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Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas

In research, Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,783 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,280 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 35.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,308
of 28,054 · #31,151 all time
Rank in Brazil
#412
of 714
Research works
359
▲ 115% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.7k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas 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 #2,783 of 3,409 6.2%62 —
Life SciencesDomain #7,280 of 7,800 6.6%74 —

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 35.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 26.7 works36×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 61.7 works8.1×
← 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: 8.10× its world share, 62 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.44× its world share, 43 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biogeography, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Habitat Fragmentation, Invasive Species, Phylogeny, Global Change and Taxonomy.

▲ 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. Biogeography23▲ 56×14 topics
  2. Climate Change22▲ 5.1×36 topics
  3. Biodiversity16▲ 13×18 topics
  4. Habitat Fragmentation11▲ 32×5 topics
  5. Invasive Species11▲ 16×15 topics
  6. Sustainability10▲ 2.5×18 topics
  7. Phylogeny10▲ 40×10 topics
  8. Global Change9▲ 22×5 topics
  9. Sustainable Development8▲ 3.3×6 topics
  10. Molecular Phylogeny8▲ 32×6 topics
  11. Taxonomy8▲ 38×8 topics
  12. Phylogenetic Analysis8▲ 16×9 topics
  13. Ecosystem Services7▲ 11×6 topics
  14. Angiosperm Phylogeny7▲ 163×1 topic
  15. Flowering Plants7▲ 163×1 topic
  16. Mosses7▲ 161×2 topics
  17. Conservation7▲ 9.6×12 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity6▲ 8.2×8 topics
  19. Soil Fertility6▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Adaptive Radiation6▲ 119×2 topics
  21. Antioxidant Activity5▲ 5.3×7 topics
  22. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 9.1×8 topics
  23. Polyploidy5▲ 71×2 topics
  24. Epiphytes5▲ 337×1 topic
  25. Ferns5▲ 337×1 topic
  26. Plant-Animal Interactions5▲ 38×1 topic
  27. Pollinator Decline5▲ 38×1 topic
  28. Public Policy5▲ 6.3×7 topics
  29. Population Dynamics5▲ 12×7 topics
  30. Biomonitoring5▲ 39×2 topics
  31. Land Use Change5▲ 9.7×4 topics
  32. Symbiosis5▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Ecosystem Functioning5▲ 15×6 topics
  34. Water Resources4▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Crop Yield4▲ 55×3 topics
  36. Environmental Education4▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Soil Degradation4▲ 48×2 topics
  38. Cyanobacteria4▲ 57×2 topics
  39. Eco-friendly Practices4▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Social Participation4▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Diversity and Evolution, Fern and Epiphyte Biology, Plant and animal studies and Environmental Sustainability and Education.

Plant Diversity and Evol…7Plant Diversity and Evolution: 7 fractional worksFern and Epiphyte Biology5Fern and Epiphyte Biology: 5 fractional worksPlant and animal studies5Plant and animal studies: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…4Environmental Sustainability and Education: 4 fractional worksLichen and fungal ecology: 4 fractional worksGeography and Environmental Studies: 4 fractional worksGrowth and nutrition in …4Growth and nutrition in plants: 4 fractional worksSeed Germination and Physiology: 4 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 3 fractional worksForest ecology and manag…3Forest ecology and management: 3 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawWater Science and TechnologyPlant Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 works
  2. 2 Fern and Epiphyte Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  3. 3 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  4. 4 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  5. 5 Lichen and fungal ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  6. 6 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 4 works
  7. 7 Growth and nutrition in plants Plant Science 4 works
  8. 8 Seed Germination and Physiology Plant Science 4 works
  9. 9 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 3 works
  10. 10 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available81.7%not open18.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.7%domestic only66.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 115% 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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