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Research in Porto

Science Explorer records 56 research institutions in Porto, Portugal. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidade do Porto, Rede de Química e Tecnologia and Polytechnic Institute of Porto.

Research institutions
56
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
100k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
19.5%
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 Porto?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade do PortoUniversity 52,120 #303
2Polytechnic Institute of PortoUniversity 7,385 #2,461
3Rede de Química e TecnologiaNonprofit 6,917 #1,385
4Hospital de São JoãoHospital / health system 6,905 #5,807
5INESC TECNonprofit 4,647 #3,279
6Centro Hospitalar do PortoHospital / health system 3,203 #7,969
7Fernando Pessoa UniversityUniversity 2,287 #7,108
8i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do PortoResearch facility 2,099 #2,578
9Hospital de Santo AntónioHospital / health system 1,919 #11,407
10Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial MangementResearch facility 1,714 #7,173
11Centre for Health Technology and Services ResearchResearch facility 1,548 #3,178
12IPO PortoHospital / health system 1,435 #10,324
13Universidade PortucalenseUniversity 989 #6,534
14Bial (Portugal)Company 762 #26,422
15Escola Superior de Enfermagem do PortoUniversity 705 #12,119
16Institute of Astrophysics and Space SciencesResearch facility 662 #8,208
17Centro de Genética ClínicaResearch facility 638 #22,383
18Universidade Lusófona do PortoUniversity 504 #15,711
19CUF Porto HospitalHospital / health system 501 #19,370
20Hospital de Magalhães LemosHospital / health system 356 #26,486
21Lusíada University of PortoUniversity 313 #17,557
22Universidade Sénior ContemporâneaUniversity 299 #23,696
23Escola Superior de Artes e DesignUniversity 295 #25,384
24Fraunhofer Portugal ResearchNonprofit 283 #18,578
25Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos GenéticosResearch facility 256 #28,668 all time
26Instituto Superior de Educação e TrabalhoUniversity 175 #42,054 all time
27Instituto Superior de Administração e GestãoUniversity 160 #25,688
28Escola Superior de Educação de Paula FrassinettiUniversity 143 #42,618 all time
29Hospital Maria PiaHospital / health system 140 #37,751 all time
30Instituto Português de Administração de MarketingUniversity 130 #17,704
31Portuguese League Against EpilepsyNonprofit 117 not ranked
32Instituto de Estudos Superiores Financeiros e FiscaisUniversity 103 not ranked
33Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Santa MariaUniversity 101 not ranked
34Instituto Superior de Ciências Empresariais e do TurismoUniversity 96 not ranked
35Sociedade Portuguesa de InovaçãoCompany 73 not ranked
36Escola Superior Artística do PortoUniversity 65 not ranked
37Espregueira Mendes ClinicHospital / health system 62 not ranked
38Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e PortoUniversity 19 not ranked
39Administração Regional de Saúde do Norte IPGovernment institution 17 not ranked
40Câmara Municipal do PortoGovernment institution 17 not ranked
41Fundo para a Protecção dos Animais SelvagensNonprofit 16 not ranked
42Jornal de NotíciasInstitution 16 not ranked
43Agencia de InovacaoInstitution 12 not ranked
44Teatro Nacional São JoãoInstitution 5 not ranked
45SerralvesNonprofit 5 not ranked
46Instituto MultimediaUniversity 5 not ranked
47Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências da EducaçãoInstitution 4 not ranked
48Porto Editora (Portugal)Company 4 not ranked
49Nomad Tech (Portugal)Company 3 not ranked
50Escola Profissional ProfiteclaUniversity 3 not ranked
51Conservatório de Música do PortoUniversity 2 not ranked
52Multicert (Portugal)Company 2 not ranked
53Sporting Clube Vasco da GamaInstitution 1 not ranked
54InnoPhage (Portugal)Company 1 not ranked
55A. Brito (Portugal)Company 0 not ranked
56Jefar-Indústria De CalçadoCompany 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.

Universidade do Porto: 52.0%Polytechnic Institute of Porto: 7.4%Rede de Química e Tecnologia: 6.9%Hospital de São João: 6.9%50 others listed: 26.8%52%largest
Universidade do Porto52k · 52.0%Polytechnic Institute of Porto7,385 · 7.4%Rede de Química e Tecnologia6,917 · 6.9%Hospital de São João6,905 · 6.9%50 others listed27k · 26.8%

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

What is Porto strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Porto is most concentrated in Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, Biochemistry and Architecture (4.2× the world share in Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management).

  1. Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSubfield · 23.4 works4.2×
  2. BiochemistrySubfield · 94.0 works3.1×
  3. ArchitectureSubfield · 28.5 works3.0×
  4. Medical Laboratory TechnologySubfield · 20.4 works2.7×
  5. Immunology and AllergySubfield · 46.1 works2.4×
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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 Porto?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Sustainability, Inflammation, Treatment, Oxidative Stress, Deep Learning and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,266▲ 1.31×138 topics
  2. Sustainability741▲ 1.24×111 topics
  3. Deep Learning695▼ 0.83×80 topics
  4. Machine Learning681▼ 0.85×87 topics
  5. Quality of Life664▲ 1.88×60 topics
  6. Inflammation627▲ 1.23×83 topics
  7. Climate Change530▼ 0.81×105 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress515▲ 1.29×62 topics
  9. Treatment468▲ 1.58×52 topics
  10. Environmental Impact468◆ 1.13×67 topics
  11. Mental Health460▲ 1.28×47 topics
  12. Public Health458▲ 1.29×71 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease413▲ 1.52×39 topics
  14. Renewable Energy405◆ 1.15×51 topics
  15. Risk Factors398▲ 1.48×37 topics
  16. Education369◆ 0.88×116 topics
  17. Diagnosis358▲ 1.57×41 topics
  18. Globalization353▼ 0.74×139 topics
  19. Depression339▲ 1.58×26 topics
  20. COVID-19306◆ 0.92×31 topics
  21. Nanoparticles305◆ 0.99×43 topics
  22. Healthcare304◆ 1.10×37 topics
  23. Cancer298◆ 0.91×59 topics
  24. Chemotherapy275▲ 1.61×24 topics
  25. Obesity274▲ 1.48×28 topics
  26. Health Effects248▲ 1.68×24 topics
  27. Management239▲ 1.25×37 topics
  28. Clinical Trials224▲ 1.36×19 topics
  29. Mortality214▲ 1.52×13 topics
  30. Prevalence208▲ 2.1×15 topics
  31. Physical Activity203▲ 1.69×13 topics
  32. Public Policy203▲ 1.68×27 topics
  33. Anxiety200▲ 1.73×12 topics
  34. Prevention192▲ 1.88×16 topics
  35. Adolescents180▲ 1.98×11 topics
  36. Finite Element Analysis163▲ 2.9×8 topics
  37. Cancer Prevention158▲ 2.5×10 topics
  38. Phenolic Compounds142▲ 3.1×9 topics
  39. Polyphenols135▲ 3.1×6 topics
  40. Fracture Mechanics100▲ 6.5×3 topics

What research is done in Porto?

  1. 1 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 89 works
  2. 2 Mechanical Behavior of Composites Mechanics of Materials 81 works
  3. 3 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 76 works
  4. 4 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 71 works
  5. 5 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 64 works
  6. 6 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 62 works
  7. 7 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 62 works
  8. 8 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 62 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 60 works
  10. 10 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 57 works

Research output over time

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