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Instituto Nacional do Semiárido

In research, Instituto Nacional do Semiárido stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,869 of 3,157 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,982 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Plant Science (Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 10.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,551
of 22,385 · #22,263 all time
Rank in Brazil
#582
of 684
Research works
327
▲ 39% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
82%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Instituto Nacional do Semiárido

What is Instituto Nacional do Semiárido 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,869 of 3,157 5.1%73 #2575
Life SciencesDomain #4,982 of 6,403 5.1%81 #6335

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Nacional do Semiárido 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 Nacional do Semiárido work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Instituto Nacional do Semiárido is in Life Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (50%), Environmental Science (20%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 3.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 84 fractional works · 55.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 76 fractional works · 50.0% of its workPlant Science: 23 fractional works · 15.3% of its workFood Science: 15 fractional works · 9.8% of its workSoil Science: 12 fractional works · 7.8% of its workForestry: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 39 fractional works · 26.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 30 fractional works · 19.6% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 5.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 4.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 11.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitutoNacional do…151fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences56%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences12%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7650.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology85.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Environmental Science3019.6%
    2. Engineering42.4%
    3. Energy21.0%
    4. Materials Science10.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
    6. Chemistry10.6%
    7. Computer Science10.4%
    8. Mathematics10.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences106.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities32.2%
    3. Decision Sciences10.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    6. Psychology10.5%
    1. Medicine64.3%
    2. Nursing21.0%
    3. Veterinary10.6%
    4. Health Professions10.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Instituto Nacional do Semiárido specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 10.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 75.6 works11×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 23.2 works8.8×
← 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: 10.53× its world share, 76 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.95× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 2.06× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.44× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 10.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.53×76 works
  2. Veterinary4.44×1 works
  3. Environmental Science3.95×30 works
  4. Nursing2.06×2 works
  5. Energy1.10×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.97×8 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.80×1 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.76×3 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.57×1 works
  10. Social Sciences0.53×10 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.44×0 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.38×1 works
  13. Chemistry0.36×1 works
  14. Mathematics0.33×1 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.31×1 works
  16. Materials Science0.27×1 works
  17. Health Professions0.22×1 works
  18. Medicine0.22×6 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.21×1 works
  20. Psychology0.17×1 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.16×0 works
  22. Engineering0.16×4 works
  23. Computer Science0.05×1 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Nacional do Semiárido?

Ranked on the quality score, George Rodrigues Lambais, Ricardo da Cunha Correia Lima and Letícia Moro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Nacional do Semiárido.

  1. 1 George Rodrigues Lambais Brazil · #2,052,805 worldwide 658 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Ricardo da Cunha Correia Lima Brazil · #2,861,883 worldwide 100 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Letícia Moro Brazil · #2,915,727 worldwide 73 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Alexandre Pereira de Bakker Brazil · #3,410,595 worldwide 96 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Rodrigo de Andrade Barbosa Brazil · #3,438,394 worldwide 104 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Aldrin Martin Pérez-Marin Brazil · #3,471,943 worldwide 876 citations · 79 works
  7. 7 Daniel Rodrigo Cavalcante de Araújo Brazil · #4,033,797 worldwide 105 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Marilene Nascimento Melo Brazil · #4,545,569 worldwide 10 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Maristela de Fátima Simplício de Santana Brazil · #4,551,111 worldwide 26 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Emanoel Lima Martins Brazil · #4,624,010 worldwide 23 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Nacional do Semiárido

What are the most cited papers from Instituto Nacional do Semiárido?

The most cited paper from Instituto Nacional do Semiárido is "Plant Natural Products Targeting Bacterial Virulence Factors" (Laura Nunes Silva, Karine Rigon Zimmer, Alexandre José Macêdo et al., 2016), with 516 citations. Next come "The extent of forest in dryland biomes" (469) and "Centella asiatica and Its Metabolite Asiatic Acid: Wound Healing Effects and Therapeutic Potential" (157).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Plant Natural Products Targeting Bacterial Virulence Factors Laura Nunes Silva, Karine Rigon Zimmer, Alexandre José Macêdo et al. · Chemical Reviews Review 20 Jul 2016 516
2 The extent of forest in dryland biomes Jean‐François Bastin et al. · Science Open access 11 May 2017 469
3 Centella asiatica and Its Metabolite Asiatic Acid: Wound Healing Effects and Therapeutic Potential Lúcio Ricardo Leite Diniz, Leonardo Luiz Calado, Allana Brunna Sucupira Duarte et al. · Metabolites Open access 14 Feb 2023 157
4 Honeybee health in South America Matías Maggi, Karina Antúnez, Ciro Invernizzi et al. · Apidologie Open access 2 May 2016 146
5 Cowpea Nodules Harbor Non-rhizobial Bacterial Communities that Are Shaped by Soil Type Rather than Plant Genotype Jakson Leite, Doreen Fischer, Luc Felicianus Marie Rouws et al. · Frontiers in Plant Science Open access 20 Jan 2017 126
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Nacional do Semiárido?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Soil Fertility, Antioxidant, Genetic Diversity, Soil Degradation, Health Benefits, Climate Change, Soil Management and No-till Crop Production.

▲ 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. Climate Change13▲ 3.1×29 topics
  2. Soil Fertility13▲ 38×5 topics
  3. Antioxidant11▲ 10×15 topics
  4. Genetic Diversity10▲ 15×12 topics
  5. Soil Degradation9▲ 109×2 topics
  6. Health Benefits8▲ 17×8 topics
  7. Soil Management8▲ 135×2 topics
  8. No-till Crop Production8▲ 338×1 topic
  9. Nutrition8▲ 12×5 topics
  10. Remote Sensing8▲ 4.2×11 topics
  11. Soil Compaction8▲ 338×1 topic
  12. Environmental Impact8▲ 2.9×10 topics
  13. Sustainability8▲ 2.0×16 topics
  14. Plant Nutrition7▲ 52×2 topics
  15. Bioactive Compounds7▲ 19×4 topics
  16. Biodiversity7▲ 6.1×14 topics
  17. Sustainable Development7▲ 2.9×6 topics
  18. Morphological Parameters7▲ 229×1 topic
  19. Phytochemicals7▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Substrates7▲ 229×1 topic
  21. Food Processing7▲ 110×2 topics
  22. Betalains6▲ 168×1 topic
  23. Opuntia6▲ 168×1 topic
  24. Antioxidant Activity6▲ 6.5×12 topics
  25. Technological Innovation5▲ 45×2 topics
  26. Medicinal Plants5▲ 8.3×9 topics
  27. Sustainable Production5▲ 55×2 topics
  28. Forest Biomass5▲ 99×1 topic
  29. Wood Residues5▲ 99×1 topic
  30. Food Security5▲ 5.7×9 topics
  31. Ecosystem Services4▲ 7.6×7 topics
  32. Agroecology4▲ 19×5 topics
  33. Environmental Conservation4▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Hydrographic Basins4▲ 126×1 topic
  35. Nutrient Cycling4▲ 36×3 topics
  36. Litter Production4▲ 215×1 topic
  37. Rainfall Patterns4▲ 215×1 topic
  38. Heat Stress4▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Global Change4▲ 9.3×4 topics
  40. Livestock Production4▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Nacional do Semiárido publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Soil Management and Crop Yield, Growth and nutrition in plants, Botanical Research and Applications and Agricultural and Food Sciences.

Soil Management and Crop Yield: 8 fractional worksGrowth and nutrition in plants: 7 fractional worksBotanical Research and A…6Botanical Research and Applications: 6 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sc…5Agricultural and Food Sciences: 5 fractional worksGeography and Environmental Studies: 4 fractional worksEnvironmental and biological studies: 4 fractional worksRural Development and Ag…3Rural Development and Agriculture: 3 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 3 fractional worksEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 2 fractional worksPhytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications: 2 fractional works
Soil SciencePlant ScienceFood ScienceForestry5 others

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

  1. 1 Soil Management and Crop Yield Soil Science 8 works
  2. 2 Growth and nutrition in plants Plant Science 7 works
  3. 3 Botanical Research and Applications Food Science 6 works
  4. 4 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 5 works
  5. 5 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 4 works
  6. 6 Environmental and biological studies Ecology 4 works
  7. 7 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  8. 8 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  9. 9 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  10. 10 Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications Plant Science 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 available82.0%not open18.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.7%domestic only83.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Nacional do Semiárido's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 39% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Nacional do Semiárido as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00060% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Instituto Nacional do Semiárido0.00043% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Instituto Nacional do Semiárido 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 Nacional do Semiárido9.0% in 2025

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.7% in 2021.

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