Research groups per area
| 2010 | 2016 | (2016-2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major area | Groups | Relative (%) | Groups | Relative (%) | Increase of Groups | Increase (%) |
| Exact and Earth Sciences | 2,934 | 10.66 | 3,579 | 9.51 | 645 | 21.98 |
| Agricultural Sciences | 2,699 | 9.80 | 3,355 | 8.91 | 656 | 24.31 |
| Biological Sciences | 3,108 | 11.29 | 3,668 | 9.74 | 560 | 18.02 |
| Health Sciences | 4,573 | 16.62 | 5,877 | 15.61 | 1,304 | 28.52 |
| Human Sciences | 5,387 | 19.57 | 8,091 | 21.50 | 2,704 | 50.19 |
| Computer and Engineering | 3,548 | 12.89 | 4,965 | 13.19 | 1,417 | 39.94 |
| Linguistics, Languages and Arts | 1,836 | 6.77 | 2,655 | 7.05 | 819 | 44.61 |
| Applied Social Sciences | 3,438 | 12.49 | 5,363 | 14.25 | 1,925 | 55.99 |
| Other* | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0.24 | 87 | – |
| Total | 27,523 | 100 | 37,640 | 100 | 10,117 | 36.76 |
| 2010 | 2016 | (2016-2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major area | Groups | Relative (%) | Groups | Relative (%) | Increase of Groups | Increase (%) |
| Exact and Earth Sciences | 2,934 | 10.66 | 3,579 | 9.51 | 645 | 21.98 |
| Agricultural Sciences | 2,699 | 9.80 | 3,355 | 8.91 | 656 | 24.31 |
| Biological Sciences | 3,108 | 11.29 | 3,668 | 9.74 | 560 | 18.02 |
| Health Sciences | 4,573 | 16.62 | 5,877 | 15.61 | 1,304 | 28.52 |
| Human Sciences | 5,387 | 19.57 | 8,091 | 21.50 | 2,704 | 50.19 |
| Computer and Engineering | 3,548 | 12.89 | 4,965 | 13.19 | 1,417 | 39.94 |
| Linguistics, Languages and Arts | 1,836 | 6.77 | 2,655 | 7.05 | 819 | 44.61 |
| Applied Social Sciences | 3,438 | 12.49 | 5,363 | 14.25 | 1,925 | 55.99 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0.24 | 87 | – |
| Total | 27,523 | 100 | 37,640 | 100 | 10,117 | 36.76 |
Notes:
According to the CNPq Knowledge Classification Table, this classification category includes the fields of Hospital Administration, Rural Management, Military Careers, Religious Careers, Sciences, Biomedicine, Actuarial Sciences, Social Sciences, Decoration, Fashion Design, Project Design, Diplomacy, Surveying Engineering, Cartographic Engineering, Armaments Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Textile Engineering, Social Studies, Natural History, Industrial Chemistry, International Relations, Public Relations and Executive Secretariat
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