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Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre

In research, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,847 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#4,227 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,234 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physiology — Physiology is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,467
of 28,054 · #8,475 all time
Rank in Brazil
#74
of 714
Research works
4.1k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
45k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre 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 #2,847 of 11,982 7.9%715 #2878
MedicineField #4,227 of 10,443 8.0%551 #3696
Life SciencesDomain #3,234 of 7,800 10.9%150 #3991
Social SciencesDomain #7,133 of 10,521 8.9%244 #8711
Physical SciencesDomain #8,816 of 12,888 7.9%118 #13658
Health ProfessionsField #1,372 of 1,928 5.8%137 #2128
Social SciencesField #5,038 of 6,365 9.1%120 #6810
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,914 of 3,579 9.2%69 #3953
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #801 of 916 5.3%67 #1489
PsychologyField #1,975 of 2,181 10.7%81 #3019

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre 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#2,878 #2,847
  2. Medicine#3,696 #4,227
  3. Life Sciences#3,991 #3,234
  4. Social Sciences#8,711 #7,133
  5. Physical Sciences#13,658 #8,816
  6. Health Professions#2,128 #1,372
  7. Social Sciences#6,810 #5,038
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,953 #2,914
  9. General Health Professions#1,489 #801
  10. Psychology#3,019 #1,975
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 Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physiology takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PhysiologySubfield · 51.3 works4.8×
← 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: 0.43× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 69 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.10× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.80× its world share, 36 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.69× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.89× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.89× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.24× its world share, 137 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.34× its world share, 551 worksMedicineNursing: 3.27× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.18× its world share, 81 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 120 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre?

Ranked on the composite score, Marcelo Haertel Miglioranza, Alessandro C. Pasqualotto and Márcia Regina Vítolo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre.

  1. 1 Marcelo Haertel Miglioranza Brazil · #255,341 worldwide 166 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Alessandro C. Pasqualotto Brazil · #293,395 worldwide 82 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Márcia Regina Vítolo Brazil · #320,230 worldwide 80 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Adriana Aparecida Paz Brazil · #380,329 worldwide 13 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Eliana Wendland Brazil · #444,610 worldwide 85 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Sheila Gonçalves Câmara Brazil · #553,071 worldwide 47 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Alessandra Peres Brazil · #566,609 worldwide 53 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Daniela Centenaro Levandowski Brazil · #572,975 worldwide 26 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Annie Jeanninne Bisso Lacchini Brazil · #601,303 worldwide 15 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Bruno Manfredini Baroni Brazil · #704,198 worldwide 29 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Public Health, Healthcare Access, Inflammation, Health Policy, Educational Technology and Chronic Diseases.

▲ 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. Epidemiology133▲ 2.7×115 topics
  2. Quality of Life92▲ 5.2×49 topics
  3. Public Health82▲ 4.6×42 topics
  4. Inflammation65▲ 2.5×70 topics
  5. Educational Technology51▲ 3.5×12 topics
  6. Mental Health49▲ 2.7×28 topics
  7. Healthcare Access46▲ 13×6 topics
  8. Risk Factors44▲ 3.2×30 topics
  9. Treatment42▲ 2.8×41 topics
  10. Healthcare37▲ 2.6×15 topics
  11. Health Policy35▲ 18×5 topics
  12. Aging34▲ 5.1×15 topics
  13. Chronic Diseases32▲ 10×7 topics
  14. Primary Care32▲ 6.9×9 topics
  15. Social Determinants30▲ 12×6 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome29▲ 2.9×21 topics
  17. Obesity28▲ 3.0×24 topics
  18. Nursing26▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders25▲ 3.6×18 topics
  20. Prevalence25▲ 5.0×13 topics
  21. Patient Care25▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Social Determinants of Health25▲ 8.8×5 topics
  23. Rehabilitation24▲ 5.0×11 topics
  24. Aging Population24▲ 22×4 topics
  25. Nursing Education24▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Health Research23▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Psychometric Properties23▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Brazilian Health System23▲ 43×1 topic
  29. Community-Based Care23▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Content Validity22▲ 74×1 topic
  31. Validity and Reliability22▲ 62×1 topic
  32. Adolescents22▲ 4.8×8 topics
  33. Prognosis21▲ 5.2×9 topics
  34. Muscle Mass20▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Leadership Styles19▲ 9.1×2 topics
  36. Parkinson's Disease19▲ 6.3×8 topics
  37. Digital Innovation18▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Smart Library18▲ 37×1 topic
  39. End-of-Life18▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Palliative Care18▲ 9.0×4 topics

Which research topics does Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health, Nursing, Elderly Care, Health Education and Validation, Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic and Nutrition and Health in Aging.

Health, Nursing, Elderly…23Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 23 fractional worksHealth Education and Val…22Health Education and Validation: 22 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-…18Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 18 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …16Nutrition and Health in Aging: 16 fractional worksMaternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 14 fractional worksPalliative and Oncologic Care: 13 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation11Healthcare Regulation: 11 fractional worksOccupational Health and …10Occupational Health and Burnout: 10 fractional worksBusiness and Management …10Business and Management Studies: 10 fractional worksWomen's cancer preventio…9Women's cancer prevention and management: 9 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEducationInformation SystemsPhysiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 23 works
  2. 2 Health Education and Validation Education 22 works
  3. 3 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 18 works
  4. 4 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 16 works
  5. 5 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 14 works
  6. 6 Palliative and Oncologic Care Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 13 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 11 works
  8. 8 Occupational Health and Burnout Occupational Therapy 10 works
  9. 9 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 10 works
  10. 10 Women's cancer prevention and management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 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-authors16.2%domestic only83.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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