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Research in Vila Real

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Vila Real, Portugal. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Association for the Development of Douro Viticulture and Unidade Local de Saúde de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro.

Research institutions
3
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.5k
▲ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
152k
16.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1966-2026
61 years on the record
Vila Real

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 Vila Real?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto DouroUniversity 8,183 #2,342
2Unidade Local de Saúde de Trás-os-Montes e Alto DouroHospital / health system 866 #16,905
3Association for the Development of Douro ViticultureNonprofit 479 #9,626

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 Vila Real work in?

In 2022-now, 31% of research in Vila Real is in Health Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,001 fractional works · 30.8% of its workMedicine: 786 fractional works · 24.2% of its workSurgery: 109 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 66 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 63 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 47 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 44 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 44 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 1.3% of its workVeterinary: 93 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSmall Animals: 85 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEquine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 85 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 28 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 848 fractional works · 26.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 278 fractional works · 8.6% of its workEcology: 57 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 49 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 230 fractional works · 7.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 43 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 43 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 169 fractional works · 5.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 38 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 39 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 28 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 765 fractional works · 23.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 459 fractional works · 14.1% of its workPlant Science: 148 fractional works · 4.5% of its workFood Science: 81 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 77 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 54 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInsect Science: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 190 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 81 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 46 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 70 fractional works · 2.2% of its workParasitology: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVirology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 35 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 638 fractional works · 19.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 280 fractional works · 8.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 86 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEducation: 75 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 140 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 45 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 44 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 87 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 80 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKVila Real3,252fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences24%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences31%Social Sciences20%

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. Health Sciences1,00130.8%
    1. Medicine78624.2%
    2. Veterinary932.9%
    3. Health Professions852.6%
    4. Nursing290.9%
    5. Dentistry80.3%
    1. Environmental Science2788.6%
    2. Engineering2307.1%
    3. Computer Science1695.2%
    4. Materials Science391.2%
    5. Mathematics310.9%
    6. Chemistry300.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences280.9%
    8. Physics and Astronomy200.6%
    9. Energy150.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering80.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences45914.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1905.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology702.2%
    4. Neuroscience351.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics110.3%
    1. Social Sciences2808.6%
    2. Psychology1404.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting872.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities802.5%
    5. Decision Sciences270.8%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance240.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Vila Real strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Vila Real is most concentrated in Veterinary, Small Animals and Biochemistry (11.3× the world share in Veterinary).

  1. VeterinaryField · 38.8 works11×
  2. Small AnimalsSubfield · 33.9 works11×
  3. BiochemistrySubfield · 20.2 works6.5×
  4. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 34.5 works6.2×
← 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: 2.64× its world share, 315 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 141 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.47× its world share, 37 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 31 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.02× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 26 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 140 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 199 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.85× its world share, 231 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 30 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 29 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 74 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.16× its world share, 563 worksMedicineNursing: 1.94× its world share, 24 worksNursingVeterinary: 11.34× its world share, 39 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.97× its world share, 71 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 80 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.56× its world share, 119 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 243 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 11.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary11.34×39 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.64×315 works
  3. Nursing1.94×24 works
  4. Environmental Science1.85×231 works
  5. Psychology1.56×119 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.47×37 works
  7. Medicine1.16×563 works
  8. Health Professions1.12×74 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.05×141 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.02×9 works
  11. Decision Sciences1.00×24 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.99×80 works
  13. Mathematics0.97×29 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.97×71 works
  15. Neuroscience0.76×31 works
  16. Social Sciences0.76×243 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.72×6 works
  18. Computer Science0.72×140 works
  19. Chemistry0.66×26 works
  20. Energy0.61×14 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.59×23 works
  22. Dentistry0.57×7 works
  23. Engineering0.53×199 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.38×20 works
  25. Materials Science0.34×30 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.33×18 works

Which keywords describe research in Vila Real?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Sustainability, Polyphenols, Public Health, Genetics, Anthocyanins and Transcriptome Analysis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology213▲ 1.64×127 topics
  2. Climate Change187▲ 2.1×80 topics
  3. Sustainability127▲ 1.59×75 topics
  4. Public Health98▲ 2.1×50 topics
  5. Machine Learning89▼ 0.83×73 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress89▲ 1.66×50 topics
  7. Deep Learning88▼ 0.78×69 topics
  8. Inflammation81▲ 1.17×73 topics
  9. Quality of Life79▲ 1.68×54 topics
  10. Environmental Impact75▲ 1.35×48 topics
  11. Mental Health73▲ 1.57×39 topics
  12. Genetics73▲ 3.2×25 topics
  13. Diagnosis68▲ 2.2×41 topics
  14. Treatment68▲ 1.72×48 topics
  15. Biodiversity56▲ 2.2×26 topics
  16. Antioxidants52▲ 3.6×13 topics
  17. Polyphenols51▲ 8.8×6 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity44▲ 3.1×20 topics
  19. Genomic Analysis44▲ 5.3×11 topics
  20. Antimicrobial Resistance43▲ 6.5×9 topics
  21. Pathogenesis43▲ 2.6×24 topics
  22. Phenolic Compounds41▲ 6.8×8 topics
  23. Anthocyanins40▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Transcriptome Analysis40▲ 20×3 topics
  25. Animal Welfare39▲ 14×5 topics
  26. Grapevine39▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Water Deficit39▲ 36×1 topic
  28. Wine Quality39▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Health Benefits38▲ 3.6×15 topics
  30. Dairy Cattle33▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Consumer Perception33▲ 4.4×7 topics
  32. Flavonoids33▲ 4.0×11 topics
  33. Aroma Compounds31▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Fermentation29▲ 6.6×6 topics
  35. Virulence Factors28▲ 6.0×8 topics
  36. Biogenic Amines28▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Heat Stress26▲ 9.9×2 topics
  38. Microbial Modulation25▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Wine Yeasts25▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Livestock Production23▲ 7.6×3 topics

What research is done in Vila Real?

Horticultural and Viticu…35Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 35 fractional worksFermentation and Sensory Analysis: 22 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antio…18Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 18 fractional worksSports Performance and T…15Sports Performance and Training: 15 fractional worksWine Industry and Tourism: 15 fractional worksVeterinary Oncology Research: 12 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…12Education and Digital Technologies: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Theories and Applications: 12 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 12 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 12 fractional works
Plant ScienceFood ScienceBiochemistryOrthopedics and Sports Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 35 works
  2. 2 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 22 works
  3. 3 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 18 works
  4. 4 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 15 works
  5. 5 Wine Industry and Tourism Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 15 works
  6. 6 Veterinary Oncology Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 12 works
  7. 7 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  8. 8 Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 12 works
  9. 9 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 12 works
  10. 10 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 12 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%Vila Real20.4% 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 23.2% in 2016.

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