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Research in Faro

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Faro, Portugal. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Algarve and Algarve Biomedical Center.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
12k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
188k
16.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1969-2026
58 years on the record
Faro

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 Faro?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of AlgarveUniversity 10,378 #2,529
2Algarve Biomedical CenterResearch facility 947 #9,860
3Hospital de Faro EPEHospital / health system 419 #24,368 all time

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 Faro work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Faro is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Social Sciences (17%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,082 fractional works · 36.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 514 fractional works · 17.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 192 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEducation: 91 fractional works · 3.1% of its workUrban Studies: 37 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 205 fractional works · 7.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 52 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhilosophy: 37 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 140 fractional works · 4.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 52 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 49 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 131 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMarketing: 34 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 48 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 37 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 43 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 31 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 830 fractional works · 28.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 306 fractional works · 10.4% of its workEcology: 84 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 65 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 41 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 158 fractional works · 5.4% of its workOceanography: 77 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 129 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 118 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInformation Systems: 36 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 32 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 650 fractional works · 22.1% of its workMedicine: 528 fractional works · 17.9% of its workSurgery: 66 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 42 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 42 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 36 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 98 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 48 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 382 fractional works · 13.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 167 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPlant Science: 55 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 37 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAquatic Science: 33 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 147 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 75 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 37 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKFaro2,943fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences37%

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 Sciences1,08236.8%
    1. Social Sciences51417.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities2057.0%
    3. Psychology1404.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1314.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance481.6%
    6. Decision Sciences431.5%
    1. Environmental Science30610.4%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1585.4%
    3. Engineering1294.4%
    4. Computer Science1184.0%
    5. Energy311.0%
    6. Materials Science270.9%
    7. Mathematics250.9%
    8. Chemistry200.7%
    9. Physics and Astronomy130.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.1%
    1. Medicine52817.9%
    2. Health Professions983.3%
    3. Nursing190.6%
    4. Dentistry30.1%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1675.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1475.0%
    3. Neuroscience371.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology230.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics80.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

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: 1.18× its world share, 142 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 130 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 34 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 106 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.25× its world share, 129 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.23× its world share, 29 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 114 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.13× its world share, 269 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 25 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 23 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 80 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.88× its world share, 429 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.47× its world share, 181 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.41× its world share, 115 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 36 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 42 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 122 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 453 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.25×129 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.47×181 works
  3. Environmental Science2.13×269 works
  4. Psychology1.57×122 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.46×36 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.41×115 works
  7. Social Sciences1.41×453 works
  8. Nursing1.24×16 works
  9. Energy1.23×29 works
  10. Health Professions1.20×80 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.18×142 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.96×130 works
  13. Medicine0.88×429 works
  14. Neuroscience0.82×34 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.81×21 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.80×7 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.78×42 works
  18. Mathematics0.77×23 works
  19. Veterinary0.55×2 works
  20. Computer Science0.53×106 works
  21. Chemistry0.46×18 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.36×3 works
  23. Engineering0.30×114 works
  24. Materials Science0.28×25 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.19×11 works
  26. Dentistry0.16×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Faro?

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

▲ 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. Climate Change184▲ 2.3×84 topics
  2. Sustainability135▲ 1.87×76 topics
  3. Globalization106▲ 1.84×79 topics
  4. Epidemiology106◆ 0.90×115 topics
  5. Education97▲ 1.92×65 topics
  6. Environmental Impact81▲ 1.62×43 topics
  7. Quality of Life78▲ 1.85×55 topics
  8. COVID-19 Impact62▲ 12×4 topics
  9. Identity60▲ 2.8×35 topics
  10. Economic Growth57▲ 2.4×19 topics
  11. Public Policy56▲ 4.0×15 topics
  12. Aquaculture53▲ 7.1×8 topics
  13. Cultural Identity52▲ 3.5×17 topics
  14. Anthropology51▲ 18×5 topics
  15. Destination Image50▲ 20×2 topics
  16. Colonialism50▲ 3.6×21 topics
  17. Teacher Training50▲ 2.8×19 topics
  18. Cultural Heritage49▲ 3.1×27 topics
  19. Sustainable Tourism49▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Tourism Development49▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Tourist Satisfaction49▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Conservation48▲ 3.8×21 topics
  23. Community Perceptions48▲ 23×1 topic
  24. Destination Loyalty48▲ 23×1 topic
  25. Ocean Acidification45▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Cultural Studies44▲ 4.1×14 topics
  27. Ecosystem Services44▲ 3.9×11 topics
  28. Biogeography38▲ 4.7×16 topics
  29. Benthic Communities37▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Marine Biodiversity37▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Media Studies36▲ 19×4 topics
  32. Climate Change Impacts36▲ 10×6 topics
  33. Coastal Protection34▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Marine Environment34▲ 8.0×3 topics
  35. Art30▲ 11×6 topics
  36. Fisheries Sustainability30▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Sea-Level Rise30▲ 8.6×5 topics
  38. Cultural Politics28▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Identity Politics28▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Post-Modernity28▲ 30×1 topic

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.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

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

still counting10%20%30%Faro20.2% 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 29.3% in 1994.

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