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Research in São Luís

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in São Luís, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão and Universidade Ceuma.

Research institutions
7
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
22k
▲ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
106k
4.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1954-2026
73 years on the record
São Luís

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 Luís?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal do MaranhãoUniversity 13,465 #1,653
2Universidade Estadual do MaranhãoUniversity 3,860 #3,469
3Instituto Federal do MaranhãoUniversity 2,174 #5,162
4Universidade CeumaUniversity 1,759 #3,605
5Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do MaranhãoGovernment institution 377 #11,702
6Hospital São DomingosHospital / health system 188 #29,925 all time
7Movimento Interestadual das Quebradeiras de Coco BabaçuNonprofit 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 Maranhão: 61.7%Universidade Estadual do Maranhão: 17.7%Instituto Federal do Maranhão: 10.0%Universidade Ceuma: 8.1%3 others listed: 2.6%62%largest
Universidade Federal do Maranhão13k · 61.7%Universidade Estadual do Maranhão3,860 · 17.7%Instituto Federal do Maranhão2,174 · 10.0%Universidade Ceuma1,759 · 8.1%3 others listed569 · 2.6%

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

Which fields of science does São Luís work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in São Luís is in Social Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Medicine (14%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 3,467 fractional works · 41.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,417 fractional works · 28.7% of its workEducation: 838 fractional works · 10.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 677 fractional works · 8.1% of its workUrban Studies: 168 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLaw: 144 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 122 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 107 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 91 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 75 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 66 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 544 fractional works · 6.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 195 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhilosophy: 134 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 224 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 87 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 153 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 132 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 70 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,946 fractional works · 23.1% of its workMedicine: 1,217 fractional works · 14.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 228 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEpidemiology: 110 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 101 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 92 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 62 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 185 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 524 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 302 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 84 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 141 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrthodontics: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,919 fractional works · 22.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 738 fractional works · 8.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 308 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEcology: 116 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 97 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 78 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 369 fractional works · 4.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 85 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 68 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 366 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInformation Systems: 203 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 67 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 136 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 82 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 108 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,079 fractional works · 12.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 743 fractional works · 8.8% of its workPlant Science: 231 fractional works · 2.7% of its workForestry: 126 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 92 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 92 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 62 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 199 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 82 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 73 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSão Luís8,411fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences41%

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 Sciences3,46741.2%
    1. Social Sciences2,41728.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities5446.5%
    3. Psychology2242.7%
    4. Decision Sciences1531.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting700.8%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance580.7%
  2. Health Sciences1,94623.1%
    1. Medicine1,21714.5%
    2. Health Professions5246.2%
    3. Dentistry1411.7%
    4. Nursing460.5%
    5. Veterinary180.2%
    1. Environmental Science7388.8%
    2. Engineering3694.4%
    3. Computer Science3664.3%
    4. Materials Science1361.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1081.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences610.7%
    7. Chemistry570.7%
    8. Mathematics510.6%
    9. Energy240.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering100.1%
  4. Life Sciences1,07912.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7438.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1992.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology730.9%
    4. Neuroscience470.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics170.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is São Luís strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in São Luís is most concentrated in Forestry, Urban Studies and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (15.4× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 116.1 works15×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 154.4 works7.7×
  3. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 280.9 works6.6×
  4. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 120.3 works5.8×
  5. OrthodonticsSubfield · 39.8 works4.9×
  6. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 175.4 works4.5×
← 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: 1.91× its world share, 658 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 168 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 60 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 41 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 50 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 309 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 47 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 327 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.79× its world share, 646 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 120 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 40 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 91 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.66× its world share, 129 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.39× its world share, 456 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 1,066 worksMedicineNursing: 1.18× its world share, 42 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.45× its world share, 14 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.22× its world share, 465 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 55 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 134 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 51 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 185 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 2,052 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry3.66×129 works
  2. Health Professions2.39×456 works
  3. Social Sciences2.24×2,052 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.22×465 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.91×658 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.91×134 works
  7. Environmental Science1.79×646 works
  8. Veterinary1.45×14 works
  9. Nursing1.18×42 works
  10. Psychology0.84×185 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.82×60 works
  12. Medicine0.76×1,066 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.57×91 works
  14. Computer Science0.55×309 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.54×14 works
  16. Materials Science0.47×120 works
  17. Mathematics0.47×40 works
  18. Chemistry0.44×50 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.43×168 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.41×47 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.37×9 works
  22. Neuroscience0.35×41 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.33×51 works
  24. Energy0.30×20 works
  25. Engineering0.30×327 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.23×55 works

Which keywords describe research in São Luís?

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

▲ 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 Training617▲ 12×20 topics
  2. Epidemiology572▲ 1.71×130 topics
  3. Public Policy516▲ 13×17 topics
  4. Sustainability484▲ 2.4×70 topics
  5. Public Health478▲ 3.9×62 topics
  6. Educational Technology471▲ 4.7×29 topics
  7. Globalization421▲ 2.5×96 topics
  8. Qualitative Research420▲ 5.9×22 topics
  9. Online Learning373▲ 5.3×13 topics
  10. Healthcare372▲ 3.9×25 topics
  11. Education360▲ 2.5×70 topics
  12. Social Inequality352▲ 16×12 topics
  13. Quality of Life343▲ 2.8×58 topics
  14. Curriculum Development341▲ 6.0×9 topics
  15. Biodiversity284▲ 4.4×30 topics
  16. Cultural Identity274▲ 6.6×20 topics
  17. Brazil247▲ 32×5 topics
  18. Healthcare Access235▲ 10×9 topics
  19. Social Movements233▲ 9.4×25 topics
  20. Social Determinants218▲ 13×8 topics
  21. Colonialism218▲ 5.5×24 topics
  22. Educational Policies210▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Inclusive Education209▲ 6.9×14 topics
  24. Pedagogical Practices203▲ 27×3 topics
  25. Distance Learning201▲ 6.9×9 topics
  26. Agroecology199▲ 17×5 topics
  27. Educational Reform198▲ 19×5 topics
  28. Critical Pedagogy194▲ 28×1 topic
  29. Environmental Education182▲ 14×6 topics
  30. Health Policy179▲ 14×7 topics
  31. Anthropology176▲ 22×9 topics
  32. Science Education173▲ 34×3 topics
  33. Inclusion172▲ 14×7 topics
  34. Social Network Analysis172▲ 17×4 topics
  35. Discourse Analysis171▲ 8.4×8 topics
  36. Cultural Convergence170▲ 36×2 topics
  37. Media Education170▲ 39×1 topic
  38. WebQuests170▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Legislation168▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Training164▲ 9.2×6 topics

What research is done in São Luís?

Education Pedagogy and P…181Education Pedagogy and Practices: 181 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…160Education and Digital Technologies: 160 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 144 fractional worksScience and Education Re…132Science and Education Research: 132 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…132Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 132 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 120 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 112 fractional worksRural Development and Ag…104Rural Development and Agriculture: 104 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 103 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 84 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawInformation Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 181 works
  2. 2 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 160 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 144 works
  4. 4 Science and Education Research Education 132 works
  5. 5 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 132 works
  6. 6 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 120 works
  7. 7 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 112 works
  8. 8 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 104 works
  9. 9 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 103 works
  10. 10 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 84 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025São Luís7.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.8% in 2008.

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