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Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

In research, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,161 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#2,298 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,561 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hardware and Architecture, Philosophy and Literature and Literary Theory — Hardware and Architecture is 8.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,905
of 28,054 · #3,692 all time
Rank in Brazil
#53
of 714
Research works
20k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
169k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul 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 #2,161 of 11,982 8.9%660 #2220
MedicineField #2,298 of 10,443 8.9%454 #2541
Social SciencesDomain #2,561 of 10,521 6.5%1,732 #2190
Social SciencesField #2,017 of 6,365 6.2%1,016 #2032
Computer ScienceField #1,742 of 4,667 10.5%273 #946
Life SciencesDomain #3,407 of 7,800 11.9%214 #1940
Physical SciencesDomain #5,946 of 12,888 10.0%586 #4579
Arts and HumanitiesField #977 of 1,998 5.2%288 #1073
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,319 of 2,578 5.1%364 #1175
Health ProfessionsField #1,092 of 1,928 6.2%149 #1214

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul 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#2,220 #2,161
  2. Medicine#2,541 #2,298
  3. Social Sciences#2,190 #2,561
  4. Social Sciences#2,032 #2,017
  5. Computer Science#946 #1,742
  6. Life Sciences#1,940 #3,407
  7. Physical Sciences#4,579 #5,946
  8. Arts and Humanities#1,073 #977
  9. Sociology and Political Science#1,175 #1,319
  10. Health Professions#1,214 #1,092
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 Rio Grande do Sul specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hardware and Architecture takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 28.6 works8.0×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 108.5 works7.9×
  3. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 97.3 works5.7×
  4. LawSubfield · 106.2 works5.7×
  5. Urban StudiesSubfield · 44.4 works5.0×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 58 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 85 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 55 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 273 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 114 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 133 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.10× its world share, 48 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.77× its world share, 149 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 454 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.13× its world share, 288 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 88 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 60 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 56 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.30× its world share, 224 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.52× its world share, 1,016 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul?

Ranked on the composite score, Carlos H. Barrios, Renato T. Stein and André Palmini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul.

  1. 1 Carlos H. Barrios Brazil · #8,482 worldwide 768 citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Renato T. Stein Brazil · #23,477 worldwide 410 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 André Palmini Brazil · #36,756 worldwide 356 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Ana Elizabeth Figueiredo Brazil · #73,012 worldwide 240 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 César A. F. De Rose Brazil · #75,420 worldwide 282 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Marcus Herbert Jones Brazil · #82,572 worldwide 245 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Eduardo Eizirik Brazil · #104,898 worldwide 333 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Ingo Wolfgang Sarlet Brazil · #133,454 worldwide 40 citations · 58 works
  9. 9 António Hohlfeldt Brazil · #139,876 worldwide 17 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Tiago Ferreto Brazil · #147,568 worldwide 220 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Which keywords describe research at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul?

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

▲ 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. Globalization206▲ 3.3×89 topics
  2. Qualitative Research176▲ 6.3×19 topics
  3. Public Policy162▲ 10×19 topics
  4. Mental Health161▲ 3.4×37 topics
  5. Education161▲ 2.9×74 topics
  6. Teacher Training145▲ 7.3×14 topics
  7. Colonialism144▲ 9.5×24 topics
  8. Brazil142▲ 46×5 topics
  9. Human Rights126▲ 3.9×46 topics
  10. Identity117▲ 5.0×41 topics
  11. Quality of Life114▲ 2.5×54 topics
  12. Cultural Identity113▲ 6.8×16 topics
  13. Public Health112▲ 2.4×50 topics
  14. Educational Technology107▲ 2.8×21 topics
  15. Social Justice107▲ 5.7×26 topics
  16. History101▲ 4.5×34 topics
  17. Anthropology100▲ 32×7 topics
  18. Cultural Studies100▲ 8.2×24 topics
  19. Depression92▲ 3.3×23 topics
  20. Online Learning92▲ 3.4×11 topics
  21. Legal Theory91▲ 40×3 topics
  22. Legal Philosophy89▲ 42×2 topics
  23. Constitutional Law85▲ 20×5 topics
  24. Social Inequality84▲ 9.9×12 topics
  25. Civil Rights84▲ 38×3 topics
  26. Environmental Law84▲ 13×7 topics
  27. Social Determinants84▲ 12×7 topics
  28. Public Administration83▲ 30×3 topics
  29. Constitutional Interpretation82▲ 56×1 topic
  30. Judicial Activism82▲ 56×1 topic
  31. Ethics76▲ 4.9×41 topics
  32. Media Studies74▲ 34×5 topics
  33. Multiculturalism72▲ 12×6 topics
  34. Social Movements70▲ 7.4×20 topics
  35. Identity Politics66▲ 41×2 topics
  36. Healthcare Access66▲ 7.3×9 topics
  37. Post-Modernity66▲ 58×1 topic
  38. Social Resilience66▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Discourse Analysis62▲ 7.7×5 topics
  40. Psychopathology61▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Brazilian Legal Issues, Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies, Education and Digital Technologies and Psychology and Mental Health.

Brazilian Legal Issues82Brazilian Legal Issues: 82 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Lit…66Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 66 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…55Education and Digital Technologies: 55 fractional worksPsychology and Mental He…50Psychology and Mental Health: 50 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 46 fractional worksLiterature, Culture, and Criticism: 46 fractional worksBusiness and Management …40Business and Management Studies: 40 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…37Environmental Sustainability and Education: 37 fractional worksLinguistics and Educatio…33Linguistics and Education Research: 33 fractional worksSocial and Political Iss…31Social and Political Issues: 31 fractional works
LawPhilosophySociology and Political ScienceClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 82 works
  2. 2 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 66 works
  3. 3 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 55 works
  4. 4 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 50 works
  5. 5 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 46 works
  6. 6 Literature, Culture, and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 46 works
  7. 7 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 40 works
  8. 8 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 37 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 33 works
  10. 10 Social and Political Issues Sociology and Political Science 31 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 available73.0%not open27.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.1%domestic only88.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower 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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