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Instituto do Sono

In research, Instituto do Sono stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,446 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#11,356 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,981 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,463
of 28,054 · #17,815 all time
Rank in Brazil
#359
of 714
Research works
1.8k
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
7.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
91%
world 28%

What is Instituto do Sono 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 #8,446 of 10,521 5.6%118 #12362
Physical SciencesDomain #11,356 of 12,888 5.1%80 #12160
Health SciencesDomain #10,981 of 11,982 2.3%115 #12361
Social SciencesField #6,106 of 6,365 4.6%68 #9050
MedicineField #10,218 of 10,443 2.5%84 #12417

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto do Sono 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#12,362 #8,446
  2. Physical Sciences#12,160 #11,356
  3. Health Sciences#12,361 #10,981
  4. Social Sciences#9,050 #6,106
  5. Medicine#12,417 #10,218
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.

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: 0.87× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.56× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.89× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.64× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.26× its world share, 84 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.72× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.78× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 68 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Instituto do Sono?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Quality of Life, Public Policy, Healthcare Access, Sustainability, Health Policy and Qualitative Research.

▲ 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. Epidemiology35▲ 2.5×70 topics
  2. Public Health22▲ 4.3×23 topics
  3. Quality of Life20▲ 4.0×31 topics
  4. Sustainability18▲ 2.2×33 topics
  5. Mental Health14▲ 2.7×25 topics
  6. Treatment14▲ 3.2×24 topics
  7. Educational Technology13▲ 3.1×12 topics
  8. Qualitative Research12▲ 4.0×12 topics
  9. Healthcare12▲ 2.9×13 topics
  10. Public Policy11▲ 6.5×12 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease11▲ 2.9×17 topics
  12. Teacher Training11▲ 5.0×7 topics
  13. Risk Factors10▲ 2.7×16 topics
  14. Online Learning10▲ 3.4×9 topics
  15. Healthcare Access10▲ 9.9×6 topics
  16. Health10▲ 6.8×7 topics
  17. Health Policy9▲ 16×2 topics
  18. Mortality9▲ 4.5×8 topics
  19. Prevalence9▲ 6.2×7 topics
  20. Hypertension8▲ 8.2×7 topics
  21. Insulin Resistance8▲ 5.1×4 topics
  22. Adolescents8▲ 5.8×8 topics
  23. Obstructive Sleep Apnea8▲ 48×1 topic
  24. Sleep-Disordered Breathing8▲ 48×1 topic
  25. Social Determinants7▲ 9.8×5 topics
  26. Chronic Diseases7▲ 7.9×6 topics
  27. Family6▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Social Inequality6▲ 6.7×3 topics
  29. Cocaine6▲ 57×1 topic
  30. Crack6▲ 57×1 topic
  31. Nursing6▲ 9.2×3 topics
  32. Social Determinants of Health6▲ 7.6×3 topics
  33. Aging Population6▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Brazilian Health System6▲ 38×1 topic
  35. Community-Based Care6▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Inclusion6▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Legislation5▲ 8.8×2 topics
  38. Circadian Rhythms5▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Distance Education5▲ 7.2×4 topics
  40. Research5▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto do Sono publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research, Youth, Drugs, and Violence, Health, Nursing, Elderly Care and Academic Research in Diverse Fields.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea …8Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research: 8 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence6Youth, Drugs, and Violence: 6 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly…6Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 6 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…5Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 4 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 4 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…4Education and Digital Technologies: 4 fractional worksOccupational Health and Burnout: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation: 3 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-…3Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 3 fractional works
PhysiologyDemographyGeneral Health ProfessionsEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 8 works
  2. 2 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 6 works
  3. 3 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 6 works
  4. 4 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 5 works
  5. 5 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  6. 6 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 4 works
  7. 7 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Occupational Health and Burnout Occupational Therapy 3 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 3 works
  10. 10 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 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 available90.9%not open9.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.3%domestic only70.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto do Sono's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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