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Research in Lisbon

Science Explorer records 51 research institutions in Lisbon. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Unidade em Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas and Ministério Público.

Research institutions
51
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.0%
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 Lisbon?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Ministério PúblicoGovernment institution 707 #26,122
2Tribunal de ContasGovernment institution 634 #41,357 all time
3Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo AntunesResearch facility 346 #13,471 all time
4Instituto de Tecnologias InterativasResearch facility 224 #34,944 all time
5Fundação Minerva - Cultura - Ensino e Investigação CientíficaInstitution 203 #27,216 all time
6Tribunal ConstitucionalGovernment institution 131 #42,826 all time
7Hospital CUF DescobertasHospital / health system 122 #36,720 all time
8Unidade em Ciências Biomoleculares AplicadasResearch facility 109 #13,540
9Instituto Dom LuizResearch facility 78 not ranked
10Hospital das Forças ArmadasHospital / health system 60 not ranked
11Instituto Português de ReumatologiaHospital / health system 51 not ranked
12Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for SustainabilityResearch facility 46 not ranked
13Cruz Vermelha PortuguesaHospital / health system 28 not ranked
14Polícia de Segurança PúblicaGovernment institution 26 not ranked
15AESE Business SchoolUniversity 23 not ranked
16Universidade EDPUniversity 23 not ranked
17Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das AvesInstitution 18 not ranked
18LEO Farmacêuticos (Portugal)Company 17 not ranked
19Museu Nacional de História Natural e da CiênciaArchive 16 not ranked
20Instituto Politécnico da LusofoniaUniversity 14 not ranked
21Centro de Recursos Naturais e AmbienteResearch facility 14 not ranked
22Conselho Nacional de EducaçãoGovernment institution 12 not ranked
23IST-ID - Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e DesenvolvimentoInstitution 12 not ranked
24Instituto Superior de Lisboa e Vale do TejoUniversity 12 not ranked
25Academia Nacional de Belas ArtesResearch facility 11 not ranked
26Jardim ZoológicoArchive 10 not ranked
27Sociedade de História NaturalInstitution 9 not ranked
28Instituto de Estudos Sociais e EconómicosResearch facility 9 not ranked
29Instituto da Segurança SocialGovernment institution 8 not ranked
30Fresenius Medical Care Portugal (Portugal)Company 7 not ranked
31Assembleia da RepúblicaGovernment institution 7 not ranked
32Nephrocare Portugal SA (Portugal)Company 7 not ranked
33Museu de LisboaArchive 6 not ranked
34Museu Nacional de EtnologiaArchive 6 not ranked
35Centro de Investigação em GestãoResearch facility 5 not ranked
36AIMM - Associação para a Investigação do Meio MarinhoNonprofit 5 not ranked
37Ordem dos FarmaceuticosInstitution 3 not ranked
38Laboratório de Polícia CientíficaGovernment institution 2 not ranked
39Jardim Botânico TropicalArchive 2 not ranked
40Estado-Maior do ExércitoGovernment institution 2 not ranked
41Direccao-Geral de Agricultura e Desenvolvimento RuralGovernment institution 2 not ranked
42Instituto de Desenvolvimento SocialResearch facility 1 not ranked
43Autoridade de Supervisão de Seguros e Fundos de PensõesGovernment institution 1 not ranked
44Academia de Software (Portugal)Company 1 not ranked
45Instituto da Qualidade em SaúdeGovernment institution 1 not ranked
46Academia de EngenhariaInstitution 1 not ranked
47NAV (Portugal)Company 0 not ranked
48Grupo Lusófona (Portugal)Company 0 not ranked
49Conselho Português para a Saúde e AmbienteNonprofit 0 not ranked
50FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de CiênciasInstitution 0 not ranked
51Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de EngenhariaResearch facility 0 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.

Ministério Público: 23.3%Tribunal de Contas: 20.9%Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes: 11.4%Instituto de Tecnologias Interativas: 7.4%42 others listed: 37.0%23%largest
Ministério Público707 · 23.3%Tribunal de Contas634 · 20.9%Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes346 · 11.4%Instituto de Tecnologias Interativas224 · 7.4%42 others listed1,121 · 37.0%

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

What is Lisbon strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Lisbon is most concentrated in Law and Political Science and International Relations (21.1× the world share in Law).

  1. LawSubfield · 87.8 works21×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 36.4 works3.4×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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 Lisbon?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Legal Theory, Legal Philosophy, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Social Justice, Public Administration and Civil Rights.

▲ 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. Human Rights90▲ 12×24 topics
  2. Legal Theory74▲ 148×3 topics
  3. Legal Philosophy73▲ 155×2 topics
  4. Constitutional Law72▲ 75×8 topics
  5. Environmental Law67▲ 46×6 topics
  6. Social Justice67▲ 16×17 topics
  7. Public Administration65▲ 106×2 topics
  8. Civil Rights62▲ 124×1 topic
  9. Judicial Activism62▲ 187×1 topic
  10. Globalization35▲ 2.5×37 topics
  11. Public Policy32▲ 9.2×16 topics
  12. Sustainability31▲ 1.80×41 topics
  13. Healthcare31▲ 3.8×17 topics
  14. Climate Change30▲ 1.59×56 topics
  15. Public Health26▲ 2.5×32 topics
  16. Healthcare Access24▲ 12×6 topics
  17. Online Learning24▲ 4.1×4 topics
  18. Legislation24▲ 20×3 topics
  19. Training23▲ 15×6 topics
  20. Inclusion23▲ 23×4 topics
  21. Research23▲ 26×2 topics
  22. E-Learning22▲ 3.1×2 topics
  23. Distance Education22▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Digital Business22▲ 60×1 topic
  25. Educational Policy22▲ 12×1 topic
  26. Qualitative Research22▲ 3.5×11 topics
  27. Social Determinants19▲ 12×6 topics
  28. Criminal Justice18▲ 12×6 topics
  29. Economic Impact18▲ 4.3×4 topics
  30. Equity17▲ 57×2 topics
  31. Social Rights17▲ 72×2 topics
  32. Judicialization16▲ 77×1 topic
  33. Medication16▲ 77×1 topic
  34. Latin America16▲ 11×9 topics
  35. Judicial Review15▲ 23×4 topics
  36. Data Analysis13▲ 6.5×3 topics
  37. Marketing Strategies12▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Brazil12▲ 17×5 topics
  39. Organizational Management12▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Research Methods12▲ 10×1 topic

What research is done in Lisbon?

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 62 works
  2. 2 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 22 works
  3. 3 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  4. 4 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 12 works
  5. 5 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  6. 6 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 11 works
  7. 7 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 9 works
  8. 8 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 8 works
  9. 9 Social and Political Issues Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  10. 10 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 7 works

Research output over time

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