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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

In research, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte stands highest in Health Sciences (#793 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,538 of 10,521 worldwide) and Nursing (#37 of 213 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies, Information Systems and Management and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law — Urban Studies is 7.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,094
of 28,054 · #2,096 all time
Rank in Brazil
#17
of 714
Research works
30k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
259k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte 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 #793 of 11,982 9.6%1,715 #1126
Social SciencesDomain #1,538 of 10,521 6.4%3,083 #1775
NursingField #37 of 213 20.4%63 #125
Life SciencesDomain #1,436 of 7,800 14.6%740 #2268
Physical SciencesDomain #2,450 of 12,888 7.9%2,203 #2007
Health ProfessionsField #368 of 1,928 7.9%492 #460
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #706 of 3,409 15.6%334 #733
MedicineField #2,221 of 10,443 9.7%1,046 #3153
Social SciencesField #1,383 of 6,365 5.6%1,977 #1755
Environmental ScienceField #912 of 3,551 6.5%662 #1192

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte 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#1,126 #793
  2. Social Sciences#1,775 #1,538
  3. Nursing#125 #37
  4. Life Sciences#2,268 #1,436
  5. Physical Sciences#2,007 #2,450
  6. Health Professions#460 #368
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#733 #706
  8. Medicine#3,153 #2,221
  9. Social Sciences#1,755 #1,383
  10. Environmental Science#1,192 #912
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 Grande do Norte specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 7.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 169.3 works7.9×
  2. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 153.8 works7.0×
  3. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 254.3 works5.6×
  4. ForestrySubfield · 37.2 works4.6×
  5. PhilosophySubfield · 144.2 works4.3×
  6. OrthodonticsSubfield · 34.6 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: 0.91× its world share, 334 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 214 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 45 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.04× its world share, 131 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 69 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 380 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 145 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 43 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 565 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.72× its world share, 662 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 157 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 59 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 107 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.93× its world share, 110 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.41× its world share, 492 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 1,046 worksMedicineNursing: 1.67× its world share, 63 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.21× its world share, 493 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 103 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.51× its world share, 188 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 70 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 252 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 1,977 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte?

Ranked on the composite score, Kléber Giovanni Luz, Benjamín Bedregal and Magda Dimenstein lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte.

  1. 1 Kléber Giovanni Luz Brazil · #106,705 worldwide 231 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Benjamín Bedregal Brazil · #136,955 worldwide 632 citations · 112 works
  3. 3 Magda Dimenstein Brazil · #149,543 worldwide 55 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Bertha Cruz Enders Brazil · #161,415 worldwide 45 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Oswaldo Hajime Yamamoto Brazil · #166,803 worldwide 32 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Luiz F. Q. Silveira Brazil · #170,235 worldwide 115 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 R.L.A. Ribeiro Brazil · #170,302 worldwide 180 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 António Gouveia Oliveira Brazil · #172,574 worldwide 81 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Selma M. B. Jerônimo Brazil · #182,815 worldwide 83 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Rejane Marie Barbosa Davim Brazil · #184,047 worldwide 48 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte?

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

▲ 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. Public Policy463▲ 12×20 topics
  2. Sustainability458▲ 2.4×77 topics
  3. Globalization424▲ 2.8×92 topics
  4. Qualitative Research412▲ 6.1×23 topics
  5. Teacher Training411▲ 8.5×19 topics
  6. Public Health368▲ 3.3×56 topics
  7. Quality of Life336▲ 3.0×55 topics
  8. Educational Technology333▲ 3.6×29 topics
  9. Education292▲ 2.2×84 topics
  10. Sustainable Development255▲ 2.1×46 topics
  11. Cultural Identity247▲ 6.2×20 topics
  12. Curriculum Development233▲ 4.3×7 topics
  13. Healthcare Access232▲ 11×9 topics
  14. Social Inequality232▲ 11×14 topics
  15. Online Learning229▲ 3.5×15 topics
  16. Biodiversity216▲ 3.8×26 topics
  17. Colonialism196▲ 5.3×23 topics
  18. Social Movements194▲ 8.3×20 topics
  19. Anthropology179▲ 24×8 topics
  20. Social Determinants171▲ 10×7 topics
  21. Brazil170▲ 22×5 topics
  22. Cultural Studies163▲ 5.6×27 topics
  23. Health Policy158▲ 13×7 topics
  24. Environmental Education156▲ 13×9 topics
  25. Inclusive Education150▲ 5.5×11 topics
  26. Data Analysis149▲ 7.0×8 topics
  27. Research Methods145▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Marketing Strategies145▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Water Resources144▲ 7.7×6 topics
  30. Innovation Management143▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Organizational Management143▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Quantitative Research143▲ 13×1 topic
  33. Pedagogical Practices142▲ 20×3 topics
  34. Discourse Analysis141▲ 7.2×7 topics
  35. Educational Reform140▲ 14×4 topics
  36. Educational Policies140▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Social Participation138▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Eco-friendly Practices137▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Critical Pedagogy136▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Aging Population129▲ 18×4 topics

Which research topics does Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte publish most on?

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

Business and Management …143Business and Management Studies: 143 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…137Environmental Sustainability and Education: 137 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 136 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 118 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 108 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 108 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 103 fractional worksUrban Development and So…96Urban Development and Societal Issues: 96 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 95 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 81 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEducationSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 143 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 137 works
  3. 3 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 136 works
  4. 4 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 118 works
  5. 5 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 108 works
  6. 6 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 108 works
  7. 7 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 103 works
  8. 8 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 96 works
  9. 9 Science and Education Research Education 95 works
  10. 10 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 81 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-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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