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Research in Salvador

Science Explorer records 23 research institutions in Salvador, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Hospital Ana Nery, Universidade Federal da Bahia and Universidade do Estado da Bahia.

Research institutions
23
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
56k
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
397k
7.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Salvador

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 Salvador?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal da BahiaUniversity 24,923 #2,044
2Hospital Ana NeryHospital / health system 8,118 #1,880
3Universidade do Estado da BahiaUniversity 5,726 #2,068
4Universidade SalvadorUniversity 2,856 #3,088
5Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde PúblicaUniversity 2,425 #5,427
6Faculdade de Tecnologia e CiênciasUniversity 2,284 #3,710
7Instituto Federal da BahiaUniversity 2,071 #3,607
8Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia BaianoUniversity 1,733 #4,789
9Universidade Católica do SalvadorUniversity 997 #9,853
10Secretaria da Educação do Estado da BahiaGovernment institution 878 #8,878
11Complexo Hospitalar Universitário Professor Edgard SantosResearch facility 741 #13,883
12Hospital São RafaelHospital / health system 631 #16,033
13Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da BahiaGovernment institution 550 #11,772
14Jorge Amado University CenterUniversity 413 #12,462
15Secretaria de Ciência, Tecnologia e InovaçãoGovernment institution 365 #12,670
16Hospital Santa IzabelHospital / health system 337 #17,462
17Suzano (Brazil)Company 215 #24,052 all time
18Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Doenças TropicaisResearch facility 188 #20,911 all time
19Faculdade Ruy BarbosaUniversity 187 #23,974 all time
20Fundação Bahiana de InfectologiaInstitution 169 #28,372 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-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 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.

Which fields of science does Salvador work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research in Salvador is in Social Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Medicine (16%), Environmental Science (7%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 7,327 fractional works · 44.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,866 fractional works · 29.7% of its workEducation: 1,551 fractional works · 9.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,418 fractional works · 8.7% of its workUrban Studies: 362 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 308 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDemography: 224 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLaw: 224 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 172 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 169 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 124 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 80 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 78 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 117 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 1,132 fractional works · 6.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 391 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhilosophy: 260 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 142 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 120 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 75 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 106 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 582 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 271 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 142 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 92 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 335 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 269 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 230 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 63 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 182 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 142 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 4,008 fractional works · 24.5% of its workMedicine: 2,662 fractional works · 16.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 400 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 235 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 221 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 169 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 162 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 151 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 126 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 75 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 75 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 72 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 72 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 72 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 61 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 259 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1,093 fractional works · 6.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 633 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 136 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 105 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 66 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 130 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 89 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3,364 fractional works · 20.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,133 fractional works · 6.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 542 fractional works · 3.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 134 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 122 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 67 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 65 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 803 fractional works · 4.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 131 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 124 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 109 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 88 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 80 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 66 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 155 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 744 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInformation Systems: 380 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 134 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 70 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 72 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 152 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 80 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 122 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 118 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 114 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 99 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 59 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,686 fractional works · 10.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 959 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPlant Science: 274 fractional works · 1.7% of its workForestry: 180 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 177 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 87 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 63 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 413 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 176 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 123 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 113 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 164 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 74 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 117 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 59 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSalvador16kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences24%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 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences7,32744.7%
    1. Social Sciences4,86629.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities1,1326.9%
    3. Psychology5823.6%
    4. Decision Sciences3352.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting2301.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1821.1%
  2. Health Sciences4,00824.5%
    1. Medicine2,66216.2%
    2. Health Professions1,0936.7%
    3. Dentistry1300.8%
    4. Nursing890.5%
    5. Veterinary340.2%
    1. Environmental Science1,1336.9%
    2. Engineering8034.9%
    3. Computer Science7444.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1520.9%
    5. Materials Science1220.7%
    6. Chemistry1180.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy1140.7%
    8. Mathematics990.6%
    9. Energy590.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering210.1%
  4. Life Sciences1,68610.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences9595.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4132.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1641.0%
    4. Neuroscience1170.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics330.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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 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: 1.22× its world share, 857 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 360 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.94× its world share, 140 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 100 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 27 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 106 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 655 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 136 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 52 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 716 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.41× its world share, 1,033 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 103 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 89 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 99 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.67× its world share, 119 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.58× its world share, 1,002 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.83× its world share, 2,344 worksMedicineNursing: 1.10× its world share, 80 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.35× its world share, 27 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.42× its world share, 1,030 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 207 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 320 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 169 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 523 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.38× its world share, 4,452 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions2.58×1,002 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.42×1,030 works
  3. Social Sciences2.38×4,452 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.24×320 works
  5. Dentistry1.67×119 works
  6. Environmental Science1.41×1,033 works
  7. Veterinary1.35×27 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.22×857 works
  9. Psychology1.16×523 works
  10. Nursing1.10×80 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.94×140 works
  12. Medicine0.83×2,344 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.59×136 works
  14. Computer Science0.57×655 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.53×169 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.52×27 works
  17. Mathematics0.51×89 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×360 works
  19. Chemistry0.46×106 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.44×207 works
  21. Neuroscience0.42×100 works
  22. Energy0.38×52 works
  23. Engineering0.32×716 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.31×16 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.30×99 works
  26. Materials Science0.20×103 works

Which keywords describe research in Salvador?

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

▲ 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 Training1,164▲ 12×25 topics
  2. Sustainability1,008▲ 2.5×95 topics
  3. Epidemiology991▲ 1.52×137 topics
  4. Public Policy987▲ 13×22 topics
  5. Globalization960▲ 3.0×133 topics
  6. Qualitative Research945▲ 6.8×31 topics
  7. Public Health851▲ 3.6×68 topics
  8. Education760▲ 2.7×102 topics
  9. Educational Technology757▲ 3.9×36 topics
  10. Quality of Life740▲ 3.1×59 topics
  11. Social Inequality740▲ 17×15 topics
  12. Curriculum Development637▲ 5.7×10 topics
  13. Cultural Identity603▲ 7.4×26 topics
  14. Online Learning598▲ 4.4×16 topics
  15. Healthcare542▲ 2.9×28 topics
  16. Mental Health540▲ 2.3×45 topics
  17. Social Movements530▲ 11×29 topics
  18. Healthcare Access511▲ 11×12 topics
  19. Identity483▲ 4.1×59 topics
  20. Brazil451▲ 30×5 topics
  21. Colonialism444▲ 5.7×39 topics
  22. Inclusive Education439▲ 7.4×18 topics
  23. Pedagogical Practices431▲ 29×3 topics
  24. Distance Learning416▲ 7.3×11 topics
  25. Educational Reform413▲ 21×5 topics
  26. Agroecology413▲ 18×6 topics
  27. Educational Policies413▲ 23×3 topics
  28. Anthropology403▲ 26×9 topics
  29. Critical Pedagogy403▲ 30×3 topics
  30. Health Policy389▲ 15×7 topics
  31. Social Determinants371▲ 11×7 topics
  32. Discourse Analysis343▲ 8.7×10 topics
  33. Cultural Studies333▲ 5.5×31 topics
  34. Environmental Education314▲ 12×9 topics
  35. Social Network Analysis302▲ 16×7 topics
  36. Media Education295▲ 35×1 topic
  37. WebQuests295▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Aging Population293▲ 20×4 topics
  39. Social Determinants of Health280▲ 7.9×8 topics
  40. Science Education276▲ 27×3 topics

What research is done in Salvador?

Education Pedagogy and P…384Education Pedagogy and Practices: 384 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…284Education and Digital Technologies: 284 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 255 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 247 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 223 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 212 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 208 fractional worksRural Development and Ag…198Rural Development and Agriculture: 198 fractional worksLinguistics and Education Research: 186 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 185 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawInformation Systems and Management3 others

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

  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

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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 2025Salvador7.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.7% in 2007.

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