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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.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll 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.

  1. Social Sciences#2,366 #1,847
  2. Social Sciences#2,464 #1,478
  3. Forestry#18 #14
  4. Education#743 #568
  5. Information Systems and Management#214 #29
  6. Health Sciences#5,870 #4,068
  7. Life Sciences#3,539 #2,649
  8. Sociology and Political Science#2,037 #1,278
  9. Medicine#6,315 #4,428
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,323 #1,741
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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.

Social Sciences: 1,689 fractional works · 52.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,187 fractional works · 36.7% of its workEducation: 412 fractional works · 12.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 310 fractional works · 9.6% of its workUrban Studies: 94 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 94 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLaw: 79 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDemography: 52 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 37 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 300 fractional works · 9.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 120 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPhilosophy: 77 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 44 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 77 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 33 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 73 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 65 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 633 fractional works · 19.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 380 fractional works · 11.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 200 fractional works · 6.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 53 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 36 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 79 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems: 49 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 79 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 479 fractional works · 14.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 375 fractional works · 11.6% of its workPlant Science: 135 fractional works · 4.2% of its workForestry: 75 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 36 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoil Science: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 73 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 38 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 436 fractional works · 13.5% of its workMedicine: 253 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 53 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 25 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 157 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 106 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversidadeFederal do…3,237fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences52%

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
  1. Social Sciences1,68952.2%
    1. Social Sciences1,18736.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities3009.3%
    3. Psychology772.4%
    4. Decision Sciences732.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting321.0%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance210.6%
    1. Environmental Science38011.7%
    2. Computer Science792.4%
    3. Engineering792.4%
    4. Mathematics220.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy180.6%
    6. Chemistry180.6%
    7. Materials Science160.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences140.4%
    9. Energy60.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences37511.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology732.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology170.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics80.2%
    5. Neuroscience50.2%
    1. Medicine2537.8%
    2. Health Professions1574.9%
    3. Nursing130.4%
    4. Dentistry70.2%
    5. Veterinary60.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

  1. ForestrySubfield · 74.6 works22×
  2. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 199.9 works11×
  3. Urban StudiesSubfield · 93.7 works10×
  4. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 65.0 works7.0×
  5. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 120.0 works7.0×
  6. PhilosophySubfield · 77.5 works5.6×
  7. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 35.6 works4.6×
← 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: 2.44× its world share, 375 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 73 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 79 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 79 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.36× its world share, 380 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 22 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 157 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 253 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.35× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.21× its world share, 300 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.34× its world share, 73 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 77 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.90× its world share, 1,187 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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
  1. Arts and Humanities3.21×300 works
  2. Social Sciences2.90×1,187 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.44×375 works
  4. Environmental Science2.36×380 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.34×73 works
  6. Health Professions1.84×157 works
  7. Veterinary1.35×6 works
  8. Nursing0.85×13 works
  9. Psychology0.78×77 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.70×8 works
  11. Mathematics0.58×22 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.53×17 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.43×73 works
  14. Dentistry0.43×7 works
  15. Medicine0.41×253 works
  16. Chemistry0.35×18 works
  17. Computer Science0.31×79 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.31×32 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.30×21 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×14 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.25×18 works
  22. Energy0.21×6 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.20×2 works
  24. Engineering0.16×79 works
  25. Materials Science0.14×16 works
  26. Neuroscience0.10×5 works

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. 1 Fernando Mayer Pelicice Brazil · #188,601 worldwide 8.4k citations · 165 works
  2. 2 M. H. Schmitt Brazil · #288,961 worldwide 2k citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Valter Monteiro Azevedo-Santos Brazil · #475,555 worldwide 2.8k citations · 109 works
  4. 4 Bárbara Bastos de Freitas Brazil · #1,048,746 worldwide 1.4k citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Paulo H. F. Lucinda Brazil · #1,402,329 worldwide 1.2k citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Robert John Buschbacher Brazil · #1,672,421 worldwide 1.7k citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Rômulo Alves Morais Brazil · #1,927,318 worldwide 367 citations · 74 works
  8. 8 Thayrine Dias Carlos Brazil · #1,992,257 worldwide 341 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Vanessa Bezerra de Menezes-Oliveira Brazil · #2,382,075 worldwide 416 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Angélica Jaconi Brazil · #2,490,637 worldwide 307 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Federal do Tocantins

What are the most cited papers from Universidade Federal do Tocantins?

The most cited paper from Universidade Federal do Tocantins is "O mito moderno da natureza intocada" (Henrique Martins da Silva, Eliseu Pereira de Brito, 2021), with 1,289 citations. Next come "Dams and the fish fauna of the Neotropical region: impacts and management related to diversity and fisheries" (792) and "Establishment and cryptic transmission of Zika virus in Brazil and the Americas" (676).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 O mito moderno da natureza intocada Henrique Martins da Silva, Eliseu Pereira de Brito · Revista Tocantinense de Geografia Open access 29 Apr 2021 1,289
2 Dams and the fish fauna of the Neotropical region: impacts and management related to diversity and fisheries Ângelo Antônio Agostinho, FM. Pelicice, Luiz Carlos Gomes · Brazilian Journal of Biology Open access Nov 2008 792
3 Establishment and cryptic transmission of Zika virus in Brazil and the Americas Nuno Rodrigues Faria et al. · Nature Open access 23 May 2017 676
4 Food Protein-polysaccharide Conjugates Obtained via the Maillard Reaction: A Review Fabíola Cristina de Oliveira, Jane Sélia dos Reis Coimbra, Eduardo Basílio de Oliveira et al. · Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 13 May 2014 616
5 Temperature significantly changes COVID-19 transmission in (sub)tropical cities of Brazil David Nadler Prata, Waldecy Rodrigues, Paulo Henrique de Souza Bermejo · The Science of The Total Environment Open access 24 Apr 2020 465
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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.

▲ 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-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
  1. Teacher Training318▲ 16×14 topics
  2. Public Policy312▲ 20×19 topics
  3. Sustainability309▲ 3.9×55 topics
  4. Qualitative Research236▲ 8.6×20 topics
  5. Globalization225▲ 3.5×70 topics
  6. Online Learning179▲ 6.7×9 topics
  7. Curriculum Development171▲ 7.8×6 topics
  8. Educational Technology169▲ 4.4×23 topics
  9. Sustainable Development161▲ 3.2×31 topics
  10. Social Inequality161▲ 19×9 topics
  11. Public Health159▲ 3.4×46 topics
  12. Social Movements148▲ 15×18 topics
  13. Agroecology148▲ 32×5 topics
  14. Education146▲ 2.6×59 topics
  15. Biodiversity142▲ 5.8×28 topics
  16. Healthcare129▲ 3.5×18 topics
  17. Discourse Analysis124▲ 16×8 topics
  18. Inclusive Education120▲ 10×11 topics
  19. Pedagogical Practices116▲ 40×3 topics
  20. Educational Policies115▲ 33×3 topics
  21. Distance Learning112▲ 9.9×6 topics
  22. Educational Reform112▲ 28×5 topics
  23. Environmental Education110▲ 22×7 topics
  24. Critical Pedagogy109▲ 41×3 topics
  25. Waste Management109▲ 8.4×7 topics
  26. Cultural Identity107▲ 6.7×14 topics
  27. Anthropology103▲ 34×8 topics
  28. Water Resources101▲ 13×5 topics
  29. Social Participation98▲ 52×2 topics
  30. Eco-friendly Practices98▲ 53×1 topic
  31. Rhetoric96▲ 29×5 topics
  32. Colonialism95▲ 6.2×20 topics
  33. Cultural Studies94▲ 7.8×23 topics
  34. Brazil89▲ 30×5 topics
  35. Healthcare Access87▲ 9.9×6 topics
  36. Language Education84▲ 24×3 topics
  37. Social Development83▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Family Farming83▲ 78×1 topic
  39. Literacy83▲ 35×3 topics
  40. 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.

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 109 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 98 works
  3. 3 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 83 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 82 works
  5. 5 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 80 works
  6. 6 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 79 works
  7. 7 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 67 works
  8. 8 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 65 works
  9. 9 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 62 works
  10. 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.

openly available79.8%not open20.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.0%domestic only93.0%

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.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Universidade Federal do Tocantins0.011% in 20251990200020102020

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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Universidade Federal do Tocantins6.7% in 202520102020

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.

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