Universidade Federal do Maranhao

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Short name

UFMA

Country, city

Brazil, São Luís

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Publications

6 886

Citations

78 690

h-index

Top-3 journals

Ciencia e Saude Coletiva (131 publications)

Cadernos de Saude Publica (108 publications)

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (87 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of São Paulo (989 publications)

Universidade Federal do Ceará (563 publications)

Universidade Estadual de Campinas (382 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Porto (97 publications)

University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (46 publications)

Central University of Punjab (38 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Found

Since 1978

Total publications

6886

Total citations

78690

Citations per publication

11.43

Average publications per year

143.46

Average authors per publication

7.64

h-index

Metrics description

h-index

A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
General Medicine	General Medicine, 794, 11.53% General Medicine 794 publications, 11.53%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 451, 6.55% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 451 publications, 6.55%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 313, 4.55% Infectious Diseases 313 publications, 4.55%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 269, 3.91% Parasitology 269 publications, 3.91%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 262, 3.8% Animal Science and Zoology 262 publications, 3.8%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 242, 3.51% Condensed Matter Physics 242 publications, 3.51%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 235, 3.41% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 235 publications, 3.41%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 226, 3.28% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 226 publications, 3.28%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 213, 3.09% Biochemistry 213 publications, 3.09%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 212, 3.08% General Materials Science 212 publications, 3.08%
Analytical Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry, 193, 2.8% Analytical Chemistry 193 publications, 2.8%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 185, 2.69% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 185 publications, 2.69%
General Dentistry	General Dentistry, 177, 2.57% General Dentistry 177 publications, 2.57%
General Veterinary	General Veterinary, 174, 2.53% General Veterinary 174 publications, 2.53%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 170, 2.47% General Chemistry 170 publications, 2.47%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 168, 2.44% Agronomy and Crop Science 168 publications, 2.44%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 153, 2.22% Multidisciplinary 153 publications, 2.22%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 144, 2.09% Computer Science Applications 144 publications, 2.09%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 144, 2.09% General Physics and Astronomy 144 publications, 2.09%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 143, 2.08% Microbiology (medical) 143 publications, 2.08%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 140, 2.03% Organic Chemistry 140 publications, 2.03%
Spectroscopy	Spectroscopy, 140, 2.03% Spectroscopy 140 publications, 2.03%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 136, 1.98% Health Policy 136 publications, 1.98%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 135, 1.96% Plant Science 135 publications, 1.96%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 132, 1.92% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 132 publications, 1.92%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 131, 1.9% Materials Chemistry 131 publications, 1.9%
Food Science	Food Science, 129, 1.87% Food Science 129 publications, 1.87%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 123, 1.79% General Chemical Engineering 123 publications, 1.79%
Surgery	Surgery, 123, 1.79% Surgery 123 publications, 1.79%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 120, 1.74% Molecular Biology 120 publications, 1.74%
	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800

Journals

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Ciencia e Saude Coletiva	Ciencia e Saude Coletiva, 131, 1.9% Ciencia e Saude Coletiva 131 publications, 1.9%
Cadernos de Saude Publica	Cadernos de Saude Publica, 108, 1.57% Cadernos de Saude Publica 108 publications, 1.57%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 87, 1.26% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 87 publications, 1.26%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 86, 1.25% Physical Review D 86 publications, 1.25%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 66, 0.96% PLoS ONE 66 publications, 0.96%
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 64, 0.93% Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 64 publications, 0.93%
Brazilian Journal of Biology	Brazilian Journal of Biology, 48, 0.7% Brazilian Journal of Biology 48 publications, 0.7%
Revista brasileira de enfermagem	Revista brasileira de enfermagem, 47, 0.68% Revista brasileira de enfermagem 47 publications, 0.68%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 47, 0.68% Scientific Reports 47 publications, 0.68%
Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia	Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, 44, 0.64% Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia 44 publications, 0.64%
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research	Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 43, 0.62% Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research 43 publications, 0.62%
Acta Cirurgica Brasileira	Acta Cirurgica Brasileira, 42, 0.61% Acta Cirurgica Brasileira 42 publications, 0.61%
Revista de Saude Publica	Revista de Saude Publica, 42, 0.61% Revista de Saude Publica 42 publications, 0.61%
Acta Amazonica	Acta Amazonica, 41, 0.6% Acta Amazonica 41 publications, 0.6%
European Physical Journal C	European Physical Journal C, 41, 0.6% European Physical Journal C 41 publications, 0.6%
Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira	Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira, 40, 0.58% Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira 40 publications, 0.58%
Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil	Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil, 39, 0.57% Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil 39 publications, 0.57%
International Endodontic Journal	International Endodontic Journal, 38, 0.55% International Endodontic Journal 38 publications, 0.55%
Journal of Medical Entomology	Journal of Medical Entomology, 29, 0.42% Journal of Medical Entomology 29 publications, 0.42%
Texto e Contexto Enfermagem	Texto e Contexto Enfermagem, 29, 0.42% Texto e Contexto Enfermagem 29 publications, 0.42%
Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery	Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery, 28, 0.41% Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery 28 publications, 0.41%
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry	Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 28, 0.41% Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 28 publications, 0.41%
Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy	Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 27, 0.39% Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 27 publications, 0.39%
Veterinary Parasitology	Veterinary Parasitology, 26, 0.38% Veterinary Parasitology 26 publications, 0.38%
Biota Neotropica	Biota Neotropica, 26, 0.38% Biota Neotropica 26 publications, 0.38%
Electroanalysis	Electroanalysis, 26, 0.38% Electroanalysis 26 publications, 0.38%
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria	Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria, 26, 0.38% Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria 26 publications, 0.38%
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias	Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 26, 0.38% Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias 26 publications, 0.38%
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP	Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 25, 0.36% Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP 25 publications, 0.36%
Molecules	Molecules, 24, 0.35% Molecules 24 publications, 0.35%
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Publishers

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Elsevier	Elsevier, 1356, 19.69% Elsevier 1356 publications, 19.69%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1166, 16.93% Springer Nature 1166 publications, 16.93%
SciELO	SciELO, 1078, 15.65% SciELO 1078 publications, 15.65%
Wiley	Wiley, 441, 6.4% Wiley 441 publications, 6.4%
MDPI	MDPI, 418, 6.07% MDPI 418 publications, 6.07%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 194, 2.82% Taylor & Francis 194 publications, 2.82%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 123, 1.79% American Physical Society (APS) 123 publications, 1.79%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 101, 1.47% Hindawi Limited 101 publications, 1.47%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 90, 1.31% Frontiers Media S.A. 90 publications, 1.31%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 82, 1.19% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 82 publications, 1.19%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 76, 1.1% Oxford University Press 76 publications, 1.1%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 68, 0.99% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 68 publications, 0.99%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 65, 0.94% American Chemical Society (ACS) 65 publications, 0.94%
	, 64, 0.93% 64 publications, 0.93%
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 64, 0.93% Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 64 publications, 0.93%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 60, 0.87% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 60 publications, 0.87%
	, 57, 0.83% 57 publications, 0.83%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 56, 0.81% IOP Publishing 56 publications, 0.81%
SAGE	SAGE, 55, 0.8% SAGE 55 publications, 0.8%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 55, 0.8% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 55 publications, 0.8%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG	Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 53, 0.77% Georg Thieme Verlag KG 53 publications, 0.77%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 52, 0.76% Cambridge University Press 52 publications, 0.76%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 40, 0.58% AIP Publishing 40 publications, 0.58%
Associacao Brasileira de Enfermagem	Associacao Brasileira de Enfermagem, 39, 0.57% Associacao Brasileira de Enfermagem 39 publications, 0.57%
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonica	Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonica, 39, 0.57% Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonica 39 publications, 0.57%
Secretaria de Vigilancia em Saude do Ministerio da Saude	Secretaria de Vigilancia em Saude do Ministerio da Saude, 39, 0.57% Secretaria de Vigilancia em Saude do Ministerio da Saude 39 publications, 0.57%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 37, 0.54% Magnolia Press 37 publications, 0.54%
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul	Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 32, 0.46% Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 32 publications, 0.46%
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina	Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 30, 0.44% Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 30 publications, 0.44%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 29, 0.42% World Scientific 29 publications, 0.42%
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With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 989, 14.36% University of São Paulo 989 publications, 14.36%
Universidade Federal do Ceará	Universidade Federal do Ceará, 563, 8.18% Universidade Federal do Ceará 563 publications, 8.18%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas	Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 382, 5.55% Universidade Estadual de Campinas 382 publications, 5.55%
Universidade Federal do Piauí	Universidade Federal do Piauí, 355, 5.16% Universidade Federal do Piauí 355 publications, 5.16%
Universidade Estadual do Maranhao	Universidade Estadual do Maranhao, 330, 4.79% Universidade Estadual do Maranhao 330 publications, 4.79%
Universidade Estadual Paulista	Universidade Estadual Paulista, 301, 4.37% Universidade Estadual Paulista 301 publications, 4.37%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro	Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 295, 4.28% Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 295 publications, 4.28%
Federal University of Pará	Federal University of Pará, 277, 4.02% Federal University of Pará 277 publications, 4.02%
Federal University of Paraiba	Federal University of Paraiba, 256, 3.72% Federal University of Paraiba 256 publications, 3.72%
Federal University of Minas Gerais	Federal University of Minas Gerais, 241, 3.5% Federal University of Minas Gerais 241 publications, 3.5%
Federal University of São Paulo	Federal University of São Paulo, 236, 3.43% Federal University of São Paulo 236 publications, 3.43%
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul	Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 207, 3.01% Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul 207 publications, 3.01%
Universidade de Brasília	Universidade de Brasília, 188, 2.73% Universidade de Brasília 188 publications, 2.73%
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte	Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, 184, 2.67% Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte 184 publications, 2.67%
Federal University of Santa Catarina	Federal University of Santa Catarina, 176, 2.56% Federal University of Santa Catarina 176 publications, 2.56%
Federal University of Parana	Federal University of Parana, 176, 2.56% Federal University of Parana 176 publications, 2.56%
Federal University of Pernambuco	Federal University of Pernambuco, 171, 2.48% Federal University of Pernambuco 171 publications, 2.48%
Federal University of São Carlos	Federal University of São Carlos, 166, 2.41% Federal University of São Carlos 166 publications, 2.41%
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro	Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 166, 2.41% Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro 166 publications, 2.41%
Federal University of Goiás	Federal University of Goiás, 145, 2.11% Federal University of Goiás 145 publications, 2.11%
Federal University of Bahia	Federal University of Bahia, 137, 1.99% Federal University of Bahia 137 publications, 1.99%
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro	Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, 129, 1.87% Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro 129 publications, 1.87%
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso	Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, 127, 1.84% Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso 127 publications, 1.84%
Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco	Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, 115, 1.67% Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco 115 publications, 1.67%
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo	Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 114, 1.66% Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo 114 publications, 1.66%
Federal University of Sergipe	Federal University of Sergipe, 109, 1.58% Federal University of Sergipe 109 publications, 1.58%
Universidade Federal Fluminense	Universidade Federal Fluminense, 108, 1.57% Universidade Federal Fluminense 108 publications, 1.57%
Universidade Federal de Viçosa	Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 100, 1.45% Universidade Federal de Viçosa 100 publications, 1.45%
University of Porto	University of Porto, 97, 1.41% University of Porto 97 publications, 1.41%
Federal University of Uberlândia	Federal University of Uberlândia, 90, 1.31% Federal University of Uberlândia 90 publications, 1.31%
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With foreign organizations

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
University of Porto	University of Porto, 97, 1.41% University of Porto 97 publications, 1.41%
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro	University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 46, 0.67% University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro 46 publications, 0.67%
Central University of Punjab	Central University of Punjab, 38, 0.55% Central University of Punjab 38 publications, 0.55%
Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto	Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto, 37, 0.54% Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto 37 publications, 0.54%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 27, 0.39% University of Toronto 27 publications, 0.39%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 27, 0.39% University of Florida 27 publications, 0.39%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 25, 0.36% University of British Columbia 25 publications, 0.36%
University of Aveiro	University of Aveiro, 25, 0.36% University of Aveiro 25 publications, 0.36%
Fernando Pessoa University	Fernando Pessoa University, 23, 0.33% Fernando Pessoa University 23 publications, 0.33%
University of Coimbra	University of Coimbra, 23, 0.33% University of Coimbra 23 publications, 0.33%
University of Lisbon	University of Lisbon, 22, 0.32% University of Lisbon 22 publications, 0.32%
Duke University	Duke University, 22, 0.32% Duke University 22 publications, 0.32%
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 21, 0.3% University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 21 publications, 0.3%
Aarhus University	Aarhus University, 20, 0.29% Aarhus University 20 publications, 0.29%
Duke-NUS Medical School	Duke-NUS Medical School, 20, 0.29% Duke-NUS Medical School 20 publications, 0.29%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 19, 0.28% University of Edinburgh 19 publications, 0.28%
Rede de Química e Tecnologia	Rede de Química e Tecnologia, 19, 0.28% Rede de Química e Tecnologia 19 publications, 0.28%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 18, 0.26% Harvard University 18 publications, 0.26%
University of Buenos Aires	University of Buenos Aires, 17, 0.25% University of Buenos Aires 17 publications, 0.25%
Nagoya University	Nagoya University, 16, 0.23% Nagoya University 16 publications, 0.23%
NOVA University Lisbon	NOVA University Lisbon, 16, 0.23% NOVA University Lisbon 16 publications, 0.23%
King's College London	King's College London, 15, 0.22% King's College London 15 publications, 0.22%
University of the Republic	University of the Republic, 15, 0.22% University of the Republic 15 publications, 0.22%
Włodzimierz Trzebiatowski Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences	Włodzimierz Trzebiatowski Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 15, 0.22% Włodzimierz Trzebiatowski Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences 15 publications, 0.22%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 14, 0.2% Imperial College London 14 publications, 0.2%
University of Exeter	University of Exeter, 14, 0.2% University of Exeter 14 publications, 0.2%
University of A Coruña	University of A Coruña, 14, 0.2% University of A Coruña 14 publications, 0.2%
University of Minho	University of Minho, 14, 0.2% University of Minho 14 publications, 0.2%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 13, 0.19% Sorbonne University 13 publications, 0.19%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 13, 0.19% University of Wisconsin–Madison 13 publications, 0.19%
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With other countries

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
USA	USA, 407, 5.91% USA 407 publications, 5.91%
Portugal	Portugal, 192, 2.79% Portugal 192 publications, 2.79%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 173, 2.51% United Kingdom 173 publications, 2.51%
Spain	Spain, 147, 2.13% Spain 147 publications, 2.13%
Canada	Canada, 133, 1.93% Canada 133 publications, 1.93%
Argentina	Argentina, 97, 1.41% Argentina 97 publications, 1.41%
France	France, 88, 1.28% France 88 publications, 1.28%
India	India, 75, 1.09% India 75 publications, 1.09%
Germany	Germany, 71, 1.03% Germany 71 publications, 1.03%
Chile	Chile, 68, 0.99% Chile 68 publications, 0.99%
China	China, 64, 0.93% China 64 publications, 0.93%
Australia	Australia, 57, 0.83% Australia 57 publications, 0.83%
Iran	Iran, 53, 0.77% Iran 53 publications, 0.77%
Italy	Italy, 47, 0.68% Italy 47 publications, 0.68%
Mexico	Mexico, 47, 0.68% Mexico 47 publications, 0.68%
Colombia	Colombia, 42, 0.61% Colombia 42 publications, 0.61%
Peru	Peru, 42, 0.61% Peru 42 publications, 0.61%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 37, 0.54% Netherlands 37 publications, 0.54%
Japan	Japan, 35, 0.51% Japan 35 publications, 0.51%
Denmark	Denmark, 33, 0.48% Denmark 33 publications, 0.48%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 33, 0.48% Pakistan 33 publications, 0.48%
Russia	Russia, 28, 0.41% Russia 28 publications, 0.41%
Turkey	Turkey, 27, 0.39% Turkey 27 publications, 0.39%
Poland	Poland, 26, 0.38% Poland 26 publications, 0.38%
Singapore	Singapore, 25, 0.36% Singapore 25 publications, 0.36%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 24, 0.35% Switzerland 24 publications, 0.35%
Ecuador	Ecuador, 24, 0.35% Ecuador 24 publications, 0.35%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 22, 0.32% Czech Republic 22 publications, 0.32%
Uruguay	Uruguay, 20, 0.29% Uruguay 20 publications, 0.29%
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