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Universidade do Planalto Catarinense

In research, Universidade do Planalto Catarinense stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,121 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#10,750 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,208 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 5.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,375
of 28,054 · #32,405 all time
Rank in Brazil
#462
of 714
Research works
818
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is Universidade do Planalto Catarinense 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 #8,121 of 10,521 4.0%124 #13928
Health SciencesDomain #10,750 of 11,982 4.6%81 #14471
Social SciencesField #6,208 of 6,365 3.2%96 #9347

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade do Planalto Catarinense 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#13,928 #8,121
  2. Health Sciences#14,471 #10,750
  3. Social Sciences#9,347 #6,208
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 do Planalto Catarinense specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 5.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 43.6 works5.6×
← 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: 0.68× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.33× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.22× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.68× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.20× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.96× its world share, 96 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade do Planalto Catarinense?

Ranked on the composite score, Geraldo Augusto Locks, Marina Patrício de Arruda and Bruna Fernanda da Silva lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade do Planalto Catarinense.

  1. 1 Geraldo Augusto Locks Brazil · #532,182 worldwide 3 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Marina Patrício de Arruda Brazil · #539,813 worldwide 8 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Bruna Fernanda da Silva Brazil · #703,114 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Lília Aparecida Kanan Brazil · #850,594 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Mareli Eliane Graupe Brazil · #873,179 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Maria Conceição de Oliveira Brazil · #912,319 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Rosiléia Marinho de Quadros Brazil · #1,321,775 worldwide 12 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Lenita Agostinetto Brazil · #1,573,833 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade do Planalto Catarinense

Which keywords describe research at Universidade do Planalto Catarinense?

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

▲ 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. Teacher Training35▲ 22×5 topics
  2. Public Health24▲ 6.5×19 topics
  3. Educational Technology24▲ 7.9×9 topics
  4. Qualitative Research22▲ 9.9×7 topics
  5. Epidemiology21▲ 2.1×42 topics
  6. Curriculum Development21▲ 12×4 topics
  7. Social Inequality20▲ 29×5 topics
  8. Public Policy19▲ 15×10 topics
  9. Education16▲ 3.8×18 topics
  10. Quality of Life16▲ 4.5×21 topics
  11. Inclusive Education16▲ 17×3 topics
  12. Educational Policies15▲ 52×2 topics
  13. Healthcare15▲ 5.3×7 topics
  14. Distance Learning15▲ 17×3 topics
  15. Online Learning15▲ 6.9×5 topics
  16. Pedagogical Practices14▲ 62×2 topics
  17. Critical Pedagogy14▲ 64×1 topic
  18. Educational Reform14▲ 43×1 topic
  19. Health Policy12▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Risk Factors12▲ 4.1×15 topics
  21. Healthcare Access10▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Identity10▲ 5.3×8 topics
  23. Brazil10▲ 39×5 topics
  24. Digital Literacy9▲ 6.1×2 topics
  25. Social Network Analysis9▲ 30×1 topic
  26. WebQuests9▲ 65×1 topic
  27. Environmental Education9▲ 23×4 topics
  28. Chronic Diseases8▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Health8▲ 8.2×5 topics
  30. Social Participation8▲ 51×2 topics
  31. Information Technology8▲ 6.5×1 topic
  32. Smart Library8▲ 77×1 topic
  33. Waste Management8▲ 7.6×4 topics
  34. Infection Control8▲ 37×2 topics
  35. Discourse Analysis8▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Social Movements8▲ 10×5 topics
  37. Social Determinants8▲ 14×5 topics
  38. Drug Resistance8▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Water Resources8▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Healthcare Regulation7▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidade do Planalto Catarinense publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education Pedagogy and Practices, Education and Digital Technologies, Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic and Environmental Sustainability and Education.

Education Pedagogy and Practices: 14 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 9 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-…8Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 8 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…7Environmental Sustainability and Education: 7 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation: 7 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 6 fractional worksGender, Sexuality, and E…6Gender, Sexuality, and Education: 6 fractional worksRural and Ethnic Education: 5 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence: 5 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly…5Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 5 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceInformation SystemsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law4 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 14 works
  2. 2 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  3. 3 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 8 works
  4. 4 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 7 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 7 works
  6. 6 Science and Education Research Education 6 works
  7. 7 Gender, Sexuality, and Education Gender Studies 6 works
  8. 8 Rural and Ethnic Education Education 5 works
  9. 9 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 5 works
  10. 10 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 5 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 available80.3%not open19.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade do Planalto Catarinense's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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.