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Insper

In research, Insper stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,985 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,223 of 6,365 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#1,890 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Strategy and Management — Strategy and Management is 8.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,369
of 28,054 · #21,218 all time
Rank in Brazil
#243
of 714
Research works
1.2k
▲ 85% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Insper 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 #4,985 of 10,521 15.8%240 #5420
Social SciencesField #4,223 of 6,365 14.7%93 #5475
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,890 of 2,578 20.6%72 #2237
Health SciencesDomain #10,830 of 11,982 10.3%64 #15634
Physical SciencesDomain #12,131 of 12,888 10.4%73 #19854

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Insper 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#5,420 #4,985
  2. Social Sciences#5,475 #4,223
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#2,237 #1,890
  4. Health Sciences#15,634 #10,830
  5. Physical Sciences#19,854 #12,131
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 Insper specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Strategy and Management takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 29.5 works8.5×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.18× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.60× its world share, 72 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.36× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.92× its world share, 50 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 94 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Insper?

Ranked on the composite score, Sérgio G. Lazzarini, Carla Ramos and Vinícius Picanço Rodrigues lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Insper.

  1. 1 Sérgio G. Lazzarini Brazil · #145,950 worldwide 193 citations · 65 works
  2. 2 Carla Ramos Brazil · #544,728 worldwide 98 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Vinícius Picanço Rodrigues Brazil · #681,770 worldwide 47 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Marco Bonomo Brazil · #893,670 worldwide 65 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Luciana Yeung Brazil · #1,055,771 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Sandro Cabral Brazil · #1,147,187 worldwide 38 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Danny Pimentel Claro Brazil · #1,200,367 worldwide 64 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Adriana Bruscato Bortoluzzo Brazil · #1,379,070 worldwide 31 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Sérgio Firpo Brazil · #1,383,746 worldwide 34 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Insper

Which keywords describe research at Insper?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Innovation, Regulation, Corporate Governance, Globalization, Social Capital, Institutional Theory 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. Globalization19▲ 2.5×37 topics
  2. Innovation19▲ 4.6×21 topics
  3. Economic Growth19▲ 5.6×19 topics
  4. Sustainability17▲ 1.73×25 topics
  5. Corporate Governance15▲ 5.0×12 topics
  6. Regulation14▲ 6.3×10 topics
  7. Qualitative Research12▲ 3.4×7 topics
  8. Social Capital12▲ 5.5×11 topics
  9. Human Rights10▲ 2.6×19 topics
  10. Economic Development10▲ 3.1×12 topics
  11. Institutional Theory9▲ 25×3 topics
  12. Leadership9▲ 4.8×8 topics
  13. Marketing Strategies9▲ 23×2 topics
  14. Data Analysis9▲ 8.2×3 topics
  15. Organizational Management9▲ 33×1 topic
  16. Research Methods9▲ 13×1 topic
  17. Fiscal Policy9▲ 10.0×5 topics
  18. Entrepreneurship8▲ 5.5×7 topics
  19. Property Rights8▲ 31×5 topics
  20. Financial Performance8▲ 3.5×5 topics
  21. Monetary Policy8▲ 8.3×6 topics
  22. Financial Constraints8▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Labor Market7▲ 6.2×5 topics
  24. Firm Performance7▲ 9.4×3 topics
  25. Political Economy7▲ 6.8×10 topics
  26. Governance7▲ 5.3×7 topics
  27. Performance Measurement7▲ 6.1×5 topics
  28. Public-Private Partnerships6▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Enforcement6▲ 53×2 topics
  30. Income Inequality6▲ 10×5 topics
  31. Gender Inequality6▲ 10×5 topics
  32. Income Tax6▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Investor Protection6▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Ownership Structure6▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Profitability5▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Constitutional Law5▲ 9.6×3 topics
  37. Technological Change5▲ 33×2 topics
  38. Infrastructure5▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Shareholder Value5▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Unemployment5▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Insper publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business and Management Studies, Corporate Finance and Governance, Public-Private Partnership Projects and Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems.

Business and Management Studies: 9 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 6 fractional worksPublic-Private Partnersh…5Public-Private Partnership Projects: 5 fractional worksLaw, Economics, and Judi…4Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems: 4 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 4 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 4 fractional worksPublic Policy and Admini…4Public Policy and Administration Research: 4 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 4 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 4 fractional worksPublic Procurement and P…3Public Procurement and Policy: 3 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementAccountingStrategy and ManagementEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 9 works
  2. 2 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 6 works
  3. 3 Public-Private Partnership Projects Strategy and Management 5 works
  4. 4 Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  5. 5 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 4 works
  6. 6 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  7. 7 Public Policy and Administration Research Public Administration 4 works
  8. 8 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  9. 9 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 4 works
  10. 10 Public Procurement and Policy Strategy and Management 3 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 available62.8%not open37.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.8%domestic only76.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Insper's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 85% 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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