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Research in Castelo Branco

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Castelo Branco, Portugal. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco and Agrupamento de Escolas Nuno Álvares.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.9k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
7.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1958-2026
69 years on the record
Castelo Branco

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Which research institutions are in Castelo Branco?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Polytechnic Institute of Castelo BrancoUniversity 1,480 #5,151
2Agrupamento de Escolas Nuno ÁlvaresUniversity 467 #15,197

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.

Which fields of science does Castelo Branco work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Castelo Branco is in Social Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Medicine (19%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 228 fractional works · 41.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 132 fractional works · 24.2% of its workEducation: 52 fractional works · 9.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 26 fractional works · 4.8% of its workDemography: 14 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 39 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 14 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 12 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 26 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMusic: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 18 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 145 fractional works · 26.5% of its workMedicine: 105 fractional works · 19.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 37 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 15 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 128 fractional works · 23.4% of its workComputer Science: 45 fractional works · 8.3% of its workInformation Systems: 13 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 44 fractional works · 8.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 29 fractional works · 5.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 47 fractional works · 8.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 29 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPlant Science: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoil Science: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCastelo Branco548fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences42%

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. Social Sciences13224.2%
    2. Psychology397.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities264.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting183.3%
    5. Decision Sciences61.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance61.0%
    1. Medicine10519.1%
    2. Health Professions376.8%
    3. Nursing20.3%
    4. Dentistry10.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Computer Science458.3%
    2. Engineering448.1%
    3. Environmental Science295.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy20.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.4%
    6. Chemistry20.4%
    7. Materials Science20.3%
    8. Mathematics10.2%
    9. Energy00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences295.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology91.7%
    3. Neuroscience50.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology30.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Castelo Branco?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Public Health, Physical Activity, Inclusive Education, Education, Epidemiology, Public Policy and Educational Technology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology36▲ 1.64×80 topics
  2. Public Health31▲ 3.9×34 topics
  3. Education28▲ 3.0×39 topics
  4. Sustainability26▲ 1.90×47 topics
  5. Teacher Training25▲ 7.5×13 topics
  6. Mental Health22▲ 2.9×24 topics
  7. Educational Technology22▲ 3.4×23 topics
  8. Quality of Life21▲ 2.7×31 topics
  9. Physical Activity21▲ 7.9×10 topics
  10. Inclusive Education19▲ 9.8×13 topics
  11. Social Support17▲ 5.8×13 topics
  12. Public Policy17▲ 6.4×12 topics
  13. Healthcare16▲ 2.6×17 topics
  14. Qualitative Research16▲ 3.4×12 topics
  15. Risk Factors15▲ 2.5×17 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease15▲ 2.4×22 topics
  17. Online Learning14▲ 3.1×11 topics
  18. Lifelong Learning13▲ 11×9 topics
  19. Obesity12▲ 2.8×13 topics
  20. Chronic Diseases11▲ 8.2×6 topics
  21. Curriculum Development11▲ 3.0×6 topics
  22. Social Inequality11▲ 7.6×4 topics
  23. Distance Learning11▲ 5.7×8 topics
  24. Health Promotion10▲ 5.8×12 topics
  25. Physical Education10▲ 15×6 topics
  26. Digital Divide9▲ 6.3×5 topics
  27. Youth Development9▲ 17×4 topics
  28. Social Isolation8▲ 7.8×2 topics
  29. High-Intensity Interval Training8▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Educational Reform8▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Aging Population8▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Social Network Analysis8▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Critical Pedagogy8▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Pedagogical Practices8▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Educational Policies8▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Organizational Behavior7▲ 8.8×2 topics
  37. Professional Identity7▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Older Adults7▲ 34×2 topics
  39. Media Education7▲ 25×1 topic
  40. WebQuests7▲ 25×1 topic

What research is done in Castelo Branco?

Education Pedagogy and P…7Education Pedagogy and Practices: 7 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…7Education and Digital Technologies: 7 fractional worksEducational Practices an…7Educational Practices and Policies: 7 fractional worksTechnology Use by Older …7Technology Use by Older Adults: 7 fractional worksChildren's Physical and Motor Development: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 5 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues4Brazilian Legal Issues: 4 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 4 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 4 fractional worksPhysical Activity and He…4Physical Activity and Health: 4 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceDemographyDevelopmental and Educational Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 7 works
  2. 2 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  3. 3 Educational Practices and Policies Education 7 works
  4. 4 Technology Use by Older Adults Demography 7 works
  5. 5 Children's Physical and Motor Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 works
  6. 6 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 5 works
  7. 7 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 4 works
  8. 8 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 4 works
  9. 9 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 4 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Castelo Branco15.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.8% in 2018.

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