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Research in Maia

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Maia, Portugal. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Instituto Superior da Maia.

Research institutions
7
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.5k
▲ 93% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
8.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Maia

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 Maia?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Instituto Superior da MaiaResearch facility 2,370 #2,735
2Sonae (Portugal)Company 55 not ranked
3FiberSensing (Portugal)Company 26 not ranked
4Evoleo Technologies (Portugal)Company 11 not ranked
5Centro para a Excelência e Inovação na Indústria AutomóvelInstitution 10 not ranked
6Devan (Portugal)Company 3 not ranked
7Vidropol (Portugal)Company 1 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.

Instituto Superior da Maia: 95.7%Sonae (Portugal): 2.2%FiberSensing (Portugal): 1.1%Evoleo Technologies (Portugal): 0.4%3 others listed: 0.6%96%largest
Instituto Superior da Maia2,370 · 95.7%Sonae (Portugal)55 · 2.2%FiberSensing (Portugal)26 · 1.1%Evoleo Technologies (Portugal)11 · 0.4%3 others listed14 · 0.6%

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

Which fields of science does Maia work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Maia is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (17%), Social Sciences (14%), Medicine (11%).

Physical Sciences: 611 fractional works · 48.2% of its workEngineering: 218 fractional works · 17.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 56 fractional works · 4.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 25 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 21 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 135 fractional works · 10.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 42 fractional works · 3.3% of its workInformation Systems: 26 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 26 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 66 fractional works · 5.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 51 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 49 fractional works · 3.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 27 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeophysics: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 23 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 21 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 20 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 363 fractional works · 28.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 172 fractional works · 13.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 52 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEducation: 42 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 70 fractional works · 5.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 21 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 19 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 17 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 45 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMarketing: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 41 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 21 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 179 fractional works · 14.1% of its workMedicine: 144 fractional works · 11.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 34 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 28 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 116 fractional works · 9.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 69 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPlant Science: 33 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFood Science: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMaia1,269fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences29%

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. Engineering21817.2%
    2. Computer Science13510.7%
    3. Environmental Science665.2%
    4. Materials Science514.0%
    5. Mathematics493.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences272.2%
    7. Energy231.8%
    8. Physics and Astronomy211.6%
    9. Chemistry201.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Social Sciences17213.5%
    2. Psychology705.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting453.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities413.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance211.7%
    6. Decision Sciences131.1%
    1. Medicine14411.4%
    2. Health Professions282.2%
    3. Nursing30.3%
    4. Dentistry20.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences695.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology282.2%
    3. Neuroscience100.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology30.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Maia strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Maia is most concentrated in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (11.2× the world share in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine).

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 29.9 works11×
← 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 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 57 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.40× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.02× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.28× its world share, 104 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 21 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.69× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.12× its world share, 175 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 54 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.08× its world share, 39 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.94× its world share, 36 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.70× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 120 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.23× its world share, 37 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.18× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.89× its world share, 60 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 152 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics2.94×36 works
  2. Psychology1.89×60 works
  3. Energy1.69×16 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.40×5 works
  5. Computer Science1.28×104 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.28×21 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.23×37 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.18×40 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.15×57 works
  10. Social Sciences1.15×152 works
  11. Engineering1.12×175 works
  12. Materials Science1.08×39 works
  13. Environmental Science1.03×54 works
  14. Chemistry1.02×17 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.96×10 works
  16. Health Professions0.91×25 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.84×19 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.70×16 works
  19. Medicine0.60×120 works
  20. Nursing0.60×3 works
  21. Neuroscience0.52×9 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.43×24 works
  23. Dentistry0.42×2 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.32×1 works
  25. Veterinary0.22×0 works
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.20×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Maia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, High-Intensity Interval Training, Renewable Energy, Performance Analysis, Deep Learning, Resistance Training, Physiological Demands and Training Load.

▲ 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. Machine Learning64▲ 1.52×66 topics
  2. Deep Learning56▲ 1.28×64 topics
  3. Renewable Energy43▲ 2.3×31 topics
  4. Epidemiology41▼ 0.80×69 topics
  5. Sustainability34◆ 1.11×56 topics
  6. Environmental Impact34▲ 1.56×36 topics
  7. Mental Health32▲ 1.74×36 topics
  8. Risk Factors27▲ 1.91×22 topics
  9. High-Intensity Interval Training25▲ 18×2 topics
  10. Healthcare25▲ 1.72×15 topics
  11. Neural Networks25▲ 1.26×28 topics
  12. Internet of Things22▲ 2.0×18 topics
  13. Performance Analysis22▲ 8.3×5 topics
  14. Educational Technology21▲ 1.42×21 topics
  15. Resistance Training20▲ 18×2 topics
  16. Physiological Demands20▲ 24×1 topic
  17. Training Load20▲ 24×1 topic
  18. Injury Prevention18▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Medicinal Plants18▲ 3.6×17 topics
  20. Security17▲ 2.0×19 topics
  21. Prevention17▲ 3.1×10 topics
  22. Solar Energy17▲ 4.2×5 topics
  23. Artificial Neural Networks16▲ 2.7×7 topics
  24. Flavonoids14▲ 4.5×8 topics
  25. Athletic Training14▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Muscle Injuries14▲ 17×1 topic
  27. Sports Injury14▲ 17×1 topic
  28. Language Teaching14▲ 4.0×7 topics
  29. Parameter Estimation12▲ 7.5×5 topics
  30. Islam11▲ 4.3×3 topics
  31. Nonlinear Equations11▲ 6.9×5 topics
  32. Physical Education10▲ 6.6×7 topics
  33. Controllability10▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Natural Fibers10▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Grid-Connected Inverters9▲ 10×2 topics
  36. North Africa9▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Modeling and Simulation9▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Maximum Power Point Tracking9▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Photovoltaic Arrays9▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Subduction8▲ 9.0×3 topics

What research is done in Maia?

Sports Performance and T…17Sports Performance and Training: 17 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 12 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 7 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 7 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 7 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 6 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…6EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 6 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 6 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Mo…5Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering: 5 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineEducationSociology and Political ScienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment4 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 17 works
  2. 2 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 12 works
  3. 3 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 7 works
  4. 4 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  5. 5 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  6. 6 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  7. 7 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 6 works
  8. 8 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 works
  10. 10 Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering Computational Theory and Mathematics 5 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%Maia18.8% 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 26.6% in 2011.

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