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University of Vassouras

In research, University of Vassouras stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,728 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#7,248 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Professions (#1,544 of 1,928 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health Information Management, General Health Professions and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health — Health Information Management is 13.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,304
of 28,054 · #23,923 all time
Rank in Brazil
#266
of 714
Research works
2.3k
▲ 218% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
1.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
90%
world 28%

What is University of Vassouras 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 #6,728 of 11,982 1.4%669 #12816
MedicineField #7,248 of 10,443 1.1%492 #13426
Health ProfessionsField #1,544 of 1,928 2.3%161 #3460
Social SciencesDomain #8,896 of 10,521 2.4%268 #12993
Social SciencesField #5,520 of 6,365 3.0%183 #8533
Life SciencesDomain #6,908 of 7,800 1.3%86 #11602
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #828 of 916 2.6%90 #1964
EducationSubfield #1,822 of 1,892 3.6%90 #2901
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #809 of 828 1.4%82 #2066
Physical SciencesDomain #12,805 of 12,888 1.4%125 #21321

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Vassouras 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#12,816 #6,728
  2. Medicine#13,426 #7,248
  3. Health Professions#3,460 #1,544
  4. Social Sciences#12,993 #8,896
  5. Social Sciences#8,533 #5,520
  6. Life Sciences#11,602 #6,908
  7. General Health Professions#1,964 #828
  8. Education#2,901 #1,822
  9. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health#2,066 #809
  10. Physical Sciences#21,321 #12,805
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 of Vassouras specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health Information Management takes 13.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health Information ManagementSubfield · 40.3 works14×
  2. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 90.1 works5.7×
  3. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 82.1 works5.4×
← 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: 0.73× its world share, 40 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 57 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.28× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.33× its world share, 161 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.23× its world share, 492 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.05× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 48 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 183 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Vassouras?

Ranked on the composite score, Maria Cristina Almeida de Souza, Marilei de Melo Tavares and Paula Pitta de Resende Côrtes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Vassouras.

  1. 1 Maria Cristina Almeida de Souza Brazil · #386,983 worldwide 4 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Marilei de Melo Tavares Brazil · #544,038 worldwide 7 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Paula Pitta de Resende Côrtes Brazil · #666,242 worldwide 2 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Sebastião Jorge da Cunha Gonçalves Brazil · #768,833 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Cristiane de Souza Siqueira Pereira Brazil · #809,671 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Patrick de Abreu Cunha Lopes Brazil · #853,288 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Carlos Vitor de Alencar Carvalho Brazil · #937,778 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Bruno Cezário Costa Reis Brazil · #983,183 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Hélcio Serpa de Figueiredo Júnior Brazil · #1,050,619 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Sara Cristine Marques dos Santos Brazil · #1,324,361 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of Vassouras

Which keywords describe research at University of Vassouras?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Healthcare, Social Determinants, Educational Technology, Healthcare Access 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. Epidemiology147▲ 3.2×102 topics
  2. Public Health146▲ 8.7×28 topics
  3. Quality of Life111▲ 6.7×45 topics
  4. Healthcare98▲ 7.6×10 topics
  5. Educational Technology76▲ 5.6×8 topics
  6. Social Determinants73▲ 30×5 topics
  7. Healthcare Access64▲ 20×5 topics
  8. Treatment63▲ 4.5×36 topics
  9. Health Policy62▲ 34×5 topics
  10. Internet of Things55▲ 5.5×2 topics
  11. Knowledge Management54▲ 8.5×5 topics
  12. Information Technology53▲ 9.6×2 topics
  13. Leadership Styles53▲ 28×2 topics
  14. Digital Innovation53▲ 78×1 topic
  15. Smart Library53▲ 113×1 topic
  16. Risk Factors51▲ 4.0×27 topics
  17. Maternal Health47▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Drug Resistance47▲ 15×7 topics
  19. Mental Health47▲ 2.8×21 topics
  20. Qualitative Research43▲ 4.3×7 topics
  21. Online Learning43▲ 4.5×3 topics
  22. Infection Control40▲ 41×3 topics
  23. Patient Safety40▲ 24×3 topics
  24. Healthcare Regulation40▲ 35×2 topics
  25. Health Inequalities39▲ 29×2 topics
  26. Medical Devices39▲ 135×1 topic
  27. Nursing Care39▲ 135×1 topic
  28. Primary Care39▲ 9.0×5 topics
  29. Inclusion38▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Legislation38▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Training38▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Research37▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Educational Policy37▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Digital Business37▲ 62×1 topic
  35. Distance Education37▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Child Health36▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Prenatal Care36▲ 112×1 topic
  38. Prevalence36▲ 7.7×13 topics
  39. Health32▲ 7.0×11 topics
  40. Psychological Impact31▲ 8.3×8 topics

Which research topics does University of Vassouras publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic, Healthcare Regulation, Academic Research in Diverse Fields and Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare.

Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 53 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation: 39 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…37Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 37 fractional worksMaternal and Neonatal He…36Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 36 fractional worksWomen's cancer prevention and management: 23 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 21 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence21Youth, Drugs, and Violence: 21 fractional worksPsychology and Mental Health: 21 fractional worksMale Reproductive Health Studies: 17 fractional worksPalliative and Oncologic Care: 17 fractional works
Information SystemsHealth Information ManagementEducationGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 53 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 39 works
  3. 3 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 37 works
  4. 4 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 36 works
  5. 5 Women's cancer prevention and management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 23 works
  6. 6 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 21 works
  7. 7 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 21 works
  8. 8 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 21 works
  9. 9 Male Reproductive Health Studies General Health Professions 17 works
  10. 10 Palliative and Oncologic Care Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 17 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 available89.7%not open10.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Vassouras's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 218% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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.