Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA)

Brazil

Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026

Profile

The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA) is listed.

Position by research output Share

Global Brazil
Overall 4364 78
Academic 2753 65

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global Brazil
Natural sciences 2801 56
Earth & environmental sciences 1815 56
Physical sciences 1303 38

Research

Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA) has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.

Overall research output

Count Share
Overall 4 0.96

Overall Count and Share for 'Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.

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Research outputs by subject area

Note: Natural sciences includes biological sciences, chemistry, Earth & environmental sciences and physical sciences.
Subject Count Share
Earth & environmental sciences 1 0.13
Physical sciences 3 0.83

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Leading research topics

In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.
Topics Count Share
Astronomical Sciences 3 0.83
Environmental Management 1 0.13

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Share output for the past 5 years

Subject area or journal group 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Overall 1 0 1 1 1
Natural sciences 1 0 1 1 0
Earth & environmental sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Physical sciences 1 0 1 0 0

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Collaboration

Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA).

International vs domestic collaboration by Share

Type Percentage
International (4 institutions) 27.9%
Domestic (5 institutions) 72.1%

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Top 5 domestic collaborators with Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Collaboration Score
Federal University of Ceará (UFC) 0.46 / 0.79 1.25
Universidade Regional do Carirí (URCA) 0.13 / 0.75 0.88
Ceará State University (UECE) 0.25 / 0.63 0.88
Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR) 0.25 / 0.25 0.50
Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology (IFET) 0.25 / 0.13 0.38

Top 5 international collaborators with Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Total Share
National University of San Marcos (UNMSM) 0.25 / 0.13 0.38
University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) 0.25 / 0.13 0.38
San Diego State University (SDSU) 0.25 / 0.13 0.38
Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN) 0.25 / 0.13 0.38

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