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Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia

In research, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,090 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,323
of 22,385 · #19,269 all time
Rank in Brazil
#506
of 684
Research works
441
▲ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.8k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
49%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia

What is Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #9,090 of 10,670 3.3%80 #12958

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia 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 fields of science does Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (46%), Social Sciences (17%), Medicine (5%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 84 fractional works · 63.8% of its workEngineering: 61 fractional works · 46.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 8.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 29 fractional works · 22.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 16.9% of its workEducation: 13 fractional works · 9.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 4.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 6.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInstituto Mauá deTecnologia132fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences64%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences22%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering6146.0%
    2. Computer Science54.1%
    3. Environmental Science54.0%
    4. Materials Science32.5%
    5. Chemical Engineering32.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy32.0%
    7. Chemistry10.8%
    8. Mathematics10.8%
    9. Energy10.7%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    1. Social Sciences2216.9%
    2. Decision Sciences42.8%
    3. Psychology11.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Medicine74.9%
    2. Health Professions32.1%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences64.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.9%
    3. Neuroscience10.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.99× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 6.91× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.07× its world share, 61 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.92× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering6.91×3 works
  2. Engineering3.07×61 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.92×4 works
  4. Social Sciences1.33×22 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.99×6 works
  6. Nursing0.94×1 works
  7. Veterinary0.93×0 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.90×3 works
  9. Environmental Science0.80×5 works
  10. Health Professions0.78×3 works
  11. Energy0.73×1 works
  12. Materials Science0.73×3 works
  13. Mathematics0.64×1 works
  14. Chemistry0.54×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.53×5 works
  16. Neuroscience0.44×1 works
  17. Psychology0.36×2 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.32×1 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×1 works
  20. Medicine0.26×6 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.18×1 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.13×0 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia?

Ranked on the quality score, Vanderlei Cunha Parro, Leonardo Chwif and Marcello Nitz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia.

  1. 1 Vanderlei Cunha Parro Brazil · #2,545,006 worldwide 1k citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Leonardo Chwif Brazil · #3,026,614 worldwide 479 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Marcello Nitz Brazil · #3,270,423 worldwide 299 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 João de Sá Brasil Lima Brazil · #3,376,379 worldwide 114 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Cristiane Maria Barra da Matta Brazil · #3,490,270 worldwide 72 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Giovanna Lovato Brazil · #3,580,236 worldwide 932 citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Roberta Albanez Brazil · #3,589,496 worldwide 581 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Eliana Paula Ribeiro Brazil · #3,610,603 worldwide 188 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Hector Alexandre Chaves Gil Brazil · #3,642,108 worldwide 33 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Susana Marraccini Giampietri Lebrão Brazil · #4,113,919 worldwide 224 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia

What are the most cited papers from Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia?

The most cited paper from Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia is "The PLATO 2.0 mission" (H. Rauer et al., 2014), with 1,275 citations. Next come "The PLATO 2.0 Mission" (567) and "Updated Cardiovascular Prevention Guideline of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology - 2019" (437).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The PLATO 2.0 mission H. Rauer et al. · Experimental Astronomy Open access160 authors 3 Sep 2014 1,275
2 The PLATO 2.0 Mission Heike Rauer et al. · Open Research Online (The Open University) Open access161 authors 2014 567
3 Updated Cardiovascular Prevention Guideline of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology - 2019 Dalton Bertolim Précoma et al. · Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia Open access 2019 437
4 Water sorption and glass transition temperature of spray dried açai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) juice Renata Valeriano Tonon, Alessandra Faria Baroni, Catherine Brabet et al. · Journal of Food Engineering Open access 21 Mar 2009 243
5 Anaerobic sequencing batch reactors for wastewater treatment: a developing technology Marcelo Zaiat, José Alberto Domingues Rodrigues, Suzana Maria Ratusznei et al. · Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2001 155
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Online Learning, Engineering Education, Distance Learning, Legislation, Teacher Training, Educational Technology, E-Learning and STEM 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-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
  1. Online Learning10▲ 8.8×5 topics
  2. Engineering Education7▲ 64×4 topics
  3. Educational Technology7▲ 4.5×9 topics
  4. Distance Learning7▲ 15×4 topics
  5. Healthcare7▲ 4.4×4 topics
  6. E-Learning6▲ 5.1×5 topics
  7. Sustainability6▲ 2.0×14 topics
  8. Teacher Training6▲ 7.5×5 topics
  9. Legislation6▲ 28×3 topics
  10. Renewable Energy5▲ 2.8×6 topics
  11. STEM Education5▲ 8.9×3 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties5▲ 4.0×12 topics
  13. Research5▲ 30×2 topics
  14. Remote Laboratories5▲ 141×1 topic
  15. Virtual Labs5▲ 141×1 topic
  16. Distance Education5▲ 19×1 topic
  17. Training5▲ 17×1 topic
  18. Qualitative Research5▲ 4.1×2 topics
  19. Curriculum Development4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  20. Emissions4▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Chemical Kinetics4▲ 33×2 topics
  22. Innovation4▲ 2.9×8 topics
  23. Biofuels3▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Data Analysis3▲ 9.4×2 topics
  25. Digital Literacy3▲ 4.4×2 topics
  26. Innovation Management3▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Microstructure3▲ 4.8×7 topics
  28. Combustion3▲ 39×2 topics
  29. Research Methods3▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Social Network Analysis3▲ 21×1 topic
  31. WebQuests3▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Internal Combustion Engines3▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Organizational Management3▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Quantitative Research3▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Soot Formation3▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Finite Element Analysis3▲ 9.5×6 topics
  37. Nanoparticle Encapsulation3▲ 40×2 topics
  38. Construction3▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Polyphenols3▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Encapsulation Techniques2▲ 72×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Experimental Learning in Engineering, Academic Research in Diverse Fields, Education and Digital Technologies and Business and Management Studies.

Experimental Learning in Engineering: 5 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 5 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…3Education and Digital Technologies: 3 fractional worksBusiness and Management …3Business and Management Studies: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 3 fractional worksMicroencapsulation and Drying Processes: 2 fractional worksAnaerobic Digestion and …2Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production: 2 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 2 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 1 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 1 fractional works
Media TechnologyEducationSociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 5 works
  2. 2 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 5 works
  3. 3 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 3 works
  5. 5 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 3 works
  6. 6 Microencapsulation and Drying Processes Food Science 2 works
  7. 7 Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production Building and Construction 2 works
  8. 8 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 2 works
  9. 9 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 1 works
  10. 10 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 1 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 available49.2%not open50.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00059% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia0.00053% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia4.5% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.9% in 2017.

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