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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

In research, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro stands highest in Health Sciences (#570 of 11,982 worldwide), Life Sciences (#475 of 7,800 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#665 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies, General Arts and Humanities and Philosophy — Urban Studies is 10.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#809
of 28,054 · #819 all time
Rank in Brazil
#3
of 714
Research works
83k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
1M
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 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
Health SciencesDomain #570 of 11,982 10.5%2,724 #706
Life SciencesDomain #475 of 7,800 13.9%1,578 #539
Social SciencesDomain #665 of 10,521 7.8%6,345 #740
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #240 of 3,409 14.8%669 #188
Physical SciencesDomain #954 of 12,888 9.8%5,026 #902
Arts and HumanitiesField #151 of 1,998 8.0%1,365 #301
MedicineField #850 of 10,443 11.1%1,928 #1043
Social SciencesField #598 of 6,365 7.1%3,606 #675
Environmental ScienceField #337 of 3,551 9.1%1,227 #386
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #416 of 3,579 13.3%603 #668

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 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. Health Sciences#706 #570
  2. Life Sciences#539 #475
  3. Social Sciences#740 #665
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#188 #240
  5. Physical Sciences#902 #954
  6. Arts and Humanities#301 #151
  7. Medicine#1,043 #850
  8. Social Sciences#675 #598
  9. Environmental Science#386 #337
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#668 #416
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 Rio de Janeiro specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 10.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 433.4 works10×
  2. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 31.1 works9.6×
  3. PhilosophySubfield · 336.0 works5.0×
  4. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 416.7 works5.0×
  5. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 122.4 works4.7×
  6. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 185.2 works4.1×
  7. ForestrySubfield · 65.7 works4.0×
← 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: 0.90× its world share, 669 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 603 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 116 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 150 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 39 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.98× its world share, 54 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 189 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 729 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 290 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 76 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 1,719 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 1,227 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 356 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 136 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.72× its world share, 250 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.44× its world share, 109 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 599 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 1,928 worksMedicineNursing: 1.00× its world share, 77 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 11 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.02× its world share, 1,365 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 280 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 278 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 286 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 529 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 3,606 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro?

Ranked on the composite score, S. Andringa, L. Davidovich and M. Patel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

  1. 1 S. Andringa Brazil · #22,583 worldwide 872 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 L. Davidovich Brazil · #29,579 worldwide 640 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 M. Patel Brazil · #37,991 worldwide 633 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Fabiano L. Thompson Brazil · #39,497 worldwide 431 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Emerson Elı́as Merhy Brazil · #50,162 worldwide 178 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Roberto Schaeffer Brazil · #51,227 worldwide 578 citations · 71 works
  7. 7 J. H. Lopes Brazil · #53,038 worldwide 1.1k citations · 107 works
  8. 8 S. P. Walborn Brazil · #53,380 worldwide 472 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Eduardo Viveiros de Castro Brazil · #68,126 worldwide 218 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Lucy Seldin Brazil · #70,096 worldwide 375 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Globalization, Cultural Identity, Colonialism, Brazil, Qualitative Research, Sustainability and Identity.

▲ 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. Globalization1,052▲ 3.4×127 topics
  2. Sustainability873▲ 2.3×94 topics
  3. Public Policy834▲ 11×23 topics
  4. Education657▲ 2.4×102 topics
  5. Epidemiology628◆ 1.01×135 topics
  6. Qualitative Research626▲ 4.6×27 topics
  7. Cultural Identity607▲ 7.5×26 topics
  8. Identity563▲ 4.9×69 topics
  9. Colonialism542▲ 7.3×43 topics
  10. Brazil501▲ 33×5 topics
  11. Public Health497▲ 2.2×69 topics
  12. Teacher Training482▲ 4.9×18 topics
  13. Social Movements432▲ 9.2×28 topics
  14. Anthropology424▲ 28×10 topics
  15. Quality of Life412▲ 1.82×58 topics
  16. History408▲ 3.7×56 topics
  17. Social Inequality360▲ 8.6×15 topics
  18. Biodiversity345▲ 3.0×33 topics
  19. Literature338▲ 4.0×49 topics
  20. Cultural Studies337▲ 5.7×32 topics
  21. Discourse Analysis299▲ 7.5×8 topics
  22. Culture289▲ 3.5×34 topics
  23. Healthcare Access277▲ 6.3×12 topics
  24. Social Determinants250▲ 7.5×8 topics
  25. Environmental Justice236▲ 11×8 topics
  26. Media Studies220▲ 21×5 topics
  27. Segregation219▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Portuguese215▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Spatial Planning211▲ 8.3×3 topics
  30. Multiculturalism210▲ 7.0×10 topics
  31. Territoriality208▲ 27×3 topics
  32. Social Dynamics207▲ 21×6 topics
  33. Identity Politics200▲ 25×3 topics
  34. Post-Modernity198▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Social Resilience198▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Historiography194▲ 9.8×12 topics
  37. Environmental Education194▲ 8.1×9 topics
  38. Africa192▲ 29×3 topics
  39. Lusophone188▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Postcolonial188▲ 49×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban Development and Societal Issues, Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies, Literature, Culture, and Criticism and Environmental Sustainability and Education.

Urban Development and So…205Urban Development and Societal Issues: 205 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Lit…198Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 198 fractional worksLiterature, Culture, and Criticism: 188 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 172 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 170 fractional worksUrban and sociocultural dynamics: 165 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 154 fractional worksLinguistics and Educatio…142Linguistics and Education Research: 142 fractional worksSocial and Economic Solidarity: 140 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 140 fractional works
Urban StudiesPhilosophyLiterature and Literary TheoryManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law3 others

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

  1. 1 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 205 works
  2. 2 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 198 works
  3. 3 Literature, Culture, and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 188 works
  4. 4 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 172 works
  5. 5 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 170 works
  6. 6 Urban and sociocultural dynamics Urban Studies 165 works
  7. 7 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 154 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 142 works
  9. 9 Social and Economic Solidarity Sociology and Political Science 140 works
  10. 10 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 140 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 available57.9%not open42.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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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.