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Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas

In research, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,790 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,510 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,841 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies, Information Systems and Management and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law — Urban Studies is 11.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,132
of 28,054 · #13,617 all time
Rank in Brazil
#193
of 714
Research works
6.2k
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas 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 #4,790 of 11,982 5.0%369 #7930
Social SciencesDomain #5,510 of 10,521 4.0%753 #4065
MedicineField #5,841 of 10,443 5.0%278 #9594
Social SciencesField #4,144 of 6,365 3.9%475 #4027
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,147 of 2,578 2.4%182 #2386
Health ProfessionsField #1,676 of 1,928 5.5%66 #2909
Life SciencesDomain #6,862 of 7,800 4.2%70 #10403
Physical SciencesDomain #11,868 of 12,888 4.3%188 #10719
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,840 of 1,998 4.8%104 #1637
PsychologyField #2,017 of 2,181 4.7%97 #1538

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas 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#7,930 #4,790
  2. Social Sciences#4,065 #5,510
  3. Medicine#9,594 #5,841
  4. Social Sciences#4,027 #4,144
  5. Sociology and Political Science#2,386 #2,147
  6. Health Professions#2,909 #1,676
  7. Life Sciences#10,403 #6,862
  8. Physical Sciences#10,719 #11,868
  9. Arts and Humanities#1,637 #1,840
  10. Psychology#1,538 #2,017
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 Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 11.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 45.0 works12×
  2. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 30.1 works7.6×
  3. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 50.0 works6.2×
  4. PhilosophySubfield · 34.3 works5.8×
  5. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 32.9 works4.5×
  6. LawSubfield · 33.0 works4.1×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 33 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 47 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.35× its world share, 93 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.17× its world share, 14 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 66 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 278 worksMedicineNursing: 1.26× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.62× its world share, 104 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.76× its world share, 37 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.30× its world share, 97 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.72× its world share, 476 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas?

Ranked on the composite score, José Francisco Kerr Saraiva, Geraldina Porto Witter and Marilda Emmanuel Novaes Lipp lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas.

  1. 1 José Francisco Kerr Saraiva Brazil · #34,119 worldwide 697 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Geraldina Porto Witter Brazil · #144,554 worldwide 66 citations · 82 works
  3. 3 Marilda Emmanuel Novaes Lipp Brazil · #319,053 worldwide 63 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Tânia Maria José Aiello-Vaisberg Brazil · #340,949 worldwide 21 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Raquel Souza Lobo Guzzo Brazil · #374,588 worldwide 16 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Constança Marcondes César Brazil · #446,921 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Samuel Mendonça Brazil · #459,177 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Adolfo Ignácio Calderón Brazil · #461,991 worldwide 6 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Sônia Regina Fiorim Enumo Brazil · #464,734 worldwide 60 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Estudos de Psicologia Brazil · #476,456 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas

Which keywords describe research at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Qualitative Research, Brazil, Religion, Globalization, Education, Sustainability and Teacher Training.

▲ 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. Public Policy114▲ 17×16 topics
  2. Sustainability104▲ 3.1×43 topics
  3. Qualitative Research104▲ 8.6×13 topics
  4. Globalization101▲ 3.7×50 topics
  5. Education94▲ 4.0×47 topics
  6. Brazil86▲ 64×5 topics
  7. Epidemiology78▲ 1.43×99 topics
  8. Religion72▲ 11×15 topics
  9. Mental Health69▲ 3.4×35 topics
  10. Teacher Training64▲ 7.4×10 topics
  11. Public Health62▲ 3.1×35 topics
  12. Catholicism61▲ 116×3 topics
  13. Quality of Life55▲ 2.7×49 topics
  14. Social Inequality51▲ 14×9 topics
  15. Politics46▲ 12×7 topics
  16. Cultural Identity46▲ 6.5×14 topics
  17. Public Sphere46▲ 58×3 topics
  18. Pluralism44▲ 75×2 topics
  19. Pentecostalism43▲ 130×2 topics
  20. Conservatism43▲ 175×1 topic
  21. Secularization43▲ 196×1 topic
  22. Identity43▲ 4.3×25 topics
  23. Social Movements43▲ 10×12 topics
  24. Social Determinants42▲ 14×5 topics
  25. Ethics42▲ 6.3×25 topics
  26. Cultural Studies39▲ 7.5×16 topics
  27. Healthcare Access38▲ 9.8×6 topics
  28. Colonialism38▲ 5.7×12 topics
  29. Anthropology36▲ 27×8 topics
  30. Urbanization35▲ 6.2×6 topics
  31. Environmental Education35▲ 17×5 topics
  32. Waste Management35▲ 6.2×4 topics
  33. Water Resources35▲ 10×6 topics
  34. Eco-friendly Practices33▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Social Participation33▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Educational Reform33▲ 19×4 topics
  37. Environmental Justice32▲ 18×5 topics
  38. Pedagogical Practices32▲ 26×3 topics
  39. Psychopathology31▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Social Dynamics31▲ 36×4 topics

Which research topics does Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religion and Society in Latin America, Environmental Sustainability and Education, Urban Development and Societal Issues and Education Pedagogy and Practices.

Religion and Society in …43Religion and Society in Latin America: 43 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…33Environmental Sustainability and Education: 33 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 29 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…29Education Pedagogy and Practices: 29 fractional worksPsychology and Mental He…27Psychology and Mental Health: 27 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 27 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 26 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Lit…21Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 21 fractional worksReligious and Theological Studies: 18 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 17 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawUrban StudiesEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Religion and Society in Latin America Sociology and Political Science 43 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 33 works
  3. 3 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 29 works
  4. 4 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 29 works
  5. 5 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 27 works
  6. 6 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 27 works
  7. 7 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 26 works
  8. 8 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 21 works
  9. 9 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  10. 10 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 17 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 available78.4%not open21.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.0%domestic only93.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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