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Research in Pouso Alegre

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Pouso Alegre, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Instituto Federal do Sul de Minas and Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.8k
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
9k
2.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
3.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Pouso Alegre

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 Pouso Alegre?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Instituto Federal do Sul de MinasUniversity 2,679 #4,962
2Universidade do Vale do SapucaíUniversity 1,054 #7,535
3Hospital das Clínicas Samuel LibânioHospital / health system 63 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.

Which fields of science does Pouso Alegre work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research in Pouso Alegre is in Social Sciences, 21% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (33%), Medicine (15%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 414 fractional works · 45.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 299 fractional works · 33.1% of its workEducation: 115 fractional works · 12.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 76 fractional works · 8.4% of its workLaw: 31 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 26 fractional works · 2.9% of its workUrban Studies: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 40 fractional works · 4.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhilosophy: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 36 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 32 fractional works · 3.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 24 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 194 fractional works · 21.4% of its workMedicine: 135 fractional works · 14.9% of its workSurgery: 21 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 20 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 50 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 22 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 153 fractional works · 16.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 80 fractional works · 8.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 35 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEcology: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 37 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInformation Systems: 21 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 144 fractional works · 15.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 108 fractional works · 11.9% of its workPlant Science: 38 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 19 fractional works · 2.2% of its workForestry: 17 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoil Science: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 29 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 18 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPouso Alegre905fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences46%

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 Sciences29933.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities404.4%
    3. Decision Sciences364.0%
    4. Psychology242.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance70.8%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting70.8%
    1. Medicine13514.9%
    2. Health Professions505.5%
    3. Nursing50.6%
    4. Veterinary20.2%
    5. Dentistry20.2%
    1. Environmental Science808.8%
    2. Computer Science374.1%
    3. Engineering171.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences60.7%
    5. Chemistry40.4%
    6. Materials Science30.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy20.2%
    8. Mathematics20.2%
    9. Energy20.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10811.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology293.2%
    3. Neuroscience40.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology30.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Pouso Alegre strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Pouso Alegre is most concentrated in Information Systems and Management, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Law (13.3× the world share in Information Systems and Management).

  1. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 31.4 works13×
  2. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 32.5 works6.8×
  3. LawSubfield · 31.1 works6.5×
← 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: 2.50× its world share, 98 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.79× its world share, 73 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.14× its world share, 46 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 125 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.61× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.41× its world share, 34 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.48× its world share, 36 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.58× its world share, 269 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences4.48×36 works
  2. Social Sciences2.58×269 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.50×98 works
  4. Health Professions2.14×46 works
  5. Environmental Science1.79×73 works
  6. Veterinary1.61×2 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.41×34 works
  8. Nursing1.07×4 works
  9. Psychology0.80×20 works
  10. Medicine0.79×125 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×27 works
  12. Computer Science0.55×35 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.46×6 works
  14. Dentistry0.40×2 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.38×7 works
  16. Neuroscience0.27×4 works
  17. Chemistry0.27×4 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.26×2 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.26×7 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.23×1 works
  21. Energy0.22×2 works
  22. Mathematics0.19×2 works
  23. Engineering0.12×15 works
  24. Materials Science0.11×3 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.09×2 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.03×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Pouso Alegre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Qualitative Research, Public Policy, Educational Technology, Curriculum Development, Social Inequality, Online Learning and Distance Learning.

▲ 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. Teacher Training85▲ 15×13 topics
  2. Qualitative Research80▲ 10×7 topics
  3. Public Policy67▲ 16×10 topics
  4. Educational Technology60▲ 5.6×18 topics
  5. Sustainability55▲ 2.5×26 topics
  6. Curriculum Development51▲ 8.3×5 topics
  7. Social Inequality50▲ 21×6 topics
  8. Online Learning46▲ 6.1×8 topics
  9. Quality of Life45▲ 3.4×35 topics
  10. Biodiversity43▲ 6.2×18 topics
  11. Public Health41▲ 3.1×28 topics
  12. Globalization40▲ 2.2×33 topics
  13. Distance Learning38▲ 12×4 topics
  14. Inclusive Education38▲ 12×6 topics
  15. Educational Policies37▲ 38×2 topics
  16. Pedagogical Practices37▲ 45×2 topics
  17. Educational Reform36▲ 32×2 topics
  18. Critical Pedagogy36▲ 48×1 topic
  19. Healthcare35▲ 3.4×14 topics
  20. Human Rights33▲ 3.6×11 topics
  21. Data Analysis31▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Organizational Management31▲ 57×1 topic
  23. Research Methods31▲ 22×1 topic
  24. Legal Theory30▲ 49×3 topics
  25. Legal Philosophy30▲ 53×2 topics
  26. Social Justice29▲ 5.3×9 topics
  27. Higher Education28▲ 5.8×9 topics
  28. Environmental Law26▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Civil Rights26▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Constitutional Law26▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Agroecology25▲ 20×5 topics
  32. Healthcare Access24▲ 9.9×4 topics
  33. Social Movements22▲ 8.2×7 topics
  34. Social Network Analysis22▲ 20×1 topic
  35. WebQuests22▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Environmental Education20▲ 14×4 topics
  37. Brazil20▲ 23×5 topics
  38. Physical Education19▲ 18×5 topics
  39. Social Determinants19▲ 10×5 topics
  40. Soil Fertility18▲ 8.8×7 topics

What research is done in Pouso Alegre?

Education Pedagogy and Practices: 34 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 30 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues26Brazilian Legal Issues: 26 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…22Education and Digital Technologies: 22 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 16 fractional worksEducation and Public Policy: 16 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sc…16Agricultural and Food Sciences: 16 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 14 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 13 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 13 fractional works
EducationInformation Systems and ManagementLawSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 34 works
  2. 2 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 30 works
  3. 3 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 26 works
  4. 4 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 22 works
  5. 5 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 16 works
  6. 6 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 16 works
  7. 7 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 16 works
  8. 8 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 14 works
  9. 9 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 13 works
  10. 10 Science and Education Research Education 13 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Pouso Alegre5.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.3% in 2008.

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