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Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí

In research, Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,814 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#9,997 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,075 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 4.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,071
of 28,054 · #29,815 all time
Rank in Brazil
#564
of 714
Research works
1.1k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3k
4.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
84%
world 28%

What is Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí 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
Health SciencesDomain #10,814 of 11,982 3.0%108 #9838
Social SciencesDomain #9,997 of 10,521 5.9%97 #12778
Social SciencesField #6,075 of 6,365 7.4%69 #8430
MedicineField #10,263 of 10,443 2.5%79 #15590

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 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. Health Sciences#9,838 #10,814
  2. Social Sciences#12,778 #9,997
  3. Social Sciences#8,430 #6,075
  4. Medicine#15,590 #10,263
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 Sapucaí specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 32.3 works4.1×
← 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: 1.10× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.67× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.60× its world share, 79 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.29× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.75× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 69 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Geraldo Magela Salomé, Daniela Francescato Veiga and Sônia Aparecida Siquelli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí.

  1. 1 Geraldo Magela Salomé Brazil · #478,959 worldwide 28 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Daniela Francescato Veiga Brazil · #713,857 worldwide 12 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Sônia Aparecida Siquelli Brazil · #731,837 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí

Which keywords describe research at Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology24▲ 2.3×49 topics
  2. Public Health21▲ 5.5×18 topics
  3. Quality of Life21▲ 5.6×24 topics
  4. Educational Technology20▲ 6.5×8 topics
  5. Qualitative Research18▲ 7.9×6 topics
  6. Teacher Training16▲ 10×7 topics
  7. Social Inequality13▲ 19×5 topics
  8. Public Policy12▲ 9.3×8 topics
  9. Curriculum Development12▲ 6.4×2 topics
  10. Healthcare12▲ 4.0×9 topics
  11. Health Policy11▲ 27×2 topics
  12. Healthcare Access11▲ 15×4 topics
  13. Distance Learning10▲ 11×2 topics
  14. Educational Policies10▲ 32×2 topics
  15. Inclusive Education9▲ 10×3 topics
  16. Pedagogical Practices9▲ 39×2 topics
  17. Educational Reform9▲ 27×2 topics
  18. Critical Pedagogy9▲ 39×1 topic
  19. Treatment9▲ 2.8×11 topics
  20. Higher Education8▲ 5.9×3 topics
  21. Social Determinants8▲ 15×4 topics
  22. Validity and Reliability8▲ 100×2 topics
  23. Patient Safety8▲ 20×3 topics
  24. Drug Resistance7▲ 10×4 topics
  25. Knowledge Management7▲ 5.2×2 topics
  26. Infection Control7▲ 33×3 topics
  27. Patient Care7▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Content Validity7▲ 108×1 topic
  29. Health Research7▲ 26×1 topic
  30. Information Technology7▲ 5.5×4 topics
  31. Healthcare Regulation7▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Medical Devices7▲ 104×1 topic
  33. Digital Innovation6▲ 42×1 topic
  34. Smart Library6▲ 61×1 topic
  35. Organizational Management6▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Research Methods6▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Agroecology5▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Chronic Diseases5▲ 7.4×3 topics
  39. Legal Philosophy5▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Legal Theory5▲ 27×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Education Pedagogy and Practices, Health Education and Validation, Healthcare Regulation and Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic.

Education Pedagogy and P…9Education Pedagogy and Practices: 9 fractional worksHealth Education and Val…7Health Education and Validation: 7 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation7Healthcare Regulation: 7 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-…6Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 6 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 6 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 4 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly…4Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 4 fractional worksEducation and Public Pol…4Education and Public Policy: 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 9 works
  2. 2 Health Education and Validation Education 7 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 7 works
  4. 4 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 6 works
  5. 5 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 6 works
  6. 6 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 4 works
  7. 7 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 4 works
  8. 8 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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