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Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz

In research, Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,797 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,538 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,871
of 28,054 · #18,777 all time
Rank in Brazil
#376
of 714
Research works
1.3k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.4k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,797 of 10,521 6.2%75 #8103
Health SciencesDomain #11,538 of 11,982 4.3%76 #12726

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz 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).

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: 0.93× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.36× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.63× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.28× its world share, 52 worksMedicineNursing: 1.95× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.03× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.62× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 51 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz?

Ranked on the composite score, Alfredo Passos and Leonardo dos Santos Oliveira lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz.

  1. 1 Alfredo Passos Brazil · #876,560 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Leonardo dos Santos Oliveira Brazil · #1,089,427 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz

Which keywords describe research at Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Epidemiology, Public Policy, Healthcare Access, Quality of Life, Teacher Training, Health Policy and Primary Care.

▲ 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. Epidemiology27▲ 3.2×60 topics
  2. Public Health23▲ 7.5×30 topics
  3. Quality of Life13▲ 4.2×20 topics
  4. Public Policy11▲ 11×11 topics
  5. Healthcare Access10▲ 18×5 topics
  6. Sustainability10▲ 1.94×14 topics
  7. Teacher Training9▲ 7.2×6 topics
  8. Health Policy9▲ 27×3 topics
  9. Educational Technology8▲ 3.4×7 topics
  10. Healthcare8▲ 3.3×13 topics
  11. Sustainable Development8▲ 2.3×8 topics
  12. Biodiversity8▲ 4.8×10 topics
  13. COVID-198▲ 2.6×17 topics
  14. Qualitative Research7▲ 4.0×6 topics
  15. Treatment7▲ 2.8×16 topics
  16. Primary Care7▲ 8.9×6 topics
  17. Pandemic7▲ 3.1×9 topics
  18. Social Determinants7▲ 15×5 topics
  19. Vaccine Development7▲ 13×6 topics
  20. Curriculum Development6▲ 4.4×4 topics
  21. Risk Factors6▲ 2.7×17 topics
  22. Waste Management6▲ 7.2×5 topics
  23. Chronic Diseases6▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Aging Population6▲ 30×3 topics
  25. Drug Resistance6▲ 9.6×6 topics
  26. Brazilian Health System5▲ 59×1 topic
  27. Community-Based Care5▲ 59×1 topic
  28. Social Determinants of Health5▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Social Inequality5▲ 9.6×3 topics
  30. Environmental Education5▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Eco-friendly Practices5▲ 39×2 topics
  32. Social Participation5▲ 36×1 topic
  33. Vector Control5▲ 20×4 topics
  34. Water Resources5▲ 9.5×1 topic
  35. Science Education4▲ 33×3 topics
  36. Educational Games4▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Active Learning4▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Nursing4▲ 9.6×4 topics
  39. Didactic Models4▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Teaching Methodologies4▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health, Nursing, Elderly Care, Environmental Sustainability and Education, Science and Education Research and Mosquito-borne diseases and control.

Health, Nursing, Elderly…5Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…5Environmental Sustainability and Education: 5 fractional worksScience and Education Re…4Science and Education Research: 4 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …3Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 3 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 3 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil: 3 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence3Youth, Drugs, and Violence: 3 fractional worksMaternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 3 fractional worksEducation during COVID-19 pandemic: 2 fractional worksPalliative and Oncologic…2Palliative and Oncologic Care: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEducationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 5 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 5 works
  3. 3 Science and Education Research Education 4 works
  4. 4 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  5. 5 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 3 works
  6. 6 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 3 works
  8. 8 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 3 works
  9. 9 Education during COVID-19 pandemic Education 2 works
  10. 10 Palliative and Oncologic Care Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 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 available77.4%not open22.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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