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Instituto Federal do Acre

In research, Instituto Federal do Acre stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,342 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,121 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 5.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,820
of 28,054 · #32,283 all time
Rank in Brazil
#512
of 714
Research works
473
▲ 330% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is Instituto Federal do Acre 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 #9,342 of 10,521 9.9%104 #16006
Social SciencesField #6,121 of 6,365 7.0%66 #9896

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Federal do Acre 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 Federal do Acre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 34.2 works5.9×
← 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: 3.44× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.90× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 2.42× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.70× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.26× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 8.31× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.75× its world share, 66 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Federal do Acre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Qualitative Research, Online Learning, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis, Organizational Management, Research Methods and Social Inequality.

▲ 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 Training32▲ 27×5 topics
  2. Qualitative Research27▲ 16×4 topics
  3. Online Learning18▲ 11×4 topics
  4. Sustainability17▲ 3.7×18 topics
  5. Curriculum Development16▲ 12×3 topics
  6. Educational Technology14▲ 6.1×7 topics
  7. Data Analysis14▲ 27×2 topics
  8. Organizational Management14▲ 109×1 topic
  9. Research Methods14▲ 44×1 topic
  10. Social Inequality14▲ 27×2 topics
  11. Public Policy13▲ 14×9 topics
  12. Agroecology12▲ 45×3 topics
  13. Educational Policies12▲ 54×1 topic
  14. Inclusive Education12▲ 18×1 topic
  15. Healthcare10▲ 4.6×3 topics
  16. Higher Education9▲ 9.0×4 topics
  17. Social Network Analysis8▲ 36×1 topic
  18. WebQuests8▲ 78×1 topic
  19. Agriculture8▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Training8▲ 19×2 topics
  21. Legislation8▲ 24×3 topics
  22. E-Learning7▲ 3.9×2 topics
  23. Educational Policy7▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Research7▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Social Movements7▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Digital Business7▲ 73×1 topic
  27. Distance Education7▲ 18×1 topic
  28. Biodiversity7▲ 4.9×10 topics
  29. Economic Analysis7▲ 24×3 topics
  30. Innovation7▲ 3.5×9 topics
  31. Food Security7▲ 6.5×3 topics
  32. Family Farming7▲ 97×1 topic
  33. Rural Policy7▲ 97×1 topic
  34. Science Education6▲ 47×2 topics
  35. Pedagogy of Alternation5▲ 125×1 topic
  36. Rural Education5▲ 87×1 topic
  37. Social Impact5▲ 7.1×4 topics
  38. Discourse Analysis5▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Active Learning5▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Educational Games5▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Federal do Acre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business and Management Studies, Education Pedagogy and Practices, Education and Digital Technologies and Academic Research in Diverse Fields.

Business and Management Studies: 14 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 12 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…8Education and Digital Technologies: 8 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…7Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 7 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 7 fractional worksRural and Ethnic Education: 5 fractional worksEducation and Public Pol…4Education and Public Policy: 4 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 4 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 4 fractional worksSoil Management and Crop Yield: 4 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementEducationSociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law3 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 14 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 12 works
  3. 3 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  4. 4 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 7 works
  5. 5 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 7 works
  6. 6 Rural and Ethnic Education Education 5 works
  7. 7 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 4 works
  9. 9 Science and Education Research Education 4 works
  10. 10 Soil Management and Crop Yield Soil Science 4 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 available82.2%not open17.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.7%domestic only93.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Federal do Acre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 330% 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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