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Research in Teresina

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Teresina, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Federal do Piauí, Centro Universitário UNINOVAFAPI and Instituto Federal do Piauí.

Research institutions
5
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
21k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
100k
4.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
5.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1969-2026
58 years on the record
Teresina

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 Teresina?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal do PiauíUniversity 14,325 #1,683
2Universidade Estadual do PiauíUniversity 3,506 #3,903
3Instituto Federal do PiauíUniversity 1,743 #3,721
4Centro Universitário UNINOVAFAPIUniversity 1,283 #3,571
5Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do PiauíGovernment institution 20 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 Piauí: 68.6%Universidade Estadual do Piauí: 16.8%Instituto Federal do Piauí: 8.3%Centro Universitário UNINOVAFAPI: 6.1%1 other listed: 0.1%69%largest
Universidade Federal do Piauí14k · 68.6%Universidade Estadual do Piauí3,506 · 16.8%Instituto Federal do Piauí1,743 · 8.3%Centro Universitário UNINOVAFAPI1,283 · 6.1%1 other listed20 · 0.1%

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

Which fields of science does Teresina work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Teresina is in Social Sciences, 25% 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: 3,042 fractional works · 41.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,086 fractional works · 28.5% of its workEducation: 729 fractional works · 10.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 573 fractional works · 7.8% of its workDemography: 137 fractional works · 1.9% of its workUrban Studies: 126 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLaw: 122 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 119 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 83 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 66 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 465 fractional works · 6.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 185 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhilosophy: 128 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 206 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 106 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 127 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 110 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 96 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 62 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,830 fractional works · 25.0% of its workMedicine: 1,040 fractional works · 14.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 220 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 89 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 88 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 60 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 140 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 605 fractional works · 8.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 329 fractional works · 4.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 109 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 63 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 124 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOral Surgery: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthodontics: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,494 fractional works · 20.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 559 fractional works · 7.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 258 fractional works · 3.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 103 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 69 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 329 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInformation Systems: 192 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 256 fractional works · 3.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 75 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 126 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 66 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 53 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 949 fractional works · 13.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 642 fractional works · 8.8% of its workPlant Science: 259 fractional works · 3.5% of its workForestry: 108 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 59 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 194 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 75 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 66 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKTeresina7,315fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences42%

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 Sciences3,04241.6%
    1. Social Sciences2,08628.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities4656.4%
    3. Psychology2062.8%
    4. Decision Sciences1271.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting961.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance620.8%
  2. Health Sciences1,83025.0%
    1. Medicine1,04014.2%
    2. Health Professions6058.3%
    3. Dentistry1241.7%
    4. Nursing420.6%
    5. Veterinary190.3%
    1. Environmental Science5597.6%
    2. Computer Science3294.5%
    3. Engineering2563.5%
    4. Materials Science1261.7%
    5. Mathematics550.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy530.7%
    7. Chemistry430.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences410.6%
    9. Energy290.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering50.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6428.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1942.7%
    3. Neuroscience450.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology450.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics230.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Teresina strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Teresina is most concentrated in Forestry, Urban Studies and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (15.3× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 103.6 works15×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 118.3 works6.6×
  3. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 241.8 works6.4×
  4. Health Information ManagementSubfield · 96.9 works5.8×
  5. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 106.5 works5.7×
  6. Occupational TherapySubfield · 55.3 works5.1×
  7. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 170.3 works4.9×
← 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: 1.89× its world share, 583 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 164 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 38 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 36 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 39 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 292 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 25 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 227 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.57× its world share, 508 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 112 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 49 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 47 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.44× its world share, 108 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.14× its world share, 538 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 918 worksMedicineNursing: 1.20× its world share, 38 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.91× its world share, 17 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.20× its world share, 414 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 84 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 118 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 55 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 179 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 1,858 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry3.44×108 works
  2. Health Professions3.14×538 works
  3. Social Sciences2.26×1,858 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.20×414 works
  5. Veterinary1.91×17 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.89×583 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.88×118 works
  8. Environmental Science1.57×508 works
  9. Nursing1.20×38 works
  10. Psychology0.90×179 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.77×18 works
  12. Medicine0.73×918 works
  13. Mathematics0.64×49 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.58×38 works
  15. Computer Science0.58×292 works
  16. Materials Science0.49×112 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.47×164 works
  18. Energy0.42×25 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.40×84 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.40×55 works
  21. Chemistry0.38×39 works
  22. Neuroscience0.34×36 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.32×47 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.29×30 works
  25. Engineering0.23×227 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.19×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Teresina?

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

▲ 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. Public Health522▲ 4.9×49 topics
  2. Teacher Training489▲ 11×19 topics
  3. Public Policy467▲ 13×21 topics
  4. Epidemiology465▲ 1.59×132 topics
  5. Sustainability408▲ 2.3×71 topics
  6. Qualitative Research404▲ 6.5×23 topics
  7. Quality of Life385▲ 3.6×55 topics
  8. Educational Technology368▲ 4.3×30 topics
  9. Globalization324▲ 2.3×79 topics
  10. Healthcare323▲ 3.9×24 topics
  11. Curriculum Development298▲ 6.0×8 topics
  12. Social Inequality287▲ 15×13 topics
  13. Education281▲ 2.2×73 topics
  14. Healthcare Access278▲ 14×12 topics
  15. Sustainable Development263▲ 2.3×49 topics
  16. Online Learning260▲ 4.3×12 topics
  17. Brazil239▲ 35×5 topics
  18. Social Determinants233▲ 16×7 topics
  19. Health Policy228▲ 20×6 topics
  20. Biodiversity210▲ 3.8×27 topics
  21. Social Movements201▲ 9.3×19 topics
  22. Cultural Identity196▲ 5.4×21 topics
  23. Inclusive Education177▲ 6.7×9 topics
  24. Pedagogical Practices176▲ 27×3 topics
  25. Educational Policies174▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Colonialism173▲ 5.0×22 topics
  27. Distance Learning170▲ 6.7×10 topics
  28. Educational Reform169▲ 19×7 topics
  29. Agroecology167▲ 16×5 topics
  30. Critical Pedagogy166▲ 27×2 topics
  31. Health163▲ 5.6×18 topics
  32. Discourse Analysis161▲ 9.1×6 topics
  33. Science Education160▲ 36×3 topics
  34. Environmental Education158▲ 14×6 topics
  35. Chronic Diseases141▲ 7.6×8 topics
  36. Scientific Research140▲ 42×2 topics
  37. Digital Innovation140▲ 34×3 topics
  38. Research Networks139▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Smart Library139▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Inclusion138▲ 13×5 topics

What research is done in Teresina?

Education Pedagogy and P…151Education Pedagogy and Practices: 151 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…128Environmental Sustainability and Education: 128 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 124 fractional worksScience and Education Re…120Science and Education Research: 120 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…115Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 115 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 110 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 101 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…99Education and Digital Technologies: 99 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 94 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 91 fractional works
EducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawInformation SystemsGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 151 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 128 works
  3. 3 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 124 works
  4. 4 Science and Education Research Education 120 works
  5. 5 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 115 works
  6. 6 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 110 works
  7. 7 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 101 works
  8. 8 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 99 works
  9. 9 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 94 works
  10. 10 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 91 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 2025Teresina5.9% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.0% in 2009.

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