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Universidade Federal de Alagoas

In research, Universidade Federal de Alagoas stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,759 of 11,982 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#869 of 3,409 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,817 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry, Information Systems and Management and Urban Studies — Forestry is 8.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,275
of 28,054 · #4,245 all time
Rank in Brazil
#43
of 714
Research works
15k
▲ 88% vs 2013–17
Citations
89k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Universidade Federal de Alagoas 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 #2,759 of 11,982 6.5%760 #3635
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #869 of 3,409 5.8%307 #917
Social SciencesDomain #2,817 of 10,521 5.7%1,934 #3574
Physical SciencesDomain #3,786 of 12,888 7.9%1,134 #3388
MedicineField #3,536 of 10,443 7.2%455 #4953
Social SciencesField #2,373 of 6,365 4.7%1,322 #2614
Life SciencesDomain #2,994 of 7,800 6.8%476 #3606
Environmental ScienceField #1,470 of 3,551 7.4%398 #1778
Health ProfessionsField #956 of 1,928 4.7%252 #1676
EducationSubfield #964 of 1,892 5.9%444 #1299

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Federal de Alagoas 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#3,635 #2,759
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#917 #869
  3. Social Sciences#3,574 #2,817
  4. Physical Sciences#3,388 #3,786
  5. Medicine#4,953 #3,536
  6. Social Sciences#2,614 #2,373
  7. Life Sciences#3,606 #2,994
  8. Environmental Science#1,778 #1,470
  9. Health Professions#1,676 #956
  10. Education#1,299 #964
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 de Alagoas specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Forestry takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ForestrySubfield · 38.3 works8.6×
  2. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 94.8 works7.7×
  3. Urban StudiesSubfield · 83.3 works7.0×
  4. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 134.2 works5.3×
  5. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 108.3 works4.7×
  6. HealthSubfield · 49.3 works3.9×
← 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: 1.50× its world share, 307 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 104 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 30 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 38 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 221 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 38 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 240 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.86× its world share, 398 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 61 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.15× its world share, 58 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 60 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.47× its world share, 31 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.22× its world share, 252 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 455 worksMedicineNursing: 0.83× its world share, 17 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.06× its world share, 256 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 63 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.70× its world share, 112 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 44 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 136 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.43× its world share, 1,322 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Federal de Alagoas?

Ranked on the composite score, G. M. Viswanathan, Luís Paulo Leopoldo Mercado and Ana C. M. Malhado lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Federal de Alagoas.

  1. 1 G. M. Viswanathan Brazil · #109,732 worldwide 243 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Luís Paulo Leopoldo Mercado Brazil · #132,151 worldwide 30 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Ana C. M. Malhado Brazil · #144,856 worldwide 322 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Patrícia Muniz de Medeiros Brazil · #165,855 worldwide 98 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Richard J. Ladle Brazil · #184,694 worldwide 393 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Edivânio Duarte de Souza Brazil · #331,297 worldwide 4 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Lucas Meili Brazil · #341,137 worldwide 152 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Carlos Jacinto Brazil · #357,422 worldwide 186 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Alejandro C. Frery Brazil · #361,971 worldwide 308 citations · 121 works
  10. 10 S. B. Cavalcanti Brazil · #392,768 worldwide 133 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Federal de Alagoas

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Federal de Alagoas?

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

▲ 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. Teacher Training354▲ 13×15 topics
  2. Qualitative Research312▲ 8.3×18 topics
  3. Public Policy280▲ 13×20 topics
  4. Sustainability250▲ 2.4×65 topics
  5. Public Health238▲ 3.8×50 topics
  6. Educational Technology228▲ 4.5×25 topics
  7. Curriculum Development205▲ 6.8×5 topics
  8. Globalization204▲ 2.4×65 topics
  9. Online Learning200▲ 5.5×13 topics
  10. Social Inequality198▲ 17×10 topics
  11. Education173▲ 2.3×66 topics
  12. Quality of Life148▲ 2.4×56 topics
  13. Inclusive Education132▲ 8.7×12 topics
  14. Brazil127▲ 30×5 topics
  15. Educational Policies127▲ 25×3 topics
  16. Pedagogical Practices127▲ 33×3 topics
  17. Educational Reform127▲ 23×5 topics
  18. Distance Learning126▲ 8.7×8 topics
  19. Critical Pedagogy124▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Healthcare Access120▲ 9.9×10 topics
  21. Social Movements120▲ 9.3×18 topics
  22. Cultural Identity116▲ 5.2×17 topics
  23. Social Network Analysis106▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Cultural Convergence106▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Media Education105▲ 43×1 topic
  26. WebQuests105▲ 43×1 topic
  27. Discourse Analysis103▲ 9.4×6 topics
  28. Science Education100▲ 37×3 topics
  29. Social Determinants99▲ 11×8 topics
  30. Data Analysis92▲ 7.8×5 topics
  31. Research Methods91▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Marketing Strategies90▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Organizational Management89▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Quantitative Research89▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Educational Games88▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Health Policy88▲ 13×6 topics
  37. Agroecology87▲ 14×5 topics
  38. Anthropology87▲ 21×8 topics
  39. Active Learning82▲ 10×4 topics
  40. Didactic Models80▲ 45×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidade Federal de Alagoas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education Pedagogy and Practices, Education and Digital Technologies, Business and Management Studies and Science and Education Research.

Education Pedagogy and P…124Education Pedagogy and Practices: 124 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…105Education and Digital Technologies: 105 fractional worksBusiness and Management …89Business and Management Studies: 89 fractional worksScience and Education Re…80Science and Education Research: 80 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 68 fractional worksLinguistics and Education Research: 68 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues63Brazilian Legal Issues: 63 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 61 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 60 fractional worksSocial and Economic Soli…56Social and Economic Solidarity: 56 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and ManagementLiterature and Literary Theory3 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 124 works
  2. 2 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 105 works
  3. 3 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 89 works
  4. 4 Science and Education Research Education 80 works
  5. 5 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 68 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 68 works
  7. 7 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 63 works
  8. 8 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 61 works
  9. 9 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 60 works
  10. 10 Social and Economic Solidarity Sociology and Political Science 56 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 available72.8%not open27.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.6%domestic only90.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Federal de Alagoas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 88% 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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