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Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro

In research, Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro stands highest in Social Sciences (#13,885 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,207 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,881
of 28,054 · #40,447 all time
Rank in Brazil
#706
of 714
Research works
401
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
385
1.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #13,885 of 16,945 4.8%330
Social SciencesField #9,207 of 10,206 4.8%211

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro 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).

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: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.47× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.75× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.90× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.17× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro?

Ranked on the composite score, Paolo Di Giovine, Guido Melis and Giuseppe Motta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro.

  1. 1 Paolo Di Giovine Brazil · #300,834 worldwide 27 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Guido Melis Brazil · #325,068 worldwide 3 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Giuseppe Motta Brazil · #578,318 worldwide 1 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Thomaz Oscar Marcondes de Souza Brazil · #661,774 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Debora Vaccari Brazil · #729,646 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Public Policy, Sustainability, Social Movements, Cultural Identity, Latin America, African Diaspora and Racial Identity.

▲ 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. Globalization14▲ 11×18 topics
  2. Public Policy12▲ 38×10 topics
  3. Sustainability9▲ 5.5×11 topics
  4. Cultural Identity7▲ 20×9 topics
  5. Social Movements7▲ 34×8 topics
  6. Latin America6▲ 47×8 topics
  7. African Diaspora6▲ 220×2 topics
  8. Racial Identity6▲ 352×2 topics
  9. Social Dynamics6▲ 138×2 topics
  10. Education5▲ 4.8×10 topics
  11. Sustainable Development5▲ 5.0×6 topics
  12. Human Rights5▲ 7.6×7 topics
  13. Legal Philosophy5▲ 106×2 topics
  14. Legal Theory5▲ 99×2 topics
  15. Religious Practices5▲ 160×2 topics
  16. Territoriality5▲ 142×3 topics
  17. History4▲ 9.4×10 topics
  18. Brazilian slavery4▲ 771×1 topic
  19. colonial Brazil4▲ 771×1 topic
  20. Social Justice4▲ 10×3 topics
  21. Colonialism4▲ 12×6 topics
  22. Segregation4▲ 68×2 topics
  23. Urbanization4▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Rural Development4▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Brazil4▲ 54×4 topics
  26. Spatial Planning4▲ 33×2 topics
  27. Cultural Studies3▲ 14×6 topics
  28. Environmental Justice3▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Academic Discourse3▲ 494×2 topics
  30. Cultural Heritage3▲ 8.7×8 topics
  31. Public Administration3▲ 54×3 topics
  32. Constitutional Law3▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Environmental Law3▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Civil Rights3▲ 63×1 topic
  35. Historiography3▲ 35×5 topics
  36. Judicial Activism3▲ 96×1 topic
  37. Identity3▲ 5.7×10 topics
  38. Social Sciences3▲ 30×3 topics
  39. Community Engagement3▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Inequality2▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: History of Colonial Brazil, Urban Development and Societal Issues, Brazilian Legal Issues and Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies.

History of Colonial Brazil: 4 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 3 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues3Brazilian Legal Issues: 3 fractional worksComparative constitution…2Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 2 fractional worksSociology and Education in Brazil: 2 fractional worksUrban and sociocultural dynamics: 2 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, an…2Colonialism, slavery, and trade: 2 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksHistorical Geography and Geographical Thought: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…2Environmental Sustainability and Education: 2 fractional works
AnthropologyUrban StudiesLawPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 History of Colonial Brazil Anthropology 4 works
  2. 2 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 3 works
  3. 3 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 3 works
  4. 4 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Sociology and Education in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Urban and sociocultural dynamics Urban Studies 2 works
  7. 7 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 2 works
  8. 8 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 2 works
  9. 9 Historical Geography and Geographical Thought Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  10. 10 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 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 available73.4%not open26.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.7%domestic only82.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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