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Universidade Federal do Paraná

In research, Universidade Federal do Paraná stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#206 of 3,409 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,070 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,250 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry, General Arts and Humanities and Information Systems and Management — Forestry is 10.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,673
of 28,054 · #1,627 all time
Rank in Brazil
#11
of 714
Research works
49k
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
449k
9.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Universidade Federal do Paraná 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 #206 of 3,409 12.5%1,007 #150
Social SciencesDomain #1,070 of 10,521 7.5%4,122 #1240
Health SciencesDomain #1,250 of 11,982 8.0%1,870 #1350
Physical SciencesDomain #1,761 of 12,888 8.9%2,840 #1698
Arts and HumanitiesField #281 of 1,998 9.6%638 #457
Social SciencesField #968 of 6,365 6.6%2,502 #1120
Environmental ScienceField #541 of 3,551 8.3%965 #771
Life SciencesDomain #1,192 of 7,800 12.3%1,625 #1300
MedicineField #1,893 of 10,443 8.3%1,293 #2316
EngineeringField #1,286 of 6,636 9.2%752 #1442

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Federal do Paraná 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#150 #206
  2. Social Sciences#1,240 #1,070
  3. Health Sciences#1,350 #1,250
  4. Physical Sciences#1,698 #1,761
  5. Arts and Humanities#457 #281
  6. Social Sciences#1,120 #968
  7. Environmental Science#771 #541
  8. Life Sciences#1,300 #1,192
  9. Medicine#2,316 #1,893
  10. Engineering#1,442 #1,286
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 Paraná specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Forestry takes 10.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ForestrySubfield · 114.8 works11×
  2. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 20.2 works9.3×
  3. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 206.2 works6.9×
  4. Urban StudiesSubfield · 159.4 works5.5×
  5. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 298.5 works4.9×
  6. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 115.6 works4.6×
  7. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 200.2 works4.1×
← 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: 2.03× its world share, 1,007 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 411 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 84 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 96 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 27 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 22 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 112 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 419 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 167 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.52× its world share, 50 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 752 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.86× its world share, 965 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 183 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 57 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 114 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.11× its world share, 56 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 403 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 1,293 worksMedicineNursing: 1.33× its world share, 68 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.49× its world share, 50 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.11× its world share, 638 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 263 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 249 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 146 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 325 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 2,502 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Federal do Paraná?

Ranked on the composite score, Carlos Ricardo Soccol, Vanete Thomaz‐Soccol and Aida Maris Peres lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Federal do Paraná.

  1. 1 Carlos Ricardo Soccol Brazil · #42,343 worldwide 1.1k citations · 151 works
  2. 2 Vanete Thomaz‐Soccol Brazil · #44,925 worldwide 328 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Aida Maris Peres Brazil · #71,043 worldwide 107 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 D. H. Mosca Brazil · #74,362 worldwide 282 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Lucimara S. Roman Brazil · #82,276 worldwide 394 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Patrício Peralta-Zamora Brazil · #86,073 worldwide 215 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 David A. Mitchell Brazil · #101,643 worldwide 519 citations · 76 works
  8. 8 Anderson Joel Martino‐Andrade Brazil · #110,266 worldwide 384 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Márcia C. M. Marques Brazil · #124,976 worldwide 312 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Júlio César de Carvalho Brazil · #126,890 worldwide 224 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Federal do Paraná

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Federal do Paraná?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Teacher Training, Qualitative Research, Sustainability, Social Inequality, Biodiversity, Globalization 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. Sustainability567▲ 2.2×90 topics
  2. Public Policy566▲ 11×25 topics
  3. Qualitative Research510▲ 5.6×28 topics
  4. Globalization476▲ 2.3×104 topics
  5. Teacher Training473▲ 7.3×23 topics
  6. Education394▲ 2.2×102 topics
  7. Biodiversity357▲ 4.6×30 topics
  8. Public Health327▲ 2.1×60 topics
  9. Educational Technology317▲ 2.6×29 topics
  10. Social Inequality283▲ 10×15 topics
  11. Curriculum Development273▲ 3.7×9 topics
  12. Identity260▲ 3.4×53 topics
  13. Online Learning259▲ 3.0×15 topics
  14. Brazil258▲ 25×5 topics
  15. Cultural Identity244▲ 4.5×26 topics
  16. Colonialism229▲ 4.6×34 topics
  17. Social Movements229▲ 7.3×24 topics
  18. Cultural Studies201▲ 5.1×26 topics
  19. Data Analysis196▲ 6.9×10 topics
  20. Waste Management193▲ 4.5×10 topics
  21. Innovation Management190▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Inclusive Education189▲ 5.1×14 topics
  23. Marketing Strategies188▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Research Methods188▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Quantitative Research188▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Case Study188▲ 27×1 topic
  27. Organizational Management188▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Healthcare Access188▲ 6.4×11 topics
  29. Anthropology184▲ 18×8 topics
  30. Environmental Education179▲ 11×9 topics
  31. Educational Policies178▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Educational Reform175▲ 13×6 topics
  33. Pedagogical Practices174▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Critical Pedagogy171▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Water Resources165▲ 6.5×6 topics
  36. Social Determinants165▲ 7.4×6 topics
  37. Eco-friendly Practices156▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Social Participation154▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Legal Theory153▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Agroecology151▲ 9.9×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Business and Management Studies, Education Pedagogy and Practices, Environmental Sustainability and Education and Brazilian Legal Issues.

Business and Management …188Business and Management Studies: 188 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…171Education Pedagogy and Practices: 171 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…154Environmental Sustainability and Education: 154 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues136Brazilian Legal Issues: 136 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 118 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 100 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sc…99Agricultural and Food Sciences: 99 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 98 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 95 fractional worksEducation and Public Pol…86Education and Public Policy: 86 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementEducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawLaw4 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 188 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 171 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 154 works
  4. 4 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 136 works
  5. 5 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 118 works
  6. 6 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 100 works
  7. 7 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 99 works
  8. 8 Science and Education Research Education 98 works
  9. 9 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 95 works
  10. 10 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 86 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 available69.7%not open30.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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