Universidade de Passo Fundo
In research, Universidade de Passo Fundo stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,073 of 5,988 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,849 of 9,585 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,184 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthodontics, Dentistry and Oral Surgery (Orthodontics is 11.7× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #2,693 of 22,385 · #2,907 all time
- Rank in Brazil
- #81 of 684
- Research works
- 6.5k ▼ 32% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 46k 7.0 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 6.6% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.73× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 75% world 40%
- International
- 13% world 18%
What is Universidade de Passo Fundo 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 SciencesField | #1,073 of 5,988 | 7.3% | 463 | #1110 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #1,849 of 9,585 | 7.2% | 687 | #1477 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #3,184 of 10,670 | 9.2% | 255 | #3781 | |
| EducationSubfield | #635 of 1,930 | 9.8% | 158 | #749 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #4,103 of 9,902 | 4.1% | 344 | #5066 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #1,443 of 3,334 | 10.1% | 115 | #1645 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #1,127 of 2,526 | 5.1% | 141 | #1246 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #2,926 of 6,403 | 4.5% | 195 | #3225 | |
| MedicineField | #4,206 of 8,541 | 2.7% | 206 | #5728 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #1,848 of 3,157 | 4.6% | 130 | #1578 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade de Passo Fundo 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#1,110 #1,073
- Social Sciences#1,477 #1,849
- Physical Sciences#3,781 #3,184
- Education#749 #635
- Health Sciences#5,066 #4,103
- Environmental Science#1,645 #1,443
- Sociology and Political Science#1,246 #1,127
- Life Sciences#3,225 #2,926
- Medicine#5,728 #4,206
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,578 #1,848
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 Passo Fundo work in?
In 2022-now, 45% of research at Universidade de Passo Fundo is in Social Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Medicine (14%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). 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 Sciences72045.3%
- Social Sciences48430.4%
- Arts and Humanities1016.3%
- Psychology623.9%
- Decision Sciences352.2%
- Business, Management and Accounting301.9%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance90.6%
- Health Sciences37823.7%
- Medicine22814.3%
- Health Professions714.4%
- Dentistry634.0%
- Nursing90.6%
- Veterinary70.4%
- Physical Sciences27617.4%
- Environmental Science1227.7%
- Engineering805.0%
- Computer Science402.5%
- Materials Science140.9%
- Energy90.5%
- Chemistry60.4%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences40.2%
- Mathematics10.0%
- Physics and Astronomy00.0%
- Chemical Engineering00.0%
- Life Sciences21613.6%
What does Universidade de Passo Fundo specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthodontics takes 11.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- OrthodonticsSubfield · 20.9 works12×
- DentistryField · 63.4 works8.2×
- Oral SurgerySubfield · 24.7 works8.1×
- Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 30.5 works6.7×
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 61.3 works6.6×
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: Dentistry, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Dentistry8.22×63 works
- Veterinary3.23×7 works
- Social Sciences2.40×484 works
- Decision Sciences2.27×35 works
- Arts and Humanities2.19×100 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.89×142 works
- Health Professions1.68×70 works
- Environmental Science1.55×122 works
- Psychology1.28×62 works
- Nursing1.13×9 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.78×12 works
- Medicine0.75×228 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.59×50 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.59×30 works
- Energy0.58×8 works
- Neuroscience0.35×9 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.34×2 works
- Engineering0.34×80 works
- Computer Science0.33×40 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.26×9 works
- Materials Science0.25×14 works
- Chemistry0.24×6 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×4 works
- Chemical Engineering0.05×0 works
- Mathematics0.04×1 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works
- Dentistry 8.2×
- Veterinary 3.2×
- Social Sciences 2.4×
- Decision Sciences 2.3×
- Arts and Humanities 2.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.9×
- Health Professions 1.7×
- Environmental Science 1.6×
- Psychology 1.3×
- Nursing 1.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.8×
- Medicine 0.8×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.6×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.6×
- Energy 0.6×
- Neuroscience 0.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.3×
- Engineering 0.3×
- Computer Science 0.3×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.3×
- Materials Science 0.2×
- Chemistry 0.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.1×
- Chemical Engineering 0.1×
- Mathematics 0.0×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Universidade de Passo Fundo?
Ranked on the quality score, Amanda Lange Sálvia, Luciana Brandli and Bárbara Fritzen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade de Passo Fundo.
- 1
Amanda Lange Sálvia
Brazil · #2,241 worldwide 7.4k citations · 432 works
- 2
Luciana Brandli
Brazil · #37,678 worldwide 8.1k citations · 909 works
- 3
Bárbara Fritzen
Brazil · #200,595 worldwide 1k citations · 20 works
- 4
Janine Fleith de Medeiros
Brazil · #367,784 worldwide 2.6k citations · 99 works
- 5
Óscar E. Pecho
Brazil · #426,169 worldwide 2.6k citations · 60 works
- 6
Álvaro Della Bona
Brazil · #427,455 worldwide 14k citations · 313 works
- 7
Janaína Mazutti
Brazil · #563,525 worldwide 680 citations · 33 works
- 8
Ericles Andrei Bellei
Brazil · #637,522 worldwide 1k citations · 55 works
- 9
Daiana Biduski
Brazil · #669,861 worldwide 784 citations · 28 works
- 10
Andréia Caverzan
Brazil · #870,275 worldwide 2.9k citations · 56 works
Which keywords describe research at Universidade de Passo Fundo?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Qualitative Research, Public Policy, Curriculum Development, Social Inequality, Inclusive Education, Distance Learning and Educational Reform.
- Legal Philosophy
- Marketing Strategies
- Research Methods
- Social Participation
- Agroecology
- WebQuests
- Rhetoric
- Waste Management
- Social Determinants
- Discourse Analysis
- Mental Health
- Critical Pedagogy
- Educational Policies
- Distance Learning
- Inclusive Education
- Quality of Life
- Educational Technology
- Epidemiology
- Sustainability
- Qualitative Research
- Teacher Training
- Public Policy
- Curriculum Development
- Social Inequality
- Education
- Globalization
- Online Learning
- Educational Reform
- Pedagogical Practices
- Brazil
- Social Movements
- Healthcare Access
- Environmental Education
- Science Education
- Social Network Analysis
- Water Resources
- Eco-friendly Practices
- Literacy
- Anthropology
- Innovation Management
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
- Teacher Training139▲ 14×13 topics
- Qualitative Research125▲ 9.2×10 topics
- Public Policy112▲ 15×12 topics
- Sustainability101▲ 2.6×56 topics
- Curriculum Development87▲ 8.1×6 topics
- Epidemiology82▲ 1.30×100 topics
- Social Inequality78▲ 18×11 topics
- Educational Technology73▲ 3.9×17 topics
- Education71▲ 2.6×56 topics
- Quality of Life67▲ 2.9×50 topics
- Globalization66▲ 2.1×42 topics
- Inclusive Education63▲ 11×6 topics
- Online Learning62▲ 4.7×8 topics
- Distance Learning61▲ 11×6 topics
- Educational Reform61▲ 31×3 topics
- Educational Policies60▲ 35×2 topics
- Pedagogical Practices60▲ 42×2 topics
- Critical Pedagogy60▲ 45×1 topic
- Brazil57▲ 39×5 topics
- Mental Health56▲ 2.5×31 topics
- Social Movements48▲ 10×14 topics
- Discourse Analysis47▲ 12×7 topics
- Healthcare Access41▲ 9.5×7 topics
- Social Determinants41▲ 12×5 topics
- Environmental Education40▲ 16×6 topics
- Waste Management39▲ 6.2×7 topics
- Science Education35▲ 36×2 topics
- Rhetoric34▲ 21×2 topics
- Social Network Analysis34▲ 18×1 topic
- WebQuests34▲ 42×1 topic
- Water Resources34▲ 8.7×7 topics
- Agroecology32▲ 15×4 topics
- Eco-friendly Practices31▲ 34×2 topics
- Social Participation31▲ 33×1 topic
- Literacy30▲ 26×2 topics
- Research Methods30▲ 12×2 topics
- Anthropology30▲ 20×6 topics
- Marketing Strategies30▲ 20×2 topics
- Innovation Management30▲ 12×2 topics
- Legal Philosophy30▲ 30×2 topics
Which research topics does Universidade de Passo Fundo publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Education Pedagogy and Practices, Education and Digital Technologies, Environmental Sustainability and Education and Business and Management Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 60 works
- 2 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 34 works
- 3 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 31 works
- 4 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 29 works
- 5 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 29 works
- 6 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 28 works
- 7 Science and Education Research Education 26 works
- 8 Social and Political Issues Sociology and Political Science 25 works
- 9 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 20 works
- 10 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 19 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 Passo Fundo's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 32% 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 Passo Fundo as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0068% in 2024.
Fractional works of Universidade de Passo Fundo 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 8.9% in 2010.
Other research institutions in Passo Fundo
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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