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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

In research, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais stands highest in Health Sciences (#441 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#524 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#685 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Arts and Humanities, Urban Studies and Visual Arts and Performing Arts — General Arts and Humanities is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,113
of 28,054 · #975 all time
Rank in Brazil
#6
of 714
Research works
72k
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
896k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 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 #441 of 11,982 10.6%3,728 #556
MedicineField #524 of 10,443 10.9%2,644 #814
Social SciencesDomain #685 of 10,521 9.1%5,689 #834
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #285 of 3,409 15.4%765 #314
Social SciencesField #590 of 6,365 8.7%3,265 #682
Life SciencesDomain #824 of 7,800 13.1%1,765 #790
Arts and HumanitiesField #223 of 1,998 9.9%1,092 #469
Physical SciencesDomain #1,614 of 12,888 9.7%3,758 #1034
Health ProfessionsField #266 of 1,928 9.3%710 #253
Environmental ScienceField #505 of 3,551 10.5%914 #664

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 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#556 #441
  2. Medicine#814 #524
  3. Social Sciences#834 #685
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#314 #285
  5. Social Sciences#682 #590
  6. Life Sciences#790 #824
  7. Arts and Humanities#469 #223
  8. Physical Sciences#1,034 #1,614
  9. Health Professions#253 #266
  10. Environmental Science#664 #505
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 Minas Gerais specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Arts and Humanities takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 25.1 works8.1×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 275.8 works6.7×
  3. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 111.9 works4.5×
  4. ParasitologySubfield · 71.2 works4.5×
  5. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 186.2 works4.4×
  6. ForestrySubfield · 67.6 works4.3×
  7. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 328.2 works4.1×
  8. PhilosophySubfield · 261.5 works4.1×
← 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: 1.08× its world share, 765 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 553 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.43× its world share, 215 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 194 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 38 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 150 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 816 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 124 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 50 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 1,134 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 914 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 248 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.91× its world share, 160 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 144 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.19× its world share, 231 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.80× its world share, 710 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 2,644 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 78 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.20× its world share, 65 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.53× its world share, 1,092 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 261 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 251 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 244 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.27× its world share, 577 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 3,265 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais?

Ranked on the composite score, Déborah Carvalho Malta, Antônio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro and Bruno Ramos Nascimento lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.

  1. 1 Déborah Carvalho Malta Brazil · #71 worldwide 5.5k citations · 142 works
  2. 2 Antônio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro Brazil · #328 worldwide 4.2k citations · 109 works
  3. 3 Bruno Ramos Nascimento Brazil · #5,941 worldwide 4.2k citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Friedrich Engels Brazil · #7,554 worldwide 285 citations · 145 works
  5. 5 M. A. Pimenta Brazil · #9,331 worldwide 1.8k citations · 71 works
  6. 6 Eduardo Fleury Mortimer Brazil · #14,008 worldwide 579 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Lucas Guimarães Abreu Brazil · #18,770 worldwide 446 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Rafael Moreira Claro Brazil · #23,749 worldwide 1.9k citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Silvério Visacro Brazil · #28,573 worldwide 336 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Virgı́lio Almeida Brazil · #29,530 worldwide 606 citations · 66 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology946▲ 1.60×137 topics
  2. Globalization783▲ 2.7×121 topics
  3. Public Policy655▲ 8.9×27 topics
  4. Sustainability579▲ 1.59×91 topics
  5. Qualitative Research572▲ 4.4×26 topics
  6. Education560▲ 2.2×96 topics
  7. Public Health559▲ 2.6×65 topics
  8. Quality of Life519▲ 2.4×60 topics
  9. Teacher Training445▲ 4.8×22 topics
  10. Identity423▲ 3.9×58 topics
  11. Brazil396▲ 27×5 topics
  12. Cultural Identity395▲ 5.1×28 topics
  13. Mental Health377▲ 1.72×43 topics
  14. Colonialism366▲ 5.2×36 topics
  15. Social Movements335▲ 7.5×30 topics
  16. Educational Technology329▲ 1.86×30 topics
  17. Anthropology325▲ 22×9 topics
  18. Social Inequality314▲ 7.9×17 topics
  19. Cultural Studies292▲ 5.2×32 topics
  20. Discourse Analysis291▲ 7.7×9 topics
  21. History290▲ 2.8×49 topics
  22. Biodiversity290▲ 2.6×34 topics
  23. Social Determinants268▲ 8.4×7 topics
  24. Healthcare Access258▲ 6.1×13 topics
  25. Pedagogical Practices179▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Educational Reform178▲ 9.4×6 topics
  27. Educational Policies175▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Media Studies172▲ 17×5 topics
  29. Marketing Strategies171▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Research Methods171▲ 6.9×3 topics
  31. Critical Pedagogy170▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Innovation Management169▲ 6.8×4 topics
  33. Quantitative Research168▲ 8.0×2 topics
  34. Case Study168▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Organizational Management168▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Rhetoric162▲ 9.9×6 topics
  37. Environmental Justice153▲ 7.7×7 topics
  38. Identity Politics153▲ 20×3 topics
  39. Post-Modernity150▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Social Resilience150▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business and Management Studies, Education Pedagogy and Practices, Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies and Linguistics and Education Research.

Business and Management …168Business and Management Studies: 168 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…168Education Pedagogy and Practices: 168 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 150 fractional worksLinguistics and Education Research: 136 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 126 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 120 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 116 fractional worksLiterature, Culture, and…115Literature, Culture, and Criticism: 115 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 113 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 107 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementEducationPhilosophyLiterature 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 168 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 168 works
  3. 3 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 150 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 136 works
  5. 5 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 126 works
  6. 6 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 120 works
  7. 7 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 116 works
  8. 8 Literature, Culture, and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 115 works
  9. 9 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 113 works
  10. 10 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 107 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 available62.6%not open37.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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