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Universidade Federal da Bahia

In research, Universidade Federal da Bahia stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,231 of 11,982 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#436 of 3,409 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,651 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies, Forestry and Visual Arts and Performing Arts — Urban Studies is 8.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,416
of 28,054 · #2,628 all time
Rank in Brazil
#22
of 714
Research works
25k
▲ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
243k
9.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Universidade Federal da Bahia 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 #1,231 of 11,982 10.0%1,366 #1407
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #436 of 3,409 13.9%348 #687
MedicineField #1,651 of 10,443 10.9%866 #2287
Physical SciencesDomain #2,475 of 12,888 10.0%1,588 #2628
Social SciencesDomain #2,050 of 10,521 7.9%2,401 #1878
Life SciencesDomain #1,769 of 7,800 13.3%674 #2490
Health ProfessionsField #531 of 1,928 8.5%389 #473
Social SciencesField #1,913 of 6,365 7.2%1,483 #1752
Computer ScienceField #1,513 of 4,667 13.3%325 #1425
EngineeringField #2,281 of 6,636 7.1%454 #3169

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Federal da Bahia 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#1,407 #1,231
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#687 #436
  3. Medicine#2,287 #1,651
  4. Physical Sciences#2,628 #2,475
  5. Social Sciences#1,878 #2,050
  6. Life Sciences#2,490 #1,769
  7. Health Professions#473 #531
  8. Social Sciences#1,752 #1,913
  9. Computer Science#1,425 #1,513
  10. Engineering#3,169 #2,281
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 Federal da Bahia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 139.7 works8.4×
  2. ForestrySubfield · 42.4 works6.8×
  3. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 58.7 works5.9×
  4. ParasitologySubfield · 27.6 works4.3×
  5. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 72.6 works4.2×
← 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: 1.21× its world share, 348 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 190 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.16× its world share, 70 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 50 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.62× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 75 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 325 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 108 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.56× its world share, 31 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 454 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 380 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 69 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 60 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 73 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.86× its world share, 54 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.45× its world share, 389 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 866 worksMedicineNursing: 1.45× its world share, 43 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.71× its world share, 14 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.28× its world share, 397 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 98 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 105 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 86 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 232 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 1,483 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Federal da Bahia?

Ranked on the composite score, Jorge M. David, Jairnilson Silva Paim and Sérgio L.C. Ferreira lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Federal da Bahia.

  1. 1 Jorge M. David Brazil · #10,077 worldwide 557 citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Jairnilson Silva Paim Brazil · #20,873 worldwide 385 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Sérgio L.C. Ferreira Brazil · #25,285 worldwide 661 citations · 74 works
  4. 4 Iuri Muniz Pepe Brazil · #48,281 worldwide 360 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Davide Rasella Brazil · #50,202 worldwide 699 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Marcos Pereira Brazil · #54,533 worldwide 615 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Walter Nei Lopes dos Santos Brazil · #67,282 worldwide 555 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Antônio Luiz Barbosa Pinheiro Brazil · #70,767 worldwide 192 citations · 58 works
  9. 9 André Rodrigues Durães Brazil · #82,772 worldwide 3.1k citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Eduardo Mota Brazil · #88,169 worldwide 115 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Federal da Bahia

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Federal da Bahia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Globalization, Teacher Training, Qualitative Research, Cultural Identity, Public Health, Healthcare Access and Social Inequality.

▲ 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. Globalization363▲ 3.1×111 topics
  2. Epidemiology334▲ 1.40×128 topics
  3. Sustainability314▲ 2.1×85 topics
  4. Public Health290▲ 3.3×61 topics
  5. Public Policy283▲ 9.5×21 topics
  6. Qualitative Research248▲ 4.7×26 topics
  7. Quality of Life247▲ 2.8×57 topics
  8. Education239▲ 2.3×86 topics
  9. Teacher Training225▲ 6.0×17 topics
  10. Mental Health212▲ 2.4×44 topics
  11. Cultural Identity209▲ 6.7×22 topics
  12. Educational Technology185▲ 2.6×29 topics
  13. Identity179▲ 4.1×49 topics
  14. Healthcare Access174▲ 10×10 topics
  15. Social Inequality173▲ 11×14 topics
  16. Social Movements158▲ 8.8×24 topics
  17. Colonialism155▲ 5.4×33 topics
  18. Healthcare145▲ 2.1×25 topics
  19. Anthropology139▲ 24×9 topics
  20. Brazil139▲ 24×5 topics
  21. Online Learning138▲ 2.7×11 topics
  22. Social Determinants133▲ 10×7 topics
  23. Health Policy126▲ 13×7 topics
  24. Curriculum Development122▲ 2.9×10 topics
  25. Primary Care121▲ 5.3×13 topics
  26. Cultural Studies110▲ 4.8×27 topics
  27. Aging Population110▲ 20×4 topics
  28. Chronic Diseases108▲ 7.0×9 topics
  29. Social Determinants of Health106▲ 7.8×7 topics
  30. Discourse Analysis95▲ 6.2×9 topics
  31. Brazilian Health System89▲ 35×1 topic
  32. Community-Based Care89▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Pedagogical Practices82▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Agroecology81▲ 9.3×5 topics
  35. Educational Reform79▲ 10×5 topics
  36. Educational Policies79▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Environmental Justice77▲ 9.6×8 topics
  38. Critical Pedagogy76▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Segregation74▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Media Studies73▲ 18×5 topics

Which research topics does Universidade Federal da Bahia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health, Nursing, Elderly Care, Education Pedagogy and Practices, Urban Development and Societal Issues and Business and Management Studies.

Health, Nursing, Elderly…89Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 89 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…76Education Pedagogy and Practices: 76 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 70 fractional worksBusiness and Management …68Business and Management Studies: 68 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…65Education and Digital Technologies: 65 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 63 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 60 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…54Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 54 fractional worksRace, Identity, and Education in Brazil: 50 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 49 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEducationUrban StudiesInformation Systems and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 89 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 76 works
  3. 3 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 70 works
  4. 4 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 68 works
  5. 5 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 65 works
  6. 6 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 63 works
  7. 7 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 60 works
  8. 8 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 54 works
  9. 9 Race, Identity, and Education in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 50 works
  10. 10 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 49 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 available69.9%not open30.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.9%domestic only86.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Federal da Bahia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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