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Amazon Research Foundation

In research, Amazon Research Foundation stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,348 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#9,539
of 22,385 · #11,471 all time
Rank in Brazil
#377
of 684
Research works
592
▲ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.9k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
72%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%

What is Amazon Research Foundation known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #7,348 of 9,902 8.7%60 #11934

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Amazon Research Foundation sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Amazon Research Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research at Amazon Research Foundation is in Health Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%), Social Sciences (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 68 fractional works · 33.0% of its workMedicine: 47 fractional works · 23.0% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 17 fractional works · 8.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 5.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 50 fractional works · 24.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 20 fractional works · 9.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 5.6% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 5.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 49 fractional works · 23.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 11.9% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 40 fractional works · 19.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 25 fractional works · 12.2% of its workPlant Science: 8 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHorticulture: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAmazon ResearchFoundation206fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences24%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4723.0%
    2. Health Professions178.3%
    3. Nursing20.9%
    4. Dentistry10.6%
    5. Veterinary10.3%
    1. Environmental Science209.5%
    2. Computer Science125.6%
    3. Engineering105.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.3%
    5. Materials Science20.8%
    6. Mathematics10.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    8. Chemistry10.5%
    9. Energy10.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences2511.9%
    2. Psychology73.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities63.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting62.9%
    5. Decision Sciences41.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2512.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology104.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology31.3%
    4. Neuroscience21.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.92× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.14× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.20× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 1.74× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.88× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.07× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions3.14×17 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.56×25 works
  3. Environmental Science1.92×20 works
  4. Veterinary1.88×0 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.78×4 works
  6. Nursing1.74×2 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.27×3 works
  8. Medicine1.20×48 works
  9. Dentistry1.18×1 works
  10. Psychology1.16×7 works
  11. Arts and Humanities1.07×6 works
  12. Social Sciences0.94×25 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.90×6 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.87×10 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.81×3 works
  16. Computer Science0.72×12 works
  17. Neuroscience0.61×2 works
  18. Mathematics0.46×1 works
  19. Energy0.35×1 works
  20. Engineering0.34×10 works
  21. Chemistry0.33×1 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.24×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.24×1 works
  24. Materials Science0.23×2 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.23×1 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.15×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Amazon Research Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Curt Nimuendajú, Lúcio Flávio Pinto and Karl Viets lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Amazon Research Foundation.

  1. 1 Curt Nimuendajú Brazil · #1,777,866 worldwide 458 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Lúcio Flávio Pinto Brazil · #3,540,548 worldwide 54 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Karl Viets Brazil · #3,739,934 worldwide 330 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Emmerson Carlos Franco de Farias Brazil · #3,986,146 worldwide 118 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Nayara Lima Milhomem Brazil · #4,091,623 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Nelma Maria de Lima Chaves Brazil · #4,119,003 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Hanna Ariane Monteiro Carrera Brazil · #4,363,859 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Lorena de Paula de Souza Barroso Brazil · #4,636,254 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Cinthya Souza Simas Brazil · #4,753,157 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Creusa Barbosa dos Santos Trindade Brazil · #4,895,554 worldwide 11 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Amazon Research Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Amazon Research Foundation?

The most cited paper from Amazon Research Foundation is "Reconstructing Three Decades of Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Brazilian Biomes with Landsat Archive and Earth Engine" (Carlos Moreira de Souza Júnior et al., 2020), with 1,723 citations. Next come "Anthropogenic disturbance in tropical forests can double biodiversity loss from deforestation" (1,144) and "Livelihoods, forests, and conservation in developing countries: An Overview" (1,019).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Reconstructing Three Decades of Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Brazilian Biomes with Landsat Archive and Earth Engine Carlos Moreira de Souza Júnior et al. · Remote Sensing Open access 25 Aug 2020 1,723
2 Anthropogenic disturbance in tropical forests can double biodiversity loss from deforestation Jos Barlow et al. · Nature Open access 29 Jun 2016 1,144
3 Livelihoods, forests, and conservation in developing countries: An Overview William D. Sunderlin, Arild Angelsen, B. Belcher et al. · World Development 28 Jul 2005 1,019
4 Variation in wood density determines spatial patterns inAmazonian forest biomass Timothy R. Baker, Oliver Lawrence Phillips, Yadvinder Singh Malhi et al. · Global Change Biology 21 Apr 2004 815
5 The future of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems Jos Barlow, Filipe Machado França, Toby Alan Gardner et al. · Nature Open access Jul 2018 734
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Amazon Research Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Epidemiology, Social Determinants, Maternal Health, Quality of Life, Health Inequalities, Child Health and Neonatal Mortality.

▲ 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 institution'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. Epidemiology18▲ 2.1×59 topics
  2. Public Health14▲ 4.8×21 topics
  3. Climate Change10▲ 1.76×40 topics
  4. Quality of Life9▲ 2.9×29 topics
  5. Sustainability8▲ 1.51×26 topics
  6. Educational Technology7▲ 2.9×6 topics
  7. Social Determinants7▲ 16×6 topics
  8. Risk Factors6▲ 2.9×20 topics
  9. Healthcare6▲ 2.7×8 topics
  10. Biodiversity6▲ 3.6×18 topics
  11. Maternal Health6▲ 10×3 topics
  12. Treatment5▲ 2.1×23 topics
  13. Health Inequalities5▲ 20×2 topics
  14. Qualitative Research5▲ 2.9×6 topics
  15. Child Health5▲ 43×2 topics
  16. Teacher Training5▲ 4.0×7 topics
  17. Internet of Things5▲ 2.7×5 topics
  18. Neonatal Mortality5▲ 83×1 topic
  19. Prenatal Care5▲ 83×1 topic
  20. Biogeography4▲ 7.5×13 topics
  21. Health4▲ 5.2×6 topics
  22. Health Policy4▲ 13×4 topics
  23. Information Technology4▲ 4.2×4 topics
  24. Invasive Species4▲ 4.7×15 topics
  25. Digital Innovation4▲ 32×1 topic
  26. Knowledge Management4▲ 3.4×2 topics
  27. Smart Library4▲ 46×1 topic
  28. Ecosystem Services4▲ 4.4×8 topics
  29. Drug Resistance3▲ 5.7×6 topics
  30. Healthcare Access3▲ 6.0×6 topics
  31. Phylogeny3▲ 9.7×12 topics
  32. Prevalence3▲ 4.1×7 topics
  33. Critical Care3▲ 6.2×6 topics
  34. Social Inequality3▲ 5.6×5 topics
  35. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 8.6×9 topics
  36. DNA Barcoding3▲ 7.6×9 topics
  37. Patient Safety3▲ 8.4×4 topics
  38. Taxonomy3▲ 9.0×9 topics
  39. Healthcare Regulation3▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Social Sciences3▲ 8.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Amazon Research Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare, Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic, Healthcare Regulation and Linguistics and Education Research.

  1. 1 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 5 works
  2. 2 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 4 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 2 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  5. 5 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 2 works
  7. 7 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  8. 8 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 2 works
  9. 9 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  10. 10 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available72.4%not open27.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.9%domestic only69.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Amazon Research Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% higher than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Amazon Research Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0010% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Amazon Research Foundation0.00074% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Amazon Research Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Amazon Research Foundation9.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.5% in 2017.

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