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University Gama Filho

In research, University Gama Filho stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,468 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#4,256 of 14,558 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,548 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,705
of 22,385 · #5,588 all time
Rank in Brazil
#587
of 684
Research works
1.6k
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.6k
5.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
75%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
University Gama Filho

What is University Gama Filho 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,468 of 16,688 2.5%754
MedicineField #4,256 of 14,558 2.1%518
Social SciencesDomain #4,548 of 14,833 6.7%626
Social SciencesField #2,967 of 9,330 6.5%428
Life SciencesDomain #5,742 of 11,023 2.0%130
Health ProfessionsField #2,132 of 3,315 2.2%202
EducationSubfield #1,985 of 3,033 6.2%144
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,876 of 4,066 5.2%129
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield #353 of 470 1.2%130

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Gama Filho 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 fields of science does University Gama Filho work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at University Gama Filho is in Social Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (32%), Medicine (15%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 49 fractional works · 54.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 29 fractional works · 32.0% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 9.2% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 9.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 22 fractional works · 24.7% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 15.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 8.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 6.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 16.1% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversity GamaFilho90fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences55%

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. Social Sciences2932.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities99.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting44.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance33.3%
    5. Psychology33.2%
    6. Decision Sciences22.3%
    1. Medicine1415.1%
    2. Health Professions88.4%
    3. Dentistry10.8%
    4. Nursing00.4%
    1. Engineering44.8%
    2. Environmental Science44.1%
    3. Computer Science33.7%
    4. Materials Science22.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    6. Mathematics00.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    8. Energy00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.2%
    2. Neuroscience11.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.18× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.42× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.56× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.53× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.42×9 works
  2. Health Professions3.18×8 works
  3. Social Sciences2.53×29 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.39×2 works
  5. Dentistry1.69×1 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.56×3 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.25×4 works
  8. Psychology1.05×3 works
  9. Nursing0.88×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.83×4 works
  11. Medicine0.79×14 works
  12. Materials Science0.64×2 works
  13. Neuroscience0.63×1 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.61×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.47×3 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.45×2 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.40×0 works
  18. Engineering0.32×4 works
  19. Mathematics0.31×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.22×0 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.20×0 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.08×0 works
  23. Energy0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at University Gama Filho?

Ranked on the quality score, Cláudio Gil Soares de Araújo, C. G.S. Ara jo and Aroldo Rodrígues lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Gama Filho.

  1. 1 Cláudio Gil Soares de Araújo Brazil · #1,174,838 worldwide 5.9k citations · 220 works
  2. 2 C. G.S. Ara jo Brazil · #2,906,813 worldwide 181 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Aroldo Rodrígues Brazil · #3,559,479 worldwide 457 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Lia Selig Brazil · #3,576,994 worldwide 272 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Carla Werlang Coelho Brazil · #3,602,065 worldwide 350 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Marta Pereira Brazil · #3,648,821 worldwide 230 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 João Carlos de Oliveira Tórtora Brazil · #3,680,102 worldwide 206 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Eveline María Leal Assmar Brazil · #3,769,352 worldwide 641 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Roberto de Amorim Almeida Brazil · #3,954,029 worldwide 123 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 M Belo Brazil · #4,645,278 worldwide 504 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at University Gama Filho

What are the most cited papers from University Gama Filho?

The most cited paper from University Gama Filho is "ROLE CONFLICT, AMBIGUITY, AND OVERLOAD: A 21-NATION STUDY." (Mark F. Peterson, Peter B. Smith, Adebowale Akande et al., 1995), with 526 citations. Next come "Culture-Level Dimensions of Social Axioms and Their Correlates across 41 Cultures" (496) and "Neuroscience of Exercise: From Neurobiology Mechanisms to Mental Health" (313).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 ROLE CONFLICT, AMBIGUITY, AND OVERLOAD: A 21-NATION STUDY. Mark F. Peterson, Peter B. Smith, Adebowale Akande et al. · Academy of Management Journal Apr 1995 526
2 Culture-Level Dimensions of Social Axioms and Their Correlates across 41 Cultures Michael Harris Bond et al. · Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology Open access Sep 2004 496
3 Neuroscience of Exercise: From Neurobiology Mechanisms to Mental Health Eduardo Matta Mello Portugal, Thais Cevada, Renato Sobral Monteiro-Júnior et al. · Neuropsychobiology Open access 2013 313
4 Histological evaluation of the effectiveness of five instrumentation techniques for cleaning the apical third of root canals José Freitas Siqueira Jr, Marcos César Pimenta de Araújo, Paulo F. Garcia et al. · Journal of Endodontics Aug 1997 306
5 The Effects of Stretching on Strength Performance Ercole C. Rubini, Andr L L Costa, Paulo Sérgio Chagas Gomes · Sports Medicine 2007 303
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at University Gama Filho?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Teacher Training, Quality of Life, Healthcare Access, Public Policy, Qualitative Research, Globalization 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-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. Public Health9▲ 6.6×13 topics
  2. Quality of Life6▲ 4.9×16 topics
  3. Globalization6▲ 3.5×20 topics
  4. Teacher Training6▲ 11×9 topics
  5. Healthcare Access5▲ 20×5 topics
  6. Educational Technology5▲ 4.6×9 topics
  7. Qualitative Research5▲ 6.4×7 topics
  8. Sustainability5▲ 2.1×13 topics
  9. Public Policy4▲ 10×10 topics
  10. Health Policy4▲ 30×3 topics
  11. Online Learning4▲ 5.1×4 topics
  12. Healthcare3▲ 3.2×6 topics
  13. Social Justice3▲ 6.1×8 topics
  14. History3▲ 5.1×10 topics
  15. Inclusive Education3▲ 9.8×6 topics
  16. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 17×2 topics
  17. Chronic Diseases3▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Primary Care3▲ 9.3×3 topics
  19. Aging Population3▲ 37×2 topics
  20. Colonialism3▲ 7.0×6 topics
  21. Cultural Identity3▲ 6.6×8 topics
  22. Brazilian Health System3▲ 77×1 topic
  23. Community-Based Care3▲ 77×1 topic
  24. Cultural Studies3▲ 8.8×7 topics
  25. Social Inequality3▲ 12×4 topics
  26. Curriculum Development3▲ 4.5×3 topics
  27. Literature3▲ 5.6×8 topics
  28. Social Determinants3▲ 14×5 topics
  29. Physical Education2▲ 23×3 topics
  30. Pregnancy2▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Constitutional Law2▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Environmental Law2▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Health2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  34. Social Network Analysis2▲ 20×1 topic
  35. WebQuests2▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Legal Philosophy2▲ 36×2 topics
  37. Legal Theory2▲ 33×2 topics
  38. Training2▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Educational Policies2▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Pedagogical Practices2▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does University Gama Filho publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Health, Nursing, Elderly Care, Education and Digital Technologies, Brazilian Legal Issues and Education Pedagogy and Practices.

Health, Nursing, Elderly…3Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 3 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…2Education and Digital Technologies: 2 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues2Brazilian Legal Issues: 2 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…2Education Pedagogy and Practices: 2 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksPhysical Education and Gymnastics: 2 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…1Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 1 fractional worksThyroid Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Impact on Reproduction: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceLawEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 3 works
  2. 2 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 2 works
  4. 4 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 2 works
  5. 5 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 2 works
  6. 6 Physical Education and Gymnastics Education 2 works
  7. 7 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 1 works
  8. 8 Thyroid Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  9. 9 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction Obstetrics and Gynecology 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 available74.6%not open25.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has University Gama Filho's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is University Gama Filho as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00034% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%University Gama Filho0.00033% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of University Gama Filho 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.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2023University Gama Filho6.6% in 202320102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.1% in 2017.

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