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Universidade Potiguar

In research, Universidade Potiguar stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,134 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#9,126 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,562 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Information Systems and Management and Decision Sciences — Information Systems and Management is 16.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,837
of 28,054 · #21,782 all time
Rank in Brazil
#429
of 714
Research works
1.9k
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.1k
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Universidade Potiguar 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 #10,134 of 11,982 2.7%239 #10025
Social SciencesDomain #9,126 of 10,521 6.3%170 #8787
MedicineField #9,562 of 10,443 2.6%173 #14592
Social SciencesField #5,845 of 6,365 6.8%102 #7801

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Potiguar 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#10,025 #10,134
  2. Social Sciences#8,787 #9,126
  3. Medicine#14,592 #9,562
  4. Social Sciences#7,801 #5,845
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 Potiguar specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Information Systems and Management takes 16.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 23.6 works16×
  2. Decision SciencesField · 24.7 works5.1×
← 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: 0.54× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.08× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 2.56× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.18× its world share, 56 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.78× its world share, 173 worksMedicineNursing: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.06× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.06× its world share, 25 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 102 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Potiguar?

Ranked on the composite score, Laís Karla da Silva Barreto, Lydia Maria Pinto Brito and Rodrigo Marcel Valentim da Silva lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Potiguar.

  1. 1 Laís Karla da Silva Barreto Brazil · #438,837 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Lydia Maria Pinto Brito Brazil · #571,439 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Rodrigo Marcel Valentim da Silva Brazil · #683,554 worldwide 10 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Amália Cínthia Meneses do Rêgo Brazil · #719,859 worldwide 4 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Rodrigo José Guerra Leone Brazil · #813,322 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Carlos Enrique Jerônimo Brazil · #938,438 worldwide 5 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Patrí­cia Froes Meyer Brazil · #1,195,724 worldwide 10 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Marco Antônio Botelho Brazil · #1,452,113 worldwide 25 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Potiguar

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Potiguar?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Qualitative Research, Healthcare, Marketing Strategies, Organizational Management and Research Methods.

▲ 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. Epidemiology66▲ 3.3×92 topics
  2. Public Health49▲ 6.6×22 topics
  3. Quality of Life36▲ 5.0×33 topics
  4. Qualitative Research31▲ 7.1×7 topics
  5. Healthcare30▲ 5.3×10 topics
  6. Educational Technology26▲ 4.3×7 topics
  7. Marketing Strategies24▲ 47×2 topics
  8. Treatment24▲ 3.9×35 topics
  9. Organizational Management23▲ 70×1 topic
  10. Research Methods23▲ 28×1 topic
  11. Healthcare Access22▲ 16×5 topics
  12. Health Policy22▲ 28×4 topics
  13. Social Determinants22▲ 20×5 topics
  14. Mental Health21▲ 2.9×19 topics
  15. Information Technology17▲ 7.0×4 topics
  16. Knowledge Management17▲ 6.1×4 topics
  17. Drug Resistance17▲ 12×7 topics
  18. Internet of Things16▲ 3.8×3 topics
  19. Digital Innovation16▲ 54×1 topic
  20. Smart Library16▲ 79×1 topic
  21. Infection Control16▲ 37×3 topics
  22. Public Policy15▲ 6.1×8 topics
  23. Patient Safety15▲ 20×3 topics
  24. Nursing15▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Healthcare Regulation14▲ 29×1 topic
  26. Medical Devices14▲ 112×1 topic
  27. Health13▲ 6.3×9 topics
  28. Inclusion12▲ 17×3 topics
  29. Legislation12▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Legal Philosophy12▲ 37×2 topics
  31. Legal Theory12▲ 34×2 topics
  32. Training12▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Constitutional Law12▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Distance Education12▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Public Administration12▲ 27×3 topics
  36. Research12▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Environmental Law12▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Healthcare Workers11▲ 9.2×4 topics
  39. Psychological Distress11▲ 8.9×4 topics
  40. Civil Rights11▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidade Potiguar publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business and Management Studies, Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic, Healthcare Regulation and Academic Research in Diverse Fields.

Business and Management Studies: 23 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 16 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation14Healthcare Regulation: 14 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…12Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 12 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 11 fractional worksOccupational Health and Burnout: 10 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence8Youth, Drugs, and Violence: 8 fractional worksMaternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 8 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil8Public Health in Brazil: 8 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 7 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementInformation SystemsHealth Information ManagementEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 23 works
  2. 2 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 16 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 14 works
  4. 4 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 12 works
  5. 5 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 11 works
  6. 6 Occupational Health and Burnout Occupational Therapy 10 works
  7. 7 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 8 works
  8. 8 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 8 works
  9. 9 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  10. 10 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 7 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 available75.1%not open24.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.1%domestic only86.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Potiguar's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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