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Instituto de Información Científica y Tecnológica

In research, Instituto de Información Científica y Tecnológica stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,508 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,802 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,555 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions, Health Professions and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health — General Health Professions is 16.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,496
of 28,054 · #35,698 all time
Rank in Cuba
#26
of 35
Research works
1.1k
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
2.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Información Científica y Tecnológica 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 #9,508 of 10,521 6.7%116 #12163
Social SciencesField #5,802 of 6,365 7.0%88 #8606
Health SciencesDomain #11,555 of 11,982 0.2%140 #20159
Health ProfessionsField #1,923 of 1,928 0.0%84 —
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #914 of 916 0.0%73 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Información Científica y Tecnológica 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#12,163 #9,508
  2. Social Sciences#8,606 #5,802
  3. Health Sciences#20,159 #11,555
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 Instituto de Información Científica y Tecnológica specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 16.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 73.4 works17×
  2. Health ProfessionsField · 83.7 works10×
  3. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 24.4 works5.8×
← 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: 0.66× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.18× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.54× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 10.08× its world share, 84 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 2.16× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.84× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 88 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Información Científica y Tecnológica?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Healthcare Access, Quality of Life, Health Policy, Social Determinants of Health, Primary Care, Chronic Diseases and Brazilian Health System.

▲ 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. Public Health84▲ 18×16 topics
  2. Healthcare Access74▲ 83×7 topics
  3. Quality of Life69▲ 15×14 topics
  4. Health Policy61▲ 124×3 topics
  5. Social Determinants of Health59▲ 82×4 topics
  6. Primary Care58▲ 49×4 topics
  7. Chronic Diseases58▲ 72×3 topics
  8. Brazilian Health System57▲ 423×1 topic
  9. Community-Based Care57▲ 423×1 topic
  10. Educational Technology31▲ 8.3×13 topics
  11. Social Determinants23▲ 34×6 topics
  12. COVID-1919▲ 4.4×12 topics
  13. Education19▲ 3.5×22 topics
  14. Communication18▲ 18×11 topics
  15. Health16▲ 12×9 topics
  16. Knowledge Management16▲ 8.9×8 topics
  17. E-Learning15▲ 4.8×6 topics
  18. Innovation15▲ 4.4×10 topics
  19. Economic Impact13▲ 7.2×4 topics
  20. Teacher Training13▲ 6.6×11 topics
  21. Pedagogy11▲ 7.0×6 topics
  22. Judicialization10▲ 115×1 topic
  23. Medication10▲ 115×1 topic
  24. Adolescents10▲ 8.8×3 topics
  25. Public Policy10▲ 6.3×13 topics
  26. End-of-Life10▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Information Technology10▲ 6.3×4 topics
  28. Palliative Care10▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Nursing10▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Distance Learning9▲ 8.9×6 topics
  31. Digital Innovation9▲ 48×1 topic
  32. Smart Library9▲ 69×1 topic
  33. Cocaine9▲ 91×1 topic
  34. Crack9▲ 91×1 topic
  35. Family9▲ 37×2 topics
  36. Health Inequalities9▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Maternal Health9▲ 9.9×2 topics
  38. Bioethics8▲ 72×1 topic
  39. Child Health8▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Prenatal Care8▲ 96×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto de Información Científica y Tecnológica publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health, Nursing, Elderly Care, Public Health in Brazil, Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic and Youth, Drugs, and Violence.

Health, Nursing, Elderly…57Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 57 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil: 10 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 9 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence: 9 fractional worksMaternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 8 fractional worksPalliative and Oncologic Care: 8 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 6 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 6 fractional worksEducation during COVID-19 pandemic: 6 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 6 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceInformation SystemsDemography3 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 57 works
  2. 2 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  3. 3 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 9 works
  4. 4 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 9 works
  5. 5 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 8 works
  6. 6 Palliative and Oncologic Care Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  7. 7 Science and Education Research Education 6 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 6 works
  9. 9 Education during COVID-19 pandemic Education 6 works
  10. 10 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 6 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 available49.3%not open50.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.2%domestic only71.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Información Científica y Tecnológica's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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