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Universidade de Itaúna

In research, Universidade de Itaúna stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,912 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#10,158 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,382 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law — Law is 27.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,699
of 28,054 · #37,131 all time
Rank in Brazil
#591
of 714
Research works
664
▲ 100% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
86%
world 28%

What is Universidade de Itaúna 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
Health SciencesDomain #10,912 of 11,982 2.4%86 #17043
MedicineField #10,158 of 10,443 2.3%61 #16177
Social SciencesDomain #10,382 of 10,521 2.4%90 #15831
Social SciencesField #6,302 of 6,365 2.0%76 #9356

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade de Itaúna 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. Health Sciences#17,043 #10,912
  2. Medicine#16,177 #10,158
  3. Social Sciences#15,831 #10,382
  4. Social Sciences#9,356 #6,302
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 Itaúna specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 27.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 31.8 works27×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 8.73× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.91× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.57× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.63× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.99× its world share, 76 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade de Itaúna?

Ranked on the composite score, Deílton Ribeiro Brasil, Rubén Miranda Gonçalves and Ferreira Ja lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade de Itaúna.

  1. 1 Deílton Ribeiro Brasil Brazil · #364,467 worldwide 2 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Rubén Miranda Gonçalves Brazil · #719,778 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Ferreira Ja Brazil · #1,160,751 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade de Itaúna

Which keywords describe research at Universidade de Itaúna?

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

▲ 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 Rights34▲ 16×15 topics
  2. Legal Philosophy28▲ 214×2 topics
  3. Legal Theory28▲ 199×2 topics
  4. Social Justice28▲ 24×4 topics
  5. Constitutional Law28▲ 103×2 topics
  6. Environmental Law28▲ 68×2 topics
  7. Civil Rights27▲ 193×1 topic
  8. Judicial Activism27▲ 292×1 topic
  9. Epidemiology17▲ 2.1×58 topics
  10. Healthcare Access12▲ 22×5 topics
  11. Public Health12▲ 4.1×16 topics
  12. Public Policy11▲ 11×8 topics
  13. Social Determinants11▲ 25×5 topics
  14. Healthcare10▲ 4.5×9 topics
  15. Quality of Life10▲ 3.3×20 topics
  16. Risk Factors8▲ 3.7×20 topics
  17. Brazil8▲ 41×3 topics
  18. Economic Impact8▲ 6.8×2 topics
  19. Treatment8▲ 3.2×21 topics
  20. Judicialization8▲ 129×1 topic
  21. Medication8▲ 129×1 topic
  22. Educational Technology7▲ 2.8×4 topics
  23. Health Policy6▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Online Learning6▲ 3.3×3 topics
  25. Inequality6▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Political Economy6▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Democracy5▲ 7.5×3 topics
  28. Assistance Programs5▲ 100×1 topic
  29. Social Welfare5▲ 26×1 topic
  30. Legislation5▲ 13×3 topics
  31. End-of-Life4▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Inclusion4▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Palliative Care4▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Nursing4▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Distance Education4▲ 9.3×1 topic
  36. Infection Control4▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Training4▲ 8.8×1 topic
  38. Chronic Diseases4▲ 7.3×4 topics
  39. Bioethics4▲ 49×2 topics
  40. Grief4▲ 108×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidade de Itaúna publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Brazilian Legal Issues, Public Health in Brazil, Social and Political Issues and Academic Research in Diverse Fields.

Brazilian Legal Issues27Brazilian Legal Issues: 27 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil: 8 fractional worksSocial and Political Issues: 5 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 4 fractional worksPalliative and Oncologic Care: 4 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation: 3 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 3 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence: 2 fractional worksMaternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 2 fractional works
LawSociology and Political ScienceEducationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 27 works
  2. 2 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  3. 3 Social and Political Issues Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  4. 4 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 4 works
  5. 5 Palliative and Oncologic Care Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  6. 6 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 3 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 3 works
  8. 8 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 3 works
  9. 9 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 2 works
  10. 10 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 2 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 available85.9%not open14.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade de Itaúna's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 100% 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.

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.