Universidade Federal do Tocantins
In research, Universidade Federal do Tocantins stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,847 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,478 of 5,988 worldwide) and Forestry (#14 of 48 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Urban Studies (Forestry is 22.2× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #3,012 of 22,385 · #3,559 all time
- Rank in Brazil
- #95 of 684
- Research works
- 9.9k ▼ 14% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 30k 3.0 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 5.8% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.67× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 80% world 40%
- International
- 7% world 18%
What is Universidade Federal do Tocantins known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #1,847 of 9,585 | 6.5% | 1,523 | #2366 | |
| Social SciencesField | #1,478 of 5,988 | 6.3% | 1,074 | #2464 | |
| ForestrySubfield | #14 of 48 | 7.1% | 71 | #18 | |
| EducationSubfield | #568 of 1,930 | 7.5% | 368 | #743 | |
| Information Systems and ManagementSubfield | #29 of 96 | 9.2% | 63 | #214 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #4,068 of 9,902 | 3.4% | 382 | #5870 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #2,649 of 6,403 | 3.9% | 407 | #3539 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #1,278 of 2,526 | 5.7% | 288 | #2037 | |
| MedicineField | #4,428 of 8,541 | 2.3% | 220 | #6315 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #1,741 of 3,157 | 3.9% | 320 | #1323 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Federal do Tocantins 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#2,366 #1,847
- Social Sciences#2,464 #1,478
- Forestry#18 #14
- Education#743 #568
- Information Systems and Management#214 #29
- Health Sciences#5,870 #4,068
- Life Sciences#3,539 #2,649
- Sociology and Political Science#2,037 #1,278
- Medicine#6,315 #4,428
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,323 #1,741
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Universidade Federal do Tocantins work in?
In 2022-now, 52% of research at Universidade Federal do Tocantins is in Social Sciences, 20% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (37%), Environmental Science (12%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences1,68952.2%
- Social Sciences1,18736.7%
- Arts and Humanities3009.3%
- Psychology772.4%
- Decision Sciences732.3%
- Business, Management and Accounting321.0%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance210.6%
- Physical Sciences63319.6%
- Environmental Science38011.7%
- Computer Science792.4%
- Engineering792.4%
- Mathematics220.7%
- Physics and Astronomy180.6%
- Chemistry180.6%
- Materials Science160.5%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences140.4%
- Energy60.2%
- Chemical Engineering20.1%
- Life Sciences47914.8%
- Health Sciences43613.5%
- Medicine2537.8%
- Health Professions1574.9%
- Nursing130.4%
- Dentistry70.2%
- Veterinary60.2%
What does Universidade Federal do Tocantins specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Forestry takes 22.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- ForestrySubfield · 74.6 works22×
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 199.9 works11×
- Urban StudiesSubfield · 93.7 works10×
- Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 65.0 works7.0×
- Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 120.0 works7.0×
- PhilosophySubfield · 77.5 works5.6×
- Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 35.6 works4.6×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Arts and Humanities3.21×300 works
- Social Sciences2.90×1,187 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.44×375 works
- Environmental Science2.36×380 works
- Decision Sciences2.34×73 works
- Health Professions1.84×157 works
- Veterinary1.35×6 works
- Nursing0.85×13 works
- Psychology0.78×77 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.70×8 works
- Mathematics0.58×22 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.53×17 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.43×73 works
- Dentistry0.43×7 works
- Medicine0.41×253 works
- Chemistry0.35×18 works
- Computer Science0.31×79 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.31×32 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.30×21 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×14 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.25×18 works
- Energy0.21×6 works
- Chemical Engineering0.20×2 works
- Engineering0.16×79 works
- Materials Science0.14×16 works
- Neuroscience0.10×5 works
- Arts and Humanities 3.2×
- Social Sciences 2.9×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2.4×
- Environmental Science 2.4×
- Decision Sciences 2.3×
- Health Professions 1.8×
- Veterinary 1.4×
- Nursing 0.8×
- Psychology 0.8×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.7×
- Mathematics 0.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.4×
- Dentistry 0.4×
- Medicine 0.4×
- Chemistry 0.3×
- Computer Science 0.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.3×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.3×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.2×
- Energy 0.2×
- Chemical Engineering 0.2×
- Engineering 0.2×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Neuroscience 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Universidade Federal do Tocantins?
Ranked on the quality score, Fernando Mayer Pelicice, M. H. Schmitt and Valter Monteiro Azevedo-Santos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Federal do Tocantins.
- 1
Fernando Mayer Pelicice
Brazil · #188,601 worldwide 8.4k citations · 165 works
- 2
M. H. Schmitt
Brazil · #288,961 worldwide 2k citations · 52 works
- 3
Valter Monteiro Azevedo-Santos
Brazil · #475,555 worldwide 2.8k citations · 109 works
- 4
Bárbara Bastos de Freitas
Brazil · #1,048,746 worldwide 1.4k citations · 55 works
- 5
Paulo H. F. Lucinda
Brazil · #1,402,329 worldwide 1.2k citations · 39 works
- 6
Robert John Buschbacher
Brazil · #1,672,421 worldwide 1.7k citations · 17 works
- 7
Rômulo Alves Morais
Brazil · #1,927,318 worldwide 367 citations · 74 works
- 8
Thayrine Dias Carlos
Brazil · #1,992,257 worldwide 341 citations · 23 works
- 9
Vanessa Bezerra de Menezes-Oliveira
Brazil · #2,382,075 worldwide 416 citations · 29 works
- 10
Angélica Jaconi
Brazil · #2,490,637 worldwide 307 citations · 18 works
Which keywords describe research at Universidade Federal do Tocantins?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Public Policy, Qualitative Research, Sustainability, Curriculum Development, Online Learning, Social Inequality and Globalization.
- Rural Policy
- Family Farming
- Language Education
- Brazil
- Colonialism
- Eco-friendly Practices
- Water Resources
- Cultural Identity
- Critical Pedagogy
- Educational Reform
- Educational Policies
- Inclusive Education
- Healthcare
- Education
- Social Movements
- Social Inequality
- Educational Technology
- Online Learning
- Qualitative Research
- Public Policy
- Teacher Training
- Sustainability
- Globalization
- Curriculum Development
- Sustainable Development
- Public Health
- Agroecology
- Biodiversity
- Discourse Analysis
- Pedagogical Practices
- Distance Learning
- Environmental Education
- Waste Management
- Anthropology
- Social Participation
- Rhetoric
- Cultural Studies
- Healthcare Access
- Social Development
- Literacy
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Teacher Training318▲ 16×14 topics
- Public Policy312▲ 20×19 topics
- Sustainability309▲ 3.9×55 topics
- Qualitative Research236▲ 8.6×20 topics
- Globalization225▲ 3.5×70 topics
- Online Learning179▲ 6.7×9 topics
- Curriculum Development171▲ 7.8×6 topics
- Educational Technology169▲ 4.4×23 topics
- Sustainable Development161▲ 3.2×31 topics
- Social Inequality161▲ 19×9 topics
- Public Health159▲ 3.4×46 topics
- Social Movements148▲ 15×18 topics
- Agroecology148▲ 32×5 topics
- Education146▲ 2.6×59 topics
- Biodiversity142▲ 5.8×28 topics
- Healthcare129▲ 3.5×18 topics
- Discourse Analysis124▲ 16×8 topics
- Inclusive Education120▲ 10×11 topics
- Pedagogical Practices116▲ 40×3 topics
- Educational Policies115▲ 33×3 topics
- Distance Learning112▲ 9.9×6 topics
- Educational Reform112▲ 28×5 topics
- Environmental Education110▲ 22×7 topics
- Critical Pedagogy109▲ 41×3 topics
- Waste Management109▲ 8.4×7 topics
- Cultural Identity107▲ 6.7×14 topics
- Anthropology103▲ 34×8 topics
- Water Resources101▲ 13×5 topics
- Social Participation98▲ 52×2 topics
- Eco-friendly Practices98▲ 53×1 topic
- Rhetoric96▲ 29×5 topics
- Colonialism95▲ 6.2×20 topics
- Cultural Studies94▲ 7.8×23 topics
- Brazil89▲ 30×5 topics
- Healthcare Access87▲ 9.9×6 topics
- Language Education84▲ 24×3 topics
- Social Development83▲ 32×2 topics
- Family Farming83▲ 78×1 topic
- Literacy83▲ 35×3 topics
- Rural Policy83▲ 78×1 topic
Which research topics does Universidade Federal do Tocantins publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Education Pedagogy and Practices, Environmental Sustainability and Education, Rural Development and Agriculture and Linguistics and Education Research.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 109 works
- 2 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 98 works
- 3 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 83 works
- 4 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 82 works
- 5 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 80 works
- 6 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 79 works
- 7 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 67 works
- 8 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 65 works
- 9 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 62 works
- 10 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 62 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Universidade Federal do Tocantins's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 14% lower than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Universidade Federal do Tocantins as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.014% in 2024.
Fractional works of Universidade Federal do Tocantins over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.5% in 2008.
Other research institutions in Palmas
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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