Brazilian cultural history and politics
Brazilian cultural history and politics is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1951. 3.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the Brazilian military dictatorship, cultural resistance, and the impact of music in Brazil during the political transition period. It delves into topics such as censorship, social movements, historiography, repression, memory studies, and transitional justice.
- Brazilian Military Dictatorship
- Cultural Resistance
- Music in Brazil
- Political Transition
- Social Movements
- Censorship
- Historiography
- Repression
- Memory Studies
- Transitional Justice
- Research works
- 18k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 633 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 3.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +28% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Brazilian cultural history and politics research?
By volume, Brazil and the United States publish the most (3k and 103 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Brazil 3k works
- 2 United States 103 works
- 3 Portugal 91 works
- 4 Argentina 62 works
- 5 Spain 54 works
- 6 France 39 works
- 7 Chile 30 works
- 8 United Kingdom 26 works
- 9 Mexico 25 works
- 10 ?? 16 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Brazilian cultural history and politics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade de São Paulo publishes the most Brazilian cultural history and politics research, followed by Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and Universidade Federal Fluminense.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 154 works
- 2 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 121 works
- 3 Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil 91 works
- 4 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 89 works
- 5 Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 87 works
- 6 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 86 works
- 7 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil 82 works
- 8 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 73 works
- 9 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 70 works
- 10 Universidade Federal do ParanáBrazil 61 works
Where is Brazilian cultural history and politics research done?
The largest centres of Brazilian cultural history and politics research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Belo Horizonte (Brazil) and Porto Alegre (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Paranavaí, Niterói and Ouro Preto.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 469 works
- 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 358 works
- 3 Belo Horizonte Brazil 141 works
- 4 Porto Alegre Brazil 119 works
- 5 Brasília Brazil 105 works
- 6 Curitiba Brazil 98 works
- 7 Florianópolis Brazil 93 works
- 8 Niterói Brazil 91 works
- 9 Campinas Brazil 86 works
- 10 Salvador Brazil 81 works
Where it is the local speciality
- ParanavaíBR · 20.3 works97×
- NiteróiBR · 91.0 works54×
- Ouro PretoBR · 22.2 works48×
- SeropédicaBR · 21.0 works45×
- PelotasBR · 45.2 works44×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Brazilian cultural history and politics than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Brazilian cultural history and politics?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Universidade de Brasília and Universidade de São Paulo score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidade do Vale do Rio dos SinosBrazil | 66.1 | 14.4% | 34.5× | 14 | +70.5% |
| 2 | Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil | 64.0 | 6.6% | 36.2× | 70 | +113.0% |
| 3 | Universidade de São PauloBrazil | 61.3 | 3.4% | 25.8× | 154 | +73.6% |
| 4 | Universidade Federal de São PauloBrazil | 59.5 | 7.0% | 19.2× | 27 | +125.5% |
| 5 | Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do SulBrazil | 59.5 | 5.3% | 31.5× | 25 | +292.0% |
| 6 | Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 59.4 | 4.4% | 55.7× | 87 | +96.9% |
| 7 | Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 58.7 | 4.2% | 46.4× | 121 | +49.1% |
| 8 | Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoBrazil | 58.5 | 3.4% | 35.8× | 38 | +196.4% |
| 9 | Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil | 58.4 | 3.0% | 34.5× | 86 | +120.2% |
| 10 | Universidade Federal de Mato GrossoBrazil | 58.3 | 4.8% | 39.8× | 24 | +213.1% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Brazilian cultural history and politics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Brazilian cultural history and politics.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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