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Universidade Castelo Branco

In research, Universidade Castelo Branco stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,499 of 14,833 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,379 of 9,330 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,379 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, 2022-now
#11,688
of 22,385 · #10,684 all time
Rank in Brazil
#447
of 684
Research works
808
▼ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.4k
5.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
75%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%

What is Universidade Castelo Branco known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #6,499 of 14,833 4.9%323
Social SciencesField #5,379 of 9,330 6.0%200
Health SciencesDomain #10,379 of 16,688 2.6%303
MedicineField #10,374 of 14,558 2.4%208

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Castelo Branco 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 Castelo Branco work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Universidade Castelo Branco is in Social Sciences, 36% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Medicine (23%), Health Professions (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Social Sciences: 58 fractional works · 38.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 40 fractional works · 26.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEducation: 13 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 4.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 54 fractional works · 36.4% of its workMedicine: 34 fractional works · 22.7% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 9.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 6.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 13.7% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 11.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversidadeCastelo Branco150fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences39%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4026.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities64.1%
    3. Decision Sciences53.4%
    4. Psychology32.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting21.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.0%
    1. Medicine3422.7%
    2. Health Professions149.5%
    3. Dentistry42.5%
    4. Veterinary11.0%
    5. Nursing10.7%
    1. Engineering63.9%
    2. Environmental Science53.5%
    3. Computer Science42.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.0%
    5. Chemistry10.9%
    6. Materials Science10.5%
    7. Energy10.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences96.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology53.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.9%
    4. Neuroscience10.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.27× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.19× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.59× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.18× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.30× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.42× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.55× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary7.30×2 works
  2. Dentistry5.19×4 works
  3. Health Professions3.59×14 works
  4. Decision Sciences3.55×5 works
  5. Social Sciences2.11×40 works
  6. Nursing1.52×1 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.42×6 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.27×9 works
  9. Medicine1.18×34 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.90×1 works
  11. Psychology0.74×3 works
  12. Environmental Science0.71×5 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.68×5 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.66×2 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.64×0 works
  16. Chemistry0.55×1 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.48×2 works
  18. Energy0.42×1 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.38×2 works
  20. Neuroscience0.37×1 works
  21. Computer Science0.36×4 works
  22. Engineering0.26×6 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.17×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.15×1 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.11×0 works
  26. Mathematics0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Castelo Branco?

Ranked on the quality score, Samária Ali Cader, Gleidson Luiz Cavalcante Aguiar and Francisca Regilene de Sousa de Deus lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Castelo Branco.

  1. 1 Samária Ali Cader Brazil · #2,842,965 worldwide 1.1k citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Gleidson Luiz Cavalcante Aguiar Brazil · #4,119,170 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Francisca Regilene de Sousa de Deus Brazil · #4,186,146 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 William Pacheco Machado Brazil · #4,220,351 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Márcia Calazans de Almeida Brunner Brazil · #4,305,396 worldwide 7 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Romulo Caccavo Brazil · #4,345,276 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Maurício Fidelis Brazil · #4,492,423 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Solange Soares Martins Brazil · #4,511,641 worldwide 11 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Wilma Alexandre Simões Brazil · #4,588,778 worldwide 58 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Brenda Cardoso Arruda Ferreira Brazil · #4,643,972 worldwide 29 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Castelo Branco

What are the most cited papers from Universidade Castelo Branco?

The most cited paper from Universidade Castelo Branco is "Translational Findings on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Anxiety: Contributions from Basic Research to Clinical Practice" (Anna Claudia Domingos da Silveira da Luz, Gisele Pereira Dias, Mário Cesar do Nascimento Bevilaqua et al., 2013), with 4,008 citations. Next come "Brazilian Atlantic forest: impact, vulnerability, and adaptation to climate change" (358) and "Pilates method in personal autonomy, static balance and quality of life of elderly females" (198).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Translational Findings on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Anxiety: Contributions from Basic Research to Clinical Practice Anna Claudia Domingos da Silveira da Luz, Gisele Pereira Dias, Mário Cesar do Nascimento Bevilaqua et al. · Neuropsychobiology Open access 2013 4,008
2 Brazilian Atlantic forest: impact, vulnerability, and adaptation to climate change Fábio Rúbio Scarano, Paula Ceotto · Biodiversity and Conservation Sep 2015 358
3 Pilates method in personal autonomy, static balance and quality of life of elderly females Brena Guedes de Siqueira Rodrigues, Samária Ali Cader, Natáli Valím Oliver Bento-Torres et al. · Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 30 Jan 2010 198
4 Laser Therapy in the Tissue Repair Process: A Literature Review Jacqueline Pereira da Silva, Maéli Alves da Silva, Ana Paula Figueiredo Almeida et al. · Photomedicine and Laser Surgery 21 Sep 2009 178
5 Accretion dynamics and disk evolution in NGC 2264: a study based on CoRoT photometric observations S. H. P. Alencar, P. S. Teixeira, M. M. Guimarães et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access 10 Jun 2010 159
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Castelo Branco?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Qualitative Research, Teacher Training, Educational Technology, Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Healthcare Access and Health Policy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 2.4×41 topics
  2. Public Health13▲ 6.1×17 topics
  3. Qualitative Research11▲ 8.8×6 topics
  4. Teacher Training10▲ 11×6 topics
  5. Quality of Life10▲ 4.8×23 topics
  6. Educational Technology10▲ 5.5×6 topics
  7. Healthcare Access7▲ 18×4 topics
  8. Health Policy7▲ 29×3 topics
  9. Online Learning7▲ 5.4×3 topics
  10. Social Inequality7▲ 17×4 topics
  11. Globalization6▲ 2.0×16 topics
  12. Healthcare6▲ 3.5×5 topics
  13. Chronic Diseases6▲ 15×6 topics
  14. Primary Care5▲ 9.7×4 topics
  15. Organizational Management5▲ 56×1 topic
  16. Research Methods5▲ 22×1 topic
  17. Social Determinants5▲ 16×4 topics
  18. Public Policy5▲ 6.8×9 topics
  19. Social Determinants of Health5▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Social Network Analysis5▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Curriculum Development4▲ 4.4×2 topics
  22. Digital Literacy4▲ 5.2×1 topic
  23. Inclusive Education4▲ 8.3×3 topics
  24. WebQuests4▲ 58×1 topic
  25. Brazilian Health System4▲ 71×1 topic
  26. Community-Based Care4▲ 71×1 topic
  27. Educational Policies4▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Distance Learning4▲ 6.9×3 topics
  29. Educational Reform4▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Information Technology4▲ 5.0×2 topics
  31. Critical Pedagogy3▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Pedagogical Practices3▲ 26×1 topic
  33. Knowledge Management3▲ 4.0×2 topics
  34. Physical Education3▲ 18×5 topics
  35. Digital Innovation3▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Smart Library3▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Discourse Analysis3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  38. Drug Resistance3▲ 6.3×4 topics
  39. Legislation2▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Rhetoric2▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidade Castelo Branco publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Business and Management Studies, Education and Digital Technologies, Health, Nursing, Elderly Care and Education Pedagogy and Practices.

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 5 works
  2. 2 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 4 works
  4. 4 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 3 works
  5. 5 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 3 works
  6. 6 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  8. 8 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 2 works
  10. 10 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 2 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 available75.3%not open24.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Castelo Branco's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Universidade Castelo Branco as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00067% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Universidade Castelo Branco0.00057% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Universidade Castelo Branco 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 2025Universidade Castelo Branco5.8% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.8% in 2024.

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