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Instituto Federal da Bahia

In research, Instituto Federal da Bahia stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,408 of 7,800 worldwide), Health Sciences (#7,750 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,852 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Information Systems and Management, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Decision Sciences — Information Systems and Management is 12.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,966
of 28,054 · #12,629 all time
Rank in Brazil
#121
of 714
Research works
2.1k
▲ 97% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.1k
4.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Instituto Federal da Bahia 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
Life SciencesDomain #4,408 of 7,800 9.2%73 #7413
Health SciencesDomain #7,750 of 11,982 11.8%71 #11289
Social SciencesDomain #6,852 of 10,521 5.4%313 #9216
Social SciencesField #4,834 of 6,365 4.4%205 #7525
Physical SciencesDomain #11,000 of 12,888 5.7%210 #11597
EngineeringField #6,344 of 6,636 4.5%65 #10047
Environmental ScienceField #3,449 of 3,551 3.4%71 #5829
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,544 of 2,578 2.9%63 #4156
EducationSubfield #1,869 of 1,892 3.0%77 #2826

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Federal da Bahia 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. Life Sciences#7,413 #4,408
  2. Health Sciences#11,289 #7,750
  3. Social Sciences#9,216 #6,852
  4. Social Sciences#7,525 #4,834
  5. Physical Sciences#11,597 #11,000
  6. Engineering#10,047 #6,344
  7. Environmental Science#5,829 #3,449
  8. Sociology and Political Science#4,156 #2,544
  9. Education#2,826 #1,869
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 Federal da Bahia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Information Systems and Management takes 12.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 24.0 works13×
  2. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 33.2 works8.5×
  3. Decision SciencesField · 29.6 works4.6×
← 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: 1.62× its world share, 52 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 40 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 65 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.13× its world share, 71 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.10× its world share, 40 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.58× its world share, 30 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.43× its world share, 205 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Federal da Bahia?

Ranked on the composite score, Marcelo Santana Silva, Núbia Moura Ribeiro and Walmir Belinato lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Federal da Bahia.

  1. 1 Marcelo Santana Silva Brazil · #380,181 worldwide 12 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Núbia Moura Ribeiro Brazil · #889,305 worldwide 23 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Walmir Belinato Brazil · #1,453,055 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 André Luís Rocha de Souza Brazil · #1,588,621 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Federal da Bahia

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Federal da Bahia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Qualitative Research, Public Policy, Online Learning, Social Inequality, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Teacher Training77▲ 19×13 topics
  2. Qualitative Research57▲ 9.8×6 topics
  3. Public Policy55▲ 17×12 topics
  4. Sustainability53▲ 3.3×42 topics
  5. Educational Technology42▲ 5.3×17 topics
  6. Online Learning41▲ 7.3×11 topics
  7. Social Inequality39▲ 22×5 topics
  8. Curriculum Development37▲ 7.9×5 topics
  9. Sustainable Development35▲ 3.2×15 topics
  10. Renewable Energy33▲ 3.4×25 topics
  11. Education31▲ 2.7×34 topics
  12. Social Network Analysis28▲ 34×4 topics
  13. Digital Literacy27▲ 6.8×5 topics
  14. Inclusive Education27▲ 11×6 topics
  15. Media Education26▲ 70×1 topic
  16. WebQuests26▲ 70×1 topic
  17. Distance Learning25▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Biodiversity24▲ 4.9×15 topics
  19. Pedagogical Practices24▲ 40×2 topics
  20. Educational Policies24▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Critical Pedagogy24▲ 42×2 topics
  22. Educational Reform24▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Innovation Management23▲ 21×3 topics
  24. Data Analysis23▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Research Methods23▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Organizational Management23▲ 51×1 topic
  27. Quantitative Research23▲ 24×1 topic
  28. Environmental Education22▲ 22×4 topics
  29. Waste Management21▲ 7.7×7 topics
  30. Water Resources21▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Eco-friendly Practices20▲ 50×1 topic
  32. Social Participation20▲ 48×1 topic
  33. Social Impact20▲ 7.4×8 topics
  34. Social Movements19▲ 9.6×5 topics
  35. Agroecology19▲ 19×4 topics
  36. Economic Analysis18▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Brazil17▲ 26×5 topics
  38. Science Education17▲ 40×3 topics
  39. Value-Added Products15▲ 34×2 topics
  40. Technological Innovation15▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Federal da Bahia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Digital Technologies, Education Pedagogy and Practices, Business and Management Studies and Environmental Sustainability and Education.

Education and Digital Te…26Education and Digital Technologies: 26 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…24Education Pedagogy and Practices: 24 fractional worksBusiness and Management …23Business and Management Studies: 23 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…20Environmental Sustainability and Education: 20 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 15 fractional worksEducation and Public Policy: 13 fractional worksScience and Education Re…12Science and Education Research: 12 fractional worksGeography and Environmental Studies: 10 fractional worksLinguistics and Education Research: 9 fractional worksRural and Ethnic Education: 9 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationInformation Systems and ManagementManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law4 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 26 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 24 works
  3. 3 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 23 works
  4. 4 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 20 works
  5. 5 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 15 works
  6. 6 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 13 works
  7. 7 Science and Education Research Education 12 works
  8. 8 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 10 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 9 works
  10. 10 Rural and Ethnic Education Education 9 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 available73.2%not open26.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Federal da Bahia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 97% 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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