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Universidade do Vale do Paraíba

In research, Universidade do Vale do Paraíba stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,604 of 3,409 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#9,901 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,978 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law — Urban Studies is 15.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,357
of 28,054 · #16,796 all time
Rank in Brazil
#270
of 714
Research works
2.2k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Universidade do Vale do Paraíba 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,604 of 3,409 1.2%74 #3818
Physical SciencesDomain #9,901 of 12,888 4.1%138 #11668
Life SciencesDomain #6,978 of 7,800 1.5%111 #8883
Health SciencesDomain #10,923 of 11,982 2.9%127 #14151
Social SciencesDomain #9,816 of 10,521 5.1%124 #12431
Social SciencesField #6,134 of 6,365 4.2%90 #8477
MedicineField #10,203 of 10,443 3.4%90 #14600

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 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,818 #2,604
  2. Physical Sciences#11,668 #9,901
  3. Life Sciences#8,883 #6,978
  4. Health Sciences#14,151 #10,923
  5. Social Sciences#12,431 #9,816
  6. Social Sciences#8,477 #6,134
  7. Medicine#14,600 #10,203
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 Vale do Paraíba specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 15.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 20.8 works15×
  2. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 25.0 works8.5×
← 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: 3.11× its world share, 74 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.57× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.79× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.08× its world share, 52 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.90× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.20× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.07× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.61× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.94× its world share, 90 worksMedicineNursing: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.13× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 90 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 do Vale do Paraíba?

Ranked on the composite score, Marcos Tadeu Tavares Pacheco, Renato Amaro Zângaro and Egberto Munin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade do Vale do Paraíba.

  1. 1 Marcos Tadeu Tavares Pacheco Brazil · #204,431 worldwide 72 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Renato Amaro Zângaro Brazil · #339,918 worldwide 35 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Egberto Munin Brazil · #367,034 worldwide 55 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Sandra María Fonseca da Costa Brazil · #377,040 worldwide 21 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Renata Amadei Nicolau Brazil · #497,114 worldwide 45 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 P. R. Fagundes Brazil · #519,565 worldwide 104 citations · 64 works
  7. 7 Leandro Raniero Brazil · #632,828 worldwide 60 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Cilene Gomes Brazil · #669,627 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Antônio Balbin Villaverde Brazil · #720,308 worldwide 34 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 R. de Jesus Brazil · #766,349 worldwide 54 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade do Vale do Paraíba

Which keywords describe research at Universidade do Vale do Paraíba?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Sustainability, Globalization, Social Movements, Urbanization, Environmental Impact, Environmental Justice and Rural Development.

▲ 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. Sustainability47▲ 3.9×26 topics
  2. Public Policy35▲ 14×11 topics
  3. Globalization32▲ 3.3×24 topics
  4. Epidemiology29▲ 1.45×61 topics
  5. Environmental Impact26▲ 3.0×21 topics
  6. Public Health22▲ 3.0×20 topics
  7. Sustainable Development21▲ 2.6×11 topics
  8. Social Movements19▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Qualitative Research18▲ 4.2×6 topics
  10. Urbanization17▲ 8.3×3 topics
  11. Environmental Justice16▲ 24×3 topics
  12. Rural Development16▲ 9.1×4 topics
  13. Segregation16▲ 38×1 topic
  14. Territoriality16▲ 63×1 topic
  15. Teacher Training15▲ 4.9×5 topics
  16. Biodiversity15▲ 4.0×12 topics
  17. Sustainable Production15▲ 48×2 topics
  18. Value-Added Products15▲ 43×2 topics
  19. Economic Analysis15▲ 19×4 topics
  20. Waste Management15▲ 7.1×4 topics
  21. Forest Biomass14▲ 80×1 topic
  22. Waste Utilization14▲ 49×2 topics
  23. Wood Residues14▲ 80×1 topic
  24. Cultural Identity14▲ 5.3×8 topics
  25. Antioxidant Activity13▲ 4.2×13 topics
  26. Environmental Education13▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Wound Healing13▲ 9.7×11 topics
  28. Genetic Diversity12▲ 5.6×13 topics
  29. Social Participation12▲ 39×1 topic
  30. Water Resources12▲ 10×1 topic
  31. Agroecology12▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Social Determinants12▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Soil Fertility11▲ 10.0×4 topics
  34. Agriculture10▲ 5.3×6 topics
  35. Antimicrobial10▲ 7.2×9 topics
  36. Social Development10▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Family Farming10▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Rural Policy10▲ 55×1 topic
  39. Social Inequality10▲ 7.4×3 topics
  40. Anthropology9▲ 19×5 topics

Which research topics does Universidade do Vale do Paraíba publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban Development and Societal Issues, Agricultural and Food Sciences, Environmental Sustainability and Education and Rural Development and Agriculture.

Urban Development and Societal Issues: 16 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 14 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…12Environmental Sustainability and Education: 12 fractional worksRural Development and Ag…10Rural Development and Agriculture: 10 fractional worksGrowth and nutrition in plants: 8 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 8 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Lit…7Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 7 fractional worksPhytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications: 6 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 6 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 6 fractional works
Urban StudiesForestryManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawPlant Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 16 works
  2. 2 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 14 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 12 works
  4. 4 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 10 works
  5. 5 Growth and nutrition in plants Plant Science 8 works
  6. 6 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 8 works
  7. 7 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 7 works
  8. 8 Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications Plant Science 6 works
  9. 9 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 6 works
  10. 10 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 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.

openly available68.7%not open31.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade do Vale do Paraíba's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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.