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Research in Santos

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Santos, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidade Metropolitana de Santos, Universidade Santa Cecília and Centro Universitário Lusíada.

Research institutions
8
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.7k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
3.2%
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 Santos?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Santa CecíliaUniversity 1,796 #20,431
2Universidade Católica de SantosUniversity 1,558 #23,795
3Universidade Metropolitana de SantosUniversity 974 #19,750
4Centro Universitário LusíadaUniversity 846 #21,418
5Inesc P&D BrasilNonprofit 344 #32,808 all time
6Centro Universitário Monte SerratUniversity 134 #42,747 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 2022–2025. 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 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.

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×
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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 Santos?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Teacher Training, Public Health, Sustainability, Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Social Inequality and Healthcare Access.

▲ 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. Epidemiology120▲ 1.78×116 topics
  2. Sustainability106▲ 2.5×54 topics
  3. Public Policy101▲ 12×17 topics
  4. Public Health90▲ 3.6×49 topics
  5. Globalization87▲ 2.6×57 topics
  6. Quality of Life83▲ 3.4×49 topics
  7. Teacher Training74▲ 7.0×14 topics
  8. Human Rights69▲ 4.0×30 topics
  9. Qualitative Research66▲ 4.5×15 topics
  10. Healthcare61▲ 3.2×19 topics
  11. Educational Technology59▲ 2.9×15 topics
  12. Environmental Impact59▲ 2.0×35 topics
  13. Social Inequality55▲ 12×9 topics
  14. Sustainable Development55▲ 2.0×27 topics
  15. Social Justice52▲ 5.2×14 topics
  16. Healthcare Access51▲ 11×8 topics
  17. Waste Management48▲ 6.9×7 topics
  18. Environmental Law46▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Legal Theory46▲ 38×3 topics
  20. Biodiversity46▲ 3.6×17 topics
  21. Legal Philosophy45▲ 40×2 topics
  22. Online Learning44▲ 3.1×9 topics
  23. Curriculum Development44▲ 3.7×6 topics
  24. Constitutional Law42▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Civil Rights42▲ 35×2 topics
  26. Constitutional Interpretation42▲ 53×1 topic
  27. Judicial Activism42▲ 53×1 topic
  28. Social Determinants40▲ 11×6 topics
  29. Brazil36▲ 22×5 topics
  30. Environmental Education36▲ 14×4 topics
  31. Water Resources34▲ 8.2×4 topics
  32. Social Participation33▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Eco-friendly Practices32▲ 32×1 topic
  34. Educational Policies31▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Pedagogical Practices31▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Environmental Justice30▲ 13×5 topics
  37. Educational Reform30▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Inclusion28▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Health Policy28▲ 10×5 topics
  40. Critical Pedagogy27▲ 19×2 topics

What research is done in Santos?

  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

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