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Instituto Federal do Maranhão

In research, Instituto Federal do Maranhão stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,130 of 10,521 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,982 of 3,409 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,208 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Education and Decision Sciences — Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law is 9.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,001
of 28,054 · #15,024 all time
Rank in Brazil
#162
of 714
Research works
2.2k
▲ 174% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Instituto Federal do Maranhão 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 #5,130 of 10,521 9.6%282 #8650
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,982 of 3,409 7.3%85 #1909
Physical SciencesDomain #8,208 of 12,888 6.1%243 #10718
Social SciencesField #4,760 of 6,365 8.0%195 #7176
Life SciencesDomain #6,227 of 7,800 7.9%107 #9574
EducationSubfield #1,708 of 1,892 6.8%91 #2630
Environmental ScienceField #3,412 of 3,551 3.9%77 #5635

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 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#8,650 #5,130
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,909 #1,982
  3. Physical Sciences#10,718 #8,208
  4. Social Sciences#7,176 #4,760
  5. Life Sciences#9,574 #6,227
  6. Education#2,630 #1,708
  7. Environmental Science#5,635 #3,412
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 do Maranhão specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 38.2 works9.5×
  2. EducationSubfield · 91.2 works4.3×
  3. Decision SciencesField · 21.9 works3.3×
← 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: 2.60× its world share, 85 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 54 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.25× its world share, 77 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.22× its world share, 29 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.98× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.96× its world share, 39 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.31× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 195 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Federal do Maranhão?

Ranked on the composite score, Álvaro Itaúna Schalcher Pereira, Edson Jansen Pedrosa de Miranda and Josilene Lima Serra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Federal do Maranhão.

  1. 1 Álvaro Itaúna Schalcher Pereira Brazil · #968,234 worldwide 6 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Edson Jansen Pedrosa de Miranda Brazil · #1,070,589 worldwide 70 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Josilene Lima Serra Brazil · #1,486,087 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Ginalber Luiz de Oliveira Serra Brazil · #1,490,577 worldwide 10 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Samuel Filgueiras Rodrigues Brazil · #1,492,892 worldwide 31 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Reinaldo Lucas Cajaíba Brazil · #1,561,455 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Ana Angélica Mathias Macêdo Brazil · #1,577,736 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 José Hilton Gomes Rangel Brazil · #1,582,022 worldwide 25 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Omar Andrés Carmona Cortes Brazil · #1,622,303 worldwide 6 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Federal do Maranhão

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Federal do Maranhão?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Online Learning, Public Policy, Qualitative Research, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Sustainability 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 Training80▲ 19×10 topics
  2. Sustainability58▲ 3.4×33 topics
  3. Educational Technology49▲ 6.0×18 topics
  4. Online Learning49▲ 8.5×9 topics
  5. Public Policy48▲ 14×13 topics
  6. Qualitative Research46▲ 7.8×6 topics
  7. Curriculum Development45▲ 9.3×3 topics
  8. Social Inequality37▲ 20×3 topics
  9. Environmental Impact34▲ 2.9×32 topics
  10. Biodiversity32▲ 6.3×16 topics
  11. Renewable Energy32▲ 3.2×17 topics
  12. Sustainable Development32▲ 2.9×16 topics
  13. Waste Management27▲ 9.8×8 topics
  14. Educational Policies27▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Healthcare27▲ 3.5×8 topics
  16. Distance Learning27▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Environmental Education27▲ 26×3 topics
  18. Digital Literacy26▲ 6.3×3 topics
  19. Inclusive Education26▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Social Network Analysis26▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Media Education25▲ 66×1 topic
  22. WebQuests25▲ 66×1 topic
  23. Educational Reform25▲ 29×1 topic
  24. Pedagogical Practices25▲ 40×1 topic
  25. Science Education24▲ 56×3 topics
  26. Water Resources23▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Eco-friendly Practices23▲ 56×1 topic
  28. Social Participation23▲ 53×1 topic
  29. Agroecology22▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Economic Analysis20▲ 19×5 topics
  31. Educational Games20▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Value-Added Products19▲ 41×2 topics
  33. Forest Biomass19▲ 77×1 topic
  34. Wood Residues19▲ 77×1 topic
  35. Didactic Models19▲ 65×1 topic
  36. Teaching Methodologies19▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Inclusion18▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Data Analysis18▲ 9.5×4 topics
  39. Research18▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Innovation Management18▲ 16×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Digital Technologies, Education Pedagogy and Practices, Environmental Sustainability and Education and Agricultural and Food Sciences.

Education and Digital Te…25Education and Digital Technologies: 25 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…25Education Pedagogy and Practices: 25 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…23Environmental Sustainability and Education: 23 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sc…19Agricultural and Food Sciences: 19 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 19 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 17 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…17Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 17 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 13 fractional worksLinguistics and Education Research: 9 fractional worksEducation during COVID-19 pandemic: 9 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawForestry2 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 25 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 25 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 23 works
  4. 4 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 19 works
  5. 5 Science and Education Research Education 19 works
  6. 6 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 17 works
  7. 7 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 17 works
  8. 8 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 13 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 9 works
  10. 10 Education during COVID-19 pandemic 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 available73.3%not open26.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 174% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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