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Comissão Pastoral da Terra

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World rank, all time
#27,547
of 34,923
Rank in Brazil
#752
of 834
Research works
159
▲ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.2k
7.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
73%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Comissão Pastoral da Terra

Which fields of science does Comissão Pastoral da Terra work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Comissão Pastoral da Terra is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (39%), Environmental Science (14%), Medicine (14%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 18 fractional works · 52.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 38.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 17.0% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 10.2% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 9.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 20.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 14.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 10.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 19.5% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 13.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKComissão Pastoralda Terra35fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences53%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1338.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities39.1%
    3. Decision Sciences11.9%
    4. Psychology11.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Environmental Science514.3%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences13.1%
    3. Computer Science12.3%
    4. Engineering00.9%
    1. Medicine513.8%
    2. Dentistry12.9%
    3. Health Professions12.6%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences26.2%
    2. Neuroscience00.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
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: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.99× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.88× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 5.93× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.15× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.99× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.06× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry5.93×1 works
  2. Arts and Humanities3.15×3 works
  3. Social Sciences3.06×14 works
  4. Environmental Science2.88×5 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.99×1 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.99×1 works
  7. Veterinary1.41×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.31×2 works
  9. Health Professions0.97×1 works
  10. Medicine0.72×5 works
  11. Psychology0.63×1 works
  12. Neuroscience0.30×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.30×1 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.30×0 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.24×0 works
  16. Nursing0.20×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.10×0 works
  18. Engineering0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Comissão Pastoral da Terra?

Ranked on the quality score, Brancolina Ferreira lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Comissão Pastoral da Terra.

  1. 1 Brancolina Ferreira Brazil · #3,940,226 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Comissão Pastoral da Terra

What are the most cited papers from Comissão Pastoral da Terra?

The most cited paper from Comissão Pastoral da Terra is "The End of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon" (Daniel Curtis Nepstad, Britaldo Silveira Soares-Filho, Frank D. Merry et al., 2009), with 590 citations. Next come "Forest fragmentation, climate change and understory fire regimes on the Amazonian landscapes of the Xingu headwaters" (72) and "A questão fundiária na Amazônia" (56).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The End of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Daniel Curtis Nepstad, Britaldo Silveira Soares-Filho, Frank D. Merry et al. · Science 4 Dec 2009 590
2 Forest fragmentation, climate change and understory fire regimes on the Amazonian landscapes of the Xingu headwaters Britaldo Silveira Soares-Filho, Rafaella Almeida Silvestrini, Daniel Curtis Nepstad et al. · Landscape Ecology 14 Mar 2012 72
3 A questão fundiária na Amazônia Violeta Refkalefsky Loureiro, Jax Nildo Aragão Pinto · Estudos Avançados Open access Aug 2005 56
4 Costs and effectiveness of public and private fire management programs in the Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado Aline Oliveira, Aline Oliveira, Britaldo Silveira Soares-Filho et al. · Forest Policy and Economics 20 Mar 2021 47
5 Atlas da Violência 2021 Daniel Ricardo de Castro Cerqueira, Hélder Ferreira, Samira Bueno et al. Open access 31 Aug 2021 45
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Which keywords describe research at Comissão Pastoral da Terra?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Sustainability, Religion, Catholicism, Globalization, Brazil, Agroecology and Pentecostalism.

▲ 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. Sustainability5▲ 5.7×8 topics
  2. Globalization4▲ 6.2×8 topics
  3. Public Policy4▲ 26×6 topics
  4. Religion4▲ 26×3 topics
  5. Catholicism4▲ 318×2 topics
  6. Agroecology3▲ 65×4 topics
  7. Brazil3▲ 101×5 topics
  8. Pentecostalism3▲ 347×1 topic
  9. Politics3▲ 32×1 topic
  10. Qualitative Research3▲ 9.0×5 topics
  11. Biodiversity2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  12. Mental Health2▲ 4.4×3 topics
  13. Sustainable Development2▲ 3.5×2 topics
  14. Healthcare Access2▲ 19×3 topics
  15. Social Dynamics2▲ 86×3 topics
  16. Environmental Education2▲ 33×1 topic
  17. Waste Management2▲ 12×1 topic
  18. Curriculum Development2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  19. Education2▲ 2.6×6 topics
  20. International Migration2▲ 278×1 topic
  21. Refugee Law2▲ 278×1 topic
  22. Teacher Training2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  23. Social Movements2▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Agriculture1▲ 11×1 topic
  25. Family Farming1▲ 126×1 topic
  26. Liberation1▲ 196×1 topic
  27. Pediatric Oncology1▲ 58×2 topics
  28. Political Economy1▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Smallholder Farmers1▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Theology1▲ 35×1 topic
  31. Dental Implants1▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Discourse Analysis1▲ 12×2 topics
  33. End-of-Life1▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Free Flap1▲ 72×1 topic
  35. Learning Outcomes1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  36. Literacy1▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Microsurgical Reconstruction1▲ 72×1 topic
  38. Palliative Care1▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Peri-implant Diseases1▲ 59×1 topic
  40. Textual Production1▲ 90×1 topic

Which research topics does Comissão Pastoral da Terra publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Religion and Society in Latin America, Environmental Sustainability and Education, Migration, Racism, and Human Rights and Rural Development and Agriculture.

Religion and Society in …3Religion and Society in Latin America: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 2 fractional worksMigration, Racism, and H…2Migration, Racism, and Human Rights: 2 fractional worksRural Development and Ag…1Rural Development and Agriculture: 1 fractional worksReligious and Theological Studies: 1 fractional worksLinguistics and Education Research: 1 fractional worksDental Implant Technique…1Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery a…1Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 1 fractional worksPalliative and Oncologic…1Palliative and Oncologic Care: 1 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, R…1Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawHealthLiterature and Literary Theory4 others

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

  1. 1 Religion and Society in Latin America Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  3. 3 Migration, Racism, and Human Rights Health 2 works
  4. 4 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  5. 5 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  7. 7 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Palliative and Oncologic Care Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 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 available73.2%not open26.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.8%domestic only70.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Comissão Pastoral da Terra's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Comissão Pastoral da Terra as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000076% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Comissão Pastoral da Terra0.000063% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Comissão Pastoral da Terra over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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