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Universidade de São Paulo

In research, Universidade de São Paulo stands highest in Health Sciences (#91 of 11,982 worldwide), Health Professions (#21 of 1,928 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#42 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transportation, Orthodontics and General Arts and Humanities — Transportation is 8.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#236
of 28,054 · #266 all time
Rank in Brazil
#1
of 714
Research works
206k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2M
15.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Universidade de São Paulo 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 #91 of 11,982 11.6%8,750 #107
Health ProfessionsField #21 of 1,928 8.9%1,370 #48
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #42 of 3,409 18.7%2,249 #23
Occupational TherapySubfield #1 of 63 9.8%136 #4
MedicineField #190 of 10,443 11.9%6,310 #220
Social SciencesDomain #235 of 10,521 8.3%12,048 #313
Life SciencesDomain #180 of 7,800 16.0%5,142 #176
Physical SciencesDomain #368 of 12,888 10.6%9,893 #344
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #27 of 828 14.4%698 #62
Social SciencesField #215 of 6,365 6.5%7,198 #315

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade de São Paulo 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#107 #91
  2. Health Professions#48 #21
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#23 #42
  4. Occupational Therapy#4 #1
  5. Medicine#220 #190
  6. Social Sciences#313 #235
  7. Life Sciences#176 #180
  8. Physical Sciences#344 #368
  9. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health#62 #27
  10. Social Sciences#315 #215
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 São Paulo specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transportation takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransportationSubfield · 1,009.1 works8.5×
  2. OrthodonticsSubfield · 249.9 works6.2×
  3. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 45.9 works6.2×
  4. Urban StudiesSubfield · 495.9 works5.0×
  5. DentistryField · 714.8 works4.1×
  6. Oral SurgerySubfield · 266.4 works3.9×
  7. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 201.1 works3.4×
← 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: 1.32× its world share, 2,249 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 1,874 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.99× its world share, 358 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.99× its world share, 574 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 87 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.78× its world share, 98 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 410 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 1,138 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 549 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 175 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 3,625 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 2,211 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 700 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 406 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.73× its world share, 583 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.11× its world share, 715 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 1,370 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 6,310 worksMedicineNursing: 1.23× its world share, 216 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.85× its world share, 138 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.95× its world share, 2,013 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 681 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 444 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 535 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 1,177 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 7,198 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade de São Paulo?

Ranked on the composite score, Paulo A. Lotufo, Isabela M. Benseñor and Paulo César Sentelhas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade de São Paulo.

  1. 1 Paulo A. Lotufo Brazil · #50 worldwide 7.2k citations · 153 works
  2. 2 Isabela M. Benseñor Brazil · #168 worldwide 7.7k citations · 114 works
  3. 3 Paulo César Sentelhas Brazil · #3,115 worldwide 2.1k citations · 68 works
  4. 4 Edimar Alcides Bocchi Brazil · #3,721 worldwide 841 citations · 95 works
  5. 5 Márcio Sommer Bittencourt Brazil · #4,035 worldwide 1.1k citations · 68 works
  6. 6 Thaís Mauad Brazil · #4,555 worldwide 787 citations · 75 works
  7. 7 José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves Brazil · #6,054 worldwide 2k citations · 57 works
  8. 8 Carlos Gilberto Carlotti Brazil · #6,828 worldwide 1.4k citations · 59 works
  9. 9 Luiz Antônio Martinelli Brazil · #7,035 worldwide 1.4k citations · 98 works
  10. 10 Alessandra C. Goulart Brazil · #7,203 worldwide 5k citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade de São Paulo

Which keywords describe research at Universidade de São Paulo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Literature, Culture, Philosophy, Ethnicity, Social Influence, Science and Design.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,776▲ 1.25×137 topics
  2. History1,573▲ 6.3×60 topics
  3. Literature1,441▲ 7.4×54 topics
  4. Globalization1,427▲ 2.0×153 topics
  5. Culture1,372▲ 7.2×36 topics
  6. Sustainability1,249▲ 1.43×122 topics
  7. Philosophy1,126▲ 7.1×40 topics
  8. Quality of Life1,057▲ 2.0×60 topics
  9. Ethnicity1,035▲ 7.7×21 topics
  10. Public Policy1,028▲ 5.8×29 topics
  11. Public Health1,005▲ 1.93×72 topics
  12. Social Influence997▲ 13×3 topics
  13. Science996▲ 11×13 topics
  14. Design986▲ 17×6 topics
  15. Islam974▲ 13×5 topics
  16. Malay Language967▲ 19×1 topic
  17. Sharia Law967▲ 19×1 topic
  18. Modernization966▲ 15×4 topics
  19. Legal Regulation960▲ 12×8 topics
  20. Strategic Planning957▲ 18×5 topics
  21. Economic Security956▲ 12×5 topics
  22. Foresight955▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles954▲ 14×4 topics
  24. International Trade Law953▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Education952▲ 1.55×137 topics
  26. Public Oversight949▲ 21×1 topic
  27. Transport Policy949▲ 21×1 topic
  28. Air Force949▲ 22×1 topic
  29. Warfare949▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Qualitative Research828▲ 2.7×38 topics
  31. Identity777▲ 3.0×73 topics
  32. Colonialism756▲ 4.5×44 topics
  33. Cultural Identity736▲ 4.0×35 topics
  34. Biodiversity645▲ 2.4×35 topics
  35. Brazil606▲ 17×5 topics
  36. Social Movements560▲ 5.2×28 topics
  37. Anthropology556▲ 16×9 topics
  38. Cultural Studies526▲ 3.9×39 topics
  39. Healthcare Access480▲ 4.8×13 topics
  40. Social Determinants449▲ 5.9×7 topics

Which research topics does Universidade de São Paulo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Military Technology and Strategies and Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies.

Linguistic, Cultural, an…967Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 967 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…949Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 949 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …949Military Technology and Strategies: 949 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 292 fractional worksLiterature, Culture, and Criticism: 266 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 247 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 246 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 220 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 192 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 190 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceTransportationAerospace EngineeringPhilosophy6 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 967 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 949 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 949 works
  4. 4 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 292 works
  5. 5 Literature, Culture, and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 266 works
  6. 6 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 247 works
  7. 7 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 246 works
  8. 8 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 220 works
  9. 9 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 192 works
  10. 10 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 190 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 available63.5%not open36.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade de São Paulo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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.

Other research institutions in São Paulo

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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.