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Instituto Federal do Sul de Minas

In research, Instituto Federal do Sul de Minas stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,019 of 3,409 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,533 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,287 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Information Systems and Management, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Law — Information Systems and Management is 16.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,620
of 28,054 · #22,782 all time
Rank in Brazil
#334
of 714
Research works
2.7k
▼ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
1.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Instituto Federal do Sul de Minas 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,019 of 3,409 3.8%84 #1847
Social SciencesDomain #8,533 of 10,521 2.3%272 #11636
Social SciencesField #5,287 of 6,365 2.3%197 #7355
Life SciencesDomain #6,719 of 7,800 3.8%107 #9348
EducationSubfield #1,827 of 1,892 3.9%71 #2737
Physical SciencesDomain #12,493 of 12,888 3.1%110 #19654
Environmental ScienceField #3,498 of 3,551 2.6%62 #5627

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Federal do Sul de Minas 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,847 #2,019
  2. Social Sciences#11,636 #8,533
  3. Social Sciences#7,355 #5,287
  4. Life Sciences#9,348 #6,719
  5. Education#2,737 #1,827
  6. Physical Sciences#19,654 #12,493
  7. Environmental Science#5,627 #3,498
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 Sul de Minas specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Information Systems and Management takes 16.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 25.7 works17×
  2. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 27.2 works8.7×
  3. LawSubfield · 24.6 works7.9×
← 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: 3.29× its world share, 84 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.32× its world share, 62 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.41× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.00× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.54× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.50× its world share, 29 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.89× its world share, 197 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Federal do Sul de Minas?

Ranked on the composite score, Rafael Lazzarotto Simioni, Gabriela Soares Balestero and Marcelo Nicolai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Federal do Sul de Minas.

  1. 1 Rafael Lazzarotto Simioni Brazil · #725,183 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Gabriela Soares Balestero Brazil · #750,333 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Marcelo Nicolai Brazil · #945,500 worldwide 32 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Sindynara Ferreira Brazil · #987,358 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Paulo Sergio de Souza Brazil · #1,012,784 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Wagner Zeferino de Freitas Brazil · #1,111,887 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Marcos Magalhães de Souza Brazil · #1,150,998 worldwide 12 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Saul Jorge Pinto de Carvalho Brazil · #1,152,400 worldwide 34 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Luiz Carlos Dias Rocha Brazil · #1,248,869 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Priscila Pereira Botrel Brazil · #1,318,915 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Federal do Sul de Minas

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Federal do Sul de Minas?

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

▲ 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 Training61▲ 18×10 topics
  2. Qualitative Research56▲ 12×6 topics
  3. Public Policy48▲ 18×9 topics
  4. Sustainability43▲ 3.3×23 topics
  5. Biodiversity39▲ 9.7×16 topics
  6. Educational Technology37▲ 5.8×16 topics
  7. Curriculum Development36▲ 9.6×5 topics
  8. Online Learning36▲ 8.0×8 topics
  9. Social Inequality33▲ 23×5 topics
  10. Globalization28▲ 2.6×26 topics
  11. Distance Learning27▲ 15×4 topics
  12. Inclusive Education26▲ 14×4 topics
  13. Human Rights26▲ 4.7×9 topics
  14. Educational Policies25▲ 41×2 topics
  15. Pedagogical Practices25▲ 52×2 topics
  16. Critical Pedagogy25▲ 55×1 topic
  17. Educational Reform25▲ 37×1 topic
  18. Sustainable Development25▲ 3.0×11 topics
  19. Data Analysis25▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Organizational Management25▲ 69×1 topic
  21. Research Methods25▲ 28×1 topic
  22. Legal Theory24▲ 64×3 topics
  23. Legal Philosophy24▲ 68×2 topics
  24. Social Justice22▲ 6.9×5 topics
  25. Environmental Law21▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Civil Rights21▲ 55×1 topic
  27. Constitutional Law21▲ 28×1 topic
  28. Digital Literacy20▲ 6.3×2 topics
  29. Social Network Analysis20▲ 31×1 topic
  30. WebQuests20▲ 66×1 topic
  31. Higher Education17▲ 6.0×9 topics
  32. Environmental Education16▲ 20×4 topics
  33. Waste Management16▲ 7.2×6 topics
  34. Invasive Species15▲ 6.5×13 topics
  35. Social Participation14▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Water Resources14▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Agroecology14▲ 18×5 topics
  38. Soil Fertility14▲ 11×7 topics
  39. Economic Analysis14▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Global Change14▲ 9.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Federal do Sul de Minas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education Pedagogy and Practices, Business and Management Studies, Brazilian Legal Issues and Education and Digital Technologies.

Education Pedagogy and P…25Education Pedagogy and Practices: 25 fractional worksBusiness and Management …25Business and Management Studies: 25 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues21Brazilian Legal Issues: 21 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…20Education and Digital Technologies: 20 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 14 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 13 fractional worksPlant and animal studies12Plant and animal studies: 12 fractional worksEducation and Public Policy: 12 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 12 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecol…11Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 11 fractional works
EducationInformation Systems and ManagementLawSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 25 works
  2. 2 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 25 works
  3. 3 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 21 works
  4. 4 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  5. 5 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 14 works
  6. 6 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 13 works
  7. 7 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 12 works
  8. 8 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  9. 9 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 12 works
  10. 10 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 11 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 available48.8%not open51.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.1%domestic only94.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Federal do Sul de Minas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% lower 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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