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Ministry of Education

In research, Ministry of Education stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,673 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,582 of 6,365 worldwide) and Education (#1,469 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Information Systems and Management, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Education — Information Systems and Management is 13.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,658
of 28,054 · #12,985 all time
Rank in Brazil
#335
of 714
Research works
2.1k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
84%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Education 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,673 of 10,521 5.4%449 #6455
Social SciencesField #3,582 of 6,365 5.5%353 #4820
EducationSubfield #1,469 of 1,892 5.5%161 #1809
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,027 of 2,578 5.4%92 #3021
Health SciencesDomain #10,937 of 11,982 7.0%79 #12723
Physical SciencesDomain #12,018 of 12,888 5.3%92 #10304

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministry of Education 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. Social Sciences#6,455 #5,673
  2. Social Sciences#4,820 #3,582
  3. Education#1,809 #1,469
  4. Sociology and Political Science#3,021 #2,027
  5. Health Sciences#12,723 #10,937
  6. Physical Sciences#10,304 #12,018
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 Ministry of Education specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Information Systems and Management takes 13.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 25.1 works14×
  2. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 37.5 works10×
  3. EducationSubfield · 160.8 works8.2×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 50 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.43× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.06× its world share, 35 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.72× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.71× its world share, 29 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.36× its world share, 353 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Education?

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

▲ 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 Training133▲ 33×15 topics
  2. Qualitative Research95▲ 17×10 topics
  3. Public Policy83▲ 26×12 topics
  4. Curriculum Development82▲ 18×6 topics
  5. Social Inequality82▲ 48×6 topics
  6. Inclusive Education66▲ 29×10 topics
  7. Educational Technology64▲ 8.4×21 topics
  8. Online Learning63▲ 12×11 topics
  9. Distance Learning62▲ 29×6 topics
  10. Educational Policies62▲ 83×2 topics
  11. Pedagogical Practices61▲ 106×3 topics
  12. Educational Reform61▲ 75×3 topics
  13. Critical Pedagogy60▲ 110×1 topic
  14. Sustainability57▲ 3.7×23 topics
  15. Healthcare36▲ 5.0×11 topics
  16. Digital Literacy36▲ 9.3×6 topics
  17. Education36▲ 3.3×39 topics
  18. Public Health36▲ 3.8×27 topics
  19. Social Network Analysis34▲ 44×1 topic
  20. WebQuests34▲ 94×1 topic
  21. Environmental Education28▲ 29×5 topics
  22. Biodiversity27▲ 5.7×10 topics
  23. Social Movements27▲ 14×8 topics
  24. Waste Management27▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Brazil26▲ 42×5 topics
  26. Inclusion26▲ 28×4 topics
  27. Training26▲ 18×4 topics
  28. Science Education25▲ 64×3 topics
  29. Social Participation25▲ 62×1 topic
  30. Water Resources25▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Innovation Management25▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Research Methods25▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Organizational Management25▲ 58×1 topic
  34. Quantitative Research25▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Legislation25▲ 23×3 topics
  36. Educational Policy24▲ 15×4 topics
  37. Distance Education24▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Research24▲ 31×3 topics
  39. Digital Business24▲ 73×1 topic
  40. Agroecology23▲ 24×3 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Education publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education Pedagogy and Practices, Education and Digital Technologies, Environmental Sustainability and Education and Business and Management Studies.

Education Pedagogy and P…60Education Pedagogy and Practices: 60 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 34 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 25 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 25 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 24 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 21 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues16Brazilian Legal Issues: 16 fractional worksEducation and Public Policy: 14 fractional worksSocial and Political Issues: 14 fractional worksRural and Ethnic Education: 14 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawInformation Systems and Management2 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 60 works
  2. 2 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 34 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 25 works
  4. 4 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 25 works
  5. 5 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 24 works
  6. 6 Science and Education Research Education 21 works
  7. 7 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 16 works
  8. 8 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  9. 9 Social and Political Issues Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  10. 10 Rural and Ethnic Education Education 14 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 available84.3%not open15.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.9%domestic only58.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Education's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher 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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