Universidade de Caxias do Sul
In research, Universidade de Caxias do Sul stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,217 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,303 of 5,988 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,751 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Information Systems and Management, Urban Studies and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (Information Systems and Management is 11.9× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #5,166 of 22,385 · #4,277 all time
- Rank in Brazil
- #235 of 684
- Research works
- 7.4k ▼ 23% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 54k 7.4 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 5.5% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.73× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 68% world 40%
- International
- 8% world 18%
What is Universidade de Caxias do Sul known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #3,217 of 9,585 | 6.6% | 641 | #2457 | |
| Social SciencesField | #2,303 of 5,988 | 7.5% | 377 | #2203 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #6,751 of 9,902 | 3.3% | 262 | #7553 | |
| MedicineField | #6,234 of 8,541 | 3.1% | 207 | #7119 | |
| EducationSubfield | #1,541 of 1,930 | 6.9% | 128 | #1629 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #2,034 of 2,526 | 8.5% | 113 | #2117 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #1,564 of 1,896 | 7.6% | 103 | #1792 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #5,377 of 6,403 | 4.3% | 170 | #6439 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #9,123 of 10,670 | 4.6% | 330 | #6228 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #2,717 of 3,157 | 4.7% | 105 | #2171 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade de Caxias do Sul 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#2,457 #3,217
- Social Sciences#2,203 #2,303
- Health Sciences#7,553 #6,751
- Medicine#7,119 #6,234
- Education#1,629 #1,541
- Sociology and Political Science#2,117 #2,034
- Arts and Humanities#1,792 #1,564
- Life Sciences#6,439 #5,377
- Physical Sciences#6,228 #9,123
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,171 #2,717
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Universidade de Caxias do Sul work in?
In 2022-now, 45% of research at Universidade de Caxias do Sul is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Medicine (15%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences70044.9%
- Social Sciences40926.3%
- Arts and Humanities1167.4%
- Business, Management and Accounting634.0%
- Decision Sciences593.8%
- Psychology372.3%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance161.0%
- Physical Sciences36823.6%
- Environmental Science1217.8%
- Engineering1107.0%
- Materials Science694.5%
- Computer Science322.1%
- Chemistry191.2%
- Mathematics40.3%
- Physics and Astronomy40.2%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences40.2%
- Energy30.2%
- Chemical Engineering20.2%
- Health Sciences30219.4%
- Medicine24015.4%
- Health Professions473.0%
- Dentistry80.5%
- Nursing40.3%
- Veterinary30.2%
- Life Sciences18812.1%
What does Universidade de Caxias do Sul specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Information Systems and Management takes 11.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 53.1 works12×
- Urban StudiesSubfield · 28.1 works6.5×
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 57.8 works6.3×
- PhilosophySubfield · 33.0 works4.9×
- Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 40.0 works4.8×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Decision Sciences3.91×59 works
- Arts and Humanities2.58×116 works
- Social Sciences2.08×410 works
- Environmental Science1.57×121 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.56×115 works
- Veterinary1.54×3 works
- Materials Science1.28×69 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.25×63 works
- Health Professions1.13×46 works
- Dentistry1.08×8 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.83×5 works
- Medicine0.80×240 works
- Psychology0.77×36 works
- Chemistry0.76×19 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.65×10 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×52 works
- Nursing0.58×4 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.49×16 works
- Engineering0.47×110 works
- Chemical Engineering0.44×2 works
- Computer Science0.27×32 works
- Neuroscience0.26×6 works
- Mathematics0.23×4 works
- Energy0.18×2 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×4 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.11×4 works
- Decision Sciences 3.9×
- Arts and Humanities 2.6×
- Social Sciences 2.1×
- Environmental Science 1.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.6×
- Veterinary 1.5×
- Materials Science 1.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.2×
- Health Professions 1.1×
- Dentistry 1.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.8×
- Medicine 0.8×
- Psychology 0.8×
- Chemistry 0.8×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.7×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.6×
- Nursing 0.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.5×
- Engineering 0.5×
- Chemical Engineering 0.4×
- Computer Science 0.3×
- Neuroscience 0.3×
- Mathematics 0.2×
- Energy 0.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Universidade de Caxias do Sul?
Ranked on the quality score, Luciano da Silva Selistre, Rita de Cássia Costamilan and Willian Daniel Hahn Schneider lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade de Caxias do Sul.
- 1
Luciano da Silva Selistre
Brazil · #537,810 worldwide 2.6k citations · 79 works
- 2
Rita de Cássia Costamilan
Brazil · #1,277,921 worldwide 460 citations · 16 works
- 3
Willian Daniel Hahn Schneider
Brazil · #1,591,134 worldwide 755 citations · 24 works
- 4
Jo�ão Alberto Rubim Sarate
Brazil · #1,675,444 worldwide 750 citations · 24 works
- 5
Thiago De Marchi
Brazil · #1,903,037 worldwide 2.4k citations · 81 works
- 6
Emerson Boschi
Brazil · #2,173,335 worldwide 193 citations · 19 works
- 7
Daniel Panarotto
Brazil · #2,210,656 worldwide 645 citations · 23 works
- 8
Marcelo Godinho
Brazil · #2,233,423 worldwide 3k citations · 141 works
- 9
Marli Camassola
Brazil · #2,443,839 worldwide 3.6k citations · 126 works
- 10
Felipe de Souza Dutra
Brazil · #2,500,796 worldwide 91 citations · 28 works
Which keywords describe research at Universidade de Caxias do Sul?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Research, Teacher Training, Public Policy, Sustainability, Education, Social Inequality, Data Analysis and Research Methods.
- Discourse Analysis
- Civil Rights
- Constitutional Law
- Environmental Law
- Anthropology
- Legal Theory
- Environmental Education
- Critical Pedagogy
- Distance Learning
- Brazil
- Social Movements
- History
- Quantitative Research
- Marketing Strategies
- Data Analysis
- Social Inequality
- Educational Technology
- Globalization
- Public Policy
- Sustainability
- Qualitative Research
- Teacher Training
- Education
- Environmental Impact
- Online Learning
- Curriculum Development
- Research Methods
- Organizational Management
- Inclusive Education
- Cultural Identity
- Waste Management
- Educational Reform
- Pedagogical Practices
- Educational Policies
- Colonialism
- Legal Philosophy
- Water Resources
- Social Participation
- Eco-friendly Practices
- Judicial Activism
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Qualitative Research123▲ 9.3×16 topics
- Sustainability112▲ 2.9×48 topics
- Teacher Training110▲ 11×12 topics
- Public Policy94▲ 13×13 topics
- Education88▲ 3.3×46 topics
- Globalization76▲ 2.5×46 topics
- Environmental Impact58▲ 2.2×34 topics
- Educational Technology58▲ 3.1×14 topics
- Online Learning58▲ 4.5×8 topics
- Social Inequality56▲ 14×6 topics
- Curriculum Development56▲ 5.3×4 topics
- Data Analysis55▲ 14×6 topics
- Research Methods53▲ 22×2 topics
- Marketing Strategies52▲ 36×3 topics
- Organizational Management52▲ 55×1 topic
- Quantitative Research52▲ 26×1 topic
- Inclusive Education44▲ 7.9×5 topics
- History44▲ 4.1×14 topics
- Cultural Identity44▲ 5.7×8 topics
- Social Movements43▲ 9.4×13 topics
- Waste Management42▲ 6.8×8 topics
- Brazil42▲ 29×5 topics
- Educational Reform42▲ 22×4 topics
- Distance Learning42▲ 7.7×4 topics
- Pedagogical Practices41▲ 30×3 topics
- Critical Pedagogy40▲ 31×2 topics
- Educational Policies40▲ 24×2 topics
- Environmental Education40▲ 17×7 topics
- Colonialism39▲ 5.2×12 topics
- Legal Theory36▲ 34×3 topics
- Legal Philosophy35▲ 37×2 topics
- Anthropology34▲ 23×6 topics
- Water Resources34▲ 8.9×4 topics
- Environmental Law34▲ 10×3 topics
- Social Participation32▲ 35×2 topics
- Constitutional Law32▲ 16×3 topics
- Eco-friendly Practices32▲ 36×2 topics
- Civil Rights32▲ 31×1 topic
- Judicial Activism32▲ 46×1 topic
- Discourse Analysis30▲ 8.0×7 topics
Which research topics does Universidade de Caxias do Sul publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Business and Management Studies, Education Pedagogy and Practices, Environmental Sustainability and Education and Brazilian Legal Issues.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 52 works
- 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 40 works
- 3 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 32 works
- 4 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 32 works
- 5 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 30 works
- 6 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 23 works
- 7 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 20 works
- 8 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 18 works
- 9 Science and Education Research Education 17 works
- 10 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 16 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Universidade de Caxias do Sul's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 23% lower than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Universidade de Caxias do Sul as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0067% in 2024.
Fractional works of Universidade de Caxias do Sul over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.7% in 2005.
Other research institutions in Caxias do Sul
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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