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Research in Santa Maria

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Santa Maria, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Universidade Franciscana and Instituto Federal Farroupilha.

Research institutions
4
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
47k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
7.8%
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 Santa Maria?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal de Santa MariaUniversity 41,039 #2,282
2Universidade FranciscanaUniversity 2,983 #9,465
3Instituto Federal FarroupilhaUniversity 1,750 #15,489
4Hospital Universitário de Santa MariaHospital / health system 941 #19,632

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 de Santa Maria: 87.9%Universidade Franciscana: 6.4%Instituto Federal Farroupilha: 3.7%Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria: 2.0%88%largest
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria41k · 87.9%Universidade Franciscana2,983 · 6.4%Instituto Federal Farroupilha1,750 · 3.7%Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria941 · 2.0%

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

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×
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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 Santa Maria?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Research, Teacher Training, 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 2022–2025 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. Qualitative Research685▲ 7.8×23 topics
  2. Teacher Training678▲ 11×18 topics
  3. Sustainability599▲ 2.4×91 topics
  4. Public Policy484▲ 9.8×23 topics
  5. Educational Technology462▲ 3.9×32 topics
  6. Globalization432▲ 2.2×96 topics
  7. Curriculum Development408▲ 5.8×7 topics
  8. Public Health398▲ 2.7×58 topics
  9. Quality of Life392▲ 2.7×58 topics
  10. Online Learning372▲ 4.4×16 topics
  11. Social Inequality369▲ 14×13 topics
  12. Education334▲ 1.94×89 topics
  13. Inclusive Education280▲ 7.9×12 topics
  14. Distance Learning270▲ 8.0×7 topics
  15. Educational Policies270▲ 23×3 topics
  16. Pedagogical Practices270▲ 30×3 topics
  17. Educational Reform265▲ 21×4 topics
  18. Research Methods265▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Data Analysis264▲ 9.6×8 topics
  20. Critical Pedagogy261▲ 30×3 topics
  21. Innovation Management261▲ 16×3 topics
  22. Marketing Strategies260▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Organizational Management259▲ 39×1 topic
  24. Quantitative Research259▲ 18×1 topic
  25. Cultural Identity215▲ 4.1×22 topics
  26. Waste Management212▲ 5.1×11 topics
  27. Healthcare Access208▲ 7.4×10 topics
  28. Social Determinants205▲ 9.6×7 topics
  29. Social Network Analysis203▲ 17×6 topics
  30. Media Education201▲ 36×1 topic
  31. WebQuests201▲ 36×1 topic
  32. Brazil198▲ 20×5 topics
  33. Agroecology198▲ 14×6 topics
  34. Discourse Analysis192▲ 7.5×9 topics
  35. Anthropology186▲ 19×8 topics
  36. Science Education184▲ 29×3 topics
  37. Social Movements180▲ 6.0×17 topics
  38. Environmental Education176▲ 12×7 topics
  39. Social Participation160▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Eco-friendly Practices159▲ 26×1 topic

What research is done in Santa Maria?

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and PracticesEducation 260 works
  2. 2 Business and Management StudiesInformation Systems and Management 259 works
  3. 3 Education and Digital TechnologiesSociology and Political Science 201 works
  4. 4 Environmental Sustainability and EducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law 159 works
  5. 5 Science and Education ResearchEducation 142 works
  6. 6 Rural Development and AgricultureManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law 129 works
  7. 7 Academic Research in Diverse FieldsEducation 120 works
  8. 8 Health, Nursing, Elderly CareGeneral Health Professions 111 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Education ResearchLiterature and Literary Theory 107 works
  10. 10 Cultural, Media, and Literary StudiesPhilosophy 106 works

Research output over time

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