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Methodist University of Piracicaba

In research, Methodist University of Piracicaba stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,710 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#4,649 of 10,443 worldwide) and Dentistry (#312 of 367 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthodontics, Dentistry and Oral Surgery — Orthodontics is 53.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,529
of 28,054 · #10,816 all time
Rank in Brazil
#177
of 714
Research works
4.5k
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Methodist University of Piracicaba 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 #3,710 of 11,982 14.5%181 #3624
MedicineField #4,649 of 10,443 12.2%88 #7164
DentistryField #312 of 367 19.1%67 #334
Social SciencesDomain #9,666 of 10,521 6.3%97 #8120

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Methodist University of Piracicaba 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#3,624 #3,710
  2. Medicine#7,164 #4,649
  3. Dentistry#334 #312
  4. Social Sciences#8,120 #9,666
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 Methodist University of Piracicaba specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthodontics takes 53.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 22.7 works54×
  2. DentistryField · 67.1 works37×
  3. Oral SurgerySubfield · 26.3 works36×
← 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: 1.49× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 36.76× its world share, 67 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.32× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.22× its world share, 88 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.14× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 56 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 36.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Methodist University of Piracicaba?

Ranked on the composite score, Marlene Aparecida Moreno, Antônio Carlos Giuliani and Bráulio Nascimento Lima lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Methodist University of Piracicaba.

  1. 1 Marlene Aparecida Moreno Brazil · #290,602 worldwide 38 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Antônio Carlos Giuliani Brazil · #518,898 worldwide 9 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Bráulio Nascimento Lima Brazil · #519,699 worldwide 2 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Fernando Celso de Campos Brazil · #524,972 worldwide 14 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Valdemar Sguíssardi Brazil · #528,953 worldwide 10 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Ricardo Pablo Passos Brazil · #542,570 worldwide 2 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Carlos Henrique Prevital Fileni Brazil · #602,088 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Leandro Borelli de Camargo Brazil · #604,669 worldwide 2 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Valéria Rueda Elias Spers Brazil · #615,460 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 José Antônio Remédio Brazil · #644,912 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Methodist University of Piracicaba

Which keywords describe research at Methodist University of Piracicaba?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Public Policy, Qualitative Research, Risk Factors, Teacher Training, Dental Caries and Dental Materials.

▲ 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. Epidemiology37▲ 2.5×59 topics
  2. Quality of Life28▲ 5.2×33 topics
  3. Risk Factors16▲ 4.0×17 topics
  4. Qualitative Research16▲ 4.8×8 topics
  5. Public Health15▲ 2.8×18 topics
  6. Sustainability15▲ 1.59×27 topics
  7. Public Policy14▲ 7.7×11 topics
  8. Clinical Trials14▲ 5.5×7 topics
  9. Teacher Training14▲ 5.8×5 topics
  10. Dental Caries12▲ 32×2 topics
  11. Dental Materials12▲ 58×1 topic
  12. Restorative Dentistry12▲ 58×1 topic
  13. Prevention12▲ 7.3×8 topics
  14. Curriculum Development10▲ 3.7×3 topics
  15. Social Determinants10▲ 12×4 topics
  16. Social Inequality10▲ 9.4×4 topics
  17. Revascularization9▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Bone Regeneration9▲ 20×2 topics
  19. Global Burden9▲ 4.3×7 topics
  20. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate9▲ 62×1 topic
  21. Root Canal Irrigants9▲ 62×1 topic
  22. Inclusive Education8▲ 6.3×2 topics
  23. Educational Policies8▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Distance Learning8▲ 6.5×2 topics
  25. Physical Education8▲ 18×4 topics
  26. Pedagogical Practices8▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Critical Pedagogy8▲ 24×1 topic
  28. Educational Reform8▲ 16×1 topic
  29. Dental Erosion8▲ 99×1 topic
  30. Psychological Factors8▲ 9.8×5 topics
  31. Tooth Whitening8▲ 99×1 topic
  32. Periodontal Disease8▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Cone-Beam CT7▲ 38×1 topic
  34. Dental Imaging7▲ 38×1 topic
  35. Infection Control7▲ 23×3 topics
  36. Fluoride7▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Oral Health7▲ 31×2 topics
  38. High-Intensity Interval Training6▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Diabetes Mellitus6▲ 8.1×3 topics
  40. Remineralization6▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does Methodist University of Piracicaba publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental materials and restorations, Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments, Education Pedagogy and Practices and Dental Erosion and Treatment.

Dental materials and res…12Dental materials and restorations: 12 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Can…9Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 9 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…8Education Pedagogy and Practices: 8 fractional worksDental Erosion and Treat…8Dental Erosion and Treatment: 8 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 7 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 6 fractional worksOral microbiology and pe…6Oral microbiology and periodontitis research: 6 fractional worksBusiness and Management …5Business and Management Studies: 5 fractional worksDental Implant Technique…5Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 5 fractional worksPhysical Education and G…4Physical Education and Gymnastics: 4 fractional works
OrthodonticsOral SurgeryEducationPeriodontics1 others

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

  1. 1 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 12 works
  2. 2 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 9 works
  3. 3 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 8 works
  4. 4 Dental Erosion and Treatment Orthodontics 8 works
  5. 5 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 7 works
  6. 6 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 6 works
  7. 7 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 6 works
  8. 8 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 5 works
  9. 9 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 5 works
  10. 10 Physical Education and Gymnastics Education 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 available65.7%not open34.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.0%domestic only77.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Methodist University of Piracicaba's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% lower 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.

Other research institutions in Piracicaba

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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.