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Research in Itabira

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Itabira, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Vale (Brazil).

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.1k
▲ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
12.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1954-2026
73 years on the record
Itabira

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 Itabira?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Vale (Brazil)Company 1,107 #5,520

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.

Which fields of science does Itabira work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research in Itabira is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (31%), Environmental Science (14%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 222 fractional works · 57.1% of its workEngineering: 119 fractional works · 30.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 33 fractional works · 8.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 30 fractional works · 7.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 11 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 55 fractional works · 14.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 15 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 17 fractional works · 4.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 65 fractional works · 16.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 34 fractional works · 8.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 56 fractional works · 14.5% of its workMedicine: 43 fractional works · 11.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 45 fractional works · 11.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 28 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKItabira388fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences57%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences17%

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
    1. Engineering11930.8%
    2. Environmental Science5514.3%
    3. Computer Science174.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences143.6%
    5. Materials Science82.1%
    6. Energy30.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy20.5%
    8. Chemistry20.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    10. Mathematics10.1%
    1. Social Sciences348.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting112.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance61.5%
    4. Psychology51.4%
    5. Decision Sciences41.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities41.1%
    1. Medicine4311.0%
    2. Health Professions112.8%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences287.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology123.0%
    3. Neuroscience30.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Itabira strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Itabira is most concentrated in Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering (6.7× the world share in Civil and Structural Engineering).

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 27.9 works6.7×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 30.6 works4.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.08× its world share, 110 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.92× its world share, 51 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science2.92×51 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.17×12 works
  3. Engineering2.08×110 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.44×24 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.27×4 works
  6. Health Professions1.03×10 works
  7. Veterinary0.95×0 works
  8. Energy0.90×3 works
  9. Nursing0.84×1 works
  10. Social Sciences0.73×32 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.72×8 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.69×5 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.64×2 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.58×1 works
  15. Medicine0.58×39 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.57×11 works
  17. Materials Science0.57×7 works
  18. Computer Science0.56×15 works
  19. Psychology0.48×5 works
  20. Dentistry0.46×1 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.38×4 works
  22. Neuroscience0.32×2 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.27×2 works
  24. Chemistry0.25×1 works
  25. Mathematics0.13×0 works
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.04×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Itabira?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Environmental Impacts, Sustainable Development, Machine Learning, Waste Management, Comminution, Mineral Liberation Analysis and Rheological Properties.

▲ 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-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
  1. Machine Learning25▲ 1.90×37 topics
  2. Energy Efficiency20▲ 5.7×15 topics
  3. Climate Change20▲ 1.92×53 topics
  4. Sustainable Development20▲ 3.2×19 topics
  5. Environmental Impact17▲ 2.5×33 topics
  6. Sustainability15▲ 1.56×30 topics
  7. Environmental Impacts14▲ 14×7 topics
  8. Epidemiology14◆ 0.91×55 topics
  9. Remote Sensing13▲ 2.6×20 topics
  10. Waste Management12▲ 7.6×6 topics
  11. Comminution11▲ 90×1 topic
  12. Mineral Liberation Analysis11▲ 90×1 topic
  13. Biodiversity11▲ 3.7×20 topics
  14. Rheological Properties11▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Optimization10▲ 5.7×12 topics
  16. Cemented Paste Backfill10▲ 219×1 topic
  17. Tailings Dams10▲ 219×1 topic
  18. Electrical Properties8▲ 23×3 topics
  19. Water Treatment8▲ 17×4 topics
  20. Flotation8▲ 72×1 topic
  21. Nanobubbles8▲ 72×1 topic
  22. Invasive Species6▲ 3.7×12 topics
  23. Conservation6▲ 3.5×13 topics
  24. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 6.8×4 topics
  25. Biogeography5▲ 5.0×13 topics
  26. Strategic Planning5▲ 9.1×2 topics
  27. Hydrogen5▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Open Pit Mining5▲ 94×1 topic
  29. Production Scheduling5▲ 94×1 topic
  30. Metallurgy5▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Metal Recovery5▲ 6.3×3 topics
  32. Geochemistry5▲ 18×4 topics
  33. Iron Oxides4▲ 63×1 topic
  34. Reduction Kinetics4▲ 63×1 topic
  35. Inclusion4▲ 7.8×4 topics
  36. Liquefaction Resistance4▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Particle Shape Effects4▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Research4▲ 9.2×4 topics
  39. Rare Earth Elements4▲ 7.5×4 topics
  40. Remediation4▲ 15×2 topics

What research is done in Itabira?

Mineral Processing and G…11Mineral Processing and Grinding: 11 fractional worksTailings Management and Properties: 9 fractional worksMinerals Flotation and Separation Techniques: 8 fractional worksMining Techniques and Economics: 5 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics: 4 fractional worksIron and Steelmaking Pro…4Iron and Steelmaking Processes: 4 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 4 fractional worksGeography and Environmental Studies: 3 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 3 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 3 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringWater Science and TechnologyControl and Systems Engineering2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Mineral Processing and Grinding Mechanical Engineering 11 works
  2. 2 Tailings Management and Properties Civil and Structural Engineering 9 works
  3. 3 Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques Water Science and Technology 8 works
  4. 4 Mining Techniques and Economics Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Iron and Steelmaking Processes Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 4 works
  8. 8 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 3 works
  9. 9 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 3 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

still counting10%20%30%Itabira10.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.1% in 2016.

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