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Research in Porto Velho

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Porto Velho, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Federal de Rondônia, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Rondônia and Faculdades Integradas Aparício Carvalho.

Research institutions
5
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.1k
▲ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
24k
2.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
4.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1964-2026
63 years on the record
Porto Velho

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 Porto Velho?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal de RondôniaUniversity 5,993 #2,303
2Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de RondôniaUniversity 1,133 #5,009
3Faculdade São LucasUniversity 767 #8,178
4Faculdades Integradas Aparício CarvalhoUniversity 615 #5,577
5Centro Universitário São LucasUniversity 605 #6,302

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.

Universidade Federal de Rondônia: 65.8%Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Rondônia: 12.4%Faculdade São Lucas: 8.4%Faculdades Integradas Aparício Carvalho: 6.7%1 other listed: 6.6%66%largest
Universidade Federal de Rondônia5,993 · 65.8%Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Rondônia1,133 · 12.4%Faculdade São Lucas767 · 8.4%Faculdades Integradas Aparício Carvalho615 · 6.7%1 other listed605 · 6.6%

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

Which fields of science does Porto Velho work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Porto Velho is in Social Sciences, 20% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (34%), Medicine (12%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,754 fractional works · 47.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,251 fractional works · 34.0% of its workEducation: 458 fractional works · 12.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 287 fractional works · 7.8% of its workLaw: 125 fractional works · 3.4% of its workDemography: 84 fractional works · 2.3% of its workUrban Studies: 77 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 74 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth: 50 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 184 fractional works · 5.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 77 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhilosophy: 37 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 115 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 54 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 114 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 107 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 62 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 738 fractional works · 20.0% of its workMedicine: 437 fractional works · 11.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 108 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSurgery: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 260 fractional works · 7.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 161 fractional works · 4.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 41 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 709 fractional works · 19.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 422 fractional works · 11.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 195 fractional works · 5.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 58 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 47 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 46 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 143 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInformation Systems: 102 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 82 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 480 fractional works · 13.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 353 fractional works · 9.6% of its workPlant Science: 108 fractional works · 2.9% of its workForestry: 76 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSoil Science: 48 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 76 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPorto Velho3,681fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences48%

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 Sciences1,75447.6%
    1. Social Sciences1,25134.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities1845.0%
    3. Psychology1153.1%
    4. Decision Sciences1143.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting621.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance280.8%
    1. Medicine43711.9%
    2. Health Professions2607.1%
    3. Dentistry150.4%
    4. Nursing150.4%
    5. Veterinary110.3%
    1. Environmental Science42211.5%
    2. Computer Science1433.9%
    3. Engineering822.2%
    4. Materials Science210.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences110.3%
    6. Chemistry80.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy80.2%
    8. Mathematics70.2%
    9. Energy40.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3539.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology762.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology310.8%
    4. Neuroscience150.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Porto Velho strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Porto Velho is most concentrated in Forestry, Information Systems and Management and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (20.8× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 72.2 works21×
  2. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 104.5 works11×
  3. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 183.5 works9.4×
  4. Urban StudiesSubfield · 71.4 works7.8×
  5. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 43.2 works5.4×
  6. LawSubfield · 103.3 works5.3×
← 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: 2.05× its world share, 325 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 68 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 27 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 135 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 72 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.37× its world share, 393 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.71× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.68× its world share, 235 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 398 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.76× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.77× its world share, 170 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 53 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.41× its world share, 110 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 27 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.01× its world share, 102 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.64× its world share, 1,112 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences3.41×110 works
  2. Health Professions2.68×235 works
  3. Social Sciences2.64×1,112 works
  4. Environmental Science2.37×393 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.05×325 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.77×170 works
  7. Veterinary1.76×8 works
  8. Psychology1.01×102 works
  9. Nursing0.85×14 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.81×27 works
  11. Dentistry0.71×11 works
  12. Medicine0.62×398 works
  13. Computer Science0.52×135 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.49×53 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×68 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.37×4 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.37×27 works
  18. Neuroscience0.25×14 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×10 works
  20. Materials Science0.17×20 works
  21. Mathematics0.17×7 works
  22. Chemistry0.15×8 works
  23. Engineering0.14×72 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.13×2 works
  25. Energy0.13×4 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.08×6 works

Which keywords describe research in Porto Velho?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Public Policy, Qualitative Research, Sustainability, Public Health, Online Learning, Social Inequality and Healthcare.

▲ 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. Sustainability301▲ 3.3×70 topics
  2. Teacher Training293▲ 13×20 topics
  3. Public Policy283▲ 16×16 topics
  4. Qualitative Research273▲ 8.7×17 topics
  5. Public Health238▲ 4.4×49 topics
  6. Healthcare205▲ 4.9×19 topics
  7. Globalization196▲ 2.7×76 topics
  8. Online Learning190▲ 6.2×11 topics
  9. Educational Technology188▲ 4.3×28 topics
  10. Sustainable Development177▲ 3.1×36 topics
  11. Curriculum Development170▲ 6.8×9 topics
  12. Social Inequality168▲ 17×13 topics
  13. Biodiversity148▲ 5.3×23 topics
  14. Agroecology138▲ 27×6 topics
  15. Healthcare Access136▲ 14×7 topics
  16. Social Movements130▲ 12×14 topics
  17. Social Justice126▲ 5.8×17 topics
  18. Inclusion124▲ 23×4 topics
  19. Health124▲ 8.4×15 topics
  20. Environmental Education124▲ 22×7 topics
  21. Inclusive Education119▲ 9.0×13 topics
  22. Legislation118▲ 20×3 topics
  23. Waste Management118▲ 8.0×9 topics
  24. Research117▲ 25×4 topics
  25. Educational Policy116▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Training116▲ 15×5 topics
  27. Distance Learning115▲ 9.0×9 topics
  28. Distance Education115▲ 16×5 topics
  29. Pedagogical Practices115▲ 35×3 topics
  30. Digital Business114▲ 61×1 topic
  31. Educational Policies114▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Educational Reform113▲ 25×5 topics
  33. Social Determinants113▲ 15×7 topics
  34. Critical Pedagogy111▲ 36×3 topics
  35. Water Resources107▲ 12×5 topics
  36. Data Analysis106▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Innovation Management106▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Eco-friendly Practices105▲ 50×2 topics
  39. Research Methods105▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Legal Theory105▲ 42×3 topics

What research is done in Porto Velho?

Business and Management …102Business and Management Studies: 102 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…101Education Pedagogy and Practices: 101 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…100Environmental Sustainability and Education: 100 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…98Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 98 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 81 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 72 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-…70Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 70 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 65 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 54 fractional worksScience and Education Re…53Science and Education Research: 53 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementEducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawLaw3 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 102 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 101 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 100 works
  4. 4 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 98 works
  5. 5 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 81 works
  6. 6 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 72 works
  7. 7 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 70 works
  8. 8 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 65 works
  9. 9 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 54 works
  10. 10 Science and Education Research Education 53 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Porto Velho5.5% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.8% in 2007.

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