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Research in Porto Alegre

Science Explorer records 37 research institutions in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre and Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul.

Research institutions
37
14 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
127k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
9.0%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Porto Alegre?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulUniversity 85,147 #1,108
2Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do SulUniversity 20,295 #4,905
3Hospital de Clínicas de Porto AlegreHospital / health system 6,290 #4,260
4Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto AlegreUniversity 4,133 #6,467
5Santa Casa HospitalHospital / health system 1,644 #17,672
6Grupo Hospitalar ConceiçãoHospital / health system 1,005 #20,106
7Centro Universitário Metodista IPAUniversity 889 #27,813
8Hospital Moinhos de VentoHospital / health system 807 #14,599
9Fundação Universitária de CardiologiaHospital / health system 768 #25,657 all time
10Governo do Estado do Rio Grande do SulGovernment institution 640 #24,227
11Hospital São Lucas da PUCRSHospital / health system 635 #19,431
12Museu de Ciências Naturais da Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do SulArchive 547 #30,092 all time
13Faculdade de Desenvolvimento do Rio Grande do SulUniversity 388 #25,085
14Fundação Estadual de Pesquisa AgropecuáriaResearch facility 370 #31,768 all time
15Hospital Mãe de DeusHospital / health system 321 #31,019 all time
16Laureate EducationUniversity 307 #37,297 all time
17Fundação Estadual de Produção e Pesquisa em SaúdeCompany 300 #25,896
18Secretaria da Segurança PúblicaGovernment institution 241 #27,533
19Brazilian Computer SocietyInstitution 223 #38,393 all time
20Instituto do CérebroNonprofit 219 #17,085
21National Institute on Population Medical GeneticsResearch facility 187 #28,996 all time
22Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do SulGovernment institution 178 #41,736 all time
23Fundação de Economia e Estatística Siegfried Emanuel HeuserGovernment institution 177 #42,332 all time
24Hospital Ernesto DornellesHospital / health system 175 #36,871 all time
25Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luiz RoesslerGovernment institution 144 #28,952 all time
26Fundação de Ciência e TecnologiaGovernment institution 142 #31,293 all time
27Instituto Rio Grandense do ArrozResearch facility 133 #42,114 all time
28Centro Brasileiro de Estudos em DermatologiaInstitution 118 not ranked
29Associação Brasileira de Recursos HídricosInstitution 44 not ranked
30Clínica e Instituto de Oftalmologia Ivo Corrêa MeyerHospital / health system 26 not ranked
31Fundmed Pesquisa, Ensino e InovacaoNonprofit 11 not ranked
32NutriVita Suplementos (Brazil)Company 9 not ranked
33Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Excitotoxicidade e NeuroproteçãoResearch facility 8 not ranked
34Sociedade de Anestesiologia do Rio Grande do SulInstitution 7 not ranked
35Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia da CriosferaResearch facility 6 not ranked
36Associação Cultural de Mulheres NegrasInstitution 2 not ranked
37Associação Brasileira de PlanetáriosInstitution 1 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.

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul: 67.3%Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul: 16.0%Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre: 5.0%Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre: 3.3%33 others listed: 8.4%67%largest
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul85k · 67.3%Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul20k · 16.0%Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre6,290 · 5.0%Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre4,133 · 3.3%33 others listed11k · 8.4%

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What is Porto Alegre strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Porto Alegre is most concentrated in General Arts and Humanities, Issues, ethics and legal aspects and Urban Studies (6.6× the world share in General Arts and Humanities).

  1. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 31.5 works6.6×
  2. Issues, ethics and legal aspectsSubfield · 26.4 works5.5×
  3. Urban StudiesSubfield · 348.6 works5.5×
  4. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 320.5 works4.9×
  5. ForestrySubfield · 103.7 works4.3×
  6. PhilosophySubfield · 394.8 works4.0×
  7. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 435.0 works3.6×
  8. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 127.1 works3.4×
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Which keywords describe research in Porto Alegre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Teacher Training, Qualitative Research, Globalization, Brazil, Social Inequality, Public Health and Healthcare Access.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,282▲ 1.42×137 topics
  2. Globalization1,084▲ 2.4×134 topics
  3. Public Policy1,006▲ 8.9×28 topics
  4. Qualitative Research993▲ 5.0×33 topics
  5. Sustainability981▲ 1.76×103 topics
  6. Teacher Training950▲ 6.7×22 topics
  7. Public Health946▲ 2.8×71 topics
  8. Quality of Life874▲ 2.6×59 topics
  9. Education799▲ 2.0×110 topics
  10. Educational Technology751▲ 2.8×33 topics
  11. Mental Health713▲ 2.1×46 topics
  12. Cultural Identity609▲ 5.2×28 topics
  13. Brazil594▲ 27×5 topics
  14. Social Inequality587▲ 9.6×18 topics
  15. Colonialism569▲ 5.2×40 topics
  16. Online Learning567▲ 3.0×18 topics
  17. Identity566▲ 3.4×61 topics
  18. Curriculum Development522▲ 3.3×11 topics
  19. Healthcare Access516▲ 8.0×11 topics
  20. Anthropology459▲ 21×8 topics
  21. Social Determinants458▲ 9.4×8 topics
  22. Cultural Studies451▲ 5.2×35 topics
  23. Social Movements428▲ 6.2×27 topics
  24. Discourse Analysis372▲ 6.4×11 topics
  25. Pedagogical Practices342▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Health Policy340▲ 9.5×7 topics
  27. Educational Reform337▲ 12×5 topics
  28. Educational Policies333▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Critical Pedagogy324▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Social Network Analysis316▲ 11×7 topics
  31. Cultural Convergence308▲ 22×3 topics
  32. Media Education307▲ 24×1 topic
  33. WebQuests307▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Research Methods293▲ 7.8×4 topics
  35. Agroecology292▲ 8.8×6 topics
  36. Media Studies291▲ 19×5 topics
  37. Marketing Strategies291▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Quantitative Research290▲ 9.0×3 topics
  39. Case Study288▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Organizational Management288▲ 19×1 topic

What research is done in Porto Alegre?

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 322 works
  2. 2 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 307 works
  3. 3 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 288 works
  4. 4 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 262 works
  5. 5 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 241 works
  6. 6 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 207 works
  7. 7 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 206 works
  8. 8 Science and Education Research Education 188 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 185 works
  10. 10 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 182 works

Research output over time

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