Education and Public Policy
Education and Public Policy is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 25k research works in it since 1950. 10.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the analysis, evaluation, and quality assurance of public policies, particularly in the context of higher education in Brazil. It covers topics such as the SINAES system, educational assessment, innovation, and the social impact of policies. Additionally, it explores science communication and the challenges of implementing remote education during the pandemic.
- Public Policy
- Higher Education
- Evaluation
- SINAES
- Quality Assurance
- Policy Analysis
- Innovation
- Educational Assessment
- Social Impact
- Science Communication
- Research works
- 25k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +34% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Education and Public Policy research?
By volume, Brazil and Portugal publish the most (5.2k and 170 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Brazil 5.2k works
- 2 Portugal 170 works
- 3 United States 143 works
- 4 Spain 62 works
- 5 ?? 45 works
- 6 Mexico 45 works
- 7 France 31 works
- 8 United Kingdom 25 works
- 9 Colombia 23 works
- 10 Argentina 20 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Education and Public Policy research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul publishes the most Education and Public Policy research, followed by Universidade de São Paulo and Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 124 works
- 2 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 117 works
- 3 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 107 works
- 4 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 106 works
- 5 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 100 works
- 6 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 95 works
- 7 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 87 works
- 8 Universidade Federal da ParaíbaBrazil 87 works
- 9 Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil 86 works
- 10 Universidade Federal do ParanáBrazil 86 works
Who are the leading researchers in Education and Public Policy?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Education and Public Policy include María Assunção Flores.
- 1 María Assunção Flores Portugal 611 citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Education and Public Policy research done?
The largest centres of Education and Public Policy research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Brasília (Brazil) and Belo Horizonte (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Pirassununga and Blumenau.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 607 works
- 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 454 works
- 3 Brasília Brazil 247 works
- 4 Belo Horizonte Brazil 194 works
- 5 Curitiba Brazil 190 works
- 6 Florianópolis Brazil 169 works
- 7 Porto Alegre Brazil 155 works
- 8 Fortaleza Brazil 145 works
- 9 Salvador Brazil 131 works
- 10 Recife Brazil 124 works
Where it is the local speciality
- PirassunungaBR · 22.9 works238×
- BlumenauBR · 30.8 works63×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Education and Public Policy than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Education and Public Policy?
Among universities, judged by research, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana and Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) 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 | Pontifícia Universidade Católica do ParanáBrazil | 73.7 | 19.3% | 25.8× | 20 | +178.7% |
| 2 | Universidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaBrazil | 69.7 | 16.0% | 31.5× | 21 | +235.3% |
| 3 | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil | 69.6 | 9.4% | 18.4× | 78 | +160.2% |
| 4 | Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 69.0 | 10.0% | 22.0× | 95 | +125.2% |
| 5 | Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoBrazil | 68.6 | 10.1% | 32.5× | 57 | +180.5% |
| 6 | Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do SulBrazil | 68.6 | 15.6% | 74.2× | 19 | +339.8% |
| 7 | Universidade Federal do ABCBrazil | 68.2 | 14.7% | 20.2× | 17 | +680.7% |
| 8 | Universidade Federal de Ouro PretoBrazil | 67.6 | 13.8% | 31.1× | 24 | +207.3% |
| 9 | Instituto Federal do Sudeste de Minas GeraisBrazil | 67.6 | 22.8% | 91.4× | 9 | +136.3% |
| 10 | Universidade Federal do Oeste do ParáBrazil | 67.4 | 17.8% | 30.9× | 9 | +519.1% |
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 Education and Public Policy research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 34% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Education and Public Policy.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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