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Universidade de São Paulo

In research, Universidade de São Paulo stands highest in Social Sciences (#296 of 9,585 worldwide), Health Sciences (#367 of 9,902 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#230 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transportation, General Arts and Humanities and Orthodontics (Transportation is 7.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#420
of 22,385 · #386 all time
Rank in Brazil
#1
of 684
Research works
234k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.5M
15.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.78×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
64%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Universidade de São Paulo

What is Universidade de São Paulo known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #296 of 9,585 8.3%13,774 #235
Health SciencesDomain #367 of 9,902 7.1%12,083 #319
Social SciencesField #230 of 5,988 8.8%8,120 #176
MedicineField #376 of 8,541 6.7%9,299 #320
Physical SciencesDomain #593 of 10,670 6.4%10,536 #527
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #207 of 3,157 8.7%2,349 #152
Life SciencesDomain #563 of 6,403 7.1%5,827 #507
Environmental ScienceField #316 of 3,334 7.1%2,391 #233
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #259 of 2,526 8.4%2,981 #226
Health ProfessionsField #222 of 1,895 9.5%1,620 #146

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 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.

  1. Social Sciences#235 #296
  2. Health Sciences#319 #367
  3. Social Sciences#176 #230
  4. Medicine#320 #376
  5. Physical Sciences#527 #593
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#152 #207
  7. Life Sciences#507 #563
  8. Environmental Science#233 #316
  9. Sociology and Political Science#226 #259
  10. Health Professions#146 #222
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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 São Paulo work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research at Universidade de São Paulo is in Social Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Social Sciences (19%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 15k fractional works · 32.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 8,803 fractional works · 19.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3,228 fractional works · 7.0% of its workEducation: 1,240 fractional works · 2.7% of its workTransportation: 1,123 fractional works · 2.4% of its workUrban Studies: 602 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 600 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 368 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 278 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 276 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 265 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 238 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 159 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 126 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 301 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 2,530 fractional works · 5.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 776 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 555 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 274 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 247 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 228 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 123 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 327 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 1,528 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 706 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 343 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 266 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 159 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 861 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 274 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 137 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 110 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 104 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 104 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 97 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 639 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 461 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 178 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 558 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 361 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 125 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 72 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 13k fractional works · 29.0% of its workMedicine: 10k fractional works · 22.4% of its workSurgery: 1,289 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 958 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 770 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 716 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 624 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 505 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 467 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 390 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 362 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 337 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 320 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 299 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 296 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 273 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 265 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 228 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 197 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 191 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 173 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 161 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 149 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 142 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 127 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 125 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 114 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 110 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 778 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1,751 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 869 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 205 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 169 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 116 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 99 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 293 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 843 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOral Surgery: 321 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthodontics: 285 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 177 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 276 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 233 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 173 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 151 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12k fractional works · 24.9% of its workEngineering: 4,187 fractional works · 9.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1,171 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 692 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 449 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 356 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 311 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 253 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 172 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 157 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 135 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 130 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 128 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 232 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2,603 fractional works · 5.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 562 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 427 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 315 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 239 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 237 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 200 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 197 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 175 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 126 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 95 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1,406 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 467 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 402 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 132 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 124 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 112 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 168 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 801 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 374 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 196 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 104 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 126 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 674 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 166 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 149 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 137 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 134 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 88 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 632 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPaleontology: 138 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 130 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 117 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 111 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 135 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 461 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 182 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 94 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 185 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 453 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 95 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 358 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 201 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 176 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 112 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6,448 fractional works · 13.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2,574 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPlant Science: 758 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 463 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 334 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 271 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 165 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 162 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 151 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 138 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 132 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2,431 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,219 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 578 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 148 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 144 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 97 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 246 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 802 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 281 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 157 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 119 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 244 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 531 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 309 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 114 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 108 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 110 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversidade deSão Paulo46kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences32%

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
    1. Social Sciences8,80319.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities2,5305.5%
    3. Psychology1,5283.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting8611.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance6391.4%
    6. Decision Sciences5581.2%
    1. Medicine10k22.4%
    2. Health Professions1,7513.8%
    3. Dentistry8431.8%
    4. Nursing2760.6%
    5. Veterinary1730.4%
    1. Engineering4,1879.0%
    2. Environmental Science2,6035.6%
    3. Computer Science1,4063.0%
    4. Materials Science8011.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy6741.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences6321.4%
    7. Chemistry4611.0%
    8. Mathematics4531.0%
    9. Energy2010.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering1120.2%
  4. Life Sciences6,44813.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2,5745.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2,4315.2%
    3. Neuroscience8021.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology5311.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1100.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Universidade de São Paulo specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transportation takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransportationSubfield · 1,122.6 works7.3×
  2. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 65.8 works6.8×
  3. OrthodonticsSubfield · 285.1 works5.5×
  4. Urban StudiesSubfield · 601.8 works4.7×
  5. DentistryField · 843.0 works3.8×
  6. EquineSubfield · 22.4 works3.7×
  7. Oral SurgerySubfield · 321.1 works3.6×
  8. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 247.3 works3.2×
← 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: 1.17× its world share, 2,574 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 2,431 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 531 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 802 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 110 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 112 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.63× its world share, 461 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 1,406 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 632 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 201 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 4,187 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 2,603 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 801 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 453 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 674 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.75× its world share, 843 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.43× its world share, 1,751 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.16× its world share, 10k worksMedicineNursing: 1.21× its world share, 276 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.76× its world share, 173 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.89× its world share, 2,530 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 861 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 558 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 639 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 1,528 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 8,804 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry3.75×843 works
  2. Veterinary2.76×173 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.89×2,530 works
  4. Social Sciences1.50×8,804 works
  5. Health Professions1.43×1,751 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.25×558 works
  7. Nursing1.21×276 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.17×2,574 works
  9. Medicine1.16×10k works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.14×531 works
  11. Environmental Science1.13×2,603 works
  12. Psychology1.08×1,528 works
  13. Neuroscience1.07×802 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.98×2,431 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.87×632 works
  16. Mathematics0.83×453 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.69×112 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.68×110 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.65×674 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.64×639 works
  21. Chemistry0.63×461 works
  22. Engineering0.60×4,187 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.58×861 works
  24. Materials Science0.50×801 works
  25. Energy0.47×201 works
  26. Computer Science0.39×1,406 works

Who are the top researchers at Universidade de São Paulo?

Ranked on the quality score, Marcos Roberto Tovani‐Palone, Pedro H. S. Brancalion and Eurídice Martínez Steele lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade de São Paulo.

  1. 1 Marcos Roberto Tovani‐Palone Brazil · #5,134 worldwide 120k citations · 231 works
  2. 2 Pedro H. S. Brancalion Brazil · #12,598 worldwide 25k citations · 406 works
  3. 3 Eurídice Martínez Steele Brazil · #14,833 worldwide 14k citations · 163 works
  4. 4 Micheline de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coêlho Brazil · #21,364 worldwide 13k citations · 129 works
  5. 5 Jean Paul Metzger Brazil · #24,286 worldwide 27k citations · 298 works
  6. 6 Paulo Eduardo Artaxo Brazil · #30,486 worldwide 63k citations · 1,110 works
  7. 7 Paulo R. Guimarães Brazil · #32,069 worldwide 18k citations · 251 works
  8. 8 Neha Khandpur Brazil · #34,397 worldwide 8.3k citations · 179 works
  9. 9 M. Lima Brazil · #44,172 worldwide 38k citations · 398 works
  10. 10 Yuan‐Pang Wang Brazil · #44,466 worldwide 141k citations · 262 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade de São Paulo

What are the most cited papers from Universidade de São Paulo?

The most cited paper from Universidade de São Paulo is "Sorafenib in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma" (Josep Maria Llovet et al., 2008), with 13,116 citations. Next come "Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" (12,158) and "Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines" (11,535).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Sorafenib in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Josep Maria Llovet et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 23 Jul 2008 13,116
2 Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Marie Ng et al. · The Lancet Open access140 authors 28 May 2014 12,158
3 Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines Clotilde Théry et al. · Journal of Extracellular Vesicles Open access382 authors 23 Nov 2018 11,535
4 Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC G. Aad et al. · Physics Letters B Open access2,932 authors 14 Aug 2012 10,856
5 P ACKMOL : A package for building initial configurations for molecular dynamics simulations Leandro Martı́nez, Ricardo Andrade, Ernesto G. Birgin et al. · Journal of Computational Chemistry 19 Feb 2009 9,884
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Universidade de São Paulo?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Literature, Culture, Philosophy, Public Policy, Science, Social Influence and Epidemiology.

▲ 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-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
  1. Epidemiology2,685▲ 1.46×138 topics
  2. History1,842▲ 5.7×64 topics
  3. Globalization1,745▲ 1.92×160 topics
  4. Literature1,675▲ 6.6×57 topics
  5. Culture1,578▲ 6.5×39 topics
  6. Sustainability1,499▲ 1.32×126 topics
  7. Quality of Life1,453▲ 2.2×60 topics
  8. Public Health1,328▲ 1.97×76 topics
  9. Philosophy1,294▲ 6.3×41 topics
  10. Public Policy1,285▲ 5.8×29 topics
  11. Education1,230▲ 1.55×142 topics
  12. Inflammation1,209▲ 1.23×83 topics
  13. Ethnicity1,156▲ 6.7×21 topics
  14. Science1,110▲ 9.8×13 topics
  15. Social Influence1,106▲ 11×3 topics
  16. Design1,094▲ 14×6 topics
  17. Islam1,082▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Modernization1,075▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Malay Language1,074▲ 17×1 topic
  20. Sharia Law1,074▲ 16×1 topic
  21. Legal Regulation1,071▲ 10×8 topics
  22. Strategic Planning1,063▲ 16×5 topics
  23. Economic Security1,061▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles1,060▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Foresight1,060▲ 17×2 topics
  26. International Trade Law1,057▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Public Oversight1,053▲ 18×1 topic
  28. Transport Policy1,053▲ 18×1 topic
  29. Air Force1,053▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Warfare1,053▲ 19×1 topic
  31. Qualitative Research1,036▲ 2.6×38 topics
  32. Identity980▲ 2.9×74 topics
  33. Colonialism917▲ 4.2×48 topics
  34. Cultural Identity908▲ 4.0×37 topics
  35. Brazil764▲ 18×5 topics
  36. Anthropology704▲ 16×10 topics
  37. Social Movements694▲ 5.1×30 topics
  38. Cultural Studies646▲ 3.8×41 topics
  39. Healthcare Access622▲ 4.9×13 topics
  40. Social Determinants574▲ 6.0×7 topics

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

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

Linguistic, Cultural, an…1,074Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 1,074 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 1,053 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 1,053 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 343 fractional worksLiterature, Culture, and Criticism: 326 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 307 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 297 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 278 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 247 fractional worksLinguistics and Education Research: 245 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceTransportationAerospace EngineeringPhilosophy5 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 1.1k works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 1.1k works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 1.1k works
  4. 4 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 343 works
  5. 5 Literature, Culture, and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 326 works
  6. 6 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 307 works
  7. 7 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 297 works
  8. 8 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 278 works
  9. 9 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 247 works
  10. 10 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 245 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 available64.0%not open36.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.7%domestic only81.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Universidade de São Paulo as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.18% in 2024.

still counting0.10%0.20%0.30%Universidade de São Paulo0.18% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Universidade de São Paulo 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Universidade de São Paulo7.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.0% in 2016.

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What is the University of São Paulo known for in research?

In research, Universidade de São Paulo stands highest in Social Sciences (#296 of 9,585 worldwide), Health Sciences (#367 of 9,902 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#230 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transportation, General Arts and Humanities and Orthodontics (Transportation is 7.3× its share of world research).

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