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Unichristus

In research, Unichristus stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,530 of 9,585 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,770 of 9,902 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,505 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law and Dentistry (Law is 10.3× its share of world research).

unichristus.edu.brROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#4,646
of 22,385 · #7,845 all time
Rank in Brazil
#202
of 684
Research works
1.7k
▲ 63% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.5k
3.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
82%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Unichristus

What is Unichristus known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #3,530 of 9,585 5.5%303 #5255
Health SciencesDomain #3,770 of 9,902 3.7%376 #7219
Social SciencesField #2,505 of 5,988 6.0%235 #4012
MedicineField #3,629 of 8,541 3.0%257 #6938
Life SciencesDomain #3,860 of 6,403 3.9%72 #6819
Health ProfessionsField #1,266 of 1,895 5.8%73 #2286
EducationSubfield #1,364 of 1,930 6.9%78 #1803
Physical SciencesDomain #9,790 of 10,670 5.0%62 #14019

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Unichristus 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#5,255 #3,530
  2. Health Sciences#7,219 #3,770
  3. Social Sciences#4,012 #2,505
  4. Medicine#6,938 #3,629
  5. Life Sciences#6,819 #3,860
  6. Health Professions#2,286 #1,266
  7. Education#1,803 #1,364
  8. Physical Sciences#14,019 #9,790
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Unichristus work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Unichristus is in Health Sciences, 38% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (30%), Social Sciences (28%), Health Professions (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 412 fractional works · 44.6% of its workMedicine: 281 fractional works · 30.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 38 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSurgery: 31 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 19 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 82 fractional works · 8.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 38 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 19 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacy: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 46 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOral Surgery: 19 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrthodontics: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPeriodontics: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 349 fractional works · 37.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 260 fractional works · 28.2% of its workEducation: 85 fractional works · 9.2% of its workLaw: 56 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 52 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 18 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDemography: 15 fractional works · 1.7% of its workUrban Studies: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 31 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 17 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 20 fractional works · 2.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 17 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 86 fractional works · 9.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 28 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 28 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems: 23 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 23 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArchitecture: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 77 fractional works · 8.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 31 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 20 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKUnichristus924fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences45%Social Sciences38%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine28130.4%
    2. Health Professions828.9%
    3. Dentistry464.9%
    4. Nursing30.3%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Social Sciences26028.2%
    2. Psychology313.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities202.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting171.9%
    5. Decision Sciences141.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance70.7%
    1. Environmental Science283.1%
    2. Computer Science283.1%
    3. Engineering232.4%
    4. Chemistry30.3%
    5. Materials Science20.2%
    6. Energy10.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    9. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology313.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences202.2%
    3. Neuroscience121.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology111.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Unichristus specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 10.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 55.5 works10×
  2. DentistryField · 45.6 works10×
← 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: 0.45× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.16× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 10.18× its world share, 46 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.39× its world share, 82 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.58× its world share, 281 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.23× its world share, 260 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry10.18×46 works
  2. Health Professions3.39×82 works
  3. Social Sciences2.23×260 works
  4. Medicine1.58×281 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.54×14 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.16×11 works
  7. Psychology1.09×31 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.04×3 works
  9. Neuroscience0.83×12 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.75×20 works
  11. Nursing0.64×3 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×31 works
  13. Environmental Science0.61×28 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.58×17 works
  15. Veterinary0.53×1 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.45×20 works
  17. Computer Science0.39×28 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.34×7 works
  19. Chemistry0.21×3 works
  20. Engineering0.16×23 works
  21. Energy0.09×1 works
  22. Materials Science0.07×2 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×1 works
  24. Mathematics0.02×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Unichristus?

Ranked on the quality score, Ellaine Dóris Fernandes Carvalho, Lucas Fortaleza de Aquino Ferreira and Carolina Feitosa de Oliveira lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Unichristus.

  1. 1 Ellaine Dóris Fernandes Carvalho Brazil · #1,819,708 worldwide 345 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Lucas Fortaleza de Aquino Ferreira Brazil · #2,238,462 worldwide 186 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Carolina Feitosa de Oliveira Brazil · #2,302,701 worldwide 866 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Micael Porto Portela Lima Brazil · #2,835,163 worldwide 410 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Claudia Roberta de Andrade Brazil · #2,848,948 worldwide 360 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Francisco Tarcísio Rocha Gomes Júnior Brazil · #2,939,402 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Marcos Kubrusly Brazil · #3,048,747 worldwide 1k citations · 116 works
  8. 8 Danna Mota Moreira Brazil · #3,088,781 worldwide 293 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Juliana Paiva Marques Lima Rolim Brazil · #3,425,470 worldwide 543 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Ramille Araújo Lima Brazil · #3,753,165 worldwide 278 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Unichristus

What are the most cited papers from Unichristus?

The most cited paper from Unichristus is "Flavonoids: biological activities and therapeutic potential" (Mércia Marques Jucá, Francisco Maurício Sales Cysne Filho, Jamily Cunha de Almeida et al., 2018), with 463 citations. Next come "Cocos nucifera (L.) (Arecaceae): A phytochemical and pharmacological review" (295) and "Nickel–titanium instruments in endodontics: a concise review of the state of the art" (289).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Flavonoids: biological activities and therapeutic potential Mércia Marques Jucá, Francisco Maurício Sales Cysne Filho, Jamily Cunha de Almeida et al. · Natural Product Research 16 Nov 2018 463
2 Cocos nucifera (L.) (Arecaceae): A phytochemical and pharmacological review E.B.C. Lima, Caren Nádia Soares de Sousa, Lucas Nascimento Meneses et al. · Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research Open access 15 Aug 2015 295
3 Nickel–titanium instruments in endodontics: a concise review of the state of the art Giulio Gavini, Marcelo dos Santos, Celso Luiz Caldeira et al. · Brazilian Oral Research Open access 18 Oct 2018 289
4 Premotor, nonmotor and motor symptoms of Parkinson's Disease: A new clinical state of the art Ana Beatriz Ramalho Leite Silva, Roger Wilson Gonçalves de Oliveira, Guilherme Pinheiro Diógenes et al. · Ageing Research Reviews Review 26 Dec 2022 255
5 Prevalência e Fatores Associados à Depressão e Ansiedade entre Estudantes Universitários da Área da Saúde de um Grande Centro Urbano do Nordeste do Brasil Andrea Mendes Leão, Ileana Pitombeira Gomes, Marcelo José Monteiro Ferreira et al. · Revista Brasileira de Educação Médica Open access 27 Oct 2018 195
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Unichristus?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Legal Theory, Human Rights, Legal Philosophy, Environmental Law, Educational Technology and Constitutional Law.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology96▲ 2.6×112 topics
  2. Public Health63▲ 4.7×32 topics
  3. Quality of Life58▲ 4.4×46 topics
  4. Educational Technology56▲ 5.1×8 topics
  5. Human Rights56▲ 5.9×18 topics
  6. Legal Theory50▲ 79×3 topics
  7. Healthcare48▲ 4.6×12 topics
  8. Legal Philosophy48▲ 84×2 topics
  9. Environmental Law46▲ 24×3 topics
  10. Constitutional Law46▲ 38×3 topics
  11. Social Justice46▲ 8.3×4 topics
  12. Civil Rights45▲ 72×1 topic
  13. Judicial Activism45▲ 109×1 topic
  14. Healthcare Access39▲ 16×5 topics
  15. Public Policy39▲ 8.8×14 topics
  16. Treatment36▲ 3.2×41 topics
  17. Social Determinants35▲ 19×6 topics
  18. Qualitative Research33▲ 4.2×9 topics
  19. Risk Factors32▲ 3.1×29 topics
  20. Online Learning32▲ 4.1×3 topics
  21. Teacher Training32▲ 5.6×8 topics
  22. COVID-1931▲ 2.6×19 topics
  23. Health Policy31▲ 22×5 topics
  24. Drug Resistance25▲ 9.5×9 topics
  25. Curriculum Development25▲ 4.0×4 topics
  26. Infection Control23▲ 29×3 topics
  27. Social Inequality22▲ 9.1×7 topics
  28. Training22▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Inclusion22▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Legislation22▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Prevalence21▲ 5.6×14 topics
  32. Educational Policy21▲ 9.0×2 topics
  33. Research21▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Digital Business20▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Distance Education20▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Patient Safety20▲ 14×6 topics
  37. Leadership Styles19▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Digital Innovation19▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Smart Library19▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Patient Care18▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Unichristus publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Brazilian Legal Issues, Academic Research in Diverse Fields, Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic and Healthcare Regulation.

Brazilian Legal Issues45Brazilian Legal Issues: 45 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 20 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 19 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation18Healthcare Regulation: 18 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil: 17 fractional worksHealth Education and Validation: 16 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly…13Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 13 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 13 fractional worksEducation during COVID-19 pandemic: 12 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence: 12 fractional works
LawEducationInformation SystemsHealth Information Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 45 works
  2. 2 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 20 works
  3. 3 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 19 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 18 works
  5. 5 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  6. 6 Health Education and Validation Education 16 works
  7. 7 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 13 works
  8. 8 Science and Education Research Education 13 works
  9. 9 Education during COVID-19 pandemic Education 12 works
  10. 10 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 12 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 available81.9%not open18.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Unichristus's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 63% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Unichristus as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0039% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Unichristus0.0039% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Unichristus over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Unichristus4.3% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.6% in 2015.

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