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Research in Santa Maria

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Santa Maria, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Franciscana, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria and Instituto Federal Farroupilha.

Research institutions
3
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
47k
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
366k
7.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1963-2026
64 years on the record
Santa Maria

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 Santa Maria?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal de Santa MariaUniversity 41,980 #3,704
2Universidade FranciscanaUniversity 2,983 #3,615
3Instituto Federal FarroupilhaUniversity 1,750 #5,454

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 Santa Maria work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Santa Maria is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Medicine (11%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 4,156 fractional works · 37.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,526 fractional works · 22.8% of its workEducation: 943 fractional works · 8.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 649 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 172 fractional works · 1.6% of its workUrban Studies: 156 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 147 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 87 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 82 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 73 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 70 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 599 fractional works · 5.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 203 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhilosophy: 181 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 355 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 165 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 76 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 329 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 281 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 240 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 82 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 106 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,974 fractional works · 26.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 958 fractional works · 8.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 352 fractional works · 3.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 147 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 105 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 67 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 65 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 924 fractional works · 8.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 300 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 137 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 89 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 86 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 67 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 67 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 99 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 429 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInformation Systems: 192 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 81 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 184 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 91 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 145 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 105 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPaleontology: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 103 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 92 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 73 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,138 fractional works · 19.3% of its workMedicine: 1,252 fractional works · 11.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 187 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 106 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 102 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 85 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 78 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 197 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 573 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 316 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 71 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 200 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOral Surgery: 70 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,800 fractional works · 16.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,221 fractional works · 11.0% of its workPlant Science: 512 fractional works · 4.6% of its workFood Science: 149 fractional works · 1.3% of its workForestry: 128 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoil Science: 103 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 96 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 308 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 148 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 154 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSensory Systems: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 76 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKSanta Maria11kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences38%

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 Sciences4,15637.6%
    1. Social Sciences2,52622.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities5995.4%
    3. Psychology3553.2%
    4. Decision Sciences3293.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting2402.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1061.0%
    1. Environmental Science9588.7%
    2. Engineering9248.3%
    3. Computer Science4293.9%
    4. Chemistry1841.7%
    5. Materials Science1451.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1051.0%
    7. Energy1030.9%
    8. Physics and Astronomy730.7%
    9. Mathematics290.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering230.2%
  3. Health Sciences2,13819.3%
    1. Medicine1,25211.3%
    2. Health Professions5735.2%
    3. Dentistry2001.8%
    4. Nursing620.6%
    5. Veterinary510.5%
  4. Life Sciences1,80016.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,22111.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3082.8%
    3. Neuroscience1541.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology760.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics400.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Santa Maria strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Santa Maria is most concentrated in Forestry, Information Systems and Management and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (11.3× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 118.0 works11×
  2. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 269.2 works9.4×
  3. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 335.4 works5.7×
  4. Urban StudiesSubfield · 144.8 works5.2×
  5. OrthodonticsSubfield · 51.0 works4.5×
← 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: 2.31× its world share, 1,104 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 275 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 67 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 130 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.02× its world share, 36 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 22 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.08× its world share, 171 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 396 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 93 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.04× its world share, 96 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 855 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.75× its world share, 874 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 129 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 25 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 61 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.64× its world share, 178 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.93× its world share, 512 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 1,102 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 57 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.97× its world share, 41 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.91× its world share, 555 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 218 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.24× its world share, 315 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 98 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 325 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 2,320 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry3.64×178 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.24×315 works
  3. Veterinary2.97×41 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.31×1,104 works
  5. Health Professions1.93×512 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.91×555 works
  7. Social Sciences1.82×2,320 works
  8. Environmental Science1.75×874 works
  9. Nursing1.16×57 works
  10. Chemistry1.08×171 works
  11. Psychology1.06×325 works
  12. Energy1.04×96 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.02×36 works
  14. Neuroscience0.80×130 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.67×218 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.66×67 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.61×22 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.59×93 works
  19. Engineering0.57×855 works
  20. Medicine0.57×1,102 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.51×275 works
  22. Computer Science0.51×396 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.46×98 works
  24. Materials Science0.37×129 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.27×61 works
  26. Mathematics0.21×25 works

Which keywords describe research in Santa Maria?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Qualitative Research, Public Policy, Social Inequality, Curriculum Development, Sustainability, Educational Technology and Online 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 Training724▲ 11×19 topics
  2. Qualitative Research720▲ 7.7×26 topics
  3. Sustainability643▲ 2.4×93 topics
  4. Public Policy522▲ 9.9×23 topics
  5. Educational Technology491▲ 3.8×33 topics
  6. Globalization470▲ 2.2×102 topics
  7. Quality of Life441▲ 2.8×58 topics
  8. Public Health438▲ 2.7×59 topics
  9. Curriculum Development432▲ 5.8×7 topics
  10. Online Learning398▲ 4.3×16 topics
  11. Social Inequality396▲ 13×16 topics
  12. Education378▲ 1.99×91 topics
  13. Inclusive Education295▲ 7.4×12 topics
  14. Pedagogical Practices286▲ 29×3 topics
  15. Educational Policies285▲ 24×3 topics
  16. Distance Learning284▲ 7.4×8 topics
  17. Educational Reform279▲ 21×5 topics
  18. Critical Pedagogy275▲ 30×3 topics
  19. Research Methods273▲ 16×3 topics
  20. Data Analysis273▲ 9.4×8 topics
  21. Innovation Management269▲ 16×3 topics
  22. Marketing Strategies268▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Organizational Management267▲ 40×1 topic
  24. Quantitative Research267▲ 19×1 topic
  25. Cultural Identity230▲ 4.2×25 topics
  26. Healthcare Access230▲ 7.6×11 topics
  27. Waste Management221▲ 5.0×11 topics
  28. Social Determinants219▲ 9.6×7 topics
  29. Agroecology219▲ 14×6 topics
  30. Brazil213▲ 21×5 topics
  31. Social Network Analysis208▲ 16×6 topics
  32. Media Education206▲ 36×1 topic
  33. WebQuests206▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Social Movements204▲ 6.2×21 topics
  35. Discourse Analysis201▲ 7.5×10 topics
  36. Anthropology199▲ 19×8 topics
  37. Science Education199▲ 29×3 topics
  38. Environmental Education188▲ 11×7 topics
  39. Health Policy174▲ 10×7 topics
  40. Eco-friendly Practices166▲ 26×2 topics

What research is done in Santa Maria?

Education Pedagogy and Practices: 260 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 259 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…201Education and Digital Technologies: 201 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…159Environmental Sustainability and Education: 159 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 142 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 129 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…120Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 120 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 111 fractional worksLinguistics and Education Research: 107 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 106 fractional works
EducationInformation Systems and ManagementSociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law3 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 260 works
  2. 2 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 259 works
  3. 3 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 201 works
  4. 4 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 159 works
  5. 5 Science and Education Research Education 142 works
  6. 6 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 129 works
  7. 7 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 120 works
  8. 8 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 111 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 107 works
  10. 10 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 106 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Santa Maria8.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.0% in 2003.

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