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Universidade Castelo Branco

In research, Universidade Castelo Branco stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,912 of 16,945 worldwide), Health Sciences (#17,646 of 20,462 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,109 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,774
of 28,054 · #32,867 all time
Rank in Brazil
#641
of 714
Research works
808
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
5.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

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 #12,912 of 16,945 6.1%323
Health SciencesDomain #17,646 of 20,462 5.5%303
Social SciencesField #9,109 of 10,206 5.5%200
MedicineField #16,942 of 17,978 5.3%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 1.41× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.38× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.69× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.22× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.11× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.32× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.94× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Castelo Branco?

Ranked on the composite score, Valdemar Valente, Maria Regina Bernardo da Silva and Manoel José Gomes Tubino lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Castelo Branco.

  1. 1 Valdemar Valente · #493,815 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Maria Regina Bernardo da Silva · #667,564 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Manoel José Gomes Tubino · #725,500 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Aldo Brugnera · #738,982 worldwide 36 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Fátima A. A. Zanin · #902,053 worldwide 25 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Vernon Furtado da Silva · #1,088,104 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Nelson Kautzner Marques · #1,300,619 worldwide 6 citations · 58 works
  8. 8 Vicente Pinheiro Lima · #1,413,856 worldwide 7 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Castelo Branco

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Castelo Branco?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Qualitative Research, Teacher Training, Quality of Life, Educational Technology, 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology13▲ 2.5×38 topics
  2. Public Health12▲ 6.2×17 topics
  3. Qualitative Research11▲ 9.2×6 topics
  4. Quality of Life10▲ 5.0×22 topics
  5. Teacher Training9▲ 11×5 topics
  6. Educational Technology9▲ 5.6×6 topics
  7. Healthcare Access7▲ 19×4 topics
  8. Online Learning7▲ 5.9×3 topics
  9. Health Policy6▲ 29×3 topics
  10. Chronic Diseases6▲ 16×6 topics
  11. Social Inequality5▲ 15×3 topics
  12. Primary Care5▲ 10×4 topics
  13. Healthcare5▲ 3.3×4 topics
  14. Organizational Management5▲ 56×1 topic
  15. Research Methods5▲ 23×1 topic
  16. Social Determinants5▲ 17×4 topics
  17. Social Determinants of Health5▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Social Network Analysis5▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Digital Literacy4▲ 5.5×1 topic
  20. WebQuests4▲ 59×1 topic
  21. Brazilian Health System4▲ 73×1 topic
  22. Community-Based Care4▲ 73×1 topic
  23. Curriculum Development4▲ 4.2×2 topics
  24. Inclusive Education4▲ 7.9×3 topics
  25. Public Policy4▲ 5.2×8 topics
  26. Distance Learning3▲ 7.5×3 topics
  27. Educational Policies3▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Educational Reform3▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Pedagogical Practices3▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Physical Education3▲ 19×5 topics
  31. Discourse Analysis3▲ 8.9×3 topics
  32. Legislation2▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Drug Resistance2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  34. Maternal Health2▲ 6.6×2 topics
  35. Rhetoric2▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Digital Innovation2▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Judicialization2▲ 59×1 topic
  38. Medication2▲ 59×1 topic
  39. Smart Library2▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Nursing2▲ 8.7×4 topics

Which research topics does Universidade Castelo Branco publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business and Management Studies, Education and Digital Technologies, Health, Nursing, Elderly Care and Education Pedagogy and Practices.

Business and Management Studies: 5 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 4 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly…4Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 4 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…3Education Pedagogy and Practices: 3 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 2 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil: 2 fractional worksLinguistics and Educatio…2Linguistics and Education Research: 2 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 2 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 2 fractional worksMaternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 2 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Management StudiesInformation Systems and Management 5 works
  2. 2 Education and Digital TechnologiesSociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Health, Nursing, Elderly CareGeneral Health Professions 4 works
  4. 4 Education Pedagogy and PracticesEducation 3 works
  5. 5 Healthcare during COVID-19 PandemicInformation Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Public Health in BrazilSociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Linguistics and Education ResearchLiterature and Literary Theory 2 works
  8. 8 Academic Research in Diverse FieldsEducation 2 works
  9. 9 Sports Performance and TrainingOrthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareGeneral Health Professions 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Castelo Branco's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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