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Research in Funchal

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Funchal, Portugal. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade da Madeira, Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e Recursos Naturais and Madeira Tecnopolo.

Research institutions
9
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.6k
▲ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
61k
13.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1955-2026
72 years on the record
Funchal

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 Funchal?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade da MadeiraUniversity 2,715 #3,141
2Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e Recursos NaturaisGovernment institution 743 #8,914
3Hospital Dr. Nélio MendonçaHospital / health system 529 #19,299
4Madeira TecnopoloArchive 342 #14,623
5Agencia Regional da Energia e Ambiente da Regiao Autonoma da MadeiraNonprofit 173 #18,870
6Escola Superior de Enfermagem de São José de ClunyUniversity 49 not ranked
7Regional Government of MadeiraGovernment institution 35 not ranked
8Instituto Superior de Administração e LínguasUniversity 33 not ranked
9Awaiba (Portugal)Company 6 not ranked

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.

Universidade da Madeira: 58.7%Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e Recursos Naturais: 16.1%Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça: 11.4%Madeira Tecnopolo: 7.4%5 others listed: 6.4%59%largest
Universidade da Madeira2,715 · 58.7%Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e Recursos Naturais743 · 16.1%Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça529 · 11.4%Madeira Tecnopolo342 · 7.4%5 others listed296 · 6.4%

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

Which fields of science does Funchal work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Funchal is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (16%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 455 fractional works · 33.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 217 fractional works · 16.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 76 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEducation: 49 fractional works · 3.6% of its workDemography: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 83 fractional works · 6.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 28 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 24 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 61 fractional works · 4.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 46 fractional works · 3.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 27 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 22 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 383 fractional works · 28.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 125 fractional works · 9.2% of its workEcology: 28 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 25 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 23 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPollution: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 86 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 75 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 26 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 31 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOceanography: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 26 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomaterials: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNumerical Analysis: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 348 fractional works · 25.6% of its workMedicine: 289 fractional works · 21.2% of its workSurgery: 43 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 26 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 26 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 22 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 20 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 50 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 25 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 173 fractional works · 12.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 87 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPlant Science: 28 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 20 fractional works · 1.4% of its workForestry: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 59 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKFunchal1,359fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences34%

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 Sciences21716.0%
    2. Psychology836.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities614.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting463.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance272.0%
    6. Decision Sciences221.6%
    1. Environmental Science1259.2%
    2. Engineering866.3%
    3. Computer Science755.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences312.3%
    5. Materials Science261.9%
    6. Chemistry141.1%
    7. Mathematics110.8%
    8. Energy60.5%
    9. Physics and Astronomy60.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Medicine28921.2%
    2. Health Professions503.7%
    3. Nursing50.4%
    4. Dentistry40.3%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences876.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology594.3%
    3. Neuroscience171.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology90.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Funchal?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Public Policy, Public Health, Teacher Training, Quality of Life and COVID-19 Impact.

▲ 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. Sustainability65▲ 1.96×66 topics
  2. Climate Change65▲ 1.75×76 topics
  3. Epidemiology57◆ 1.05×107 topics
  4. Environmental Impact48▲ 2.1×41 topics
  5. Public Health40▲ 2.0×40 topics
  6. Quality of Life39▲ 1.98×52 topics
  7. Mental Health36▲ 1.84×33 topics
  8. Globalization33▲ 1.22×59 topics
  9. Qualitative Research31▲ 2.7×18 topics
  10. Education30▲ 1.30×53 topics
  11. Public Policy30▲ 4.7×15 topics
  12. Treatment30▲ 1.78×39 topics
  13. Teacher Training29▲ 3.5×14 topics
  14. Healthcare28▲ 1.82×28 topics
  15. Biodiversity26▲ 2.5×24 topics
  16. Educational Technology26▲ 1.59×21 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease24▲ 1.57×27 topics
  18. Risk Factors24▲ 1.59×29 topics
  19. Conservation23▲ 3.9×21 topics
  20. Identity23▲ 2.3×28 topics
  21. Waste Management22▲ 4.0×8 topics
  22. Social Support21▲ 2.9×16 topics
  23. Economic Growth21▲ 1.92×21 topics
  24. COVID-19 Impact19▲ 8.1×4 topics
  25. Population Dynamics18▲ 5.2×12 topics
  26. Adolescents16▲ 3.1×9 topics
  27. Ocean Acidification15▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Sustainable Tourism13▲ 8.2×4 topics
  29. Environmental Education13▲ 6.1×5 topics
  30. Tourist Satisfaction12▲ 8.8×2 topics
  31. Destination Image12▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Marine Environment12▲ 5.9×3 topics
  33. Brazil11▲ 8.9×5 topics
  34. Community Perceptions11▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Tourism Development11▲ 6.1×1 topic
  36. Benthic Communities11▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Marine Biodiversity11▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Waste Utilization10▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Marine Ecosystems10▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Technological Innovation10▲ 10×3 topics

What research is done in Funchal?

Diverse Aspects of Touri…10Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 10 fractional worksBusiness and Management …10Business and Management Studies: 10 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 10 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…9Environmental Sustainability and Education: 9 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…8Education Pedagogy and Practices: 8 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 8 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 8 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence7Youth, Drugs, and Violence: 7 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 6 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 6 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and ManagementForestryManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law4 others

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

  1. 1 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  2. 2 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 10 works
  3. 3 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 10 works
  4. 4 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 9 works
  5. 5 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 8 works
  6. 6 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 8 works
  7. 7 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  8. 8 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 7 works
  9. 9 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 6 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 6 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%Funchal13.1% 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 28.4% in 2011.

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