Universidade do Vale do Paraíba
In research, Universidade do Vale do Paraíba stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,459 of 6,403 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,636 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,626 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (Urban Studies is 15.1× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #5,667 of 22,385 · #7,641 all time
- Rank in Brazil
- #267 of 684
- Research works
- 2.2k ▲ 4% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 19k 8.3 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 3.6% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.88× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 69% world 40%
- International
- 14% world 18%
What is Universidade do Vale do Paraíba known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life SciencesDomain | #3,459 of 6,403 | 0.4% | 111 | #6812 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #5,636 of 9,902 | 2.4% | 127 | #8513 | |
| MedicineField | #5,626 of 8,541 | 1.8% | 90 | #8337 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #6,588 of 9,585 | 7.7% | 124 | #7287 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #2,318 of 3,157 | 0.2% | 74 | #4011 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #8,284 of 10,670 | 3.0% | 138 | #12268 | |
| Social SciencesField | #4,733 of 5,988 | 6.8% | 90 | #4010 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade do Vale do Paraíba 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.
- Life Sciences#6,812 #3,459
- Health Sciences#8,513 #5,636
- Medicine#8,337 #5,626
- Social Sciences#7,287 #6,588
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,011 #2,318
- Physical Sciences#12,268 #8,284
- Social Sciences#4,010 #4,733
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 do Vale do Paraíba work in?
In 2022-now, 28% of research at Universidade do Vale do Paraíba is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (18%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.
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
- Physical Sciences14828.4%
- Environmental Science5310.2%
- Engineering336.3%
- Physics and Astronomy173.2%
- Materials Science163.0%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences112.0%
- Computer Science101.8%
- Chemistry71.4%
- Energy20.3%
- Mathematics00.1%
- Chemical Engineering00.0%
- Health Sciences13225.2%
- Medicine9217.6%
- Health Professions234.5%
- Dentistry102.0%
- Nursing40.7%
- Veterinary20.4%
- Social Sciences13024.9%
- Social Sciences9518.1%
- Arts and Humanities152.8%
- Psychology112.1%
- Decision Sciences61.2%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.3%
- Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
- Life Sciences11221.5%
What does Universidade do Vale do Paraíba specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 15.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Urban StudiesSubfield · 21.8 works15×
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 25.5 works8.4×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Dentistry4.10×10 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.01×75 works
- Veterinary3.01×2 works
- Environmental Science2.06×54 works
- Health Professions1.71×24 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.53×3 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.44×17 works
- Nursing1.43×4 works
- Social Sciences1.43×95 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.29×11 works
- Decision Sciences1.22×6 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.99×5 works
- Arts and Humanities0.98×15 works
- Medicine0.92×92 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.89×25 works
- Chemistry0.86×7 works
- Materials Science0.86×16 works
- Psychology0.70×11 works
- Neuroscience0.59×5 works
- Engineering0.42×33 works
- Energy0.34×2 works
- Computer Science0.24×10 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.15×2 works
- Chemical Engineering0.14×0 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.08×1 works
- Mathematics0.05×0 works
- Dentistry 4.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3.0×
- Veterinary 3.0×
- Environmental Science 2.1×
- Health Professions 1.7×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.5×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.4×
- Nursing 1.4×
- Social Sciences 1.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.3×
- Decision Sciences 1.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.0×
- Arts and Humanities 1.0×
- Medicine 0.9×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.9×
- Chemistry 0.9×
- Materials Science 0.9×
- Psychology 0.7×
- Neuroscience 0.6×
- Engineering 0.4×
- Energy 0.3×
- Computer Science 0.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.1×
- Chemical Engineering 0.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.1×
- Mathematics 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Universidade do Vale do Paraíba?
Ranked on the quality score, A. C. Krabbe, Claudia A. Razzino and Nathan David Vogt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade do Vale do Paraíba.
- 1
A. C. Krabbe
Brazil · #1,862,800 worldwide 2k citations · 108 works
- 2
Claudia A. Razzino
Brazil · #2,379,200 worldwide 876 citations · 24 works
- 3
Nathan David Vogt
Brazil · #2,769,442 worldwide 737 citations · 42 works
- 4
C. L. Barbosa
Brazil · #3,493,605 worldwide 614 citations · 39 works
- 5
Ana Enedi Prince
Brazil · #4,119,452 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
- 6
Oli L Dors
Brazil · #4,130,168 worldwide 1.9k citations · 96 works
- 7
Antônio Balbin Villaverde
Brazil · #4,148,112 worldwide 2.9k citations · 127 works
- 8
Renato Amaro Zângaro
Brazil · #4,313,887 worldwide 3.8k citations · 184 works
- 9
A. S. Oliveira
Brazil · #4,416,735 worldwide 757 citations · 64 works
- 10
Renata Andrade Bitar
Brazil · #4,584,338 worldwide 667 citations · 38 works
Which keywords describe research at Universidade do Vale do Paraíba?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Sustainability, Globalization, Social Movements, Urbanization, Environmental Justice, Rural Development and Environmental Impact.
- Anthropology
- Social Development
- Family Farming
- Soil Fertility
- Genetic Diversity
- Water Resources
- Eco-friendly Practices
- Environmental Education
- Cultural Identity
- Waste Utilization
- Economic Analysis
- Waste Management
- Teacher Training
- Territoriality
- Rural Development
- Urbanization
- Social Movements
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Public Policy
- Sustainability
- Globalization
- Environmental Impact
- Sustainable Development
- Qualitative Research
- Environmental Justice
- Segregation
- Biodiversity
- Sustainable Production
- Value-Added Products
- Forest Biomass
- Wood Residues
- Antioxidant Activity
- Agroecology
- Social Participation
- Wound Healing
- Social Determinants
- Antimicrobial
- Rural Policy
- Social Inequality
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
- Sustainability48▲ 3.8×27 topics
- Public Policy36▲ 14×12 topics
- Globalization34▲ 3.3×26 topics
- Epidemiology29▲ 1.40×61 topics
- Environmental Impact26▲ 2.9×22 topics
- Public Health23▲ 3.0×22 topics
- Sustainable Development21▲ 2.6×12 topics
- Social Movements19▲ 12×3 topics
- Qualitative Research19▲ 4.2×6 topics
- Urbanization18▲ 8.3×3 topics
- Environmental Justice17▲ 24×3 topics
- Rural Development17▲ 9.3×5 topics
- Segregation16▲ 40×1 topic
- Territoriality16▲ 65×1 topic
- Biodiversity16▲ 4.0×14 topics
- Teacher Training16▲ 4.9×5 topics
- Sustainable Production15▲ 48×2 topics
- Waste Management15▲ 7.1×4 topics
- Value-Added Products15▲ 42×2 topics
- Economic Analysis15▲ 20×4 topics
- Forest Biomass14▲ 85×1 topic
- Waste Utilization14▲ 49×2 topics
- Wood Residues14▲ 85×1 topic
- Cultural Identity14▲ 5.5×8 topics
- Antioxidant Activity13▲ 4.1×13 topics
- Environmental Education13▲ 17×3 topics
- Agroecology13▲ 17×3 topics
- Eco-friendly Practices13▲ 43×1 topic
- Social Participation13▲ 41×1 topic
- Water Resources13▲ 10.0×2 topics
- Wound Healing13▲ 9.1×11 topics
- Genetic Diversity12▲ 5.5×13 topics
- Social Determinants12▲ 12×5 topics
- Soil Fertility11▲ 9.7×4 topics
- Antimicrobial10▲ 6.9×9 topics
- Family Farming10▲ 59×1 topic
- Rural Policy10▲ 59×1 topic
- Social Development10▲ 24×2 topics
- Social Inequality10▲ 7.2×3 topics
- Anthropology9▲ 18×5 topics
Which research topics does Universidade do Vale do Paraíba publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Urban Development and Societal Issues, Agricultural and Food Sciences, Environmental Sustainability and Education and Rural Development and Agriculture.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 16 works
- 2 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 14 works
- 3 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 13 works
- 4 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 10 works
- 5 Growth and nutrition in plants Plant Science 8 works
- 6 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 8 works
- 7 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 7 works
- 8 Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications Plant Science 7 works
- 9 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 6 works
- 10 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 6 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Universidade do Vale do Paraíba's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 do Vale do Paraíba as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0015% in 2024.
Fractional works of Universidade do Vale do Paraíba 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.7% in 2006.
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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