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Indigenous Studies in Latin America

Indigenous Studies in Latin America is a research topic within Cultural Studies. Science Explorer counts 3.7k research works in it since 1950. 12.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of interdisciplinary topics, including indigenous knowledge, globalization, social justice, colonialism, ethnic identity, public health, cultural citizenship, urban development, environmental sustainability, and historiography. The papers explore the intersections of various social sciences and humanities disciplines to address complex issues in a global context.

  • Indigenous Knowledge
  • Globalization
  • Social Justice
  • Colonialism
  • Ethnic Identity
  • Public Health
  • Cultural Citizenship
  • Urban Development
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Historiography
Research works
3.7k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
445
per year above
Top-10% rate
12.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+63%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Indigenous Studies in Latin America research?

By volume, Brazil and Argentina publish the most (753 and 52 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Brazil 753 works
  2. 2 Argentina 52 works
  3. 3 United States 41 works
  4. 4 Portugal 40 works
  5. 5 Spain 26 works
  6. 6 France 22 works
  7. 7 Mexico 15 works
  8. 8 Paraguay 15 works
  9. 9 Chile 14 works
  10. 10 Colombia 13 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.

Brazil: 76.0%Argentina: 5.3%United States: 4.2%Portugal: 4.0%6 others listed: 10.5%76%largest
Brazil753 · 76.0%Argentina52 · 5.3%United States41 · 4.2%Portugal40 · 4.0%6 others listed104 · 10.5%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Indigenous Studies in Latin America research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade de São Paulo publishes the most Indigenous Studies in Latin America research, followed by Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and Universidade Federal do Pará.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 32 works
  2. 2 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 28 works
  3. 3 Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil 24 works
  4. 4 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 24 works
  5. 5 Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil 24 works
  6. 6 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 18 works
  7. 7 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 17 works
  8. 8 Universidade Federal do AmazonasBrazil 16 works
  9. 9 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil 15 works
  10. 10 Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 13 works

Where is Indigenous Studies in Latin America research done?

The largest centres of Indigenous Studies in Latin America research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Belém (Brazil) and Brasília (Brazil).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 São Paulo Brazil 94 works
  2. 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 63 works
  3. 3 Belém Brazil 36 works
  4. 4 Brasília Brazil 33 works
  5. 5 Florianópolis Brazil 28 works
  6. 6 Lisbon Portugal 26 works
  7. 7 Buenos Aires Argentina 25 works
  8. 8 Niterói Brazil 24 works
  9. 9 Porto Alegre Brazil 22 works
  10. 10 Salvador Brazil 22 works
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Where is the best place to study Indigenous Studies in Latin America?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidade Federal do Pará, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 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.

0%10%20%mean 10.81%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidade Federal do Pará: 24, 15.4%Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais: 13, 13.3%Universidade de São Paulo: 32, 8.8%Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina: 17, 9.0%Universidad de Buenos Aires: 8, 16.6%Universidade Federal do Amazonas: 16, 8.4%Universidade de Brasília: 24, 7.0%Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte: 11, 14.1%Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul: 18, 10.4%Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro: 28, 5.1%Universidade Federal…Universidade Federal…Universidade Federal…Universidade de São …
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil 56.915.4%58.0×24 +162.2%
2 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 48.013.3%17.1×13 +287.3%
3 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 45.98.8%17.5×32 +79.3%
4 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 39.49.0%25.4×17 +163.5%
5 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 38.716.6%19.7×8 +69.7%
6 Universidade Federal do AmazonasBrazil 36.58.4%69.3×16 +173.3%
7 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 36.17.0%40.4×24 +108.7%
8 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteBrazil 35.814.1%29.0×11 +76.2%
9 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 35.510.4%24.1×18 +60.2%
10 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 32.15.1%35.3×28 +74.7%

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 Studies in Latin America research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 63% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Indigenous Studies in Latin America.

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Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.