Universidade Regional de Blumenau
In research, Universidade Regional de Blumenau stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,896 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,433 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,172 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. 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 18.4× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #2,363 of 22,385 · #3,529 all time
- Rank in Brazil
- #57 of 684
- Research works
- 5.1k ▼ 16% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 26k 5.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 7.3% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.96× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 73% world 40%
- International
- 8% world 18%
What is Universidade Regional de Blumenau known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #1,896 of 9,585 | 7.9% | 624 | #2067 | |
| Social SciencesField | #1,433 of 5,988 | 8.4% | 368 | #1672 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #3,172 of 10,670 | 8.1% | 207 | #3736 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #3,758 of 9,902 | 3.5% | 136 | #7475 | |
| EducationSubfield | #841 of 1,930 | 10.1% | 129 | #1145 | |
| Information Systems and ManagementSubfield | #44 of 96 | 13.4% | 61 | #84 | |
| MedicineField | #3,957 of 8,541 | 2.8% | 91 | #7195 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #1,261 of 2,526 | 6.1% | 111 | #1754 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #3,207 of 6,403 | 5.3% | 87 | #4655 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #2,014 of 3,334 | 7.6% | 100 | #2242 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Regional de Blumenau 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#2,067 #1,896
- Social Sciences#1,672 #1,433
- Physical Sciences#3,736 #3,172
- Health Sciences#7,475 #3,758
- Education#1,145 #841
- Information Systems and Management#84 #44
- Medicine#7,195 #3,957
- Sociology and Political Science#1,754 #1,261
- Life Sciences#4,655 #3,207
- Environmental Science#2,242 #2,014
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Universidade Regional de Blumenau work in?
In 2022-now, 58% of research at Universidade Regional de Blumenau is in Social Sciences, 20% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (34%), Medicine (10%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences67757.6%
- Social Sciences40034.0%
- Business, Management and Accounting1048.8%
- Decision Sciences685.8%
- Arts and Humanities544.6%
- Psychology282.4%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance231.9%
- Physical Sciences23219.8%
- Environmental Science1089.2%
- Engineering584.9%
- Computer Science282.4%
- Materials Science131.1%
- Chemistry90.8%
- Energy50.4%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences40.3%
- Mathematics30.3%
- Physics and Astronomy30.2%
- Chemical Engineering10.1%
- Health Sciences16714.2%
- Medicine1149.7%
- Health Professions433.7%
- Dentistry50.4%
- Nursing30.3%
- Veterinary10.1%
- Life Sciences1008.5%
What does Universidade Regional de Blumenau specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Information Systems and Management takes 18.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 61.7 works18×
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 46.7 works6.8×
- Decision SciencesField · 67.8 works6.0×
- LawSubfield · 26.9 works3.9×
- EducationSubfield · 139.4 works3.9×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Decision Sciences5.97×68 works
- Business, Management and Accounting2.74×104 works
- Social Sciences2.69×400 works
- Environmental Science1.86×108 works
- Arts and Humanities1.60×54 works
- Health Professions1.40×43 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.21×67 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.90×23 works
- Dentistry0.81×5 works
- Psychology0.79×28 works
- Veterinary0.78×1 works
- Nursing0.59×3 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.55×2 works
- Medicine0.50×114 works
- Chemistry0.49×9 works
- Energy0.48×5 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.44×5 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.33×21 works
- Engineering0.33×58 works
- Materials Science0.33×13 works
- Computer Science0.31×28 works
- Mathematics0.23×3 works
- Neuroscience0.22×4 works
- Chemical Engineering0.21×1 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.20×4 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.10×3 works
- Decision Sciences 6.0×
- Business, Management and Accounting 2.7×
- Social Sciences 2.7×
- Environmental Science 1.9×
- Arts and Humanities 1.6×
- Health Professions 1.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.9×
- Dentistry 0.8×
- Psychology 0.8×
- Veterinary 0.8×
- Nursing 0.6×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.6×
- Medicine 0.5×
- Chemistry 0.5×
- Energy 0.5×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.3×
- Engineering 0.3×
- Materials Science 0.3×
- Computer Science 0.3×
- Mathematics 0.2×
- Neuroscience 0.2×
- Chemical Engineering 0.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Universidade Regional de Blumenau?
Ranked on the quality score, Alexander Christian Vibrans, André Luís de Gasper and Betina Louise Angioletti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Regional de Blumenau.
- 1
Alexander Christian Vibrans
Brazil · #466,489 worldwide 8.4k citations · 177 works
- 2
André Luís de Gasper
Brazil · #494,540 worldwide 6k citations · 196 works
- 3
Betina Louise Angioletti
Brazil · #1,094,577 worldwide 452 citations · 37 works
- 4
Tuany Gabriela Hoffmann
Brazil · #1,096,878 worldwide 705 citations · 68 works
- 5
Sérgio Luiz Zimmermann
Brazil · #1,398,271 worldwide 2.2k citations · 22 works
- 6
Carolina Krebs de Souza
Brazil · #1,611,327 worldwide 1.3k citations · 124 works
- 7
Luiz Henrique Meyer
Brazil · #1,703,739 worldwide 1.6k citations · 79 works
- 8
Fábio Luis Perez
Brazil · #1,708,622 worldwide 383 citations · 18 works
- 9
Rafael Alberto Gonçalves
Brazil · #1,893,141 worldwide 16 citations · 45 works
- 10
Andreza Sartori
Brazil · #1,904,823 worldwide 650 citations · 39 works
Which keywords describe research at Universidade Regional de Blumenau?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Research, Teacher Training, Public Policy, Curriculum Development, Research Methods, Social Inequality, Online Learning and Innovation Management.
- Public Administration
- Environmental Law
- Social Participation
- Social Movements
- Science Education
- Waste Management
- Social Impact
- Media Education
- Biodiversity
- Public Health
- Educational Reform
- Pedagogical Practices
- Distance Learning
- Education
- Quantitative Research
- Innovation Management
- Research Methods
- Online Learning
- Sustainability
- Teacher Training
- Qualitative Research
- Public Policy
- Curriculum Development
- Educational Technology
- Social Inequality
- Organizational Management
- Globalization
- Sustainable Development
- Inclusive Education
- Educational Policies
- Critical Pedagogy
- Digital Literacy
- Social Network Analysis
- WebQuests
- Environmental Education
- Healthcare Access
- Water Resources
- Eco-friendly Practices
- Legal Theory
- Constitutional Law
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Qualitative Research128▲ 13×10 topics
- Teacher Training119▲ 16×10 topics
- Public Policy85▲ 15×17 topics
- Sustainability83▲ 2.9×52 topics
- Curriculum Development66▲ 8.4×3 topics
- Online Learning65▲ 6.7×4 topics
- Educational Technology64▲ 4.6×18 topics
- Research Methods61▲ 34×4 topics
- Social Inequality60▲ 19×7 topics
- Innovation Management60▲ 33×2 topics
- Organizational Management60▲ 85×1 topic
- Quantitative Research60▲ 40×1 topic
- Globalization58▲ 2.5×45 topics
- Education50▲ 2.5×41 topics
- Sustainable Development50▲ 2.7×29 topics
- Distance Learning48▲ 12×4 topics
- Inclusive Education47▲ 11×4 topics
- Pedagogical Practices47▲ 45×3 topics
- Educational Policies45▲ 36×2 topics
- Educational Reform45▲ 31×3 topics
- Critical Pedagogy44▲ 45×2 topics
- Public Health43▲ 2.5×24 topics
- Digital Literacy39▲ 5.8×3 topics
- Biodiversity38▲ 4.3×16 topics
- Social Network Analysis38▲ 27×2 topics
- Media Education38▲ 63×1 topic
- WebQuests38▲ 63×1 topic
- Social Impact31▲ 6.8×7 topics
- Environmental Education31▲ 17×5 topics
- Waste Management31▲ 6.5×7 topics
- Healthcare Access30▲ 9.5×6 topics
- Science Education30▲ 42×3 topics
- Water Resources28▲ 9.7×4 topics
- Social Movements27▲ 7.8×11 topics
- Eco-friendly Practices27▲ 40×1 topic
- Social Participation27▲ 39×1 topic
- Legal Theory26▲ 32×3 topics
- Environmental Law25▲ 10×5 topics
- Constitutional Law25▲ 16×6 topics
- Public Administration24▲ 25×3 topics
Which research topics does Universidade Regional de Blumenau publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Business and Management Studies, Education Pedagogy and Practices, Education and Digital Technologies and Environmental Sustainability and Education.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 60 works
- 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 44 works
- 3 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 38 works
- 4 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 27 works
- 5 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 24 works
- 6 Science and Education Research Education 22 works
- 7 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 20 works
- 8 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 18 works
- 9 Social and Economic Solidarity Sociology and Political Science 14 works
- 10 Rural and Ethnic Education Education 12 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Universidade Regional de Blumenau's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 16% lower than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Universidade Regional de Blumenau as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0046% in 2024.
Fractional works of Universidade Regional de Blumenau over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.4% in 2017.
Other research institutions in Blumenau
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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