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Federal Senate

In research, Federal Senate stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,233 of 14,833 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,052 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,852
of 34,923
Rank in Brazil
#623
of 834
Research works
442
▼ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Federal Senate

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 #7,233 of 14,833 4.4%345
Social SciencesField #6,052 of 9,330 4.4%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Federal Senate work in?

In 2022-now, 69% of research at Federal Senate is in Social Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (45%), Computer Science (8%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (7%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 47 fractional works · 68.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 31 fractional works · 45.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 12.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 11.6% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 17.9% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 7.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 10.4% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKFederal Senate69fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences69%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3145.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance56.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities56.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting34.9%
    5. Decision Sciences34.6%
    6. Psychology00.6%
    1. Computer Science57.6%
    2. Engineering45.1%
    3. Environmental Science23.5%
    4. Mathematics11.1%
    5. Chemistry00.2%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Medicine34.8%
    2. Health Professions34.7%
    3. Veterinary00.6%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.7%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
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: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.98× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.79× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.30× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.52× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.76× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.24× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.57× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences4.76×3 works
  2. Veterinary4.45×0 works
  3. Social Sciences3.57×31 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.24×5 works
  5. Arts and Humanities2.30×5 works
  6. Health Professions1.79×3 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.52×3 works
  8. Computer Science0.98×5 works
  9. Mathematics0.96×1 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.69×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.69×2 works
  12. Dentistry0.50×0 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.46×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.42×1 works
  15. Engineering0.34×4 works
  16. Medicine0.25×3 works
  17. Psychology0.19×0 works
  18. Chemistry0.15×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Federal Senate?

Ranked on the quality score, Leany Barreiro Lemos, Marcos Dieyson Rodrigues Mendes and Andréa Mascitto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Senate.

  1. 1 Leany Barreiro Lemos Brazil · #2,186,715 worldwide 334 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Marcos Dieyson Rodrigues Mendes Brazil · #3,049,790 worldwide 254 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Andréa Mascitto Brazil · #3,128,285 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Tathiane Piscitelli Brazil · #3,825,198 worldwide 9 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Jardel Robert Henning Rodrigues de Magalhães Brazil · #3,924,981 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Marco Antonio Campos Martins Brazil · #3,972,586 worldwide 70 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 María José Brazil · #3,986,965 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Gaylord Nelson Brazil · #4,106,303 worldwide 9 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 James E. Sargent Brazil · #4,359,226 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Márcia Anita Sprandel Brazil · #4,479,345 worldwide 97 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Senate

What are the most cited papers from Federal Senate?

The most cited paper from Federal Senate is "National Learning Systems" (Eduardo Baumgratz Viotti, 2002), with 357 citations. Next come "Enterprise Architecting: Critical Problems" (238) and "O futuro do SUS: impactos das reformas neoliberais na saúde pública – austeridade versus universalidade" (104).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 National Learning Systems Eduardo Baumgratz Viotti · Technological Forecasting and Social Change Sep 2002 357
2 Enterprise Architecting: Critical Problems Stephen H. Kaisler, Frank J. Armour, Michael Valivullah Conference paper Apr 2005 238
3 O futuro do SUS: impactos das reformas neoliberais na saúde pública – austeridade versus universalidade Ana Paula do Rego Menezes, Bruno Moretti, Arthur Chioro · Saúde em Debate Open access 2019 104
4 ESTADO DE EXCEÇÃO Giorgio Agamben, Tereza Cristina Albieri Baraldi · Revista ORG & DEMO Open access 31 Jul 2020 90
5 Chamomile infusion cryotherapy to prevent oral mucositis induced by chemotherapy: a pilot study Paula Elaine Diniz dos Reis, Marcia A. Ciol, Nilce Santos de Melo et al. · Supportive Care in Cancer 17 May 2016 69
All 63 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Federal Senate?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Human Rights, Digital Divide, Political Economy, Innovation Management, Economic Impact, Regulation and Public Policy.

▲ 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. Human Rights4▲ 6.3×8 topics
  2. Economic Growth4▲ 7.5×7 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 3.7×12 topics
  4. Digital Divide3▲ 19×4 topics
  5. Innovation Management3▲ 30×2 topics
  6. Political Economy3▲ 18×5 topics
  7. Qualitative Research3▲ 5.3×3 topics
  8. Economic Impact3▲ 7.8×4 topics
  9. Big Data3▲ 4.2×8 topics
  10. History3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  11. Public Policy3▲ 8.5×6 topics
  12. Regulation3▲ 7.7×3 topics
  13. Fiscal Policy3▲ 19×4 topics
  14. Rural Development3▲ 11×3 topics
  15. Economic Development3▲ 4.7×3 topics
  16. Social Media3▲ 2.7×7 topics
  17. Environmental Law2▲ 17×2 topics
  18. Healthcare2▲ 3.2×6 topics
  19. Organizational Management2▲ 60×1 topic
  20. Research Methods2▲ 23×1 topic
  21. Governance2▲ 10×5 topics
  22. Social Justice2▲ 5.6×3 topics
  23. Constitutional Law2▲ 23×1 topic
  24. Democracy2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  25. Legal Theory2▲ 45×1 topic
  26. Social Inequality2▲ 11×6 topics
  27. ICT2▲ 22×1 topic
  28. Telecommunications2▲ 73×1 topic
  29. Healthcare Access2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  30. Regional Development2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  31. Global Governance2▲ 10×6 topics
  32. Social Impact2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  33. Intersectionality2▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Science Communication2▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Taxation2▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Brazil2▲ 24×4 topics
  37. Infrastructure2▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Judicialization2▲ 83×1 topic
  39. Medication2▲ 83×1 topic
  40. Public Investment2▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Federal Senate publish most on?

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

Business and Management …2Business and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues2Brazilian Legal Issues: 2 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies2ICT Impact and Policies: 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 worksSocial Media and Politics: 1 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksLocal Government Finance and Decentralization: 1 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementLawMedia TechnologySociology 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 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 2 works
  3. 3 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 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 Social Media and Politics Communication 1 works
  9. 9 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Federal Senate's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Federal Senate as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00027% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Federal Senate0.00026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Federal Senate over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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