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Research in Petrolina

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Petrolina, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now 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
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
29k
4.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Petrolina

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Which research institutions are in Petrolina?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal do Vale do São FranciscoUniversity 4,513 #3,956
2Instituto Federal do Sertão PernambucanoUniversity 1,417 #5,134

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 Petrolina work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Petrolina is in Social Sciences, 22% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (17%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 785 fractional works · 37.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 552 fractional works · 26.4% of its workEducation: 236 fractional works · 11.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 144 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 30 fractional works · 1.5% of its workUrban Studies: 30 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 29 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 74 fractional works · 3.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 72 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 54 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 45 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 25 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 465 fractional works · 22.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 357 fractional works · 17.1% of its workPlant Science: 137 fractional works · 6.5% of its workForestry: 56 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFood Science: 50 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSoil Science: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 63 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 34 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 449 fractional works · 21.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 221 fractional works · 10.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 114 fractional works · 5.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 32 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 82 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 63 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems: 37 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 35 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 396 fractional works · 18.9% of its workMedicine: 248 fractional works · 11.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 43 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 25 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 122 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 64 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 25 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPetrolina2,095fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences37%

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 Sciences55226.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities743.6%
    3. Psychology723.5%
    4. Decision Sciences542.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting251.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance60.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences35717.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology633.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology201.0%
    4. Neuroscience150.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics90.4%
    1. Environmental Science22110.6%
    2. Engineering823.9%
    3. Computer Science633.0%
    4. Materials Science351.7%
    5. Chemistry140.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy100.5%
    7. Mathematics90.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences80.4%
    9. Energy60.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.0%
    1. Medicine24811.8%
    2. Health Professions1225.8%
    3. Nursing160.7%
    4. Veterinary60.3%
    5. Dentistry50.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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×
← 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: 3.54× its world share, 313 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 55 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.90× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.19× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 53 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 71 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.18× its world share, 202 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 31 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.23× its world share, 109 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 223 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.74× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.24× its world share, 67 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.82× its world share, 51 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.14× its world share, 64 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 495 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.54×313 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.82×51 works
  3. Health Professions2.23×109 works
  4. Environmental Science2.18×202 works
  5. Social Sciences2.10×495 works
  6. Veterinary1.74×4 works
  7. Nursing1.56×14 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.24×67 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.19×8 works
  10. Psychology1.14×64 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.90×17 works
  12. Medicine0.62×223 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×55 works
  14. Dentistry0.53×5 works
  15. Materials Science0.48×31 works
  16. Neuroscience0.42×13 works
  17. Chemistry0.39×12 works
  18. Computer Science0.37×53 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.37×22 works
  20. Energy0.32×6 works
  21. Mathematics0.31×7 works
  22. Engineering0.25×71 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.21×6 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.20×8 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.16×6 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.12×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Petrolina?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Public Policy, Qualitative Research, Sustainability, Curriculum Development, Agroecology, Public Health 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-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 Training170▲ 13×10 topics
  2. Sustainability166▲ 3.2×55 topics
  3. Public Policy145▲ 15×15 topics
  4. Qualitative Research125▲ 7.0×17 topics
  5. Epidemiology122▲ 1.46×107 topics
  6. Public Health119▲ 3.9×42 topics
  7. Educational Technology103▲ 4.1×18 topics
  8. Curriculum Development98▲ 6.9×6 topics
  9. Sustainable Development93▲ 2.8×22 topics
  10. Online Learning90▲ 5.2×8 topics
  11. Agroecology89▲ 30×5 topics
  12. Biodiversity87▲ 5.4×26 topics
  13. Social Inequality82▲ 15×10 topics
  14. Waste Management64▲ 7.7×7 topics
  15. Environmental Education64▲ 20×6 topics
  16. Food Security61▲ 5.4×13 topics
  17. Social Development57▲ 34×2 topics
  18. Agriculture57▲ 7.1×8 topics
  19. Water Resources57▲ 11×6 topics
  20. Science Education56▲ 43×3 topics
  21. Social Movements55▲ 8.9×14 topics
  22. Eco-friendly Practices54▲ 46×2 topics
  23. Pedagogical Practices54▲ 29×3 topics
  24. Social Participation54▲ 44×1 topic
  25. Inclusive Education54▲ 7.1×6 topics
  26. Educational Policies53▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Family Farming53▲ 76×1 topic
  28. Rural Policy53▲ 76×1 topic
  29. Distance Learning52▲ 7.2×5 topics
  30. Educational Reform52▲ 20×4 topics
  31. Critical Pedagogy52▲ 29×3 topics
  32. Health Policy50▲ 15×7 topics
  33. Economic Analysis50▲ 17×4 topics
  34. Sustainable Production49▲ 40×2 topics
  35. Educational Games48▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Waste Utilization48▲ 41×2 topics
  37. Forest Biomass47▲ 70×1 topic
  38. Wood Residues47▲ 70×1 topic
  39. Active Learning46▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Didactic Models46▲ 56×1 topic

What research is done in Petrolina?

Environmental Sustainabi…51Environmental Sustainability and Education: 51 fractional worksRural Development and Ag…50Rural Development and Agriculture: 50 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 46 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sc…44Agricultural and Food Sciences: 44 fractional worksScience and Education Re…44Science and Education Research: 44 fractional worksBusiness and Management …42Business and Management Studies: 42 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…40Education and Digital Technologies: 40 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 35 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 23 fractional worksRural and Ethnic Education: 22 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawEducationForestryInformation Systems and Management2 others

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

  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

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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Petrolina6.1% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.7% in 2009.

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