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Research in São Carlos

Science Explorer records 46 research institutions in São Carlos, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazilian Society of Computational and Applied Mathematics and Centro Universitário Central Paulista.

Research institutions
46
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
42k
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
523k
12.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1954-2026
73 years on the record

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 São Carlos?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal de São CarlosUniversity 38,697 #1,124
2Brazilian Society of Computational and Applied MathematicsInstitution 1,520 #9,262
3Instituto de Psicologia Comportamental de São CarlosUniversity 399 #26,560 all time
4Centro Universitário Central PaulistaUniversity 397 #9,833
5Opto Eletrônica (Brazil)Company 197 #29,253 all time
6Nanomed (Brazil)Company 192 #10,275 all time
7Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (Brazil)Company 113 not ranked
8Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São CarlosHospital / health system 51 not ranked
9Itera - Inovação e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico (Brazil)Company 45 not ranked
10Cientistas (Brazil)Company 42 not ranked
11Scenario (Brazil)Company 28 not ranked
12SF International (Brazil)Company 21 not ranked
13Aliança Orgânica Soluções Ambientais (Brazil)Company 20 not ranked
14Gerenciamento Tecnologia e Sistemas (Brazil)Company 17 not ranked
15Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Eletrônica OrgânicaResearch facility 16 not ranked
16Engemasa (Brazil)Company 14 not ranked
17DNA Consult Genética e Biotecnologia (Brazil)Company 11 not ranked
18Nanox (Brazil)Company 8 not ranked
19AGX Tecnologia (Brazil)Company 8 not ranked
20SHS Engenharia SustentávelCompany 7 not ranked
21Wavetek (Brazil)Company 6 not ranked
22Logtrac (Brazil)Company 5 not ranked
23Enalta Inovações Tecnológicas (Brazil)Company 5 not ranked
24EDG Equipamentos e Controles (Brazil)Company 5 not ranked
25MMOptics (Brazil)Company 5 not ranked
26Associação Brasileira de PolímerosNonprofit 4 not ranked
27Coss (Brazil)Company 4 not ranked
28Intecmat (Brazil)Company 4 not ranked
29CHR Cerâmica Técnica (Brazil)Company 4 not ranked
30Incon Eletrônica (Brazil)Company 3 not ranked
31DMC Equipmentos (Brazil)Company 3 not ranked
32XMobots (Brazil)Company 3 not ranked
33AgriOS (Brazil)Company 3 not ranked
34Accert (Brazil)Company 3 not ranked
35Associação Brasileira de Estudos de DefesaNonprofit 2 not ranked
36Onion Tecnologia (Brazil)Company 2 not ranked
37Eyetec Equipamentos Oftalmicos (Brazil)Company 2 not ranked
38Sencer (Brazil)Company 2 not ranked
39Tecnident (Brazil)Company 2 not ranked
40Asel-Tech (Brazil)Company 2 not ranked
41Inovamat (Brazil)Company 1 not ranked
42Biopdi (Brazil)Company 1 not ranked
43Victor Vision (Brazil)Company 1 not ranked
44Korth Rfid (Brazil)Company 1 not ranked
45Global Pet (Brazil)Company 0 not ranked
46Polikem (Brazil)Company 0 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 de São Carlos: 92.4%Brazilian Society of Computational and Applied Mathematics: 3.6%Instituto de Psicologia Comportamental de São Carlos: 1.0%Centro Universitário Central Paulista: 0.9%40 others listed: 2.1%92%largest
Universidade Federal de São Carlos39k · 92.4%Brazilian Society of Computational and Applied Mathematics1,520 · 3.6%Instituto de Psicologia Comportamental de São Carlos399 · 1.0%Centro Universitário Central Paulista397 · 0.9%40 others listed863 · 2.1%

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

Which fields of science does São Carlos work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in São Carlos is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Engineering (13%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 3,832 fractional works · 40.0% of its workEngineering: 1,212 fractional works · 12.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 229 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 224 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 166 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 116 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 113 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 73 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 69 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 769 fractional works · 8.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 215 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology: 105 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 101 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 533 fractional works · 5.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 148 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 144 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 68 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 513 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 266 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomaterials: 101 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 64 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 232 fractional works · 2.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 63 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 184 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 87 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrochemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 155 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 94 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 89 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 87 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPaleontology: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,212 fractional works · 33.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,967 fractional works · 20.5% of its workEducation: 671 fractional works · 7.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 570 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 155 fractional works · 1.6% of its workUrban Studies: 134 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 89 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 75 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 66 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 423 fractional works · 4.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 153 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhilosophy: 111 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 384 fractional works · 4.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 182 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 83 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 177 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 132 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 168 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 93 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,566 fractional works · 16.3% of its workMedicine: 1,018 fractional works · 10.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 146 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 73 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 68 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 67 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 64 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 62 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 151 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 479 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 250 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 114 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 969 fractional works · 10.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 546 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPlant Science: 183 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 86 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 69 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 288 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 165 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 88 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSão Carlos9,580fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences34%

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. Engineering1,21212.7%
    2. Environmental Science7698.0%
    3. Computer Science5335.6%
    4. Materials Science5135.4%
    5. Mathematics2322.4%
    6. Chemistry1841.9%
    7. Physics and Astronomy1551.6%
    8. Energy941.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences870.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering530.6%
  1. Social Sciences3,21233.5%
    1. Social Sciences1,96720.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities4234.4%
    3. Psychology3844.0%
    4. Decision Sciences1771.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting1681.8%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance931.0%
  2. Health Sciences1,56616.3%
    1. Medicine1,01810.6%
    2. Health Professions4795.0%
    3. Dentistry320.3%
    4. Nursing310.3%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5465.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2883.0%
    3. Neuroscience880.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology300.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics180.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is São Carlos strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in São Carlos is most concentrated in Occupational Therapy, Forestry and Urban Studies (7.1× the world share in Occupational Therapy).

  1. Occupational TherapySubfield · 102.7 works7.1×
  2. ForestrySubfield · 56.9 works6.3×
  3. Urban StudiesSubfield · 126.9 works5.3×
  4. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 130.5 works5.3×
  5. Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 25.0 works4.1×
  6. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 204.3 works4.0×
  7. ElectrochemistrySubfield · 22.1 works3.5×
← 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: 1.19× its world share, 491 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 252 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 76 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 17 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.59× its world share, 48 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.25× its world share, 170 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 476 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 77 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.05× its world share, 84 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 1,103 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.62× its world share, 699 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.51× its world share, 457 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.90× its world share, 194 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 126 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.66× its world share, 28 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.91× its world share, 438 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 927 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 29 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.53× its world share, 383 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 158 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 170 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 87 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 348 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 1,815 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences2.03×170 works
  2. Health Professions1.91×438 works
  3. Mathematics1.90×194 works
  4. Social Sciences1.65×1,815 works
  5. Environmental Science1.62×699 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.59×48 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.53×383 works
  8. Materials Science1.51×457 works
  9. Psychology1.31×348 works
  10. Chemistry1.25×170 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.19×491 works
  12. Energy1.05×84 works
  13. Engineering0.85×1,103 works
  14. Computer Science0.71×476 works
  15. Nursing0.68×29 works
  16. Dentistry0.66×28 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.65×126 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.56×17 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.56×77 works
  20. Medicine0.56×927 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.56×158 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×252 works
  23. Neuroscience0.54×76 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.47×87 works
  25. Veterinary0.38×4 works
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.28×24 works

Which keywords describe research in São Carlos?

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, Curriculum Development, Educational Policies and Pedagogical Practices.

▲ 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 Training489▲ 8.3×19 topics
  2. Sustainability487▲ 2.1×88 topics
  3. Qualitative Research458▲ 5.6×22 topics
  4. Public Policy424▲ 9.3×21 topics
  5. Globalization360▲ 1.91×102 topics
  6. Quality of Life351▲ 2.5×58 topics
  7. Education336▲ 2.0×85 topics
  8. Social Inequality301▲ 12×14 topics
  9. Public Health299▲ 2.1×55 topics
  10. Curriculum Development289▲ 4.5×10 topics
  11. Educational Technology281▲ 2.5×27 topics
  12. Mental Health266▲ 1.94×41 topics
  13. Online Learning242▲ 3.0×14 topics
  14. Biodiversity217▲ 3.0×31 topics
  15. Inclusive Education215▲ 6.2×15 topics
  16. Educational Policies204▲ 20×3 topics
  17. Distance Learning204▲ 6.1×9 topics
  18. Pedagogical Practices203▲ 24×3 topics
  19. Brazil202▲ 23×5 topics
  20. Educational Reform202▲ 17×6 topics
  21. Critical Pedagogy195▲ 24×4 topics
  22. Social Movements182▲ 6.4×18 topics
  23. Cultural Identity182▲ 3.8×20 topics
  24. Healthcare Access179▲ 6.9×10 topics
  25. Discourse Analysis168▲ 7.2×8 topics
  26. Agroecology162▲ 12×5 topics
  27. Health Policy136▲ 9.2×7 topics
  28. Social Determinants128▲ 6.5×6 topics
  29. Anthropology125▲ 14×9 topics
  30. Aging Population125▲ 15×4 topics
  31. Research Methods124▲ 8.4×3 topics
  32. Marketing Strategies121▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Innovation Management121▲ 8.1×2 topics
  34. Organizational Management120▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Quantitative Research120▲ 9.9×1 topic
  36. Environmental Education120▲ 8.1×9 topics
  37. Social Network Analysis120▲ 11×7 topics
  38. Science Education119▲ 20×3 topics
  39. Media Education116▲ 24×1 topic
  40. WebQuests116▲ 24×1 topic

What research is done in São Carlos?

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 185 works
  2. 2 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 119 works
  3. 3 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 113 works
  4. 4 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 98 works
  5. 5 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 94 works
  6. 6 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 88 works
  7. 7 Science and Education Research Education 84 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 82 works
  9. 9 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 80 works
  10. 10 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 70 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025São Carlos8.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.5% in 2008.

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