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Instituto Biológico

In research, Instituto Biológico stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,632 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,145 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science — Insect Science is 38.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,045
of 28,054 · #16,764 all time
Rank in Brazil
#319
of 714
Research works
2.5k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Instituto Biológico 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,632 of 3,409 9.3%97 #2064
Life SciencesDomain #6,145 of 7,800 9.8%137 #7648

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Insect Science takes 38.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Insect ScienceSubfield · 24.5 works39×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 21.2 works20×
  3. Plant ScienceSubfield · 38.0 works9.8×
  4. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 96.7 works9.1×
← 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: 9.13× its world share, 97 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.57× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.22× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.95× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.10× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Biológico?

Ranked on the composite score, Otto G. Bier, Valmir Antônio Costa and Luís Garrigós Leite lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Biológico.

  1. 1 Otto G. Bier Brazil · #306,436 worldwide 77 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Valmir Antônio Costa Brazil · #637,883 worldwide 31 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Luís Garrigós Leite Brazil · #696,009 worldwide 41 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Ricardo Harakava Brazil · #781,944 worldwide 77 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Mitsue Haraguchi Brazil · #857,230 worldwide 27 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Luiz Carlos Luchini Brazil · #863,681 worldwide 32 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Daniel Garkauskas Ramos Brazil · #939,648 worldwide 29 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 L.M. Paulin Brazil · #969,128 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 祥浩 三巻 Brazil · #1,006,396 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Márcio Hipólito Brazil · #1,065,380 worldwide 25 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Biológico

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Biológico?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biological Control, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Habitat Fragmentation, Host Specificity, Epidemiology and Phylogeny.

▲ 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. Biological Control25▲ 76×9 topics
  2. Invasive Species24▲ 25×14 topics
  3. Epidemiology19▲ 2.1×54 topics
  4. Biodiversity18▲ 11×15 topics
  5. Climate Change18▲ 3.0×29 topics
  6. Habitat Fragmentation11▲ 22×4 topics
  7. Host Specificity10▲ 40×5 topics
  8. Environmental Impact10▲ 2.5×17 topics
  9. Global Change10▲ 16×4 topics
  10. Phylogeny10▲ 29×12 topics
  11. Ecosystem Services9▲ 11×5 topics
  12. Biopesticides9▲ 60×2 topics
  13. Phylogenetic Analysis9▲ 13×8 topics
  14. Plant Immunity9▲ 41×2 topics
  15. Population Dynamics8▲ 15×9 topics
  16. Plant-Animal Interactions8▲ 41×1 topic
  17. Pollinator Decline8▲ 41×1 topic
  18. Pest Management8▲ 41×4 topics
  19. Microbiota7▲ 15×4 topics
  20. DNA Barcoding7▲ 20×8 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity7▲ 7.0×14 topics
  22. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles7▲ 75×1 topic
  23. Jasmonate Signaling7▲ 75×1 topic
  24. Genomic Sequencing6▲ 24×4 topics
  25. Morphology6▲ 16×6 topics
  26. Small RNAs6▲ 44×2 topics
  27. Gene Silencing6▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Immune System6▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Viral RNA Silencing6▲ 67×1 topic
  30. Virus-Host Interactions6▲ 67×1 topic
  31. Biogeography6▲ 9.6×14 topics
  32. Gut Microbiota6▲ 7.2×5 topics
  33. Taxonomy6▲ 19×9 topics
  34. Genomics5▲ 7.9×9 topics
  35. Molecular Phylogeny5▲ 15×8 topics
  36. Fungal Pathogens5▲ 17×5 topics
  37. Entomopathogenic Fungi5▲ 145×1 topic
  38. Insect Pathogens5▲ 145×1 topic
  39. Vaccine Development5▲ 8.7×11 topics
  40. Viral Pathogens5▲ 30×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Biológico publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant and animal studies, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Plant Virus Research Studies and Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control.

Plant and animal studies8Plant and animal studies: 8 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…7Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 7 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Stu…6Plant Virus Research Studies: 6 fractional worksEntomopathogenic Microor…5Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control: 5 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 5 fractional worksHymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny: 4 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Stra…4Insect Pest Control Strategies: 4 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 4 fractional worksInsect behavior and control techniques: 3 fractional worksNematode management and …3Nematode management and characterization studies: 3 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsInsect SciencePlant ScienceCell Biology

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

  1. 1 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 works
  2. 2 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 7 works
  3. 3 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 6 works
  4. 4 Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control Insect Science 5 works
  5. 5 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 5 works
  6. 6 Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  7. 7 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 4 works
  8. 8 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 4 works
  9. 9 Insect behavior and control techniques Insect Science 3 works
  10. 10 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 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 available66.0%not open34.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.1%domestic only84.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Biológico's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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