Science Explorer Interactive view Map
City · Brazil

Research in Salvador

Science Explorer records 23 research institutions in Salvador, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidade Federal da Bahia, Universidade do Estado da Bahia and Instituto Federal da Bahia.

Research institutions
23
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
56k
▲ 62% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
7.1%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Salvador?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal da BahiaUniversity 24,923 #2,416
2Hospital Ana NeryHospital / health system 8,118 #11,908
3Universidade do Estado da BahiaUniversity 5,726 #8,729
4Universidade SalvadorUniversity 2,856 #11,725
5Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde PúblicaUniversity 2,425 #12,163
6Faculdade de Tecnologia e CiênciasUniversity 2,284 #16,488
7Instituto Federal da BahiaUniversity 2,071 #8,966
8Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia BaianoUniversity 1,733 #12,652
9Universidade Católica do SalvadorUniversity 997 #26,859
10Secretaria da Educação do Estado da BahiaGovernment institution 878 #24,539
11Complexo Hospitalar Universitário Professor Edgard SantosResearch facility 741 #19,984
12Hospital São RafaelHospital / health system 631 #21,359
13Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da BahiaGovernment institution 550 #24,497
14Jorge Amado University CenterUniversity 413 #26,910
15Secretaria de Ciência, Tecnologia e InovaçãoGovernment institution 365 #23,466
16Hospital Santa IzabelHospital / health system 337 #25,929
17Suzano (Brazil)Company 215 #35,388 all time
18Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Doenças TropicaisResearch facility 188 #25,605 all time
19Faculdade Ruy BarbosaUniversity 187 #41,480 all time
20Fundação Bahiana de InfectologiaInstitution 169 #33,918 all time
21Instituto Midia ÉtnicaNonprofit 93 not ranked
22Companhia de Eletricidade do Estado da Bahia (Brazil)Company 64 not ranked
23Associação Brasileira de Terapia CelularNonprofit 8 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 da Bahia: 44.5%Hospital Ana Nery: 14.5%Universidade do Estado da Bahia: 10.2%Universidade Salvador: 5.1%19 others listed: 25.6%45%largest
Universidade Federal da Bahia25k · 44.5%Hospital Ana Nery8,118 · 14.5%Universidade do Estado da Bahia5,726 · 10.2%Universidade Salvador2,856 · 5.1%19 others listed14k · 25.6%

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

What is Salvador strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Salvador is most concentrated in Forestry, General Arts and Humanities and Urban Studies (11.2× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 172.6 works11×
  2. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 26.8 works8.8×
  3. Urban StudiesSubfield · 344.0 works8.4×
  4. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 260.4 works6.2×
  5. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 511.3 works5.9×
  6. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 365.1 works4.7×
  7. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 104.6 works4.3×
  8. PhilosophySubfield · 250.0 works4.0×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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.

Which keywords describe research in Salvador?

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

▲ 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. Teacher Training1,085▲ 12×23 topics
  2. Sustainability946▲ 2.6×93 topics
  3. Public Policy920▲ 13×22 topics
  4. Qualitative Research902▲ 7.0×30 topics
  5. Epidemiology891▲ 1.53×135 topics
  6. Globalization884▲ 3.0×124 topics
  7. Public Health776▲ 3.6×67 topics
  8. Educational Technology703▲ 4.0×36 topics
  9. Social Inequality685▲ 17×15 topics
  10. Quality of Life672▲ 3.2×59 topics
  11. Education653▲ 2.6×97 topics
  12. Curriculum Development602▲ 5.8×10 topics
  13. Online Learning554▲ 4.5×16 topics
  14. Cultural Identity546▲ 7.2×26 topics
  15. Mental Health507▲ 2.3×45 topics
  16. Healthcare491▲ 3.0×27 topics
  17. Social Movements486▲ 11×29 topics
  18. Healthcare Access470▲ 11×12 topics
  19. Identity424▲ 3.9×55 topics
  20. Inclusive Education418▲ 8.0×18 topics
  21. Brazil418▲ 29×5 topics
  22. Pedagogical Practices403▲ 30×3 topics
  23. Colonialism402▲ 5.8×35 topics
  24. Distance Learning397▲ 8.0×11 topics
  25. Educational Policies394▲ 23×3 topics
  26. Educational Reform393▲ 21×5 topics
  27. Critical Pedagogy385▲ 30×3 topics
  28. Agroecology376▲ 18×6 topics
  29. Anthropology362▲ 25×9 topics
  30. Health Policy356▲ 15×7 topics
  31. Social Determinants354▲ 11×7 topics
  32. Discourse Analysis323▲ 8.6×9 topics
  33. Cultural Studies309▲ 5.5×29 topics
  34. Environmental Education290▲ 13×8 topics
  35. Social Network Analysis290▲ 16×7 topics
  36. Media Education284▲ 34×1 topic
  37. WebQuests284▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Aging Population269▲ 20×4 topics
  39. Social Determinants of Health259▲ 7.8×8 topics
  40. Social Participation256▲ 27×2 topics

What research is done in Salvador?

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 384 works
  2. 2 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 284 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 255 works
  4. 4 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 247 works
  5. 5 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 223 works
  6. 6 Science and Education Research Education 212 works
  7. 7 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 208 works
  8. 8 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 198 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 186 works
  10. 10 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 185 works

Research output over time

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.