Research in São Paulo
Science Explorer records 411 research institutions in São Paulo, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidade de São Paulo, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) and Universidade Federal de São Paulo.
- Research institutions
- 411 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 604k ▲ 21% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 8.5% 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 São Paulo?
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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
What is São Paulo strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in São Paulo is most concentrated in General Arts and Humanities, Forestry and Urban Studies (7.0× the world share in General Arts and Humanities).
- General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 178.9 works7.0×
- ForestrySubfield · 730.4 works5.7×
- Urban StudiesSubfield · 1,829.8 works5.4×
- Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 1,746.6 works5.0×
- OrthodonticsSubfield · 596.6 works4.3×
- EquineSubfield · 60.5 works3.8×
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 2,440.7 works3.4×
- DentistryField · 1,909.3 works3.2×
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 São Paulo?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Teacher Training, Qualitative Research, Epidemiology, Public Health, Quality of Life, Social Inequality and Healthcare Access.
- Environmental Education
- Competence Management
- Case Study
- Marketing Strategies
- Research Methods
- Anthropology
- Educational Policies
- Health Policy
- Colonialism
- Literature
- Social Determinants
- Brazil
- Healthcare Access
- Social Inequality
- Curriculum Development
- Educational Technology
- Quality of Life
- Public Health
- Globalization
- Qualitative Research
- Epidemiology
- Sustainability
- Teacher Training
- Public Policy
- Education
- Online Learning
- Healthcare
- History
- Cultural Identity
- Identity
- Social Movements
- Distance Learning
- Inclusive Education
- Educational Reform
- Pedagogical Practices
- Critical Pedagogy
- Innovation Management
- Quantitative Research
- Human Resources Management
- Organizational Management
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
- Epidemiology7,968▲ 1.64×139 topics
- Qualitative Research5,262▲ 4.9×44 topics
- Sustainability5,234▲ 1.75×134 topics
- Globalization5,206▲ 2.2×176 topics
- Teacher Training5,122▲ 6.7×30 topics
- Public Health5,107▲ 2.9×76 topics
- Public Policy5,010▲ 8.3×34 topics
- Quality of Life4,896▲ 2.8×60 topics
- Education4,754▲ 2.3×156 topics
- Educational Technology4,106▲ 2.8×47 topics
- Online Learning2,961▲ 2.9×27 topics
- Curriculum Development2,946▲ 3.4×19 topics
- Healthcare2,941▲ 2.1×41 topics
- Social Inequality2,899▲ 8.8×21 topics
- History2,825▲ 3.3×66 topics
- Healthcare Access2,738▲ 7.9×13 topics
- Cultural Identity2,549▲ 4.0×39 topics
- Brazil2,466▲ 21×5 topics
- Identity2,443▲ 2.7×80 topics
- Social Determinants2,314▲ 8.9×8 topics
- Social Movements2,283▲ 6.2×32 topics
- Literature2,274▲ 3.4×64 topics
- Distance Learning2,269▲ 5.5×14 topics
- Colonialism2,266▲ 3.9×49 topics
- Inclusive Education2,231▲ 5.2×20 topics
- Health Policy1,932▲ 10×7 topics
- Educational Reform1,894▲ 12×8 topics
- Educational Policies1,880▲ 13×3 topics
- Pedagogical Practices1,870▲ 17×3 topics
- Anthropology1,868▲ 16×11 topics
- Critical Pedagogy1,806▲ 17×4 topics
- Research Methods1,638▲ 8.1×8 topics
- Innovation Management1,632▲ 8.0×10 topics
- Marketing Strategies1,626▲ 13×3 topics
- Quantitative Research1,614▲ 9.4×5 topics
- Case Study1,609▲ 19×2 topics
- Human Resources Management1,608▲ 19×2 topics
- Competence Management1,608▲ 20×1 topic
- Organizational Management1,608▲ 20×1 topic
- Environmental Education1,561▲ 8.3×11 topics
What research is done in São Paulo?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Education Pedagogy and PracticesEducation 1.8k works
- 2 Business and Management StudiesInformation Systems and Management 1.6k works
- 3 Education and Digital TechnologiesSociology and Political Science 1.3k works
- 4 Academic Research in Diverse FieldsEducation 1.2k works
- 5 Environmental Sustainability and EducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1.2k works
- 6 Health, Nursing, Elderly CareGeneral Health Professions 1.1k works
- 7 Brazilian Legal IssuesLaw 1k works
- 8 Cultural, Media, and Literary StudiesPhilosophy 986 works
- 9 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSociology and Political Science 972 works
- 10 Healthcare during COVID-19 PandemicInformation Systems 959 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.