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Universidade Federal do ABC

In research, Universidade Federal do ABC stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,929 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,799 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,055 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Information Systems and Management — Urban Studies is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,024
of 28,054 · #3,026 all time
Rank in Brazil
#27
of 714
Research works
9.8k
▲ 80% vs 2013–17
Citations
103k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Universidade Federal do ABC 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,929 of 12,888 11.4%1,513 #2022
Social SciencesDomain #2,799 of 10,521 9.6%985 #3961
EngineeringField #2,055 of 6,636 8.6%519 #2567
Social SciencesField #2,409 of 6,365 9.6%643 #3264
Life SciencesDomain #3,145 of 7,800 14.8%316 #4441
Health SciencesDomain #5,802 of 11,982 14.0%274 #9163
MedicineField #5,263 of 10,443 14.2%217 #8744
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,136 of 1,998 11.3%95 #1770
Materials ScienceField #1,422 of 2,468 10.4%174 #1861
Computer ScienceField #2,728 of 4,667 8.7%214 #3025

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Federal do ABC 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. Physical Sciences#2,022 #1,929
  2. Social Sciences#3,961 #2,799
  3. Engineering#2,567 #2,055
  4. Social Sciences#3,264 #2,409
  5. Life Sciences#4,441 #3,145
  6. Health Sciences#9,163 #5,802
  7. Medicine#8,744 #5,263
  8. Arts and Humanities#1,770 #1,136
  9. Materials Science#1,861 #1,422
  10. Computer Science#3,025 #2,728
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 do ABC specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 50.7 works6.0×
  2. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 53.4 works5.5×
  3. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 36.7 works4.2×
  4. BiomaterialsSubfield · 43.4 works3.3×
  5. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 50.6 works3.1×
← 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: 0.76× its world share, 112 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 122 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.25× its world share, 62 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.05× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.02× its world share, 50 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 214 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.59× its world share, 45 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.12× its world share, 519 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.44× its world share, 221 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.61× its world share, 174 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.99× its world share, 72 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.69× its world share, 185 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 38 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 216 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.06× its world share, 95 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 48 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 63 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 55 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.87× its world share, 82 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 643 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Federal do ABC?

Ranked on the composite score, Amedea B. Seabra, A. Zhidenko and Daubian Santos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Federal do ABC.

  1. 1 Amedea B. Seabra Brazil · #41,652 worldwide 464 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 A. Zhidenko Brazil · #60,057 worldwide 561 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Daubian Santos Brazil · #166,148 worldwide 4 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Arilson Favareto Brazil · #203,521 worldwide 55 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Marcos Duarte Brazil · #219,420 worldwide 109 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Dalmo Mandelli Brazil · #273,942 worldwide 243 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Tiago Rodrigues Brazil · #322,790 worldwide 280 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 André S. Polo Brazil · #323,077 worldwide 120 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Jesús Pascual Mena‐Chalco Brazil · #368,902 worldwide 35 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 João Ricardo Sato Brazil · #375,781 worldwide 139 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Federal do ABC

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Federal do ABC?

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

▲ 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. Sustainability186▲ 2.5×66 topics
  2. Teacher Training155▲ 8.1×14 topics
  3. Globalization131▲ 2.2×73 topics
  4. Qualitative Research131▲ 4.9×17 topics
  5. Public Policy129▲ 8.5×17 topics
  6. Education112▲ 2.1×56 topics
  7. Curriculum Development99▲ 4.6×5 topics
  8. Renewable Energy99▲ 2.2×35 topics
  9. Social Inequality90▲ 11×11 topics
  10. Educational Technology86▲ 2.4×22 topics
  11. Online Learning77▲ 3.0×11 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications69▲ 1.88×34 topics
  13. Biodiversity63▲ 2.8×23 topics
  14. Educational Reform63▲ 16×4 topics
  15. Distance Learning62▲ 6.0×7 topics
  16. Inclusive Education61▲ 5.6×6 topics
  17. Science Education60▲ 31×3 topics
  18. Educational Policies60▲ 17×2 topics
  19. Critical Pedagogy58▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Pedagogical Practices58▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Brazil55▲ 18×5 topics
  22. Social Movements53▲ 5.7×17 topics
  23. Cultural Identity53▲ 3.3×13 topics
  24. Waste Management49▲ 3.9×8 topics
  25. Social Network Analysis47▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Media Education46▲ 27×1 topic
  27. WebQuests46▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Power Electronics46▲ 4.5×8 topics
  29. Educational Games45▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Renewable Energy Integration45▲ 4.3×5 topics
  31. Neoliberalism45▲ 4.1×21 topics
  32. Active Learning42▲ 7.5×3 topics
  33. Didactic Models40▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Teaching Methodologies40▲ 9.4×1 topic
  35. Environmental Education40▲ 8.5×6 topics
  36. Latin America40▲ 6.7×17 topics
  37. Research Methods36▲ 7.0×2 topics
  38. Environmental Justice35▲ 8.5×7 topics
  39. Quantum Gravity32▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Case Study32▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidade Federal do ABC publish most on?

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

Education Pedagogy and Practices: 57 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 46 fractional worksScience and Education Re…40Science and Education Research: 40 fractional worksBusiness and Management …32Business and Management Studies: 32 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 31 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 29 fractional worksSocial and Economic Soli…22Social and Economic Solidarity: 22 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 20 fractional worksSocial and Political Issues: 19 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 18 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and ManagementManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law3 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 57 works
  2. 2 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 46 works
  3. 3 Science and Education Research Education 40 works
  4. 4 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 32 works
  5. 5 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 31 works
  6. 6 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 29 works
  7. 7 Social and Economic Solidarity Sociology and Political Science 22 works
  8. 8 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 20 works
  9. 9 Social and Political Issues Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  10. 10 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 18 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 available62.2%not open37.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.8%domestic only82.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Federal do ABC's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 80% 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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