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Centro Universitário de Várzea Grande

In research, Centro Universitário de Várzea Grande stands highest in Medicine (#9,580 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#11,142 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,372 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law — Urban Studies is 29.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,563
of 28,054 · #36,690 all time
Rank in Brazil
#585
of 714
Research works
684
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8k
2.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
88%
world 28%

What is Centro Universitário de Várzea Grande known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #9,580 of 10,443 3.0%82 #17056
Health SciencesDomain #11,142 of 11,982 2.3%109 #19068
Social SciencesDomain #10,372 of 10,521 2.9%84 #16494
Social SciencesField #6,330 of 6,365 2.5%67 #10096

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centro Universitário de Várzea Grande sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#17,056 #9,580
  2. Health Sciences#19,068 #11,142
  3. Social Sciences#16,494 #10,372
  4. Social Sciences#10,096 #6,330
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Centro Universitário de Várzea Grande specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 29.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 21.7 works29×
  2. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 25.3 works16×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.99× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.21× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.58× its world share, 82 worksMedicineNursing: 1.65× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 67 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centro Universitário de Várzea Grande?

Ranked on the composite score, Rosa Maria Elias, Luciana Marques da Silva and Diurianne Caroline Campos França lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centro Universitário de Várzea Grande.

  1. 1 Rosa Maria Elias Brazil · #460,085 worldwide 10 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Luciana Marques da Silva Brazil · #1,086,981 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Diurianne Caroline Campos França Brazil · #1,389,461 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Centro Universitário de Várzea Grande

Which keywords describe research at Centro Universitário de Várzea Grande?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Public Policy, Urbanization, Rural Development, Social Movements, Segregation, Globalization and Environmental Justice.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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. Sustainability45▲ 6.8×14 topics
  2. Public Policy36▲ 27×9 topics
  3. Epidemiology25▲ 2.4×65 topics
  4. Globalization24▲ 4.5×13 topics
  5. Public Health21▲ 5.3×19 topics
  6. Sustainable Development21▲ 4.9×7 topics
  7. Urbanization20▲ 18×4 topics
  8. Rural Development19▲ 20×5 topics
  9. Social Movements19▲ 23×2 topics
  10. Segregation18▲ 84×2 topics
  11. Environmental Justice18▲ 50×3 topics
  12. Teacher Training17▲ 10×4 topics
  13. Spatial Planning17▲ 39×1 topic
  14. Territoriality17▲ 128×1 topic
  15. Environmental Education16▲ 39×3 topics
  16. Waste Management16▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Renewable Energy15▲ 3.9×3 topics
  18. Biodiversity15▲ 7.4×3 topics
  19. Social Participation15▲ 86×1 topic
  20. Water Resources15▲ 22×1 topic
  21. Qualitative Research15▲ 6.2×4 topics
  22. Quality of Life12▲ 3.2×22 topics
  23. Social Inequality12▲ 17×4 topics
  24. Curriculum Development12▲ 6.3×2 topics
  25. Social Determinants11▲ 20×4 topics
  26. Inclusive Education10▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Educational Policies10▲ 33×2 topics
  28. Distance Learning10▲ 11×1 topic
  29. Pedagogical Practices10▲ 40×1 topic
  30. Health Policy10▲ 23×3 topics
  31. Healthcare Access9▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Biodiversity Conservation8▲ 8.0×5 topics
  33. Online Learning8▲ 3.5×3 topics
  34. Health Inequalities8▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Maternal Health7▲ 9.3×3 topics
  36. Health7▲ 6.2×6 topics
  37. Child Health7▲ 42×2 topics
  38. Neonatal Mortality6▲ 85×1 topic
  39. Prenatal Care6▲ 85×1 topic
  40. Drug Resistance6▲ 7.5×5 topics

Which research topics does Centro Universitário de Várzea Grande publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban Development and Societal Issues, Environmental Sustainability and Education, Education Pedagogy and Practices and Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare.

Urban Development and So…17Urban Development and Societal Issues: 17 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 15 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 10 fractional worksMaternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 6 fractional worksUrban Arborization and Environmental Studies: 5 fractional worksGeography and Environmen…5Geography and Environmental Studies: 5 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation: 5 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 4 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 4 fractional worksSmart Cities and Technologies: 4 fractional works
Urban StudiesManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEducationGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 17 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 15 works
  3. 3 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 10 works
  4. 4 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 6 works
  5. 5 Urban Arborization and Environmental Studies Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 5 works
  6. 6 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 5 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 5 works
  8. 8 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  9. 9 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 4 works
  10. 10 Smart Cities and Technologies Media Technology 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available88.1%not open11.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.1%domestic only85.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centro Universitário de Várzea Grande's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.