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Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

In research, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,741 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#350 of 1,998 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,753 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law, Philosophy and Urban Studies — Law is 12.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,192
of 28,054 · #7,980 all time
Rank in Brazil
#88
of 714
Research works
20k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
59k
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 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 #1,741 of 10,521 5.3%3,262 #1403
Arts and HumanitiesField #350 of 1,998 9.5%626 #343
Social SciencesField #1,753 of 6,365 4.5%2,085 #1452
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #865 of 2,578 3.8%791 #806
LawSubfield #179 of 431 4.7%312 #238
Health SciencesDomain #5,184 of 11,982 4.8%465 #5218
Literature and Literary TheorySubfield #194 of 390 8.3%204 #211
MedicineField #5,733 of 10,443 4.9%322 #5523
PhilosophySubfield #169 of 290 10.4%184 #218
EducationSubfield #1,108 of 1,892 4.4%376 #922

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 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#1,403 #1,741
  2. Arts and Humanities#343 #350
  3. Social Sciences#1,452 #1,753
  4. Sociology and Political Science#806 #865
  5. Law#238 #179
  6. Health Sciences#5,218 #5,184
  7. Literature and Literary Theory#211 #194
  8. Medicine#5,523 #5,733
  9. Philosophy#218 #169
  10. Education#922 #1,108
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 São Paulo specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 12.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 312.1 works13×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 183.8 works10×
  3. Urban StudiesSubfield · 111.2 works9.7×
  4. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 203.9 works9.2×
  5. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 97.7 works8.3×
  6. Religious studiesSubfield · 39.8 works5.8×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 44 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 30 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 105 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 123 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.22× its world share, 133 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 322 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.24× its world share, 626 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 95 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.76× its world share, 110 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 88 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.04× its world share, 258 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.98× its world share, 2,085 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo?

Ranked on the composite score, Marli André, Beth Brait and Flávia Piovesan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo.

  1. 1 Marli André Brazil · #26,553 worldwide 138 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Beth Brait Brazil · #126,059 worldwide 21 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Flávia Piovesan Brazil · #155,690 worldwide 39 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Julián Marías Brazil · #177,977 worldwide 24 citations · 104 works
  5. 5 Winfried Nöth Brazil · #229,276 worldwide 50 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Mary Jane Paris Spink Brazil · #235,623 worldwide 36 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Beltrina Côrte Brazil · #254,268 worldwide 6 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Manoel Tosta Berlinck Brazil · #265,765 worldwide 11 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Rosa María Marques Brazil · #271,294 worldwide 15 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Vera Brandão Brazil · #275,230 worldwide 5 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

Which keywords describe research at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo?

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

▲ 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 Research394▲ 11×20 topics
  2. Globalization386▲ 4.8×92 topics
  3. Education364▲ 5.1×81 topics
  4. Public Policy354▲ 17×21 topics
  5. Human Rights348▲ 8.2×52 topics
  6. Brazil336▲ 83×5 topics
  7. Social Justice313▲ 13×29 topics
  8. Legal Theory305▲ 104×3 topics
  9. Legal Philosophy295▲ 108×2 topics
  10. Constitutional Law279▲ 50×8 topics
  11. Environmental Law273▲ 32×7 topics
  12. Teacher Training270▲ 10×18 topics
  13. Civil Rights270▲ 93×2 topics
  14. Public Administration269▲ 75×4 topics
  15. Constitutional Interpretation268▲ 139×1 topic
  16. Judicial Activism268▲ 139×1 topic
  17. Cultural Identity230▲ 11×22 topics
  18. Religion215▲ 11×30 topics
  19. Colonialism204▲ 10×37 topics
  20. Identity203▲ 6.7×56 topics
  21. Mental Health202▲ 3.3×41 topics
  22. History199▲ 6.9×45 topics
  23. Online Learning186▲ 5.4×13 topics
  24. Catholicism181▲ 114×4 topics
  25. Social Determinants180▲ 20×8 topics
  26. Social Inequality177▲ 16×10 topics
  27. Anthropology172▲ 43×8 topics
  28. Discourse Analysis165▲ 16×8 topics
  29. Cultural Studies162▲ 10×28 topics
  30. Philosophy157▲ 8.6×36 topics
  31. Latin America151▲ 19×19 topics
  32. Social Movements150▲ 12×23 topics
  33. Healthcare Access149▲ 13×8 topics
  34. Ethics147▲ 7.4×42 topics
  35. Democracy147▲ 9.9×22 topics
  36. Politics143▲ 13×16 topics
  37. Neoliberalism134▲ 9.1×22 topics
  38. Social Dynamics134▲ 53×3 topics
  39. Public Sphere125▲ 52×3 topics
  40. Pluralism123▲ 69×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Brazilian Legal Issues, Religion and Society in Latin America, Education Pedagogy and Practices and Linguistics and Education Research.

Brazilian Legal Issues268Brazilian Legal Issues: 268 fractional worksReligion and Society in Latin America: 118 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 109 fractional worksLinguistics and Education Research: 100 fractional worksPsychology and Mental Health: 97 fractional worksSocial and Political Issues: 95 fractional worksBusiness and Management …88Business and Management Studies: 88 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 87 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 86 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…84Education and Digital Technologies: 84 fractional works
LawSociology and Political ScienceEducationLiterature and Literary Theory3 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 268 works
  2. 2 Religion and Society in Latin America Sociology and Political Science 118 works
  3. 3 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 109 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 100 works
  5. 5 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 97 works
  6. 6 Social and Political Issues Sociology and Political Science 95 works
  7. 7 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 88 works
  8. 8 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 87 works
  9. 9 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 86 works
  10. 10 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 84 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 available77.3%not open22.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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