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University Center Augusto Motta

In research, University Center Augusto Motta stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,551 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#8,382 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,331 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law — Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law is 12.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,991
of 28,054 · #23,670 all time
Rank in Brazil
#344
of 714
Research works
1.5k
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is University Center Augusto Motta 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 #6,551 of 11,982 7.1%152 #9245
MedicineField #8,382 of 10,443 7.1%115 #9512
Social SciencesDomain #9,331 of 10,521 5.6%147 #13543
Social SciencesField #6,096 of 6,365 4.2%99 #8444
Physical SciencesDomain #12,833 of 12,888 2.6%99 #21195

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Center Augusto Motta 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. Health Sciences#9,245 #6,551
  2. Medicine#9,512 #8,382
  3. Social Sciences#13,543 #9,331
  4. Social Sciences#8,444 #6,096
  5. Physical Sciences#21,195 #12,833
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 University Center Augusto Motta specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law takes 12.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 30.6 works12×
← 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: 0.85× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.20× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.12× its world share, 35 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.40× its world share, 115 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.61× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 100 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University Center Augusto Motta?

Ranked on the composite score, Reis Friede, Maria Geralda de Miranda and Bruno Matos de Farias lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Center Augusto Motta.

  1. 1 Reis Friede Brazil · #391,993 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Maria Geralda de Miranda Brazil · #633,003 worldwide 1 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Bruno Matos de Farias Brazil · #673,030 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Kátia Eliane Santos Avelar Brazil · #681,554 worldwide 2 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Ney Meziat‐Filho Brazil · #720,417 worldwide 20 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Alex Souto Maior Brazil · #987,037 worldwide 21 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 José Teixeira de Seixas Filho Brazil · #1,028,889 worldwide 17 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Leandro Alberto Calazans Nogueira Brazil · #1,044,199 worldwide 36 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Fernando Silva Guimarães Brazil · #1,095,890 worldwide 23 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Sara Lúcia Silveira de Menezes Brazil · #1,142,014 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University Center Augusto Motta

Which keywords describe research at University Center Augusto Motta?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Public Policy, Qualitative Research, Healthcare, Waste Management, Environmental Education, Epidemiology and Water Resources.

▲ 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. Sustainability47▲ 4.6×22 topics
  2. Epidemiology40▲ 2.4×42 topics
  3. Public Policy33▲ 16×8 topics
  4. Healthcare28▲ 5.9×9 topics
  5. Quality of Life28▲ 4.5×28 topics
  6. Qualitative Research27▲ 7.3×5 topics
  7. Renewable Energy27▲ 4.4×8 topics
  8. Sustainable Development26▲ 3.8×12 topics
  9. Public Health25▲ 4.0×12 topics
  10. Waste Management24▲ 14×4 topics
  11. Environmental Education22▲ 35×4 topics
  12. Online Learning22▲ 6.2×3 topics
  13. Biodiversity22▲ 6.9×3 topics
  14. Educational Technology22▲ 4.3×4 topics
  15. Water Resources21▲ 21×3 topics
  16. Eco-friendly Practices21▲ 82×1 topic
  17. Social Participation21▲ 78×1 topic
  18. Legislation19▲ 26×3 topics
  19. Teacher Training18▲ 6.7×5 topics
  20. Training17▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Inclusion17▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Mental Health17▲ 2.7×19 topics
  23. Research17▲ 32×2 topics
  24. Treatment17▲ 3.2×14 topics
  25. Distance Education17▲ 19×1 topic
  26. E-Learning17▲ 3.9×1 topic
  27. Global Burden15▲ 6.5×5 topics
  28. Healthcare Access15▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Clinical Trials13▲ 4.6×7 topics
  30. Data Analysis13▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Organizational Management13▲ 46×1 topic
  32. Psychological Factors13▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Research Methods13▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Chronic Pain12▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Social Inequality12▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Low Back Pain12▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Health Policy10▲ 16×5 topics
  38. Musculoskeletal Disorders10▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Disability10▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Health Status Questionnaires10▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does University Center Augusto Motta publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Environmental Sustainability and Education, Academic Research in Diverse Fields, Business and Management Studies and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation.

Environmental Sustainabi…21Environmental Sustainability and Education: 21 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 17 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 13 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 10 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 9 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly…7Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 7 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 7 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence: 6 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 6 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 5 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawEducationInformation Systems and ManagementPharmacology4 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 21 works
  2. 2 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 17 works
  3. 3 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 13 works
  4. 4 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 10 works
  5. 5 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 9 works
  6. 6 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 7 works
  7. 7 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 7 works
  8. 8 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 6 works
  9. 9 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 works
  10. 10 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 5 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 available62.5%not open37.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Center Augusto Motta's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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