Universidade Estadual do Ceará
In research, Universidade Estadual do Ceará stands highest in Social Sciences (#647 of 5,988 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,189 of 9,585 worldwide) and Education (#333 of 1,930 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry, Urban Studies and Information Systems and Management (Forestry is 9.6× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #1,965 of 22,385 · #2,516 all time
- Rank in Brazil
- #34 of 684
- Research works
- 11k ▲ 11% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 61k 5.4 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 6.9% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.76× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 80% world 40%
- International
- 8% world 18%
What is Universidade Estadual do Ceará 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 SciencesField | #647 of 5,988 | 8.5% | 1,364 | #890 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #1,189 of 9,585 | 8.2% | 1,861 | #1698 | |
| EducationSubfield | #333 of 1,930 | 8.6% | 589 | #470 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #2,814 of 9,902 | 4.3% | 800 | #3791 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #3,261 of 10,670 | 8.0% | 590 | #3048 | |
| MedicineField | #3,264 of 8,541 | 3.0% | 469 | #4558 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #998 of 2,526 | 7.6% | 357 | #1151 | |
| Information Systems and ManagementSubfield | #41 of 96 | 10.5% | 77 | #212 | |
| Health ProfessionsField | #822 of 1,895 | 6.5% | 282 | #613 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #1,978 of 4,417 | 9.8% | 177 | #2423 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Estadual do Ceará 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#890 #647
- Social Sciences#1,698 #1,189
- Education#470 #333
- Health Sciences#3,791 #2,814
- Physical Sciences#3,048 #3,261
- Medicine#4,558 #3,264
- Sociology and Political Science#1,151 #998
- Information Systems and Management#212 #41
- Health Professions#613 #822
- Computer Science#2,423 #1,978
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 Estadual do Ceará work in?
In 2022-now, 52% of research at Universidade Estadual do Ceará is in Social Sciences, 22% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (38%), Medicine (13%), Health Professions (8%). It does 2.1× 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 Sciences2,06651.9%
- Social Sciences1,50837.9%
- Arts and Humanities2596.5%
- Psychology1193.0%
- Decision Sciences972.4%
- Business, Management and Accounting581.5%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance240.6%
- Health Sciences88022.1%
- Medicine51913.0%
- Health Professions3057.7%
- Nursing290.7%
- Veterinary180.4%
- Dentistry90.2%
- Physical Sciences66316.7%
- Environmental Science2797.0%
- Computer Science2025.1%
- Engineering651.6%
- Chemistry280.7%
- Physics and Astronomy250.6%
- Materials Science220.5%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences190.5%
- Mathematics150.4%
- Energy50.1%
- Chemical Engineering30.1%
- Life Sciences3749.4%
What does Universidade Estadual do Ceará specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Forestry takes 9.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- ForestrySubfield · 39.7 works9.6×
- Urban StudiesSubfield · 86.5 works7.9×
- Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 79.1 works7.0×
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 149.8 works6.4×
- EducationSubfield · 651.5 works5.3×
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: Veterinary, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Veterinary3.26×18 works
- Social Sciences2.99×1,508 works
- Health Professions2.91×305 works
- Decision Sciences2.53×97 works
- Arts and Humanities2.25×259 works
- Nursing1.47×29 works
- Environmental Science1.41×279 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.11×210 works
- Psychology0.98×119 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.69×28 works
- Medicine0.68×519 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.65×9 works
- Computer Science0.65×202 works
- Dentistry0.48×9 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.47×101 works
- Chemistry0.45×28 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.45×58 works
- Neuroscience0.40×26 works
- Mathematics0.32×15 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.31×19 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.28×25 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.28×24 works
- Chemical Engineering0.25×4 works
- Materials Science0.16×22 works
- Energy0.14×5 works
- Engineering0.11×65 works
- Veterinary 3.3×
- Social Sciences 3.0×
- Health Professions 2.9×
- Decision Sciences 2.5×
- Arts and Humanities 2.2×
- Nursing 1.5×
- Environmental Science 1.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.1×
- Psychology 1.0×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.7×
- Medicine 0.7×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.7×
- Computer Science 0.7×
- Dentistry 0.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.5×
- Chemistry 0.5×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.5×
- Neuroscience 0.4×
- Mathematics 0.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.3×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.3×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.3×
- Chemical Engineering 0.2×
- Materials Science 0.2×
- Energy 0.1×
- Engineering 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Universidade Estadual do Ceará?
Ranked on the quality score, Hugo Fernandes‐Ferreira, Celio Rodrigues Muniz and Iara Térsia Freitas Macedo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Estadual do Ceará.
- 1
Hugo Fernandes‐Ferreira
Brazil · #939,522 worldwide 1.2k citations · 44 works
- 2
Celio Rodrigues Muniz
Brazil · #1,606,901 worldwide 1.2k citations · 140 works
- 3
Iara Térsia Freitas Macedo
Brazil · #1,903,769 worldwide 1.5k citations · 40 works
- 4
Matheus Paixão
Brazil · #2,007,944 worldwide 626 citations · 96 works
- 5
Andréa Caprara
Brazil · #2,015,966 worldwide 1.6k citations · 113 works
- 6
Indara Cavalcante Bezerra
Brazil · #2,114,432 worldwide 522 citations · 48 works
- 7
Quezia Damaris Jones Severino Vasconcelos
Brazil · #2,231,878 worldwide 256 citations · 17 works
- 8
Ana Lourdes Fernandes Camurça-Vasconcelos
Brazil · #2,245,642 worldwide 1.4k citations · 34 works
- 9
Ana Luiza Barros
Brazil · #2,429,589 worldwide 129 citations · 20 works
- 10
Adriana Rocha Tomé
Brazil · #2,465,136 worldwide 1.1k citations · 23 works
Which keywords describe research at Universidade Estadual do Ceará?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Qualitative Research, Public Policy, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Social Inequality, Public Health and Inclusive Education.
- Media Education
- Social Network Analysis
- Chronic Diseases
- Environmental Education
- Didactic Models
- Educational Games
- Social Determinants
- Cultural Identity
- Health Education
- Science Education
- Healthcare Access
- Critical Pedagogy
- Educational Policies
- Distance Learning
- Inclusive Education
- Globalization
- Sustainability
- Public Health
- Educational Technology
- Qualitative Research
- Teacher Training
- Public Policy
- Curriculum Development
- Social Inequality
- Education
- Online Learning
- Pedagogical Practices
- Educational Reform
- Quality of Life
- Healthcare
- Social Movements
- Brazil
- Health Policy
- Active Learning
- Agroecology
- Health
- Teaching Methodologies
- Primary Care
- Social Determinants of Health
- Aging Population
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
- Teacher Training466▲ 19×16 topics
- Qualitative Research333▲ 9.8×18 topics
- Public Policy323▲ 17×16 topics
- Educational Technology301▲ 6.4×25 topics
- Curriculum Development299▲ 11×4 topics
- Public Health276▲ 4.8×52 topics
- Social Inequality269▲ 25×9 topics
- Sustainability260▲ 2.7×50 topics
- Education226▲ 3.3×58 topics
- Globalization216▲ 2.8×72 topics
- Online Learning200▲ 6.1×9 topics
- Inclusive Education199▲ 14×11 topics
- Pedagogical Practices192▲ 54×3 topics
- Distance Learning190▲ 14×8 topics
- Educational Reform189▲ 39×4 topics
- Educational Policies189▲ 44×3 topics
- Quality of Life188▲ 3.3×48 topics
- Critical Pedagogy186▲ 56×2 topics
- Healthcare176▲ 3.9×19 topics
- Healthcare Access164▲ 15×8 topics
- Social Movements154▲ 13×18 topics
- Science Education139▲ 57×3 topics
- Brazil133▲ 36×5 topics
- Health Education122▲ 7.1×9 topics
- Health Policy122▲ 20×7 topics
- Cultural Identity118▲ 6.0×13 topics
- Active Learning116▲ 16×5 topics
- Social Determinants116▲ 14×7 topics
- Agroecology116▲ 21×4 topics
- Educational Games114▲ 30×2 topics
- Health114▲ 7.2×18 topics
- Didactic Models113▲ 72×1 topic
- Teaching Methodologies113▲ 21×1 topic
- Environmental Education109▲ 18×7 topics
- Primary Care108▲ 7.3×10 topics
- Chronic Diseases104▲ 10×9 topics
- Social Determinants of Health93▲ 11×5 topics
- Social Network Analysis90▲ 19×3 topics
- Aging Population90▲ 26×4 topics
- Media Education89▲ 43×1 topic
Which research topics does Universidade Estadual do Ceará publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Education Pedagogy and Practices, Science and Education Research, Education and Digital Technologies and Environmental Sustainability and Education.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 185 works
- 2 Science and Education Research Education 113 works
- 3 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 89 works
- 4 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 87 works
- 5 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 85 works
- 6 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 78 works
- 7 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 75 works
- 8 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 71 works
- 9 Rural and Ethnic Education Education 64 works
- 10 Health Education and Validation Education 63 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 Estadual do Ceará's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 11% 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 Estadual do Ceará as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.017% in 2024.
Fractional works of Universidade Estadual do Ceará 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 2002.
Other research institutions in Fortaleza
- Universidade Federal do Ceará
- Universidade de Fortaleza
- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará
- Unichristus
- Hospital Geral de Fortaleza
- Hospital Infantil Albert Sabin
- Fundação Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Hospital de Messejana
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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