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Federal Senate

In research, Federal Senate stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,952 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,755 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#37,848
of 42,892
Rank in Brazil
#711
of 870
Research works
442
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Federal Senate known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #12,952 of 16,945 6.7%345
Social SciencesField #8,755 of 10,206 5.6%227

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Federal Senate 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).

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: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.87× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 5.56× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.77× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.94× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.33× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.79× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Federal Senate?

Ranked on the composite score, Donald A. Ritchie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Senate.

  1. 1 Donald A. Ritchie · #71,325 worldwide 129 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Senate

Which keywords describe research at Federal Senate?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Digital Divide, Human Rights, Political Economy, Qualitative Research, History, Economic Impact and Regulation.

▲ 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. Economic Growth4▲ 7.9×6 topics
  2. Human Rights4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  3. Digital Divide3▲ 24×4 topics
  4. Qualitative Research3▲ 6.4×3 topics
  5. Political Economy3▲ 20×5 topics
  6. History3▲ 7.3×4 topics
  7. Economic Impact3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  8. Regulation3▲ 9.0×2 topics
  9. Rural Development3▲ 14×3 topics
  10. Globalization2▲ 2.3×7 topics
  11. Organizational Management2▲ 68×1 topic
  12. Research Methods2▲ 27×1 topic
  13. Economic Development2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  14. Environmental Law2▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Public Policy2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  16. Social Inequality2▲ 14×6 topics
  17. Fiscal Policy2▲ 17×3 topics
  18. Governance2▲ 11×4 topics
  19. ICT2▲ 28×1 topic
  20. Telecommunications2▲ 91×1 topic
  21. Constitutional Law2▲ 24×1 topic
  22. Democracy2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  23. Gender2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  24. Healthcare Access2▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Legal Theory2▲ 45×1 topic
  26. Regional Development2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  27. Cultural Heritage2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  28. Global Governance2▲ 13×6 topics
  29. Taxation2▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Brazil2▲ 29×4 topics
  31. Infrastructure2▲ 22×1 topic
  32. Judicialization2▲ 96×1 topic
  33. Medication2▲ 96×1 topic
  34. Public Investment2▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Social Impact1▲ 6.3×3 topics
  36. Autonomy1▲ 55×2 topics
  37. Development1▲ 6.6×2 topics
  38. Science Communication1▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Intersectionality1▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Sustainable Development Goals1▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Federal Senate publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business and Management Studies, ICT Impact and Policies, Brazilian Legal Issues and Public Health in Brazil.

Business and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies: 2 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues2Brazilian Legal Issues: 2 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil2Public Health in Brazil: 2 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 1 fractional worksEducation and Public Pol…1Education and Public Policy: 1 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 1 fractional worksLocal Government Finance and Decentralization: 1 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementMedia TechnologyLawSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 2 works
  2. 2 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 2 works
  3. 3 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 2 works
  4. 4 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 1 works
  7. 7 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 1 works
  9. 9 Social Media and Politics Communication 1 works
  10. 10 Local Government Finance and Decentralization Political Science and International Relations 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 available54.0%not open46.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.3%domestic only66.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal Senate's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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