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Unifor

In research, Unifor stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,248 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#4,634 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,072 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,952
of 28,054 · #16,184 all time
Rank in Norway
#77
of 133
Research works
2k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
9.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Unifor 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 #5,248 of 11,982 7.6%140 #6729
MedicineField #4,634 of 10,443 8.2%101 #7629
Social SciencesDomain #9,072 of 10,521 5.8%166 #11131
Social SciencesField #5,788 of 6,365 6.8%105 #7503

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Unifor 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#6,729 #5,248
  2. Medicine#7,629 #4,634
  3. Social Sciences#11,131 #9,072
  4. Social Sciences#7,503 #5,788
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.

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: 0.65× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.90× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.99× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.34× its world share, 101 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.11× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 106 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Unifor?

Ranked on the composite score, Evandro Salvador Alves de Oliveira, Ana Paula Amorim de Sousa Guimarães and Antônia do Carmo Soares Campos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Unifor.

  1. 1 Evandro Salvador Alves de Oliveira Norway · #410,690 worldwide 3 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Ana Paula Amorim de Sousa Guimarães Norway · #516,568 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Antônia do Carmo Soares Campos Norway · #1,059,687 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Unifor

Which keywords describe research at Unifor?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology31▲ 2.0×89 topics
  2. Public Health23▲ 4.1×40 topics
  3. Sustainability23▲ 2.4×24 topics
  4. Public Policy20▲ 10×14 topics
  5. Human Rights18▲ 4.5×19 topics
  6. Mental Health18▲ 3.1×27 topics
  7. Quality of Life17▲ 3.1×36 topics
  8. Globalization17▲ 2.2×33 topics
  9. Qualitative Research17▲ 4.9×14 topics
  10. Healthcare16▲ 3.6×15 topics
  11. Educational Technology15▲ 3.3×16 topics
  12. Sustainable Development14▲ 2.2×16 topics
  13. Legal Theory13▲ 48×3 topics
  14. Legal Philosophy13▲ 50×2 topics
  15. Online Learning13▲ 4.0×7 topics
  16. Social Justice13▲ 5.7×9 topics
  17. Education13▲ 1.93×36 topics
  18. Teacher Training13▲ 5.2×8 topics
  19. Constitutional Law12▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Environmental Law12▲ 15×4 topics
  21. Civil Rights11▲ 42×1 topic
  22. Judicial Activism11▲ 63×1 topic
  23. Social Determinants11▲ 14×7 topics
  24. Healthcare Access11▲ 9.7×9 topics
  25. Primary Care8▲ 5.5×10 topics
  26. Brazil8▲ 21×5 topics
  27. Social Movements8▲ 6.8×6 topics
  28. Distance Education8▲ 9.6×2 topics
  29. Inclusion8▲ 14×4 topics
  30. Educational Policy8▲ 7.5×2 topics
  31. Health Policy8▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Research8▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Training8▲ 8.8×3 topics
  34. Legislation7▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Digital Business7▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Environmental Education7▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Patient Safety6▲ 11×5 topics
  38. Social Participation6▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Eco-friendly Practices6▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Agroecology6▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Unifor publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Brazilian Legal Issues, Academic Research in Diverse Fields, Environmental Sustainability and Education and Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic.

Brazilian Legal Issues11Brazilian Legal Issues: 11 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 7 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 6 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 5 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 5 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 5 fractional worksPsychology and Mental He…4Psychology and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil4Public Health in Brazil: 4 fractional worksRural Development and Ag…4Rural Development and Agriculture: 4 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…4Education and Digital Technologies: 4 fractional works
LawEducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 11 works
  2. 2 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 7 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 works
  4. 4 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 5 works
  5. 5 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 5 works
  6. 6 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 5 works
  7. 7 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  8. 8 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  9. 9 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  10. 10 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 4 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 available60.1%not open39.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors74.5%domestic only25.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Unifor's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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