Race, Identity, and Education in Brazil
Race, Identity, and Education in Brazil is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 9k research works in it since 1950. 6.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the intersection of racial discrimination, decolonial theory, and intersectionality in the context of Brazil. It delves into issues of social inequality, anti-racism, Afro-Brazilian studies, and the coloniality of power, while also examining feminist epistemologies, black feminism, and cultural identity.
- Racial Discrimination
- Decolonial Theory
- Intersectionality
- Afro-Brazilian Studies
- Social Inequality
- Anti-Racism
- Coloniality of Power
- Feminist Epistemologies
- Black Feminism
- Cultural Identity
- Research works
- 9k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 584 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 6.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +138% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Race, Identity, and Education in Brazil research?
By volume, Brazil and the United States publish the most (2.9k and 84 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Brazil 2.9k works
- 2 United States 84 works
- 3 Portugal 62 works
- 4 Spain 35 works
- 5 Mexico 22 works
- 6 ?? 21 works
- 7 France 20 works
- 8 Chile 14 works
- 9 Argentina 14 works
- 10 United Kingdom 14 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Race, Identity, and Education in Brazil research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro publishes the most Race, Identity, and Education in Brazil research, followed by Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul and Universidade de São Paulo.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 103 works
- 2 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 88 works
- 3 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 87 works
- 4 Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 80 works
- 5 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 73 works
- 6 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 64 works
- 7 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 60 works
- 8 Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil 58 works
- 9 Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil 58 works
- 10 Universidade Federal da BahiaBrazil 50 works
Who are the leading researchers in Race, Identity, and Education in Brazil?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Race, Identity, and Education in Brazil include Ramón Grosfoguel and Peter Wade.
- 1 Ramón Grosfoguel United States 776 citations
- 2 Peter Wade United Kingdom 282 citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Race, Identity, and Education in Brazil research done?
The largest centres of Race, Identity, and Education in Brazil research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Salvador (Brazil) and Belo Horizonte (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Salvador and Seropédica.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 339 works
- 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 330 works
- 3 Salvador Brazil 140 works
- 4 Belo Horizonte Brazil 116 works
- 5 Brasília Brazil 108 works
- 6 Porto Alegre Brazil 102 works
- 7 Florianópolis Brazil 88 works
- 8 Recife Brazil 85 works
- 9 Belém Brazil 79 works
- 10 Curitiba Brazil 67 works
Where it is the local speciality
- SalvadorBR · 140.0 works63×
- SeropédicaBR · 24.9 works59×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Race, Identity, and Education in Brazil than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Race, Identity, and Education in Brazil?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidade de Brasília, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro and Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 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 de BrasíliaBrazil | 71.5 | 6.9% | 41.8× | 73 | +174.3% |
| 2 | Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 71.0 | 6.1% | 56.2× | 80 | +267.9% |
| 3 | Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 69.4 | 5.2% | 43.6× | 103 | +139.9% |
| 4 | Universidade de São PauloBrazil | 68.6 | 7.8% | 16.1× | 87 | +22.7% |
| 5 | Universidade Federal do Rio GrandeBrazil | 68.3 | 11.7% | 24.2× | 11 | +272.2% |
| 6 | Universidade Federal de São PauloBrazil | 67.8 | 8.7% | 16.7× | 22 | +315.4% |
| 7 | Universidade Federal de PernambucoBrazil | 66.2 | 5.4% | 30.9× | 48 | +314.0% |
| 8 | Universidade Federal do Sul da BahiaBrazil | 65.7 | 17.1% | 120.4× | 13 | — |
| 9 | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil | 65.4 | 4.8% | 20.0× | 47 | +164.0% |
| 10 | Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do SulBrazil | 64.3 | 6.7% | 39.9× | 29 | +563.2% |
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 Race, Identity, and Education in Brazil research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 138% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Race, Identity, and Education in Brazil.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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