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Universidade Salvador

In research, Universidade Salvador stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,552 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,610 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,222 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies, Information Systems and Management and Health Information Management — Urban Studies is 9.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,725
of 28,054 · #14,710 all time
Rank in Brazil
#182
of 714
Research works
2.9k
▲ 99% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
81%
world 28%

What is Universidade Salvador 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 #4,552 of 10,521 4.6%440 #6892
Health SciencesDomain #5,610 of 11,982 5.5%289 #6918
MedicineField #7,222 of 10,443 5.3%200 #11987
Social SciencesField #4,776 of 6,365 4.0%321 #6304
Health ProfessionsField #1,638 of 1,928 6.0%80 #2516
Physical SciencesDomain #11,110 of 12,888 4.9%158 #12326
EducationSubfield #1,659 of 1,892 5.1%122 #2372
Life SciencesDomain #6,968 of 7,800 5.0%83 #11999
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,459 of 2,578 3.5%91 #3592

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Salvador 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#6,892 #4,552
  2. Health Sciences#6,918 #5,610
  3. Medicine#11,987 #7,222
  4. Social Sciences#6,304 #4,776
  5. Health Professions#2,516 #1,638
  6. Physical Sciences#12,326 #11,110
  7. Education#2,372 #1,659
  8. Life Sciences#11,999 #6,968
  9. Sociology and Political Science#3,592 #2,459
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 Salvador specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 25.5 works9.5×
  2. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 24.2 works8.7×
  3. Health Information ManagementSubfield · 21.1 works8.5×
  4. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 35.6 works6.3×
  5. EducationSubfield · 121.6 works4.1×
← 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: 1.04× its world share, 48 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 48 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 59 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.13× its world share, 80 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 200 worksMedicineNursing: 1.00× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.59× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.79× its world share, 26 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.62× its world share, 321 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Salvador?

Ranked on the composite score, Rômulo de Andrade Moreira, Edivaldo M. Boaventura and Joberto S. B. Martins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Salvador.

  1. 1 Rômulo de Andrade Moreira Brazil · #371,200 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Edivaldo M. Boaventura Brazil · #743,508 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Joberto S. B. Martins Brazil · #1,014,540 worldwide 48 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Paulo N. M. Sampaio Brazil · #1,083,757 worldwide 17 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Viviane Amaral Toledo Coelho Brazil · #1,175,332 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Glauco de Figueiredo Carneiro Brazil · #1,233,844 worldwide 18 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Carolina de Andrade Spínola Brazil · #1,423,241 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Paulo Caetano da Silva Brazil · #1,446,573 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Ana Maria Joana Carolina Couto Gonçalves da Silva Brazil · #1,449,597 worldwide 0 citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Jefferson Petto Brazil · #1,526,953 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Salvador

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Salvador?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Qualitative Research, Public Policy, Public Health, Educational Technology, Healthcare Access, Social Inequality and Curriculum Development.

▲ 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 Training86▲ 14×15 topics
  2. Epidemiology82▲ 2.1×98 topics
  3. Public Health71▲ 5.0×32 topics
  4. Qualitative Research69▲ 8.2×11 topics
  5. Educational Technology65▲ 5.7×13 topics
  6. Sustainability64▲ 2.7×31 topics
  7. Public Policy63▲ 13×11 topics
  8. Healthcare Access55▲ 20×5 topics
  9. Healthcare54▲ 4.9×17 topics
  10. Globalization54▲ 2.8×51 topics
  11. Social Inequality52▲ 20×9 topics
  12. Curriculum Development52▲ 7.6×4 topics
  13. Quality of Life48▲ 3.5×42 topics
  14. Online Learning45▲ 5.5×6 topics
  15. Social Determinants41▲ 20×6 topics
  16. Health Policy38▲ 25×4 topics
  17. Social Movements36▲ 12×11 topics
  18. Inclusive Education34▲ 10.0×10 topics
  19. Pedagogical Practices33▲ 37×2 topics
  20. Distance Learning32▲ 9.8×4 topics
  21. Educational Policies31▲ 28×3 topics
  22. Educational Reform31▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Critical Pedagogy31▲ 37×1 topic
  24. Agroecology29▲ 21×5 topics
  25. Drug Resistance28▲ 10×8 topics
  26. Digital Innovation25▲ 43×2 topics
  27. Brazil24▲ 26×5 topics
  28. Judicialization24▲ 86×1 topic
  29. Medication24▲ 86×1 topic
  30. Research Networks24▲ 59×1 topic
  31. Smart Library24▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Training24▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Inclusion23▲ 17×4 topics
  34. Patient Safety23▲ 16×6 topics
  35. Innovation Management23▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Data Analysis23▲ 8.6×5 topics
  37. Legislation23▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Infection Control23▲ 28×3 topics
  39. Quantitative Research23▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Research Methods23▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidade Salvador publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education Pedagogy and Practices, Public Health in Brazil, Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic and Business and Management Studies.

Education Pedagogy and P…31Education Pedagogy and Practices: 31 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil24Public Health in Brazil: 24 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 24 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 22 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 22 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation: 21 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 20 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…19Education and Digital Technologies: 19 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 17 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 16 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceInformation SystemsInformation Systems and Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 31 works
  2. 2 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 24 works
  3. 3 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 24 works
  4. 4 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 22 works
  5. 5 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 22 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 21 works
  7. 7 Science and Education Research Education 20 works
  8. 8 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  9. 9 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 17 works
  10. 10 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 16 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 available80.8%not open19.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.4%domestic only83.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Salvador's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 99% 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.

Other research institutions in Salvador

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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.