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Fundação Getulio Vargas

In research, Fundação Getulio Vargas stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,347 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,008 of 6,365 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#207 of 1,201 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Information Systems and Management, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Law — Information Systems and Management is 15.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,922
of 28,054 · #7,319 all time
Rank in Brazil
#69
of 714
Research works
9.2k
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
86k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is Fundação Getulio Vargas 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 #1,347 of 10,521 14.7%1,556 #1244
Social SciencesField #1,008 of 6,365 14.6%828 #1021
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #207 of 1,201 25.0%164 #308
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #638 of 2,578 13.5%295 #750
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #605 of 1,775 19.0%213 #606
Business, Management and AccountingField #892 of 2,578 16.5%305 #904
Information Systems and ManagementSubfield #40 of 84 9.5%91 #175
Strategy and ManagementSubfield #308 of 635 17.1%111 #468
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #664 of 1,272 22.0%130 #704
LawSubfield #247 of 431 11.8%101 #314

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fundação Getulio Vargas 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,244 #1,347
  2. Social Sciences#1,021 #1,008
  3. Political Science and International Relations#308 #207
  4. Sociology and Political Science#750 #638
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#606 #605
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#904 #892
  7. Information Systems and Management#175 #40
  8. Strategy and Management#468 #308
  9. Economics and Econometrics#704 #664
  10. Law#314 #247
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Fundação Getulio Vargas specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Information Systems and Management takes 15.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 91.2 works15×
  2. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 47.5 works9.1×
  3. LawSubfield · 101.4 works8.4×
  4. Decision SciencesField · 124.1 works6.2×
  5. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 111.1 works6.2×
  6. Urban StudiesSubfield · 34.2 works6.0×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 77 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 54 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 98 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 68 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 131 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.74× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.58× its world share, 305 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.20× its world share, 124 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.80× its world share, 213 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.16× its world share, 828 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fundação Getulio Vargas?

Ranked on the composite score, Kurt Ernst Weil, Carlos Osmar Bertero and Sérgio Ribeiro da Costa Werlang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fundação Getulio Vargas.

  1. 1 Kurt Ernst Weil Brazil · #40,029 worldwide 2k citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Carlos Osmar Bertero Brazil · #44,115 worldwide 182 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Sérgio Ribeiro da Costa Werlang Brazil · #122,737 worldwide 198 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Wesley Mendes‐Da‐Silva Brazil · #141,717 worldwide 185 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Maria Ester de Freitas Brazil · #160,568 worldwide 75 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Paulo N. Figueiredo Brazil · #172,420 worldwide 146 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Rodrigo R. Soares Brazil · #181,627 worldwide 146 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Rafael Alcadipani Brazil · #191,423 worldwide 82 citations · 47 works
  9. 9 José A. Puppim de Oliveira Brazil · #206,711 worldwide 261 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Oliver Stuenkel Brazil · #220,873 worldwide 59 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Fundação Getulio Vargas

Which keywords describe research at Fundação Getulio Vargas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Research, Public Policy, Economic Growth, Human Rights, Globalization, Innovation, Social Justice and Marketing Strategies.

▲ 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. Globalization140▲ 3.5×87 topics
  2. Qualitative Research134▲ 7.4×14 topics
  3. Sustainability132▲ 2.6×58 topics
  4. Public Policy126▲ 12×22 topics
  5. Human Rights121▲ 5.7×35 topics
  6. Economic Growth119▲ 6.8×22 topics
  7. Innovation108▲ 5.0×38 topics
  8. Social Justice90▲ 7.4×21 topics
  9. Marketing Strategies83▲ 40×3 topics
  10. Case Study82▲ 58×2 topics
  11. Data Analysis81▲ 14×5 topics
  12. Democracy81▲ 11×17 topics
  13. Quantitative Research80▲ 28×2 topics
  14. Innovation Management80▲ 23×2 topics
  15. Organizational Management80▲ 59×1 topic
  16. Research Methods80▲ 24×1 topic
  17. Legal Theory79▲ 54×3 topics
  18. Environmental Law75▲ 18×3 topics
  19. Legal Philosophy75▲ 55×2 topics
  20. Constitutional Law75▲ 27×3 topics
  21. Civil Rights73▲ 50×2 topics
  22. Public Administration72▲ 41×2 topics
  23. Constitutional Interpretation72▲ 75×1 topic
  24. Judicial Activism72▲ 75×1 topic
  25. Political Economy69▲ 13×15 topics
  26. Governance69▲ 10×13 topics
  27. Social Impact61▲ 7.5×11 topics
  28. Healthcare Access61▲ 10×11 topics
  29. Neoliberalism61▲ 8.2×20 topics
  30. Inequality59▲ 13×12 topics
  31. Brazil55▲ 27×5 topics
  32. Social Capital54▲ 5.0×14 topics
  33. Latin America53▲ 13×15 topics
  34. Regulation52▲ 4.7×16 topics
  35. Social Movements52▲ 8.4×16 topics
  36. Monetary Policy49▲ 9.7×9 topics
  37. Social Determinants48▲ 11×6 topics
  38. Community Development42▲ 11×8 topics
  39. Equity41▲ 48×2 topics
  40. Institutional Theory41▲ 20×3 topics

Which research topics does Fundação Getulio Vargas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business and Management Studies, Brazilian Legal Issues, Public Health in Brazil and Social and Economic Solidarity.

Business and Management …80Business and Management Studies: 80 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues72Brazilian Legal Issues: 72 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil: 39 fractional worksSocial and Economic Solidarity: 36 fractional worksEducation and Public Policy: 33 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…30Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 30 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 28 fractional worksSocial and Political Issues: 24 fractional worksRegulation and Compliance Studies: 20 fractional worksPolitics and Society in Latin America: 18 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementLawSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 80 works
  2. 2 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 72 works
  3. 3 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 39 works
  4. 4 Social and Economic Solidarity Sociology and Political Science 36 works
  5. 5 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 33 works
  6. 6 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 30 works
  7. 7 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 28 works
  8. 8 Social and Political Issues Sociology and Political Science 24 works
  9. 9 Regulation and Compliance Studies Strategy and Management 20 works
  10. 10 Politics and Society in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 18 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 available71.3%not open28.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.8%domestic only86.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fundação Getulio Vargas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% higher 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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