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Universidade Brasil

In research, Universidade Brasil stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,856 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,648 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,756 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oral Surgery, Orthodontics and Dentistry — Oral Surgery is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,974
of 28,054 · #6,888 all time
Rank in Brazil
#83
of 714
Research works
9.8k
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
116k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
90%
world 28%

What is Universidade Brasil 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 #1,856 of 11,982 5.1%802 #1932
Social SciencesDomain #3,648 of 10,521 8.8%892 #3577
Social SciencesField #2,756 of 6,365 8.7%559 #2700
MedicineField #4,650 of 10,443 5.1%454 #4889
Health ProfessionsField #880 of 1,928 5.7%232 #753
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,719 of 3,409 6.3%128 #1381
Life SciencesDomain #4,710 of 7,800 6.1%244 #4389
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,766 of 2,578 7.8%165 #1686
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #651 of 916 6.9%132 #475
PsychologyField #1,637 of 2,181 3.8%112 #1919

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Brasil 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#1,932 #1,856
  2. Social Sciences#3,577 #3,648
  3. Social Sciences#2,700 #2,756
  4. Medicine#4,889 #4,650
  5. Health Professions#753 #880
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,381 #1,719
  7. Life Sciences#4,389 #4,710
  8. Sociology and Political Science#1,686 #1,766
  9. General Health Professions#475 #651
  10. Psychology#1,919 #1,637
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 Universidade Brasil specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oral Surgery takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Oral SurgerySubfield · 39.4 works9.1×
  2. OrthodonticsSubfield · 21.1 works8.3×
  3. DentistryField · 88.6 works8.1×
  4. Urban StudiesSubfield · 48.6 works7.8×
  5. Occupational TherapySubfield · 23.3 works6.2×
← 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: 1.20× its world share, 128 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 58 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.06× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 31 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 47 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 96 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 119 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 8.10× its world share, 89 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.91× its world share, 232 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 454 worksMedicineNursing: 1.57× its world share, 17 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.32× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.74× its world share, 114 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 45 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 27 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.63× its world share, 112 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 559 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Brasil?

Ranked on the composite score, Luiz Alberto Moniz Bandeira, Drauzio E.N. Rangel and Irineu Gregnanin Pedrón lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Brasil.

  1. 1 Luiz Alberto Moniz Bandeira Brazil · #394,969 worldwide 7 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Drauzio E.N. Rangel Brazil · #540,046 worldwide 86 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Irineu Gregnanin Pedrón Brazil · #781,799 worldwide 10 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Bruno V. M. Rodrigues Brazil · #869,916 worldwide 39 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Raissa Silva Frota Brazil · #935,884 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Luis Carlos Spaziani Brazil · #938,979 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Rauer Ferreira Franco Brazil · #952,177 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Danila Fernanda Rodrigues Frias Brazil · #961,911 worldwide 9 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Ricardo Scarparo Navarro Brazil · #1,030,389 worldwide 36 citations · 52 works
  10. 10 Amanda Oliva Spaziani Brazil · #1,058,533 worldwide 1 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Brasil

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Brasil?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Public Health, Public Policy, Healthcare Access, Epidemiology, Health Policy, Globalization and Primary Care.

▲ 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. Quality of Life174▲ 5.3×53 topics
  2. Epidemiology164▲ 1.84×122 topics
  3. Public Health159▲ 4.9×51 topics
  4. Sustainability118▲ 2.1×64 topics
  5. Globalization117▲ 2.6×82 topics
  6. Public Policy110▲ 9.8×16 topics
  7. Mental Health102▲ 3.1×42 topics
  8. Education86▲ 2.2×60 topics
  9. Qualitative Research83▲ 4.2×21 topics
  10. Healthcare Access83▲ 13×10 topics
  11. Health Policy77▲ 22×7 topics
  12. Risk Factors70▲ 2.8×30 topics
  13. Primary Care68▲ 8.0×12 topics
  14. Teacher Training67▲ 4.8×14 topics
  15. Social Determinants65▲ 14×7 topics
  16. Educational Technology65▲ 2.4×19 topics
  17. Treatment62▲ 2.3×47 topics
  18. Social Determinants of Health62▲ 12×7 topics
  19. Chronic Diseases59▲ 10×8 topics
  20. Aging Population58▲ 28×4 topics
  21. Healthcare58▲ 2.3×25 topics
  22. Identity56▲ 3.4×41 topics
  23. Social Movements56▲ 8.2×21 topics
  24. Social Inequality53▲ 8.9×15 topics
  25. Cultural Identity53▲ 4.5×18 topics
  26. Brazil52▲ 24×5 topics
  27. Brazilian Health System52▲ 54×1 topic
  28. Community-Based Care52▲ 54×1 topic
  29. Health46▲ 5.1×17 topics
  30. History46▲ 2.9×35 topics
  31. Colonialism43▲ 4.0×29 topics
  32. Prevalence42▲ 4.6×15 topics
  33. Environmental Education31▲ 9.0×5 topics
  34. Infection Control30▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Environmental Justice30▲ 10.0×6 topics
  36. Agroecology28▲ 8.5×5 topics
  37. Segregation28▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Territoriality27▲ 25×4 topics
  39. Anthropology27▲ 12×8 topics
  40. Eco-friendly Practices27▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidade Brasil publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health, Nursing, Elderly Care, Environmental Sustainability and Education, Urban Development and Societal Issues and Education Pedagogy and Practices.

Health, Nursing, Elderly…52Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 52 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 27 fractional worksUrban Development and So…26Urban Development and Societal Issues: 26 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…25Education Pedagogy and Practices: 25 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 21 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 20 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence19Youth, Drugs, and Violence: 19 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation: 19 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 18 fractional worksPsychology and Mental He…18Psychology and Mental Health: 18 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawUrban StudiesEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 52 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 27 works
  3. 3 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 26 works
  4. 4 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 25 works
  5. 5 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 21 works
  6. 6 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 20 works
  7. 7 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 19 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 19 works
  9. 9 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 18 works
  10. 10 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 18 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 available90.2%not open9.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.8%domestic only88.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Brasil's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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.

Other research institutions in São Paulo

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.