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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

In research, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#180 of 3,409 worldwide), Health Sciences (#690 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#730 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Information Systems and Management, General Arts and Humanities and Forestry — Information Systems and Management is 10.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,137
of 28,054 · #1,226 all time
Rank in Brazil
#7
of 714
Research works
60k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
610k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 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 #180 of 3,409 15.0%749 #284
Health SciencesDomain #690 of 11,982 11.0%2,074 #648
Social SciencesDomain #730 of 10,521 8.8%5,496 #858
Arts and HumanitiesField #173 of 1,998 11.9%878 #367
Life SciencesDomain #712 of 7,800 14.7%1,271 #1022
Social SciencesField #644 of 6,365 7.5%3,058 #903
Physical SciencesDomain #1,392 of 12,888 10.0%4,001 #1352
Health ProfessionsField #210 of 1,928 8.4%641 #224
EngineeringField #1,003 of 6,636 9.5%1,453 #957
MedicineField #1,817 of 10,443 11.2%1,214 #1998

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 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#284 #180
  2. Health Sciences#648 #690
  3. Social Sciences#858 #730
  4. Arts and Humanities#367 #173
  5. Life Sciences#1,022 #712
  6. Social Sciences#903 #644
  7. Physical Sciences#1,352 #1,392
  8. Health Professions#224 #210
  9. Engineering#957 #1,003
  10. Medicine#1,998 #1,817
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 Santa Catarina specialise in?

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

  1. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 368.2 works10×
  2. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 21.9 works8.2×
  3. ForestrySubfield · 89.4 works6.7×
  4. Urban StudiesSubfield · 186.0 works5.2×
  5. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 272.6 works4.0×
  6. PhilosophySubfield · 214.1 works3.9×
  7. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 288.1 works3.8×
← 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: 1.23× its world share, 749 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 311 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 61 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 111 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 39 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 32 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 142 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 766 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 85 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 90 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.75× its world share, 1,452 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.42× its world share, 903 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 241 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.86× its world share, 130 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 159 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.97× its world share, 123 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.89× its world share, 641 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 1,214 worksMedicineNursing: 1.26× its world share, 79 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.99× its world share, 17 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.37× its world share, 878 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 478 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.55× its world share, 440 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 183 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 457 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 3,058 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 Santa Catarina?

Ranked on the composite score, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Ione Jayce Ceola Schneider and Brasil lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

  1. 1 Diego Augusto Santos Silva · #124 worldwide 3.5k citations · 139 works
  2. 2 Ione Jayce Ceola Schneider · #12,362 worldwide 3.6k citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Brasil · #21,921 worldwide 137 citations · 60 works
  4. 4 Denise Elvira Pires de Pires · #42,418 worldwide 150 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Carlos Manuel Taboada Rodriguez · #51,869 worldwide 312 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann · #66,033 worldwide 166 citations · 156 works
  7. 7 Bernhard Welz · #70,199 worldwide 605 citations · 77 works
  8. 8 Graziela De Luca Canto · #79,485 worldwide 156 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Eduardo Camponogara · #79,974 worldwide 320 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 María Itayra Padilha · #81,098 worldwide 93 citations · 92 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Research, Public Policy, Teacher Training, Globalization, Data Analysis, Sustainability, Research Methods and Innovation Management.

▲ 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. Qualitative Research732▲ 6.5×30 topics
  2. Sustainability669▲ 2.1×104 topics
  3. Globalization664▲ 2.6×119 topics
  4. Public Policy626▲ 9.9×28 topics
  5. Education521▲ 2.4×104 topics
  6. Public Health504▲ 2.7×64 topics
  7. Teacher Training489▲ 6.1×22 topics
  8. Educational Technology425▲ 2.8×35 topics
  9. Quality of Life381▲ 2.1×57 topics
  10. Mental Health360▲ 1.91×42 topics
  11. Data Analysis348▲ 9.9×7 topics
  12. Research Methods346▲ 16×3 topics
  13. Online Learning346▲ 3.2×16 topics
  14. Innovation Management343▲ 16×4 topics
  15. Marketing Strategies343▲ 27×3 topics
  16. Case Study342▲ 39×2 topics
  17. Quantitative Research341▲ 19×2 topics
  18. Competence Management341▲ 40×1 topic
  19. Organizational Management341▲ 40×1 topic
  20. Cultural Identity338▲ 5.1×26 topics
  21. Identity335▲ 3.6×59 topics
  22. Brazil335▲ 27×5 topics
  23. Healthcare318▲ 2.2×30 topics
  24. Social Inequality314▲ 9.1×15 topics
  25. Colonialism292▲ 4.8×35 topics
  26. Healthcare Access273▲ 7.6×13 topics
  27. Curriculum Development265▲ 3.0×9 topics
  28. Discourse Analysis259▲ 8.0×11 topics
  29. Social Movements238▲ 6.2×28 topics
  30. Cultural Studies235▲ 4.8×28 topics
  31. Anthropology226▲ 18×10 topics
  32. Social Determinants219▲ 8.0×8 topics
  33. Chronic Diseases187▲ 5.7×7 topics
  34. Health Policy187▲ 9.3×7 topics
  35. Educational Reform178▲ 11×7 topics
  36. Pedagogical Practices178▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Educational Policies175▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Critical Pedagogy172▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Legislation162▲ 7.5×3 topics
  40. Social Network Analysis162▲ 10×7 topics

Which research topics does Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina publish most on?

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

Business and Management …341Business and Management Studies: 341 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 171 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 157 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 136 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 132 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 130 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly…129Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 129 fractional worksLinguistics and Education Research: 127 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 122 fractional worksEducation and Public Pol…107Education and Public Policy: 107 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementEducationSociology and Political ScienceLaw5 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Management StudiesInformation Systems and Management 341 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and PracticesEducation 171 works
  3. 3 Education and Digital TechnologiesSociology and Political Science 157 works
  4. 4 Academic Research in Diverse FieldsEducation 136 works
  5. 5 Brazilian Legal IssuesLaw 132 works
  6. 6 Environmental Sustainability and EducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law 130 works
  7. 7 Health, Nursing, Elderly CareGeneral Health Professions 129 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and Education ResearchLiterature and Literary Theory 127 works
  9. 9 Cultural, Media, and Literary StudiesPhilosophy 122 works
  10. 10 Education and Public PolicyPolitical Science and International Relations 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 available64.9%not open35.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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