# Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

**Type:** Institutions  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/institutions/pontificia-universidade-catolica-do-rio-grande-do-sul/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Avg h-index | 70 |
| Citations | 1,031,320 |
| City | Porto Alegre |
| Country | BR |
| Description | Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul is a research organisation in Porto Alegre, BR. OpenAlex records 42,189 works and 1,031,320 citations for it. 10,088 researchers list it as their most recent affiliation. |
| Homepage | https://www.pucrs.br |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/I45643870 |
| Region | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Researchers | 10,088 |
| ROR ID | https://ror.org/025vmq686 |
| Type | education |
| Works | 42,189 |

## University top topics

- [Fish biology, ecology, and behavior](https://scholariq.org/topics/fish-biology-ecology-and-behavior/)
- [Amphibian and Reptile Biology](https://scholariq.org/topics/amphibian-and-reptile-biology/)
- [Youth, Drugs, and Violence](https://scholariq.org/topics/youth-drugs-and-violence/)
- [Health, Nursing, Elderly Care](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-nursing-elderly-care/)
- [Fish Biology and Ecology Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/fish-biology-and-ecology-studies/)
- [Public Health in Brazil](https://scholariq.org/topics/public-health-in-brazil/)
- [Software Engineering Techniques and Practices](https://scholariq.org/topics/software-engineering-techniques-and-practices/)

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Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.