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Research in Praia

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Praia, Cape Verde. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Cape Verde.

Research institutions
7
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
720
▲ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.4k
4.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Praia

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 Praia?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Cape VerdeUniversity 509 #12,927
2Jean Piaget University of Cape VerdeUniversity 119 not ranked
3Instituto Nacional de EstatísticaUniversity 70 not ranked
4Ministério da Saúde e da Segurança SocialGovernment institution 9 not ranked
5Ministério da Administração InternaGovernment institution 6 not ranked
6Bank of Cape VerdeInstitution 5 not ranked
7Direcção Geral de Ensino Superior CienciaGovernment institution 2 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.

University of Cape Verde: 70.7%Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde: 16.5%Instituto Nacional de Estatística: 9.7%Ministério da Saúde e da Segurança Social: 1.2%3 others listed: 1.8%71%largest
University of Cape Verde509 · 70.7%Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde119 · 16.5%Instituto Nacional de Estatística70 · 9.7%Ministério da Saúde e da Segurança Social9 · 1.2%3 others listed13 · 1.8%

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

Which fields of science does Praia work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research in Praia is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Environmental Science (13%), Medicine (13%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 91 fractional works · 45.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 60 fractional works · 29.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDevelopment: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 4.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 4.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 55 fractional works · 27.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 27 fractional works · 13.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 8 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 4.7% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 36 fractional works · 17.9% of its workMedicine: 26 fractional works · 12.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 9.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPraia201fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences45%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences6029.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities94.6%
    3. Psychology84.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance73.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting52.4%
    6. Decision Sciences21.1%
    1. Environmental Science2713.4%
    2. Computer Science104.7%
    3. Engineering94.6%
    4. Mathematics52.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.3%
    6. Energy10.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    9. Chemistry00.0%
    10. Materials Science00.0%
    1. Medicine2612.8%
    2. Health Professions94.3%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences115.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology41.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    5. Neuroscience10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Praia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Colonialism, Public Policy, Climate Change, Governance, Sustainability, Sustainable Development and Cultural Studies.

▲ 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. Globalization14▲ 3.6×33 topics
  2. Climate Change13▲ 2.4×35 topics
  3. Epidemiology13▲ 1.62×40 topics
  4. Sustainability12▲ 2.5×26 topics
  5. Sustainable Development10▲ 3.2×22 topics
  6. Public Health9▲ 3.0×21 topics
  7. Colonialism9▲ 9.1×10 topics
  8. Public Policy8▲ 8.2×11 topics
  9. Governance7▲ 11×7 topics
  10. Mental Health6▲ 2.2×14 topics
  11. COVID-196▲ 2.4×15 topics
  12. Cultural Studies6▲ 8.4×6 topics
  13. Qualitative Research6▲ 3.5×7 topics
  14. Educational Technology6▲ 2.5×13 topics
  15. Economic Growth6▲ 3.4×9 topics
  16. Rural Development5▲ 7.3×8 topics
  17. Community Participation5▲ 7.1×7 topics
  18. Healthcare Access5▲ 9.1×6 topics
  19. Imperialism5▲ 32×3 topics
  20. Sustainable Development Goals5▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Vulnerability5▲ 10×5 topics
  22. Nationalism5▲ 5.2×3 topics
  23. Population Dynamics5▲ 9.2×8 topics
  24. Social Impact5▲ 5.9×4 topics
  25. Resilience4▲ 4.5×5 topics
  26. Conservation4▲ 4.8×9 topics
  27. Stakeholder Engagement4▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Waste Management4▲ 5.1×7 topics
  29. Ecosystem Health4▲ 42×2 topics
  30. Ecosystem-Based Management4▲ 61×1 topic
  31. Gender Dynamics4▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Marine Spatial Planning4▲ 61×1 topic
  33. African History4▲ 87×1 topic
  34. Post-Colonial Africa4▲ 87×1 topic
  35. Urban Development4▲ 5.5×7 topics
  36. Social Inequality4▲ 7.1×6 topics
  37. Vaccine Development4▲ 7.3×5 topics
  38. Poverty Reduction4▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 7.8×3 topics
  40. Community Development3▲ 9.1×2 topics

What research is done in Praia?

African history and culture studies: 4 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 4 fractional worksSocial and Economic Soli…3Social and Economic Solidarity: 3 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly…3Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 3 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 3 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…2Environmental Sustainability and Education: 2 fractional worksEducation during COVID-19 pandemic: 2 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional works
AnthropologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 African history and culture studies Anthropology 4 works
  2. 2 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  3. 3 Social and Economic Solidarity Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 3 works
  5. 5 International Development and Aid Development 3 works
  6. 6 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 2 works
  7. 7 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  8. 8 Education during COVID-19 pandemic Education 2 works
  9. 9 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%30%Praia12.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.2% in 2015.

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