Indigenous Health and Education
Indigenous Health and Education is a research topic within General Health Professions. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the health and nutrition of indigenous populations in Brazil, particularly in the Amazonia region. It explores topics such as the nutrition transition, demographic changes, cardiovascular risk factors, metabolic syndrome, and anthropometric indices. The research sheds light on the impact of socioeconomic changes on the health and well-being of indigenous communities.
- Indigenous Populations
- Health
- Nutrition Transition
- Amazonia
- Socioeconomic Change
- Demographic Turnaround
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Cardiovascular Risk Factors
- Anthropometric Indices
- Epidemiological Research
- Research works
- 11k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +58% the tick is no change
This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
Which countries lead Indigenous Health and Education research?
By volume, Brazil and the United States publish the most (2.3k and 121 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Indigenous Health and Education research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade Federal do Pará publishes the most Indigenous Health and Education research, followed by Universidade Federal do Amazonas and Universidade de São Paulo.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil 92 works
- 2 Universidade Federal do AmazonasBrazil 70 works
- 3 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 58 works
- 4 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 47 works
- 5 Fundação Oswaldo CruzBrazil 46 works
- 6 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 46 works
- 7 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 40 works
- 8 Universidade do Estado do ParáBrazil 36 works
- 9 Universidade Federal de PernambucoBrazil 35 works
- 10 Universidade Federal de RondôniaBrazil 32 works
Who are the leading researchers in Indigenous Health and Education?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Indigenous Health and Education include Juan Á. Rivera and César G. Victora.
- 1 Juan Á. Rivera Mexico 1.4k citations
- 2 César G. Victora Brazil 898 citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Indigenous Health and Education research done?
The largest centres of Indigenous Health and Education research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Belém (Brazil) and Manaus (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Santarém, Boa Vista and Macapá.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 264 works
- 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 184 works
- 3 Belém Brazil 167 works
- 4 Manaus Brazil 123 works
- 5 Brasília Brazil 89 works
- 6 Recife Brazil 73 works
- 7 Belo Horizonte Brazil 67 works
- 8 Salvador Brazil 66 works
- 9 Florianópolis Brazil 51 works
- 10 Campo Grande Brazil 46 works
Where it is the local speciality
- SantarémBR · 25.0 works160×
- Boa VistaBR · 28.8 works152×
- MacapáBR · 21.9 works94×
- DouradosBR · 35.2 works93×
- Rio BrancoBR · 21.8 works91×
- Porto VelhoBR · 43.8 works89×
- ManausBR · 122.7 works89×
- CáceresBR · 21.1 works76×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Indigenous Health and Education than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Indigenous Health and Education?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidade Federal do Pará, Universidade Federal do Piauí and Universidade Federal de Viçosa 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 | Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil | 71.6 | 7.1% | 75.4× | 92 | +136.7% |
| 2 | Universidade Federal do PiauíBrazil | 67.9 | 10.8% | 26.1× | 16 | +210.6% |
| 3 | Universidade Federal de ViçosaBrazil | 67.8 | 15.8% | 11.2× | 9 | +111.5% |
| 4 | Universidade Federal do Oeste do ParáBrazil | 67.2 | 7.5% | 159.7× | 25 | +510.4% |
| 5 | Universidade de São PauloBrazil | 66.4 | 9.5% | 10.9× | 58 | +3.7% |
| 6 | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil | 66.1 | 11.9% | 9.6× | 22 | +120.2% |
| 7 | Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil | 64.8 | 10.9% | 18.6× | 27 | +85.8% |
| 8 | Universidade Federal do AmazonasBrazil | 63.3 | 4.6% | 106.8× | 70 | +125.9% |
| 9 | Universidade do Estado do ParáBrazil | 63.3 | 4.5% | 91.6× | 36 | +291.0% |
| 10 | Universidade Federal do AmapáBrazil | 61.0 | 8.6% | 97.3× | 17 | +154.9% |
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 Indigenous Health and Education research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 58% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Indigenous Health and Education.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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