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Research in Ponta Delgada

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Ponta Delgada, Portugal. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade dos Açores and Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo.

Research institutions
4
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4k
▼ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
55k
14.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1958-2026
69 years on the record
Ponta Delgada

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 Ponta Delgada?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade dos AçoresUniversity 3,361 #4,251
2Hospital do Divino Espírito SantoHospital / health system 549 #18,467
3Electricidade dos Açores (Portugal)Company 47 not ranked
4Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science and TechnologyGovernment institution 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.

Universidade dos Açores: 84.9%Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo: 13.9%Electricidade dos Açores (Portugal): 1.2%Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science and Technology: 0.0%85%largest
Universidade dos Açores3,361 · 84.9%Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo549 · 13.9%Electricidade dos Açores (Portugal)47 · 1.2%Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science and Technology1 · 0.0%

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

Which fields of science does Ponta Delgada work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Ponta Delgada is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Environmental Science (17%), Social Sciences (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 316 fractional works · 32.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 168 fractional works · 17.1% of its workEcology: 47 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 37 fractional works · 3.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 26 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 19 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcological Modeling: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 60 fractional works · 6.1% of its workOceanography: 24 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeophysics: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 29 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science: 29 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 263 fractional works · 26.7% of its workMedicine: 222 fractional works · 22.5% of its workSurgery: 33 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 28 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 24 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 31 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 238 fractional works · 24.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 113 fractional works · 11.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 41 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEducation: 19 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 32 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 32 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMarketing: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 27 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 24 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 166 fractional works · 16.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 100 fractional works · 10.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 21 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 19 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInsect Science: 18 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAquatic Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 50 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 27 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPonta Delgada983fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences24%

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. Environmental Science16817.1%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences606.1%
    3. Engineering293.0%
    4. Computer Science292.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy101.0%
    6. Materials Science70.7%
    7. Energy50.5%
    8. Mathematics40.5%
    9. Chemistry30.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Medicine22222.5%
    2. Health Professions313.2%
    3. Nursing70.7%
    4. Dentistry20.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Social Sciences11311.5%
    2. Psychology323.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting323.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities272.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance242.4%
    6. Decision Sciences90.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10010.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology505.1%
    3. Neuroscience80.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology70.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Ponta Delgada strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ponta Delgada is most concentrated in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change (11.1× the world share in Nature and Landscape Conservation).

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 22.4 works11×
  2. EcologySubfield · 41.2 works6.2×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 33.7 works5.2×
← 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: 2.22× its world share, 89 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 45 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.39× its world share, 45 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.54× its world share, 148 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.17× its world share, 190 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.93× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 97 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science3.54×148 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.39×45 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.22×89 works
  4. Nursing1.56×6 works
  5. Health Professions1.26×28 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.20×22 works
  7. Medicine1.17×190 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.04×8 works
  9. Psychology1.02×26 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.00×45 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.93×23 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.93×25 works
  13. Social Sciences0.91×97 works
  14. Veterinary0.66×1 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.63×5 works
  16. Energy0.52×4 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.51×2 works
  18. Neuroscience0.49×7 works
  19. Dentistry0.48×2 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.47×9 works
  21. Computer Science0.38×25 works
  22. Mathematics0.35×3 works
  23. Chemistry0.20×3 works
  24. Materials Science0.20×6 works
  25. Engineering0.19×24 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.15×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Ponta Delgada?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Conservation, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Population Dynamics, Biogeography, Habitat Fragmentation and Sustainability.

▲ 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 Change106▲ 4.0×79 topics
  2. Sustainability42▲ 1.73×51 topics
  3. Biodiversity41▲ 5.5×27 topics
  4. Conservation38▲ 9.1×21 topics
  5. Invasive Species38▲ 9.2×20 topics
  6. Epidemiology35◆ 0.89×93 topics
  7. Environmental Impact27▲ 1.61×31 topics
  8. Population Dynamics26▲ 10×12 topics
  9. Treatment26▲ 2.1×39 topics
  10. Biogeography22▲ 8.0×19 topics
  11. Mental Health22▲ 1.54×28 topics
  12. Habitat Fragmentation20▲ 9.6×5 topics
  13. Economic Growth19▲ 2.4×20 topics
  14. Ocean Acidification19▲ 25×3 topics
  15. Global Change18▲ 7.1×6 topics
  16. Fisheries Sustainability18▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Ecosystem Services18▲ 4.7×8 topics
  18. Phylogeny18▲ 11×16 topics
  19. Ecosystem Functioning17▲ 8.4×7 topics
  20. Marine Ecosystems17▲ 31×2 topics
  21. COVID-19 Impact16▲ 9.5×5 topics
  22. Biological Invasions15▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Global Warming15▲ 3.6×13 topics
  24. Trophic Cascades14▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Benthic Communities14▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Marine Biodiversity14▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Ecosystem Management13▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Fish Population Dynamics13▲ 33×1 topic
  29. Marine Fisheries13▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Ecology12▲ 7.0×9 topics
  31. Microbiota11▲ 5.3×7 topics
  32. Biological Control11▲ 7.5×9 topics
  33. Ecosystem Resilience11▲ 7.4×5 topics
  34. Predator-Prey Interactions11▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Acoustic Communication10▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Climate Change Impacts10▲ 8.2×6 topics
  37. Fisheries10▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Coastal Protection10▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Bleaching9▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Coral Reefs9▲ 29×1 topic

What research is done in Ponta Delgada?

Marine and fisheries res…12Marine and fisheries research: 12 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…9Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 9 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 7 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 7 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 6 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 6 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 6 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and D…6Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 6 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 6 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 6 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEcologySociology and Political ScienceNature and Landscape Conservation3 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 12 works
  2. 2 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 9 works
  3. 3 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 7 works
  4. 4 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  5. 5 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
  6. 6 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
  7. 7 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 6 works
  8. 8 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 6 works
  9. 9 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 6 works
  10. 10 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 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%Ponta Delgada16.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 27.1% in 2012.

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