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Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco

In research, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,166 of 3,409 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,182 of 10,521 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,317 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Information Systems and Management — Forestry is 25.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,293
of 28,054 · #12,289 all time
Rank in Brazil
#109
of 714
Research works
4.5k
▲ 77% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
5.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,166 of 3,409 6.5%223 #1175
Social SciencesDomain #5,182 of 10,521 5.6%482 #7837
Life SciencesDomain #4,317 of 7,800 7.3%300 #6143
Physical SciencesDomain #8,139 of 12,888 4.7%294 #10604
Health SciencesDomain #7,930 of 11,982 6.1%310 #9239
Social SciencesField #4,315 of 6,365 5.0%333 #5802
MedicineField #8,293 of 10,443 7.1%200 #10850
EducationSubfield #1,599 of 1,892 5.6%140 #2207
Health ProfessionsField #1,730 of 1,928 4.3%97 #2970
Environmental ScienceField #3,225 of 3,551 3.2%148 #4943

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,175 #1,166
  2. Social Sciences#7,837 #5,182
  3. Life Sciences#6,143 #4,317
  4. Physical Sciences#10,604 #8,139
  5. Health Sciences#9,239 #7,930
  6. Social Sciences#5,802 #4,315
  7. Medicine#10,850 #8,293
  8. Education#2,207 #1,599
  9. Health Professions#2,970 #1,730
  10. Environmental Science#4,943 #3,225
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 Vale do São Francisco specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Forestry takes 25.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ForestrySubfield · 36.2 works25×
  2. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 77.8 works9.6×
  3. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 32.4 works8.2×
  4. Health Information ManagementSubfield · 21.6 works6.1×
  5. Urban StudiesSubfield · 20.1 works5.2×
← 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: 3.39× its world share, 223 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 45 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.22× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 58 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.15× its world share, 148 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.64× its world share, 96 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 200 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.74× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 37 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.85× its world share, 38 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 55 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 333 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco?

Ranked on the composite score, Anderson da Costa Armstrong, Jackson Roberto Guedes da Silva Almeida and Lúcia Marisy Souza Ribeiro de Oliveira lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco.

  1. 1 Anderson da Costa Armstrong Brazil · #93,545 worldwide 2k citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Jackson Roberto Guedes da Silva Almeida Brazil · #351,392 worldwide 164 citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Lúcia Marisy Souza Ribeiro de Oliveira Brazil · #370,233 worldwide 1 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 J. L. P. Araujo Brazil · #400,549 worldwide 3 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 M.H.T. Matos Brazil · #454,868 worldwide 67 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Pedro Vieira Souza Santos Brazil · #540,270 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Maurício Cláudio Horta Brazil · #553,971 worldwide 80 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Denes Dantas Vieira Brazil · #685,091 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Márkilla Zunete Beckmann-Cavalcante Brazil · #696,596 worldwide 22 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Raimundo Nonato Lima Filho Brazil · #719,401 worldwide 5 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Teacher Training, Public Health, Sustainability, Qualitative Research, Agroecology, Biodiversity and Curriculum Development.

▲ 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. Sustainability106▲ 3.1×39 topics
  2. Public Health101▲ 5.0×39 topics
  3. Epidemiology94▲ 1.72×100 topics
  4. Public Policy93▲ 14×12 topics
  5. Teacher Training84▲ 9.7×7 topics
  6. Qualitative Research73▲ 6.0×14 topics
  7. Quality of Life61▲ 3.0×41 topics
  8. Biodiversity60▲ 5.8×24 topics
  9. Agroecology60▲ 30×5 topics
  10. Sustainable Development57▲ 2.6×18 topics
  11. Educational Technology56▲ 3.4×11 topics
  12. Curriculum Development52▲ 5.3×3 topics
  13. Healthcare50▲ 3.2×18 topics
  14. Food Security45▲ 6.0×12 topics
  15. Online Learning44▲ 3.8×4 topics
  16. Social Development43▲ 39×2 topics
  17. Health Policy42▲ 19×7 topics
  18. Agriculture41▲ 7.5×7 topics
  19. Waste Management41▲ 7.2×6 topics
  20. Social Inequality40▲ 11×8 topics
  21. Physical Education39▲ 23×6 topics
  22. Environmental Education39▲ 18×5 topics
  23. Family Farming39▲ 78×1 topic
  24. Rural Policy39▲ 78×1 topic
  25. Healthcare Access36▲ 9.3×5 topics
  26. Water Resources36▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Eco-friendly Practices34▲ 41×1 topic
  28. Social Participation34▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Science Education34▲ 39×3 topics
  30. Economic Analysis32▲ 15×4 topics
  31. Sustainable Production32▲ 37×2 topics
  32. Organizational Management31▲ 34×1 topic
  33. Research Methods31▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Social Movements31▲ 7.5×9 topics
  35. Forest Biomass30▲ 61×1 topic
  36. Wood Residues30▲ 61×1 topic
  37. Chronic Diseases30▲ 8.3×7 topics
  38. Legislation29▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Educational Games29▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Inclusion28▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rural Development and Agriculture, Environmental Sustainability and Education, Business and Management Studies and Agricultural and Food Sciences.

Rural Development and Ag…39Rural Development and Agriculture: 39 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…34Environmental Sustainability and Education: 34 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 31 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sc…30Agricultural and Food Sciences: 30 fractional worksScience and Education Re…28Science and Education Research: 28 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 25 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 23 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation21Healthcare Regulation: 21 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 20 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 20 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawInformation Systems and ManagementForestryEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 39 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 34 works
  3. 3 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 31 works
  4. 4 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 30 works
  5. 5 Science and Education Research Education 28 works
  6. 6 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 25 works
  7. 7 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 23 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 21 works
  9. 9 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 20 works
  10. 10 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 20 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 available78.3%not open21.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.0%domestic only91.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 77% 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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