Rural and Ethnic Education
Rural and Ethnic Education is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1958. 5.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the intersection of rural education, social movements, and public policies, with a focus on teacher training, pedagogy of alternation, and agroecology. It also delves into decolonial perspectives, land reform, and the role of community schools in promoting inclusive education for rural populations.
- Rural Education
- Social Movements
- Pedagogy of Alternation
- Teacher Training
- Public Policies
- Agroecology
- Community Schools
- Decolonial Perspectives
- Land Reform
- Educação do Campo
- Research works
- 15k fractional, since 1958
- In the world top 10%
- 833 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 5.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +121% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Rural and Ethnic Education research?
By volume, Brazil and the United States publish the most (4.4k and 116 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Rural and Ethnic Education research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade Federal do Pará publishes the most Rural and Ethnic Education research, followed by Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil 113 works
- 2 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 78 works
- 3 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 75 works
- 4 Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 74 works
- 5 Universidade Federal do AmazonasBrazil 65 works
- 6 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 64 works
- 7 Universidade Federal de PernambucoBrazil 60 works
- 8 Universidade Federal da ParaíbaBrazil 58 works
- 9 Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil 57 works
- 10 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 56 works
Who are the leading researchers in Rural and Ethnic Education?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Rural and Ethnic Education include Paulo Freiré.
- 1 Paulo Freiré Switzerland 1.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Rural and Ethnic Education research done?
The largest centres of Rural and Ethnic Education research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Belém (Brazil) and Salvador (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Vitória da Conquista, Cruz das Almas and Macapá.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 468 works
- 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 283 works
- 3 Belém Brazil 182 works
- 4 Salvador Brazil 160 works
- 5 Brasília Brazil 137 works
- 6 Recife Brazil 132 works
- 7 Fortaleza Brazil 120 works
- 8 Belo Horizonte Brazil 119 works
- 9 Curitiba Brazil 113 works
- 10 Manaus Brazil 105 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Vitória da ConquistaBR · 47.9 works100×
- Cruz das AlmasBR · 30.3 works93×
- MacapáBR · 32.2 works89×
- Rio BrancoBR · 32.6 works88×
- CáceresBR · 36.6 works86×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Rural and Ethnic Education than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Rural and Ethnic Education?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidade Federal do Pará, Universidade de Brasília 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.
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 | 81.4 | 8.0% | 60.4× | 113 | +282.4% |
| 2 | Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil | 77.3 | 9.5% | 24.1× | 64 | +151.9% |
| 3 | Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 74.1 | 7.5% | 14.7× | 52 | +192.4% |
| 4 | Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil | 72.3 | 9.7% | 16.4× | 56 | +93.3% |
| 5 | Universidade Federal de Juiz de ForaBrazil | 72.3 | 9.3% | 18.5× | 23 | +326.0% |
| 6 | Universidade Estadual do ParanáBrazil | 71.1 | 9.8% | 60.1× | 17 | +255.0% |
| 7 | Universidade Estadual do CearáBrazil | 70.7 | 6.4% | 63.1× | 51 | +253.5% |
| 8 | Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 70.6 | 6.5% | 34.7× | 74 | +153.4% |
| 9 | Universidade Federal de GoiásBrazil | 70.0 | 6.5% | 27.0× | 41 | +252.9% |
| 10 | Southwest Bahia State UniversityBrazil | 69.3 | 6.1% | 99.6× | 48 | +365.5% |
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 Rural and Ethnic Education research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 121% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Rural and Ethnic Education.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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