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Research in Coimbra

Science Explorer records 32 research institutions in Coimbra, Portugal. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Coimbra, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra and Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra.

Research institutions
32
10 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
56k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
18.9%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Coimbra?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of CoimbraUniversity 42,895 #442
2Hospitais da Universidade de CoimbraHospital / health system 5,046 #6,975
3Polytechnic Institute of CoimbraUniversity 2,563 #5,005
4Centro de Estudos em Geografia e Ordenamento do TerritorioResearch facility 1,074 #9,914
5Escola Superior de Enfermagem de CoimbraUniversity 1,044 #9,716
6Instituto Superior Miguel TorgaUniversity 640 #20,120
7Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de CoimbraUniversity 537 #17,914
8Research Center for Natural Resources, Environment and SocietyResearch facility 490 #9,630
9Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and ImageNonprofit 464 #20,533 all time
10Institute of Marine ResearchResearch facility 416 #20,760 all time
11Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração de CoimbraUniversity 392 #21,982
12Escola Universitária Vasco da GamaUniversity 182 #35,928 all time
13Instituto Pedro NunesUniversity 127 #16,031
14Centro de Neurociências e Biologia CelularResearch facility 116 not ranked
15Critical Software (Portugal)Company 114 not ranked
16Instituto Superior Bissaya BarretoUniversity 107 not ranked
17Tecnologia e Engenharia de Materiais (Portugal)Company 36 not ranked
18Intelligent Sensing Anywhere (Portugal)Company 25 not ranked
19OneSource (Portugal)Company 23 not ranked
20MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do AmbienteResearch facility 23 not ranked
21Take The Wind (Portugal)Company 19 not ranked
22Instituto Técnico Artístico e Profissional de CoimbraUniversity 17 not ranked
23Virtual Power Solutions (Portugal)Company 16 not ranked
24Luzitin (Portugal)Company 13 not ranked
25Portuguese Association of the Ceramics IndustryInstitution 12 not ranked
26Conservatório de Música de CoimbraUniversity 11 not ranked
27Escola Universitária das Artes de CoimbraUniversity 10 not ranked
28LaserLeap Technologies (Portugal)Company 7 not ranked
29Active Space Technologies (Portugal)Company 4 not ranked
30Dryas Arqueologia (Portugal)Company 2 not ranked
31Meticube (Portugal)Company 1 not ranked
32Administração Regional De Saude Do CentroGovernment institution 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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 Coimbra: 76.0%Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra: 8.9%Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra: 4.5%Centro de Estudos em Geografia e Ordenamento do Territorio: 1.9%27 others listed: 8.6%76%largest
University of Coimbra43k · 76.0%Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra5,046 · 8.9%Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra2,563 · 4.5%Centro de Estudos em Geografia e Ordenamento do Territorio1,074 · 1.9%27 others listed4,848 · 8.6%

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

What is Coimbra strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Coimbra is most concentrated in Speech and Hearing, Archeology and Anthropology (3.3× the world share in Speech and Hearing).

  1. Speech and HearingSubfield · 73.5 works3.3×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 109.6 works3.0×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 101.8 works3.0×
  4. Urban StudiesSubfield · 87.6 works2.6×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Coimbra?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Public Policy, Quality of Life, Globalization, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Climate Change and Colonialism.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology458◆ 0.96×139 topics
  2. Sustainability420▲ 1.44×110 topics
  3. Climate Change364◆ 1.13×109 topics
  4. Globalization351▲ 1.49×132 topics
  5. Quality of Life314▲ 1.82×60 topics
  6. Mental Health303▲ 1.72×44 topics
  7. Machine Learning295▼ 0.75×81 topics
  8. Public Health278▲ 1.60×70 topics
  9. Deep Learning267▼ 0.65×75 topics
  10. Education262▲ 1.27×108 topics
  11. Inflammation258◆ 1.04×82 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress252▲ 1.28×60 topics
  13. Environmental Impact230◆ 1.13×63 topics
  14. Public Policy214▲ 3.6×26 topics
  15. Depression188▲ 1.79×26 topics
  16. History186▲ 2.2×53 topics
  17. Colonialism185▲ 3.3×43 topics
  18. Human Rights179▲ 1.45×69 topics
  19. Risk Factors174▲ 1.32×36 topics
  20. Treatment170▲ 1.17×51 topics
  21. Identity169▲ 1.94×57 topics
  22. Social Support129▲ 1.93×18 topics
  23. Cultural Heritage123▲ 1.87×37 topics
  24. Social Justice122▲ 1.73×44 topics
  25. Social Movements121▲ 3.4×27 topics
  26. Cultural Identity116▲ 1.87×25 topics
  27. Cultural Studies112▲ 2.5×33 topics
  28. Adolescents103▲ 2.3×10 topics
  29. Brazil102▲ 8.7×5 topics
  30. Neoliberalism100▲ 2.3×24 topics
  31. Emotion Regulation100▲ 2.7×9 topics
  32. Healthcare Access99▲ 2.9×11 topics
  33. Aging Population95▲ 8.8×5 topics
  34. Anthropology79▲ 6.8×9 topics
  35. Legal Theory68▲ 8.1×3 topics
  36. Legal Philosophy66▲ 8.4×2 topics
  37. Civil Rights66▲ 7.9×3 topics
  38. Public Administration63▲ 6.1×5 topics
  39. Constitutional Interpretation60▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Judicial Activism60▲ 11×1 topic

What research is done in Coimbra?

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 60 works
  2. 2 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 48 works
  3. 3 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 44 works
  4. 4 Literature, Culture, and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 44 works
  5. 5 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 42 works
  6. 6 History, Culture, and Society Speech and Hearing 41 works
  7. 7 Historical Education and Society Education 38 works
  8. 8 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 34 works
  9. 9 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 32 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 32 works

Research output over time

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