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Research in Manaus

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Manaus, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas and Instituto Federal do Amazonas.

Research institutions
12
10 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
28k
▲ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
242k
8.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Manaus

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 Manaus?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade Federal do AmazonasUniversity 12,618 #2,631
2Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaResearch facility 6,014 #5,251
3Universidade do Estado do AmazonasUniversity 4,183 #1,709
4Instituto Federal do AmazonasUniversity 1,519 #3,424
5Centro Universitário do NorteUniversity 1,506 #4,246
6Universidade Nilton LinsUniversity 743 #4,695
7Fundação de Medicina TropicalInstitution 508 #11,121
8Museu da AmazoniaArchive 490 #14,165
9Fundação Hospitalar de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do AmazonasGovernment institution 338 #12,550
10Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do AmazonasInstitution 266 #14,724
11Centro Universitário de Ensino Superior do AmazonasUniversity 129 #30,973 all time
12Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Adaptações da Biota Aquática da AmazôniaResearch facility 3 not ranked

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.

Universidade Federal do Amazonas: 44.6%Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia: 21.2%Universidade do Estado do Amazonas: 14.8%Instituto Federal do Amazonas: 5.4%8 others listed: 14.1%45%largest
Universidade Federal do Amazonas13k · 44.6%Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia6,014 · 21.2%Universidade do Estado do Amazonas4,183 · 14.8%Instituto Federal do Amazonas1,519 · 5.4%8 others listed3,983 · 14.1%

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

Which fields of science does Manaus work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Manaus is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Environmental Science (13%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 4,060 fractional works · 38.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,937 fractional works · 27.6% of its workEducation: 1,194 fractional works · 11.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 703 fractional works · 6.6% of its workLaw: 217 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDemography: 162 fractional works · 1.5% of its workUrban Studies: 159 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 153 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 96 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 87 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 370 fractional works · 3.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 130 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 66 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 246 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 90 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 73 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 237 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 199 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 186 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 84 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,751 fractional works · 25.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,382 fractional works · 13.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 497 fractional works · 4.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 234 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology: 214 fractional works · 2.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 177 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 109 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcological Modeling: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 557 fractional works · 5.2% of its workInformation Systems: 247 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 82 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 440 fractional works · 4.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 95 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 91 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Science: 118 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 103 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPaleontology: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,131 fractional works · 20.0% of its workMedicine: 1,311 fractional works · 12.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 270 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 116 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 103 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 89 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 183 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 664 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 398 fractional works · 3.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 109 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 99 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthodontics: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,689 fractional works · 15.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,152 fractional works · 10.8% of its workPlant Science: 312 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 230 fractional works · 2.2% of its workForestry: 220 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 98 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 94 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAquatic Science: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 359 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 146 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 127 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 87 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 97 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKManaus11kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences38%

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. Social Sciences4,06038.2%
    1. Social Sciences2,93727.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities3703.5%
    3. Psychology2462.3%
    4. Decision Sciences2372.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting1861.8%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance840.8%
    1. Environmental Science1,38213.0%
    2. Computer Science5575.2%
    3. Engineering4404.1%
    4. Materials Science1181.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1031.0%
    6. Chemistry530.5%
    7. Mathematics420.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy290.3%
    9. Energy220.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering50.0%
  3. Health Sciences2,13120.0%
    1. Medicine1,31112.3%
    2. Health Professions6646.2%
    3. Dentistry990.9%
    4. Nursing460.4%
    5. Veterinary110.1%
  4. Life Sciences1,68915.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,15210.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3593.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology970.9%
    4. Neuroscience460.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics350.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Manaus strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Manaus is most concentrated in Forestry, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (21.4× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 209.5 works21×
  2. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 214.9 works9.6×
  3. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 447.9 works8.1×
  4. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 187.6 works7.0×
  5. Urban StudiesSubfield · 147.0 works5.7×
  6. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 189.2 works4.3×
  7. Health Information ManagementSubfield · 99.8 works4.1×
  8. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 69.0 works4.0×
← 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: 2.27× its world share, 1,015 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 317 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 85 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 42 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 31 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 47 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 497 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 81 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 391 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.64× its world share, 1,234 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 99 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 34 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.98× its world share, 90 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.40× its world share, 595 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 1,191 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 42 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.76× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.19× its world share, 324 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 158 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.41× its world share, 219 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 80 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 220 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 2,560 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science2.64×1,234 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.41×219 works
  3. Health Professions2.40×595 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.27×1,015 works
  5. Social Sciences2.15×2,560 works
  6. Dentistry1.98×90 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.19×324 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.93×31 works
  9. Nursing0.91×42 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.89×85 works
  11. Psychology0.77×220 works
  12. Veterinary0.76×10 works
  13. Computer Science0.68×497 works
  14. Medicine0.66×1,191 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.63×317 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.55×81 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.52×158 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.40×80 works
  19. Chemistry0.32×47 works
  20. Mathematics0.31×34 works
  21. Materials Science0.30×99 works
  22. Neuroscience0.28×42 works
  23. Engineering0.28×391 works
  24. Energy0.24×20 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.14×4 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.09×20 works

Which keywords describe research in Manaus?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Public Policy, Biodiversity, Online Learning, Qualitative Research, Sustainability, Educational Technology and Social Inequality.

▲ 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. Teacher Training833▲ 13×22 topics
  2. Sustainability748▲ 2.9×85 topics
  3. Public Policy677▲ 13×19 topics
  4. Epidemiology659▲ 1.56×134 topics
  5. Biodiversity599▲ 7.4×32 topics
  6. Online Learning574▲ 6.5×16 topics
  7. Qualitative Research552▲ 6.1×25 topics
  8. Educational Technology550▲ 4.4×34 topics
  9. Sustainable Development538▲ 3.2×58 topics
  10. Public Health534▲ 3.5×59 topics
  11. Healthcare469▲ 3.9×25 topics
  12. Curriculum Development454▲ 6.3×6 topics
  13. Social Inequality412▲ 15×15 topics
  14. Waste Management365▲ 8.6×9 topics
  15. Environmental Education357▲ 22×10 topics
  16. Water Resources326▲ 13×6 topics
  17. Eco-friendly Practices321▲ 53×2 topics
  18. Social Participation321▲ 51×2 topics
  19. Inclusion289▲ 19×7 topics
  20. Legislation287▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Training282▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Research279▲ 21×7 topics
  23. Healthcare Access276▲ 9.5×11 topics
  24. Distance Education276▲ 13×5 topics
  25. Educational Policy275▲ 10×5 topics
  26. Health275▲ 6.5×19 topics
  27. Digital Business273▲ 50×1 topic
  28. Social Movements266▲ 8.5×21 topics
  29. Inclusive Education263▲ 6.8×14 topics
  30. Agroecology261▲ 17×6 topics
  31. Distance Learning260▲ 7.0×10 topics
  32. Pedagogical Practices260▲ 27×3 topics
  33. Science Education258▲ 40×3 topics
  34. Educational Policies256▲ 22×3 topics
  35. Educational Reform254▲ 19×5 topics
  36. Critical Pedagogy248▲ 28×3 topics
  37. Social Network Analysis229▲ 18×6 topics
  38. Media Education226▲ 41×1 topic
  39. WebQuests226▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Health Policy223▲ 14×7 topics

What research is done in Manaus?

Environmental Sustainabi…291Environmental Sustainability and Education: 291 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…235Education Pedagogy and Practices: 235 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…228Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 228 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…214Education and Digital Technologies: 214 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 194 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 192 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 176 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 138 fractional worksFish biology, ecology, and behavior: 124 fractional worksIndigenous Health and Education: 123 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawEducationSociology and Political ScienceForestry4 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 291 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 235 works
  3. 3 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 228 works
  4. 4 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 214 works
  5. 5 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 194 works
  6. 6 Science and Education Research Education 192 works
  7. 7 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 176 works
  8. 8 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 138 works
  9. 9 Fish biology, ecology, and behavior Nature and Landscape Conservation 124 works
  10. 10 Indigenous Health and Education General Health Professions 123 works

Research output over time

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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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Manaus7.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.2% in 1999.

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