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Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia

In research, Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,221 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#17,217 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 8.7× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#23,847
of 28,054 · #20,965 all time
Rank in Brazil
#514
of 714
Research works
282
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
41.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Environmental ScienceField #2,221 of 6,208 28.4%140
Physical SciencesDomain #17,217 of 21,541 26.4%159

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia 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 de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 8.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 34.4 works8.7×
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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: 4.44× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.70× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 2.78× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.44× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
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Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia?

Ranked on the composite score, Ane Alencar, Paulo Moutinho and Divino Vicente Silvério lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia.

  1. 1 Ane Alencar Brazil · #52,402 worldwide 446 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Paulo Moutinho Brazil · #150,111 worldwide 397 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Divino Vicente Silvério Brazil · #1,072,701 worldwide 55 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Public Policy, Environmental Education, Waste Management and Remote Sensing.

▲ 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. Climate Change15▲ 7.0×45 topics
  2. Biodiversity13▲ 21×14 topics
  3. Sustainability12▲ 6.1×18 topics
  4. Sustainable Development11▲ 8.8×13 topics
  5. Public Policy8▲ 19×6 topics
  6. Environmental Education7▲ 60×4 topics
  7. Renewable Energy7▲ 6.0×8 topics
  8. Remote Sensing7▲ 6.9×13 topics
  9. Waste Management7▲ 21×5 topics
  10. Eco-friendly Practices6▲ 132×1 topic
  11. Social Participation6▲ 125×1 topic
  12. Water Resources6▲ 33×2 topics
  13. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 18×8 topics
  14. Invasive Species5▲ 15×12 topics
  15. Global Change5▲ 23×3 topics
  16. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 24×5 topics
  17. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.0×17 topics
  18. Biogeography4▲ 19×10 topics
  19. Land Use Change4▲ 16×5 topics
  20. Conservation4▲ 10×9 topics
  21. Ecosystem Services3▲ 11×6 topics
  22. Environmental Conservation3▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Geospatial Analysis3▲ 128×1 topic
  24. Hydrographic Basins3▲ 168×1 topic
  25. Environmental Services3▲ 106×1 topic
  26. Tropical Deforestation3▲ 106×1 topic
  27. Biomass Estimation3▲ 23×3 topics
  28. Amazonia2▲ 159×2 topics
  29. Phylogeny2▲ 21×5 topics
  30. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 20×4 topics
  31. Agroecology2▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Global Warming2▲ 6.4×8 topics
  33. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 21×5 topics
  34. Plant-Animal Interactions2▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Pollinator Decline2▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 8.8×6 topics
  37. Polyploidy2▲ 51×2 topics
  38. Nutrient Cycling2▲ 30×3 topics
  39. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 7.0×9 topics
  40. Soil Properties2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Environmental Sustainability and Education, Geography and Environmental Studies, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management and Plant and animal studies.

  1. 1 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 works
  2. 2 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 3 works
  3. 3 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  4. 4 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  5. 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  6. 6 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 2 works
  7. 7 Indigenous Health and Education General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  9. 9 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  10. 10 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 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 available68.4%not open31.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.5%domestic only54.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% higher than in 2013–2017.

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