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Research in Petrópolis

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Petrópolis, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Católica de Petrópolis, Faculdade de Medicina de Petrópolis and Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica.

Research institutions
6
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.8k
▼ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
29k
10.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Petrópolis

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 Petrópolis?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Laboratório Nacional de Computação CientíficaGovernment institution 1,483 #12,673
2Universidade Católica de PetrópolisUniversity 818 #9,719
3Faculdade de Medicina de PetrópolisUniversity 409 #12,667
4Grupo RealizarNonprofit 37 not ranked
5Centro de Educação Profissional em Tecnologia da Informação de PetrópolisUniversity 8 not ranked
6Instituto By BrasilResearch facility 3 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.

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.

Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica: 53.8%Universidade Católica de Petrópolis: 29.7%Faculdade de Medicina de Petrópolis: 14.8%Grupo Realizar: 1.3%2 others listed: 0.4%54%largest
Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica1,483 · 53.8%Universidade Católica de Petrópolis818 · 29.7%Faculdade de Medicina de Petrópolis409 · 14.8%Grupo Realizar37 · 1.3%2 others listed11 · 0.4%

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

Which fields of science does Petrópolis work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Petrópolis is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Medicine (20%), Computer Science (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 222 fractional works · 37.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 141 fractional works · 23.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 44 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEducation: 39 fractional works · 6.5% of its workLaw: 24 fractional works · 4.1% of its workDemography: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 22 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPhilosophy: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 20 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 17 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 15 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 170 fractional works · 28.5% of its workComputer Science: 63 fractional works · 10.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 17 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 15 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 13 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 58 fractional works · 9.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 154 fractional works · 25.8% of its workMedicine: 118 fractional works · 19.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 17 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSurgery: 16 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 29 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 14 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 50 fractional works · 8.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPetrópolis595fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences26%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 Sciences14123.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities223.7%
    3. Psychology203.3%
    4. Decision Sciences172.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting152.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance71.1%
    1. Computer Science6310.7%
    2. Engineering589.7%
    3. Environmental Science172.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy101.6%
    5. Mathematics101.6%
    6. Materials Science50.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences50.8%
    8. Chemistry20.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    10. Energy00.1%
    1. Medicine11819.8%
    2. Health Professions295.0%
    3. Dentistry40.7%
    4. Nursing10.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology223.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences122.1%
    3. Neuroscience91.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology50.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Petrópolis strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Petrópolis is most concentrated in Law (7.3× the world share in Law).

  1. LawSubfield · 22.8 works7.3×
← 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: 0.45× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.38× its world share, 57 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 50 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.33× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.32× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.01× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 108 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.20× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.89× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 128 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences2.89×15 works
  2. Health Professions2.01×28 works
  3. Social Sciences1.90×128 works
  4. Computer Science1.38×57 works
  5. Mathematics1.33×8 works
  6. Dentistry1.32×3 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.20×18 works
  8. Medicine1.05×108 works
  9. Psychology1.05×17 works
  10. Veterinary1.00×1 works
  11. Neuroscience0.95×8 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.88×5 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.74×9 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.69×20 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.67×12 works
  16. Engineering0.62×50 works
  17. Environmental Science0.60×16 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.58×1 works
  19. Nursing0.52×1 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×6 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.45×12 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.45×1 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.45×4 works
  24. Materials Science0.22×4 works
  25. Chemistry0.18×2 works
  26. Energy0.09×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Petrópolis?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Qualitative Research, Human Rights, Social Justice, Environmental Law, Legal Philosophy, Legal Theory 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. Epidemiology38▲ 1.61×81 topics
  2. Teacher Training29▲ 8.0×10 topics
  3. Human Rights27▲ 4.5×14 topics
  4. Qualitative Research26▲ 5.2×9 topics
  5. Public Health23▲ 2.6×27 topics
  6. Social Justice23▲ 6.4×10 topics
  7. Quality of Life21▲ 2.5×37 topics
  8. Educational Technology20▲ 2.9×13 topics
  9. Environmental Law20▲ 16×5 topics
  10. Education20▲ 1.94×33 topics
  11. Legal Philosophy19▲ 53×2 topics
  12. Legal Theory19▲ 48×2 topics
  13. Social Inequality19▲ 12×4 topics
  14. Constitutional Law19▲ 24×2 topics
  15. Civil Rights19▲ 47×1 topic
  16. Judicial Activism19▲ 70×1 topic
  17. Healthcare18▲ 2.6×14 topics
  18. Public Policy18▲ 6.2×11 topics
  19. Curriculum Development17▲ 4.3×2 topics
  20. Mental Health17▲ 1.98×27 topics
  21. Online Learning16▲ 3.2×6 topics
  22. Risk Factors16▲ 2.4×20 topics
  23. Distance Learning13▲ 6.2×5 topics
  24. Social Determinants13▲ 10×5 topics
  25. Brazil12▲ 23×5 topics
  26. Educational Reform12▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Pedagogical Practices12▲ 23×3 topics
  28. Critical Pedagogy12▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Inclusive Education12▲ 5.6×3 topics
  30. Healthcare Access12▲ 7.3×5 topics
  31. Educational Policies12▲ 18×1 topic
  32. Prevalence11▲ 4.4×8 topics
  33. Porous Media8▲ 11×6 topics
  34. Social Network Analysis8▲ 12×2 topics
  35. ICT in Education8▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Media Education8▲ 26×1 topic
  37. WebQuests8▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Research Methods8▲ 8.5×3 topics
  39. Educational Games8▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Inclusion7▲ 8.3×3 topics

What research is done in Petrópolis?

Brazilian Legal Issues18Brazilian Legal Issues: 18 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 10 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 8 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 6 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 6 fractional worksEducation during COVID-19 pandemic: 6 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence5Youth, Drugs, and Violence: 5 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering: 5 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 5 fractional works
LawEducationSociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 18 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 10 works
  3. 3 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  4. 4 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 6 works
  5. 5 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 6 works
  6. 6 Education during COVID-19 pandemic Education 6 works
  7. 7 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 5 works
  8. 8 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 5 works
  9. 9 Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering Computational Theory and Mathematics 5 works
  10. 10 Science and Education Research Education 5 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%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Petrópolis5.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.9% in 2009.

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