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Universidade de Pernambuco

In research, Universidade de Pernambuco stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,204 of 11,982 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#916 of 3,409 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,063 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oral Surgery, Dentistry and Forestry — Oral Surgery is 13.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,054
of 28,054 · #8,611 all time
Rank in Brazil
#71
of 714
Research works
9.5k
▲ 77% vs 2013–17
Citations
59k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Universidade de Pernambuco 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 #2,204 of 11,982 6.1%1,024 #2630
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #916 of 3,409 11.3%146 #1699
Social SciencesDomain #3,063 of 10,521 6.2%1,087 #4934
MedicineField #4,058 of 10,443 6.4%618 #4958
Health ProfessionsField #767 of 1,928 5.1%256 #695
Social SciencesField #2,892 of 6,365 5.7%691 #4070
DentistryField #168 of 367 7.2%133 #271
Arts and HumanitiesField #985 of 1,998 7.1%141 #2130
Life SciencesDomain #3,950 of 7,800 9.8%266 #6819
Physical SciencesDomain #7,513 of 12,888 6.2%625 #10048

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade de Pernambuco 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#2,630 #2,204
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,699 #916
  3. Social Sciences#4,934 #3,063
  4. Medicine#4,958 #4,058
  5. Health Professions#695 #767
  6. Social Sciences#4,070 #2,892
  7. Dentistry#271 #168
  8. Arts and Humanities#2,130 #985
  9. Life Sciences#6,819 #3,950
  10. Physical Sciences#10,048 #7,513
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 Pernambuco specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oral Surgery takes 13.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Oral SurgerySubfield · 76.2 works13×
  2. DentistryField · 133.2 works9.1×
  3. ForestrySubfield · 28.3 works9.1×
  4. OrthodonticsSubfield · 27.3 works8.1×
  5. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 51.9 works6.0×
← 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: 1.03× its world share, 146 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 70 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 200 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 183 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 184 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 9.14× its world share, 133 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.24× its world share, 256 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 618 worksMedicineNursing: 0.97× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.63× its world share, 141 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 55 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.54× its world share, 74 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 107 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 691 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade de Pernambuco?

Ranked on the composite score, Mauro Virgílio Gomes de Barros, Fátima Maria da Silva Abrão and Viviane Colares lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade de Pernambuco.

  1. 1 Mauro Virgílio Gomes de Barros Brazil · #164,833 worldwide 129 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Fátima Maria da Silva Abrão Brazil · #302,094 worldwide 27 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Viviane Colares Brazil · #356,754 worldwide 49 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Raphael Mendes Ritti‐Dias Brazil · #384,023 worldwide 125 citations · 82 works
  5. 5 José María Castillo Brazil · #386,616 worldwide 12 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Marcelo Alves Ramos Brazil · #390,093 worldwide 73 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Francisco Bandeira Brazil · #413,665 worldwide 79 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Byron Leite Dantas Bezerra Brazil · #447,953 worldwide 61 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Rodrigo Cappato de Araújo Brazil · #503,107 worldwide 32 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Belmiro Cavalcanti do Egito Vasconcelos Brazil · #539,646 worldwide 77 citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade de Pernambuco

Which keywords describe research at Universidade de Pernambuco?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Quality of Life, Public Health, Public Policy, Epidemiology, Educational Technology, Qualitative Research and Social Inequality.

▲ 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. Epidemiology234▲ 1.97×124 topics
  2. Quality of Life192▲ 4.4×55 topics
  3. Public Health189▲ 4.3×43 topics
  4. Teacher Training178▲ 9.5×13 topics
  5. Sustainability160▲ 2.2×56 topics
  6. Educational Technology148▲ 4.2×25 topics
  7. Public Policy134▲ 9.1×16 topics
  8. Qualitative Research124▲ 4.8×15 topics
  9. Healthcare121▲ 3.6×22 topics
  10. Online Learning105▲ 4.2×11 topics
  11. Curriculum Development104▲ 5.0×5 topics
  12. Risk Factors102▲ 3.1×33 topics
  13. Social Inequality97▲ 12×8 topics
  14. Healthcare Access87▲ 10×5 topics
  15. Health Policy76▲ 16×5 topics
  16. Social Determinants67▲ 11×6 topics
  17. Social Movements67▲ 7.5×14 topics
  18. Prevalence63▲ 5.2×15 topics
  19. Inclusive Education62▲ 5.9×10 topics
  20. Pedagogical Practices58▲ 21×3 topics
  21. Educational Reform57▲ 15×4 topics
  22. Environmental Education57▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Educational Policies56▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Chronic Diseases56▲ 7.3×8 topics
  25. Science Education56▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Critical Pedagogy55▲ 21×1 topic
  27. Inclusion54▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Social Determinants of Health53▲ 7.8×5 topics
  29. Legislation53▲ 10×3 topics
  30. Brazil52▲ 18×5 topics
  31. Educational Games52▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Eco-friendly Practices52▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Social Participation52▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Agroecology51▲ 12×6 topics
  35. Digital Innovation51▲ 29×3 topics
  36. Leadership Styles51▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Distance Education51▲ 8.2×4 topics
  38. Research51▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Research Networks51▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Smart Library51▲ 41×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidade de Pernambuco publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education Pedagogy and Practices, Environmental Sustainability and Education, Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic and Academic Research in Diverse Fields.

Education Pedagogy and P…55Education Pedagogy and Practices: 55 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…52Environmental Sustainability and Education: 52 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 51 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…49Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 49 fractional worksScience and Education Re…49Science and Education Research: 49 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 46 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 43 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…40Education and Digital Technologies: 40 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence: 36 fractional worksGeography and Environmental Studies: 30 fractional works
EducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawInformation SystemsGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 55 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 52 works
  3. 3 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 51 works
  4. 4 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 49 works
  5. 5 Science and Education Research Education 49 works
  6. 6 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 46 works
  7. 7 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 43 works
  8. 8 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 40 works
  9. 9 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 36 works
  10. 10 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 30 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 available70.5%not open29.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade de Pernambuco's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 77% 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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