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Universidade Católica de Brasília

In research, Universidade Católica de Brasília stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,318 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,412 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,406 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law — Law is 3.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,796
of 28,054 · #11,931 all time
Rank in Brazil
#158
of 714
Research works
4.6k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
44k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Universidade Católica de Brasília 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,318 of 10,521 7.2%485 #4927
Social SciencesField #4,412 of 6,365 6.3%292 #5341
Health SciencesDomain #8,406 of 11,982 5.6%300 #9580
Life SciencesDomain #5,559 of 7,800 15.9%92 #5948
MedicineField #8,235 of 10,443 5.8%211 #9149
Physical SciencesDomain #10,918 of 12,888 7.0%98 #13359
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,249 of 2,578 7.0%88 #3081
EducationSubfield #1,678 of 1,892 6.4%92 #1996
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,605 of 1,775 14.7%61 #1762
Health ProfessionsField #1,765 of 1,928 4.0%74 #3241

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Católica de Brasília 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. Social Sciences#4,927 #4,318
  2. Social Sciences#5,341 #4,412
  3. Health Sciences#9,580 #8,406
  4. Life Sciences#5,948 #5,559
  5. Medicine#9,149 #8,235
  6. Physical Sciences#13,359 #10,918
  7. Sociology and Political Science#3,081 #2,249
  8. Education#1,996 #1,678
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,762 #1,605
  10. Health Professions#3,241 #1,765
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 Católica de Brasília specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 3.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 21.7 works3.8×
← 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: 0.54× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 43 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.84× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.15× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.90× its world share, 74 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.12× its world share, 210 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.35× its world share, 38 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 21 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.93× its world share, 61 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.65× its world share, 49 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.37× its world share, 292 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Católica de Brasília?

Ranked on the composite score, Benjamin Miranda Tabak, Jonas Rodrigo Gonçalves and Octávio Luiz Franco lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Católica de Brasília.

  1. 1 Benjamin Miranda Tabak Brazil · #330,476 worldwide 468 citations · 107 works
  2. 2 Jonas Rodrigo Gonçalves Brazil · #369,874 worldwide 10 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Octávio Luiz Franco Brazil · #417,325 worldwide 282 citations · 74 works
  4. 4 Luiz Sí­veres Brazil · #421,031 worldwide 5 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Maria Liz Cunha de Oliveira Brazil · #452,443 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Vicente de Paula Faleiros Brazil · #485,248 worldwide 18 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Arnaldo Sampaio de Moraes Godoy Brazil · #502,360 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Lucy Gomes Brazil · #515,419 worldwide 12 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Renato de Oliveira Brito Brazil · #586,890 worldwide 6 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Victor Márcio Laus Reis Gomes Brazil · #592,934 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Católica de Brasília

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Católica de Brasília?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Research, Teacher Training, Quality of Life, Public Health, Public Policy, Healthcare Access, Mental Health and Educational Technology.

▲ 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 Life71▲ 5.0×51 topics
  2. Public Health69▲ 4.8×34 topics
  3. Epidemiology65▲ 1.69×104 topics
  4. Qualitative Research65▲ 7.7×14 topics
  5. Teacher Training60▲ 10.0×9 topics
  6. Mental Health50▲ 3.5×27 topics
  7. Public Policy48▲ 10×15 topics
  8. Educational Technology46▲ 4.0×13 topics
  9. Online Learning39▲ 4.8×8 topics
  10. Healthcare Access38▲ 14×5 topics
  11. Healthcare38▲ 3.4×10 topics
  12. Curriculum Development33▲ 4.8×3 topics
  13. Social Inequality33▲ 13×5 topics
  14. Social Determinants32▲ 15×6 topics
  15. Economic Growth31▲ 3.7×20 topics
  16. Health Policy28▲ 19×3 topics
  17. Inclusive Education28▲ 8.0×3 topics
  18. Distance Learning26▲ 7.9×3 topics
  19. Pedagogical Practices26▲ 29×2 topics
  20. Educational Reform25▲ 20×3 topics
  21. Critical Pedagogy25▲ 30×2 topics
  22. Educational Policies25▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Primary Care25▲ 6.7×7 topics
  24. Inequality24▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Health24▲ 6.2×15 topics
  26. Chronic Diseases24▲ 9.6×5 topics
  27. Brazil24▲ 25×5 topics
  28. Aging Population23▲ 26×4 topics
  29. Prevalence22▲ 5.6×13 topics
  30. Monetary Policy21▲ 9.1×6 topics
  31. Social Determinants of Health21▲ 9.4×3 topics
  32. Legal Theory20▲ 30×4 topics
  33. Inclusion20▲ 14×4 topics
  34. Brazilian Health System20▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Community-Based Care20▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Constitutional Law20▲ 15×4 topics
  37. Legal Philosophy20▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Environmental Law19▲ 9.6×3 topics
  39. Public Administration19▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Civil Rights18▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidade Católica de Brasília publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education Pedagogy and Practices, Health, Nursing, Elderly Care, Brazilian Legal Issues and Academic Research in Diverse Fields.

Education Pedagogy and P…25Education Pedagogy and Practices: 25 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly…20Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 20 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 18 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…17Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 17 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…17Education and Digital Technologies: 17 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 16 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 15 fractional worksPsychology and Mental He…12Psychology and Mental Health: 12 fractional worksEducation and Public Policy: 12 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 12 fractional works
EducationGeneral Health ProfessionsLawSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 25 works
  2. 2 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 20 works
  3. 3 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 18 works
  4. 4 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 17 works
  5. 5 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  6. 6 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 16 works
  7. 7 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 15 works
  8. 8 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 12 works
  9. 9 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  10. 10 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 12 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 available72.7%not open27.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.7%domestic only86.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Católica de Brasília's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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 Brasília

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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.