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Universidade Federal da Paraíba

In research, Universidade Federal da Paraíba stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,367 of 11,982 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#390 of 3,409 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,622 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry, Information Systems and Management and Urban Studies — Forestry is 9.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,964
of 28,054 · #2,209 all time
Rank in Brazil
#15
of 714
Research works
34k
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
240k
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Universidade Federal da Paraíba 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 #1,367 of 11,982 7.4%1,471 #955
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #390 of 3,409 8.1%783 #295
Physical SciencesDomain #1,622 of 12,888 9.1%2,072 #2246
Social SciencesDomain #1,738 of 10,521 6.2%3,582 #1917
Life SciencesDomain #1,458 of 7,800 8.9%1,171 #1971
Environmental ScienceField #714 of 3,551 6.9%666 #1027
MedicineField #2,460 of 10,443 7.6%856 #3161
Arts and HumanitiesField #515 of 1,998 7.4%559 #994
Business, Management and AccountingField #720 of 2,578 11.1%198 #1286
Social SciencesField #1,781 of 6,365 5.4%2,184 #1674

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Federal da Paraíba 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#955 #1,367
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#295 #390
  3. Physical Sciences#2,246 #1,622
  4. Social Sciences#1,917 #1,738
  5. Life Sciences#1,971 #1,458
  6. Environmental Science#1,027 #714
  7. Medicine#3,161 #2,460
  8. Arts and Humanities#994 #515
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#1,286 #720
  10. Social Sciences#1,674 #1,781
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 Paraíba specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Forestry takes 9.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ForestrySubfield · 84.8 works9.8×
  2. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 222.3 works9.4×
  3. Urban StudiesSubfield · 180.6 works7.9×
  4. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 233.1 works4.8×
  5. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 198.9 works4.5×
← 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: 1.99× its world share, 783 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 244 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 37 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 83 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 24 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.58× its world share, 76 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 349 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 44 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 39 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 433 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.62× its world share, 666 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 133 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.11× its world share, 108 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.17× its world share, 216 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.52× its world share, 101 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.04× its world share, 445 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 856 worksMedicineNursing: 1.34× its world share, 54 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.21× its world share, 14 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.33× its world share, 559 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 198 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.17× its world share, 254 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 101 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 286 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 2,184 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Federal da Paraíba?

Ranked on the composite score, Maria de Fátima Agra, Margareth de Fátima Formiga Melo Diniz and Maria Míriam Lima da Nóbrega lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Federal da Paraíba.

  1. 1 Maria de Fátima Agra Brazil · #67,268 worldwide 173 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Margareth de Fátima Formiga Melo Diniz Brazil · #103,178 worldwide 117 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Maria Míriam Lima da Nóbrega Brazil · #153,340 worldwide 78 citations · 87 works
  4. 4 Antônia Oliveira Silva Brazil · #185,025 worldwide 48 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Eliton S. Medeiros Brazil · #199,109 worldwide 288 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Leônia Maria Batista Brazil · #201,931 worldwide 99 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Valdiney Velôso Gouveia Brazil · #229,362 worldwide 115 citations · 73 works
  8. 8 Maria das Graças Targino Brazil · #230,787 worldwide 10 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Maria de Oliveira Ferreira Filha Brazil · #236,408 worldwide 30 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Jean Lhomme Brazil · #263,907 worldwide 81 citations · 117 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Federal da Paraíba?

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

▲ 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. Qualitative Research490▲ 6.8×24 topics
  2. Public Policy477▲ 12×18 topics
  3. Globalization447▲ 2.8×104 topics
  4. Sustainability437▲ 2.2×89 topics
  5. Teacher Training398▲ 7.7×17 topics
  6. Public Health360▲ 3.0×60 topics
  7. Education325▲ 2.3×85 topics
  8. Quality of Life322▲ 2.7×57 topics
  9. Educational Technology321▲ 3.3×27 topics
  10. Brazil262▲ 32×5 topics
  11. Cultural Identity256▲ 6.0×23 topics
  12. Social Inequality251▲ 11×11 topics
  13. Online Learning242▲ 3.5×12 topics
  14. Healthcare239▲ 2.5×21 topics
  15. Curriculum Development221▲ 3.8×9 topics
  16. Social Movements218▲ 8.7×21 topics
  17. Data Analysis212▲ 9.3×8 topics
  18. Marketing Strategies208▲ 25×3 topics
  19. Research Methods208▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Innovation Management207▲ 15×3 topics
  21. Organizational Management207▲ 38×1 topic
  22. Quantitative Research207▲ 18×1 topic
  23. Healthcare Access207▲ 8.9×8 topics
  24. Biodiversity205▲ 3.3×32 topics
  25. Discourse Analysis201▲ 9.6×9 topics
  26. Identity200▲ 3.3×47 topics
  27. Colonialism197▲ 5.0×26 topics
  28. Social Determinants166▲ 9.4×6 topics
  29. Anthropology164▲ 20×7 topics
  30. Inclusive Education162▲ 5.6×12 topics
  31. Cultural Studies155▲ 4.9×26 topics
  32. Health Policy154▲ 12×7 topics
  33. Pedagogical Practices150▲ 20×3 topics
  34. Distance Learning150▲ 5.3×8 topics
  35. Educational Policies147▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Educational Reform145▲ 14×6 topics
  37. Critical Pedagogy144▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Agroecology139▲ 12×5 topics
  39. Water Resources138▲ 6.9×7 topics
  40. Environmental Education135▲ 11×7 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Business and Management Studies, Education Pedagogy and Practices, Environmental Sustainability and Education and Academic Research in Diverse Fields.

Business and Management …207Business and Management Studies: 207 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…142Education Pedagogy and Practices: 142 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 122 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 113 fractional worksLinguistics and Educatio…111Linguistics and Education Research: 111 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 107 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 103 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Lit…96Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 96 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 96 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 96 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementEducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawLiterature and Literary Theory5 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 207 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 142 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 122 works
  4. 4 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 113 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 111 works
  6. 6 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 107 works
  7. 7 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 103 works
  8. 8 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 96 works
  9. 9 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 96 works
  10. 10 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 96 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 available71.9%not open28.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.8%domestic only90.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% 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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