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Guarulhos University

In research, Guarulhos University stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,025 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#7,206 of 10,443 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,176 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mathematical Physics, Geometry and Topology and Mathematics — Mathematical Physics is 52.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,783
of 28,054 · #14,237 all time
Rank in Brazil
#157
of 714
Research works
1.5k
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Guarulhos University 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 #5,025 of 11,982 15.1%136 #3861
MedicineField #7,206 of 10,443 14.7%71 #8193
Physical SciencesDomain #9,176 of 12,888 1.4%229 #16820
MathematicsField #1,005 of 1,053 0.0%115 —
Social SciencesDomain #10,112 of 10,521 8.8%63 #14211

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Guarulhos University 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#3,861 #5,025
  2. Medicine#8,193 #7,206
  3. Physical Sciences#16,820 #9,176
  4. Social Sciences#14,211 #10,112
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 Guarulhos University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mathematical Physics takes 52.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 38.8 works53×
  2. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 32.9 works43×
  3. MathematicsField · 115.3 works21×
  4. Computational Theory and MathematicsSubfield · 33.0 works17×
← 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: 0.51× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.38× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.37× its world share, 50 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 21.09× its world share, 115 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.96× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 16.03× its world share, 36 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.91× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 71 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.00× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.85× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 21.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Guarulhos University?

Ranked on the composite score, Magda Feres, Jamil Awad Shibli and Luciene Cristina Figueiredo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Guarulhos University.

  1. 1 Magda Feres Brazil · #15,975 worldwide 508 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Jamil Awad Shibli Brazil · #264,049 worldwide 130 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Luciene Cristina Figueiredo Brazil · #301,352 worldwide 93 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Arlete Silva Brazil · #322,367 worldwide 15 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Marcelo Faveri Brazil · #460,551 worldwide 78 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Antônio Carlos Estender Brazil · #645,494 worldwide 1 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Belén Retamal‐Valdes Brazil · #655,805 worldwide 41 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Poliana Mendes Duarte Brazil · #820,155 worldwide 47 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 José Augusto Rodrigues Brazil · #969,095 worldwide 45 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Josué de Moraes Brazil · #973,764 worldwide 64 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Guarulhos University

Which keywords describe research at Guarulhos University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Symplectic Geometry, K-Theory, Deformation Quantization, Poisson Manifolds, Data Analysis, Persistent Homology, Topological Methods and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Symplectic Geometry35▲ 206×2 topics
  2. K-Theory29▲ 256×2 topics
  3. Deformation Quantization28▲ 373×1 topic
  4. Poisson Manifolds28▲ 373×1 topic
  5. Epidemiology27▲ 1.49×59 topics
  6. Quality of Life22▲ 3.3×24 topics
  7. Machine Learning20▲ 1.30×11 topics
  8. Data Analysis20▲ 15×3 topics
  9. Persistent Homology16▲ 296×1 topic
  10. Topological Methods16▲ 296×1 topic
  11. Public Health14▲ 2.1×21 topics
  12. Tropical Geometry14▲ 97×2 topics
  13. Dental Caries13▲ 28×2 topics
  14. Public Policy12▲ 5.2×7 topics
  15. Diabetes Mellitus11▲ 12×5 topics
  16. Bone Regeneration11▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Knot Invariants10▲ 146×1 topic
  18. Symplectic Topology10▲ 146×1 topic
  19. Mathematics Education10▲ 48×2 topics
  20. Microbial Ecology10▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Oral Microbiome10▲ 37×1 topic
  22. Periodontal Diseases10▲ 37×1 topic
  23. Teaching Methods9▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Cultural Transmission9▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Historical Sources9▲ 109×1 topic
  26. Mathematical Concepts9▲ 109×1 topic
  27. Gröbner Bases8▲ 142×1 topic
  28. Nonlinear Systems8▲ 8.3×4 topics
  29. Symbolic Computing8▲ 142×1 topic
  30. Wound Healing8▲ 6.4×8 topics
  31. Dental Implants8▲ 32×1 topic
  32. Peri-implant Diseases8▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Biomaterials7▲ 6.7×3 topics
  34. Boundary Value Problems7▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Environmental Education7▲ 9.4×2 topics
  36. Gromov-Witten Theory6▲ 68×1 topic
  37. Health Policy6▲ 8.6×4 topics
  38. Moduli Theory6▲ 68×1 topic
  39. Controllability6▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Eco-friendly Practices6▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Guarulhos University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology, Topological and Geometric Data Analysis, Geometric and Algebraic Topology and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research.

Homotopy and Cohomology …28Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology: 28 fractional worksTopological and Geometri…16Topological and Geometric Data Analysis: 16 fractional worksGeometric and Algebraic …10Geometric and Algebraic Topology: 10 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 10 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Mathematics: 9 fractional worksPolynomial and algebraic…8Polynomial and algebraic computation: 8 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 8 fractional worksAlgebraic Geometry and Number Theory: 6 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 6 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 6 fractional works
Mathematical PhysicsComputational Theory and MathematicsGeometry and TopologyPeriodontics4 others

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

  1. 1 Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology Mathematical Physics 28 works
  2. 2 Topological and Geometric Data Analysis Computational Theory and Mathematics 16 works
  3. 3 Geometric and Algebraic Topology Geometry and Topology 10 works
  4. 4 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 10 works
  5. 5 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 9 works
  6. 6 Polynomial and algebraic computation Computational Theory and Mathematics 8 works
  7. 7 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 8 works
  8. 8 Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Geometry and Topology 6 works
  9. 9 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 works
  10. 10 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 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 available73.9%not open26.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Guarulhos University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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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.