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Instituto Nacional do Semiárido

In research, Instituto Nacional do Semiárido stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,834 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,671 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Plant Science — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 10.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,497
of 28,054 · #31,859 all time
Rank in Brazil
#362
of 714
Research works
327
▲ 203% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is Instituto Nacional do Semiárido 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 #1,834 of 3,409 9.6%73 #3549
Life SciencesDomain #6,671 of 7,800 9.2%81 #12767

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Instituto Nacional do Semiárido specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 10.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 73.3 works11×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 22.2 works8.9×
← 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: 10.83× its world share, 73 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.03× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 2.18× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.71× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Nacional do Semiárido?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Soil Fertility, Antioxidant, Genetic Diversity, Climate Change, Soil Degradation, Health Benefits, 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 2022–2025 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. Climate Change13▲ 3.3×28 topics
  2. Soil Fertility13▲ 39×5 topics
  3. Antioxidant10▲ 11×15 topics
  4. Genetic Diversity9▲ 15×12 topics
  5. Soil Degradation8▲ 109×2 topics
  6. Health Benefits8▲ 18×8 topics
  7. Remote Sensing8▲ 4.3×11 topics
  8. Soil Management8▲ 135×2 topics
  9. No-till Crop Production8▲ 334×1 topic
  10. Nutrition8▲ 12×5 topics
  11. Soil Compaction8▲ 334×1 topic
  12. Environmental Impact7▲ 2.9×9 topics
  13. Plant Nutrition7▲ 51×2 topics
  14. Bioactive Compounds7▲ 19×4 topics
  15. Biodiversity7▲ 6.3×12 topics
  16. Sustainable Development7▲ 3.0×6 topics
  17. Phytochemicals7▲ 42×2 topics
  18. Morphological Parameters6▲ 221×1 topic
  19. Substrates6▲ 221×1 topic
  20. Food Processing6▲ 107×2 topics
  21. Betalains6▲ 164×1 topic
  22. Opuntia6▲ 164×1 topic
  23. Antioxidant Activity6▲ 6.6×12 topics
  24. Medicinal Plants5▲ 8.4×9 topics
  25. Sustainable Production5▲ 54×2 topics
  26. Technological Innovation5▲ 43×2 topics
  27. Forest Biomass5▲ 92×1 topic
  28. Wood Residues5▲ 92×1 topic
  29. Food Security4▲ 5.5×9 topics
  30. Ecosystem Services4▲ 7.8×7 topics
  31. Environmental Conservation4▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Hydrographic Basins4▲ 124×1 topic
  33. Nutrient Cycling4▲ 40×3 topics
  34. Agroecology4▲ 19×5 topics
  35. Heat Stress4▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Litter Production4▲ 235×1 topic
  37. Rainfall Patterns4▲ 235×1 topic
  38. Global Change4▲ 9.7×4 topics
  39. Livestock Production4▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 7.8×8 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: 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: 6 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 6 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 203% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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