History of Colonial Brazil
History of Colonial Brazil is a research topic within Anthropology. Science Explorer counts 8.7k research works in it since 1950. 9.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the history of Brazilian slavery, society, and the African diaspora in colonial Brazil. It delves into the social dynamics, racial identity, abolitionism, cultural representation, economic empowerment, written culture, and religious practices during this period.
- Brazilian slavery
- colonial Brazil
- African diaspora
- social dynamics
- racial identity
- abolitionism
- cultural representation
- economic empowerment
- written culture
- religious practices
- Research works
- 8.7k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 789 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +12% the tick is no change
Which countries lead History of Colonial Brazil research?
By volume, Brazil and Portugal publish the most (1.3k and 135 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Brazil 1.3k works
- 2 Portugal 135 works
- 3 United States 67 works
- 4 Spain 36 works
- 5 France 33 works
- 6 Argentina 17 works
- 7 Chile 15 works
- 8 Italy 14 works
- 9 Germany 13 works
- 10 United Kingdom 12 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead History of Colonial Brazil research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade de São Paulo publishes the most History of Colonial Brazil research, followed by Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro and Universidade Federal do Pará.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 78 works
- 2 Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 44 works
- 3 Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil 39 works
- 4 Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil 38 works
- 5 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 37 works
- 6 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 34 works
- 7 Universidade Nova de LisboaPortugal 32 works
- 8 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 30 works
- 9 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 28 works
- 10 Universidade Federal de São PauloBrazil 24 works
Who are the leading researchers in History of Colonial Brazil?
The most-cited researchers publishing on History of Colonial Brazil include Carlos Fiolhais, Stanley J. Stein and Herbert S. Klein.
- 1 Carlos Fiolhais Portugal 3.9k citations
- 2 Stanley J. Stein United States 278 citations
- 3 Herbert S. Klein United States 199 citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is History of Colonial Brazil research done?
The largest centres of History of Colonial Brazil research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Lisbon (Portugal) and Salvador (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Seropédica, São Luís and Niterói.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 220 works
- 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 147 works
- 3 Lisbon Portugal 85 works
- 4 Salvador Brazil 52 works
- 5 Belém Brazil 52 works
- 6 Brasília Brazil 50 works
- 7 Recife Brazil 49 works
- 8 Belo Horizonte Brazil 47 works
- 9 Niterói Brazil 38 works
- 10 São Luís Brazil 33 works
Where it is the local speciality
- SeropédicaBR · 20.8 works92×
- São LuísBR · 32.7 works56×
- NiteróiBR · 38.1 works47×
- Juiz de ForaBR · 23.3 works47×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in History of Colonial Brazil than the world average.
Where is the best place to study History of Colonial Brazil?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Lisbon, Universidade de São Paulo and Universidade Federal de Pernambuco 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of LisbonPortugal | 39.5 | 15.3% | 21.8× | 22 | +147.3% |
| 2 | Universidade de São PauloBrazil | 37.6 | 10.7% | 27.0× | 78 | +42.7% |
| 3 | Universidade Federal de PernambucoBrazil | 36.0 | 12.4% | 24.2× | 20 | +218.4% |
| 4 | Universidade Nova de LisboaPortugal | 34.6 | 14.2% | 67.2× | 32 | +41.7% |
| 5 | Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil | 32.4 | 11.8% | 58.7× | 39 | +61.9% |
| 6 | Universidade Federal de São PauloBrazil | 32.2 | 14.1% | 35.6× | 24 | +78.8% |
| 7 | Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 31.0 | 11.0% | 29.7× | 37 | +53.0% |
| 8 | Universidade Federal do MaranhãoBrazil | 31.0 | 13.7% | 69.0× | 23 | +86.4% |
| 9 | Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 30.7 | 6.6% | 58.8× | 44 | +99.7% |
| 10 | Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil | 29.5 | 16.3% | 19.2× | 20 | +39.4% |
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 History of Colonial Brazil research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are History of Colonial Brazil.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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