Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
In research, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos stands highest in Social Sciences (#941 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#916 of 5,988 worldwide) and Information Systems and Management (#19 of 96 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Information Systems and Management, Law and Philosophy (Information Systems and Management is 13.6× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #1,731 of 22,385 · #2,152 all time
- Rank in Brazil
- #25 of 684
- Research works
- 13k ▼ 33% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 83k 6.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 7.4% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.90× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 72% world 40%
- International
- 8% world 18%
What is Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #941 of 9,585 | 7.4% | 1,424 | #801 | |
| Social SciencesField | #916 of 5,988 | 7.4% | 785 | #1179 | |
| Information Systems and ManagementSubfield | #19 of 96 | 6.9% | 99 | #79 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #2,763 of 10,670 | 6.8% | 600 | #3357 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #700 of 2,526 | 7.0% | 241 | #762 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #634 of 1,896 | 10.2% | 147 | #590 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #3,444 of 9,902 | 5.8% | 293 | #4020 | |
| Health ProfessionsField | #668 of 1,895 | 5.7% | 122 | #595 | |
| EducationSubfield | #850 of 1,930 | 8.4% | 170 | #704 | |
| MedicineField | #3,826 of 8,541 | 6.1% | 161 | #4882 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos 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.
- Social Sciences#801 #941
- Social Sciences#1,179 #916
- Information Systems and Management#79 #19
- Physical Sciences#3,357 #2,763
- Sociology and Political Science#762 #700
- Arts and Humanities#590 #634
- Health Sciences#4,020 #3,444
- Health Professions#595 #668
- Education#704 #850
- Medicine#4,882 #3,826
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 Rio dos Sinos work in?
In 2022-now, 58% of research at Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (32%), Engineering (8%), Business, Management and Accounting (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social 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
- Social Sciences1,51058.2%
- Social Sciences83732.2%
- Business, Management and Accounting1977.6%
- Arts and Humanities1545.9%
- Psychology1475.6%
- Decision Sciences1284.9%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance471.8%
- Physical Sciences64524.9%
- Engineering2118.1%
- Computer Science1827.0%
- Environmental Science1606.2%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences612.4%
- Materials Science140.5%
- Energy70.3%
- Chemistry40.2%
- Mathematics40.1%
- Physics and Astronomy20.1%
- Chemical Engineering10.0%
- Health Sciences31812.2%
- Medicine1786.9%
- Health Professions1305.0%
- Nursing70.3%
- Dentistry20.1%
- Veterinary00.0%
- Life Sciences1234.7%
What does Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Information Systems and Management takes 13.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 100.8 works14×
- LawSubfield · 112.7 works7.5×
- PhilosophySubfield · 71.2 works6.4×
- Urban StudiesSubfield · 40.1 works5.6×
- Decision SciencesField · 127.9 works5.1×
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: Decision Sciences, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Decision Sciences5.10×128 works
- Social Sciences2.55×837 works
- Business, Management and Accounting2.35×197 works
- Arts and Humanities2.06×154 works
- Health Professions1.90×130 works
- Psychology1.85×147 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.50×61 works
- Environmental Science1.24×160 works
- Computer Science0.90×182 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.85×47 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.63×78 works
- Nursing0.56×7 works
- Engineering0.54×211 works
- Neuroscience0.37×16 works
- Medicine0.36×178 works
- Energy0.28×7 works
- Dentistry0.19×2 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.18×25 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.18×2 works
- Materials Science0.15×14 works
- Mathematics0.12×4 works
- Chemical Engineering0.11×1 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.10×3 works
- Chemistry0.10×4 works
- Veterinary0.09×0 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.04×2 works
- Decision Sciences 5.1×
- Social Sciences 2.5×
- Business, Management and Accounting 2.4×
- Arts and Humanities 2.1×
- Health Professions 1.9×
- Psychology 1.9×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.5×
- Environmental Science 1.2×
- Computer Science 0.9×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.8×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.6×
- Nursing 0.6×
- Engineering 0.5×
- Neuroscience 0.4×
- Medicine 0.4×
- Energy 0.3×
- Dentistry 0.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.2×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Mathematics 0.1×
- Chemical Engineering 0.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.1×
- Chemistry 0.1×
- Veterinary 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos?
Ranked on the quality score, Fernando de Oliveira Santini, Wagner Júnior Ladeira and Farid Chemale lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos.
- 1
Fernando de Oliveira Santini
Brazil · #199,455 worldwide 4.5k citations · 163 works
- 2
Wagner Júnior Ladeira
Brazil · #272,150 worldwide 4k citations · 195 works
- 3
Farid Chemale
Brazil · #482,665 worldwide 7.5k citations · 412 works
- 4
Michele Kremer Sott
Brazil · #515,596 worldwide 1.3k citations · 51 works
- 5
Simoni Fernanda Rohden
Brazil · #1,018,247 worldwide 327 citations · 47 works
- 6
Rodrigo Simon Bavaresco
Brazil · #1,058,292 worldwide 499 citations · 19 works
- 7
Rodolfo Stoffel Antunes
Brazil · #1,226,624 worldwide 1.7k citations · 59 works
- 8
Giancarlo Medeiros Pereira
Brazil · #1,292,782 worldwide 2.3k citations · 134 works
- 9
Marcelo A. De Lira Mota
Brazil · #1,357,476 worldwide 247 citations · 25 works
- 10
Cristiano André da Costa
Brazil · #1,406,188 worldwide 8.3k citations · 331 works
Which keywords describe research at Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Research, Public Policy, Teacher Training, Human Rights, Sustainability, Legal Theory, Legal Philosophy and Environmental Law.
- Environmental Education
- Educational Reform
- Social Movements
- Pedagogical Practices
- Inclusive Education
- Healthcare Access
- Brazil
- Online Learning
- Civil Rights
- Social Inequality
- Quantitative Research
- Case Study
- Innovation Management
- Data Analysis
- Healthcare
- Social Justice
- Mental Health
- Teacher Training
- Public Policy
- Sustainability
- Qualitative Research
- Globalization
- Human Rights
- Education
- Legal Theory
- Legal Philosophy
- Environmental Law
- Educational Technology
- Marketing Strategies
- Organizational Management
- Research Methods
- Constitutional Law
- Judicial Activism
- Cultural Identity
- Curriculum Development
- Social Determinants
- Waste Management
- Distance Learning
- Educational Policies
- Critical Pedagogy
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
- Qualitative Research225▲ 10×15 topics
- Sustainability172▲ 2.7×63 topics
- Globalization148▲ 2.9×77 topics
- Public Policy146▲ 12×18 topics
- Human Rights132▲ 5.0×33 topics
- Teacher Training127▲ 8.0×15 topics
- Education113▲ 2.5×68 topics
- Mental Health108▲ 2.9×32 topics
- Legal Theory100▲ 57×3 topics
- Social Justice98▲ 6.3×19 topics
- Legal Philosophy96▲ 60×2 topics
- Healthcare95▲ 3.2×23 topics
- Environmental Law94▲ 17×4 topics
- Data Analysis93▲ 14×3 topics
- Educational Technology93▲ 3.0×24 topics
- Innovation Management92▲ 23×3 topics
- Marketing Strategies92▲ 38×2 topics
- Case Study91▲ 56×1 topic
- Organizational Management91▲ 58×1 topic
- Quantitative Research91▲ 28×2 topics
- Research Methods91▲ 23×2 topics
- Social Inequality91▲ 13×12 topics
- Constitutional Law85▲ 25×4 topics
- Civil Rights84▲ 48×1 topic
- Judicial Activism84▲ 73×1 topic
- Online Learning83▲ 3.9×12 topics
- Cultural Identity74▲ 5.8×15 topics
- Brazil73▲ 30×5 topics
- Curriculum Development67▲ 3.8×6 topics
- Healthcare Access63▲ 9.0×8 topics
- Social Determinants63▲ 12×7 topics
- Inclusive Education59▲ 6.3×8 topics
- Waste Management59▲ 5.7×9 topics
- Pedagogical Practices59▲ 25×3 topics
- Distance Learning58▲ 6.4×5 topics
- Social Movements56▲ 7.3×15 topics
- Educational Policies55▲ 20×2 topics
- Educational Reform55▲ 17×3 topics
- Critical Pedagogy54▲ 25×2 topics
- Environmental Education47▲ 12×5 topics
Which research topics does Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Business and Management Studies, Brazilian Legal Issues, Education Pedagogy and Practices and Environmental Sustainability and Education.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 91 works
- 2 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 84 works
- 3 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 54 works
- 4 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 42 works
- 5 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 38 works
- 6 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 35 works
- 7 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 32 works
- 8 Social and Economic Solidarity Sociology and Political Science 30 works
- 9 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 28 works
- 10 Social and Political Issues Sociology and Political Science 26 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 Rio dos Sinos's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 33% lower 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 Rio dos Sinos as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.010% in 2024.
Fractional works of Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos 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 10.7% in 2004.
Other research institutions in São Leopoldo
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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