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Universidade de Brasília

In research, Universidade de Brasília stands highest in Occupational Therapy (#4 of 63 worldwide), Social Sciences (#732 of 10,521 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#279 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies, Information Systems and Management and Forestry — Urban Studies is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,702
of 28,054 · #1,740 all time
Rank in Brazil
#12
of 714
Research works
52k
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
449k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Universidade 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
Occupational TherapySubfield #4 of 63 15.8%69 —
Social SciencesDomain #732 of 10,521 9.4%5,542 #842
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #279 of 3,409 14.7%633 #293
Health SciencesDomain #992 of 11,982 9.9%1,942 #1237
Social SciencesField #545 of 6,365 8.7%3,387 #680
Arts and HumanitiesField #259 of 1,998 11.3%837 #612
MedicineField #1,502 of 10,443 9.8%1,214 #2055
Physical SciencesDomain #1,880 of 12,888 9.6%3,075 #1843
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #379 of 2,578 7.8%1,101 #542
Environmental ScienceField #604 of 3,551 9.4%912 #695

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade 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#842 #732
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#293 #279
  3. Health Sciences#1,237 #992
  4. Social Sciences#680 #545
  5. Arts and Humanities#612 #259
  6. Medicine#2,055 #1,502
  7. Physical Sciences#1,843 #1,880
  8. Sociology and Political Science#542 #379
  9. Environmental Science#695 #604
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 de Brasília specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 260.0 works8.1×
  2. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 217.8 works6.5×
  3. ForestrySubfield · 78.1 works6.4×
  4. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 342.7 works5.0×
  5. Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsSubfield · 21.5 works4.7×
  6. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 81.2 works4.2×
  7. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 256.3 works4.1×
← 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: 1.14× its world share, 633 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 282 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 60 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 89 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 30 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 78 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 603 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 140 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 32 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 861 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 912 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 148 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.27× its world share, 174 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 118 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.27× its world share, 72 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.96× its world share, 602 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 1,214 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 39 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.98× its world share, 16 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.49× its world share, 837 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 323 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.54× its world share, 286 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 272 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.23× its world share, 437 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.30× its world share, 3,387 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade de Brasília?

Ranked on the composite score, V. V. Dodonov, Maria Fátima de Sousa and Augusto C. Franco lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade de Brasília.

  1. 1 V. V. Dodonov Brazil · #89,700 worldwide 387 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Maria Fátima de Sousa Brazil · #93,847 worldwide 61 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Augusto C. Franco Brazil · #99,029 worldwide 212 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Marcel Bursztyn Brazil · #100,626 worldwide 111 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Philip D. Marsden Brazil · #112,232 worldwide 161 citations · 67 works
  6. 6 Gerson Oliveira Penna Brazil · #113,932 worldwide 87 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Márcio Martins Pimentel Brazil · #134,665 worldwide 481 citations · 68 works
  8. 8 Ana Maria Nogales Vasconcelos Brazil · #137,684 worldwide 176 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Luís Felipe Miguel Brazil · #145,279 worldwide 77 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Débora Diniz Brazil · #147,130 worldwide 52 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade de Brasília

Which keywords describe research at Universidade de Brasília?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Qualitative Research, Globalization, Teacher Training, Sustainability, Social Inequality, Brazil and Social Movements.

▲ 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. Globalization772▲ 3.4×125 topics
  2. Public Policy712▲ 12×25 topics
  3. Sustainability712▲ 2.5×94 topics
  4. Qualitative Research601▲ 5.9×27 topics
  5. Education518▲ 2.6×99 topics
  6. Teacher Training501▲ 6.9×23 topics
  7. Public Health437▲ 2.6×65 topics
  8. Quality of Life390▲ 2.3×58 topics
  9. Cultural Identity353▲ 5.9×31 topics
  10. Educational Technology350▲ 2.5×32 topics
  11. Social Inequality344▲ 11×17 topics
  12. Identity342▲ 4.0×60 topics
  13. Brazil341▲ 30×5 topics
  14. Social Movements336▲ 9.6×29 topics
  15. Mental Health332▲ 1.95×44 topics
  16. Healthcare Access301▲ 9.2×12 topics
  17. Online Learning294▲ 3.0×15 topics
  18. Colonialism289▲ 5.2×45 topics
  19. Curriculum Development275▲ 3.4×10 topics
  20. Biodiversity260▲ 3.0×29 topics
  21. Social Determinants259▲ 10×8 topics
  22. Anthropology232▲ 20×11 topics
  23. Agroecology217▲ 13×6 topics
  24. Discourse Analysis214▲ 7.2×9 topics
  25. Inclusive Education208▲ 5.1×18 topics
  26. Data Analysis197▲ 6.2×8 topics
  27. Innovation Management196▲ 10×5 topics
  28. Educational Reform195▲ 13×7 topics
  29. Research Methods195▲ 10×3 topics
  30. Marketing Strategies194▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Pedagogical Practices193▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Quantitative Research193▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Case Study193▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Organizational Management193▲ 25×1 topic
  35. Educational Policies189▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Critical Pedagogy185▲ 19×4 topics
  37. Environmental Justice172▲ 11×8 topics
  38. Latin America169▲ 7.6×21 topics
  39. Environmental Education166▲ 9.3×9 topics
  40. Health Policy162▲ 8.9×7 topics

Which research topics does Universidade de Brasília publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business and Management Studies, Education Pedagogy and Practices, Urban Development and Societal Issues and Environmental Sustainability and Education.

Business and Management …193Business and Management Studies: 193 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…183Education Pedagogy and Practices: 183 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 147 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 137 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues134Brazilian Legal Issues: 134 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 131 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 128 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…117Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 117 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 116 fractional worksSocial and Political Issues: 106 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementEducationUrban StudiesManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law3 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 193 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 183 works
  3. 3 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 147 works
  4. 4 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 137 works
  5. 5 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 134 works
  6. 6 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 131 works
  7. 7 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 128 works
  8. 8 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 117 works
  9. 9 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 116 works
  10. 10 Social and Political Issues Sociology and Political Science 106 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 available68.8%not open31.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.6%domestic only86.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade de Brasília's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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.

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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.