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Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

In research, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#298 of 3,409 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,198 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,221 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies, Information Systems and Management and Forestry — Urban Studies is 8.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,873
of 28,054 · #1,885 all time
Rank in Brazil
#14
of 714
Research works
43k
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
383k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Universidade Federal de Pernambuco 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #298 of 3,409 12.9%660 #512
Health SciencesDomain #1,198 of 11,982 6.9%1,920 #1763
Social SciencesDomain #1,221 of 10,521 8.0%4,009 #1544
Physical SciencesDomain #1,900 of 12,888 9.2%3,233 #1599
Social SciencesField #951 of 6,365 7.2%2,463 #1306
Life SciencesDomain #1,297 of 7,800 11.6%1,182 #2127
MedicineField #1,934 of 10,443 7.4%1,299 #2695
Environmental ScienceField #870 of 3,551 6.9%957 #870
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #659 of 2,578 6.8%761 #910
Computer ScienceField #1,255 of 4,667 11.0%696 #767

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Federal de Pernambuco 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#512 #298
  2. Health Sciences#1,763 #1,198
  3. Social Sciences#1,544 #1,221
  4. Physical Sciences#1,599 #1,900
  5. Social Sciences#1,306 #951
  6. Life Sciences#2,127 #1,297
  7. Medicine#2,695 #1,934
  8. Environmental Science#870 #870
  9. Sociology and Political Science#910 #659
  10. Computer Science#767 #1,255
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 Pernambuco specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 240.2 works8.4×
  2. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 238.4 works8.1×
  3. ForestrySubfield · 76.8 works7.1×
  4. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 280.3 works4.6×
  5. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 190.3 works3.6×
  6. PhilosophySubfield · 155.8 works3.5×
← 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: 1.34× its world share, 660 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 310 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 66 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 107 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 39 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 106 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 696 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 166 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 53 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 762 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.86× its world share, 957 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 197 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.09× its world share, 132 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 152 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.58× its world share, 80 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.77× its world share, 483 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 1,299 worksMedicineNursing: 1.00× its world share, 51 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.85× its world share, 552 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 230 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.50× its world share, 350 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 133 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 282 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 2,463 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco?

Ranked on the composite score, Francisco Gomes de Matos, Oscar L. Malta and Marcelo Tabarelli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.

  1. 1 Francisco Gomes de Matos Brazil · #21,603 worldwide 167 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Oscar L. Malta Brazil · #44,443 worldwide 587 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Marcelo Tabarelli Brazil · #49,131 worldwide 541 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Gladstone Alves da Silva Brazil · #65,637 worldwide 305 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 José Luiz Bezerra Brazil · #70,301 worldwide 257 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Tatiana Baptista Gibertoni Brazil · #112,205 worldwide 396 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Valderez P. Ferreira Brazil · #159,010 worldwide 346 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Analúcia D. Schliemann Brazil · #182,019 worldwide 174 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Fernando Castor Brazil · #191,840 worldwide 211 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Geber Ramalho Brazil · #197,327 worldwide 164 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Teacher Training, Qualitative Research, Globalization, Sustainability, Cultural Identity, Social Inequality 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. Sustainability569▲ 2.3×88 topics
  2. Globalization548▲ 2.7×104 topics
  3. Public Policy522▲ 10×23 topics
  4. Qualitative Research514▲ 5.7×27 topics
  5. Teacher Training469▲ 7.3×16 topics
  6. Epidemiology467◆ 1.14×133 topics
  7. Public Health381▲ 2.5×60 topics
  8. Educational Technology362▲ 3.0×28 topics
  9. Education337▲ 1.90×76 topics
  10. Sustainable Development335▲ 2.0×59 topics
  11. Quality of Life316▲ 2.1×57 topics
  12. Cultural Identity311▲ 5.8×21 topics
  13. Online Learning304▲ 3.5×11 topics
  14. Healthcare286▲ 2.5×26 topics
  15. Social Inequality269▲ 9.7×13 topics
  16. Biodiversity262▲ 3.4×29 topics
  17. Social Movements257▲ 8.3×23 topics
  18. Brazil257▲ 25×5 topics
  19. Curriculum Development255▲ 3.5×9 topics
  20. Identity237▲ 3.1×46 topics
  21. Research Methods235▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Data Analysis230▲ 8.1×9 topics
  23. Colonialism226▲ 4.6×27 topics
  24. Innovation Management226▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Quantitative Research224▲ 15×3 topics
  26. Marketing Strategies224▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Case Study224▲ 32×1 topic
  28. Organizational Management224▲ 33×1 topic
  29. Healthcare Access212▲ 7.3×10 topics
  30. Anthropology190▲ 19×7 topics
  31. Cultural Studies188▲ 4.8×27 topics
  32. Discourse Analysis182▲ 6.9×10 topics
  33. Social Determinants173▲ 7.8×7 topics
  34. Educational Reform169▲ 13×6 topics
  35. Educational Policies160▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Pedagogical Practices159▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Critical Pedagogy156▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Environmental Education154▲ 9.8×8 topics
  39. Agroecology151▲ 10×5 topics
  40. Social Network Analysis150▲ 12×7 topics

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

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

Business and Management …224Business and Management Studies: 224 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…154Education Pedagogy and Practices: 154 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 146 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 138 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 124 fractional worksGeography and Environmental Studies: 121 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 120 fractional worksUrban Development and So…117Urban Development and Societal Issues: 117 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 96 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 96 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementEducationSociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law4 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 224 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 154 works
  3. 3 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 146 works
  4. 4 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 138 works
  5. 5 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 124 works
  6. 6 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 121 works
  7. 7 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 120 works
  8. 8 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 117 works
  9. 9 Science and Education Research Education 96 works
  10. 10 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 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 available62.9%not open37.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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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