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Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada

In research, Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,472 of 14,833 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,526 of 9,330 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,917 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,964
of 22,385 · #13,041 all time
Rank in Brazil
#597
of 684
Research works
552
▼ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.1k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
82%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada

What is Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #8,472 of 14,833 6.8%241
Social SciencesField #6,526 of 9,330 7.8%127
Health SciencesDomain #11,917 of 16,688 3.3%152

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada 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 fields of science does Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research at Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada is in Health Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Social Sciences (22%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (7%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 30 fractional works · 37.9% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 25.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 32.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 21.8% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 16.1% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 13.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitutoSuperior de…78fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences38%Social Sciences33%

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. Medicine2025.4%
    2. Health Professions55.8%
    3. Dentistry45.1%
    4. Nursing11.3%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Social Sciences1721.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities44.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting22.8%
    4. Psychology22.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    6. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Engineering45.2%
    2. Environmental Science34.3%
    3. Computer Science34.1%
    4. Chemistry10.9%
    5. Materials Science10.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences56.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.5%
    4. Neuroscience11.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.39× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 10.60× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.20× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.32× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 2.67× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.67× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.66× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry10.60×4 works
  2. Nursing2.67×1 works
  3. Health Professions2.20×4 works
  4. Social Sciences1.72×17 works
  5. Veterinary1.67×0 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.66×4 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.51×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.39×5 works
  9. Medicine1.32×20 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.88×2 works
  11. Environmental Science0.87×3 works
  12. Neuroscience0.78×1 works
  13. Psychology0.78×2 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.71×3 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.61×0 works
  16. Chemistry0.57×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.53×3 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.41×0 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.40×0 works
  20. Engineering0.35×4 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.24×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.21×1 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.19×0 works
  24. Mathematics0.18×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada?

Ranked on the quality score, Mário Moreira, Luís Manuel Romano Delgado and Evaneide Dourado Martins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada.

  1. 1 Mário Moreira Brazil · #3,015,468 worldwide 21 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Luís Manuel Romano Delgado Brazil · #3,377,776 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Evaneide Dourado Martins Brazil · #3,586,346 worldwide 29 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Vanessa Mesquita Ramos Brazil · #3,951,283 worldwide 11 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Francisco José Pereira de Carvalho Brazil · #4,038,788 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 José Garcia de Sousa Brazil · #4,145,554 worldwide 12 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Olindina Ferreira Melo Brazil · #4,554,875 worldwide 30 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Ana María Jurado Brazil · #4,615,289 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Leandro Gomes Barbieri Brazil · #4,696,941 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Luís Silva Pereira Brazil · #4,703,235 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada

What are the most cited papers from Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada?

The most cited paper from Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada is "Qual a fiabilidade do alfa de Cronbach? Questões antigas e soluções modernas?" (João Paulo Marôco, Teresa Garcia‐Marques, 2013), with 446 citations. Next come "Clinical application of probiotics in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study" (393) and "An Overview on the Anti‐inflammatory Potential and Antioxidant Profile of Eugenol" (347).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Qual a fiabilidade do alfa de Cronbach? Questões antigas e soluções modernas? João Paulo Marôco, Teresa Garcia‐Marques · Laboratório de Psicologia Open access 17 Nov 2013 446
2 Clinical application of probiotics in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study Lívia Bordalo Tonucci, Karina Maria Olbrich dos Santos, Leandro Licursi de Oliveira et al. · Clinical Nutrition 12 Dec 2015 393
3 An Overview on the Anti‐inflammatory Potential and Antioxidant Profile of Eugenol Joice Nascimento Barboza, Carlos da Silva Maia Bezerra Filho, Renan Oliveira Silva et al. · Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity Open access 2018 347
4 Social Modulation of Sex Steroid Concentrations in the Urine of Male Cichlid FishOreochromis mossambicus Rui F. Oliveira, Vítor C. Almada, Adelino V. M. Canário · Hormones and Behavior Open access Mar 1996 202
5 Anaerobic digestion of crude glycerol: a review Michael Barbosa Viana, Alexsandro Viana Freitas, Renato Carrhá Leitão et al. · Environmental Technology Reviews Open access 8 Jun 2012 162
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Public Health, Epidemiology, Educational Technology, Teacher Training, Social Determinants, Healthcare Access and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 1.94×31 topics
  2. Public Health4▲ 4.0×12 topics
  3. Educational Technology4▲ 4.2×10 topics
  4. Public Policy4▲ 10×7 topics
  5. Risk Factors3▲ 3.8×12 topics
  6. Sustainability3▲ 1.66×8 topics
  7. Sustainable Development3▲ 2.6×5 topics
  8. COVID-193▲ 3.1×9 topics
  9. Teacher Training3▲ 6.5×7 topics
  10. Quality of Life3▲ 2.6×13 topics
  11. Healthcare3▲ 3.2×4 topics
  12. Social Determinants3▲ 17×6 topics
  13. Healthcare Access2▲ 12×4 topics
  14. Online Learning2▲ 3.8×4 topics
  15. E-Learning2▲ 2.9×4 topics
  16. Curriculum Development2▲ 3.7×4 topics
  17. Supply Chain Management2▲ 2.9×3 topics
  18. Periodontal Disease2▲ 40×2 topics
  19. Qualitative Research2▲ 2.8×7 topics
  20. Social Justice2▲ 4.0×2 topics
  21. Economic Impact2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  22. Communication2▲ 6.9×9 topics
  23. Cone-Beam CT2▲ 43×1 topic
  24. Dental Imaging2▲ 43×1 topic
  25. Health Policy2▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Research2▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Training2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  28. Community Engagement2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  29. Social Inequality2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  30. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  31. Distance Education2▲ 9.7×1 topic
  32. Legislation2▲ 12×1 topic
  33. Blood Transfusion1▲ 40×2 topics
  34. Environmental Education1▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Water Resources1▲ 7.1×1 topic
  36. Drug Resistance1▲ 6.0×4 topics
  37. Infection Control1▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Judicialization1▲ 63×1 topic
  39. Medication1▲ 63×1 topic
  40. Smart Library1▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Dental Radiography and Imaging, Academic Research in Diverse Fields, Environmental Sustainability and Education and Public Health in Brazil.

Dental Radiography and I…2Dental Radiography and Imaging: 2 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…2Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 1 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil1Public Health in Brazil: 1 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-…1Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 1 fractional worksClassical Philosophy and Thought: 1 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 1 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…1Education Pedagogy and Practices: 1 fractional worksBlood donation and transfusion practices: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional works
Oral SurgeryEducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 2 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  4. 4 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Classical Philosophy and Thought Philosophy 1 works
  7. 7 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 1 works
  9. 9 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  10. 10 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available81.7%not open18.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.0%domestic only70.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% lower 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 Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00032% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada0.00036% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Instituto Superior de Teologia Aplicada2.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.6% in 2018.

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