47▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Economic Analysis46▲ 16×4 topics
  33. Sustainable Production46▲ 40×2 topics
  34. Health Policy46▲ 16×7 topics
  35. Educational Games45▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Forest Biomass44▲ 67×1 topic
  37. Wood Residues44▲ 67×1 topic
  38. Active Learning44▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Didactic Models44▲ 56×1 topic
  40. Teaching Methodologies44▲ 17×1 topic

What research is done in Petrolina?

  1. 1 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 51 works
  2. 2 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 50 works
  3. 3 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 46 works
  4. 4 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 44 works
  5. 5 Science and Education Research Education 44 works
  6. 6 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 42 works
  7. 7 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 40 works
  8. 8 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 35 works
  9. 9 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 23 works
  10. 10 Rural and Ethnic Education Education 22 works

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