Instituto Federal do Maranhão
In research, Instituto Federal do Maranhão stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,409 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,931 of 5,988 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,809 of 3,334 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Information Systems and Management (Forestry is 24.8× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #5,162 of 22,385 · #5,032 all time
- Rank in Brazil
- #234 of 684
- Research works
- 2.2k ▼ 10% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 11k 5.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 7.7% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.91× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 73% world 40%
- International
- 12% world 18%
What is Instituto Federal do Maranhão known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #3,409 of 9,585 | 10.1% | 282 | #3664 | |
| Social SciencesField | #2,931 of 5,988 | 9.6% | 195 | #3474 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #1,809 of 3,334 | 7.5% | 77 | #2036 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #3,727 of 6,403 | 5.4% | 107 | #5234 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #2,049 of 3,157 | 4.9% | 85 | #2453 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #7,106 of 10,670 | 5.0% | 243 | #4749 | |
| EducationSubfield | #1,419 of 1,930 | 8.6% | 91 | #1706 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Federal do Maranhão 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#3,664 #3,409
- Social Sciences#3,474 #2,931
- Environmental Science#2,036 #1,809
- Life Sciences#5,234 #3,727
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,453 #2,049
- Physical Sciences#4,749 #7,106
- Education#1,706 #1,419
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Instituto Federal do Maranhão work in?
In 2022-now, 42% of research at Instituto Federal do Maranhão is in Social Sciences, 35% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences33441.9%
- Social Sciences22428.2%
- Arts and Humanities506.3%
- Decision Sciences263.2%
- Psychology202.5%
- Business, Management and Accounting81.0%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance60.7%
- Physical Sciences27734.8%
- Environmental Science8710.9%
- Engineering627.8%
- Computer Science546.8%
- Materials Science313.9%
- Physics and Astronomy151.9%
- Chemistry111.4%
- Energy60.8%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences60.8%
- Mathematics30.4%
- Chemical Engineering10.2%
- Life Sciences12015.1%
- Health Sciences658.2%
- Medicine415.2%
- Health Professions182.2%
- Nursing30.4%
- Dentistry20.2%
- Veterinary10.2%
What does Instituto Federal do Maranhão specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Forestry takes 24.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- ForestrySubfield · 20.5 works25×
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 43.7 works9.4×
- Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 20.9 works9.2×
- Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 21.3 works5.0×
- EducationSubfield · 101.4 works4.2×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Decision Sciences3.32×26 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.44×92 works
- Social Sciences2.23×224 works
- Environmental Science2.20×87 works
- Arts and Humanities2.18×50 works
- Veterinary1.28×1 works
- Materials Science1.11×31 works
- Chemistry0.89×11 works
- Computer Science0.88×54 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.86×15 works
- Health Professions0.85×18 works
- Nursing0.85×3 works
- Energy0.83×6 works
- Psychology0.82×20 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.68×2 works
- Chemical Engineering0.53×2 works
- Engineering0.52×62 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.48×6 works
- Dentistry0.45×2 works
- Neuroscience0.44×6 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.42×3 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.39×17 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.33×6 works
- Mathematics0.32×3 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.32×8 works
- Medicine0.27×41 works
- Decision Sciences 3.3×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2.4×
- Social Sciences 2.2×
- Environmental Science 2.2×
- Arts and Humanities 2.2×
- Veterinary 1.3×
- Materials Science 1.1×
- Chemistry 0.9×
- Computer Science 0.9×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.9×
- Health Professions 0.8×
- Nursing 0.8×
- Energy 0.8×
- Psychology 0.8×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.7×
- Chemical Engineering 0.5×
- Engineering 0.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.5×
- Dentistry 0.5×
- Neuroscience 0.4×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.4×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.3×
- Mathematics 0.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.3×
- Medicine 0.3×
Who are the top researchers at Instituto Federal do Maranhão?
Ranked on the quality score, A. R. Soares, Éder Johnson de Area Leão Pereira and Josilene Lima Serra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Federal do Maranhão.
- 1
A. R. Soares
Brazil · #327,302 worldwide 592 citations · 25 works
- 2
Éder Johnson de Area Leão Pereira
Brazil · #755,701 worldwide 883 citations · 33 works
- 3
Josilene Lima Serra
Brazil · #1,105,599 worldwide 605 citations · 64 works
- 4
Adalto Rodrigues Gomes
Brazil · #1,459,202 worldwide 1.2k citations · 42 works
- 5
Aricelma Costa Ibiapina
Brazil · #2,689,396 worldwide 17 citations · 67 works
- 6
Ariel Soares Teles
Brazil · #2,721,901 worldwide 941 citations · 124 works
- 7
Cliciano Vieira da Silva
Brazil · #3,009,119 worldwide 1 citations · 44 works
- 8
Arlan Silva Freitas
Brazil · #3,075,726 worldwide 1.9k citations · 45 works
- 9
JOHN wayni Santos OLIVEIRA
Brazil · #3,111,953 worldwide 0 citations · 30 works
- 10
JOHN wayni Santos OLIVEIRA
Brazil · #3,215,629 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
Which keywords describe research at Instituto Federal do Maranhão?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Public Policy, Online Learning, Qualitative Research, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Sustainability and Social Inequality.
- Inclusion
- Teaching Methodologies
- Social Movements
- Economic Analysis
- Cultural Identity
- Agroecology
- Eco-friendly Practices
- Media Education
- Water Resources
- Critical Pedagogy
- Educational Reform
- Distance Learning
- Waste Management
- Healthcare
- Renewable Energy
- Education
- Social Inequality
- Qualitative Research
- Educational Technology
- Sustainability
- Teacher Training
- Public Policy
- Online Learning
- Curriculum Development
- Sustainable Development
- Biodiversity
- Environmental Impact
- Environmental Education
- Educational Policies
- Inclusive Education
- Pedagogical Practices
- Digital Literacy
- Social Network Analysis
- WebQuests
- Social Participation
- Science Education
- Educational Games
- Active Learning
- Value-Added Products
- Data Analysis
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
- Teacher Training86▲ 18×11 topics
- Sustainability66▲ 3.4×35 topics
- Public Policy56▲ 15×14 topics
- Educational Technology54▲ 5.7×19 topics
- Online Learning54▲ 8.1×10 topics
- Qualitative Research51▲ 7.5×7 topics
- Curriculum Development48▲ 8.9×4 topics
- Social Inequality42▲ 20×3 topics
- Sustainable Development37▲ 3.0×19 topics
- Education37▲ 2.7×32 topics
- Biodiversity36▲ 5.9×17 topics
- Renewable Energy35▲ 3.1×19 topics
- Environmental Impact35▲ 2.6×34 topics
- Healthcare34▲ 3.7×10 topics
- Environmental Education31▲ 26×5 topics
- Waste Management31▲ 9.6×8 topics
- Educational Policies29▲ 34×2 topics
- Distance Learning29▲ 10×3 topics
- Inclusive Education28▲ 9.8×5 topics
- Educational Reform27▲ 28×3 topics
- Pedagogical Practices27▲ 38×2 topics
- Critical Pedagogy27▲ 41×1 topic
- Digital Literacy27▲ 5.9×3 topics
- Water Resources26▲ 14×3 topics
- Social Network Analysis26▲ 28×2 topics
- Media Education26▲ 64×1 topic
- WebQuests26▲ 64×1 topic
- Eco-friendly Practices26▲ 57×1 topic
- Social Participation26▲ 55×1 topic
- Agroecology26▲ 23×3 topics
- Science Education25▲ 51×3 topics
- Cultural Identity24▲ 6.2×10 topics
- Educational Games21▲ 27×2 topics
- Economic Analysis21▲ 18×5 topics
- Active Learning20▲ 14×2 topics
- Social Movements20▲ 8.5×8 topics
- Value-Added Products20▲ 37×2 topics
- Teaching Methodologies20▲ 19×2 topics
- Data Analysis20▲ 9.5×4 topics
- Inclusion20▲ 17×3 topics
Which research topics does Instituto Federal do Maranhão publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Education Pedagogy and Practices, Education and Digital Technologies, Environmental Sustainability and Education and Science and Education Research.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 27 works
- 2 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 26 works
- 3 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 26 works
- 4 Science and Education Research Education 20 works
- 5 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 19 works
- 6 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 19 works
- 7 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 18 works
- 8 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 15 works
- 9 Rural and Ethnic Education Education 10 works
- 10 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 10 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Instituto Federal do Maranhão's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower than in 2018-2021.
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 Federal do Maranhão as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0031% in 2024.
Fractional works of Instituto Federal do Maranhão 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.0% in 2004.
Other research institutions in São Luís
- Universidade Federal do Maranhão
- Universidade Estadual do Maranhão
- Universidade Ceuma
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do Maranhão
- Hospital São Domingos
- Movimento Interestadual das Quebradeiras de Coco Babaçu
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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