Research in Rio de Janeiro
Science Explorer records 163 research institutions in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Fundação Getulio Vargas and Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro.
- Research institutions
- 163 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 306k ◆ 1% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 3.2M 10.4 per fractional work, all time
- Top-10% rate, 2022-now
- 8.6% 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 Rio de Janeiro?
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 Rio de Janeiro work in?
In 2022-now, 40% of research in Rio de Janeiro is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Medicine (17%), Engineering (8%). It does 1.6× 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 Sciences29k40.3%
- Social Sciences18k24.9%
- Arts and Humanities4,4606.2%
- Psychology2,1483.0%
- Business, Management and Accounting1,5772.2%
- Decision Sciences1,5132.1%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,3181.8%
- Physical Sciences19k26.9%
- Engineering6,0328.5%
- Environmental Science4,7746.7%
- Computer Science3,2644.6%
- Materials Science1,2781.8%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1,1771.6%
- Physics and Astronomy1,1371.6%
- Chemistry5790.8%
- Mathematics5680.8%
- Energy2450.3%
- Chemical Engineering1310.2%
- Health Sciences17k23.3%
- Medicine12k16.5%
- Health Professions3,8645.4%
- Dentistry5440.8%
- Nursing3290.5%
- Veterinary1080.2%
- Life Sciences6,7489.5%
What is Rio de Janeiro strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Rio de Janeiro is most concentrated in Urban Studies, General Arts and Humanities and Information Systems and Management (7.2× the world share in Urban Studies).
- Urban StudiesSubfield · 1,277.5 works7.2×
- General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 94.5 works7.1×
- Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 1,003.7 works5.5×
- ForestrySubfield · 354.7 works5.3×
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 1,447.1 works3.9×
- Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 1,235.0 works3.6×
- PhilosophySubfield · 978.7 works3.6×
- HealthSubfield · 667.3 works3.5×
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, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Decision Sciences2.28×1,410 works
- Arts and Humanities2.20×4,062 works
- Health Professions2.05×3,452 works
- Social Sciences1.98×16k works
- Dentistry1.58×490 works
- Environmental Science1.35×4,293 works
- Veterinary1.06×92 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.03×663 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.03×1,035 works
- Psychology0.98×1,905 works
- Nursing0.95×297 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.88×2,680 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.88×1,206 works
- Medicine0.86×11k works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.70×1,434 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.69×985 works
- Mathematics0.65×490 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.59×2,022 works
- Computer Science0.58×2,879 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.56×127 works
- Engineering0.56×5,342 works
- Chemical Engineering0.52×115 works
- Chemistry0.51×512 works
- Materials Science0.50×1,104 works
- Neuroscience0.45×464 works
- Energy0.37×218 works
Which keywords describe research in Rio de Janeiro?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Qualitative Research, Teacher Training, Globalization, Public Health, Healthcare Access, Brazil and Social Inequality.
- Educational Policies
- Competence Management
- Human Resources Management
- Innovation Management
- Research Methods
- Environmental Education
- Aging Population
- Discourse Analysis
- Anthropology
- Curriculum Development
- Social Movements
- Online Learning
- Identity
- Healthcare
- Cultural Identity
- Educational Technology
- Quality of Life
- Qualitative Research
- Sustainability
- Globalization
- Epidemiology
- Public Policy
- Public Health
- Education
- Teacher Training
- Healthcare Access
- Brazil
- Mental Health
- Social Inequality
- Colonialism
- Social Determinants
- Health Policy
- Cultural Studies
- Chronic Diseases
- Social Determinants of Health
- Marketing Strategies
- Pedagogical Practices
- Case Study
- Quantitative Research
- Organizational Management
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
- Epidemiology4,260▲ 1.50×139 topics
- Globalization3,883▲ 2.8×169 topics
- Public Policy3,693▲ 11×31 topics
- Sustainability3,532▲ 2.0×122 topics
- Public Health3,418▲ 3.3×75 topics
- Qualitative Research2,994▲ 4.9×42 topics
- Education2,870▲ 2.3×146 topics
- Quality of Life2,757▲ 2.7×59 topics
- Teacher Training2,674▲ 6.1×27 topics
- Educational Technology2,238▲ 2.6×41 topics
- Healthcare Access2,150▲ 11×13 topics
- Cultural Identity2,059▲ 5.8×39 topics
- Brazil1,935▲ 29×5 topics
- Healthcare1,926▲ 2.4×38 topics
- Mental Health1,924▲ 1.88×47 topics
- Identity1,924▲ 3.7×79 topics
- Social Inequality1,835▲ 9.6×21 topics
- Online Learning1,730▲ 2.9×24 topics
- Colonialism1,659▲ 4.9×51 topics
- Social Movements1,651▲ 7.8×32 topics
- Social Determinants1,565▲ 11×8 topics
- Curriculum Development1,483▲ 3.1×16 topics
- Health Policy1,377▲ 13×7 topics
- Anthropology1,351▲ 20×11 topics
- Cultural Studies1,246▲ 4.7×41 topics
- Discourse Analysis1,093▲ 6.3×10 topics
- Chronic Diseases1,068▲ 5.9×10 topics
- Aging Population1,045▲ 17×4 topics
- Social Determinants of Health1,008▲ 6.6×8 topics
- Environmental Education980▲ 8.9×11 topics
- Marketing Strategies944▲ 14×3 topics
- Research Methods943▲ 8.5×6 topics
- Pedagogical Practices943▲ 15×3 topics
- Innovation Management941▲ 8.5×9 topics
- Case Study933▲ 21×2 topics
- Human Resources Management932▲ 20×2 topics
- Quantitative Research932▲ 10×3 topics
- Competence Management931▲ 22×1 topic
- Organizational Management931▲ 22×1 topic
- Educational Policies930▲ 12×3 topics
What research is done in Rio de Janeiro?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 894 works
- 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 832 works
- 3 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 787 works
- 4 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 762 works
- 5 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 706 works
- 6 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 657 works
- 7 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 655 works
- 8 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 640 works
- 9 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 635 works
- 10 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 556 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 15.9% in 2016.
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