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Universidade Paranaense

In research, Universidade Paranaense stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,328 of 11,982 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,017 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,991 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law and Dentistry — Law is 12.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,173
of 28,054 · #21,695 all time
Rank in Brazil
#294
of 714
Research works
2.9k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
84%
world 28%

What is Universidade Paranaense 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,328 of 11,982 2.2%240 #13314
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,017 of 3,409 4.4%85 #2952
Life SciencesDomain #6,991 of 7,800 3.7%135 #9639
Physical SciencesDomain #11,743 of 12,888 3.6%64 #19620
MedicineField #9,561 of 10,443 2.7%129 #14539
Social SciencesDomain #9,658 of 10,521 2.3%220 #12117
Social SciencesField #5,891 of 6,365 2.8%171 #7449
Health ProfessionsField #1,824 of 1,928 2.5%74 #3444

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Paranaense 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. Health Sciences#13,314 #9,328
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,952 #3,017
  3. Life Sciences#9,639 #6,991
  4. Physical Sciences#19,620 #11,743
  5. Medicine#14,539 #9,561
  6. Social Sciences#12,117 #9,658
  7. Social Sciences#7,449 #5,891
  8. Health Professions#3,444 #1,824
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 Paranaense specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 12.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 47.9 works12×
  2. DentistryField · 27.7 works8.7×
← 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: 2.72× its world share, 85 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.49× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.29× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 8.65× its world share, 28 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.25× its world share, 74 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.02× its world share, 129 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.45× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 171 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Paranaense?

Ranked on the composite score, Odair Alberton, Rosa Moura and Jussara Suzi Assis Borges Nasser Ferreira lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Paranaense.

  1. 1 Odair Alberton Brazil · #290,166 worldwide 152 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Rosa Moura Brazil · #404,000 worldwide 5 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Jussara Suzi Assis Borges Nasser Ferreira Brazil · #542,148 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Celso Hiroshi Iocohama Brazil · #668,515 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Adalgiza Pinto Neto Brazil · #767,060 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Kelly Cristina Ribeiro Marques Cardoso Brazil · #847,860 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Emerson Luiz Botelho Lourenço Brazil · #950,176 worldwide 49 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Zilda Cristiani Gazim Brazil · #1,009,861 worldwide 64 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Ricardo de Melo Germano Brazil · #1,045,634 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Daniela de Cássia Faglioni Boleta-Ceranto Brazil · #1,048,107 worldwide 4 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Paranaense

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Paranaense?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Quality of Life, Social Determinants, Legal Theory, Legal Philosophy, Social Justice, Constitutional Law and Healthcare Access.

▲ 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. Public Health61▲ 6.3×25 topics
  2. Epidemiology60▲ 2.3×80 topics
  3. Quality of Life49▲ 5.2×38 topics
  4. Human Rights41▲ 6.0×9 topics
  5. Social Determinants40▲ 28×5 topics
  6. Legal Theory39▲ 84×3 topics
  7. Legal Philosophy38▲ 88×2 topics
  8. Social Justice38▲ 9.8×4 topics
  9. Constitutional Law38▲ 42×3 topics
  10. Healthcare Access37▲ 20×6 topics
  11. Environmental Law37▲ 28×2 topics
  12. Civil Rights37▲ 80×1 topic
  13. Judicial Activism37▲ 121×1 topic
  14. Healthcare32▲ 4.3×12 topics
  15. Mental Health30▲ 3.1×23 topics
  16. Health Policy28▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Antioxidant Activity26▲ 6.2×20 topics
  18. Educational Technology26▲ 3.2×8 topics
  19. Qualitative Research24▲ 4.2×9 topics
  20. Medicinal Plants24▲ 8.9×12 topics
  21. Online Learning20▲ 3.7×5 topics
  22. Infection Control20▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Teacher Training19▲ 4.7×9 topics
  24. Drug Resistance19▲ 10×8 topics
  25. Public Policy18▲ 5.7×12 topics
  26. Knowledge Management17▲ 4.8×5 topics
  27. Primary Care17▲ 7.0×5 topics
  28. Equity17▲ 63×2 topics
  29. Information Technology17▲ 5.4×4 topics
  30. Patient Safety17▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Digital Innovation17▲ 43×1 topic
  32. Smart Library17▲ 62×1 topic
  33. Healthcare Regulation17▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Medical Devices17▲ 99×1 topic
  35. Chronic Diseases16▲ 9.6×6 topics
  36. Judicialization16▲ 84×1 topic
  37. Medication16▲ 84×1 topic
  38. Nursing15▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Legislation14▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Brazil13▲ 20×5 topics

Which research topics does Universidade Paranaense publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Brazilian Legal Issues, Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic, Healthcare Regulation and Public Health in Brazil.

Brazilian Legal Issues37Brazilian Legal Issues: 37 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 17 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation17Healthcare Regulation: 17 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil16Public Health in Brazil: 16 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 13 fractional worksMaternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 12 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly…11Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 11 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 10 fractional worksPhytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications: 10 fractional worksPsychology and Mental Health: 10 fractional works
LawInformation SystemsHealth Information ManagementSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 37 works
  2. 2 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 17 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 17 works
  4. 4 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  5. 5 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 13 works
  6. 6 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 12 works
  7. 7 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 11 works
  8. 8 Science and Education Research Education 10 works
  9. 9 Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications Plant Science 10 works
  10. 10 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 10 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 available83.5%not open16.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Paranaense's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.