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Research in Piracicaba

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Piracicaba, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Methodist University of Piracicaba, Forest Science and Research Institute and Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil).

Research institutions
12
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.9k
▼ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
81k
13.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Piracicaba

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 Piracicaba?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Methodist University of PiracicabaUniversity 4,457 #5,279
2Forest Science and Research InstituteNonprofit 878 #10,261
3Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil)Company 443 #18,387
4Fundação de Estudos Agrários Luiz de QueirozNonprofit 127 #33,837 all time
5Fermentec (Brazil)Company 11 not ranked
6Koppert (Brazil)Company 11 not ranked
7Dedini Industrias De Base (Brazil)Company 5 not ranked
8Dínamo Automação Industrial (Brazil)Company 3 not ranked
9DeltaCO2 (Brazil)Company 2 not ranked
10Piacentini (Brazil)Company 2 not ranked
11Algae Biotecnologia (Brazil)Company 2 not ranked
12Associação IluminaNonprofit 0 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.

Methodist University of Piracicaba: 75.0%Forest Science and Research Institute: 14.8%Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil): 7.5%Fundação de Estudos Agrários Luiz de Queiroz: 2.1%7 others listed: 0.6%75%largest
Methodist University of Piracicaba4,457 · 75.0%Forest Science and Research Institute878 · 14.8%Sugarcane Research Center (Brazil)443 · 7.5%Fundação de Estudos Agrários Luiz de Queiroz127 · 2.1%7 others listed36 · 0.6%

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

Which fields of science does Piracicaba work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Piracicaba is in Health Sciences, 30% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (24%), Medicine (16%), Dentistry (12%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 281 fractional works · 32.3% of its workMedicine: 137 fractional works · 15.8% of its workSurgery: 21 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDentistry: 104 fractional works · 11.9% of its workOral Surgery: 40 fractional works · 4.6% of its workOrthodontics: 37 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPeriodontics: 21 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 34 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 263 fractional works · 30.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 209 fractional works · 23.9% of its workPlant Science: 99 fractional works · 11.4% of its workSoil Science: 34 fractional works · 3.8% of its workInsect Science: 17 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workForestry: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHorticulture: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 44 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 24 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 195 fractional works · 22.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 103 fractional works · 11.8% of its workEcology: 19 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 19 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 47 fractional works · 5.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 132 fractional works · 15.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 72 fractional works · 8.3% of its workEducation: 31 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 17 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 15 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKPiracicaba871fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences30%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences32%Social Sciences15%

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. Medicine13715.8%
    2. Dentistry10411.9%
    3. Health Professions343.9%
    4. Nursing50.5%
    5. Veterinary20.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20923.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology445.1%
    3. Neuroscience50.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology30.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
    1. Environmental Science10311.8%
    2. Engineering475.4%
    3. Chemistry121.4%
    4. Computer Science111.2%
    5. Materials Science101.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences60.7%
    7. Energy30.3%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    9. Mathematics10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Social Sciences728.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities161.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting151.7%
    4. Decision Sciences121.4%
    5. Psychology111.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance60.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Piracicaba strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Piracicaba is most concentrated in Orthodontics, Dentistry and Oral Surgery (36.6× the world share in Orthodontics).

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 30.6 works37×
  2. DentistryField · 85.9 works24×
  3. Oral SurgerySubfield · 33.0 works23×
← 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: 4.92× its world share, 174 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.81× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.26× its world share, 83 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 23.85× its world share, 86 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.59× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 117 worksMedicineNursing: 1.19× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.74× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 67 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 23.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry23.85×86 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.92×174 works
  3. Environmental Science2.26×83 works
  4. Veterinary1.74×2 works
  5. Health Professions1.59×31 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.46×10 works
  7. Nursing1.19×4 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.94×37 works
  9. Medicine0.82×117 works
  10. Chemistry0.81×9 works
  11. Social Sciences0.72×67 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.65×2 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.60×13 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.58×14 works
  15. Psychology0.47×11 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.44×1 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×5 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.37×3 works
  19. Neuroscience0.37×4 works
  20. Energy0.36×2 works
  21. Engineering0.36×40 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.35×6 works
  23. Materials Science0.31×8 works
  24. Computer Science0.18×10 works
  25. Mathematics0.15×1 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.03×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Piracicaba?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Drought Tolerance, Climate Change Impact, Climate Change, Soil Fertility, Genomics, Quality of Life, Genetic Mapping and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology53▲ 1.53×79 topics
  2. Climate Change53▲ 2.2×57 topics
  3. Quality of Life40▲ 3.2×35 topics
  4. Sustainability35▲ 1.63×46 topics
  5. Drought Tolerance30▲ 24×8 topics
  6. Climate Change Impact29▲ 15×4 topics
  7. Soil Fertility27▲ 14×8 topics
  8. Genomics27▲ 10×11 topics
  9. Risk Factors24▲ 2.5×21 topics
  10. Genetic Mapping23▲ 34×6 topics
  11. Clinical Trials23▲ 3.9×8 topics
  12. Biodiversity22▲ 3.3×21 topics
  13. Water Stress22▲ 96×2 topics
  14. Polyploid22▲ 287×1 topic
  15. Sugarcane22▲ 287×1 topic
  16. Biodiversity Conservation19▲ 5.8×15 topics
  17. Dental Materials19▲ 40×1 topic
  18. Restorative Dentistry19▲ 40×1 topic
  19. Genetic Diversity18▲ 4.7×14 topics
  20. Public Policy17▲ 4.2×11 topics
  21. Dental Caries17▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Prevention17▲ 4.5×8 topics
  23. Ecosystem Functioning16▲ 8.9×5 topics
  24. Soil Carbon Sequestration15▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Land Use Change14▲ 5.6×5 topics
  26. Biological Control14▲ 11×9 topics
  27. Soil Degradation14▲ 31×2 topics
  28. Biomass Estimation14▲ 10×3 topics
  29. Social Determinants14▲ 7.7×5 topics
  30. Nutrient Limitation13▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Revascularization13▲ 9.7×3 topics
  32. Biochar Application13▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Nitrogen Cycle13▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Dental Erosion13▲ 68×1 topic
  35. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate13▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Root Canal Irrigants13▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Tooth Whitening13▲ 68×1 topic
  38. Periodontal Disease13▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Cone-Beam CT12▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Dental Imaging12▲ 28×1 topic

What research is done in Piracicaba?

Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing: 18 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 16 fractional worksDental Erosion and Treatment: 11 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 10 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 10 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 10 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…9Education Pedagogy and Practices: 9 fractional worksSoil Management and Crop Yield: 9 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 8 fractional worksBusiness and Management …7Business and Management Studies: 7 fractional works
Plant ScienceOrthodonticsOral SurgerySoil Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing Plant Science 18 works
  2. 2 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 16 works
  3. 3 Dental Erosion and Treatment Orthodontics 11 works
  4. 4 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 10 works
  5. 5 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 10 works
  6. 6 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 10 works
  7. 7 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 9 works
  8. 8 Soil Management and Crop Yield Soil Science 9 works
  9. 9 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 8 works
  10. 10 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 7 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Piracicaba19.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.0% in 2025.

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