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Research in Rio de Janeiro

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Rio de Janeiro. The largest by output are Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas and Shell (Brazil).

Research institutions
9
Research works
494
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
18.6%
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 Rio de Janeiro?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas FilhoResearch facility 227 #26,900 all time
2Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de EmpresasUniversity 179 #38,263 all time
3Shell (Brazil)Company 44 not ranked
4Sociedade Brasileira de UrologiaNonprofit 16 not ranked
5Sociedade Brasileira de Estudos em Sexualidade HumanaNonprofit 14 not ranked
6Defensoria Pública do Rio de JaneiroGovernment institution 10 not ranked
7Brazilian Biodiversity FundNonprofit 2 not ranked
8Instituto Estadual do Ambiente do Rio de JaneiroResearch facility 2 not ranked
9Instituto SerrapilheiraNonprofit 1 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.

Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho: 45.9%Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas: 36.2%Shell (Brazil): 8.9%Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia: 3.2%5 others listed: 5.9%46%largest
Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho227 · 45.9%Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas179 · 36.2%Shell (Brazil)44 · 8.9%Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia16 · 3.2%5 others listed29 · 5.9%

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

Which keywords describe research in Rio de Janeiro?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Legal Theory, Legal Philosophy, Human Rights, Corporate Governance, Social Justice, Constitutional Law and Offshore Decommissioning.

▲ 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. Sustainability6▲ 3.6×15 topics
  2. Human Rights3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  3. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.0×8 topics
  4. Education3▲ 2.7×8 topics
  5. Legal Theory3▲ 65×3 topics
  6. Corporate Governance3▲ 5.9×9 topics
  7. Legal Philosophy3▲ 66×2 topics
  8. Social Justice2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  9. Qualitative Research2▲ 4.3×2 topics
  10. Constitutional Law2▲ 26×2 topics
  11. Offshore Decommissioning2▲ 390×1 topic
  12. Ship Recycling2▲ 390×1 topic
  13. Brazil2▲ 34×3 topics
  14. Civil Rights2▲ 47×1 topic
  15. Full-Waveform Tomography2▲ 77×1 topic
  16. Identity2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  17. Judicial Activism2▲ 71×1 topic
  18. Seismic Waveform Inversion2▲ 77×1 topic
  19. Social Capital2▲ 5.5×10 topics
  20. Social Norms2▲ 29×3 topics
  21. Gender2▲ 5.0×2 topics
  22. Masculinity2▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Feminism2▲ 9.1×1 topic
  24. Sexuality2▲ 35×1 topic
  25. Entrepreneurship2▲ 6.3×6 topics
  26. Inclusion2▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Public Policy2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  28. Social Impact2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  29. Political Economy2▲ 8.9×6 topics
  30. Seismic Noise2▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Tomography2▲ 13×1 topic
  32. Social Movements1▲ 7.0×4 topics
  33. Institutional Theory1▲ 20×3 topics
  34. Organizational Management1▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Reciprocity1▲ 41×2 topics
  36. Research Methods1▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Community Development1▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Rheological Properties1▲ 9.9×3 topics
  39. Social Management1▲ 65×1 topic
  40. Solidarity Economy1▲ 28×1 topic

What research is done in Rio de Janeiro?

Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies: 2 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 2 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inve…2Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 2 fractional worksGender, Sexuality, and E…2Gender, Sexuality, and Education: 2 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 2 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksSocial and Economic Soli…1Social and Economic Solidarity: 1 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil: 1 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 1 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 1 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringLawGeophysicsGender Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies Ocean Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 2 works
  3. 3 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 2 works
  4. 4 Gender, Sexuality, and Education Gender Studies 2 works
  5. 5 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  6. 6 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 1 works
  7. 7 Social and Economic Solidarity Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 1 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.