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Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul

In research, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,642 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,526 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,395 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law, Urban Studies and Information Systems and Management — Law is 14.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,037
of 28,054 · #15,292 all time
Rank in Brazil
#165
of 714
Research works
5.3k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
3.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,642 of 10,521 5.7%740 #5032
Social SciencesField #3,526 of 6,365 5.1%547 #4060
Health SciencesDomain #8,395 of 11,982 5.3%179 #9440
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,602 of 1,998 9.2%74 #2077
LawSubfield #350 of 431 7.1%98 #483
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,107 of 2,578 3.9%167 #2514
Physical SciencesDomain #10,864 of 12,888 5.2%177 #14079
Health ProfessionsField #1,672 of 1,928 4.8%85 #2654
EducationSubfield #1,732 of 1,892 3.9%106 #2379
MedicineField #9,560 of 10,443 5.8%89 #10576

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade de Santa Cruz 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 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#5,032 #4,642
  2. Social Sciences#4,060 #3,526
  3. Health Sciences#9,440 #8,395
  4. Arts and Humanities#2,077 #1,602
  5. Law#483 #350
  6. Sociology and Political Science#2,514 #2,107
  7. Physical Sciences#14,079 #10,864
  8. Health Professions#2,654 #1,672
  9. Education#2,379 #1,732
  10. Medicine#10,576 #9,560
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 Santa Cruz do Sul specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 14.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 98.1 works15×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 31.0 works9.7×
  3. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 29.5 works8.9×
  4. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 59.8 works8.9×
  5. HealthSubfield · 21.6 works6.3×
  6. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 31.6 works5.2×
← 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: 0.71× its world share, 39 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 38 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.70× its world share, 98 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.79× its world share, 85 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 89 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.23× its world share, 74 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 35 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.94× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.75× its world share, 547 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul?

Ranked on the composite score, Antonio Marquina, Carlos Corral Salvador and Rafael Alberti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul.

  1. 1 Antonio Marquina Brazil · #5,593 worldwide 971 citations · 86 works
  2. 2 Carlos Corral Salvador Brazil · #200,490 worldwide 5 citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Rafael Alberti Brazil · #261,100 worldwide 3 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Elpídio Oscar Benitez Nara Brazil · #313,263 worldwide 50 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Rogério Leandro Lima da Silveira Brazil · #313,648 worldwide 18 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Ênio Leandro Machado Brazil · #315,689 worldwide 96 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Mônia Clarissa Hennig Leal Brazil · #320,087 worldwide 9 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Fabiana Marion Spengler Brazil · #321,282 worldwide 8 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Rogério Gesta Leal Brazil · #338,574 worldwide 2 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Clóvis Gorczevski Brazil · #345,467 worldwide 1 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul

Which keywords describe research at Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Human Rights, Legal Theory, Legal Philosophy, Social Justice, Qualitative Research, Constitutional Law and Public Administration.

▲ 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. Public Policy130▲ 23×13 topics
  2. Human Rights111▲ 9.3×27 topics
  3. Sustainability105▲ 3.7×37 topics
  4. Globalization98▲ 4.3×51 topics
  5. Legal Theory94▲ 115×3 topics
  6. Legal Philosophy92▲ 121×2 topics
  7. Social Justice92▲ 14×14 topics
  8. Qualitative Research91▲ 9.1×12 topics
  9. Constitutional Law86▲ 55×3 topics
  10. Public Administration84▲ 85×4 topics
  11. Environmental Law84▲ 36×3 topics
  12. Civil Rights83▲ 103×1 topic
  13. Judicial Activism83▲ 156×1 topic
  14. Healthcare Access82▲ 25×7 topics
  15. Public Health80▲ 4.7×28 topics
  16. Brazil66▲ 59×5 topics
  17. Social Determinants63▲ 26×6 topics
  18. Healthcare61▲ 4.7×16 topics
  19. Mental Health60▲ 3.6×22 topics
  20. Teacher Training60▲ 8.3×9 topics
  21. Online Learning54▲ 5.5×5 topics
  22. Educational Technology53▲ 3.9×13 topics
  23. Social Inequality46▲ 15×8 topics
  24. Agroecology43▲ 26×3 topics
  25. Cultural Identity42▲ 7.1×13 topics
  26. Economic Impact42▲ 6.2×4 topics
  27. Equity41▲ 86×2 topics
  28. Judicialization41▲ 121×1 topic
  29. Medication41▲ 121×1 topic
  30. Democracy40▲ 9.8×10 topics
  31. Legislation38▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Social Movements38▲ 11×12 topics
  33. Health38▲ 8.2×13 topics
  34. Neoliberalism37▲ 9.0×8 topics
  35. Political Economy36▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Health Policy36▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Discourse Analysis36▲ 12×6 topics
  38. Inclusion35▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Inequality35▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Research35▲ 25×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul publish most on?

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

Brazilian Legal Issues83Brazilian Legal Issues: 83 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil: 41 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 34 fractional worksSocial and Political Issues: 32 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 31 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 27 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…24Environmental Sustainability and Education: 24 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 24 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 22 fractional worksSocial and Economic Solidarity: 22 fractional works
LawSociology and Political ScienceEducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law2 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 83 works
  2. 2 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 41 works
  3. 3 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 34 works
  4. 4 Social and Political Issues Sociology and Political Science 32 works
  5. 5 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 31 works
  6. 6 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 27 works
  7. 7 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 24 works
  8. 8 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 24 works
  9. 9 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 22 works
  10. 10 Social and Economic Solidarity Sociology and Political Science 22 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 available82.3%not open17.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.0%domestic only94.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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.