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Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins

In research, Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,682 of 21,541 worldwide), Social Sciences (#13,621 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,431 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,467
of 28,054 · #24,751 all time
Rank in Brazil
#539
of 714
Research works
469
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #13,682 of 21,541 11.0%221
Social SciencesDomain #13,621 of 16,945 16.2%218
Social SciencesField #9,431 of 10,206 13.3%124
Physics and AstronomyField #3,596 of 3,663 11.9%130

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins 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).

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: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.64× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 5.18× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 8.88× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.40× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.39× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins?

Ranked on the composite score, Heloisa María Bertol Domingues, Moema de Rezende Vergara and Alex Gonçalves Varela lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins.

  1. 1 Heloisa María Bertol Domingues Brazil · #754,601 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Moema de Rezende Vergara Brazil · #877,429 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Alex Gonçalves Varela Brazil · #982,825 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Marcus Granato Brazil · #1,182,267 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins

Which keywords describe research at Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Public Policy, Historiography, History, Informal Education, Museum Learning, Social Impact and Social Sciences.

▲ 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. Education13▲ 8.9×13 topics
  2. Public Policy8▲ 20×8 topics
  3. Historiography7▲ 65×4 topics
  4. Globalization6▲ 3.6×10 topics
  5. History6▲ 9.9×5 topics
  6. Informal Education6▲ 367×1 topic
  7. Museum Learning6▲ 367×1 topic
  8. Sustainability5▲ 2.7×7 topics
  9. Social Impact5▲ 16×4 topics
  10. Social Sciences5▲ 42×3 topics
  11. Teacher Training5▲ 9.6×4 topics
  12. Qualitative Research5▲ 6.7×4 topics
  13. Biodiversity4▲ 7.1×5 topics
  14. Sustainable Development4▲ 3.0×3 topics
  15. Brazilian Scientists4▲ 377×1 topic
  16. Public Health4▲ 3.3×8 topics
  17. Science Funding4▲ 377×1 topic
  18. African Diaspora4▲ 114×2 topics
  19. Environmental Education4▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Latin America4▲ 23×3 topics
  21. Racial Identity4▲ 183×2 topics
  22. Cultural Identity4▲ 8.1×3 topics
  23. Curriculum Development3▲ 5.9×2 topics
  24. Social Dynamics3▲ 66×2 topics
  25. Memory3▲ 17×3 topics
  26. Social Participation3▲ 62×1 topic
  27. Waste Management3▲ 9.6×1 topic
  28. Water Resources3▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Anthropology3▲ 40×4 topics
  30. Heritage3▲ 119×2 topics
  31. Information Policy3▲ 358×1 topic
  32. Information Science3▲ 158×1 topic
  33. Religious Practices3▲ 91×2 topics
  34. Cultural Practices3▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Schooling3▲ 208×1 topic
  36. Brazilian slavery3▲ 440×1 topic
  37. colonial Brazil3▲ 440×1 topic
  38. Science Education3▲ 55×3 topics
  39. Eugenics2▲ 112×2 topics
  40. Social Inequality2▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Museums and Cultural Heritage, Science and Science Education, Environmental Sustainability and Education and Information Science and Libraries.

Museums and Cultural Heritage: 6 fractional worksScience and Science Education: 4 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…3Environmental Sustainability and Education: 3 fractional worksInformation Science and …3Information Science and Libraries: 3 fractional worksHistory of Education Research in Brazil: 3 fractional worksHistory of Colonial Brazil: 3 fractional worksHistory of Medicine and …2History of Medicine and Tropical Health: 2 fractional worksHistory of Science and Natural History: 2 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 2 fractional works
MuseologyPolitical Science and International RelationsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 6 works
  2. 2 Science and Science Education Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  4. 4 Information Science and Libraries Information Systems 3 works
  5. 5 History of Education Research in Brazil History 3 works
  6. 6 History of Colonial Brazil Anthropology 3 works
  7. 7 History of Medicine and Tropical Health History 2 works
  8. 8 History of Science and Natural History History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  9. 9 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 2 works
  10. 10 Science and Education Research Education 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 available72.1%not open27.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.7%domestic only77.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins'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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