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Sociology and Education in Brazil

Sociology and Education in Brazil is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 5.1k research works in it since 1950. 8.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the institutionalization and evolution of social sciences, particularly sociology, in Latin America. It delves into the historical development, intellectual history, and global influence of social sciences in the region. The papers also discuss the intersection of social sciences with education, cultural identity, and political sociology in Latin America.

  • Social Sciences
  • Latin America
  • Institutionalization
  • Political Sociology
  • Historical Development
  • Intellectual History
  • Education
  • Cultural Identity
  • Global Influence
  • Academic Discourse
Research works
5.1k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
430
per year above
Top-10% rate
8.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+19%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Sociology and Education in Brazil research?

By volume, Brazil and Portugal publish the most (993 and 36 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Brazil 993 works
  2. 2 Portugal 36 works
  3. 3 United States 33 works
  4. 4 Argentina 24 works
  5. 5 France 23 works
  6. 6 Spain 22 works
  7. 7 Mexico 17 works
  8. 8 Chile 13 works
  9. 9 Italy 9 works
  10. 10 Peru 9 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: 84.2%Portugal: 3.1%United States: 2.8%Argentina: 2.0%6 others listed: 7.9%84%largest
Brazil993 · 84.2%Portugal36 · 3.1%United States33 · 2.8%Argentina24 · 2.0%6 others listed94 · 7.9%

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

Which institutions lead Sociology and Education in Brazil research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade de São Paulo publishes the most Sociology and Education in Brazil research, followed by Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro and Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 63 works
  2. 2 Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 40 works
  3. 3 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 40 works
  4. 4 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 37 works
  5. 5 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil 30 works
  6. 6 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 28 works
  7. 7 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 26 works
  8. 8 Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil 25 works
  9. 9 Universidade Federal de São PauloBrazil 20 works
  10. 10 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 19 works

Where is Sociology and Education in Brazil research done?

The largest centres of Sociology and Education in Brazil research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Brasília (Brazil) and Florianópolis (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro and Florianópolis.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 São Paulo Brazil 196 works
  2. 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 133 works
  3. 3 Brasília Brazil 47 works
  4. 4 Florianópolis Brazil 37 works
  5. 5 Belo Horizonte Brazil 35 works
  6. 6 Campinas Brazil 32 works
  7. 7 Porto Alegre Brazil 27 works
  8. 8 Salvador Brazil 26 works
  9. 9 Niterói Brazil 25 works
  10. 10 Curitiba Brazil 23 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. NiteróiBR · 24.7 works43×
  2. Rio de JaneiroBR · 132.9 works37×
  3. FlorianópolisBR · 37.4 works35×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Sociology and Education in Brazil than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Sociology and Education in Brazil?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Universidade de Brasília 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 9.72%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidade Federal de São Paulo: 20, 14.7%Universidade de Brasília: 37, 12.6%Universidade de São Paulo: 63, 7.4%Universidade Federal do Pará: 17, 17.6%Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina: 26, 9.1%Universidade Federal do Maranhão: 11, 13.2%Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro: 40, 5.1%Universidade Federal de Pernambuco: 13, 9.2%Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP): 30, 4.3%Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp): 28, 4.0%Universidade Federal…Universidade Federal…Universidade de Bras…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 de São PauloBrazil 54.614.7%41.0×20 +206.4%
2 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 48.612.6%55.7×37 +97.8%
3 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 46.37.4%31.0×63 +30.1%
4 Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil 43.417.6%36.2×17 +22.1%
5 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 43.19.1%36.2×26 +159.8%
6 Universidade Federal do MaranhãoBrazil 42.613.2%46.2×11 +200.0%
7 Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 34.15.1%74.6×40 +93.7%
8 Universidade Federal de PernambucoBrazil 31.59.2%22.1×13 +105.6%
9 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil 28.44.3%33.4×30 +0.7%
10 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 28.34.0%28.3×28 +20.8%

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 Sociology and Education in Brazil research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Sociology and Education in Brazil.

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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.