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Universidade Católica de Santos

In research, Universidade Católica de Santos stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,922 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,735 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Law — Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law is 13.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,795
of 28,054 · #26,395 all time
Rank in Brazil
#508
of 714
Research works
1.6k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.7k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is Universidade Católica de Santos 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 #8,922 of 10,521 4.2%232 #9281
Social SciencesField #5,735 of 6,365 3.2%176 #6853

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Católica de Santos 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 Santos specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law takes 13.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 27.8 works14×
  2. LawSubfield · 25.0 works12×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.15× its world share, 37 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.44× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.39× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.01× its world share, 176 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Católica de Santos?

Ranked on the composite score, Luiz Alberto Amador Pereira, Alfésio Luı́s Ferreira Braga and Fernando Rei lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Católica de Santos.

  1. 1 Luiz Alberto Amador Pereira Brazil · #310,345 worldwide 87 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Alfésio Luı́s Ferreira Braga Brazil · #314,110 worldwide 132 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Fernando Rei Brazil · #562,836 worldwide 6 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Irene Jeanete Lemos Gilberto Brazil · #716,852 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Liliana Lyra Jubilut Brazil · #829,828 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Católica de Santos

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Católica de Santos?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Globalization, Qualitative Research, Teacher Training, Human Rights, Sustainability, Social Inequality and Environmental 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. Public Policy53▲ 31×10 topics
  2. Globalization40▲ 5.9×28 topics
  3. Sustainability39▲ 4.6×23 topics
  4. Qualitative Research32▲ 11×6 topics
  5. Teacher Training32▲ 15×8 topics
  6. Human Rights32▲ 9.0×17 topics
  7. Social Inequality25▲ 27×5 topics
  8. Environmental Law22▲ 32×3 topics
  9. Legal Philosophy22▲ 96×2 topics
  10. Legal Theory22▲ 89×2 topics
  11. Constitutional Law21▲ 45×2 topics
  12. Curriculum Development21▲ 8.6×2 topics
  13. Mental Health21▲ 4.0×19 topics
  14. Social Justice20▲ 10×4 topics
  15. Civil Rights20▲ 84×2 topics
  16. Sustainable Development20▲ 3.7×13 topics
  17. Constitutional Interpretation20▲ 126×1 topic
  18. Judicial Activism20▲ 126×1 topic
  19. Brazil20▲ 59×5 topics
  20. Educational Policies18▲ 45×2 topics
  21. Inclusive Education18▲ 15×4 topics
  22. Pedagogical Practices17▲ 54×2 topics
  23. Waste Management17▲ 12×6 topics
  24. Distance Learning17▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Critical Pedagogy16▲ 55×1 topic
  26. Educational Reform16▲ 37×1 topic
  27. Environmental Justice16▲ 35×3 topics
  28. Environmental Education16▲ 30×3 topics
  29. Biodiversity15▲ 5.9×9 topics
  30. Online Learning15▲ 5.3×5 topics
  31. Social Movements15▲ 14×4 topics
  32. Social Participation14▲ 65×1 topic
  33. Water Resources14▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Healthcare Access12▲ 13×5 topics
  35. Rural Development12▲ 10×5 topics
  36. Cultural Identity12▲ 6.8×6 topics
  37. Social Determinants12▲ 16×5 topics
  38. Urbanization12▲ 8.4×3 topics
  39. Segregation11▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Territoriality11▲ 66×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Brazilian Legal Issues, Education Pedagogy and Practices, Environmental Sustainability and Education and Urban Development and Societal Issues.

Brazilian Legal Issues20Brazilian Legal Issues: 20 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 16 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…14Environmental Sustainability and Education: 14 fractional worksUrban Development and So…11Urban Development and Societal Issues: 11 fractional worksSocial and Political Iss…9Social and Political Issues: 9 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…7Education and Digital Technologies: 7 fractional worksPsychology and Mental He…6Psychology and Mental Health: 6 fractional worksMigration, Racism, and Human Rights: 6 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 6 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 6 fractional works
LawEducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawUrban Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 20 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 16 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 14 works
  4. 4 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 11 works
  5. 5 Social and Political Issues Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  6. 6 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  7. 7 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 6 works
  8. 8 Migration, Racism, and Human Rights Health 6 works
  9. 9 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 6 works
  10. 10 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 6 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 available70.7%not open29.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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