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Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

In research, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#393 of 3,409 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,553 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,932 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry, Information Systems and Management and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law — Forestry is 12.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,282
of 28,054 · #2,014 all time
Rank in Brazil
#21
of 714
Research works
41k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
342k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 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 #393 of 3,409 10.2%996 #205
Health SciencesDomain #1,553 of 11,982 8.9%1,366 #1974
Physical SciencesDomain #1,932 of 12,888 9.5%2,426 #2171
Life SciencesDomain #1,388 of 7,800 10.5%1,447 #1324
Social SciencesDomain #2,280 of 10,521 6.1%3,103 #1969
Environmental ScienceField #821 of 3,551 7.4%781 #955
Plant ScienceSubfield #404 of 1,395 10.6%424 #612
EngineeringField #1,966 of 6,636 7.8%805 #1863
MedicineField #3,224 of 10,443 9.3%764 #3368
Arts and HumanitiesField #621 of 1,998 8.6%497 #640

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 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#205 #393
  2. Health Sciences#1,974 #1,553
  3. Physical Sciences#2,171 #1,932
  4. Life Sciences#1,324 #1,388
  5. Social Sciences#1,969 #2,280
  6. Environmental Science#955 #821
  7. Plant Science#612 #404
  8. Engineering#1,863 #1,966
  9. Medicine#3,368 #3,224
  10. Arts and Humanities#640 #621
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 Maria specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Forestry takes 12.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ForestrySubfield · 103.9 works12×
  2. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 211.7 works8.9×
  3. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 290.5 works6.0×
  4. Urban StudiesSubfield · 131.0 works5.7×
  5. OrthodonticsSubfield · 47.2 works5.0×
  6. PhilosophySubfield · 151.1 works4.2×
← 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: 2.51× its world share, 996 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 242 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 57 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 119 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 32 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 21 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.17× its world share, 153 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 308 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 88 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.16× its world share, 89 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 805 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.88× its world share, 780 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 102 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 59 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.92× its world share, 159 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.64× its world share, 361 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 764 worksMedicineNursing: 1.14× its world share, 47 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.16× its world share, 36 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.06× its world share, 497 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 193 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.10× its world share, 250 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 89 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 279 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 1,796 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria?

Ranked on the composite score, Felipe Barreto Schuch, Margareth Linde Athayde and Gilson Zeni lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.

  1. 1 Felipe Barreto Schuch Brazil · #43,906 worldwide 504 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Margareth Linde Athayde Brazil · #65,037 worldwide 199 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Gilson Zeni Brazil · #79,343 worldwide 416 citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Telmo Jorge Carneiro Amado Brazil · #102,626 worldwide 261 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Luciana Pötter Brazil · #125,871 worldwide 239 citations · 62 works
  6. 6 Júlio Cezar Mairesse Siluk Brazil · #128,965 worldwide 133 citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Dalvan José Reinert Brazil · #131,329 worldwide 156 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Andreas Dittmar Weise Brazil · #134,160 worldwide 34 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Valderi L. Dressler Brazil · #144,222 worldwide 206 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Maria de Lourdes Denardin Budó Brazil · #148,134 worldwide 37 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria?

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

▲ 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 Research530▲ 7.3×22 topics
  2. Sustainability510▲ 2.5×84 topics
  3. Teacher Training486▲ 9.3×16 topics
  4. Public Policy407▲ 9.9×22 topics
  5. Globalization380▲ 2.3×91 topics
  6. Educational Technology314▲ 3.2×29 topics
  7. Quality of Life296▲ 2.5×53 topics
  8. Curriculum Development290▲ 5.0×7 topics
  9. Education280▲ 1.95×79 topics
  10. Renewable Energy275▲ 2.3×40 topics
  11. Social Inequality262▲ 12×13 topics
  12. Public Health260▲ 2.1×52 topics
  13. Online Learning259▲ 3.7×15 topics
  14. Data Analysis209▲ 9.2×8 topics
  15. Innovation Management205▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Marketing Strategies205▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Research Methods205▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Biodiversity205▲ 3.3×30 topics
  19. Organizational Management204▲ 37×1 topic
  20. Quantitative Research204▲ 17×1 topic
  21. Inclusive Education201▲ 6.8×12 topics
  22. Distance Learning192▲ 6.8×7 topics
  23. Educational Policies191▲ 20×3 topics
  24. Pedagogical Practices191▲ 25×3 topics
  25. Cultural Identity189▲ 4.4×22 topics
  26. Critical Pedagogy185▲ 26×3 topics
  27. Educational Reform184▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Waste Management177▲ 5.2×11 topics
  29. Agroecology171▲ 14×5 topics
  30. Brazil168▲ 21×5 topics
  31. Anthropology165▲ 20×8 topics
  32. Discourse Analysis163▲ 7.7×9 topics
  33. Social Movements152▲ 6.1×16 topics
  34. Environmental Education146▲ 12×7 topics
  35. Social Determinants143▲ 8.1×7 topics
  36. Social Network Analysis143▲ 14×5 topics
  37. Media Education141▲ 30×1 topic
  38. WebQuests141▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Water Resources140▲ 6.9×6 topics
  40. Social Participation132▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 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 Studies: 204 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 183 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…141Education and Digital Technologies: 141 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…132Environmental Sustainability and Education: 132 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 116 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 102 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Lit…92Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 92 fractional worksLinguistics and Educatio…92Linguistics and Education Research: 92 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sc…88Agricultural and Food Sciences: 88 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…82Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 82 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementEducationSociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law3 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 204 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 183 works
  3. 3 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 141 works
  4. 4 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 132 works
  5. 5 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 116 works
  6. 6 Science and Education Research Education 102 works
  7. 7 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 92 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 92 works
  9. 9 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 88 works
  10. 10 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 82 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 available70.0%not open30.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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.