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Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí

In research, Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,886 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#4,696 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,018 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,535
of 22,385 · #7,623 all time
Rank in Brazil
#330
of 684
Research works
1.1k
▼ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.3k
4.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
84%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí

What is Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,886 of 9,902 3.3%108 #6610
MedicineField #4,696 of 8,541 1.5%79 #6999
Social SciencesDomain #6,018 of 9,585 7.3%97 #4530
Social SciencesField #4,343 of 5,988 8.8%69 #3685

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí 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. Health Sciences#6,610 #4,886
  2. Medicine#6,999 #4,696
  3. Social Sciences#4,530 #6,018
  4. Social Sciences#3,685 #4,343
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 do Vale do Sapucaí work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí is in Health Sciences, 39% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (30%), Social Sciences (28%), Health Professions (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 116 fractional works · 40.7% of its workMedicine: 84 fractional works · 29.7% of its workSurgery: 14 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 27 fractional works · 9.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 4.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 111 fractional works · 39.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 80 fractional works · 28.0% of its workEducation: 37 fractional works · 13.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 12 fractional works · 4.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 32 fractional works · 11.3% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 3.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 26 fractional works · 9.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversidade doVale do Sapucaí285fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences41%Social Sciences39%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine8429.7%
    2. Health Professions279.6%
    3. Nursing20.8%
    4. Dentistry10.5%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences8028.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities124.1%
    3. Psychology103.6%
    4. Decision Sciences72.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting20.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
    1. Computer Science114.0%
    2. Environmental Science113.9%
    3. Engineering51.7%
    4. Materials Science20.7%
    5. Chemistry10.4%
    6. Energy10.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences155.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology72.5%
    3. Neuroscience20.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.12× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.65× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.54× its world share, 84 worksMedicineNursing: 1.72× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.41× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 80 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions3.65×27 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.50×7 works
  3. Social Sciences2.21×80 works
  4. Nursing1.72×2 works
  5. Medicine1.54×84 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.41×12 works
  7. Psychology1.19×10 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.12×15 works
  9. Dentistry1.01×1 works
  10. Veterinary0.86×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.79×11 works
  12. Computer Science0.52×12 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.48×7 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.46×1 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.38×0 works
  16. Energy0.35×1 works
  17. Neuroscience0.33×2 works
  18. Chemistry0.23×1 works
  19. Materials Science0.20×2 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.18×2 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.15×1 works
  22. Mathematics0.12×0 works
  23. Engineering0.11×5 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí?

Ranked on the quality score, Larissa de Paula Dias Barroso, Sérgio Aguinaldo de Almeida and Paulo Roberto Maia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí.

  1. 1 Larissa de Paula Dias Barroso Brazil · #2,391,332 worldwide 2 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Sérgio Aguinaldo de Almeida Brazil · #3,367,838 worldwide 405 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Paulo Roberto Maia Brazil · #3,560,801 worldwide 77 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Joel Veiga-Filho Brazil · #3,642,885 worldwide 618 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Paulo César Xavier Duarte Brazil · #3,692,342 worldwide 520 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Maria Cristina Porto e Silva Brazil · #3,722,094 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Andréa Tiengo Brazil · #3,735,673 worldwide 218 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 A.M.C. Francisco Brazil · #3,842,998 worldwide 246 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Francisco Eduardo de Carvalho Costa Brazil · #3,930,063 worldwide 348 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Rita de Cássia Pereira Brazil · #3,979,230 worldwide 123 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí

What are the most cited papers from Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí?

The most cited paper from Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí is "2017 HRS expert consensus statement on magnetic resonance imaging and radiation exposure in patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices" (Julia H. Indik et al., 2017), with 438 citations. Next come "Isolation of micropropagated strawberry endophytic bacteria and assessment of their potential for plant growth promotion" (203) and "Sexuality, depression and body image after breast reconstruction" (129).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 2017 HRS expert consensus statement on magnetic resonance imaging and radiation exposure in patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices Julia H. Indik et al. · Heart Rhythm 11 May 2017 438
2 Isolation of micropropagated strawberry endophytic bacteria and assessment of their potential for plant growth promotion Armando Cavalcante Franco Dias, Francisco Eduardo de Carvalho Costa, Fernando Dini Andreote et al. · World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology Open access 18 Oct 2008 203
3 Sexuality, depression and body image after breast reconstruction Silvânia de Cássia Vieira Archângelo, Miguel Sabino, Daniela Francescato Veiga et al. · Clinics Open access 2019 129
4 Ultrasonography for measuring rectus abdominis muscles diastasis Denise de Almeida Mendes, Fábio Xerfan Nahas, Daniela Francescato Veiga et al. · Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira Open access Jun 2007 118
5 The use of alternative food sources to improve health and guarantee access and food intake Lilian Regina Barros Mariutti, Kemilla Sarmento Rebelo, Antonio Rocha Bisconsin-Junior et al. · Food Research International Open access 8 Sep 2021 107
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Research, Educational Technology, Quality of Life, Teacher Training, Public Health, Social Inequality, Public Policy 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. Epidemiology25▲ 2.2×51 topics
  2. Quality of Life22▲ 5.5×24 topics
  3. Public Health22▲ 5.3×19 topics
  4. Educational Technology22▲ 6.5×9 topics
  5. Qualitative Research20▲ 8.4×7 topics
  6. Teacher Training19▲ 11×8 topics
  7. Social Inequality15▲ 20×5 topics
  8. Public Policy14▲ 10.0×9 topics
  9. Curriculum Development13▲ 6.7×2 topics
  10. Healthcare13▲ 3.9×10 topics
  11. Healthcare Access11▲ 14×4 topics
  12. Health Policy11▲ 25×2 topics
  13. Distance Learning11▲ 11×2 topics
  14. Educational Policies11▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Education11▲ 2.1×23 topics
  16. Inclusive Education11▲ 10×3 topics
  17. Pedagogical Practices10▲ 41×2 topics
  18. Educational Reform10▲ 29×2 topics
  19. Treatment10▲ 2.9×13 topics
  20. Critical Pedagogy10▲ 42×1 topic
  21. Mental Health10▲ 2.4×14 topics
  22. Social Determinants9▲ 16×5 topics
  23. Validity and Reliability9▲ 97×2 topics
  24. Higher Education8▲ 5.6×3 topics
  25. Patient Care8▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Content Validity8▲ 109×1 topic
  27. Health Research8▲ 25×1 topic
  28. Knowledge Management8▲ 5.0×2 topics
  29. Drug Resistance8▲ 9.1×4 topics
  30. Patient Safety8▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Information Technology7▲ 5.4×4 topics
  32. Infection Control7▲ 30×3 topics
  33. Digital Innovation7▲ 42×1 topic
  34. Healthcare Regulation7▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Medical Devices7▲ 95×1 topic
  36. Smart Library7▲ 60×1 topic
  37. Agroecology6▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Organizational Management6▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Research Methods6▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Chronic Diseases5▲ 7.5×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Education Pedagogy and Practices, Health Education and Validation, Healthcare Regulation and Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic.

Education Pedagogy and P…10Education Pedagogy and Practices: 10 fractional worksHealth Education and Val…8Health Education and Validation: 8 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation7Healthcare Regulation: 7 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-…7Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 7 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 6 fractional worksEducation and Public Policy: 4 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues4Brazilian Legal Issues: 4 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly…4Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 4 fractional worksLinguistics and Educatio…4Linguistics and Education Research: 4 fractional worksEducation during COVID-1…4Education during COVID-19 pandemic: 4 fractional works
EducationHealth Information ManagementInformation SystemsInformation Systems and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 10 works
  2. 2 Health Education and Validation Education 8 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 7 works
  4. 4 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 7 works
  5. 5 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 6 works
  6. 6 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  7. 7 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 4 works
  8. 8 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 4 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  10. 10 Education during COVID-19 pandemic Education 4 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 available84.5%not open15.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Sapucaí as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí0.0010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí 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 do Vale do Sapucaí7.4% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.5% in 2014.

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