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Faculdade de Medicina do ABC

In research, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,457 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#4,234 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Professions (#1,397 of 1,928 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Surgery — Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health is 4.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,526
of 28,054 · #14,335 all time
Rank in Brazil
#176
of 714
Research works
3.5k
▲ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
7.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Faculdade de Medicina do ABC 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,457 of 11,982 5.9%610 #4812
MedicineField #4,234 of 10,443 5.8%520 #4163
Health ProfessionsField #1,397 of 1,928 7.0%80 #2500
Social SciencesDomain #8,241 of 10,521 5.5%134 #11497
Life SciencesDomain #6,367 of 7,800 5.4%80 #8166
SurgerySubfield #1,501 of 1,816 3.6%98 #2883
Social SciencesField #6,010 of 6,365 5.1%83 #7866

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Faculdade de Medicina do ABC 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. Health Sciences#4,812 #4,457
  2. Medicine#4,163 #4,234
  3. Health Professions#2,500 #1,397
  4. Social Sciences#11,497 #8,241
  5. Life Sciences#8,166 #6,367
  6. Surgery#2,883 #1,501
  7. Social Sciences#7,866 #6,010
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 Faculdade de Medicina do ABC specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health takes 4.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 56.4 works4.9×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 97.9 works4.8×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.50× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.49× its world share, 80 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.12× its world share, 520 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 83 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Faculdade de Medicina do ABC?

Ranked on the composite score, Anete Sevciovic Grumach, Auro del Giglio and Jaques Waisberg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Faculdade de Medicina do ABC.

  1. 1 Anete Sevciovic Grumach Brazil · #174,944 worldwide 125 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Auro del Giglio Brazil · #203,632 worldwide 146 citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Jaques Waisberg Brazil · #259,812 worldwide 66 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Ítalla Maria Pinheiro Bezerra Brazil · #362,782 worldwide 27 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Sidney Glina Brazil · #418,081 worldwide 119 citations · 59 works
  6. 6 Maria Aparecida da Silva Pinhal Brazil · #422,173 worldwide 95 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Eric Roger Wroclawski Brazil · #644,814 worldwide 26 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Fernando Adami Brazil · #658,700 worldwide 41 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Márcio Aurélio Aita Brazil · #692,036 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Eduardo Grecco Brazil · #799,456 worldwide 40 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Faculdade de Medicina do ABC

Which keywords describe research at Faculdade de Medicina do ABC?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Public Health, Treatment, Healthcare Access, Diagnosis, Social Determinants and Health Policy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology133▲ 3.9×121 topics
  2. Quality of Life84▲ 6.7×48 topics
  3. Public Health73▲ 5.8×41 topics
  4. Treatment54▲ 5.2×47 topics
  5. Diagnosis41▲ 5.1×38 topics
  6. Healthcare Access39▲ 16×9 topics
  7. Risk Factors36▲ 3.7×34 topics
  8. Inflammation31▲ 1.73×59 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease31▲ 3.2×33 topics
  10. Mental Health29▲ 2.3×29 topics
  11. Social Determinants29▲ 16×8 topics
  12. Healthcare28▲ 2.9×16 topics
  13. Health Policy28▲ 21×5 topics
  14. Management27▲ 4.0×28 topics
  15. Complications25▲ 5.8×16 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome25▲ 3.5×21 topics
  17. Prevalence25▲ 7.0×15 topics
  18. Chemotherapy23▲ 3.8×22 topics
  19. Obesity22▲ 3.4×23 topics
  20. Depression22▲ 2.9×23 topics
  21. Psychological Impact21▲ 7.3×9 topics
  22. Social Support21▲ 4.3×14 topics
  23. Prognostic Factors20▲ 5.3×14 topics
  24. Drug Resistance20▲ 8.1×9 topics
  25. Breast Cancer19▲ 9.3×11 topics
  26. Adolescents19▲ 5.8×10 topics
  27. Primary Care18▲ 5.5×8 topics
  28. Chronic Diseases17▲ 7.8×7 topics
  29. Aging Population17▲ 22×4 topics
  30. Health17▲ 4.9×14 topics
  31. Patient Safety15▲ 12×7 topics
  32. Cervical Cancer15▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Surgical Treatment15▲ 8.8×6 topics
  34. Maternal Health15▲ 6.2×4 topics
  35. Infection Control15▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Social Determinants of Health15▲ 7.6×5 topics
  37. Healthcare Regulation14▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Medical Devices14▲ 65×1 topic
  39. Nursing Care14▲ 65×1 topic
  40. Infertility13▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Faculdade de Medicina do ABC publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Regulation, Health, Nursing, Elderly Care, Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic and Women's cancer prevention and management.

Healthcare Regulation14Healthcare Regulation: 14 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly…12Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 12 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 12 fractional worksWomen's cancer preventio…12Women's cancer prevention and management: 12 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil11Public Health in Brazil: 11 fractional worksMaternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 11 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence: 10 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorde…8Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 8 fractional worksStoma care and complications: 8 fractional worksEndometriosis Research and Treatment: 6 fractional works
Health Information ManagementGeneral Health ProfessionsInformation SystemsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 14 works
  2. 2 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 12 works
  3. 3 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 12 works
  4. 4 Women's cancer prevention and management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
  5. 5 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  6. 6 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 11 works
  7. 7 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 10 works
  8. 8 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 8 works
  9. 9 Stoma care and complications Surgery 8 works
  10. 10 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 6 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 available73.1%not open26.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Faculdade de Medicina do ABC's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% 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.

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