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Universidade Católica do Salvador

In research, Universidade Católica do Salvador stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,847 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,132 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law — Law is 22.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,859
of 28,054 · #36,348 all time
Rank in Brazil
#648
of 714
Research works
997
▲ 104% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is Universidade Católica do Salvador 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 #9,847 of 10,521 3.6%150 #12807
Social SciencesField #6,132 of 6,365 2.6%124 #8125

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 22.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 30.3 works23×
← 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, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.05× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.18× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.67× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.25× its world share, 124 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Católica do Salvador?

Ranked on the composite score, Vanessa Ribeiro Simon Cavalcanti, Elaine Pedreira Rabinovich and Amílcar Baiardi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Católica do Salvador.

  1. 1 Vanessa Ribeiro Simon Cavalcanti Brazil · #433,514 worldwide 2 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Elaine Pedreira Rabinovich Brazil · #536,068 worldwide 8 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Amílcar Baiardi Brazil · #594,456 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Católica do Salvador

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Católica do Salvador?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Human Rights, Environmental Law, Legal Theory, Sustainability, Legal Philosophy, Social Justice and Civil Rights.

▲ 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 Policy34▲ 30×9 topics
  2. Human Rights31▲ 13×12 topics
  3. Sustainability30▲ 5.4×10 topics
  4. Environmental Law26▲ 56×3 topics
  5. Globalization26▲ 5.7×21 topics
  6. Legal Theory26▲ 158×3 topics
  7. Legal Philosophy25▲ 167×2 topics
  8. Social Justice25▲ 19×4 topics
  9. Civil Rights25▲ 153×1 topic
  10. Constitutional Law25▲ 79×1 topic
  11. Sustainable Development20▲ 5.4×11 topics
  12. Biodiversity15▲ 8.7×7 topics
  13. Social Movements15▲ 22×7 topics
  14. Waste Management15▲ 15×4 topics
  15. Qualitative Research14▲ 7.3×5 topics
  16. Brazil14▲ 64×5 topics
  17. Renewable Energy14▲ 4.3×4 topics
  18. Mental Health14▲ 4.2×13 topics
  19. Social Determinants13▲ 26×4 topics
  20. Healthcare Access13▲ 20×4 topics
  21. Environmental Education13▲ 36×2 topics
  22. Social Participation12▲ 86×1 topic
  23. Water Resources12▲ 22×1 topic
  24. Healthcare11▲ 4.3×5 topics
  25. Urbanization11▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Environmental Justice10▲ 33×3 topics
  27. Rural Development10▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Spatial Planning10▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Cultural Identity10▲ 8.1×5 topics
  30. Segregation10▲ 51×1 topic
  31. Territoriality10▲ 84×1 topic
  32. Neoliberalism9▲ 11×7 topics
  33. Democracy9▲ 11×5 topics
  34. Agroecology8▲ 25×3 topics
  35. Political Economy8▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Inequality8▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Social Work8▲ 47×2 topics
  38. Equity8▲ 79×2 topics
  39. Legislation8▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Assistance Programs7▲ 128×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidade Católica do Salvador publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Brazilian Legal Issues, Environmental Sustainability and Education, Urban Development and Societal Issues and Public Health in Brazil.

Brazilian Legal Issues25Brazilian Legal Issues: 25 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…12Environmental Sustainability and Education: 12 fractional worksUrban Development and So…10Urban Development and Societal Issues: 10 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil: 7 fractional worksSocial and Political Issues: 7 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…6Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 6 fractional worksSocial and Economic Solidarity: 6 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 5 fractional worksPsychology and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksGender, Sexuality, and Education: 4 fractional works
LawManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawUrban StudiesSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 25 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 12 works
  3. 3 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 10 works
  4. 4 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  5. 5 Social and Political Issues Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  6. 6 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 6 works
  7. 7 Social and Economic Solidarity Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  8. 8 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 5 works
  9. 9 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  10. 10 Gender, Sexuality, and Education Gender Studies 4 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 available80.3%not open19.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.7%domestic only92.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Católica do Salvador's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 104% 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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