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Instituto Brasileiro de Museus

In research, Instituto Brasileiro de Museus stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,605 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,949 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law — Law is 17.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,301
of 28,054 · #34,119 all time
Rank in Brazil
#619
of 714
Research works
650
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.7k
2.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
85%
world 28%

What is Instituto Brasileiro de Museus 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 #9,605 of 10,521 4.7%152 #12674
Social SciencesField #5,949 of 6,365 6.2%95 #8919

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 17.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 20.9 works17×
← 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: 0.70× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.47× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 12 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.89× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.33× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.44× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.34× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.62× its world share, 95 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Brasileiro de Museus?

Ranked on the composite score, Maria Berenice Dias lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Brasileiro de Museus.

  1. 1 Maria Berenice Dias Brazil · #657,290 worldwide 7 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Brasileiro de Museus

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Brasileiro de Museus?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Social Justice, Legal Theory, Legal Philosophy, Public Policy, Environmental Law, Constitutional Law and Civil Rights.

▲ 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. Human Rights23▲ 11×14 topics
  2. Social Justice22▲ 18×7 topics
  3. Legal Theory21▲ 146×3 topics
  4. Globalization20▲ 4.9×31 topics
  5. Legal Philosophy20▲ 145×2 topics
  6. Public Policy20▲ 19×11 topics
  7. Environmental Law19▲ 44×3 topics
  8. Constitutional Law19▲ 66×3 topics
  9. Civil Rights18▲ 124×1 topic
  10. Judicial Activism18▲ 187×1 topic
  11. Qualitative Research18▲ 9.7×8 topics
  12. Cultural Identity13▲ 12×11 topics
  13. Education12▲ 3.5×18 topics
  14. Sustainability12▲ 2.3×20 topics
  15. Healthcare11▲ 4.8×8 topics
  16. Social Determinants11▲ 25×3 topics
  17. Colonialism11▲ 11×8 topics
  18. Identity11▲ 7.0×12 topics
  19. Brazil10▲ 49×5 topics
  20. Mental Health10▲ 3.2×14 topics
  21. Inclusion9▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Social Movements9▲ 15×8 topics
  23. Online Learning9▲ 5.2×2 topics
  24. History9▲ 5.9×14 topics
  25. Anthropology8▲ 42×5 topics
  26. Educational Policy8▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Legislation8▲ 24×3 topics
  28. Distance Education8▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Training8▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Democracy8▲ 10×5 topics
  31. Healthcare Access7▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Clinical Practice7▲ 22×4 topics
  33. Latin America7▲ 17×7 topics
  34. Political Economy7▲ 13×6 topics
  35. Organizational Management6▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Research Methods6▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Adolescence6▲ 68×3 topics
  38. Psychopathology6▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Historiography6▲ 24×3 topics
  40. Psychoanalysis6▲ 37×4 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Brasileiro de Museus publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Brazilian Legal Issues, Academic Research in Diverse Fields, Business and Management Studies and Psychology and Mental Health.

Brazilian Legal Issues18Brazilian Legal Issues: 18 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…8Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 8 fractional worksBusiness and Management …6Business and Management Studies: 6 fractional worksPsychology and Mental Health: 6 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil: 5 fractional worksSocial and Political Iss…5Social and Political Issues: 5 fractional worksBrazilian cultural history and politics: 5 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 4 fractional worksLiterature, Culture, and Criticism: 4 fractional worksArts and Performance Studies: 3 fractional works
LawEducationInformation Systems and ManagementClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 18 works
  2. 2 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 8 works
  3. 3 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 6 works
  4. 4 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 6 works
  5. 5 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  6. 6 Social and Political Issues Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 Brazilian cultural history and politics Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  8. 8 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 4 works
  9. 9 Literature, Culture, and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  10. 10 Arts and Performance Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 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 available84.7%not open15.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.6%domestic only78.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Brasileiro de Museus'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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