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Universidade Santa Úrsula

In research, Universidade Santa Úrsula stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,785 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,616
of 28,054 · #36,621 all time
Rank in Brazil
#634
of 714
Research works
688
▲ 210% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Universidade Santa Úrsula 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 #9,785 of 10,521 3.6%87 #15124

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Santa Úrsula 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).

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: 1.28× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.37× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.47× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 12.54× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.22× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.01× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.83× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 12.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Santa Úrsula?

Ranked on the composite score, José L. Carvalho, Marcelo de Jesus Rodrigues da Nóbrega and Michel P. Valim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Santa Úrsula.

  1. 1 José L. Carvalho Brazil · #285,110 worldwide 83 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Marcelo de Jesus Rodrigues da Nóbrega Brazil · #1,027,265 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Michel P. Valim Brazil · #1,094,748 worldwide 30 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Herman Lent Brazil · #1,313,380 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Santa Úrsula

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Santa Úrsula?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Research, Public Policy, Identity, Social Justice, Quality of Life, Social Determinants, Teacher Training and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Qualitative Research14▲ 9.7×7 topics
  2. Epidemiology11▲ 1.67×30 topics
  3. Quality of Life10▲ 4.0×17 topics
  4. Education9▲ 3.2×17 topics
  5. Public Policy9▲ 11×10 topics
  6. Mental Health9▲ 3.6×10 topics
  7. Identity8▲ 6.9×9 topics
  8. Globalization8▲ 2.5×17 topics
  9. Social Justice8▲ 7.9×7 topics
  10. Human Rights7▲ 4.3×12 topics
  11. Social Determinants7▲ 19×5 topics
  12. Teacher Training7▲ 6.6×5 topics
  13. Biodiversity6▲ 5.2×12 topics
  14. Healthcare6▲ 3.5×7 topics
  15. Educational Technology6▲ 3.2×9 topics
  16. Environmental Law6▲ 17×5 topics
  17. Online Learning6▲ 4.0×3 topics
  18. Food Security5▲ 5.8×6 topics
  19. Conservation5▲ 7.3×6 topics
  20. Social Inequality5▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Brazil5▲ 31×5 topics
  22. Curriculum Development5▲ 4.4×4 topics
  23. Cultural Identity5▲ 5.5×6 topics
  24. Colonialism5▲ 6.0×9 topics
  25. Constitutional Law5▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Organizational Management5▲ 41×1 topic
  27. Research Methods5▲ 17×1 topic
  28. Legal Theory4▲ 38×2 topics
  29. Agroecology4▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Distance Learning4▲ 7.8×3 topics
  31. Legislation4▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Local Governance4▲ 38×2 topics
  33. Civil Rights4▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Critical Pedagogy4▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Judicial Activism4▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Public Administration4▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Educational Policy4▲ 9.4×2 topics
  38. Healthcare Access4▲ 8.6×4 topics
  39. Pedagogical Practices4▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Training4▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidade Santa Úrsula publish most on?

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

Business and Management …5Business and Management Studies: 5 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues4Brazilian Legal Issues: 4 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…4Education Pedagogy and Practices: 4 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…4Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 4 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 3 fractional worksOccupational Health and Burnout: 3 fractional worksPsychology and Mental He…2Psychology and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil: 2 fractional worksUrban and sociocultural dynamics: 2 fractional worksSocial and Economic Soli…2Social and Economic Solidarity: 2 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementLawEducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law4 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 5 works
  2. 2 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 4 works
  3. 3 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 4 works
  4. 4 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 4 works
  5. 5 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  6. 6 Occupational Health and Burnout Occupational Therapy 3 works
  7. 7 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Urban and sociocultural dynamics Urban Studies 2 works
  10. 10 Social and Economic Solidarity Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available62.9%not open37.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.5%domestic only86.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Santa Úrsula's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 210% 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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