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Science in Portugal

Portugal ranks #33 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#32 all time), with 129k research works and 18.3% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#33
of 192 · #32 all time
Works, 2022–2025
129k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
18.3%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
6 in the top 1,000
Open access
58%
world 63%

What is Portugal strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Portugal ranks highest in Business, Management and Accounting (#12 of 113), Social Sciences (#21 of 151) and Health Professions (#20 of 108). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, Filtration and Separation and Architecture.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Business, Management and AccountingField #12 of 113 28.9%5,378 Institutions
Social SciencesField #21 of 151 18.8%17,832 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #20 of 108 15.0%4,720 Institutions
Aquatic ScienceSubfield #6 of 32 32.7%367
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #23 of 122 20.4%5,623 Institutions
MedicineField #30 of 155 12.9%26,739 Institutions
EducationSubfield #25 of 115 17.8%3,497 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #28 of 126 27.2%5,352 Institutions
EngineeringField #30 of 134 17.0%16,032 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #28 of 125 20.1%7,656 Institutions
PsychologyField #25 of 109 20.7%5,385 Institutions
Food ScienceSubfield #17 of 73 27.2%1,269 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSubfield · 159.8 works5.5×
  2. Filtration and SeparationSubfield · 49.4 works3.5×
  3. ArchitectureSubfield · 133.9 works2.7×
  4. Speech and HearingSubfield · 605.0 works2.5×
  5. MicrobiologySubfield · 18.4 works2.5×
  6. Urban StudiesSubfield · 830.6 works2.3×
  7. Medical Laboratory TechnologySubfield · 91.4 works2.3×
  8. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 61.1 works2.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 5,352 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 5,801 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 1,028 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 1,910 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.89× its world share, 402 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 453 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 1,500 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 8,396 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 1,835 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 1,003 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.83× its world share, 16k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 7,656 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 2,925 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 1,168 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 1,866 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.07× its world share, 669 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.39× its world share, 4,720 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.08× its world share, 27k worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 637 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.32× its world share, 232 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.41× its world share, 5,244 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.30× its world share, 5,378 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 1,628 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 2,789 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 5,385 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 18k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 1.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Portugal?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Sustainability, Quality of Life, Public Health, Climate Change, Globalization, Mental Health and Public Policy.

▲ 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 country'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. Epidemiology5,877▲ 1.16×140 topics
  2. Sustainability4,829▲ 1.54×137 topics
  3. Climate Change3,663◆ 1.06×129 topics
  4. Quality of Life3,274▲ 1.77×61 topics
  5. Globalization3,200▲ 1.27×182 topics
  6. Machine Learning3,101▼ 0.74×97 topics
  7. Deep Learning3,022▼ 0.69×85 topics
  8. Public Health2,858▲ 1.53×77 topics
  9. Mental Health2,689▲ 1.43×48 topics
  10. Education2,674▲ 1.21×153 topics
  11. Environmental Impact2,598▲ 1.19×74 topics
  12. Inflammation2,341◆ 0.87×83 topics
  13. Treatment2,190▲ 1.40×52 topics
  14. Risk Factors1,985▲ 1.40×37 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress1,958◆ 0.93×63 topics
  16. Healthcare1,942▲ 1.34×44 topics
  17. Renewable Energy1,940◆ 1.05×61 topics
  18. Educational Technology1,827▲ 1.20×47 topics
  19. Public Policy1,769▲ 2.8×33 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Disease1,643◆ 1.15×39 topics
  21. Innovation1,636▲ 1.21×87 topics
  22. Diagnosis1,614▲ 1.35×41 topics
  23. Qualitative Research1,554▲ 1.39×45 topics
  24. Depression1,553▲ 1.37×26 topics
  25. Teacher Training1,474▲ 1.84×30 topics
  26. Internet of Things1,428▲ 1.28×33 topics
  27. Big Data1,428▲ 1.22×36 topics
  28. Supply Chain Management1,416▲ 1.18×27 topics
  29. Economic Growth1,376▲ 1.26×37 topics
  30. Identity1,372▲ 1.47×78 topics
  31. Cultural Heritage1,368▲ 1.94×40 topics
  32. History1,297▲ 1.44×65 topics
  33. Colonialism1,207▲ 1.98×51 topics
  34. Social Support1,205▲ 1.68×20 topics
  35. Prevalence1,036▲ 1.98×15 topics
  36. Cultural Studies972▲ 2.0×42 topics
  37. Healthcare Access960▲ 2.6×13 topics
  38. Aging Population786▲ 6.8×5 topics
  39. Brazil681▲ 5.4×5 topics
  40. Anthropology627▲ 5.0×11 topics

How many world-class institutions does Portugal hold?

Average quality and elite capacity disagree by construction, and both are worth knowing: the first is decided by a country’s whole institution population, the second counts the institutions it holds at the top. One square per institution.

101st to 500th4501st to 1,000th2

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 6 — the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000 — and not to four times it.

Which universities in Portugal lead research?

University of Lisbon, Universidade do Porto and University of Coimbra rank highest in Portugal on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%30%mean 22.7133%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Lisbon: 13k, 22.3%Universidade do Porto: 11k, 21.1%University of Coimbra: 8,730, 19.6%University of Aveiro: 6,688, 21.0%University of Minho: 7,272, 20.9%Universidade Nova de Lisboa: 5,995, 20.4%University of Algarve: 1,734, 22.6%Rede de Química e Tecnologia: 1,446, 25.5%Ministry of Education: 479, 27.7%University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro: 2,134, 22.2%University of Beira Interior: 2,190, 26.4%Polytechnic Institute of Porto: 2,158, 20.6%Universidade Católica Portuguesa: 2,057, 22.6%i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto: 805, 25.8%University of Évora: 1,845, 22.0%University of LisbonUniversidade do PortoUniversity of AveiroUniversity of Coimbra
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1University of LisbonUniversity · Lisbon · #257 worldwide22.3% top 10% · 13k works
  2. 2Universidade do PortoUniversity · Porto · #303 worldwide21.1% top 10% · 11k works
  3. 3University of CoimbraUniversity · Coimbra · #442 worldwide19.6% top 10% · 8.7k works
  4. 4University of AveiroUniversity · Aveiro · #465 worldwide21.0% top 10% · 6.7k works
  5. 5University of MinhoUniversity · Braga · #651 worldwide20.9% top 10% · 7.3k works
  6. 6Universidade Nova de LisboaUniversity · Lisbon · #754 worldwide20.4% top 10% · 6k works
  7. 7University of AlgarveUniversity · Faro · #1,350 worldwide22.6% top 10% · 1.7k works
  8. 8Rede de Química e TecnologiaNonprofit · Porto · #1,385 worldwide25.5% top 10% · 1.4k works
  9. 9Ministry of EducationGovernment institution · Lisbon · #1,643 worldwide27.7% top 10% · 479 works
  10. 10University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto DouroUniversity · Vila Real · #1,693 worldwide22.2% top 10% · 2.1k works
  11. 11University of Beira InteriorUniversity · Covilha · #1,697 worldwide26.4% top 10% · 2.2k works
  12. 12Polytechnic Institute of PortoUniversity · Porto · #2,461 worldwide20.6% top 10% · 2.2k works
  13. 13Universidade Católica PortuguesaUniversity · Lisbon · #2,506 worldwide22.6% top 10% · 2.1k works
  14. 14i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do PortoResearch facility · Porto · #2,578 worldwide25.8% top 10% · 805 works
  15. 15University of ÉvoraUniversity · Evora · #2,713 worldwide22.0% top 10% · 1.8k works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Portugal

Who are the top researchers in Portugal?

Carlos Fiolhais, Félix Carvalho and Adhemar Longatto‐Filho rank highest among researchers based in Portugal.

  1. 1 Carlos Fiolhais · #150 worldwide 3.9k citations · 117 works
  2. 2 Félix Carvalho · #172 worldwide 4.6k citations · 125 works
  3. 3 Adhemar Longatto‐Filho · #1,732 worldwide 1.4k citations · 96 works
  4. 4 Eduarda Fernandes · #2,850 worldwide 4.4k citations · 67 works
  5. 5 Fátima Cardoso · #2,860 worldwide 1.3k citations · 127 works
  6. 6 Boaventura de Sousa Santos · #3,057 worldwide 404 citations · 102 works
  7. 7 José M. Bioucas‐Dias · #3,501 worldwide 2.3k citations · 109 works
  8. 8 Fernando Pereira · #3,554 worldwide 2.6k citations · 144 works
  9. 9 David M. Pereira · #4,508 worldwide 6.1k citations · 59 works
  10. 10 José M. Ferro · #4,949 worldwide 801 citations · 95 works
Top researchers in Portugal

Which cities in Portugal are research hubs?

  1. 1 Lisbon Portugal 216k works
  2. 2 Porto Portugal 100k works
  3. 3 Coimbra Portugal 56k works
  4. 4 Braga Portugal 39k works
  5. 5 Aveiro Portugal 32k works

How much of it is in the largest

The same cities as shares of everything these twelve account for.

Lisbon: 48.7%Porto: 22.6%Coimbra: 12.7%Braga: 8.7%1 other listed: 7.2%49%largest
Lisbon216k · 48.7%Porto100k · 22.6%Coimbra56k · 12.7%Braga39k · 8.7%1 other listed32k · 7.2%

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

How open and international is Portugal's research?

58% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 28% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available58.4%not open41.6%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.5%domestic only71.5%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Portugal's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research fields in Portugal