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Universidade Franciscana

In research, Universidade Franciscana stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,070 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,777 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,147 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Information Systems and Management, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Decision Sciences — Information Systems and Management is 15.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,465
of 28,054 · #16,014 all time
Rank in Brazil
#132
of 714
Research works
3k
▲ 80% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
4.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
81%
world 28%

What is Universidade Franciscana 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,070 of 12,888 13.4%143 #11331
Health SciencesDomain #6,777 of 11,982 3.5%203 #10192
Social SciencesDomain #8,147 of 10,521 2.4%392 #8702
Social SciencesField #5,359 of 6,365 2.4%269 #5934
MedicineField #9,787 of 10,443 3.6%118 #15928
EducationSubfield #1,790 of 1,892 3.0%118 #2082
Health ProfessionsField #1,879 of 1,928 3.4%69 #3197
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,553 of 2,578 2.3%71 #3725

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Franciscana 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. Physical Sciences#11,331 #6,070
  2. Health Sciences#10,192 #6,777
  3. Social Sciences#8,702 #8,147
  4. Social Sciences#5,934 #5,359
  5. Medicine#15,928 #9,787
  6. Education#2,082 #1,790
  7. Health Professions#3,197 #1,879
  8. Sociology and Political Science#3,725 #2,553
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 Franciscana specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Information Systems and Management takes 15.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 33.8 works15×
  2. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 24.6 works5.3×
  3. Decision SciencesField · 39.2 works5.2×
  4. EducationSubfield · 117.8 works4.9×
← 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: 0.69× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.11× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.76× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.73× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.32× its world share, 69 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 118 worksMedicineNursing: 1.49× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.65× its world share, 38 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.16× its world share, 39 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.70× its world share, 269 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Franciscana?

Ranked on the composite score, Elisângela Colpo, Taís Steffenello Ghisleni and Janaína Pereira Pretto Carlesso lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Franciscana.

  1. 1 Elisângela Colpo Brazil · #188,307 worldwide 31 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Taís Steffenello Ghisleni Brazil · #248,125 worldwide 7 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Janaína Pereira Pretto Carlesso Brazil · #336,280 worldwide 14 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Marcos Alexandre Alves Brazil · #386,075 worldwide 9 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Graziela Frainer Knoll Brazil · #397,489 worldwide 3 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Lucas Almeida dos Santos Brazil · #405,925 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Juliana Silveira Colomé Brazil · #418,414 worldwide 7 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Elsbeth Léia Spode Becker Brazil · #426,076 worldwide 6 citations · 49 works
  9. 9 Dirce Stein Backes Brazil · #432,318 worldwide 46 citations · 123 works
  10. 10 Eleni Bisognin Brazil · #441,047 worldwide 17 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Franciscana

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Franciscana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Qualitative Research, Educational Technology, Online Learning, Public Health, Curriculum Development, Social Inequality and Public Policy.

▲ 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. Teacher Training90▲ 18×6 topics
  2. Qualitative Research80▲ 12×9 topics
  3. Educational Technology73▲ 7.8×10 topics
  4. Online Learning61▲ 9.3×3 topics
  5. Public Health60▲ 5.2×21 topics
  6. Curriculum Development50▲ 9.0×2 topics
  7. Social Inequality46▲ 22×7 topics
  8. Public Policy46▲ 12×9 topics
  9. Sustainability45▲ 2.4×23 topics
  10. Quality of Life44▲ 3.9×28 topics
  11. Healthcare42▲ 4.7×14 topics
  12. Research Methods38▲ 29×2 topics
  13. Educational Reform36▲ 36×2 topics
  14. Digital Literacy35▲ 7.3×4 topics
  15. Data Analysis34▲ 16×3 topics
  16. Pedagogical Practices34▲ 47×3 topics
  17. Social Network Analysis34▲ 35×1 topic
  18. WebQuests34▲ 76×1 topic
  19. Healthcare Access34▲ 15×5 topics
  20. Organizational Management33▲ 64×1 topic
  21. Quantitative Research33▲ 30×1 topic
  22. Educational Policies32▲ 36×2 topics
  23. Inclusive Education32▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Distance Learning32▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Critical Pedagogy32▲ 48×1 topic
  26. Social Determinants31▲ 18×7 topics
  27. Primary Care26▲ 8.7×9 topics
  28. Science Education26▲ 52×2 topics
  29. Health Policy24▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Waste Management23▲ 7.1×5 topics
  31. Inclusion22▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Training22▲ 13×5 topics
  33. Legislation22▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Health22▲ 6.8×9 topics
  35. Research21▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Distance Education21▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Educational Policy21▲ 10×1 topic
  38. Social Determinants of Health20▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Environmental Education20▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Chronic Diseases19▲ 9.6×6 topics

Which research topics does Universidade Franciscana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Digital Technologies, Business and Management Studies, Education Pedagogy and Practices and Academic Research in Diverse Fields.

Education and Digital Te…34Education and Digital Technologies: 34 fractional worksBusiness and Management …33Business and Management Studies: 33 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…32Education Pedagogy and Practices: 32 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…21Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 21 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 19 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 18 fractional worksScience and Education Re…18Science and Education Research: 18 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 17 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence: 13 fractional worksEducation during COVID-19 pandemic: 13 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and ManagementEducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law3 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 34 works
  2. 2 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 33 works
  3. 3 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 32 works
  4. 4 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 21 works
  5. 5 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 19 works
  6. 6 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 18 works
  7. 7 Science and Education Research Education 18 works
  8. 8 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 17 works
  9. 9 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 13 works
  10. 10 Education during COVID-19 pandemic Education 13 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 available81.3%not open18.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Franciscana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 80% 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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