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Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

In research, Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,855 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,156 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,400 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Information Systems and Management and Education — Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law is 14.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,540
of 28,054 · #14,243 all time
Rank in Brazil
#202
of 714
Research works
3k
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte 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 #4,855 of 10,521 6.9%522 #7969
Social SciencesField #4,156 of 6,365 6.1%373 #5534
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,400 of 1,998 11.3%67 #2991
EducationSubfield #1,428 of 1,892 5.9%197 #1789
Life SciencesDomain #6,108 of 7,800 9.7%70 #7654
Physical SciencesDomain #10,659 of 12,888 6.2%277 #12796
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,368 of 2,578 5.0%90 #3601
EngineeringField #6,189 of 6,636 7.3%66 #7769
Environmental ScienceField #3,433 of 3,551 1.4%128 #5314
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield #320 of 324 0.6%78 #724

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte 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#7,969 #4,855
  2. Social Sciences#5,534 #4,156
  3. Arts and Humanities#2,991 #1,400
  4. Education#1,789 #1,428
  5. Life Sciences#7,654 #6,108
  6. Physical Sciences#12,796 #10,659
  7. Sociology and Political Science#3,601 #2,368
  8. Engineering#7,769 #6,189
  9. Environmental Science#5,314 #3,433
  10. Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law#724 #320
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 Rio Grande do Norte specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law takes 14.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 78.4 works15×
  2. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 35.6 works13×
  3. EducationSubfield · 197.4 works7.0×
  4. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 30.2 works6.1×
  5. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 23.3 works4.9×
← 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: 1.25× its world share, 55 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 51 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 66 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.80× its world share, 128 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.51× its world share, 67 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.35× its world share, 39 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.19× its world share, 373 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte?

Ranked on the composite score, Rocco Antônio Rangel Rosso Nelson, Ilane Ferreira Cavalcante and Francisco das Chagas Silva Souza lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte.

  1. 1 Rocco Antônio Rangel Rosso Nelson Brazil · #306,483 worldwide 1 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Ilane Ferreira Cavalcante Brazil · #460,456 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Francisco das Chagas Silva Souza Brazil · #512,090 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Dante Henrique Moura Brazil · #538,884 worldwide 19 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Andrezza Maria Batista do Nascimento Tavares Brazil · #573,860 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Albino Oliveira Nunes Brazil · #582,492 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Valdenildo Pedro da Silva Brazil · #585,084 worldwide 3 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Lenina Lopes Soares Silva Brazil · #608,302 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Maria Aparecida dos Santos Ferreira Brazil · #706,846 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Marcus Vinícius Dantas de Assunção Brazil · #742,005 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte?

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

▲ 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 Training171▲ 30×16 topics
  2. Sustainability121▲ 5.4×45 topics
  3. Qualitative Research116▲ 14×12 topics
  4. Public Policy113▲ 25×14 topics
  5. Curriculum Development105▲ 16×7 topics
  6. Social Inequality80▲ 32×6 topics
  7. Online Learning77▲ 10.0×11 topics
  8. Sustainable Development76▲ 5.2×18 topics
  9. Renewable Energy71▲ 5.3×20 topics
  10. Inclusive Education71▲ 22×9 topics
  11. Educational Technology68▲ 6.2×19 topics
  12. Distance Learning67▲ 22×4 topics
  13. Pedagogical Practices67▲ 80×3 topics
  14. Educational Policies66▲ 62×2 topics
  15. Educational Reform66▲ 56×2 topics
  16. Critical Pedagogy66▲ 83×1 topic
  17. Environmental Education65▲ 46×4 topics
  18. Waste Management64▲ 17×8 topics
  19. Biodiversity64▲ 9.2×8 topics
  20. Water Resources59▲ 26×5 topics
  21. Eco-friendly Practices58▲ 106×1 topic
  22. Social Participation58▲ 100×1 topic
  23. Education58▲ 3.6×37 topics
  24. Science Education52▲ 90×3 topics
  25. Healthcare44▲ 4.2×12 topics
  26. Educational Games42▲ 46×2 topics
  27. Digital Literacy40▲ 7.2×2 topics
  28. Social Network Analysis40▲ 35×2 topics
  29. Media Education40▲ 76×1 topic
  30. WebQuests40▲ 76×1 topic
  31. Active Learning39▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Health Education39▲ 9.4×3 topics
  33. Didactic Models38▲ 99×1 topic
  34. Teaching Methodologies38▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Data Analysis34▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Agroecology34▲ 25×4 topics
  37. Organizational Management34▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Research Methods34▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Social Movements33▲ 12×10 topics
  40. Discourse Analysis29▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education Pedagogy and Practices, Environmental Sustainability and Education, Education and Digital Technologies and Science and Education Research.

Education Pedagogy and Practices: 66 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 58 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…40Education and Digital Technologies: 40 fractional worksScience and Education Re…38Science and Education Research: 38 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 34 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 26 fractional worksLinguistics and Educatio…20Linguistics and Education Research: 20 fractional worksRural and Ethnic Education: 20 fractional worksEducation and Public Policy: 18 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 17 fractional works
EducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawSociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 66 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 58 works
  3. 3 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 40 works
  4. 4 Science and Education Research Education 38 works
  5. 5 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 34 works
  6. 6 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 26 works
  7. 7 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 20 works
  8. 8 Rural and Ethnic Education Education 20 works
  9. 9 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  10. 10 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 17 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 available77.9%not open22.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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