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Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos

In research, Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,190 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Food Science (Food Science is 28.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,757
of 22,385 · #10,726 all time
Rank in Brazil
#588
of 684
Research works
1k
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
18k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
61%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos

What is Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos 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 #3,190 of 6,403 11.0%62 #3042

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos 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 fields of science does Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos is in Life Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (41%), Environmental Science (10%), Medicine (10%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 67 fractional works · 51.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 53 fractional works · 40.9% of its workFood Science: 28 fractional works · 21.7% of its workPlant Science: 10 fractional works · 8.0% of its workForestry: 7 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 9.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 35 fractional works · 27.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 10.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 7.5% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 21 fractional works · 16.3% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 9.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKInstituto deTecnologia de…131fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences51%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences5%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5340.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology139.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    5. Neuroscience00.0%
    1. Environmental Science1410.4%
    2. Materials Science107.5%
    3. Engineering64.8%
    4. Chemistry53.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    6. Computer Science00.4%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    8. Energy00.1%
    1. Medicine139.8%
    2. Nursing64.9%
    3. Health Professions11.0%
    4. Dentistry10.6%
    1. Social Sciences32.2%
    2. Decision Sciences21.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting11.0%
    4. Psychology00.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Food Science takes 28.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Food ScienceSubfield · 28.3 works29×
← 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: 8.61× its world share, 53 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.82× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.27× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.09× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.14× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 10.09× its world share, 6 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing10.09×6 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences8.61×53 works
  3. Chemistry2.27×5 works
  4. Materials Science2.14×10 works
  5. Environmental Science2.09×14 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.89×2 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.82×13 works
  8. Dentistry1.32×1 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.27×1 works
  10. Medicine0.51×13 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.37×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.37×1 works
  13. Engineering0.32×6 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.32×1 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.27×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.24×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.17×3 works
  18. Energy0.14×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.05×0 works
  20. Neuroscience0.02×0 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.02×0 works
  22. Psychology0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos?

Ranked on the quality score, Izabela Dutra Alvim, Alfredo A. Vitali and Sílvia Cristina Sobottka Rolim de Moura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos.

  1. 1 Izabela Dutra Alvim Brazil · #1,222,907 worldwide 2.9k citations · 95 works
  2. 2 Alfredo A. Vitali Brazil · #1,892,908 worldwide 691 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Sílvia Cristina Sobottka Rolim de Moura Brazil · #2,058,361 worldwide 671 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 José Maurício de Aguirre Brazil · #2,096,507 worldwide 841 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Sílvia Pimentel Marconi Germer Brazil · #2,172,026 worldwide 1.3k citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Claire I. G. L. Sarantópoulos Brazil · #2,362,373 worldwide 724 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Rosa Maria Vercelino Alves Brazil · #2,559,157 worldwide 1.7k citations · 73 works
  8. 8 Neliane Ferraz de Arruda Silveira Brazil · #2,661,492 worldwide 671 citations · 70 works
  9. 9 Renato Abeilar Romeiro Gomes Brazil · #2,692,466 worldwide 202 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Marise Bonifácio Queiróz Brazil · #2,725,797 worldwide 549 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos

What are the most cited papers from Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos?

The most cited paper from Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos is "Atividade antioxidante de frutas do cerrado" (Roberta Roesler, Luciana Gomes Malta, Luciana Cristina Carrasco et al., 2007), with 436 citations. Next come "Ice-cream as a probiotic food carrier" (367) and "Probiotic cheese: Health benefits, technological and stability aspects" (315).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Atividade antioxidante de frutas do cerrado Roberta Roesler, Luciana Gomes Malta, Luciana Cristina Carrasco et al. · Food Science and Technology Open access Mar 2007 436
2 Ice-cream as a probiotic food carrier Adriano Gomes da Cruz, Adriane Elisabete Costa Antunes, Ana Lúcia Orlandini Pilleggi de Sousa et al. · Food Research International 6 Apr 2009 367
3 Probiotic cheese: Health benefits, technological and stability aspects Adriano Gomes da Cruz, Flávia Carolina Alonso Buriti, Cínthia Hoch Batista de Souza et al. · Trends in Food Science & Technology 21 May 2009 315
4 The source of ochratoxin A in Brazilian coffee and its formation in relation to processing methods Marta Hiromi Taniwaki, John I. Pitt, Aldir Alves Teixeira et al. · International Journal of Food Microbiology 4 Feb 2003 308
5 Performance and Intestinal Mucosa Development of Broiler Chickens Fed Diets Containing Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cell Wall Elizabeth Santín, Alex Maiorka, Marcos Macari et al. · The Journal of Applied Poultry Research Open access Oct 2001 272
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Polyphenols, Antioxidant, Antioxidant Activity, Biomedical Applications, Health Effects, Food Safety and Biodegradable Polymers.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact14▲ 6.2×17 topics
  2. Polyphenols12▲ 52×6 topics
  3. Antioxidant11▲ 12×17 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications11▲ 7.0×12 topics
  5. Antioxidant Activity10▲ 13×17 topics
  6. Health Effects8▲ 11×9 topics
  7. Food Safety8▲ 22×9 topics
  8. Biodegradable Polymers8▲ 33×3 topics
  9. Nanocomposites8▲ 7.3×3 topics
  10. Lipid Oxidation7▲ 56×2 topics
  11. Antioxidants7▲ 13×8 topics
  12. Health Benefits7▲ 17×9 topics
  13. Consumer Perception7▲ 24×5 topics
  14. Economic Analysis7▲ 38×2 topics
  15. Sustainable Production7▲ 90×2 topics
  16. Forest Biomass7▲ 162×1 topic
  17. Wood Residues7▲ 162×1 topic
  18. Antimicrobial7▲ 18×7 topics
  19. Nanoparticles6▲ 3.9×10 topics
  20. Tissue Engineering6▲ 7.9×6 topics
  21. Hydrocolloids6▲ 59×2 topics
  22. Biomaterials6▲ 19×4 topics
  23. Chitosan6▲ 53×2 topics
  24. Chitin6▲ 76×1 topic
  25. Food Packaging6▲ 87×1 topic
  26. Phenolic Compounds6▲ 24×6 topics
  27. Waste Management6▲ 11×7 topics
  28. Fermentation5▲ 31×4 topics
  29. Rheology5▲ 20×4 topics
  30. Nutritional Significance5▲ 24×4 topics
  31. Rheological Properties5▲ 21×4 topics
  32. Chocolate5▲ 177×1 topic
  33. Cocoa5▲ 177×1 topic
  34. Emulsions5▲ 51×2 topics
  35. Flavonoids5▲ 14×5 topics
  36. Cancer Prevention4▲ 13×7 topics
  37. Nanoemulsions4▲ 77×1 topic
  38. Proteins4▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Dietary Fiber4▲ 30×3 topics
  40. Bioavailability4▲ 16×6 topics

Which research topics does Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agricultural and Food Sciences, Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging, Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis and Proteins in Food Systems.

Agricultural and Food Sciences: 7 fractional worksNanocomposite Films for Food Packaging: 6 fractional worksFood Chemistry and Fat A…5Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis: 5 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems4Proteins in Food Systems: 4 fractional worksMicroencapsulation and Drying Processes: 3 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 3 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product …3Meat and Animal Product Quality: 3 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 3 fractional worksMycotoxins in Agriculture and Food: 3 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 2 fractional works
ForestryBiomaterialsFood ScienceNutrition and Dietetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 7 works
  2. 2 Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging Biomaterials 6 works
  3. 3 Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis Food Science 5 works
  4. 4 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 4 works
  5. 5 Microencapsulation and Drying Processes Food Science 3 works
  6. 6 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  7. 7 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 3 works
  8. 8 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 3 works
  9. 9 Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food Plant Science 3 works
  10. 10 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 2 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 available61.0%not open39.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower 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 de Tecnologia de Alimentos as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00055% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos0.00047% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos 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 counting10%20%Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos13.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.5% in 2010.

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