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Universidade Vale do Rio Doce

In research, Universidade Vale do Rio Doce stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,483 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,391 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,411
of 28,054 · #33,058 all time
Rank in Brazil
#625
of 714
Research works
590
▲ 108% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is Universidade Vale do Rio Doce 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 #11,483 of 11,982 1.5%65 #19221
Social SciencesDomain #10,391 of 10,521 3.5%77 #16247

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Vale do Rio Doce 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: 0.78× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.65× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 2.92× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.04× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.20× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.64× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.39× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 56 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Vale do Rio Doce?

Ranked on the composite score, Maria Celeste Reis Fernandes de Souza, Carlos Alberto Dias and Suely Maria Rodrigues lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Vale do Rio Doce.

  1. 1 Maria Celeste Reis Fernandes de Souza Brazil · #285,251 worldwide 18 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Carlos Alberto Dias Brazil · #378,745 worldwide 14 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Suely Maria Rodrigues Brazil · #530,177 worldwide 15 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 M. Vilariño Brazil · #745,495 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Vale do Rio Doce

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Vale do Rio Doce?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Public Policy, Sustainable Development, Epidemiology, Waste Management, Healthcare Access, Teacher Training and Health Policy.

▲ 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. Public Health20▲ 7.6×18 topics
  2. Public Policy18▲ 20×9 topics
  3. Epidemiology18▲ 2.5×53 topics
  4. Sustainability14▲ 3.2×8 topics
  5. Sustainable Development14▲ 5.0×11 topics
  6. Globalization13▲ 3.6×13 topics
  7. Quality of Life11▲ 4.1×21 topics
  8. Waste Management10▲ 14×2 topics
  9. Healthcare Access10▲ 19×4 topics
  10. Health Policy10▲ 34×4 topics
  11. Teacher Training10▲ 8.6×4 topics
  12. Qualitative Research10▲ 6.1×5 topics
  13. Renewable Energy9▲ 3.4×4 topics
  14. Treatment9▲ 4.0×20 topics
  15. Biodiversity9▲ 6.5×5 topics
  16. Environmental Education9▲ 32×2 topics
  17. Mental Health8▲ 3.2×10 topics
  18. Social Participation8▲ 71×1 topic
  19. Water Resources8▲ 19×1 topic
  20. Risk Factors8▲ 4.0×13 topics
  21. Social Determinants8▲ 20×5 topics
  22. Prevalence7▲ 9.4×8 topics
  23. Brazil7▲ 38×5 topics
  24. Social Inequality7▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Chronic Diseases7▲ 14×5 topics
  26. Cultural Identity6▲ 6.8×6 topics
  27. Primary Care6▲ 9.3×5 topics
  28. Social Movements6▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Health6▲ 8.2×5 topics
  30. Curriculum Development6▲ 4.6×2 topics
  31. Social Determinants of Health6▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Brazilian Health System6▲ 72×1 topic
  33. Community-Based Care6▲ 72×1 topic
  34. Agroecology5▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Educational Policies5▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Constitutional Law4▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Environmental Law4▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Legal Theory4▲ 33×2 topics
  39. Civil Rights4▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Judicial Activism4▲ 49×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidade Vale do Rio Doce publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Environmental Sustainability and Education, Health, Nursing, Elderly Care, Brazilian Legal Issues and Education Pedagogy and Practices.

Environmental Sustainabi…8Environmental Sustainability and Education: 8 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 6 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues4Brazilian Legal Issues: 4 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 4 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation: 3 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence: 3 fractional worksMaternal and Neonatal He…3Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 3 fractional worksRural and Ethnic Education: 3 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 3 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 2 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeneral Health ProfessionsLawEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 8 works
  2. 2 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 6 works
  3. 3 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 4 works
  4. 4 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 4 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 3 works
  6. 6 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 3 works
  7. 7 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 3 works
  8. 8 Rural and Ethnic Education Education 3 works
  9. 9 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 3 works
  10. 10 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 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 available81.8%not open18.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.0%domestic only87.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Vale do Rio Doce's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 108% 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.

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.