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Research in Funchal

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Funchal, Portugal. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 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
▲ 48% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.1%
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 Funchal?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade da MadeiraUniversity 2,715 #6,186
2Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e Recursos NaturaisGovernment institution 743 #19,550
3Hospital Dr. Nélio MendonçaHospital / health system 529 #24,617
4Madeira TecnopoloArchive 342 #20,786
5Agencia Regional da Energia e Ambiente da Regiao Autonoma da MadeiraNonprofit 173 #25,083
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 2022–2025. 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.

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 keywords describe research in Funchal?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 Qualitative Research.

▲ 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. Sustainability60▲ 2.0×66 topics
  2. Climate Change58▲ 1.76×75 topics
  3. Epidemiology53◆ 1.10×106 topics
  4. Environmental Impact44▲ 2.1×38 topics
  5. Public Health38▲ 2.2×39 topics
  6. Quality of Life37▲ 2.1×52 topics
  7. Mental Health34▲ 1.88×31 topics
  8. Qualitative Research30▲ 2.8×16 topics
  9. Globalization29▲ 1.20×50 topics
  10. Teacher Training28▲ 3.7×12 topics
  11. Public Policy28▲ 4.7×15 topics
  12. Treatment28▲ 1.89×39 topics
  13. Education28▲ 1.33×50 topics
  14. Healthcare26▲ 1.90×27 topics
  15. Educational Technology24▲ 1.68×18 topics
  16. Biodiversity24▲ 2.6×23 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease24▲ 1.75×27 topics
  18. Risk Factors22▲ 1.64×29 topics
  19. Conservation20▲ 3.9×21 topics
  20. Waste Management20▲ 4.0×8 topics
  21. Social Support20▲ 2.9×15 topics
  22. Identity19▲ 2.1×24 topics
  23. COVID-19 Impact18▲ 8.6×4 topics
  24. Population Dynamics16▲ 5.1×12 topics
  25. Prevalence16▲ 3.1×15 topics
  26. Adolescents16▲ 3.4×9 topics
  27. Ocean Acidification13▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Environmental Education13▲ 6.8×4 topics
  29. Sustainable Tourism12▲ 8.3×4 topics
  30. Tourist Satisfaction11▲ 9.1×2 topics
  31. Destination Image11▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Marine Environment11▲ 6.2×3 topics
  33. Community Perceptions10▲ 12×1 topic
  34. Tourism Development10▲ 7.0×1 topic
  35. Waste Utilization10▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Technological Innovation10▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Organizational Management10▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Brazil10▲ 8.2×5 topics
  39. Forest Biomass10▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Wood Residues10▲ 22×1 topic

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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