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Research in Viçosa

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Viçosa, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Federal de Viçosa.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
26k
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
336k
12.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1956-2026
71 years on the record
Viçosa

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 Viçosa?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal de ViçosaUniversity 26,222 #1,936
2Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Ciência AnimalResearch facility 51 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.

Which fields of science does Viçosa work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Viçosa is in Life Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (27%), Social Sciences (15%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 2,107 fractional works · 35.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,585 fractional works · 26.8% of its workPlant Science: 689 fractional works · 11.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 169 fractional works · 2.9% of its workFood Science: 168 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInsect Science: 134 fractional works · 2.3% of its workForestry: 97 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSoil Science: 96 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 93 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 91 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 449 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 193 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 133 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCell Biology: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workParasitology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,708 fractional works · 28.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 679 fractional works · 11.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 154 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology: 126 fractional works · 2.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 75 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 64 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 63 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 54 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 455 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 89 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 87 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 76 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 149 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 112 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 84 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 72 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPaleontology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 54 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,367 fractional works · 23.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 883 fractional works · 14.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 274 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEducation: 214 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 83 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrban Studies: 79 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 145 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 58 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 103 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 84 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 84 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 77 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 76 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 54 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 729 fractional works · 12.3% of its workMedicine: 458 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 100 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 83 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 155 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 91 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 72 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 68 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKViçosa5,912fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences36%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences23%

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. Life Sciences2,10735.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,58526.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4497.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology390.7%
    4. Neuroscience250.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics100.2%
    1. Environmental Science67911.5%
    2. Engineering4557.7%
    3. Computer Science1492.5%
    4. Materials Science1121.9%
    5. Chemistry841.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences721.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy540.9%
    8. Energy490.8%
    9. Mathematics400.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering150.2%
  3. Social Sciences1,36723.1%
    1. Social Sciences88314.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities1452.5%
    3. Decision Sciences1031.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting841.4%
    5. Psychology771.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance761.3%
    1. Medicine4587.7%
    2. Health Professions1552.6%
    3. Nursing721.2%
    4. Veterinary390.7%
    5. Dentistry50.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Viçosa strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Viçosa is most concentrated in Forestry, Insect Science and Animal Science and Zoology (16.8× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 92.4 works17×
  2. Insect ScienceSubfield · 120.5 works8.1×
  3. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 83.6 works7.2×
  4. Plant ScienceSubfield · 625.0 works6.8×
  5. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 81.5 works6.5×
  6. Soil ScienceSubfield · 91.1 works5.8×
← 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: 5.67× its world share, 1,422 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 392 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 34 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.72× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.91× its world share, 76 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 134 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 55 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 44 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 412 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.34× its world share, 614 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 94 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 36 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 50 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 137 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 406 worksMedicineNursing: 2.49× its world share, 64 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.20× its world share, 30 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 137 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 76 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 99 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 68 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 67 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 792 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.67×1,422 works
  2. Veterinary4.20×30 works
  3. Nursing2.49×64 works
  4. Environmental Science2.34×614 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.94×99 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.39×392 works
  7. Social Sciences1.19×792 works
  8. Health Professions0.98×137 works
  9. Chemistry0.91×76 works
  10. Energy0.90×44 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.90×137 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.72×13 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.66×55 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.63×34 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.60×68 works
  16. Mathematics0.58×36 works
  17. Engineering0.52×412 works
  18. Materials Science0.51×94 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.47×9 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.45×76 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.42×50 works
  22. Psychology0.41×67 works
  23. Medicine0.40×406 works
  24. Computer Science0.33×134 works
  25. Neuroscience0.22×19 works
  26. Dentistry0.15×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Viçosa?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Genetic Diversity, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Qualitative Research and Agroecology.

▲ 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 Change318▲ 1.98×89 topics
  2. Sustainability311▲ 2.1×74 topics
  3. Environmental Impact242▲ 2.4×48 topics
  4. Public Policy230▲ 8.2×18 topics
  5. Biodiversity208▲ 4.6×32 topics
  6. Globalization187▲ 1.61×71 topics
  7. Qualitative Research187▲ 3.7×15 topics
  8. Genetic Diversity186▲ 7.2×20 topics
  9. Public Health157▲ 1.82×47 topics
  10. Invasive Species137▲ 5.5×21 topics
  11. Food Security136▲ 4.3×18 topics
  12. Teacher Training136▲ 3.7×14 topics
  13. Agroecology125▲ 15×6 topics
  14. Drought Tolerance113▲ 14×9 topics
  15. Soil Fertility108▲ 8.1×9 topics
  16. Phylogenetic Analysis107▲ 5.8×14 topics
  17. Gut Microbiota103▲ 5.0×7 topics
  18. Agriculture101▲ 4.5×11 topics
  19. Brazil94▲ 17×5 topics
  20. Global Change92▲ 5.9×5 topics
  21. Social Inequality91▲ 5.8×11 topics
  22. Social Development91▲ 19×3 topics
  23. Biological Control88▲ 9.8×9 topics
  24. Value-Added Products88▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Family Farming88▲ 45×1 topic
  26. Rural Policy88▲ 45×1 topic
  27. Rural Sociology88▲ 42×2 topics
  28. Habitat Fragmentation87▲ 6.8×5 topics
  29. Plant Breeding87▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Data Analysis86▲ 5.6×8 topics
  31. Economic Analysis84▲ 10.0×7 topics
  32. Research Methods83▲ 9.0×2 topics
  33. Marketing Strategies83▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Organizational Management82▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Quantitative Research82▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Technological Innovation79▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Waste Utilization78▲ 24×3 topics
  38. Sustainable Production78▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Forest Biomass77▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Wood Residues77▲ 40×1 topic

What research is done in Viçosa?

Rural Development and Agriculture: 85 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 81 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sc…75Agricultural and Food Sciences: 75 fractional worksGrowth and nutrition in …58Growth and nutrition in plants: 58 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 53 fractional worksSoil Management and Crop Yield: 46 fractional worksEducation and Public Pol…45Education and Public Policy: 45 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 44 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 43 fractional worksSocial and Economic Soli…41Social and Economic Solidarity: 41 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawInformation Systems and ManagementForestryPlant Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 85 works
  2. 2 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 81 works
  3. 3 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 75 works
  4. 4 Growth and nutrition in plants Plant Science 58 works
  5. 5 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 53 works
  6. 6 Soil Management and Crop Yield Soil Science 46 works
  7. 7 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 45 works
  8. 8 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 44 works
  9. 9 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 43 works
  10. 10 Social and Economic Solidarity Sociology and Political Science 41 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%30%Viçosa11.7% 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 21.4% in 2016.

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