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2026-08-23 · Research focus · Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul · Brazil

What drives Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul's research

Ask where Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 11,298 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 70 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies; Education and Digital Technologies; Brazilian Legal Issues.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 1.31, against a world average of 1.0.

The Research Collaboration Index, the first global account of how universities actually collaborate, publishes its first full edition on Tuesday 15 September at 09:00 UK.

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