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Universidade Católica de Petrópolis

In research, Universidade Católica de Petrópolis stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,706 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,230 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law — Law is 17.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,505
of 28,054 · #34,069 all time
Rank in Brazil
#541
of 714
Research works
818
▲ 91% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8k
2.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Universidade Católica de Petrópolis 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 #9,706 of 10,521 4.0%154 #12653
Social SciencesField #6,230 of 6,365 2.4%106 #7906

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Católica de Petrópolis 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).

What does Universidade Católica de Petrópolis specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 17.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 21.8 works18×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.72× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.59× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.27× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.71× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.59× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.92× its world share, 106 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Católica de Petrópolis?

Ranked on the composite score, Antônio Flávio Barbosa Moreira, Andy Smith and José Cristiano Pereira lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Católica de Petrópolis.

  1. 1 Antônio Flávio Barbosa Moreira Brazil · #623,523 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Andy Smith Brazil · #1,507,678 worldwide 17 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 José Cristiano Pereira Brazil · #1,583,919 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Católica de Petrópolis

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Católica de Petrópolis?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Teacher Training, Social Justice, Qualitative Research, Environmental Law, Legal Philosophy, Legal Theory and Constitutional Law.

▲ 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. Human Rights25▲ 11×13 topics
  2. Teacher Training22▲ 17×7 topics
  3. Social Justice20▲ 16×8 topics
  4. Qualitative Research20▲ 11×6 topics
  5. Environmental Law18▲ 42×5 topics
  6. Legal Philosophy18▲ 129×2 topics
  7. Legal Theory18▲ 120×2 topics
  8. Constitutional Law18▲ 60×2 topics
  9. Civil Rights17▲ 115×1 topic
  10. Judicial Activism17▲ 174×1 topic
  11. Social Inequality16▲ 28×4 topics
  12. Educational Technology15▲ 6.0×9 topics
  13. Globalization14▲ 3.3×19 topics
  14. Public Policy13▲ 12×10 topics
  15. Curriculum Development13▲ 8.6×2 topics
  16. Online Learning12▲ 6.6×3 topics
  17. Brazil12▲ 56×5 topics
  18. Education12▲ 3.1×22 topics
  19. Distance Learning10▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Healthcare10▲ 4.1×10 topics
  21. Critical Pedagogy10▲ 54×2 topics
  22. Inclusive Education10▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Pedagogical Practices10▲ 51×3 topics
  24. Educational Policies10▲ 38×1 topic
  25. Educational Reform10▲ 35×1 topic
  26. Public Health9▲ 2.9×14 topics
  27. Mental Health9▲ 2.8×18 topics
  28. Risk Factors8▲ 3.5×10 topics
  29. Digital Literacy7▲ 5.7×3 topics
  30. Cultural Identity7▲ 6.4×4 topics
  31. Social Movements7▲ 11×6 topics
  32. ICT in Education7▲ 56×2 topics
  33. Health7▲ 7.8×7 topics
  34. Prevalence7▲ 7.6×5 topics
  35. Social Determinants7▲ 15×5 topics
  36. Social Network Analysis7▲ 26×1 topic
  37. WebQuests7▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Inequality6▲ 12×5 topics
  39. Inclusion6▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Training6▲ 12×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Brazilian Legal Issues, Education Pedagogy and Practices, Education and Digital Technologies and Business and Management Studies.

Brazilian Legal Issues17Brazilian Legal Issues: 17 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…10Education Pedagogy and Practices: 10 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…7Education and Digital Technologies: 7 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 5 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 5 fractional worksEducation during COVID-19 pandemic: 4 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence: 4 fractional worksSocial and Political Issues: 4 fractional worksUrban and sociocultural dynamics: 4 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 3 fractional works
LawEducationSociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and Management2 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 17 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 10 works
  3. 3 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  4. 4 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 5 works
  5. 5 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 5 works
  6. 6 Education during COVID-19 pandemic Education 4 works
  7. 7 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 4 works
  8. 8 Social and Political Issues Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  9. 9 Urban and sociocultural dynamics Urban Studies 4 works
  10. 10 Science and Education Research Education 3 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 available71.7%not open28.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 91% 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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