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Research in Faro

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Faro, Portugal. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Algarve, Algarve Biomedical Center and Centro de Investigação em Artes e Comunicação.

Research institutions
4
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
12k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.8%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Faro?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of AlgarveUniversity 8,480 #1,350
2Centro de Investigação em Artes e ComunicaçãoResearch facility 1,821 #17,694
3Algarve Biomedical CenterResearch facility 947 #7,808
4Hospital de Faro EPEHospital / health system 419 #37,059 all time

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 Algarve: 72.7%Centro de Investigação em Artes e Comunicação: 15.6%Algarve Biomedical Center: 8.1%Hospital de Faro EPE: 3.6%73%largest
University of Algarve8,480 · 72.7%Centro de Investigação em Artes e Comunicação1,821 · 15.6%Algarve Biomedical Center947 · 8.1%Hospital de Faro EPE419 · 3.6%

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

What is Faro strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Faro is most concentrated in Visual Arts and Performing Arts, Oceanography and Aquatic Science (10.7× the world share in Visual Arts and Performing Arts).

  1. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 44.7 works11×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 65.3 works9.2×
  3. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 29.6 works6.4×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Faro?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, COVID-19 Impact, Anthropology, Globalization, Aquaculture, Sustainable Tourism and Destination Image.

▲ 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. Climate Change159▲ 2.3×78 topics
  2. Sustainability120▲ 1.94×72 topics
  3. Globalization96▲ 1.92×69 topics
  4. Epidemiology91◆ 0.91×111 topics
  5. Education82▲ 1.89×58 topics
  6. Environmental Impact70▲ 1.63×42 topics
  7. Quality of Life67▲ 1.82×55 topics
  8. Mental Health58▲ 1.55×36 topics
  9. COVID-19 Impact56▲ 13×4 topics
  10. Identity54▲ 2.9×34 topics
  11. Economic Growth51▲ 2.4×17 topics
  12. Public Policy49▲ 3.9×13 topics
  13. Cultural Identity49▲ 3.7×16 topics
  14. Colonialism48▲ 4.0×20 topics
  15. Aquaculture48▲ 7.3×8 topics
  16. Anthropology47▲ 19×5 topics
  17. Teacher Training46▲ 2.9×18 topics
  18. Sustainable Tourism44▲ 15×4 topics
  19. Conservation44▲ 4.0×20 topics
  20. Destination Image44▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Tourist Satisfaction44▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Tourism Development43▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Community Perceptions42▲ 24×1 topic
  24. Destination Loyalty42▲ 24×1 topic
  25. Cultural Heritage42▲ 3.0×26 topics
  26. Cultural Studies42▲ 4.4×13 topics
  27. Ocean Acidification38▲ 21×3 topics
  28. Ecosystem Services37▲ 3.8×11 topics
  29. Media Studies36▲ 20×4 topics
  30. Benthic Communities32▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Marine Biodiversity32▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Biogeography31▲ 4.7×15 topics
  33. Multiculturalism31▲ 6.4×5 topics
  34. Marine Environment30▲ 8.2×3 topics
  35. Climate Change Impacts29▲ 9.8×6 topics
  36. Coastal Protection28▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Post-Modernity27▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Social Resilience27▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Fisheries Sustainability27▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Art25▲ 11×6 topics

What research is done in Faro?

Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 42 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 27 fractional worksAlgal biology and biofuel production: 21 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 20 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 19 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 18 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…17Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 17 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 16 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 16 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquac…16Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 16 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePhilosophyRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentGlobal and Planetary Change3 others

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

  1. 1 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 42 works
  2. 2 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 27 works
  3. 3 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 21 works
  4. 4 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  5. 5 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 19 works
  6. 6 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 18 works
  7. 7 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 17 works
  8. 8 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  9. 9 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 16 works
  10. 10 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 16 works

Research output over time

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