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Universidade La Salle

In research, Universidade La Salle stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,471 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,924 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,199 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Information Systems and Management, Law and Education — Information Systems and Management is 14.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,524
of 28,054 · #15,412 all time
Rank in Brazil
#364
of 714
Research works
2.2k
▲ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.8k
3.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
81%
world 28%

What is Universidade La Salle 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,471 of 10,521 4.0%388 #7823
Social SciencesField #4,924 of 6,365 4.2%293 #5585
Physical SciencesDomain #11,199 of 12,888 4.5%68 #9248
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,425 of 2,578 4.2%86 #3199
EducationSubfield #1,802 of 1,892 4.0%94 #2054

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade La Salle 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. Social Sciences#7,823 #7,471
  2. Social Sciences#5,585 #4,924
  3. Physical Sciences#9,248 #11,199
  4. Sociology and Political Science#3,199 #2,425
  5. Education#2,054 #1,802
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 La Salle specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Information Systems and Management takes 14.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 22.1 works14×
  2. LawSubfield · 28.7 works9.1×
  3. EducationSubfield · 93.8 works5.7×
← 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: 0.76× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.15× its world share, 34 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.39× its world share, 23 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.23× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.30× its world share, 294 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade La Salle?

Ranked on the composite score, Hildegard Susana Jung, Paulo Fossatti and Elaine Conte lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade La Salle.

  1. 1 Hildegard Susana Jung Brazil · #260,500 worldwide 5 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Paulo Fossatti Brazil · #275,865 worldwide 7 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Elaine Conte Brazil · #278,984 worldwide 6 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Adilson Cristiano Habowski Brazil · #281,024 worldwide 6 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Zilả Bernd Brazil · #305,310 worldwide 1 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Cledes Antônio Casagrande Brazil · #429,404 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Germano Schwartz Brazil · #450,294 worldwide 5 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Maria de Lourdes Borges Brazil · #494,375 worldwide 5 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Denise Regina Quaresma da Silva Brazil · #507,336 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Vera Lucía Felicetti Brazil · #545,975 worldwide 7 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade La Salle

Which keywords describe research at Universidade La Salle?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Qualitative Research, Social Inequality, Public Policy, Curriculum Development, Inclusive Education, Educational Policies and Pedagogical Practices.

▲ 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 Training78▲ 23×10 topics
  2. Qualitative Research75▲ 16×11 topics
  3. Social Inequality57▲ 39×9 topics
  4. Public Policy55▲ 21×15 topics
  5. Globalization49▲ 4.7×46 topics
  6. Curriculum Development48▲ 13×2 topics
  7. Inclusive Education43▲ 22×3 topics
  8. Educational Policies41▲ 66×2 topics
  9. Distance Learning40▲ 22×4 topics
  10. Pedagogical Practices40▲ 83×3 topics
  11. Educational Reform40▲ 58×4 topics
  12. Critical Pedagogy39▲ 85×1 topic
  13. Educational Technology35▲ 5.5×10 topics
  14. Education34▲ 3.7×36 topics
  15. Online Learning34▲ 7.6×8 topics
  16. Human Rights34▲ 6.2×15 topics
  17. Social Justice33▲ 10×10 topics
  18. Sustainability31▲ 2.4×38 topics
  19. Brazil26▲ 49×5 topics
  20. Legal Theory26▲ 68×3 topics
  21. Legal Philosophy26▲ 72×2 topics
  22. Environmental Law25▲ 22×4 topics
  23. Sustainable Development24▲ 2.9×24 topics
  24. Cultural Identity24▲ 8.7×10 topics
  25. Constitutional Law24▲ 32×4 topics
  26. Public Administration23▲ 50×2 topics
  27. Civil Rights23▲ 60×1 topic
  28. Judicial Activism23▲ 91×1 topic
  29. Marketing Strategies22▲ 42×2 topics
  30. Data Analysis22▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Research Methods22▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Case Study22▲ 61×1 topic
  33. Organizational Management22▲ 62×1 topic
  34. Healthcare Access20▲ 13×6 topics
  35. Digital Literacy20▲ 6.1×4 topics
  36. Social Network Analysis19▲ 28×1 topic
  37. WebQuests19▲ 61×1 topic
  38. Colonialism17▲ 6.5×10 topics
  39. Social Movements16▲ 9.6×10 topics
  40. Inclusion15▲ 20×5 topics

Which research topics does Universidade La Salle publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education Pedagogy and Practices, Brazilian Legal Issues, Business and Management Studies and Education and Digital Technologies.

Education Pedagogy and P…39Education Pedagogy and Practices: 39 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 23 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 22 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 19 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 13 fractional worksEducation and Public Pol…11Education and Public Policy: 11 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 8 fractional worksGender, Sexuality, and Education: 8 fractional worksSocial and Political Issues: 8 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 8 fractional works
EducationLawInformation Systems and ManagementSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 39 works
  2. 2 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 23 works
  3. 3 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 22 works
  4. 4 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  5. 5 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 13 works
  6. 6 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  7. 7 Science and Education Research Education 8 works
  8. 8 Gender, Sexuality, and Education Gender Studies 8 works
  9. 9 Social and Political Issues Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  10. 10 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 8 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 available81.2%not open18.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.3%domestic only83.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade La Salle's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% 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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