Research in Rio de Janeiro
Science Explorer records 174 research institutions in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz and Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.
- Research institutions
- 174 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 306k ▲ 25% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 8.6% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Rio de Janeiro?
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.
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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.
Which keywords describe research in Rio de Janeiro?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 Reform
- Pedagogical Practices
- Organizational Management
- Human Resources Management
- Case Study
- Research Methods
- Aging Population
- Discourse Analysis
- Health Policy
- Curriculum Development
- Social Movements
- Colonialism
- Healthcare
- Mental Health
- Cultural Identity
- Educational Technology
- Education
- Qualitative Research
- Sustainability
- Globalization
- Epidemiology
- Public Policy
- Public Health
- Teacher Training
- Quality of Life
- Healthcare Access
- Brazil
- Identity
- Social Inequality
- Online Learning
- Social Determinants
- Anthropology
- Cultural Studies
- Chronic Diseases
- Marketing Strategies
- Innovation Management
- Quantitative Research
- Competence Management
- Environmental Education
- Educational Policies
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
- Epidemiology3,810▲ 1.51×139 topics
- Globalization3,522▲ 2.8×165 topics
- Public Policy3,378▲ 11×31 topics
- Sustainability3,238▲ 2.1×120 topics
- Public Health3,083▲ 3.3×75 topics
- Qualitative Research2,817▲ 5.1×40 topics
- Teacher Training2,484▲ 6.2×27 topics
- Education2,469▲ 2.2×142 topics
- Quality of Life2,465▲ 2.7×59 topics
- Educational Technology2,021▲ 2.7×39 topics
- Healthcare Access1,982▲ 11×13 topics
- Cultural Identity1,868▲ 5.7×39 topics
- Brazil1,781▲ 29×5 topics
- Mental Health1,765▲ 1.89×47 topics
- Identity1,724▲ 3.7×78 topics
- Healthcare1,662▲ 2.3×38 topics
- Social Inequality1,662▲ 9.7×21 topics
- Colonialism1,548▲ 5.1×50 topics
- Online Learning1,545▲ 2.9×23 topics
- Social Movements1,519▲ 7.9×31 topics
- Social Determinants1,467▲ 11×8 topics
- Curriculum Development1,391▲ 3.1×16 topics
- Anthropology1,242▲ 20×11 topics
- Health Policy1,224▲ 12×7 topics
- Cultural Studies1,144▲ 4.7×38 topics
- Discourse Analysis1,017▲ 6.3×10 topics
- Chronic Diseases965▲ 5.9×10 topics
- Aging Population943▲ 16×4 topics
- Marketing Strategies906▲ 14×3 topics
- Research Methods904▲ 8.6×5 topics
- Innovation Management904▲ 8.5×7 topics
- Case Study896▲ 21×2 topics
- Quantitative Research895▲ 10.0×3 topics
- Human Resources Management895▲ 20×2 topics
- Competence Management894▲ 21×1 topic
- Organizational Management894▲ 21×1 topic
- Environmental Education886▲ 9.1×10 topics
- Pedagogical Practices880▲ 15×3 topics
- Educational Policies877▲ 12×3 topics
- Educational Reform862▲ 11×8 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
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