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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

In research, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul stands highest in Health Sciences (#503 of 11,982 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#276 of 3,409 worldwide) and Health Professions (#158 of 1,928 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Arts and Humanities, Urban Studies and Information Systems and Management — General Arts and Humanities is 7.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,108
of 28,054 · #831 all time
Rank in Brazil
#5
of 714
Research works
85k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
1M
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 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 #503 of 11,982 10.3%2,804 #442
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #276 of 3,409 14.4%843 #166
Health ProfessionsField #158 of 1,928 8.5%597 #186
MedicineField #936 of 10,443 10.9%1,872 #891
Physical SciencesDomain #1,197 of 12,888 10.0%4,257 #821
Social SciencesDomain #1,051 of 10,521 7.9%6,033 #877
Environmental ScienceField #361 of 3,551 9.9%1,110 #446
Life SciencesDomain #842 of 7,800 12.7%1,743 #759
Occupational TherapySubfield #10 of 63 9.8%63 —
Social SciencesField #1,016 of 6,365 6.4%3,650 #862

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 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#442 #503
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#166 #276
  3. Health Professions#186 #158
  4. Medicine#891 #936
  5. Physical Sciences#821 #1,197
  6. Social Sciences#877 #1,051
  7. Environmental Science#446 #361
  8. Life Sciences#759 #842
  9. Social Sciences#862 #1,016
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 Sul specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Arts and Humanities takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 23.6 works7.7×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 286.9 works7.0×
  3. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 223.7 works5.3×
  4. ForestrySubfield · 78.9 works5.1×
  5. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 108.4 works4.4×
  6. PhilosophySubfield · 271.6 works4.3×
  7. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 359.9 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: 1.20× its world share, 843 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 552 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 105 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 201 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.79× its world share, 41 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 40 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.67× its world share, 157 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 820 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 235 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 66 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 1,268 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 1,110 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 289 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 94 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 178 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.68× its world share, 193 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.53× its world share, 597 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 1,872 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 79 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.13× its world share, 63 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.30× its world share, 984 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 296 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 304 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 222 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.28× its world share, 578 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 3,650 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Bruce Bartholow Duncan, Luís Augusto Rohde and María Inês Schmidt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.

  1. 1 Bruce Bartholow Duncan Brazil · #1,254 worldwide 4.8k citations · 84 works
  2. 2 Luís Augusto Rohde Brazil · #2,118 worldwide 1.6k citations · 113 works
  3. 3 María Inês Schmidt Brazil · #2,506 worldwide 4.4k citations · 69 works
  4. 4 Christian Kieling Brazil · #7,908 worldwide 1.8k citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Fernando Neves Hugo Brazil · #8,511 worldwide 499 citations · 76 works
  6. 6 Sérgio Schneider Brazil · #16,889 worldwide 244 citations · 83 works
  7. 7 Alejandro Germán Frank Brazil · #21,944 worldwide 826 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Flávio S. Fogliatto Brazil · #37,506 worldwide 428 citations · 50 works
  9. 9 Flávio Kapczinski Brazil · #41,820 worldwide 551 citations · 137 works
  10. 10 Cláudio Laks Eizirik Brazil · #48,111 worldwide 209 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Teacher Training, Qualitative Research, Globalization, Social Inequality, Cultural Identity, Sustainability 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. Globalization823▲ 2.8×124 topics
  2. Sustainability794▲ 2.2×97 topics
  3. Public Policy764▲ 10×26 topics
  4. Teacher Training734▲ 7.9×21 topics
  5. Qualitative Research721▲ 5.6×29 topics
  6. Epidemiology621◆ 1.06×134 topics
  7. Education590▲ 2.3×99 topics
  8. Public Health519▲ 2.4×67 topics
  9. Educational Technology493▲ 2.8×33 topics
  10. Cultural Identity477▲ 6.2×28 topics
  11. Social Inequality465▲ 12×17 topics
  12. Quality of Life444▲ 2.1×58 topics
  13. Identity425▲ 3.9×53 topics
  14. Brazil418▲ 29×5 topics
  15. Mental Health418▲ 1.92×43 topics
  16. Colonialism406▲ 5.8×39 topics
  17. Online Learning402▲ 3.2×16 topics
  18. Curriculum Development400▲ 3.9×8 topics
  19. Anthropology345▲ 24×8 topics
  20. Social Movements336▲ 7.5×27 topics
  21. Cultural Studies332▲ 5.9×33 topics
  22. Discourse Analysis290▲ 7.7×10 topics
  23. Inclusive Education285▲ 5.5×14 topics
  24. Pedagogical Practices276▲ 21×3 topics
  25. Distance Learning274▲ 5.5×10 topics
  26. Educational Reform270▲ 14×5 topics
  27. Educational Policies267▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Healthcare Access265▲ 6.3×11 topics
  29. Critical Pedagogy262▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Agroecology248▲ 12×6 topics
  31. Social Network Analysis244▲ 14×7 topics
  32. Social Determinants244▲ 7.7×8 topics
  33. Cultural Convergence237▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Media Education236▲ 28×1 topic
  35. WebQuests236▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Media Studies209▲ 21×5 topics
  37. Marketing Strategies203▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Innovation Management202▲ 8.2×4 topics
  39. Quantitative Research202▲ 9.7×2 topics
  40. Research Methods202▲ 8.2×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Education Pedagogy and Practices, Education and Digital Technologies, Business and Management Studies and Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies.

Education Pedagogy and P…261Education Pedagogy and Practices: 261 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…236Education and Digital Technologies: 236 fractional worksBusiness and Management …200Business and Management Studies: 200 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Lit…188Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 188 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 151 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 148 fractional worksLinguistics and Educatio…142Linguistics and Education Research: 142 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 131 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 130 fractional worksUrban Development and So…128Urban Development and Societal Issues: 128 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and ManagementPhilosophy4 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 261 works
  2. 2 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 236 works
  3. 3 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 200 works
  4. 4 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 188 works
  5. 5 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 151 works
  6. 6 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 148 works
  7. 7 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 142 works
  8. 8 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 131 works
  9. 9 Science and Education Research Education 130 works
  10. 10 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 128 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 available65.5%not open34.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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