Research in Lisbon
Science Explorer records 196 research institutions in Lisbon, Portugal. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Lisbon, Universidade Nova de Lisboa and Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
- Research institutions
- 196 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 216k ▲ 5% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 3.5M 16.1 per fractional work, all time
- Top-10% rate, 2022-now
- 17.8% all institutions 10.0%
- Active span
- 1950-2026 77 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 Lisbon?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of LisbonUniversity | 81,929 | #324 | |
| 2 | Universidade Nova de LisboaUniversity | 25,678 | #847 | |
| 3 | Institute for Systems Engineering and ComputersNonprofit | 9,788 | #1,733 | |
| 4 | Instituto Politécnico de LisboaUniversity | 8,346 | #1,447 | |
| 5 | Universidade Católica PortuguesaUniversity | 7,491 | #932 | |
| 6 | Iscte – Instituto Universitário de LisboaUniversity | 7,131 | #1,370 | |
| 7 | Universidade LusófonaUniversity | 4,194 | #2,493 | |
| 8 | Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do TejoGovernment institution | 3,269 | #12,201 | |
| 9 | Cambridge SchoolUniversity | 3,122 | #2,051 | |
| 10 | Universidade AbertaUniversity | 2,911 | #3,972 | |
| 11 | Ministério da JustiçaGovernment institution | 2,518 | #4,296 | |
| 12 | Ordem dos MédicosGovernment institution | 2,281 | #2,816 | |
| 13 | Centro Hospitalar Lisboa NorteHospital / health system | 1,734 | #10,991 | |
| 14 | Lusíada University of LisbonUniversity | 1,601 | #7,123 | |
| 15 | Institute for Biotechnology and BioengineeringResearch facility | 1,570 | #11,551 | |
| 16 | Portuguese ArmyGovernment institution | 1,563 | #9,724 | |
| 17 | National Laboratory for Civil EngineeringResearch facility | 1,558 | #9,238 | |
| 18 | Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco GentilHospital / health system | 1,479 | #11,011 | |
| 19 | Unidade Local de Saúde de São JoséHospital / health system | 1,471 | #12,815 | |
| 20 | ISPA - Instituto UniversitárioUniversity | 1,464 | #5,565 | |
| 21 | Instituto Superior de GestãoUniversity | 1,456 | #5,542 | |
| 22 | National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo JorgeInstitution | 1,332 | #12,594 | |
| 23 | Instituto Superior de Educação e CiênciasUniversity | 1,320 | #5,343 | |
| 24 | Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e VeterináriaResearch facility | 1,319 | #9,530 | |
| 25 | Hospital de Egas MonizHospital / health system | 1,283 | #13,704 | |
| 26 | Direção Geral do Património CulturalGovernment institution | 1,275 | #6,049 | |
| 27 | Hospital de Santa MartaHospital / health system | 1,265 | #17,296 | |
| 28 | National Institute of Engineering, Technology and InnovationResearch facility | 1,181 | #15,084 all time | |
| 29 | National Legal Medicine InstituteGovernment institution | 1,148 | #10,443 | |
| 30 | Ciência VivaGovernment institution | 1,102 | #6,362 | |
| 31 | Ministry of EducationGovernment institution | 1,096 | #2,629 | |
| 32 | Águas de Portugal (Portugal)Company | 1,017 | #7,195 | |
| 33 | Champalimaud FoundationResearch facility | 1,011 | #1,551 | |
| 34 | Sociedade Portuguesa de CardiologiaInstitution | 997 | #10,922 | |
| 35 | Polícia JudiciáriaGovernment institution | 997 | #9,785 | |
| 36 | Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa OcidentalHospital / health system | 983 | #11,616 | |
| 37 | National Laboratory of Energy and GeologyResearch facility | 902 | #12,439 | |
| 38 | Fundação para a Ciência e TecnologiaNonprofit | 899 | #10,100 | |
| 39 | Instituto de Investigação Científica TropicalGovernment institution | 877 | #13,693 | |
| 40 | Universidade EuropeiaUniversity | 860 | #5,341 | |
| 41 | Autonomous University of LisbonUniversity | 860 | #5,714 | |
| 42 | Hospital Curry CabralHospital / health system | 859 | #18,949 | |
| 43 | Hospital da LuzHospital / health system | 851 | #9,762 | |
| 44 | Ministério da AgriculturaGovernment institution | 770 | #13,962 | |
| 45 | Hospital de São JoséHospital / health system | 689 | #16,357 | |
| 46 | Instituto de Investigacao das Pescas e do MarResearch facility | 633 | #19,774 all time | |
| 47 | International HouseUniversity | 570 | #17,589 | |
| 48 | Lisbon School of DesignUniversity | 553 | #5,459 | |
| 49 | National Archaeology MuseumArchive | 537 | #19,665 | |
| 50 | Energias de Portugal (Portugal)Company | 537 | #15,411 | |
| 51 | Portuguese Military AcademyUniversity | 528 | #7,408 | |
| 52 | LIP - Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle PhysicsResearch facility | 514 | #19,090 | |
| 53 | Câmara Municipal de LisboaInstitution | 472 | #13,856 | |
| 54 | Instituto Superior de Tecnologias AvançadasUniversity | 440 | #17,233 | |
| 55 | Link ConsultingCompany | 415 | #11,825 | |
| 56 | Banco de PortugalInstitution | 411 | #21,015 | |
| 57 | Hospital Santo António dos CapuchosHospital / health system | 401 | #29,156 all time | |
| 58 | Centro de Estudos para a Intervencao SocialNonprofit | 380 | #13,051 | |
| 59 | Hospital Militar PrincipalHospital / health system | 342 | #23,307 all time | |
| 60 | Hospital do DesterroHospital / health system | 337 | #19,512 |
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 Lisbon work in?
In 2022-now, 34% of research in Lisbon is in Social Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Social Sciences (17%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.4× 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
- Social Sciences19k34.1%
- Social Sciences9,12116.8%
- Arts and Humanities2,8845.3%
- Psychology2,2404.1%
- Business, Management and Accounting2,1043.9%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,4502.7%
- Decision Sciences7261.3%
- Physical Sciences18k32.3%
- Engineering6,39811.8%
- Computer Science3,7096.8%
- Environmental Science2,9335.4%
- Physics and Astronomy1,0041.9%
- Materials Science9591.8%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences8081.5%
- Chemistry5731.1%
- Mathematics5381.0%
- Energy4180.8%
- Chemical Engineering1640.3%
- Health Sciences13k23.2%
- Medicine9,96618.4%
- Health Professions2,0663.8%
- Dentistry2520.5%
- Nursing2400.4%
- Veterinary900.2%
- Life Sciences5,62010.4%
What is Lisbon strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Lisbon is most concentrated in Architecture, Urban Studies and Archeology (3.6× the world share in Architecture).
- ArchitectureSubfield · 67.0 works3.6×
- Urban StudiesSubfield · 414.9 works3.1×
- ArcheologySubfield · 421.3 works2.9×
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSubfield · 31.0 works2.9×
- Speech and HearingSubfield · 248.3 works2.8×
- AnthropologySubfield · 376.1 works2.8×
- General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 27.4 works2.8×
- Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 20.3 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, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Arts and Humanities1.86×2,570 works
- Health Professions1.46×1,844 works
- Decision Sciences1.40×646 works
- Psychology1.34×1,952 works
- Social Sciences1.34×8,128 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.31×1,338 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.24×1,906 works
- Veterinary1.17×76 works
- Environmental Science1.09×2,580 works
- Dentistry0.96×223 works
- Medicine0.93×8,581 works
- Nursing0.91×212 works
- Computer Science0.89×3,311 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.86×646 works
- Mathematics0.85×479 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.85×899 works
- Neuroscience0.84×649 works
- Chemical Engineering0.84×141 works
- Energy0.83×364 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.81×1,844 works
- Engineering0.80×5,735 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.74×1,892 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.74×355 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.67×113 works
- Chemistry0.65×490 works
- Materials Science0.49×823 works
Which keywords describe research in Lisbon?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Globalization, Epidemiology, Public Policy, Public Health, Quality of Life, Education and Climate Change.
- Judicial Activism
- Anthropology
- Public Administration
- Legal Theory
- Brazil
- Aging Population
- Cultural Studies
- Healthcare Access
- Colonialism
- Qualitative Research
- Identity
- Innovation
- Educational Technology
- Treatment
- Environmental Impact
- Public Policy
- Machine Learning
- Public Health
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Epidemiology
- Globalization
- Education
- Quality of Life
- Mental Health
- Healthcare
- Renewable Energy
- Human Rights
- History
- Risk Factors
- Teacher Training
- Cultural Heritage
- Social Justice
- Urban Development
- Social Movements
- Health Policy
- Constitutional Law
- Legal Philosophy
- 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
- Epidemiology2,379◆ 1.10×139 topics
- Sustainability1,998▲ 1.51×133 topics
- Globalization1,813▲ 1.70×177 topics
- Climate Change1,548◆ 1.05×126 topics
- Education1,398▲ 1.50×151 topics
- Public Health1,344▲ 1.70×76 topics
- Quality of Life1,332▲ 1.70×61 topics
- Machine Learning1,278▼ 0.71×95 topics
- Mental Health1,131▲ 1.46×48 topics
- Public Policy950▲ 3.7×32 topics
- Healthcare936▲ 1.51×42 topics
- Environmental Impact913◆ 0.99×71 topics
- Renewable Energy899◆ 1.15×59 topics
- Treatment854▲ 1.29×52 topics
- Human Rights852▲ 1.53×85 topics
- Educational Technology838▲ 1.31×45 topics
- History811▲ 2.1×66 topics
- Innovation802▲ 1.43×83 topics
- Risk Factors774▲ 1.30×37 topics
- Identity743▲ 1.89×79 topics
- Teacher Training728▲ 2.2×30 topics
- Qualitative Research721▲ 1.56×43 topics
- Cultural Heritage716▲ 2.5×39 topics
- Colonialism703▲ 2.7×52 topics
- Social Justice624▲ 1.93×49 topics
- Healthcare Access524▲ 3.5×13 topics
- Urban Development500▲ 2.6×20 topics
- Cultural Studies497▲ 2.5×42 topics
- Social Movements487▲ 3.0×32 topics
- Aging Population410▲ 8.6×5 topics
- Health Policy363▲ 4.3×7 topics
- Brazil363▲ 7.2×5 topics
- Constitutional Law357▲ 5.0×11 topics
- Legal Theory353▲ 9.6×4 topics
- Legal Philosophy336▲ 10.0×2 topics
- Public Administration316▲ 7.1×6 topics
- Civil Rights307▲ 8.4×4 topics
- Anthropology306▲ 6.0×11 topics
- Constitutional Interpretation296▲ 12×1 topic
- Judicial Activism296▲ 12×1 topic
What research is done in Lisbon?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 277 works
- 2 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 188 works
- 3 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 159 works
- 4 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 156 works
- 5 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 151 works
- 6 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 150 works
- 7 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 149 works
- 8 History, Culture, and Society Speech and Hearing 148 works
- 9 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 141 works
- 10 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 136 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 23.1% in 2016.
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