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Research in Lisbon

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Lisbon, Portugal. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
671
▼ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
23.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1997-2026
30 years on the record
Lisbon

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?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere InstituteResearch facility 671 #19,525

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 Lisbon work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research in Lisbon is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (45%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (19%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 123 fractional works · 70.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 78 fractional works · 44.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 31 fractional works · 17.7% of its workEcology: 16 fractional works · 9.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 33 fractional works · 18.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 12 fractional works · 7.0% of its workOceanography: 10 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGeophysics: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 40 fractional works · 22.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 24 fractional works · 14.0% of its workAquatic Science: 14 fractional works · 8.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLisbon174fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences70%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences3%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science7844.5%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3318.8%
    3. Engineering84.3%
    4. Chemistry10.7%
    5. Energy10.4%
    6. Materials Science10.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    8. Computer Science10.4%
    9. Mathematics00.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2414.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology116.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology31.8%
    4. Neuroscience10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine31.7%
    2. Nursing31.5%
    3. Health Professions10.3%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences21.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.9%
    3. Decision Sciences10.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    5. Psychology00.3%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Lisbon strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Lisbon is most concentrated in Global and Planetary Change (23.1× the world share in Global and Planetary Change).

  1. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 28.6 works23×
← 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 25 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: 2.83× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.85× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11.67× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.09× its world share, 74 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 3.17× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 11.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.67×30 works
  2. Environmental Science9.09×74 works
  3. Nursing3.17×2 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.83×22 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.85×3 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.21×10 works
  7. Veterinary0.79×0 works
  8. Chemical Engineering0.59×0 works
  9. Energy0.51×1 works
  10. Chemistry0.47×1 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.45×2 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.44×0 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.39×1 works
  14. Engineering0.28×7 works
  15. Neuroscience0.27×1 works
  16. Mathematics0.23×0 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.15×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.13×1 works
  19. Health Professions0.11×0 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.11×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.10×2 works
  22. Medicine0.09×3 works
  23. Psychology0.09×0 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.06×0 works
  25. Computer Science0.05×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Lisbon?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Aquaculture, Remote Sensing, Environmental Impact, Global Warming, Marine Environment, Fisheries Sustainability and Food Security.

▲ 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 Change48▲ 10×49 topics
  2. Aquaculture19▲ 43×8 topics
  3. Remote Sensing17▲ 7.8×19 topics
  4. Environmental Impact16▲ 5.4×15 topics
  5. Global Warming12▲ 16×10 topics
  6. Sustainability12▲ 2.7×17 topics
  7. Marine Environment12▲ 46×3 topics
  8. Fisheries Sustainability11▲ 73×2 topics
  9. Food Security10▲ 11×8 topics
  10. Omega-3 Fatty Acids9▲ 71×2 topics
  11. Biodiversity8▲ 6.3×16 topics
  12. Ecosystem Services8▲ 12×6 topics
  13. Nutrition8▲ 11×6 topics
  14. Trophic Cascades8▲ 51×2 topics
  15. Ecosystem Resilience8▲ 29×3 topics
  16. Ocean Acidification8▲ 59×3 topics
  17. Ecosystem Management8▲ 75×1 topic
  18. Marine Fisheries8▲ 110×1 topic
  19. Fatty Acids7▲ 41×1 topic
  20. Fish Feed7▲ 83×1 topic
  21. Invasive Species7▲ 10.0×12 topics
  22. Bivalve Molluscs7▲ 138×1 topic
  23. Oyster Reefs7▲ 138×1 topic
  24. Conservation7▲ 9.4×12 topics
  25. Harmful Algal Blooms6▲ 45×3 topics
  26. Ocean Circulation6▲ 26×3 topics
  27. Hydrological Cycle6▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Marine Ecosystems6▲ 60×2 topics
  29. Greenhouse Gas Emissions6▲ 12×5 topics
  30. Data Assimilation6▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Extreme Events5▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Soil Properties5▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Climate Modeling5▲ 38×1 topic
  34. Precipitation Extremes5▲ 38×1 topic
  35. Waste Management5▲ 7.0×3 topics
  36. Forest Fires5▲ 61×1 topic
  37. Health Benefits5▲ 8.1×4 topics
  38. Wildfire Activity5▲ 61×1 topic
  39. Biogeography5▲ 9.5×5 topics
  40. Boundary Layer5▲ 21×2 topics

What research is done in Lisbon?

Marine and fisheries research: 8 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 7 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquac…7Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 7 fractional worksClimate variability and …4Climate variability and models: 4 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 4 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 4 fractional worksMarine Toxins and Detect…4Marine Toxins and Detection Methods: 4 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 4 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 3 fractional worksUrban Heat Island Mitigation: 3 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAquatic ScienceEcologyEnvironmental Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 7 works
  3. 3 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  4. 4 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  5. 5 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  6. 6 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 4 works
  7. 7 Marine Toxins and Detection Methods Environmental Chemistry 4 works
  8. 8 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 4 works
  9. 9 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  10. 10 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 3 works

Research output over time

still counting200020052010201520202025
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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 counting20%40%Lisbon18.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 38.7% in 2016.

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