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Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha

In research, Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,061 of 9,585 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,580 of 9,902 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,544 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law (Law is 15.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,987
of 22,385 · #6,614 all time
Rank in Brazil
#313
of 684
Research works
990
▲ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
2k
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha

What is Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,061 of 9,585 10.6%113 #4499
Health SciencesDomain #5,580 of 9,902 4.2%93 #7019
Social SciencesField #3,544 of 5,988 12.3%78 #3752

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Social Sciences#4,499 #5,061
  2. Health Sciences#7,019 #5,580
  3. Social Sciences#3,752 #3,544
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha is in Social Sciences, 37% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Medicine (20%), Health Professions (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 120 fractional works · 44.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 85 fractional works · 31.0% of its workLaw: 25 fractional works · 9.0% of its workEducation: 22 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 19 fractional works · 6.8% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 14 fractional works · 5.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 14 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 101 fractional works · 37.0% of its workMedicine: 55 fractional works · 20.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 28 fractional works · 10.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 4.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 15 fractional works · 5.6% of its workOral Surgery: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOrthodontics: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 32 fractional works · 11.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 5.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 7.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 4.6% of its workForestry: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKFaculdade daSerra Gaúcha273fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences37%Social Sciences44%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences8531.0%
    2. Decision Sciences145.2%
    3. Psychology93.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting62.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities41.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.0%
    1. Medicine5520.3%
    2. Health Professions2810.4%
    3. Dentistry155.6%
    4. Veterinary20.6%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Environmental Science145.1%
    2. Engineering93.4%
    3. Computer Science62.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    5. Chemistry10.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    7. Materials Science00.0%
    8. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences124.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology62.1%
    3. Neuroscience10.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 15.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 24.6 works15×
← 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: 0.96× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 11.54× its world share, 15 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.95× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.63× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.35× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.45× its world share, 85 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 11.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry11.54×15 works
  2. Decision Sciences5.35×14 works
  3. Veterinary4.63×2 works
  4. Health Professions3.95×28 works
  5. Social Sciences2.45×85 works
  6. Medicine1.05×55 works
  7. Psychology1.05×9 works
  8. Environmental Science1.04×14 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.96×12 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.68×6 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.50×4 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.46×3 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.39×6 works
  14. Computer Science0.30×6 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.26×1 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.26×1 works
  17. Engineering0.23×9 works
  18. Neuroscience0.21×1 works
  19. Nursing0.20×0 works
  20. Chemistry0.18×1 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.14×0 works
  22. Mathematics0.03×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha?

Ranked on the quality score, Taiara Scopel Poltronieri, Lívia Helena Tonella and Graciele Torezan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha.

  1. 1 Taiara Scopel Poltronieri Brazil · #2,476,842 worldwide 162 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Lívia Helena Tonella Brazil · #2,961,601 worldwide 378 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Graciele Torezan Brazil · #3,332,753 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Lucas Bozzetti Pigozzi Brazil · #3,413,822 worldwide 137 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Luiza Grazziotin Selau Brazil · #3,447,591 worldwide 2 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Enio Walcácer de Oliveira Filho Brazil · #3,533,101 worldwide 15 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Tarsila Albuquerque Coelho Gomes Brazil · #4,017,589 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Guilherme Augusto Martins Santos Brazil · #4,119,265 worldwide 7 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Fábio Agne Fayet Brazil · #4,323,103 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Alan Barros Bitar Brazil · #4,415,641 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha

What are the most cited papers from Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha?

The most cited paper from Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha is "Diretrizes Brasileiras de Hipertensão Arterial – 2020" (Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso et al., 2021), with 1,073 citations. Next come "Nutraceuticals and Atherosclerosis: Human Trials" (223) and "A meta-analytic review of food safety risk perception" (188).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Diretrizes Brasileiras de Hipertensão Arterial – 2020 Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso et al. · Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia Open access Mar 2021 1,073
2 Nutraceuticals and Atherosclerosis: Human Trials Lina Badimón, Gemma Vilahur, Teresa Padró · Cardiovascular Therapeutics 5 Jul 2010 223
3 A meta-analytic review of food safety risk perception Vinicius Antonio Machado Nardi, Rafael Teixeira, Wagner Júnior Ladeira et al. · Food Control Open access 8 Jan 2020 188
4 Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Yerba-Mate (Ilex paraguariensisA.St.-Hil., Aquifoliaceae) Extract as Obtained by Spray Drying Kleber Berté, Márcia Regina Beux, Patricia K. W. D. S. Spada et al. · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 21 Apr 2011 125
5 Occupational exposure to pesticides, reproductive hormone levels and sperm quality in young Brazilian men Cleber Cremonese, Camila Piccoli, Fábio Firmbach Pasqualotto et al. · Reproductive Toxicology Open access 2017 113
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Justice, Human Rights, Environmental Law, Legal Theory, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Qualitative Research and Public Health.

▲ 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 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. Public Health22▲ 5.5×14 topics
  2. Human Rights21▲ 7.6×4 topics
  3. Social Justice21▲ 13×5 topics
  4. Environmental Law21▲ 36×2 topics
  5. Legal Theory20▲ 110×2 topics
  6. Epidemiology20▲ 1.86×37 topics
  7. Civil Rights20▲ 111×1 topic
  8. Constitutional Law20▲ 57×1 topic
  9. Quality of Life20▲ 5.1×23 topics
  10. Healthcare19▲ 6.2×4 topics
  11. Qualitative Research19▲ 8.1×7 topics
  12. Online Learning18▲ 8.1×3 topics
  13. Inclusion14▲ 36×3 topics
  14. Legislation14▲ 33×2 topics
  15. Training14▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Research14▲ 42×2 topics
  17. Distance Education14▲ 26×1 topic
  18. E-Learning14▲ 5.3×1 topic
  19. Organizational Management14▲ 85×1 topic
  20. Research Methods14▲ 33×1 topic
  21. Healthcare Access14▲ 18×5 topics
  22. Social Determinants12▲ 22×4 topics
  23. Mental Health12▲ 3.0×16 topics
  24. Educational Technology11▲ 3.3×5 topics
  25. Health Policy10▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Risk Factors10▲ 3.4×14 topics
  27. Public Policy10▲ 7.4×9 topics
  28. Health8▲ 7.5×7 topics
  29. Teacher Training8▲ 4.7×7 topics
  30. Drug Resistance7▲ 8.6×4 topics
  31. Infection Control7▲ 30×3 topics
  32. Prevalence7▲ 6.1×7 topics
  33. Nursing7▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Patient Safety7▲ 16×4 topics
  35. Healthcare Regulation6▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Medical Devices6▲ 90×1 topic
  37. Primary Care6▲ 6.1×2 topics
  38. Judicialization6▲ 78×1 topic
  39. Maternal Health6▲ 8.2×2 topics
  40. Medication6▲ 78×1 topic

Which research topics does Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Brazilian Legal Issues, Academic Research in Diverse Fields, Business and Management Studies and Healthcare Regulation.

Brazilian Legal Issues20Brazilian Legal Issues: 20 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 14 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 14 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation6Healthcare Regulation: 6 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil6Public Health in Brazil: 6 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-…5Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 5 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence: 4 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 4 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 4 fractional worksPalliative and Oncologic Care: 4 fractional works
LawEducationInformation Systems and ManagementHealth Information Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 20 works
  2. 2 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 14 works
  3. 3 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 14 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 6 works
  5. 5 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  6. 6 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 5 works
  7. 7 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 4 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 Palliative and Oncologic Care Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available56.3%not open43.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.9%domestic only93.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 46% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0015% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha0.00097% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha14.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.0% in 2025.

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