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Universidade Candido Mendes

In research, Universidade Candido Mendes stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,876 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,888 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law (Law is 16.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,772
of 22,385 · #7,584 all time
Rank in Brazil
#386
of 684
Research works
1.1k
▼ 39% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.1k
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
76%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Universidade Candido Mendes

What is Universidade Candido Mendes 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 #3,876 of 9,585 8.2%165 #3343
Social SciencesField #2,888 of 5,988 8.9%118 #2698

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Candido Mendes 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 fields of science does Universidade Candido Mendes work in?

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Universidade Candido Mendes is in Social Sciences, 13% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (54%), Environmental Science (7%), Decision Sciences (6%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 178 fractional works · 75.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 129 fractional works · 54.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 42 fractional works · 17.9% of its workEducation: 34 fractional works · 14.4% of its workLaw: 22 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 10 fractional works · 4.4% of its workUrban Studies: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 15 fractional works · 6.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 14 fractional works · 5.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 4.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 3.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 31 fractional works · 13.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 18 fractional works · 7.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 12 fractional works · 4.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 21 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversidadeCandido Mendes237fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences75%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences12954.4%
    2. Decision Sciences156.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance125.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting104.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities93.6%
    6. Psychology31.4%
    1. Environmental Science187.5%
    2. Computer Science73.0%
    3. Engineering41.9%
    4. Materials Science10.6%
    5. Energy00.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    7. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Medicine104.4%
    2. Health Professions104.2%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.8%
    2. Neuroscience10.6%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Universidade Candido Mendes specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 16.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 22.1 works16×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.50× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.59× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.25× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.29× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.46× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.38× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.30× its world share, 129 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences6.46×15 works
  2. Social Sciences4.30×129 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.38×12 works
  4. Health Professions1.59×10 works
  5. Environmental Science1.50×18 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.29×10 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.25×9 works
  8. Psychology0.45×3 works
  9. Nursing0.43×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.38×7 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.37×4 works
  12. Neuroscience0.36×1 works
  13. Medicine0.23×10 works
  14. Energy0.22×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.16×1 works
  16. Engineering0.13×4 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.10×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.09×1 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works
  20. Dentistry0.07×0 works
  21. Chemistry0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Candido Mendes?

Ranked on the quality score, Guilherme Pizzotti Mendes Coletto dos Santos, Francisco Damião Bezerra and Yngrhydd Regina Amorim Lima lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Candido Mendes.

  1. 1 Guilherme Pizzotti Mendes Coletto dos Santos Brazil · #2,725,517 worldwide 0 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Francisco Damião Bezerra Brazil · #2,740,057 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Yngrhydd Regina Amorim Lima Brazil · #2,956,299 worldwide 0 citations · 14 works
  4. 4 Sebastião de Melo Fonseca Brazil · #2,995,889 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Rafael Alves Pereira Brazil · #3,224,525 worldwide 484 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Alexandre de Paiva Rio Camargo Brazil · #3,294,536 worldwide 104 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Suzamary Almira de Figueiredo Brazil · #3,337,095 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Caroline Batista Silva de [UNESP] Souza Brazil · #3,353,166 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Tánia Moreira Braga Brazil · #3,368,230 worldwide 139 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Luís Felipe Salomão Brazil · #3,551,739 worldwide 8 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Candido Mendes

What are the most cited papers from Universidade Candido Mendes?

The most cited paper from Universidade Candido Mendes is "Mechanical bowel preparation for elective colorectal surgery" (Katia Ferreira Güenaga, Délcio Matos, Peer Wille-Jørgensen, 2011), with 918 citations. Next come "Por que novo-desenvolvimentismo?" (175) and "Clay Ceramic Waste as Pozzolan Constituent in Cement for Structural Concrete" (94).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mechanical bowel preparation for elective colorectal surgery Katia Ferreira Güenaga, Délcio Matos, Peer Wille-Jørgensen · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Open access 31 Aug 2011 918
2 Por que novo-desenvolvimentismo? João Sicsú, Luiz Fernando de Paula, Renalt Michel · Brazilian Journal of Political Economy Open access Dec 2007 175
3 Clay Ceramic Waste as Pozzolan Constituent in Cement for Structural Concrete Everton dos Santos Barreto, Karina Vaz Stafanato, Markssuel Teixeira Marvila et al. · Materials Open access 28 May 2021 94
4 Qual será o futuro dasfábricas de administradores? Alexandre Mendes Nicolini · Revista de Administração de Empresas Open access Jun 2003 90
5 [Racial inequalities in Brazil: a synthesis of social indicators and challenges for public policies]. Rosana Rodrigues Heringer · PubMed 2002 86
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Candido Mendes?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Qualitative Research, Online Learning, Human Rights, Social Justice, Legal Theory, Teacher Training and Legal Philosophy.

▲ 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. Public Policy28▲ 25×13 topics
  2. Qualitative Research27▲ 13×7 topics
  3. Online Learning24▲ 12×6 topics
  4. Human Rights24▲ 9.9×15 topics
  5. Social Justice21▲ 15×8 topics
  6. Legal Theory21▲ 129×3 topics
  7. Teacher Training21▲ 14×11 topics
  8. Legal Philosophy20▲ 139×2 topics
  9. Environmental Law20▲ 41×4 topics
  10. Healthcare20▲ 7.4×9 topics
  11. Sustainability20▲ 3.4×20 topics
  12. Constitutional Law20▲ 63×3 topics
  13. Public Administration19▲ 98×2 topics
  14. Civil Rights19▲ 120×1 topic
  15. Judicial Activism19▲ 181×1 topic
  16. Legislation17▲ 44×3 topics
  17. E-Learning16▲ 7.1×4 topics
  18. Distance Education16▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Inclusion16▲ 46×2 topics
  20. Research16▲ 54×1 topic
  21. Training16▲ 31×1 topic
  22. Educational Technology16▲ 5.6×11 topics
  23. Globalization15▲ 3.1×23 topics
  24. Organizational Management13▲ 94×1 topic
  25. Research Methods13▲ 37×1 topic
  26. Sustainable Development13▲ 3.5×16 topics
  27. Healthcare Access13▲ 20×4 topics
  28. Social Inequality12▲ 20×5 topics
  29. Brazil12▲ 53×5 topics
  30. Innovation11▲ 4.4×14 topics
  31. Curriculum Development10▲ 5.9×2 topics
  32. Social Determinants9▲ 19×4 topics
  33. Inclusive Education9▲ 10×7 topics
  34. Educational Policies8▲ 33×2 topics
  35. Distance Learning8▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Educational Reform8▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Inequality8▲ 15×5 topics
  38. Social Movements8▲ 11×7 topics
  39. Critical Pedagogy8▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Pedagogical Practices8▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidade Candido Mendes publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Brazilian Legal Issues, Academic Research in Diverse Fields, Business and Management Studies and Education Pedagogy and Practices.

Brazilian Legal Issues19Brazilian Legal Issues: 19 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 16 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 13 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 8 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 7 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil6Public Health in Brazil: 6 fractional worksSocial and Political Issues: 6 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 6 fractional worksEducation and Public Policy: 5 fractional worksSocial and Economic Solidarity: 4 fractional works
LawEducationInformation Systems and ManagementSociology and Political Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 19 works
  2. 2 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 16 works
  3. 3 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 13 works
  4. 4 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 8 works
  5. 5 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  6. 6 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  7. 7 Social and Political Issues Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  8. 8 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 works
  9. 9 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  10. 10 Social and Economic Solidarity 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 available75.9%not open24.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Candido Mendes's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 39% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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 Universidade Candido Mendes as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0010% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Universidade Candido Mendes0.00069% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Universidade Candido Mendes 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%Universidade Candido Mendes13.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.9% in 2025.

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