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Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

In research, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,518 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,054 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,065 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies, Veterinary and Small Animals — Religious studies is 7.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,066
of 28,054 · #5,337 all time
Rank in Brazil
#41
of 714
Research works
11k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
91k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná 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 #1,518 of 11,982 7.2%754 #1924
Social SciencesDomain #2,054 of 10,521 8.3%1,299 #2505
Social SciencesField #2,065 of 6,365 6.8%800 #2304
MedicineField #3,422 of 10,443 6.3%545 #4718
Health ProfessionsField #644 of 1,928 7.2%133 #1041
Arts and HumanitiesField #690 of 1,998 6.3%176 #996
EngineeringField #2,587 of 6,636 15.1%230 #2642
Life SciencesDomain #3,396 of 7,800 8.7%250 #4894
Computer ScienceField #2,376 of 4,667 19.2%149 #2136
Physical SciencesDomain #6,641 of 12,888 13.6%528 #7354

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná 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#1,924 #1,518
  2. Social Sciences#2,505 #2,054
  3. Social Sciences#2,304 #2,065
  4. Medicine#4,718 #3,422
  5. Health Professions#1,041 #644
  6. Arts and Humanities#996 #690
  7. Engineering#2,642 #2,587
  8. Life Sciences#4,894 #3,396
  9. Computer Science#2,136 #2,376
  10. Physical Sciences#7,354 #6,641
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 do Paraná specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 7.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 35.2 works7.4×
  2. VeterinaryField · 24.2 works6.3×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 20.0 works5.7×
  4. LawSubfield · 82.6 works5.0×
  5. Urban StudiesSubfield · 38.4 works4.9×
← 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: 0.76× its world share, 102 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 85 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.94× its world share, 27 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 36 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 149 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 230 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 113 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.94× its world share, 40 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.78× its world share, 133 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 545 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.28× its world share, 24 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.16× its world share, 176 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.45× its world share, 132 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 52 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 107 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.23× its world share, 800 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná?

Ranked on the composite score, Rodrigo Siqueira Reis, Leandro dos Santos Coelho and Roberto Pecoits‐Filho lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná.

  1. 1 Rodrigo Siqueira Reis Brazil · #30,693 worldwide 366 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Leandro dos Santos Coelho Brazil · #72,264 worldwide 1k citations · 149 works
  3. 3 Roberto Pecoits‐Filho Brazil · #79,624 worldwide 446 citations · 89 works
  4. 4 Paulo Gustavo Kotze Brazil · #83,089 worldwide 216 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Samuel Jorge Moysés Brazil · #93,426 worldwide 87 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Déborah Ribeiro Carvalho Brazil · #119,556 worldwide 134 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Miguel C. Riella Brazil · #121,582 worldwide 132 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Luiz S. Oliveira Brazil · #131,299 worldwide 396 citations · 58 works
  9. 9 Viviana Cocco Mariani Brazil · #157,912 worldwide 417 citations · 75 works
  10. 10 Dalton Bertolim Précoma Brazil · #195,716 worldwide 150 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

Which keywords describe research at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná?

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

▲ 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. Sustainability179▲ 2.6×59 topics
  2. Epidemiology164▲ 1.47×121 topics
  3. Qualitative Research152▲ 6.2×15 topics
  4. Education151▲ 3.1×70 topics
  5. Public Policy132▲ 9.4×16 topics
  6. Religion124▲ 9.2×23 topics
  7. Globalization120▲ 2.1×74 topics
  8. Teacher Training118▲ 6.7×15 topics
  9. Ethics109▲ 8.0×36 topics
  10. Brazil108▲ 39×5 topics
  11. Human Rights105▲ 3.6×37 topics
  12. Quality of Life103▲ 2.5×53 topics
  13. Catholicism101▲ 93×3 topics
  14. Philosophy96▲ 7.7×28 topics
  15. Public Health95▲ 2.3×51 topics
  16. Social Justice86▲ 5.2×24 topics
  17. Online Learning85▲ 3.6×15 topics
  18. Legal Theory77▲ 38×3 topics
  19. Social Inequality77▲ 10×11 topics
  20. Legal Philosophy71▲ 38×2 topics
  21. Environmental Law71▲ 12×5 topics
  22. Social Determinants71▲ 12×7 topics
  23. Constitutional Law69▲ 18×6 topics
  24. Latin America66▲ 12×17 topics
  25. Public Administration66▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Sociology66▲ 17×14 topics
  27. Civil Rights66▲ 33×1 topic
  28. Judicial Activism66▲ 50×1 topic
  29. Theology62▲ 23×6 topics
  30. Politics59▲ 7.7×10 topics
  31. Public Sphere58▲ 36×3 topics
  32. Social Movements57▲ 6.8×14 topics
  33. Healthcare Access57▲ 7.2×9 topics
  34. Pluralism57▲ 47×2 topics
  35. Pentecostalism56▲ 82×2 topics
  36. Social Dynamics55▲ 32×3 topics
  37. Conservatism54▲ 107×1 topic
  38. Secularization54▲ 120×1 topic
  39. Critical Pedagogy52▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Educational Reform51▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná publish most on?

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

Brazilian Legal Issues66Brazilian Legal Issues: 66 fractional worksReligion and Society in …54Religion and Society in Latin America: 54 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…50Education Pedagogy and Practices: 50 fractional worksReligious and Theologica…46Religious and Theological Studies: 46 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 40 fractional worksPsychology and Mental Health: 39 fractional worksBusiness and Management …35Business and Management Studies: 35 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 33 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 31 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…30Digital Transformation in Industry: 30 fractional works
LawSociology and Political ScienceEducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law3 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 66 works
  2. 2 Religion and Society in Latin America Sociology and Political Science 54 works
  3. 3 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 50 works
  4. 4 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 46 works
  5. 5 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 40 works
  6. 6 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 39 works
  7. 7 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 35 works
  8. 8 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 33 works
  9. 9 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 31 works
  10. 10 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 30 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 available69.4%not open30.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.3%domestic only83.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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