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Faculdades EST

In research, Faculdades EST stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,161 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,328 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 9.7× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#27,632
of 28,054 · #34,720 all time
Rank in Brazil
#694
of 714
Research works
1.1k
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
576
0.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Faculdades EST 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 #10,161 of 10,521 1.2%120 #8459
Social SciencesField #6,328 of 6,365 1.7%83 #8886

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Faculdades EST 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 Faculdades EST specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 51.3 works9.7×
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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: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 12 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.28× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.58× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.46× its world share, 83 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Faculdades EST?

Ranked on the composite score, Iuri Andréas Reblin, Júlio Cézar Adam and Gottfríed Brakemeier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Faculdades EST.

  1. 1 Iuri Andréas Reblin Brazil · #634,051 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Júlio Cézar Adam Brazil · #768,349 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Gottfríed Brakemeier Brazil · #817,435 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Faculdades EST

Which keywords describe research at Faculdades EST?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Catholicism, Brazil, Politics, Pluralism, Public Sphere, Pentecostalism and Conservatism.

▲ 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. Religion38▲ 54×11 topics
  2. Catholicism32▲ 575×2 topics
  3. Brazil29▲ 200×5 topics
  4. Politics27▲ 68×4 topics
  5. Pluralism26▲ 417×2 topics
  6. Public Sphere26▲ 312×2 topics
  7. Pentecostalism25▲ 697×2 topics
  8. Conservatism24▲ 927×1 topic
  9. Secularization24▲ 1039×1 topic
  10. Globalization17▲ 5.8×19 topics
  11. Education16▲ 6.4×17 topics
  12. Theology14▲ 97×5 topics
  13. Qualitative Research12▲ 9.0×6 topics
  14. Social Dynamics11▲ 122×3 topics
  15. Ethics11▲ 15×10 topics
  16. Public Policy10▲ 14×10 topics
  17. Philosophy10▲ 16×8 topics
  18. Latin America10▲ 34×5 topics
  19. Sociology9▲ 43×3 topics
  20. Colonialism8▲ 12×7 topics
  21. Liberation8▲ 333×1 topic
  22. Mental Health8▲ 3.7×7 topics
  23. Cultural Identity8▲ 10×8 topics
  24. Social Determinants7▲ 23×3 topics
  25. History7▲ 6.7×12 topics
  26. Anthropology7▲ 47×4 topics
  27. Teacher Training7▲ 7.3×5 topics
  28. Social Movements7▲ 15×7 topics
  29. Public Health6▲ 3.1×12 topics
  30. Community Development6▲ 23×3 topics
  31. Identity6▲ 5.6×9 topics
  32. Cultural Analysis5▲ 74×2 topics
  33. Cultural Studies5▲ 9.1×10 topics
  34. Clinical Practice5▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Literature5▲ 6.2×6 topics
  36. Psychoanalysis5▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Social Management4▲ 112×1 topic
  38. Solidarity Economy4▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Biblical Monotheism4▲ 105×1 topic
  40. Jewish Society4▲ 105×1 topic

Which research topics does Faculdades EST publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religion and Society in Latin America, Religious and Theological Studies, Psychology and Mental Health and Social and Economic Solidarity.

  1. 1 Religion and Society in Latin America Sociology and Political Science 24 works
  2. 2 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  3. 3 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 5 works
  4. 4 Social and Economic Solidarity Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 4 works
  6. 6 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 3 works
  8. 8 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  9. 9 Literature, Culture, and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  10. 10 Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 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 available69.6%not open30.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.5%domestic only96.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Faculdades EST's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% lower 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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