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Escola Superior Dom Helder Câmara

In research, Escola Superior Dom Helder Câmara stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,850 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,972 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Environmental Science — Law is 49.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,180
of 28,054 · #37,316 all time
Rank in Brazil
#665
of 714
Research works
742
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
773
1.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
91%
world 28%

What is Escola Superior Dom Helder Câmara 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,850 of 10,521 6.5%107 #12150
Social SciencesField #5,972 of 6,365 6.4%92 #6950

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Escola Superior Dom Helder Câmara 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 Escola Superior Dom Helder Câmara specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 49.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 48.7 works49×
  2. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 32.6 works33×
  3. Environmental ScienceField · 42.8 works5.0×
← 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: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.04× its world share, 43 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.74× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.23× its world share, 92 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Escola Superior Dom Helder Câmara?

Ranked on the composite score, Élcio Nacur Rezende, Magno Federici Gomes and Beatriz Souza Costa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Escola Superior Dom Helder Câmara.

  1. 1 Élcio Nacur Rezende Brazil · #314,992 worldwide 10 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Magno Federici Gomes Brazil · #417,926 worldwide 5 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Beatriz Souza Costa Brazil · #544,976 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 José Adércio Leite Sampaio Brazil · #847,484 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Escola Superior Dom Helder Câmara

Which keywords describe research at Escola Superior Dom Helder Câmara?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Environmental Law, Legal Theory, Legal Philosophy, Social Justice, Constitutional Law, Public Administration and Civil Rights.

▲ 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. Human Rights52▲ 30×11 topics
  2. Environmental Law46▲ 131×4 topics
  3. Legal Theory45▲ 371×3 topics
  4. Legal Philosophy44▲ 394×2 topics
  5. Social Justice44▲ 43×3 topics
  6. Constitutional Law43▲ 188×3 topics
  7. Public Administration43▲ 291×2 topics
  8. Civil Rights43▲ 357×1 topic
  9. Judicial Activism43▲ 539×1 topic
  10. Sustainability33▲ 8.0×14 topics
  11. Public Policy29▲ 35×8 topics
  12. Sustainable Development28▲ 10×9 topics
  13. Waste Management23▲ 33×3 topics
  14. Renewable Energy22▲ 8.7×4 topics
  15. Environmental Education21▲ 80×3 topics
  16. Biodiversity21▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Social Participation20▲ 185×1 topic
  18. Water Resources20▲ 48×1 topic
  19. Environmental Justice12▲ 53×3 topics
  20. Globalization12▲ 3.6×17 topics
  21. Global Governance10▲ 27×5 topics
  22. Climate Change9▲ 1.87×7 topics
  23. Qualitative Research8▲ 5.4×3 topics
  24. Healthcare7▲ 3.6×3 topics
  25. Nuclear Power7▲ 170×2 topics
  26. Regulatory Challenges7▲ 44×2 topics
  27. International Environmental Law6▲ 454×1 topic
  28. Liability Regimes6▲ 454×1 topic
  29. Marketing Strategies6▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Organizational Management6▲ 53×1 topic
  31. Research Methods6▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Online Learning6▲ 4.0×3 topics
  33. Social Movements5▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Distance Education5▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Rural Development5▲ 8.9×2 topics
  36. Training5▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Territoriality5▲ 61×1 topic
  38. Urbanization5▲ 7.3×1 topic
  39. Equity4▲ 59×2 topics
  40. Social Determinants4▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Escola Superior Dom Helder Câmara publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Brazilian Legal Issues, Environmental Sustainability and Education, International Environmental Law and Policies and Business and Management Studies.

Brazilian Legal Issues43Brazilian Legal Issues: 43 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…20Environmental Sustainability and Education: 20 fractional worksInternational Environmental Law and Policies: 6 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 6 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 5 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 5 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil: 4 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 3 fractional worksWildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses: 3 fractional worksTailings Management and Properties: 2 fractional works
LawManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawInformation Systems and ManagementEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 43 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 20 works
  3. 3 International Environmental Law and Policies Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 works
  4. 4 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 6 works
  5. 5 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 5 works
  6. 6 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 5 works
  7. 7 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  9. 9 Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  10. 10 Tailings Management and Properties Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available91.4%not open8.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.3%domestic only95.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Escola Superior Dom Helder Câmara's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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