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Research in Vitória

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Vitória, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo and Prefeitura Municipal de Vitória.

Research institutions
9
9 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
34k
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
208k
6.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Vitória

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 Vitória?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoUniversity 23,507 #1,565
2Instituto Federal do Espírito SantoFunder 3,195 #3,041
3Prefeitura Municipal de VitóriaGovernment institution 2,270 #3,626
4Faesa Centro UniversitarioUniversity 1,179 #12,256
5Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de VitóriaUniversity 1,008 #7,760
6Fucape Business SchoolUniversity 981 #8,112
7Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Espírito SantoGovernment institution 671 #9,487
8Instituto Capixaba de Pesquisa, Assistência Técnica e Extensão RuralResearch facility 464 #14,217
9Hospital Estadual CentraHospital / health system 440 #11,117

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 Espírito Santo: 69.7%Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo: 9.5%Prefeitura Municipal de Vitória: 6.7%Faesa Centro Universitario: 3.5%5 others listed: 10.6%70%largest
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo24k · 69.7%Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo3,195 · 9.5%Prefeitura Municipal de Vitória2,270 · 6.7%Faesa Centro Universitario1,179 · 3.5%5 others listed3,564 · 10.6%

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

Which fields of science does Vitória work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Vitória is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Medicine (13%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 4,383 fractional works · 42.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,875 fractional works · 27.8% of its workEducation: 974 fractional works · 9.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 847 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 204 fractional works · 2.0% of its workUrban Studies: 175 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDemography: 149 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLaw: 117 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 115 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 88 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 576 fractional works · 5.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 192 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhilosophy: 151 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 309 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 143 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 257 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 72 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 239 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 197 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 127 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 90 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,736 fractional works · 26.5% of its workEngineering: 909 fractional works · 8.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 205 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 132 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 114 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 86 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 78 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 76 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 846 fractional works · 8.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 289 fractional works · 2.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 114 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 104 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 69 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 445 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInformation Systems: 193 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 93 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 137 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 127 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 91 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 81 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,985 fractional works · 19.2% of its workMedicine: 1,330 fractional works · 12.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 187 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 116 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 104 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 97 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 73 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 175 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 518 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 286 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 65 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,241 fractional works · 12.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 849 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPlant Science: 337 fractional works · 3.3% of its workFood Science: 114 fractional works · 1.1% of its workForestry: 107 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 100 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoil Science: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 228 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 101 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 88 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKVitória10kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences19%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 Sciences4,38342.4%
    1. Social Sciences2,87527.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities5765.6%
    3. Psychology3093.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2572.5%
    5. Decision Sciences2392.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1271.2%
    1. Engineering9098.8%
    2. Environmental Science8468.2%
    3. Computer Science4454.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1371.3%
    5. Materials Science1271.2%
    6. Chemistry910.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences810.8%
    8. Mathematics480.5%
    9. Energy400.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering120.1%
  3. Health Sciences1,98519.2%
    1. Medicine1,33012.9%
    2. Health Professions5185.0%
    3. Dentistry650.6%
    4. Nursing570.6%
    5. Veterinary150.1%
  4. Life Sciences1,24112.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences8498.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2282.2%
    3. Neuroscience880.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology540.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics220.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Vitória strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Vitória is most concentrated in Forestry, Information Systems and Management and Urban Studies (10.3× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 100.2 works10×
  2. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 191.5 works7.1×
  3. Urban StudiesSubfield · 164.6 works6.3×
  4. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 273.8 works5.0×
  5. HealthSubfield · 103.5 works3.7×
  6. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 181.2 works3.6×
← 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: 1.70× its world share, 759 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 198 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 47 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 78 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 19 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 82 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 412 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 69 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 37 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 841 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.66× its world share, 773 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 106 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 41 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 119 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.28× its world share, 58 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.89× its world share, 468 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 1,203 worksMedicineNursing: 1.17× its world share, 54 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.90× its world share, 11 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.93× its world share, 522 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 240 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.54× its world share, 230 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 117 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 282 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 2,610 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences2.54×230 works
  2. Social Sciences2.20×2,610 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.93×522 works
  4. Health Professions1.89×468 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.70×759 works
  6. Environmental Science1.66×773 works
  7. Dentistry1.28×58 works
  8. Nursing1.17×54 works
  9. Psychology0.99×282 works
  10. Veterinary0.90×11 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.79×240 works
  12. Medicine0.67×1,203 works
  13. Engineering0.60×841 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.59×19 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.58×117 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.57×119 works
  17. Chemistry0.56×82 works
  18. Computer Science0.56×412 works
  19. Neuroscience0.51×78 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.50×47 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.47×69 works
  22. Energy0.42×37 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.40×198 works
  24. Mathematics0.37×41 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.34×11 works
  26. Materials Science0.32×106 works

Which keywords describe research in Vitória?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Qualitative Research, Public Policy, Social Inequality, Curriculum Development, Inclusive Education, Distance Learning and Pedagogical Practices.

▲ 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 Training706▲ 11×22 topics
  2. Qualitative Research650▲ 7.4×28 topics
  3. Public Policy601▲ 12×25 topics
  4. Sustainability557▲ 2.2×89 topics
  5. Globalization477▲ 2.4×111 topics
  6. Public Health466▲ 3.1×62 topics
  7. Social Inequality425▲ 15×13 topics
  8. Curriculum Development420▲ 6.0×10 topics
  9. Education410▲ 2.3×91 topics
  10. Educational Technology402▲ 3.3×31 topics
  11. Quality of Life360▲ 2.4×58 topics
  12. Online Learning360▲ 4.2×15 topics
  13. Inclusive Education320▲ 8.6×16 topics
  14. Healthcare313▲ 2.6×28 topics
  15. Distance Learning301▲ 8.4×10 topics
  16. Pedagogical Practices301▲ 33×3 topics
  17. Brazil300▲ 31×5 topics
  18. Educational Policies296▲ 27×3 topics
  19. Educational Reform296▲ 23×6 topics
  20. Critical Pedagogy290▲ 34×3 topics
  21. Cultural Identity279▲ 5.4×26 topics
  22. Social Movements268▲ 8.8×26 topics
  23. Biodiversity266▲ 3.4×31 topics
  24. Healthcare Access262▲ 9.3×11 topics
  25. Waste Management214▲ 5.2×11 topics
  26. Social Determinants212▲ 10.0×7 topics
  27. Anthropology192▲ 20×9 topics
  28. Discourse Analysis187▲ 7.5×9 topics
  29. Agroecology186▲ 13×5 topics
  30. Data Analysis185▲ 6.8×9 topics
  31. Environmental Education185▲ 12×9 topics
  32. Research Methods184▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Marketing Strategies182▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Innovation Management182▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Quantitative Research182▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Case Study181▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Organizational Management181▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Health Policy180▲ 11×7 topics
  39. Inclusion174▲ 12×8 topics
  40. Legislation173▲ 10×4 topics

What research is done in Vitória?

Education Pedagogy and Practices: 270 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 176 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…160Education and Digital Technologies: 160 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…147Environmental Sustainability and Education: 147 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 136 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 119 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly…108Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 108 fractional worksLinguistics and Education Research: 100 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 97 fractional worksEducation and Public Pol…90Education and Public Policy: 90 fractional works
EducationInformation Systems and ManagementSociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law4 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 270 works
  2. 2 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 176 works
  3. 3 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 160 works
  4. 4 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 147 works
  5. 5 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 136 works
  6. 6 Science and Education Research Education 119 works
  7. 7 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 108 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 100 works
  9. 9 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 97 works
  10. 10 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 90 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 2025Vitória7.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.5% in 2010.

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