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Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources

In research, Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,438 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,649 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 8.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,561
of 28,054 · #25,204 all time
Rank in Brazil
#498
of 714
Research works
778
▲ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.7k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Environmental ScienceField #3,438 of 3,551 4.6%61 #4237
Physical SciencesDomain #12,649 of 12,888 4.7%73 #19213

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 8.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 61.4 works8.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 2.94× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.76× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.69× its world share, 61 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.27× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources?

Ranked on the composite score, Maria do Carmo Ferrão Santos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources.

  1. 1 Maria do Carmo Ferrão Santos Brazil · #1,591,073 worldwide 20 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources

Which keywords describe research at Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Biodiversity, Remote Sensing, Public Policy, Renewable Energy, Waste Management and Water Resources.

▲ 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 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. Sustainable Development26▲ 11×6 topics
  2. Sustainability21▲ 6.1×27 topics
  3. Biodiversity19▲ 18×18 topics
  4. Remote Sensing17▲ 9.7×17 topics
  5. Public Policy16▲ 23×6 topics
  6. Renewable Energy16▲ 7.5×6 topics
  7. Waste Management15▲ 25×6 topics
  8. Environmental Impact14▲ 5.9×17 topics
  9. Water Resources14▲ 40×3 topics
  10. Environmental Education14▲ 62×2 topics
  11. Eco-friendly Practices13▲ 158×1 topic
  12. Social Participation13▲ 149×1 topic
  13. Climate Change13▲ 3.3×38 topics
  14. Environmental Conservation11▲ 79×1 topic
  15. Hydrographic Basins11▲ 351×1 topic
  16. Economic Analysis6▲ 31×2 topics
  17. Forest Biomass6▲ 123×1 topic
  18. Wood Residues6▲ 123×1 topic
  19. Online Learning6▲ 5.2×3 topics
  20. Qualitative Research6▲ 4.6×5 topics
  21. Conservation5▲ 7.9×10 topics
  22. Healthcare5▲ 2.9×4 topics
  23. E-Learning5▲ 3.2×3 topics
  24. Legislation5▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Distance Education4▲ 14×1 topic
  26. Training4▲ 14×1 topic
  27. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 7.7×10 topics
  28. Population Dynamics4▲ 12×7 topics
  29. Marketing Strategies4▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Invasive Species4▲ 6.4×11 topics
  31. Organizational Management4▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Research Methods4▲ 17×1 topic
  33. Teacher Training4▲ 4.1×4 topics
  34. Ecosystem Services3▲ 5.7×10 topics
  35. Legal Theory3▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Constitutional Law3▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Soil Fertility3▲ 8.7×6 topics
  38. Fish Biodiversity2▲ 95×1 topic
  39. Freshwater Ecoregions2▲ 95×1 topic
  40. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 8.1×4 topics

Which research topics does Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Environmental Sustainability and Education, Geography and Environmental Studies, Agricultural and Food Sciences and Academic Research in Diverse Fields.

Environmental Sustainabi…13Environmental Sustainability and Education: 13 fractional worksGeography and Environmen…11Geography and Environmental Studies: 11 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 6 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…4Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 4 fractional worksBusiness and Management …4Business and Management Studies: 4 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues3Brazilian Legal Issues: 3 fractional worksFish biology, ecology, and behavior: 3 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 2 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 2 fractional worksOil Spill Detection and Mitigation: 2 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawWater Science and TechnologyForestryEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 13 works
  2. 2 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 11 works
  3. 3 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 6 works
  4. 4 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 4 works
  5. 5 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 4 works
  6. 6 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 3 works
  7. 7 Fish biology, ecology, and behavior Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  8. 8 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  9. 9 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation Pollution 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 available72.6%not open27.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.0%domestic only76.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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