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Research in Petrópolis

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Petrópolis, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Faculdade de Medicina de Petrópolis and Universidade Católica de Petrópolis.

Research institutions
6
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.8k
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
6.2%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 #18,125
2Universidade Católica de PetrópolisUniversity 818 #24,505
3Faculdade de Medicina de PetrópolisUniversity 409 #22,346
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 2022–2025. 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.

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.

Which keywords describe research in Petrópolis?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Human Rights, Qualitative Research, Social Justice, Environmental Law, Legal Philosophy, Legal Theory and Constitutional Law.

▲ 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. Epidemiology35▲ 1.68×77 topics
  2. Teacher Training26▲ 7.8×7 topics
  3. Human Rights26▲ 4.7×13 topics
  4. Qualitative Research24▲ 5.2×8 topics
  5. Public Health21▲ 2.8×25 topics
  6. Social Justice21▲ 6.8×8 topics
  7. Educational Technology20▲ 3.2×13 topics
  8. Environmental Law19▲ 18×5 topics
  9. Legal Philosophy19▲ 54×2 topics
  10. Legal Theory19▲ 51×2 topics
  11. Quality of Life19▲ 2.4×34 topics
  12. Constitutional Law18▲ 26×2 topics
  13. Civil Rights18▲ 49×1 topic
  14. Judicial Activism18▲ 74×1 topic
  15. Social Inequality18▲ 13×4 topics
  16. Public Policy16▲ 6.3×11 topics
  17. Education16▲ 1.78×28 topics
  18. Healthcare16▲ 2.6×14 topics
  19. Globalization15▲ 1.48×24 topics
  20. Mental Health15▲ 1.98×25 topics
  21. Risk Factors15▲ 2.6×20 topics
  22. Curriculum Development15▲ 4.1×2 topics
  23. Online Learning15▲ 3.4×6 topics
  24. Social Determinants13▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Brazil12▲ 24×5 topics
  26. Distance Learning12▲ 6.5×5 topics
  27. Healthcare Access11▲ 7.6×5 topics
  28. Pedagogical Practices11▲ 23×3 topics
  29. Critical Pedagogy11▲ 24×2 topics
  30. Inclusive Education11▲ 5.8×3 topics
  31. Educational Policies10▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Educational Reform10▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Prevalence10▲ 4.8×8 topics
  34. Health9▲ 4.2×10 topics
  35. Social Network Analysis8▲ 13×2 topics
  36. ICT in Education8▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Media Education8▲ 26×1 topic
  38. WebQuests8▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Porous Media8▲ 11×5 topics
  40. Inclusion7▲ 8.6×3 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

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.