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Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais

In research, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,789 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,608 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,380 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies, Law and Philosophy — Urban Studies is 11.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,850
of 28,054 · #11,323 all time
Rank in Brazil
#118
of 714
Research works
12k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
50k
4.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais 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 #2,789 of 10,521 4.9%1,628 #4033
Social SciencesField #2,608 of 6,365 4.3%1,061 #3164
Health SciencesDomain #5,380 of 11,982 3.8%395 #4195
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,351 of 2,578 4.0%394 #1653
Decision SciencesField #446 of 703 7.8%66 #1160
MedicineField #6,638 of 10,443 3.5%215 #7826
Physical SciencesDomain #8,311 of 12,888 5.8%429 #10874
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,348 of 1,998 6.0%240 #1805
PsychologyField #1,501 of 2,181 4.7%142 #2334
Computer ScienceField #3,345 of 4,667 6.1%155 #2898

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais 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#4,033 #2,789
  2. Social Sciences#3,164 #2,608
  3. Health Sciences#4,195 #5,380
  4. Sociology and Political Science#1,653 #1,351
  5. Decision Sciences#1,160 #446
  6. Medicine#7,826 #6,638
  7. Physical Sciences#10,874 #8,311
  8. Arts and Humanities#1,805 #1,348
  9. Psychology#2,334 #1,501
  10. Computer Science#2,898 #3,345
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 Minas Gerais specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 11.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 81.8 works12×
  2. LawSubfield · 150.2 works10×
  3. PhilosophySubfield · 82.4 works7.5×
  4. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 50.5 works6.9×
  5. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 87.6 works6.5×
  6. HealthSubfield · 35.0 works4.6×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 49 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 156 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 108 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 127 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.90× its world share, 36 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.98× its world share, 133 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 215 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.06× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.26× its world share, 240 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 76 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.67× its world share, 66 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.83× its world share, 142 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.29× its world share, 1,061 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais?

Ranked on the composite score, Leonardo Ramos, Marcelo Diniz Monteiro de Barros and Jacqueline de Oliveira Moreira lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais.

  1. 1 Leonardo Ramos Brazil · #176,511 worldwide 127 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Marcelo Diniz Monteiro de Barros Brazil · #321,969 worldwide 10 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Jacqueline de Oliveira Moreira Brazil · #322,691 worldwide 16 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Carlos Roberto Jamil Cury Brazil · #325,462 worldwide 13 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Michae͏̈l Amaladoss Brazil · #343,584 worldwide 5 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Rodrigo Coppe Caldeira Brazil · #369,910 worldwide 2 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Paulo Agostinho Nogueira Baptista Brazil · #372,392 worldwide 1 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Roberta Carvalho Romagnoli Brazil · #379,165 worldwide 19 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Marcelo Werneck Barbosa Brazil · #406,779 worldwide 56 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 José Ricardo Sodré Brazil · #443,439 worldwide 194 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais

Which keywords describe research at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Qualitative Research, Globalization, Brazil, Human Rights, Social Justice, Legal Theory and Legal Philosophy.

▲ 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. Globalization232▲ 4.6×79 topics
  2. Public Policy198▲ 16×18 topics
  3. Qualitative Research193▲ 8.7×18 topics
  4. Human Rights168▲ 6.4×39 topics
  5. Brazil164▲ 66×5 topics
  6. Sustainability149▲ 2.4×55 topics
  7. Social Justice142▲ 9.5×18 topics
  8. Legal Theory136▲ 76×3 topics
  9. Legal Philosophy132▲ 79×2 topics
  10. Education130▲ 3.0×55 topics
  11. Constitutional Law124▲ 36×4 topics
  12. Environmental Law124▲ 24×4 topics
  13. Civil Rights124▲ 69×2 topics
  14. Constitutional Interpretation122▲ 103×1 topic
  15. Judicial Activism122▲ 103×1 topic
  16. Mental Health118▲ 3.2×34 topics
  17. Cultural Identity115▲ 8.7×20 topics
  18. Colonialism108▲ 8.9×20 topics
  19. Public Health105▲ 2.8×38 topics
  20. Identity102▲ 5.5×34 topics
  21. Social Determinants100▲ 18×7 topics
  22. Teacher Training95▲ 6.0×14 topics
  23. Healthcare Access94▲ 13×8 topics
  24. Religion92▲ 7.6×20 topics
  25. Online Learning85▲ 4.0×7 topics
  26. Anthropology85▲ 34×9 topics
  27. Social Movements82▲ 11×19 topics
  28. Cultural Studies80▲ 8.2×21 topics
  29. Social Inequality74▲ 11×8 topics
  30. Catholicism72▲ 74×2 topics
  31. Discourse Analysis72▲ 11×7 topics
  32. Politics70▲ 10×13 topics
  33. Public Sphere64▲ 43×3 topics
  34. Pluralism60▲ 55×2 topics
  35. Psychoanalysis58▲ 28×4 topics
  36. Pentecostalism58▲ 94×2 topics
  37. Psychopathology58▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Gender Ideology57▲ 90×2 topics
  39. Clinical Practice57▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Conservatism57▲ 126×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Brazilian Legal Issues, Religion and Society in Latin America, Psychology and Mental Health and Social and Economic Solidarity.

Brazilian Legal Issues122Brazilian Legal Issues: 122 fractional worksReligion and Society in Latin America: 57 fractional worksPsychology and Mental Health: 54 fractional worksSocial and Economic Solidarity: 49 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 48 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 47 fractional worksUrban Development and So…44Urban Development and Societal Issues: 44 fractional worksLinguistics and Education Research: 42 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 41 fractional worksSocial and Political Iss…38Social and Political Issues: 38 fractional works
LawSociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyPhilosophy4 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 122 works
  2. 2 Religion and Society in Latin America Sociology and Political Science 57 works
  3. 3 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 54 works
  4. 4 Social and Economic Solidarity Sociology and Political Science 49 works
  5. 5 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 48 works
  6. 6 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 47 works
  7. 7 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 44 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 42 works
  9. 9 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 41 works
  10. 10 Social and Political Issues Sociology and Political Science 38 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 available72.1%not open27.9%

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 Minas Gerais's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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