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University Center Augusto Motta

In research, University Center Augusto Motta stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,630 of 9,902 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,047 of 9,585 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,169 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law is 11.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,443
of 22,385 · #6,294 all time
Rank in Brazil
#252
of 684
Research works
1.5k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
University Center Augusto Motta

What is University Center Augusto Motta known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #4,630 of 9,902 3.7%152 #5038
Social SciencesDomain #5,047 of 9,585 6.4%147 #5680
Physical SciencesDomain #6,169 of 10,670 3.7%99 #9515
MedicineField #5,094 of 8,541 3.6%115 #5008
Social SciencesField #3,765 of 5,988 5.4%99 #4100

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#5,038 #4,630
  2. Social Sciences#5,680 #5,047
  3. Physical Sciences#9,515 #6,169
  4. Medicine#5,008 #5,094
  5. Social Sciences#4,100 #3,765
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does University Center Augusto Motta work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research at University Center Augusto Motta is in Health Sciences, 34% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (28%), Social Sciences (23%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 165 fractional works · 36.4% of its workMedicine: 126 fractional works · 27.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 14 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 37 fractional works · 8.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 14 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 156 fractional works · 34.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 106 fractional works · 23.4% of its workEducation: 45 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 24 fractional works · 5.2% of its workDemography: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrban Studies: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 15 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 15 fractional works · 3.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 13 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 103 fractional works · 22.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 48 fractional works · 10.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 31 fractional works · 6.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 39 fractional works · 8.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 15 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 11 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 30 fractional works · 6.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 3.9% of its workForestry: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSoil Science: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversity CenterAugusto Motta454fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences34%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine12627.8%
    2. Health Professions378.1%
    3. Dentistry20.4%
    4. Nursing10.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Social Sciences10623.4%
    2. Psychology153.3%
    3. Decision Sciences153.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities92.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting81.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.6%
    1. Environmental Science4810.6%
    2. Engineering398.6%
    3. Computer Science132.8%
    4. Materials Science10.3%
    5. Energy10.2%
    6. Chemistry00.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences183.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology61.2%
    3. Neuroscience51.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does University Center Augusto Motta specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law takes 11.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 31.2 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: 0.82× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.13× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.07× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.45× its world share, 126 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.71× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.38× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 106 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences3.38×15 works
  2. Health Professions3.07×37 works
  3. Environmental Science2.13×48 works
  4. Social Sciences1.85×106 works
  5. Medicine1.45×126 works
  6. Psychology1.09×15 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.82×18 works
  8. Dentistry0.73×2 works
  9. Neuroscience0.71×5 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.71×9 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.58×8 works
  12. Engineering0.57×39 works
  13. Computer Science0.36×13 works
  14. Veterinary0.36×0 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.27×3 works
  16. Energy0.24×1 works
  17. Nursing0.24×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.23×6 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.21×1 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.21×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.08×1 works
  22. Chemistry0.05×0 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at University Center Augusto Motta?

Ranked on the quality score, André Luís Azevedo Guedes, Jessica Fernandez and Ney Meziat‐Filho lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Center Augusto Motta.

  1. 1 André Luís Azevedo Guedes Brazil · #1,115,227 worldwide 731 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Jessica Fernandez Brazil · #2,401,477 worldwide 361 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Ney Meziat‐Filho Brazil · #2,658,782 worldwide 1.4k citations · 106 works
  4. 4 Érika C. Rodrigues Brazil · #3,625,151 worldwide 1.9k citations · 94 works
  5. 5 Cleide Gonçalo Rufino Brazil · #3,693,339 worldwide 39 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Letícia Amaral Corrêa Brazil · #3,844,801 worldwide 474 citations · 62 works
  7. 7 Patrícia Bilotta Brazil · #3,899,416 worldwide 309 citations · 72 works
  8. 8 Flávia da Silva Brazil · #3,968,716 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Igor Charlles Siqueira Leite Brazil · #4,008,748 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Rodrigo Otávio Lopes de Souza Brazil · #4,061,117 worldwide 307 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at University Center Augusto Motta

What are the most cited papers from University Center Augusto Motta?

The most cited paper from University Center Augusto Motta is "Post-mastectomy pain syndrome: Incidence and risks" (Erica Alves Nogueira Fabro, Anke K. Bergmann, Blenda do Amaral e Silva et al., 2012), with 177 citations. Next come "Nomograms for Predicting the Risk of Arm Lymphedema after Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer" (157) and "Functional Expansion of Sensorimotor Representation and Structural Reorganization of Callosal Connections in Lower Limb Amputees" (133).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Post-mastectomy pain syndrome: Incidence and risks Erica Alves Nogueira Fabro, Anke K. Bergmann, Blenda do Amaral e Silva et al. · The Breast Open access 27 Feb 2012 177
2 Nomograms for Predicting the Risk of Arm Lymphedema after Axillary Dissection in Breast Cancer José Luiz Barbosa Bevilacqua, Michael W. Kattan, Changhong Yu et al. · Annals of Surgical Oncology 6 Mar 2012 157
3 Functional Expansion of Sensorimotor Representation and Structural Reorganization of Callosal Connections in Lower Limb Amputees Elington Lannes Simões, Ivanei Edson Bramati, Érika C. Rodrigues et al. · Journal of Neuroscience Open access 29 Feb 2012 133
4 Text neck and neck pain in 18–21-year-old young adults Gerson Moreira Damasceno, Arthur de Sá Ferreira, Leandro Alberto Calazans Nogueira et al. · European Spine Journal 6 Jan 2018 125
5 Structural and functional brain rewiring clarifies preserved interhemispheric transfer in humans born without the corpus callosum Fernanda Freire Tovar-Moll, Myriam Monteiro, Juliana Braga de Salles Andrade et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 12 May 2014 117
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at University Center Augusto Motta?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Public Policy, Qualitative Research, Healthcare, Waste Management, Epidemiology, Environmental Education 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-now 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. Sustainability49▲ 4.4×22 topics
  2. Epidemiology43▲ 2.4×45 topics
  3. Public Policy35▲ 16×8 topics
  4. Healthcare30▲ 5.7×9 topics
  5. Quality of Life28▲ 4.2×28 topics
  6. Qualitative Research28▲ 7.2×6 topics
  7. Renewable Energy28▲ 4.2×8 topics
  8. Sustainable Development27▲ 3.8×13 topics
  9. Public Health26▲ 3.9×15 topics
  10. Waste Management25▲ 14×4 topics
  11. Online Learning23▲ 6.1×4 topics
  12. Environmental Education23▲ 33×4 topics
  13. Biodiversity22▲ 6.5×4 topics
  14. Educational Technology22▲ 4.1×4 topics
  15. Water Resources22▲ 20×3 topics
  16. Eco-friendly Practices21▲ 83×1 topic
  17. Social Participation21▲ 80×1 topic
  18. Legislation19▲ 27×3 topics
  19. Teacher Training18▲ 6.6×5 topics
  20. Training18▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Inclusion18▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Research17▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Distance Education17▲ 20×1 topic
  24. E-Learning17▲ 3.9×1 topic
  25. Treatment17▲ 3.1×16 topics
  26. Global Burden16▲ 6.3×5 topics
  27. Healthcare Access15▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Clinical Trials14▲ 4.5×7 topics
  29. Psychological Factors14▲ 15×5 topics
  30. Chronic Pain14▲ 14×4 topics
  31. Data Analysis13▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Organizational Management13▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Research Methods13▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Social Inequality12▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Low Back Pain12▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Musculoskeletal Disorders11▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Health Policy11▲ 16×6 topics
  38. Disability10▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Health Status Questionnaires10▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Measurement Properties10▲ 31×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: 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 …13Business and Management Studies: 13 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…10Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 10 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 10 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 7 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…7Education Pedagogy and Practices: 7 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence: 6 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 6 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 6 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 10 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 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 6 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is University Center Augusto Motta as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0022% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%University Center Augusto Motta0.0015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of University Center Augusto Motta over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025University Center Augusto Motta6.6% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.7% in 2020.

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