Research in Brasília
Science Explorer records 72 research institutions in Brasília, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade de Brasília, University Center of Brasília and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico.
- Research institutions
- 72 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 131k ▼ 6% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 1.3M 9.7 per fractional work, all time
- Top-10% rate, 2022-now
- 9.0% all institutions 10.0%
- Active span
- 1950-2026 77 years on the record
A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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?
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which fields of science does Brasília work in?
In 2022-now, 41% of research in Brasília is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Medicine (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences13k41.1%
- Social Sciences8,01125.9%
- Arts and Humanities1,4724.8%
- Psychology9813.2%
- Business, Management and Accounting7922.6%
- Decision Sciences7232.3%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance7222.3%
- Physical Sciences7,26523.5%
- Environmental Science2,5138.1%
- Engineering1,8796.1%
- Computer Science1,4154.6%
- Materials Science3931.3%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences2790.9%
- Mathematics2400.8%
- Chemistry2220.7%
- Physics and Astronomy1950.6%
- Energy960.3%
- Chemical Engineering330.1%
- Health Sciences6,17620.0%
- Medicine4,07913.2%
- Health Professions1,6875.5%
- Dentistry1900.6%
- Nursing1650.5%
- Veterinary540.2%
- Life Sciences4,73715.3%
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).
- ForestrySubfield · 355.8 works12×
- Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 543.5 works6.8×
- Urban StudiesSubfield · 475.5 works6.2×
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 860.3 works5.3×
- General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 29.6 works5.1×
- Occupational TherapySubfield · 168.4 works3.6×
- Issues, ethics and legal aspectsSubfield · 20.7 works3.6×
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.
The whole field profile
All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Decision Sciences2.53×681 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.18×2,875 works
- Health Professions2.09×1,530 works
- Social Sciences2.06×7,254 works
- Environmental Science1.68×2,316 works
- Arts and Humanities1.67×1,343 works
- Dentistry1.28×173 works
- Veterinary1.19×45 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.12×668 works
- Nursing1.07×145 works
- Psychology1.03×876 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.79×704 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.73×203 works
- Medicine0.68×3,624 works
- Mathematics0.65×213 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.63×938 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.63×61 works
- Computer Science0.58×1,244 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.55×241 works
- Chemistry0.45×197 works
- Neuroscience0.41×183 works
- Engineering0.40×1,678 works
- Energy0.34×88 works
- Materials Science0.34×330 works
- Chemical Engineering0.30×29 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.26×164 works
Which keywords describe research in Brasília?
By fractional works in 2022-now, 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.
- Legislation
- Legal Philosophy
- Environmental Education
- Legal Theory
- Pedagogical Practices
- Organizational Management
- Case Study
- Marketing Strategies
- Innovation Management
- Data Analysis
- Cultural Identity
- Social Movements
- Curriculum Development
- Healthcare Access
- Online Learning
- Educational Technology
- Quality of Life
- Public Health
- Qualitative Research
- Public Policy
- Sustainability
- Globalization
- Epidemiology
- Teacher Training
- Education
- Healthcare
- Social Inequality
- Biodiversity
- Social Determinants
- Brazil
- Agroecology
- Research Methods
- Health Policy
- Quantitative Research
- Competence Management
- Educational Reform
- Educational Policies
- Critical Pedagogy
- Inclusion
- Constitutional Law
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Sustainability1,778▲ 2.4×117 topics
- Public Policy1,614▲ 11×29 topics
- Globalization1,508▲ 2.5×155 topics
- Qualitative Research1,450▲ 5.5×42 topics
- Epidemiology1,416◆ 1.15×139 topics
- Public Health1,346▲ 3.0×74 topics
- Teacher Training1,293▲ 6.8×28 topics
- Quality of Life1,115▲ 2.5×60 topics
- Education1,110▲ 2.1×130 topics
- Educational Technology1,002▲ 2.8×42 topics
- Healthcare909▲ 2.6×38 topics
- Online Learning861▲ 3.4×23 topics
- Social Inequality845▲ 10×21 topics
- Healthcare Access827▲ 9.8×13 topics
- Biodiversity755▲ 3.2×35 topics
- Curriculum Development734▲ 3.5×18 topics
- Social Determinants682▲ 11×8 topics
- Social Movements658▲ 7.2×31 topics
- Brazil655▲ 23×5 topics
- Cultural Identity641▲ 4.2×36 topics
- Agroecology568▲ 13×6 topics
- Data Analysis538▲ 6.7×10 topics
- Research Methods526▲ 11×5 topics
- Innovation Management525▲ 11×6 topics
- Health Policy524▲ 11×7 topics
- Marketing Strategies524▲ 18×3 topics
- Quantitative Research520▲ 13×3 topics
- Case Study518▲ 27×2 topics
- Competence Management518▲ 28×1 topic
- Organizational Management518▲ 28×1 topic
- Educational Reform490▲ 13×7 topics
- Pedagogical Practices489▲ 18×3 topics
- Educational Policies489▲ 15×3 topics
- Legal Theory480▲ 23×4 topics
- Critical Pedagogy470▲ 18×4 topics
- Environmental Education454▲ 9.6×11 topics
- Inclusion452▲ 10×9 topics
- Legal Philosophy449▲ 23×2 topics
- Constitutional Law438▲ 11×10 topics
- Legislation435▲ 8.8×3 topics
What research is done in Brasília?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 504 works
- 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 440 works
- 3 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 392 works
- 4 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 365 works
- 5 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 355 works
- 6 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 344 works
- 7 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 326 works
- 8 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 292 works
- 9 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 289 works
- 10 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 270 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.3% in 2016.
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