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Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás

In research, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,183 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#7,801 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,501 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies, Information Systems and Management and Philosophy — Urban Studies is 11.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,849
of 28,054 · #16,818 all time
Rank in Brazil
#228
of 714
Research works
4.5k
▲ 63% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
3.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás 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 #5,183 of 10,521 3.7%611 #5620
Health SciencesDomain #7,801 of 11,982 3.6%297 #10441
MedicineField #7,501 of 10,443 3.0%207 #11498
Social SciencesField #4,573 of 6,365 3.2%395 #4713
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,512 of 1,998 3.6%100 #2349
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,296 of 2,578 2.8%147 #3164
Physical SciencesDomain #11,732 of 12,888 2.8%130 #13763
Life SciencesDomain #7,101 of 7,800 4.1%92 #10453
Health ProfessionsField #1,768 of 1,928 5.4%76 #3185
EducationSubfield #1,766 of 1,892 4.7%102 #2235

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás 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. Social Sciences#5,620 #5,183
  2. Health Sciences#10,441 #7,801
  3. Medicine#11,498 #7,501
  4. Social Sciences#4,713 #4,573
  5. Arts and Humanities#2,349 #1,512
  6. Sociology and Political Science#3,164 #2,296
  7. Physical Sciences#13,763 #11,732
  8. Life Sciences#10,453 #7,101
  9. Health Professions#3,185 #1,768
  10. Education#2,235 #1,766
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 Goiás specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 34.6 works11×
  2. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 30.3 works9.4×
  3. PhilosophySubfield · 28.5 works5.9×
← 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: 0.84× its world share, 45 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 54 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.95× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.55× its world share, 76 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 208 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.35× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.06× its world share, 100 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.18× its world share, 35 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.77× its world share, 61 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.76× its world share, 395 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Kátia Barbosa Macêdo, Clarimar José Coelho and Joel Antônio Ferreira lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás.

  1. 1 Kátia Barbosa Macêdo Brazil · #212,798 worldwide 37 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Clarimar José Coelho Brazil · #387,373 worldwide 125 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Joel Antônio Ferreira Brazil · #510,428 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 José Reinaldo Felipe Martins Filho Brazil · #564,807 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Ivoni Richter Reimer Brazil · #567,991 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Rogério José de Almeida Brazil · #669,502 worldwide 14 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Antônio Márcio Teodoro Cordeiro Silva Brazil · #709,638 worldwide 16 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Iria Brzezinski Brazil · #758,822 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Vanessa da Silva Carvalho Vila Brazil · #793,397 worldwide 15 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Antônio da Silva Menezes Brazil · #794,987 worldwide 5 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás

Which keywords describe research at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás?

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

▲ 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. Qualitative Research99▲ 10×10 topics
  2. Public Policy88▲ 16×13 topics
  3. Brazil86▲ 79×5 topics
  4. Globalization79▲ 3.6×34 topics
  5. Epidemiology74▲ 1.65×92 topics
  6. Teacher Training72▲ 10×10 topics
  7. Sustainability69▲ 2.5×34 topics
  8. Public Health66▲ 4.0×28 topics
  9. Religion62▲ 12×10 topics
  10. Education58▲ 3.0×38 topics
  11. Catholicism57▲ 132×4 topics
  12. Quality of Life56▲ 3.4×46 topics
  13. Educational Technology50▲ 3.7×12 topics
  14. Mental Health47▲ 2.9×28 topics
  15. Colonialism47▲ 8.8×11 topics
  16. Social Inequality47▲ 16×5 topics
  17. Curriculum Development46▲ 5.8×2 topics
  18. Healthcare46▲ 3.6×9 topics
  19. Cultural Identity46▲ 7.8×8 topics
  20. Politics44▲ 14×4 topics
  21. Public Sphere44▲ 68×3 topics
  22. Pentecostalism44▲ 162×3 topics
  23. Pluralism44▲ 90×2 topics
  24. Conservatism43▲ 215×1 topic
  25. Secularization43▲ 241×1 topic
  26. Social Movements42▲ 12×10 topics
  27. Identity38▲ 4.6×16 topics
  28. Anthropology37▲ 34×6 topics
  29. Inclusive Education35▲ 8.8×8 topics
  30. Healthcare Access35▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Educational Policies35▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Pedagogical Practices34▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Distance Learning34▲ 8.8×4 topics
  34. Social Determinants33▲ 14×4 topics
  35. Educational Reform33▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Critical Pedagogy33▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Cultural Studies31▲ 7.2×14 topics
  38. Data Analysis30▲ 9.7×3 topics
  39. Organizational Management29▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Research Methods29▲ 16×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Religion and Society in Latin America, Education Pedagogy and Practices, Business and Management Studies and Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies.

Religion and Society in Latin America: 43 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 33 fractional worksBusiness and Management …29Business and Management Studies: 29 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Lit…22Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 22 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 21 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 19 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…18Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 18 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues17Brazilian Legal Issues: 17 fractional worksSocial and Economic Soli…16Social and Economic Solidarity: 16 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation16Healthcare Regulation: 16 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationInformation Systems and ManagementPhilosophy4 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 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 33 works
  3. 3 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 29 works
  4. 4 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 22 works
  5. 5 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 21 works
  6. 6 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 19 works
  7. 7 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 18 works
  8. 8 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 17 works
  9. 9 Social and Economic Solidarity Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 16 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 available77.1%not open22.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 63% 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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