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Universidade Sénior Contemporânea

In research, Universidade Sénior Contemporânea stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,271 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,696
of 28,054 · #29,601 all time
Rank in Portugal
#154
of 187
Research works
299
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Universidade Sénior Contemporânea known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #15,271 of 16,945 7.5%162

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Sénior Contemporânea 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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.28× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.83× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 2.04× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.66× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.89× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Sénior Contemporânea?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Social Impact, Colonialism, Public Policy, Nationalism, History, Globalization and Social Movements.

▲ 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. Education9▲ 5.8×20 topics
  2. Globalization7▲ 3.8×21 topics
  3. Colonialism6▲ 14×9 topics
  4. Social Impact6▲ 16×4 topics
  5. Public Policy6▲ 13×10 topics
  6. Nationalism6▲ 13×7 topics
  7. Sustainability6▲ 2.5×13 topics
  8. History5▲ 8.0×10 topics
  9. Quality of Life5▲ 3.7×18 topics
  10. Social Movements5▲ 17×9 topics
  11. Identity4▲ 6.9×12 topics
  12. Gender4▲ 8.9×10 topics
  13. Historiography4▲ 38×6 topics
  14. Propaganda4▲ 89×3 topics
  15. Pedagogy4▲ 9.4×8 topics
  16. Brazilian Scientists4▲ 345×1 topic
  17. Science Funding4▲ 345×1 topic
  18. Cultural Heritage4▲ 7.5×8 topics
  19. Teacher Training4▲ 6.4×7 topics
  20. Cultural Studies3▲ 10×6 topics
  21. Qualitative Research3▲ 4.0×6 topics
  22. Social Support3▲ 5.9×11 topics
  23. Anthropology3▲ 30×4 topics
  24. Religion2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  25. Spain2▲ 71×3 topics
  26. Science Education2▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Social Change2▲ 21×5 topics
  28. Catholicism2▲ 64×2 topics
  29. Media Studies2▲ 35×3 topics
  30. Memory2▲ 9.9×6 topics
  31. Aging Population2▲ 26×4 topics
  32. Community Participation2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  33. Elderly Care2▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Francoist Regime2▲ 348×1 topic
  35. Spanish Civil War2▲ 149×1 topic
  36. Environmentalism2▲ 118×1 topic
  37. Experimental Methods2▲ 212×1 topic
  38. Neoliberalism2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  39. Social Inequality2▲ 8.2×6 topics
  40. Healthcare Methodologies2▲ 205×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidade Sénior Contemporânea publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Science and Science Education, Spanish History and Politics, Chemistry Education and Research and History, Culture, and Society.

Science and Science Educ…4Science and Science Education: 4 fractional worksSpanish History and Politics: 2 fractional worksChemistry Education and …2Chemistry Education and Research: 2 fractional worksHistory, Culture, and So…2History, Culture, and Society: 2 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 1 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…1Education Pedagogy and Practices: 1 fractional worksMedia, Journalism, and Communication History: 1 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 1 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsHistoryEducationSpeech and Hearing4 others

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

  1. 1 Science and Science Education Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  2. 2 Spanish History and Politics History 2 works
  3. 3 Chemistry Education and Research Education 2 works
  4. 4 History, Culture, and Society Speech and Hearing 2 works
  5. 5 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 2 works
  6. 6 African history and culture studies Anthropology 1 works
  7. 7 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 1 works
  8. 8 Media, Journalism, and Communication History History 1 works
  9. 9 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 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 available75.5%not open24.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.2%domestic only61.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Sénior Contemporânea's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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