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Research in Brasília

Science Explorer records 74 research institutions in Brasília, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidade de Brasília, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation and Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial.

Research institutions
74
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
131k
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
9.0%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Brasília?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade de BrasíliaUniversity 51,685 #1,702
2Brazilian Agricultural Research CorporationGovernment institution 24,380 #2,201
3Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e TecnológicoGovernment institution 7,619 #8,441
4Universidade Católica de BrasíliaUniversity 4,641 #10,796
5Departamento de Ciência e TecnologiaGovernment institution 3,795 #14,342
6Ministry of CultureGovernment institution 3,576 #16,947 all time
7University Center of BrasíliaUniversity 3,030 #16,396
8Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem IndustrialNonprofit 2,470 #7,439
9Ministry of EducationGovernment institution 2,148 #17,658
10Escola Superior de Ciências da SaúdeUniversity 1,600 #11,809
11Institute of Applied Economic ResearchGovernment institution 1,524 #13,808
12Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível SuperiorGovernment institution 1,310 #15,844
13Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de BrasíliaUniversity 1,302 #16,389
14Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e TecnologiaResearch facility 1,293 #18,809
15Secretaria de Estado de Educação do Distrito FederalGovernment institution 1,238 #20,785
16Ministério da SaúdeGovernment institution 1,230 #9,935
17Sociedade Brasileira de Educação MatemáticaNonprofit 1,101 #17,212
18Hospital de BaseHospital / health system 1,096 #21,191
19Feminist Center for Studies and Advisory ServicesNonprofit 1,045 #18,045
20Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da BiodiversidadeFunder 954 #14,986
21Federal Police of BrazilGovernment institution 903 #11,726
22Hospital Universitário de BrasíliaHospital / health system 830 #18,834
23Departamento Nacional de Produção MineralGovernment institution 790 #25,358
24Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural ResourcesGovernment institution 778 #23,561
25Secretaria de Estado de Segurança PúblicaGovernment institution 756 #22,140
26Bank of BrazilInstitution 733 #26,479
27Agência Nacional de Energia ElétricaGovernment institution 669 #23,422
28Instituto Brasileiro de MuseusGovernment institution 650 #26,301
29Central Bank of BrazilInstitution 648 #23,039
30Governo do Distrito FederalGovernment institution 588 #25,751
31Centro Universitário do Distrito FederalUniversity 547 #23,662
32Ministry of CommunicationsGovernment institution 532 #24,326
33Brazilian Micro and Small Enterprises Support ServiceNonprofit 532 #23,552
34Centro Universitário EuroamericanoUniversity 502 #26,436
35Ministry of Foreign AffairsGovernment institution 451 #27,354
36Federal SenateGovernment institution 442 #37,848 all time
37Associação Brasileira de AntropologiaInstitution 362 #25,922
38Ministry of Labor and EmploymentGovernment institution 339 #27,656
39Instituto Brasiliense de OtorrinolaringologiaHospital / health system 322 #21,026
40Pan American Health Organization (Brasil)Hospital / health system 287 #26,346
41Ministry of Science, Technology and InnovationGovernment institution 274 #17,065
42Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria e Comércio ExteriorGovernment institution 260 #39,293 all time
43Ministry of the EnvironmentGovernment institution 182 #35,673 all time
44Instituto SapientiaNonprofit 175 #39,303 all time
45Hospital Oftalmologico de BrasíliaHospital / health system 174 #42,285 all time
46Hospital Santa LuziaHospital / health system 160 #41,240 all time
47Ministry of Planning, Budget and ManagementGovernment institution 159 #42,388 all time
48Rio Branco InstituteUniversity 129 #41,888 all time
49Ministry of DefenceGovernment institution 125 #37,006 all time
50Brazilian Society of Tropical MedicineInstitution 123 #38,934 all time
51Federal Government of BrazilFunder 108 not ranked
52Sabin Medicina Diagnostica (Brazil)Company 100 not ranked
53Instituto de Cardiologia do Distrito FederalHospital / health system 84 not ranked
54Administrative Council for Economic DefenseGovernment institution 82 not ranked
55Clínica de Psiquiatria PsiquimeiHospital / health system 77 not ranked
56Escola Nacional de Administração PúblicaUniversity 74 not ranked
57Department of STD, AIDS and Viral HepatitisGovernment institution 64 not ranked
58ANDINonprofit 57 not ranked
59Instituto do Cérebro de BrasíliaHospital / health system 54 not ranked
60Clinica De Doencas Renais De BrasiliaHospital / health system 48 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Universidade de Brasília: 39.4%Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation: 18.6%Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico: 5.8%Universidade Católica de Brasília: 3.5%56 others listed: 32.7%39%largest
Universidade de Brasília52k · 39.4%Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation24k · 18.6%Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico7,619 · 5.8%Universidade Católica de Brasília4,641 · 3.5%56 others listed43k · 32.7%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Brasília strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Brasília is most concentrated in Forestry, Information Systems and Management and Urban Studies (12.3× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 355.8 works12×
  2. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 543.5 works6.8×
  3. Urban StudiesSubfield · 475.5 works6.2×
  4. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 860.3 works5.3×
  5. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 29.6 works5.1×
  6. Occupational TherapySubfield · 168.4 works3.6×
  7. Issues, ethics and legal aspectsSubfield · 20.7 works3.6×
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Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Brasília?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Qualitative Research, Teacher Training, Sustainability, Globalization, Public Health, Social Inequality and Healthcare Access.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability1,662▲ 2.5×116 topics
  2. Public Policy1,486▲ 11×29 topics
  3. Qualitative Research1,373▲ 5.7×41 topics
  4. Globalization1,372▲ 2.5×148 topics
  5. Epidemiology1,267◆ 1.15×139 topics
  6. Public Health1,227▲ 3.0×73 topics
  7. Teacher Training1,197▲ 6.9×26 topics
  8. Quality of Life1,004▲ 2.5×59 topics
  9. Education950▲ 1.99×123 topics
  10. Educational Technology923▲ 2.8×40 topics
  11. Healthcare806▲ 2.6×35 topics
  12. Online Learning792▲ 3.4×22 topics
  13. Social Inequality778▲ 10×19 topics
  14. Healthcare Access764▲ 9.8×13 topics
  15. Curriculum Development688▲ 3.5×18 topics
  16. Biodiversity686▲ 3.3×34 topics
  17. Social Determinants643▲ 11×8 topics
  18. Social Movements609▲ 7.3×31 topics
  19. Brazil601▲ 22×5 topics
  20. Cultural Identity577▲ 4.0×35 topics
  21. Agroecology530▲ 13×6 topics
  22. Data Analysis522▲ 6.9×10 topics
  23. Research Methods510▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Marketing Strategies510▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Innovation Management509▲ 11×6 topics
  26. Quantitative Research506▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Case Study504▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Competence Management504▲ 27×1 topic
  29. Organizational Management504▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Inclusive Education496▲ 5.1×19 topics
  31. Health Policy479▲ 11×7 topics
  32. Educational Policies462▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Educational Reform458▲ 13×7 topics
  34. Pedagogical Practices456▲ 18×3 topics
  35. Critical Pedagogy443▲ 19×4 topics
  36. Legal Theory439▲ 22×4 topics
  37. Legal Philosophy418▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Environmental Education417▲ 9.9×11 topics
  39. Constitutional Law408▲ 11×10 topics
  40. Inclusion406▲ 10×9 topics

What research is done in Brasília?

  1. 1 Business and Management StudiesInformation Systems and Management 504 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and PracticesEducation 440 works
  3. 3 Brazilian Legal IssuesLaw 392 works
  4. 4 Academic Research in Diverse FieldsEducation 365 works
  5. 5 Environmental Sustainability and EducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law 355 works
  6. 6 Rural Development and AgricultureManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law 344 works
  7. 7 Education and Digital TechnologiesSociology and Political Science 326 works
  8. 8 Health, Nursing, Elderly CareGeneral Health Professions 292 works
  9. 9 Agricultural and Food SciencesForestry 289 works
  10. 10 Urban Development and Societal IssuesUrban Studies 270 works

Research output over time

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