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Research in São José dos Campos

Science Explorer records 35 research institutions in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Hospital de Clínicas da Unicamp, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica and Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais.

Research institutions
35
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
26k
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
292k
11.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
São José dos Campos

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 José dos Campos?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Hospital de Clínicas da UnicampHospital / health system 8,664 #3,683
2Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas EspaciaisResearch facility 8,336 #6,701
3Instituto Tecnológico de AeronáuticaUniversity 5,524 #4,779
4Instituto de Aeronáutica e EspaçoInstitution 1,508 #8,829
5Embraer (Brazil)Company 574 #18,648
6Department of Aerospace Science and TechnologyGovernment institution 567 #10,144
7Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alertas de Desastres NaturaisGovernment institution 383 #14,957
8Geoambiente (Brazil)Company 79 not ranked
9Instituto de Controle do Espaço AéreoResearch facility 64 not ranked
10Tecplas Indústria e Comércio (Brazil)Company 29 not ranked
11Orbisat (Brazil)Company 17 not ranked
12Clorovale Diamantes (Brazil)Company 16 not ranked
13Nexus (Brazil)Company 8 not ranked
14Altave (Brazil)Company 8 not ranked
15Cotec (Brazil)Company 6 not ranked
16Oralls (Brazil)Company 5 not ranked
17BMT Group (Brazil)Company 5 not ranked
18Selaz (Brazil)Company 5 not ranked
19TecSUS Tecnologias para a Sustentabilidade (Brazil)Company 4 not ranked
20Fundação de Ciência, Aplicações e Tecnologia EspaciaisNonprofit 4 not ranked
21TOTVS (Brazil)Company 4 not ranked
22Polaris (Brazil)Company 3 not ranked
23Fibraforte (Brazil)Company 3 not ranked
24Neuron Eletrônica (Brazil)Company 2 not ranked
25Compsis (Brazil)Company 2 not ranked
26Akaer (Brazil)Company 2 not ranked
27EQE Tecnologia (Brazil)Company 2 not ranked
28Electric Dreams (Brazil)Company 2 not ranked
29Metal Plasma (Brazil)Company 2 not ranked
30Metrolab Calibrações (Brazil)Company 1 not ranked
31Redealumni (Brazil)Company 1 not ranked
32Beta Telecom (Brazil)Company 1 not ranked
33Tecnima (Brazil)Company 1 not ranked
34Mentor Interactive (Brazil)Company 1 not ranked
35Atonus Engineering Systems (Brazil)Company 1 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.

Hospital de Clínicas da Unicamp: 33.5%Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais: 32.3%Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica: 21.4%Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço: 5.8%31 others listed: 7.0%34%largest
Hospital de Clínicas da Unicamp8,664 · 33.5%Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais8,336 · 32.3%Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica5,524 · 21.4%Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço1,508 · 5.8%31 others listed1,802 · 7.0%

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

Which fields of science does São José dos Campos work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research in São José dos Campos is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (26%), Environmental Science (13%), Social Sciences (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,796 fractional works · 63.9% of its workEngineering: 1,151 fractional works · 26.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 289 fractional works · 6.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 130 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 113 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 102 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 99 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 80 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 68 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 57 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 43 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 40 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 547 fractional works · 12.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 182 fractional works · 4.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 81 fractional works · 1.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 80 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology: 78 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 59 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 383 fractional works · 8.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 125 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 63 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 59 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 54 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHardware and Architecture: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 269 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 160 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 162 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 83 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOceanography: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 154 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 85 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 49 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 931 fractional works · 21.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 470 fractional works · 10.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 167 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEducation: 91 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 54 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 45 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 145 fractional works · 3.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 47 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 97 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 84 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 50 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 67 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 67 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 444 fractional works · 10.1% of its workMedicine: 298 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 106 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth Professions: 83 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 57 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthodontics: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 203 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 112 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 62 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSão José dosCampos4,374fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences64%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences21%

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. Engineering1,15126.3%
    2. Environmental Science54712.5%
    3. Computer Science3838.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy2696.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1623.7%
    6. Materials Science1543.5%
    7. Mathematics491.1%
    8. Chemistry360.8%
    9. Energy280.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering170.4%
    1. Social Sciences47010.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities1453.3%
    3. Decision Sciences972.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance841.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting671.5%
    6. Psychology671.5%
    1. Medicine2986.8%
    2. Health Professions831.9%
    3. Dentistry571.3%
    4. Nursing50.1%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1122.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology621.4%
    3. Neuroscience180.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology80.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is São José dos Campos strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in São José dos Campos is most concentrated in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Forestry and Aerospace Engineering (7.0× the world share in Astronomy and Astrophysics).

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 140.9 works7.0×
  2. ForestrySubfield · 23.9 works5.9×
  3. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 250.0 works5.5×
  4. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 160.4 works5.4×
  5. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 20.4 works4.7×
  6. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 73.5 works4.3×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 104 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 53 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.10× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 32 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.14× its world share, 346 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.35× its world share, 143 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 24 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.75× its world share, 1,022 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.53× its world share, 489 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.97× its world share, 132 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.93× its world share, 42 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.74× its world share, 237 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.35× its world share, 44 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 76 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 255 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 127 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 60 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 92 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 78 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 63 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 430 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy2.74×237 works
  2. Environmental Science2.53×489 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.44×92 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.35×143 works
  5. Dentistry2.35×44 works
  6. Engineering1.75×1,022 works
  7. Computer Science1.14×346 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.13×127 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.10×15 works
  10. Materials Science0.97×132 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.94×78 works
  12. Mathematics0.93×42 works
  13. Social Sciences0.87×430 works
  14. Health Professions0.74×76 works
  15. Energy0.67×24 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.56×104 works
  17. Psychology0.53×63 works
  18. Chemistry0.52×32 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.48×60 works
  20. Medicine0.34×255 works
  21. Neuroscience0.26×16 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.25×53 works
  23. Nursing0.25×5 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.15×6 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.13×2 works
  26. Veterinary0.07×0 works

Which keywords describe research in São José dos Campos?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Climate Change, Public Policy, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Global Warming, Hydrological Modeling and Large-Eddy Simulation.

▲ 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. Climate Change266▲ 2.2×87 topics
  2. Remote Sensing222▲ 4.2×36 topics
  3. Sustainability195▲ 1.83×83 topics
  4. Machine Learning187▲ 1.29×78 topics
  5. Deep Learning162◆ 1.07×72 topics
  6. Public Policy125▲ 6.0×21 topics
  7. Globalization120▲ 1.40×83 topics
  8. Sustainable Development111▲ 1.62×44 topics
  9. Qualitative Research92▲ 2.5×19 topics
  10. Renewable Energy89▲ 1.40×38 topics
  11. Global Warming78▲ 4.2×13 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties77▲ 1.80×34 topics
  13. Heat Transfer77▲ 3.6×20 topics
  14. Risk Assessment76▲ 2.6×21 topics
  15. Teacher Training70▲ 2.6×13 topics
  16. Hydrological Modeling64▲ 6.1×5 topics
  17. Cultural Identity61▲ 2.8×17 topics
  18. Land Use Change58▲ 4.4×6 topics
  19. Large-Eddy Simulation57▲ 7.0×5 topics
  20. Social Movements56▲ 4.4×19 topics
  21. Collision Avoidance56▲ 7.0×4 topics
  22. Biomass Estimation53▲ 7.9×3 topics
  23. Solar Wind51▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Brazil51▲ 13×5 topics
  25. Water Resources50▲ 4.7×9 topics
  26. Greenhouse Gas Emissions50▲ 4.1×8 topics
  27. Ocean Circulation49▲ 8.2×3 topics
  28. Hydrological Cycle48▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Environmental Conservation46▲ 10×5 topics
  30. Data Assimilation46▲ 6.4×4 topics
  31. Climate45▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Anthropology45▲ 11×7 topics
  33. Geospatial Analysis44▲ 34×2 topics
  34. Erosion Control44▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Climatology44▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Hydrographic Basins44▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Boundary Layer42▲ 7.6×4 topics
  38. Extreme Events39▲ 9.6×2 topics
  39. Climate Modeling37▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Precipitation Extremes37▲ 11×1 topic

What research is done in São José dos Campos?

Geography and Environmen…42Geography and Environmental Studies: 42 fractional worksClimate variability and …33Climate variability and models: 33 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 32 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agricu…30Remote Sensing in Agriculture: 30 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…29Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 29 fractional worksAir Traffic Management and Optimization: 26 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 26 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena…24Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 24 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 23 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 23 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeInformation Systems and ManagementEcology6 others

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

  1. 1 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 42 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 33 works
  3. 3 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 32 works
  4. 4 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 30 works
  5. 5 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 29 works
  6. 6 Air Traffic Management and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 26 works
  7. 7 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 26 works
  8. 8 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 24 works
  9. 9 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 23 works
  10. 10 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 23 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%São José dos Campos10.6% 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 15.4% in 2018.

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