Research in Coimbra
Science Explorer records 29 research institutions in Coimbra, Portugal. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Coimbra, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra and Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra.
- Research institutions
- 29 9 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 56k ▼ 3% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 867k 15.4 per fractional work, all time
- Top-10% rate, 2022-now
- 18.9% all institutions 10.0%
- Active span
- 1951-2026 76 years on the record
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 Coimbra?
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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which fields of science does Coimbra work in?
In 2022-now, 32% of research in Coimbra is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (15%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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
- Physical Sciences4,31232.0%
- Engineering1,43710.7%
- Environmental Science8656.4%
- Computer Science8476.3%
- Materials Science3412.5%
- Physics and Astronomy1961.5%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1911.4%
- Chemistry1831.4%
- Mathematics1291.0%
- Energy850.6%
- Chemical Engineering380.3%
- Social Sciences4,21631.3%
- Social Sciences2,06615.3%
- Arts and Humanities6614.9%
- Psychology6304.7%
- Business, Management and Accounting4543.4%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2581.9%
- Decision Sciences1471.1%
- Health Sciences3,32524.7%
- Medicine2,67419.8%
- Health Professions4993.7%
- Dentistry840.6%
- Nursing550.4%
- Veterinary130.1%
- Life Sciences1,62112.0%
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).
- Speech and HearingSubfield · 73.5 works3.3×
- ArcheologySubfield · 109.6 works3.0×
- AnthropologySubfield · 101.8 works3.0×
- Urban StudiesSubfield · 87.6 works2.6×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 1.7×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Arts and Humanities1.71×591 works
- Psychology1.55×567 works
- Neuroscience1.45×282 works
- Health Professions1.43×451 works
- Environmental Science1.29×767 works
- Dentistry1.24×72 works
- Social Sciences1.22×1,856 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.14×48 works
- Decision Sciences1.10×128 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.05×408 works
- Medicine1.01×2,337 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.95×243 works
- Chemistry0.90×169 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.90×169 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.89×570 works
- Nursing0.84×50 works
- Chemical Engineering0.83×35 works
- Mathematics0.83×117 works
- Computer Science0.80×747 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.79×447 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.74×89 works
- Materials Science0.73×306 works
- Engineering0.71×1,275 works
- Energy0.70×77 works
- Veterinary0.69×11 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.66×177 works
Which keywords describe research in Coimbra?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Public Policy, Globalization, Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Mental Health, Climate Change and Colonialism.
- Judicial Activism
- Public Administration
- Legal Philosophy
- Anthropology
- Healthcare Access
- Brazil
- Cultural Studies
- Cultural Heritage
- Social Justice
- Mechanical Properties
- Risk Factors
- Human Rights
- Colonialism
- Public Policy
- Oxidative Stress
- Deep Learning
- Public Health
- Machine Learning
- Globalization
- Sustainability
- Epidemiology
- Climate Change
- Quality of Life
- Mental Health
- Education
- Inflammation
- Environmental Impact
- History
- Depression
- Treatment
- Identity
- Social Support
- Social Movements
- Cultural Identity
- Neoliberalism
- Emotion Regulation
- Aging Population
- Legal Theory
- Civil Rights
- Constitutional Interpretation
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
- Epidemiology530◆ 0.99×139 topics
- Sustainability469▲ 1.42×113 topics
- Climate Change408◆ 1.11×112 topics
- Globalization398▲ 1.50×140 topics
- Quality of Life349▲ 1.79×61 topics
- Machine Learning333▼ 0.74×84 topics
- Mental Health324▲ 1.68×44 topics
- Public Health309▲ 1.58×72 topics
- Education300▲ 1.29×117 topics
- Deep Learning299▼ 0.64×79 topics
- Inflammation291◆ 1.02×82 topics
- Oxidative Stress275▲ 1.24×61 topics
- Environmental Impact261◆ 1.14×63 topics
- Public Policy237▲ 3.7×26 topics
- History209▲ 2.2×54 topics
- Colonialism206▲ 3.2×44 topics
- Depression204▲ 1.72×26 topics
- Human Rights195▲ 1.41×71 topics
- Treatment194▲ 1.18×52 topics
- Risk Factors192▲ 1.30×36 topics
- Identity189▲ 1.94×59 topics
- Mechanical Properties165▲ 1.25×37 topics
- Social Support141▲ 1.95×18 topics
- Social Justice140▲ 1.74×45 topics
- Social Movements136▲ 3.4×29 topics
- Cultural Heritage135▲ 1.88×37 topics
- Cultural Identity134▲ 2.0×28 topics
- Cultural Studies123▲ 2.5×33 topics
- Neoliberalism111▲ 2.3×26 topics
- Brazil111▲ 8.8×5 topics
- Emotion Regulation109▲ 2.5×9 topics
- Healthcare Access105▲ 2.9×11 topics
- Aging Population104▲ 8.7×5 topics
- Anthropology90▲ 7.1×9 topics
- Legal Theory75▲ 8.2×3 topics
- Legal Philosophy71▲ 8.5×2 topics
- Civil Rights70▲ 7.7×3 topics
- Public Administration67▲ 6.1×5 topics
- Constitutional Interpretation63▲ 11×1 topic
- Judicial Activism63▲ 11×1 topic
What research is done in Coimbra?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 60 works
- 2 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 48 works
- 3 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 44 works
- 4 Literature, Culture, and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 44 works
- 5 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 42 works
- 6 History, Culture, and Society Speech and Hearing 41 works
- 7 Historical Education and Society Education 38 works
- 8 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 34 works
- 9 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 32 works
- 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 32 works
Research output over time
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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.5% in 2009.
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