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Research in Ribeirão Preto

Science Explorer records 24 research institutions in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade de Ribeirão Preto, Sociedade Brasileira de Psicologia and Centro Universitário Barão de Mauá.

Research institutions
24
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
23k
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
276k
11.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Ribeirão Preto

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 Ribeirão Preto?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade de Ribeirão PretoUniversity 12,657 #2,308
2Sociedade Brasileira de PsicologiaNonprofit 4,317 #4,762
3Centro Universitário Barão de MauáUniversity 765 #7,200
4SUPERA Park of Innovation and Technology of Ribeirão PretoArchive 632 #16,014
5FundaceNonprofit 375 #19,028
6Centro de Reprodução Humana Prof. Franco JuniorHospital / health system 361 #24,365 all time
7Centro Universitário Moura LacerdaUniversity 311 #18,982 all time
8Instituto de Neurociências e ComportamentoNonprofit 292 #19,519
9Ourofino Saúde Animal (Brazil)Company 94 not ranked
10Nanophoton (Brazil)Company 52 not ranked
11Farmacore (Brazil)Company 32 not ranked
12Lychnoflora (Brazil)Company 24 not ranked
13JP Group (Brazil)Company 24 not ranked
14MRA Indústria de Equipamentos Eletrônicos (Brazil)Company 20 not ranked
15Veritas Life Sciences (Brazil)Company 20 not ranked
16VISIONBR Tecnologia e Informatica (Brazil)Company 8 not ranked
17Sociedade Brasileira de GenéticaNonprofit 4 not ranked
18Verdartis (Brazil)Company 4 not ranked
19Associação Brasileira de Médicos Veterinários de EquídeosInstitution 3 not ranked
20Associação Brasileira de Rorschach e Métodos ProjetivosInstitution 3 not ranked
21Kidopi (Brazil)Company 2 not ranked
22Narcissus Pesquisa Clínica e Biotecnologia (Brazil)Company 1 not ranked
23Associação Brasileira de Avaliação de ImpactoNonprofit 1 not ranked
24Adiel Comercial (Brazil)Company 1 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.

Universidade de Ribeirão Preto: 63.3%Sociedade Brasileira de Psicologia: 21.6%Centro Universitário Barão de Mauá: 3.8%SUPERA Park of Innovation and Technology of Ribeirão Preto: 3.2%20 others listed: 8.2%63%largest
Universidade de Ribeirão Preto13k · 63.3%Sociedade Brasileira de Psicologia4,317 · 21.6%Centro Universitário Barão de Mauá765 · 3.8%SUPERA Park of Innovation and Technology of Ribeirão Preto632 · 3.2%20 others listed1,632 · 8.2%

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

Which fields of science does Ribeirão Preto work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research in Ribeirão Preto is in Health Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (33%), Social Sciences (15%), Psychology (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 2,310 fractional works · 44.0% of its workMedicine: 1,738 fractional works · 33.1% of its workSurgery: 192 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 175 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEpidemiology: 131 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 116 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 90 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 74 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 66 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 65 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 61 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 61 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 59 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 58 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 57 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 355 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 185 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 163 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOral Surgery: 65 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrthodontics: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPeriodontics: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,539 fractional works · 29.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 800 fractional works · 15.2% of its workEducation: 218 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 213 fractional works · 4.0% of its workLaw: 84 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 81 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 415 fractional works · 7.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 297 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 54 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 136 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 80 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 58 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 794 fractional works · 15.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 327 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 163 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 74 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 230 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPlant Science: 60 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 130 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 81 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 608 fractional works · 11.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 201 fractional works · 3.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 132 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 67 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 114 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 75 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 61 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKRibeirão Preto5,250fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences44%Social Sciences29%

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. Health Sciences2,31044.0%
    1. Medicine1,73833.1%
    2. Health Professions3556.8%
    3. Dentistry1633.1%
    4. Nursing370.7%
    5. Veterinary160.3%
  2. Social Sciences1,53929.3%
    1. Social Sciences80015.2%
    2. Psychology4157.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities1362.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting801.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance581.1%
    6. Decision Sciences501.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3276.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2304.4%
    3. Neuroscience1302.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology811.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics260.5%
    1. Environmental Science2013.8%
    2. Engineering1322.5%
    3. Computer Science1142.2%
    4. Materials Science611.2%
    5. Chemistry390.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences190.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy190.4%
    8. Mathematics120.2%
    9. Energy80.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Ribeirão Preto strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ribeirão Preto is most concentrated in Orthodontics, Oral Surgery and Dentistry (8.5× the world share in Orthodontics).

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 44.8 works8.5×
  2. Oral SurgerySubfield · 55.9 works6.2×
  3. DentistryField · 138.9 works6.1×
  4. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 281.4 works5.8×
← 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: 0.91× its world share, 202 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 275 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.42× its world share, 67 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.47× its world share, 111 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.28× its world share, 21 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 34 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 103 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 112 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 179 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 52 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.13× its world share, 139 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.62× its world share, 322 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.70× its world share, 1,529 worksMedicineNursing: 1.49× its world share, 34 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.04× its world share, 13 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 127 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 72 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 46 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 55 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.69× its world share, 383 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 744 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry6.13×139 works
  2. Psychology2.69×383 works
  3. Health Professions2.62×322 works
  4. Veterinary2.04×13 works
  5. Medicine1.70×1,529 works
  6. Nursing1.49×34 works
  7. Neuroscience1.47×111 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.42×67 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.28×21 works
  10. Social Sciences1.26×744 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.10×275 works
  12. Decision Sciences1.02×46 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.94×127 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.91×202 works
  15. Environmental Science0.77×179 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.55×55 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.48×72 works
  18. Chemistry0.47×34 works
  19. Materials Science0.32×52 works
  20. Computer Science0.28×103 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.21×16 works
  22. Mathematics0.19×10 works
  23. Energy0.16×7 works
  24. Engineering0.16×112 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.15×16 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.13×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Ribeirão Preto?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Social Determinants, Epidemiology, Depression, Qualitative Research, Quality of Life, Public Health and Clinical Practice.

▲ 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. Epidemiology456▲ 2.2×134 topics
  2. Mental Health352▲ 4.7×43 topics
  3. Quality of Life301▲ 4.0×58 topics
  4. Public Health284▲ 3.7×58 topics
  5. Depression268▲ 5.8×25 topics
  6. Qualitative Research264▲ 5.9×25 topics
  7. Social Determinants246▲ 23×7 topics
  8. Inflammation192▲ 1.72×82 topics
  9. Treatment189▲ 3.0×51 topics
  10. Clinical Practice187▲ 24×5 topics
  11. Psychoanalysis174▲ 41×5 topics
  12. Adolescence172▲ 75×3 topics
  13. Risk Factors170▲ 3.0×36 topics
  14. Psychopathology168▲ 18×4 topics
  15. Parenting166▲ 26×3 topics
  16. Healthcare Access164▲ 11×12 topics
  17. Diagnostic Labels159▲ 119×1 topic
  18. Educational Technology149▲ 2.4×27 topics
  19. Public Policy135▲ 5.4×17 topics
  20. Healthcare134▲ 2.2×24 topics
  21. Health Policy114▲ 14×7 topics
  22. Prevalence109▲ 5.1×15 topics
  23. Primary Care101▲ 5.2×14 topics
  24. Adolescents97▲ 5.0×10 topics
  25. Chronic Diseases92▲ 6.9×8 topics
  26. Health91▲ 4.3×17 topics
  27. Brazil86▲ 18×5 topics
  28. Aging Population83▲ 18×5 topics
  29. Social Determinants of Health82▲ 7.2×7 topics
  30. Legal Theory72▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Brazilian Health System72▲ 33×1 topic
  32. Community-Based Care72▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Family71▲ 19×4 topics
  34. Legal Philosophy70▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Constitutional Law68▲ 10.0×4 topics
  36. Public Administration67▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Civil Rights66▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Constitutional Interpretation66▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Judicial Activism66▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Cocaine63▲ 43×1 topic

What research is done in Ribeirão Preto?

Psychology and Mental He…154Psychology and Mental Health: 154 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 66 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues62Brazilian Legal Issues: 62 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence60Youth, Drugs, and Violence: 60 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 57 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil: 41 fractional worksBusiness and Management …36Business and Management Studies: 36 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 35 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 32 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation: 31 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsLawDemography6 others

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

  1. 1 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 154 works
  2. 2 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 66 works
  3. 3 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 62 works
  4. 4 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 60 works
  5. 5 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 57 works
  6. 6 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 41 works
  7. 7 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 36 works
  8. 8 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 35 works
  9. 9 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 32 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 31 works

Research output over time

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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%Ribeirão Preto11.2% 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 16.2% in 2016.

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