Science and Science Education
Science and Science Education is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 9.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers discusses the impact of the science funding crisis in Brazil, particularly focusing on the deleterious effects on scientific output, research budget cuts, and the challenges faced by Brazilian scientists. It also delves into topics such as social media platforms in education, scientific denialism, quantum theory, and the design and communication of scientific research.
- Science Funding
- Brazilian Scientists
- Research Budget Cuts
- Scientific Output
- Social Media Platforms
- Education
- Scientific Denialism
- Quantum Theory
- Scientific Research Design
- Social Impact
- Research works
- 11k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +20% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Science and Science Education research?
By volume, Brazil and Portugal publish the most (2.1k and 104 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Brazil 2.1k works
- 2 Portugal 104 works
- 3 United States 86 works
- 4 Spain 59 works
- 5 France 39 works
- 6 Argentina 37 works
- 7 United Kingdom 22 works
- 8 Colombia 21 works
- 9 Mexico 20 works
- 10 ?? 16 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.
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Which institutions lead Science and Science Education research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul publishes the most Science and Science Education research, followed by Universidade de São Paulo and Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 73 works
- 2 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 72 works
- 3 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 58 works
- 4 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 51 works
- 5 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 48 works
- 6 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 48 works
- 7 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil 47 works
- 8 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 45 works
- 9 Universidade Federal do ParanáBrazil 38 works
- 10 Universidade Federal de São CarlosBrazil 38 works
Who are the leading researchers in Science and Science Education?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Science and Science Education include Carlos Fiolhais.
- 1 Carlos Fiolhais Portugal 3.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Science and Science Education research done?
The largest centres of Science and Science Education research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Brasília (Brazil) and Belo Horizonte (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Cuiabá, São Carlos and Salvador.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 285 works
- 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 221 works
- 3 Brasília Brazil 106 works
- 4 Belo Horizonte Brazil 96 works
- 5 Curitiba Brazil 90 works
- 6 Porto Alegre Brazil 89 works
- 7 Florianópolis Brazil 77 works
- 8 Salvador Brazil 65 works
- 9 Campinas Brazil 60 works
- 10 Recife Brazil 43 works
Where it is the local speciality
- CuiabáBR · 25.4 works39×
- São CarlosBR · 38.4 works35×
- SalvadorBR · 64.6 works35×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Science and Science Education than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Science and Science Education?
Among universities, judged by research, Federal Center for Technological Education Celso Suckow da Fonseca, Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais and Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo 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 | Federal Center for Technological Education Celso Suckow da FonsecaBrazil | 75.2 | 24.3% | 102.3× | 11 | +239.4% |
| 2 | Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas GeraisBrazil | 73.4 | 21.9% | 82.0× | 14 | +191.8% |
| 3 | Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoBrazil | 69.4 | 13.3% | 31.3× | 25 | +221.9% |
| 4 | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil | 67.5 | 9.4% | 24.3× | 47 | +130.3% |
| 5 | Universidade Federal de São CarlosBrazil | 65.7 | 12.3% | 37.6× | 38 | +81.7% |
| 6 | Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil | 65.4 | 12.8% | 33.1× | 48 | +53.0% |
| 7 | Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil | 65.2 | 12.7% | 22.5× | 48 | +33.1% |
| 8 | Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil | 62.5 | 10.1% | 26.8× | 28 | +145.5% |
| 9 | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil | 62.2 | 6.1% | 39.1× | 72 | +62.1% |
| 10 | Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 62.2 | 9.1% | 26.0× | 51 | +61.8% |
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 Science and Science Education research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Science and Science Education.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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.