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Research in Braga

Science Explorer records 14 research institutions in Braga, Portugal. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Minho, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory and Clinical Academic Center of Braga.

Research institutions
14
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
39k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
705k
18.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
19.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1956-2026
71 years on the record
Braga

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Braga?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of MinhoUniversity 34,637 #828
2Hospital BragaHospital / health system 1,772 #15,676
3International Iberian Nanotechnology LaboratoryResearch facility 1,192 #4,471
4Hospital de São MarcosHospital / health system 319 #28,763 all time
5Clinical Academic Center of BragaHospital / health system 258 #15,261
6Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida SelvagemNonprofit 223 #16,839
7CeNTI (Portugal)Company 142 #31,078 all time
8QuantaLabResearch facility 27 not ranked
9SilicoLife (Portugal)Company 19 not ranked
10Colégio Teresiano de BragaUniversity 18 not ranked
11Keep Solutions (Portugal)Company 18 not ranked
12Instituto de Desenvolvimento e Inovação Tecnológica do MinhoResearch facility 5 not ranked
13Lincis (Portugal)Company 3 not ranked
14Joaquim Peixoto Azevedo and Sons (Portugal)Company 2 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of Minho: 89.7%Hospital Braga: 4.6%International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory: 3.1%Hospital de São Marcos: 0.8%10 others listed: 1.9%90%largest
University of Minho35k · 89.7%Hospital Braga1,772 · 4.6%International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory1,192 · 3.1%Hospital de São Marcos319 · 0.8%10 others listed715 · 1.9%

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

Which fields of science does Braga work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Braga is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (20%), Medicine (15%), Social Sciences (14%).

Physical Sciences: 4,008 fractional works · 42.3% of its workEngineering: 1,900 fractional works · 20.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 376 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 313 fractional works · 3.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 283 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 245 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 159 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 154 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 83 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 658 fractional works · 6.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 212 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 129 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 97 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 72 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 474 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 184 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomaterials: 150 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 78 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 432 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEcology: 67 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 62 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 125 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 69 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 120 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 117 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 76 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 66 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 71 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,776 fractional works · 29.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,314 fractional works · 13.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 379 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEducation: 295 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 163 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLaw: 64 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 427 fractional works · 4.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 172 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 123 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 399 fractional works · 4.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 105 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 101 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 317 fractional works · 3.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 161 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 113 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 158 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 83 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,703 fractional works · 18.0% of its workMedicine: 1,388 fractional works · 14.7% of its workSurgery: 183 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 112 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 110 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 96 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 88 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 154 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 241 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 85 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 988 fractional works · 10.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 444 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 267 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 270 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFood Science: 107 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 86 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 184 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 101 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBraga9,474fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences29%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1,90020.1%
    2. Computer Science6586.9%
    3. Materials Science4745.0%
    4. Environmental Science4324.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1251.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1201.3%
    7. Chemistry1171.2%
    8. Energy760.8%
    9. Mathematics710.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering350.4%
  2. Social Sciences2,77629.3%
    1. Social Sciences1,31413.9%
    2. Psychology4274.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting3994.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities3173.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1611.7%
    6. Decision Sciences1581.7%
  3. Health Sciences1,70318.0%
    1. Medicine1,38814.7%
    2. Health Professions2412.5%
    3. Nursing360.4%
    4. Dentistry320.3%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4444.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2702.8%
    3. Neuroscience1841.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology560.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics340.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Braga strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Braga is most concentrated in Building and Construction, Earth-Surface Processes and Biomaterials (4.2× the world share in Building and Construction).

  1. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 218.2 works4.2×
  2. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 36.8 works3.6×
  3. BiomaterialsSubfield · 130.3 works3.6×
  4. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 141.7 works3.2×
  5. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 94.9 works2.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 243 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 396 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 50 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 165 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.04× its world share, 31 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 103 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 589 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 109 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.87× its world share, 68 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.34× its world share, 1,709 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 389 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.40× its world share, 414 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 61 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 114 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.74× its world share, 30 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.01× its world share, 225 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 1,201 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 31 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 278 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.34× its world share, 368 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 140 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 146 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 386 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 1,217 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 1.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences1.70×140 works
  2. Psychology1.49×386 works
  3. Materials Science1.40×414 works
  4. Engineering1.34×1,709 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.34×368 works
  6. Neuroscience1.20×165 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.13×278 works
  8. Social Sciences1.13×1,217 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.04×31 works
  10. Health Professions1.01×225 works
  11. Environmental Science0.92×389 works
  12. Computer Science0.89×589 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.87×396 works
  14. Energy0.87×68 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.82×109 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.80×146 works
  17. Chemistry0.77×103 works
  18. Dentistry0.74×30 works
  19. Medicine0.74×1,201 works
  20. Nursing0.74×31 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.73×22 works
  22. Mathematics0.62×61 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.61×114 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.60×243 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.59×50 works
  26. Veterinary0.43×5 works

Which keywords describe research in Braga?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Biomedical Applications, Tissue Engineering, Epidemiology, Globalization, Mechanical Properties, Nanocomposites and Supply Chain Management.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability383▲ 1.66×101 topics
  2. Epidemiology329◆ 0.87×134 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications270▲ 2.4×35 topics
  4. Deep Learning262▼ 0.80×77 topics
  5. Machine Learning251▼ 0.79×85 topics
  6. Globalization236▲ 1.26×117 topics
  7. Environmental Impact202▲ 1.25×58 topics
  8. Tissue Engineering200▲ 3.5×13 topics
  9. Mental Health195▲ 1.44×44 topics
  10. Education179◆ 1.10×95 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties177▲ 1.90×36 topics
  12. Nanoparticles171▲ 1.43×44 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management163▲ 1.92×23 topics
  14. Nanocomposites158▲ 2.1×22 topics
  15. Big Data151▲ 1.66×25 topics
  16. Healthcare146▲ 1.35×29 topics
  17. Quality of Life143◆ 1.05×58 topics
  18. Nanomaterials132▲ 1.33×17 topics
  19. Qualitative Research126▲ 1.57×26 topics
  20. Drug Delivery125▲ 2.4×16 topics
  21. Teacher Training125▲ 2.1×24 topics
  22. Internet of Things120▲ 1.48×24 topics
  23. Depression110▲ 1.32×26 topics
  24. Public Policy110▲ 2.4×24 topics
  25. Cultural Heritage108▲ 2.1×31 topics
  26. Regenerative Medicine99▲ 4.1×6 topics
  27. Biosensors92▲ 1.97×12 topics
  28. Biomaterials89▲ 3.9×7 topics
  29. Additive Manufacturing83▲ 2.8×8 topics
  30. Social Inequality82▲ 3.2×15 topics
  31. Environmental Management81▲ 2.1×14 topics
  32. 3D Printing80▲ 3.8×6 topics
  33. Construction73▲ 5.8×3 topics
  34. Rheology62▲ 3.4×8 topics
  35. Seismic Analysis55▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Pedagogical Practices54▲ 6.4×3 topics
  37. Educational Reform54▲ 4.6×4 topics
  38. Historic Constructions53▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Masonry Strengthening53▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Sustainable Construction49▲ 6.6×5 topics

What research is done in Braga?

Masonry and Concrete Str…45Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis: 45 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…41Education Pedagogy and Practices: 41 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 39 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 36 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 35 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 34 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 33 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…33Education and Digital Technologies: 33 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 33 fractional worksBuilding materials and conservation: 29 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringEducationBiomedical EngineeringBuilding and Construction5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 45 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 41 works
  3. 3 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 39 works
  4. 4 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 36 works
  5. 5 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 35 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 34 works
  7. 7 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 33 works
  8. 8 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 33 works
  9. 9 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 33 works
  10. 10 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 29 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Braga18.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 26.4% in 2016.

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