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Research in Santo André

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Santo André, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Federal do ABC and Faculdade de Medicina do ABC.

Research institutions
7
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
14k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
139k
9.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Santo André

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 Santo André?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal do ABCUniversity 9,784 #2,148
2Faculdade de Medicina do ABCUniversity 3,452 #6,331
3Fundação do ABCNonprofit 378 #16,744 all time
4Centro Universitário Fundação Santo AndréUniversity 258 #19,634 all time
5Hospital Estadual Mário CovasHospital / health system 135 #32,071 all time
6Versor Inovação Tecnológica (Brazil)Company 60 not ranked
7Compass (Brazil)Company 4 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 do ABC: 69.5%Faculdade de Medicina do ABC: 24.5%Fundação do ABC: 2.7%Centro Universitário Fundação Santo André: 1.8%3 others listed: 1.4%70%largest
Universidade Federal do ABC9,784 · 69.5%Faculdade de Medicina do ABC3,452 · 24.5%Fundação do ABC378 · 2.7%Centro Universitário Fundação Santo André258 · 1.8%3 others listed199 · 1.4%

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

Which fields of science does Santo André work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Santo André is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (19%), Social Sciences (18%), Engineering (13%).

Physical Sciences: 1,753 fractional works · 38.6% of its workEngineering: 586 fractional works · 12.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 208 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 95 fractional works · 2.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 54 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 47 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 267 fractional works · 5.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 70 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 40 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 256 fractional works · 5.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 73 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 58 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 213 fractional works · 4.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 59 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 56 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 55 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 202 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 98 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomaterials: 52 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 82 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 58 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 51 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 44 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,261 fractional works · 27.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 808 fractional works · 17.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 241 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEducation: 235 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 85 fractional works · 1.9% of its workUrban Studies: 56 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 39 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 141 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 56 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 112 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhilosophy: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 73 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 43 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 66 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 60 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,051 fractional works · 23.2% of its workMedicine: 879 fractional works · 19.4% of its workSurgery: 136 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 97 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 56 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 51 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 78 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 140 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 73 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 475 fractional works · 10.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 190 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 102 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 154 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPlant Science: 57 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 86 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 46 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSanto André4,541fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences28%

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. Engineering58612.9%
    2. Environmental Science2675.9%
    3. Computer Science2565.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy2134.7%
    5. Materials Science2024.4%
    6. Mathematics821.8%
    7. Chemistry581.3%
    8. Energy511.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences250.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering130.3%
  2. Social Sciences1,26127.8%
    1. Social Sciences80817.8%
    2. Psychology1413.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities1122.5%
    4. Decision Sciences731.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance661.5%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting601.3%
  3. Health Sciences1,05123.2%
    1. Medicine87919.4%
    2. Health Professions1403.1%
    3. Nursing160.3%
    4. Dentistry130.3%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1904.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1543.4%
    3. Neuroscience861.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology320.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics120.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Santo André strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Santo André is most concentrated in Urban Studies, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Information Systems and Management (4.6× the world share in Urban Studies).

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 52.5 works4.6×
  2. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 53.4 works4.1×
  3. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 41.7 works3.5×
  4. BiomaterialsSubfield · 46.6 works2.7×
  5. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 63.3 works2.6×
← 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: 0.69× its world share, 135 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 169 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 27 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 76 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 52 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 237 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 45 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 535 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 242 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.25× its world share, 179 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.52× its world share, 74 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.02× its world share, 185 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.64× its world share, 13 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 125 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.01× its world share, 795 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.85× its world share, 101 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 56 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 69 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 63 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 125 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 747 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy2.02×185 works
  2. Decision Sciences1.73×69 works
  3. Mathematics1.52×74 works
  4. Social Sciences1.44×747 works
  5. Materials Science1.25×179 works
  6. Energy1.20×45 works
  7. Environmental Science1.19×242 works
  8. Health Professions1.15×125 works
  9. Neuroscience1.14×76 works
  10. Medicine1.01×795 works
  11. Psychology1.00×125 works
  12. Engineering0.87×535 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.85×101 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.82×12 works
  15. Chemistry0.80×52 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×169 works
  17. Computer Science0.74×237 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.73×11 works
  19. Nursing0.72×14 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.72×63 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.69×135 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.64×27 works
  23. Dentistry0.64×13 works
  24. Veterinary0.55×3 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.42×56 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.36×23 works

Which keywords describe research in Santo André?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Public Policy, Qualitative Research, Social Inequality, Sustainability, Epidemiology, Curriculum Development and Educational Reform.

▲ 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. Epidemiology234▲ 1.29×131 topics
  2. Sustainability204▲ 1.84×78 topics
  3. Teacher Training177▲ 6.3×15 topics
  4. Public Policy153▲ 7.1×19 topics
  5. Globalization152▲ 1.70×85 topics
  6. Qualitative Research151▲ 3.9×20 topics
  7. Education140▲ 1.80×69 topics
  8. Quality of Life126▲ 1.91×54 topics
  9. Educational Technology121▲ 2.3×25 topics
  10. Public Health120▲ 1.81×56 topics
  11. Curriculum Development113▲ 3.7×9 topics
  12. Renewable Energy112▲ 1.71×36 topics
  13. Social Inequality107▲ 8.8×11 topics
  14. Online Learning97▲ 2.6×14 topics
  15. Healthcare95▲ 1.84×24 topics
  16. Biodiversity74▲ 2.1×26 topics
  17. Healthcare Access70▲ 5.7×10 topics
  18. Educational Reform69▲ 12×4 topics
  19. Distance Learning69▲ 4.4×9 topics
  20. Inclusive Education68▲ 4.1×12 topics
  21. Science Education67▲ 24×3 topics
  22. Educational Policies66▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Brazil64▲ 15×5 topics
  24. Pedagogical Practices64▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Cultural Identity64▲ 2.8×14 topics
  26. Critical Pedagogy64▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Social Movements60▲ 4.5×19 topics
  28. Social Determinants56▲ 6.0×8 topics
  29. Educational Games53▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Social Network Analysis51▲ 9.4×3 topics
  31. Environmental Education50▲ 7.1×8 topics
  32. Active Learning50▲ 6.1×4 topics
  33. Cultural Convergence49▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Media Education49▲ 21×1 topic
  35. WebQuests49▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Didactic Models47▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Teaching Methodologies47▲ 7.7×1 topic
  38. Latin America45▲ 5.3×18 topics
  39. Eco-friendly Practices38▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Social Participation38▲ 14×2 topics

What research is done in Santo André?

Education Pedagogy and Practices: 60 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 48 fractional worksScience and Education Re…45Science and Education Research: 45 fractional worksBusiness and Management …36Business and Management Studies: 36 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 35 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 30 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…24Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 24 fractional worksSocial and Economic Solidarity: 23 fractional worksSocial and Political Issues: 20 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 20 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and ManagementManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law2 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 60 works
  2. 2 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 48 works
  3. 3 Science and Education Research Education 45 works
  4. 4 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 36 works
  5. 5 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 35 works
  6. 6 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 30 works
  7. 7 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 24 works
  8. 8 Social and Economic Solidarity Sociology and Political Science 23 works
  9. 9 Social and Political Issues Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  10. 10 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 20 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%Santo André10.8% 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 17.0% in 2011.

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