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Instituto Benjamin Constant

In research, Instituto Benjamin Constant stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,250 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 6.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,783
of 28,054 · #21,886 all time
Rank in Brazil
#369
of 714
Research works
593
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.9k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Instituto Benjamin Constant 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 #5,250 of 10,521 8.1%101 #6276

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Benjamin Constant 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 Instituto Benjamin Constant specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 6.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 27.6 works6.1×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.92× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 6.14× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.45× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.90× its world share, 57 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Benjamin Constant?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Social Inequality, Qualitative Research, Curriculum Development, Online Learning, Inclusive Education, Public Policy and Pedagogical Practices.

▲ 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. Teacher Training18▲ 19×8 topics
  2. Social Inequality11▲ 26×6 topics
  3. Qualitative Research10▲ 7.7×6 topics
  4. Curriculum Development10▲ 9.0×3 topics
  5. Online Learning10▲ 7.5×4 topics
  6. Education10▲ 3.5×20 topics
  7. Inclusive Education9▲ 16×4 topics
  8. Educational Technology9▲ 4.8×8 topics
  9. Pedagogical Practices9▲ 63×3 topics
  10. Public Policy9▲ 12×11 topics
  11. Educational Reform9▲ 44×2 topics
  12. Distance Learning8▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Critical Pedagogy8▲ 63×1 topic
  14. Educational Policies8▲ 46×1 topic
  15. Globalization8▲ 2.5×18 topics
  16. Social Network Analysis8▲ 40×3 topics
  17. Identity8▲ 6.7×14 topics
  18. Digital Literacy7▲ 7.2×4 topics
  19. Media Education6▲ 72×1 topic
  20. WebQuests6▲ 72×1 topic
  21. Cultural Identity6▲ 7.6×9 topics
  22. Cultural Studies6▲ 10×8 topics
  23. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.4×9 topics
  24. Public Health6▲ 2.6×22 topics
  25. Anthropology6▲ 37×5 topics
  26. Pedagogy6▲ 7.3×7 topics
  27. Inclusion5▲ 22×5 topics
  28. Cultural Heritage4▲ 5.3×10 topics
  29. History4▲ 4.2×12 topics
  30. Literature4▲ 5.3×12 topics
  31. Colonialism4▲ 5.6×9 topics
  32. Rhetoric4▲ 24×3 topics
  33. Art4▲ 30×6 topics
  34. Physical Education4▲ 20×3 topics
  35. Discourse Analysis4▲ 9.4×3 topics
  36. Ethnography3▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Research3▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Educational Practices3▲ 33×3 topics
  39. Legislation3▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Training3▲ 8.9×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Benjamin Constant publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education Pedagogy and Practices, Education and Digital Technologies, Academic Research in Diverse Fields and Risk and Safety Analysis.

Education Pedagogy and P…8Education Pedagogy and Practices: 8 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 6 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 3 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 3 fractional worksArts and Performance Studies: 3 fractional worksLinguistics and Educatio…2Linguistics and Education Research: 2 fractional worksPhysical Education and Sports Studies: 2 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksUrban and sociocultural dynamics: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 2 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceStatistics, Probability and UncertaintyVisual Arts and Performing Arts4 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and PracticesEducation 8 works
  2. 2 Education and Digital TechnologiesSociology and Political Science 6 works
  3. 3 Academic Research in Diverse FieldsEducation 3 works
  4. 4 Risk and Safety AnalysisStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty 3 works
  5. 5 Arts and Performance StudiesVisual Arts and Performing Arts 3 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Education ResearchLiterature and Literary Theory 2 works
  7. 7 Physical Education and Sports StudiesSociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Cultural, Media, and Literary StudiesPhilosophy 2 works
  9. 9 Urban and sociocultural dynamicsUrban Studies 2 works
  10. 10 Environmental Sustainability and EducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law 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 available51.3%not open48.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.1%domestic only70.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Benjamin Constant's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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