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Ministry of Foreign Affairs

In research, Ministry of Foreign Affairs stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,026 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 15.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,354
of 28,054 · #37,014 all time
Rank in Brazil
#673
of 714
Research works
451
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
1k
2.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Foreign Affairs 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 #10,026 of 10,521 4.3%73 #12930

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministry of Foreign Affairs 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 Ministry of Foreign Affairs specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 15.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 20.7 works16×
← 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: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.64× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.84× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.08× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.15× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.47× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministry of Foreign Affairs?

Ranked on the composite score, Paulo Antônio Pereira Pinto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

  1. 1 Paulo Antônio Pereira Pinto Brazil · #340,866 worldwide 1 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Foreign Affairs?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Latin America, Geopolitics, Economic Integration, Regionalism, Globalization, Human Rights, Innovation and Cultural 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. Latin America19▲ 114×9 topics
  2. Geopolitics12▲ 91×3 topics
  3. Globalization12▲ 7.1×25 topics
  4. Economic Integration12▲ 496×1 topic
  5. Regionalism12▲ 752×1 topic
  6. Human Rights7▲ 8.1×15 topics
  7. Innovation6▲ 6.2×9 topics
  8. Public Health6▲ 4.2×13 topics
  9. Sustainability5▲ 2.4×8 topics
  10. Cultural Identity5▲ 11×9 topics
  11. Entrepreneurship5▲ 14×4 topics
  12. Intercultural Education5▲ 67×2 topics
  13. International Law5▲ 17×7 topics
  14. Social Integration4▲ 114×2 topics
  15. Public Policy4▲ 10×10 topics
  16. Colonialism4▲ 9.5×11 topics
  17. Social Movements4▲ 15×8 topics
  18. Sustainable Development4▲ 2.8×9 topics
  19. Citizenship4▲ 36×3 topics
  20. Multiculturalism4▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Diversidad cultural4▲ 663×1 topic
  22. Inmigración y mercado de trabajo4▲ 663×1 topic
  23. Qualitative Research4▲ 4.5×5 topics
  24. Social Inequality3▲ 14×7 topics
  25. Constitutionalism3▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Indigenous Knowledge3▲ 34×3 topics
  27. Organizational Culture3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  28. Social Rights3▲ 98×2 topics
  29. Diplomacy3▲ 31×3 topics
  30. Environmental Sustainability3▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Healthcare Access3▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Aging Population3▲ 33×3 topics
  33. Global Governance3▲ 13×6 topics
  34. Neoliberalism3▲ 8.2×5 topics
  35. Inequality2▲ 12×5 topics
  36. Policy2▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Political Power2▲ 53×3 topics
  38. Bureaucracy2▲ 130×1 topic
  39. Constitutional Rights2▲ 126×1 topic
  40. Development Economics2▲ 656×1 topic

Which research topics does Ministry of Foreign Affairs publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Relations in Latin America, Immigration and Intercultural Education, Brazilian History and Foreign Policy and Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies.

International Relations …12International Relations in Latin America: 12 fractional worksImmigration and Intercultural Education: 4 fractional worksBrazilian History and Foreign Policy: 2 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 2 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksLaw, Ethics, and AI Impact: 2 fractional worksDiverse Musicological Studies: 1 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 1 fractional worksMigration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics: 1 fractional worksAgriculture and Social Issues: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsCultural StudiesEconomics and EconometricsInformation Systems and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  2. 2 Immigration and Intercultural Education Cultural Studies 4 works
  3. 3 Brazilian History and Foreign Policy Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 2 works
  6. 6 Law, Ethics, and AI Impact Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  7. 7 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 1 works
  8. 8 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics Cultural Studies 1 works
  10. 10 Agriculture and Social Issues Plant Science 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 available78.4%not open21.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.4%domestic only80.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Foreign Affairs's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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