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Research in Santos

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Santos, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Santa Cecília, Universidade Católica de Santos and Universidade Metropolitana de Santos.

Research institutions
8
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.7k
▲ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
28k
4.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
3.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Santos

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 Santos?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Santa CecíliaUniversity 1,796 #2,778
2Universidade Católica de SantosUniversity 1,558 #6,284
3Universidade Metropolitana de SantosUniversity 974 #7,367
4Centro Universitário LusíadaUniversity 846 #9,472
5Inesc P&D BrasilNonprofit 344 #14,417 all time
6Centro Universitário Monte SerratUniversity 134 #29,243 all time
7IT&D Informação Tecnologia e Desenvolvimento (Brazil)Company 4 not ranked
8Hexalab (Brazil)Company 3 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 Santa Cecília: 31.7%Universidade Católica de Santos: 27.5%Universidade Metropolitana de Santos: 17.2%Centro Universitário Lusíada: 14.9%4 others listed: 8.6%32%largest
Universidade Santa Cecília1,796 · 31.7%Universidade Católica de Santos1,558 · 27.5%Universidade Metropolitana de Santos974 · 17.2%Centro Universitário Lusíada846 · 14.9%4 others listed485 · 8.6%

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

Which fields of science does Santos work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Santos is in Social Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Medicine (22%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 695 fractional works · 37.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 487 fractional works · 26.5% of its workEducation: 137 fractional works · 7.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 129 fractional works · 7.0% of its workLaw: 61 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 39 fractional works · 2.1% of its workUrban Studies: 30 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 24 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 71 fractional works · 3.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 69 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 30 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 32 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 554 fractional works · 30.1% of its workMedicine: 403 fractional works · 21.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 56 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSurgery: 41 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 25 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 24 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 109 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 50 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 26 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOral Surgery: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 433 fractional works · 23.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 196 fractional works · 10.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 70 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 25 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPollution: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 122 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science: 66 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 36 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 159 fractional works · 8.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 64 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPlant Science: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 54 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 25 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSantos1,842fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences30%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 Sciences48726.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities713.8%
    3. Psychology693.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting321.7%
    5. Decision Sciences221.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance140.8%
    1. Medicine40321.9%
    2. Health Professions1095.9%
    3. Dentistry261.4%
    4. Nursing120.7%
    5. Veterinary50.3%
    1. Environmental Science19610.6%
    2. Engineering1226.6%
    3. Computer Science663.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences150.8%
    5. Chemistry130.7%
    6. Materials Science110.6%
    7. Energy40.2%
    8. Mathematics30.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy30.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences643.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology542.9%
    3. Neuroscience251.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology120.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Santos strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Santos is most concentrated in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Urban Studies and Law (6.7× the world share in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law).

  1. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 66.5 works6.7×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 30.0 works6.4×
  3. LawSubfield · 55.1 works5.6×
  4. HealthSubfield · 20.0 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: 0.70× its world share, 57 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 50 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 61 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 116 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.20× its world share, 186 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.87× its world share, 24 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.19× its world share, 98 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.12× its world share, 365 worksMedicineNursing: 1.38× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.60× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.33× its world share, 66 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.28× its world share, 66 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 447 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry2.87×24 works
  2. Environmental Science2.20×186 works
  3. Health Professions2.19×98 works
  4. Social Sciences2.08×447 works
  5. Veterinary1.60×4 works
  6. Nursing1.38×12 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.33×66 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.33×22 works
  9. Psychology1.28×66 works
  10. Medicine1.12×365 works
  11. Neuroscience0.90×25 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.70×57 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.66×11 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.61×4 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×50 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.52×14 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.52×29 works
  18. Chemistry0.47×12 works
  19. Computer Science0.46×61 works
  20. Engineering0.45×116 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.37×14 works
  22. Energy0.20×3 works
  23. Materials Science0.17×10 works
  24. Mathematics0.16×3 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.11×1 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.07×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Santos?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology131▲ 1.78×117 topics
  2. Sustainability111▲ 2.5×56 topics
  3. Public Policy106▲ 12×20 topics
  4. Public Health100▲ 3.7×49 topics
  5. Globalization92▲ 2.5×58 topics
  6. Quality of Life91▲ 3.4×49 topics
  7. Teacher Training81▲ 7.2×15 topics
  8. Human Rights76▲ 4.0×33 topics
  9. Qualitative Research72▲ 4.6×17 topics
  10. Healthcare72▲ 3.4×20 topics
  11. Educational Technology66▲ 3.0×18 topics
  12. Environmental Impact63▲ 2.0×35 topics
  13. Sustainable Development61▲ 2.1×31 topics
  14. Social Inequality59▲ 12×9 topics
  15. Social Justice57▲ 5.2×15 topics
  16. Healthcare Access55▲ 11×9 topics
  17. Online Learning53▲ 3.5×10 topics
  18. Environmental Law52▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Legal Theory51▲ 41×3 topics
  20. Waste Management51▲ 6.9×7 topics
  21. Legal Philosophy49▲ 43×2 topics
  22. Biodiversity48▲ 3.4×17 topics
  23. Curriculum Development47▲ 3.8×6 topics
  24. Civil Rights47▲ 38×2 topics
  25. Constitutional Law47▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Constitutional Interpretation46▲ 56×1 topic
  27. Judicial Activism46▲ 56×1 topic
  28. Social Determinants42▲ 11×6 topics
  29. Brazil39▲ 23×5 topics
  30. Environmental Education38▲ 13×5 topics
  31. Water Resources35▲ 7.8×4 topics
  32. Pedagogical Practices34▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Inclusion34▲ 13×5 topics
  34. Social Participation34▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Eco-friendly Practices34▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Educational Policies33▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Health Policy33▲ 12×6 topics
  38. Educational Reform32▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Environmental Justice31▲ 12×5 topics
  40. Legislation31▲ 10×2 topics

What research is done in Santos?

Brazilian Legal Issues42Brazilian Legal Issues: 42 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 32 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…27Education Pedagogy and Practices: 27 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…23Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 23 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 20 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil: 18 fractional worksUrban Development and So…18Urban Development and Societal Issues: 18 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 17 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 16 fractional worksScience and Education Re…16Science and Education Research: 16 fractional works
LawManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEducationInformation Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 42 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 32 works
  3. 3 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 27 works
  4. 4 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 23 works
  5. 5 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 20 works
  6. 6 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  7. 7 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 18 works
  8. 8 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 17 works
  9. 9 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  10. 10 Science and Education Research Education 16 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Santos2.6% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.0% in 2006.

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