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Universidade Federal de Pelotas

In research, Universidade Federal de Pelotas stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,674 of 11,982 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#637 of 3,409 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,260 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry, Urban Studies and Parasitology — Forestry is 10.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,296
of 28,054 · #2,949 all time
Rank in Brazil
#30
of 714
Research works
23k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
242k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Universidade Federal de Pelotas 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 #1,674 of 11,982 10.9%1,061 #941
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #637 of 3,409 10.1%612 #561
Social SciencesDomain #2,260 of 10,521 6.6%2,046 #2014
MedicineField #2,858 of 10,443 11.3%591 #1738
Life SciencesDomain #2,148 of 7,800 9.9%917 #2725
Physical SciencesDomain #3,638 of 12,888 8.5%1,157 #4979
Social SciencesField #2,024 of 6,365 5.4%1,301 #1650
Arts and HumanitiesField #671 of 1,998 8.2%389 #1072
Health ProfessionsField #758 of 1,928 7.7%262 #525
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,123 of 2,578 5.0%399 #1027

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Federal de Pelotas 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#941 #1,674
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#561 #637
  3. Social Sciences#2,014 #2,260
  4. Medicine#1,738 #2,858
  5. Life Sciences#2,725 #2,148
  6. Physical Sciences#4,979 #3,638
  7. Social Sciences#1,650 #2,024
  8. Arts and Humanities#1,072 #671
  9. Health Professions#525 #758
  10. Sociology and Political Science#1,027 #1,123
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 Pelotas specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Forestry takes 10.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ForestrySubfield · 53.7 works10.0×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 125.7 works8.8×
  3. ParasitologySubfield · 38.6 works7.0×
  4. PeriodonticsSubfield · 43.6 works6.2×
  5. OrthodonticsSubfield · 31.3 works5.4×
← 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: 2.49× its world share, 612 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 170 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.30× its world share, 68 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 48 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.07× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.00× its world share, 81 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 236 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 39 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 248 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.43× its world share, 367 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 92 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 23 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 46 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.15× its world share, 130 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.92× its world share, 262 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 591 worksMedicineNursing: 1.73× its world share, 44 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.07× its world share, 36 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.60× its world share, 389 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 45 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 72 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 56 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 184 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 1,301 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Federal de Pelotas?

Ranked on the composite score, Bernardo Lessa Horta, Joseph Murray and Gustavo G. Nascimento lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Federal de Pelotas.

  1. 1 Bernardo Lessa Horta Brazil · #1,774 worldwide 1.2k citations · 93 works
  2. 2 Joseph Murray Brazil · #15,744 worldwide 927 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Gustavo G. Nascimento Brazil · #27,696 worldwide 666 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Maurício Silva de Lima Brazil · #49,387 worldwide 807 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Helen Gonçalves Brazil · #57,255 worldwide 261 citations · 53 works
  6. 6 César G. Victora Brazil · #62,443 worldwide 898 citations · 180 works
  7. 7 Fernando Vinholes Siqueira Brazil · #76,742 worldwide 134 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Fernando Pires Hartwig Brazil · #81,074 worldwide 204 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Luiz Augusto Facchini Brazil · #90,295 worldwide 159 citations · 78 works
  10. 10 Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi Brazil · #98,861 worldwide 151 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Federal de Pelotas?

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

▲ 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. Globalization316▲ 3.1×88 topics
  2. Epidemiology293▲ 1.43×129 topics
  3. Public Policy286▲ 11×18 topics
  4. Teacher Training280▲ 8.7×17 topics
  5. Sustainability258▲ 2.0×69 topics
  6. Public Health248▲ 3.3×53 topics
  7. Qualitative Research246▲ 5.5×19 topics
  8. Education234▲ 2.6×74 topics
  9. Quality of Life203▲ 2.7×50 topics
  10. Cultural Identity182▲ 6.8×21 topics
  11. Social Inequality178▲ 13×14 topics
  12. Educational Technology178▲ 2.9×24 topics
  13. Mental Health166▲ 2.2×41 topics
  14. Curriculum Development156▲ 4.3×6 topics
  15. Online Learning150▲ 3.5×11 topics
  16. Identity149▲ 4.0×42 topics
  17. Brazil146▲ 29×5 topics
  18. Social Movements143▲ 9.2×21 topics
  19. Anthropology133▲ 26×7 topics
  20. Colonialism131▲ 5.3×24 topics
  21. Inclusive Education122▲ 6.7×10 topics
  22. Cultural Studies117▲ 6.0×19 topics
  23. Biodiversity117▲ 3.0×24 topics
  24. Pedagogical Practices116▲ 25×3 topics
  25. Discourse Analysis115▲ 8.7×7 topics
  26. Educational Reform114▲ 17×5 topics
  27. Distance Learning114▲ 6.5×7 topics
  28. Healthcare Access112▲ 7.7×10 topics
  29. Educational Policies112▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Critical Pedagogy112▲ 25×3 topics
  31. Social Determinants109▲ 9.9×7 topics
  32. Social Network Analysis87▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Media Education86▲ 30×1 topic
  34. WebQuests86▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Chronic Diseases82▲ 6.2×7 topics
  36. Social Dynamics76▲ 24×4 topics
  37. Agroecology74▲ 9.9×5 topics
  38. Health Policy74▲ 9.1×6 topics
  39. Media Studies73▲ 21×5 topics
  40. Aging Population71▲ 15×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Education Pedagogy and Practices, Education and Digital Technologies, Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies and Environmental Sustainability and Education.

Education Pedagogy and P…111Education Pedagogy and Practices: 111 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…86Education and Digital Technologies: 86 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 64 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 62 fractional worksLinguistics and Educatio…60Linguistics and Education Research: 60 fractional worksUrban and sociocultural dynamics: 56 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 56 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly…55Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 55 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 55 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 47 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political SciencePhilosophyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law5 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 111 works
  2. 2 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 86 works
  3. 3 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 64 works
  4. 4 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 62 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 60 works
  6. 6 Urban and sociocultural dynamics Urban Studies 56 works
  7. 7 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 56 works
  8. 8 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 55 works
  9. 9 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 55 works
  10. 10 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 47 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 available73.1%not open26.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.