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Instituto Butantan

In research, Instituto Butantan stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,476 of 6,403 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,086 of 2,964 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#1,535 of 1,880 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology, Parasitology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Paleontology is 54.3× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#9,747
of 22,385 · #11,615 all time
Rank in Brazil
#384
of 684
Research works
4.4k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
82k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%

What is Instituto Butantan known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #4,476 of 6,403 7.6%328 #4772
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,086 of 2,964 7.0%176 #3504
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,535 of 1,880 5.4%68 #2791
GeneticsSubfield #445 of 541 8.7%81 #827
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #577 of 681 10.0%63 #1092
Environmental ScienceField #2,837 of 3,334 6.3%69 #4278
Health SciencesDomain #8,561 of 9,902 7.1%165 #11606
MedicineField #7,536 of 8,541 6.9%148 #10687
Physical SciencesDomain #10,053 of 10,670 7.0%168 #12632
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,996 of 3,157 6.3%75 #4074

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Butantan 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Life Sciences#4,772 #4,476
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,504 #2,086
  3. Molecular Biology#2,791 #1,535
  4. Genetics#827 #445
  5. Immunology and Microbiology#1,092 #577
  6. Environmental Science#4,278 #2,837
  7. Health Sciences#11,606 #8,561
  8. Medicine#10,687 #7,536
  9. Physical Sciences#12,632 #10,053
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,074 #2,996
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Instituto Butantan work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Instituto Butantan is in Life Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (23%), Medicine (18%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 426 fractional works · 44.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 217 fractional works · 22.5% of its workGenetics: 105 fractional works · 10.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 80 fractional works · 8.3% of its workCell Biology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 120 fractional works · 12.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 67 fractional works · 7.0% of its workInsect Science: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAquatic Science: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 72 fractional works · 7.5% of its workParasitology: 24 fractional works · 2.5% of its workImmunology: 23 fractional works · 2.4% of its workVirology: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMicrobiology: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeuroscience: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 275 fractional works · 28.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 112 fractional works · 11.6% of its workEcology: 38 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 33 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 74 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPaleontology: 63 fractional works · 6.6% of its workOceanography: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 35 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 18 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 194 fractional works · 20.1% of its workMedicine: 171 fractional works · 17.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 29 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 28 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 20 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPharmacology: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workVeterinary: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmall Animals: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 69 fractional works · 7.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 34 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitutoButantan965fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences44%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21722.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12012.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology727.5%
    4. Neuroscience111.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.6%
    1. Environmental Science11211.6%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences747.7%
    3. Engineering353.6%
    4. Materials Science181.8%
    5. Chemistry141.5%
    6. Computer Science101.0%
    7. Mathematics50.5%
    8. Energy30.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy30.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.2%
    1. Medicine17117.7%
    2. Veterinary90.9%
    3. Health Professions80.8%
    4. Nursing30.4%
    5. Dentistry20.2%
    1. Social Sciences343.5%
    2. Psychology111.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting90.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities60.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance50.6%
    6. Decision Sciences40.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Instituto Butantan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Paleontology takes 54.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 63.2 works54×
  2. ParasitologySubfield · 23.7 works23×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 67.1 works15×
  4. GeneticsSubfield · 104.9 works13×
  5. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 72.4 works7.5×
← 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: 2.62× its world share, 120 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.23× its world share, 217 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.46× its world share, 72 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.58× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.95× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.90× its world share, 74 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.34× its world share, 112 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 171 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.84× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology7.46×72 works
  2. Veterinary6.84×9 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.90×74 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.23×217 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.62×120 works
  6. Environmental Science2.34×112 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.58×5 works
  8. Chemistry0.95×14 works
  9. Medicine0.92×171 works
  10. Nursing0.74×4 works
  11. Neuroscience0.71×11 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.68×2 works
  13. Materials Science0.53×18 works
  14. Dentistry0.47×2 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.44×4 works
  16. Mathematics0.41×5 works
  17. Psychology0.38×11 works
  18. Energy0.33×3 works
  19. Health Professions0.31×8 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.29×9 works
  21. Social Sciences0.28×34 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.26×5 works
  23. Engineering0.24×35 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.22×6 works
  25. Computer Science0.13×10 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.13×3 works

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Butantan?

Ranked on the quality score, Alessandra Soares Schanoski, Solange Massa and Felipe G. Grazziotin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Butantan.

  1. 1 Alessandra Soares Schanoski Brazil · #265,027 worldwide 4.6k citations · 94 works
  2. 2 Solange Massa Brazil · #492,463 worldwide 3.8k citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Felipe G. Grazziotin Brazil · #932,671 worldwide 3.5k citations · 133 works
  4. 4 Matheus Henrique Dias Brazil · #1,056,930 worldwide 1.1k citations · 87 works
  5. 5 Paulo Lee Ho Brazil · #1,080,282 worldwide 9.5k citations · 223 works
  6. 6 Inácio L.M. Junqueira-de-Azevedo Brazil · #1,332,810 worldwide 4.9k citations · 121 works
  7. 7 Mônica L. Vieira Brazil · #1,737,626 worldwide 1.7k citations · 48 works
  8. 8 Alexander Roberto Precioso Brazil · #1,880,048 worldwide 1.6k citations · 80 works
  9. 9 Flávia Virginio Brazil · #2,055,844 worldwide 710 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Milton Yutaka Nishiyama Brazil · #2,126,230 worldwide 3.6k citations · 106 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Butantan

What are the most cited papers from Instituto Butantan?

The most cited paper from Instituto Butantan is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2021), with 2,743 citations. Next come "Presence of airborne microplastics in human lung tissue" (1,326) and "Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli" (1,190).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1 Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,930 authors 2 Jan 2021 2,743
2 Presence of airborne microplastics in human lung tissue Luís Fernando Amato‐Lourenço, Regiani Carvalho-Oliveira, Gabriel Ribeiro Júnior et al. · Journal of Hazardous Materials Open access 24 May 2021 1,326
3 Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli Tânia A. T. Gomes, Waldir Pereira Elias, Isabel C. A. Scaletsky et al. · Brazilian Journal of Microbiology Open access 5 Nov 2016 1,190
4 Genome Sequence of Aedes aegypti , a Major Arbovirus Vector Vishvanath M. Nene et al. · Science Open access 18 May 2007 1,126
5 The genome sequence of the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa Andrew J.G. Simpson et al. · Nature Open access116 authors 13 Jul 2000 938
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Butantan?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Evolution, Biodiversity, Toxins, Biogeography, Epidemiology, DNA Barcoding, Hemostasis and Proteomics.

▲ 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-now 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. Evolution128▲ 50×15 topics
  2. Epidemiology112▲ 2.9×95 topics
  3. Biodiversity101▲ 14×25 topics
  4. Toxins77▲ 77×5 topics
  5. Biogeography71▲ 26×18 topics
  6. Climate Change66▲ 2.5×56 topics
  7. DNA Barcoding60▲ 36×9 topics
  8. Hemostasis57▲ 59×3 topics
  9. Proteomics56▲ 94×3 topics
  10. Envenoming54▲ 425×1 topic
  11. Snake Venom54▲ 425×1 topic
  12. Phylogeny54▲ 33×15 topics
  13. Ecology51▲ 31×8 topics
  14. Population Dynamics49▲ 20×11 topics
  15. Molecular Phylogeny49▲ 31×9 topics
  16. Phylogenetic Analysis47▲ 16×12 topics
  17. Taxonomy40▲ 29×11 topics
  18. Adaptation40▲ 14×8 topics
  19. Invasive Species40▲ 9.7×17 topics
  20. Genetic Analysis38▲ 77×2 topics
  21. Cavefish38▲ 199×1 topic
  22. Groundwater38▲ 41×2 topics
  23. Subterranean38▲ 199×1 topic
  24. Diagnosis36▲ 4.1×20 topics
  25. Pathogenesis35▲ 7.2×20 topics
  26. Habitat Fragmentation34▲ 17×5 topics
  27. Vaccine Development34▲ 14×11 topics
  28. Biodiversity Loss31▲ 57×2 topics
  29. Conservation Biology31▲ 30×3 topics
  30. Species Delimitation29▲ 63×3 topics
  31. Amphibian Declines28▲ 110×1 topic
  32. Chytridiomycosis28▲ 110×1 topic
  33. Conservation27▲ 6.6×16 topics
  34. Cryptic Diversity27▲ 159×2 topics
  35. Taxonomic Revision25▲ 38×2 topics
  36. Araneae Diversity25▲ 325×1 topic
  37. Spider Phylogenomics25▲ 325×1 topic
  38. Stem Cells22▲ 8.6×12 topics
  39. Vaccination18▲ 25×3 topics
  40. Wnt Signaling18▲ 17×4 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Butantan publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies, Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy, Amphibian and Reptile Biology and Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies.

  1. 1 Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies Genetics 54 works
  2. 2 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 38 works
  3. 3 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 28 works
  4. 4 Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies Genetics 25 works
  5. 5 Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology Paleontology 18 works
  6. 6 Rabies epidemiology and control Virology 14 works
  7. 7 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 12 works
  8. 8 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 11 works
  9. 9 Leptospirosis research and findings Parasitology 10 works
  10. 10 Healthcare and Venom Research Pharmacology 9 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 available53.1%not open46.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.1%domestic only77.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Butantan's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Instituto Butantan as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0031% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Instituto Butantan0.0040% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Instituto Butantan over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Instituto Butantan7.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.3% in 2009.

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