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Universidade Positivo

In research, Universidade Positivo stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,308 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,048 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,302 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 10.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,864
of 28,054 · #18,690 all time
Rank in Brazil
#374
of 714
Research works
2.2k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Universidade Positivo 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 #8,308 of 11,982 3.3%249 #6364
Social SciencesDomain #8,048 of 10,521 7.6%168 #9215
MedicineField #8,302 of 10,443 3.4%173 #9934
Social SciencesField #5,475 of 6,365 7.5%105 #7139
Physical SciencesDomain #12,742 of 12,888 2.5%68 #19363

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Positivo 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#6,364 #8,308
  2. Social Sciences#9,215 #8,048
  3. Medicine#9,934 #8,302
  4. Social Sciences#7,139 #5,475
  5. Physical Sciences#19,363 #12,742
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 Positivo specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 10.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 28.6 works11×
← 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: 0.74× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 10.91× its world share, 29 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.94× its world share, 42 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.66× its world share, 173 worksMedicineNursing: 1.26× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.74× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.28× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.89× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 105 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 10.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Positivo?

Ranked on the composite score, João Armando Brancher, Antonio Bueno García and Luciano Rossoni lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Positivo.

  1. 1 João Armando Brancher Brazil · #191,422 worldwide 45 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Antonio Bueno García Brazil · #470,196 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Luciano Rossoni Brazil · #706,121 worldwide 43 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Edson Ronaldo Guarido Filho Brazil · #841,131 worldwide 23 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Flares Baratto‐Filho Brazil · #859,626 worldwide 24 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Allan Fernando Giovanini Brazil · #889,690 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Carlos Augusto Moreira Neto Brazil · #1,000,414 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Leonardo Fernandes da Cunha Brazil · #1,025,342 worldwide 14 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Renato Nisihara Brazil · #1,058,773 worldwide 32 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Thaís Regina Mezzomo Brazil · #1,126,504 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Positivo

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Positivo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Public Health, Public Policy, Healthcare, Qualitative Research, Healthcare Access and Health 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. Epidemiology55▲ 2.6×92 topics
  2. Quality of Life34▲ 4.4×38 topics
  3. Public Health32▲ 4.1×25 topics
  4. Sustainability26▲ 1.99×33 topics
  5. Healthcare24▲ 4.0×13 topics
  6. Qualitative Research22▲ 4.7×12 topics
  7. Public Policy20▲ 7.5×13 topics
  8. Educational Technology19▲ 2.9×11 topics
  9. Risk Factors18▲ 3.1×25 topics
  10. Treatment17▲ 2.6×35 topics
  11. Health Policy16▲ 19×3 topics
  12. Healthcare Access16▲ 11×7 topics
  13. Social Determinants16▲ 14×5 topics
  14. Online Learning14▲ 3.1×4 topics
  15. Social Justice14▲ 4.3×9 topics
  16. Drug Resistance13▲ 8.5×7 topics
  17. Infection Control13▲ 28×2 topics
  18. Legal Theory12▲ 33×3 topics
  19. Data Analysis12▲ 8.3×4 topics
  20. Legal Philosophy12▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Civil Rights12▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Environmental Law12▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Marketing Strategies12▲ 22×3 topics
  24. Constitutional Law12▲ 16×1 topic
  25. Judicial Activism12▲ 47×1 topic
  26. Organizational Management12▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Research Methods12▲ 13×1 topic
  28. Inclusion12▲ 15×4 topics
  29. Training11▲ 9.7×5 topics
  30. Educational Policy11▲ 7.7×2 topics
  31. Legislation11▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Research10▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Digital Business10▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Distance Education10▲ 9.3×1 topic
  35. Patient Safety10▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Chronic Diseases10▲ 7.1×6 topics
  37. Healthcare Regulation10▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Medical Devices10▲ 70×1 topic
  39. Digital Innovation9▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Smart Library9▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidade Positivo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Brazilian Legal Issues, Business and Management Studies, Academic Research in Diverse Fields and Healthcare Regulation.

Brazilian Legal Issues12Brazilian Legal Issues: 12 fractional worksBusiness and Management …12Business and Management Studies: 12 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…10Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 10 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation10Healthcare Regulation: 10 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 9 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 7 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly…7Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 7 fractional worksMaternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 5 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil: 4 fractional worksEducation and Public Policy: 4 fractional works
LawInformation Systems and ManagementEducationHealth Information Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 12 works
  2. 2 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 12 works
  3. 3 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 10 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 10 works
  5. 5 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 9 works
  6. 6 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 7 works
  7. 7 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 7 works
  8. 8 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 5 works
  9. 9 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 4 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 available74.8%not open25.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Positivo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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