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Science in Portugal

Portugal ranks #27 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#25 all time), with 129k research works and 10.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#27
of 189 · #25 all time
Works, 2022-now
129k
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
9M
16.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
10.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
7 in the top 1,000
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Portugal

What is Portugal strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Portugal ranks highest in Social Sciences (#25 of 148), Business, Management and Accounting (#20 of 110) and Medicine (#28 of 152). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, Filtration and Separation and General Arts and Humanities.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesField #25 of 148 10.4%17,832 #25 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #20 of 110 12.1%5,378 #21 Institutions
MedicineField #28 of 152 8.5%26,739 #27 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #23 of 122 10.4%7,656 #20 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #25 of 124 14.3%5,352 #22 Institutions
EngineeringField #27 of 131 10.5%16,032 #23 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #25 of 119 9.9%5,623 #24 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #27 of 128 9.8%8,396 #24 Institutions
EducationSubfield #24 of 112 12.0%3,497 #22 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #24 of 106 10.4%4,720 #23 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #26 of 107 11.5%2,789 #24 Institutions
Food ScienceSubfield #18 of 72 15.0%1,269 #18 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 · 183.9 works · #9 of 165 active here5.6×
  2. Filtration and SeparationSubfield · 54.8 works · #10 of 134 active here3.4×
  3. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 89.4 works · #10 of 138 active here3.0×
  4. ArchitectureSubfield · 152.7 works · #17 of 166 active here2.7×
  5. Speech and HearingSubfield · 688.8 works · #16 of 213 active here2.6×
  6. Issues, ethics and legal aspectsSubfield · 72.1 works · #16 of 172 active here2.4×
  7. MicrobiologySubfield · 20.2 works · #17 of 137 active here2.4×
  8. Urban StudiesSubfield · 903.3 works · #18 of 204 active here2.2×
← 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: 0.89× its world share, 6,132 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 6,670 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 1,229 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 2,170 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.92× its world share, 471 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.02× its world share, 518 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 1,681 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 9,462 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 2,204 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.84× its world share, 1,124 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.82× its world share, 18k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 8,720 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 3,345 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 1,318 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 2,105 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.07× its world share, 757 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 5,275 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.10× its world share, 31k worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 718 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.62× its world share, 321 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.40× its world share, 5,892 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.27× its world share, 5,976 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 1,845 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 3,024 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 6,095 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 20k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 1.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary1.62×321 works
  2. Arts and Humanities1.40×5,892 works
  3. Health Professions1.37×5,275 works
  4. Psychology1.37×6,095 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.31×1,845 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.27×5,976 works
  7. Environmental Science1.20×8,720 works
  8. Medicine1.10×31k works
  9. Social Sciences1.09×20k works
  10. Dentistry1.07×757 works
  11. Chemical Engineering1.02×518 works
  12. Nursing1.01×718 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.97×3,024 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.96×2,204 works
  15. Neuroscience0.92×2,170 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.92×471 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.89×6,132 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.86×6,670 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.84×1,229 works
  20. Energy0.84×1,124 works
  21. Computer Science0.83×9,462 works
  22. Engineering0.82×18k works
  23. Mathematics0.77×1,318 works
  24. Chemistry0.74×1,681 works
  25. Materials Science0.66×3,345 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.65×2,105 works

Which fields of science does Portugal work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Portugal is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (14%), Engineering (12%).

Physical Sciences: 48k fractional works · 33.2% of its workEngineering: 18k fractional works · 12.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3,342 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2,830 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1,908 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1,764 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1,548 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1,213 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 943 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 834 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 816 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 777 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 636 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 428 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 395 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 299 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 161 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 9,462 fractional works · 6.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2,703 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 2,064 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1,221 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1,205 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 556 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 547 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 515 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 302 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 350 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8,720 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEcology: 1,401 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1,385 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1,244 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 928 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 817 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 773 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 683 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 544 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 473 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 328 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 143 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3,345 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1,598 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 818 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 433 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 321 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 177 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2,204 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOceanography: 519 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 382 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 328 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeophysics: 315 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 659 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2,105 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 609 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 487 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 412 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 334 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 262 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1,681 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 792 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 889 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 1,318 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy: 1,124 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 968 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 156 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 518 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 43k fractional works · 29.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 20k fractional works · 13.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6,259 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEducation: 3,990 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1,965 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 1,013 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 968 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 903 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 726 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 635 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 600 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 593 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 529 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 502 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 371 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 335 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 652 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 6,095 fractional works · 4.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 2,186 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1,743 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 895 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 867 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 405 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5,976 fractional works · 4.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1,564 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 1,043 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 895 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 843 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 679 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 641 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 312 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 5,892 fractional works · 4.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1,052 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 902 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 844 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 686 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 573 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 502 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 325 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,007 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3,024 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2,235 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 489 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 300 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1,845 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 864 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 717 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 265 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 38k fractional works · 25.9% of its workMedicine: 31k fractional works · 21.1% of its workSurgery: 3,815 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2,618 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2,405 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2,112 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1,985 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 1,460 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 1,377 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1,209 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 956 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 932 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 892 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 886 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 833 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 807 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 788 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 760 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 648 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 518 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 517 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 412 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 378 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 366 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 366 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 356 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 352 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 336 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 332 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 296 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2,013 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 5,275 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2,478 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 689 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 490 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 410 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 293 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 917 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 757 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 308 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 449 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 718 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 581 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 137 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 321 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 17k fractional works · 11.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6,670 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 3,487 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 1,254 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 444 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 394 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 324 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 767 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6,132 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPlant Science: 2,014 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 1,425 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 557 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 476 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 414 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 336 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 908 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 2,170 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1,083 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 443 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 644 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1,229 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 696 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 533 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 471 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKPortugal146kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences26%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 country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering18k12.3%
    2. Computer Science9,4626.5%
    3. Environmental Science8,7206.0%
    4. Materials Science3,3452.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences2,2041.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy2,1051.4%
    7. Chemistry1,6811.2%
    8. Mathematics1,3180.9%
    9. Energy1,1240.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering5180.4%
    1. Social Sciences20k13.8%
    2. Psychology6,0954.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting5,9764.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities5,8924.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3,0242.1%
    6. Decision Sciences1,8451.3%
    1. Medicine31k21.1%
    2. Health Professions5,2753.6%
    3. Dentistry7570.5%
    4. Nursing7180.5%
    5. Veterinary3210.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6,6704.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6,1324.2%
    3. Neuroscience2,1701.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1,2290.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4710.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Portugal?

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

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology6,759▲ 1.16×140 topics
  2. Sustainability5,389▲ 1.51×139 topics
  3. Climate Change4,176◆ 1.05×130 topics
  4. Quality of Life3,681▲ 1.75×61 topics
  5. Globalization3,595▲ 1.26×184 topics
  6. Machine Learning3,578▼ 0.74×97 topics
  7. Deep Learning3,391▼ 0.67×85 topics
  8. Public Health3,222▲ 1.52×77 topics
  9. Education3,088▲ 1.23×158 topics
  10. Environmental Impact2,956▲ 1.19×74 topics
  11. Mental Health2,953▲ 1.42×48 topics
  12. Inflammation2,668▼ 0.86×83 topics
  13. Treatment2,488▲ 1.40×52 topics
  14. Healthcare2,230▲ 1.34×44 topics
  15. Risk Factors2,220▲ 1.38×37 topics
  16. Oxidative Stress2,204◆ 0.92×63 topics
  17. Renewable Energy2,198◆ 1.04×61 topics
  18. Educational Technology2,062▲ 1.20×47 topics
  19. Public Policy1,963▲ 2.8×34 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Disease1,857◆ 1.12×39 topics
  21. Diagnosis1,844▲ 1.36×41 topics
  22. Innovation1,818▲ 1.21×88 topics
  23. Qualitative Research1,719▲ 1.39×46 topics
  24. Depression1,714▲ 1.34×26 topics
  25. Big Data1,684▲ 1.21×37 topics
  26. Teacher Training1,635▲ 1.83×30 topics
  27. Internet of Things1,598▲ 1.28×33 topics
  28. Supply Chain Management1,568▲ 1.20×27 topics
  29. Cultural Heritage1,535▲ 1.98×40 topics
  30. Identity1,534▲ 1.45×80 topics
  31. History1,505▲ 1.49×66 topics
  32. Economic Growth1,485▲ 1.25×37 topics
  33. Biodiversity1,437▲ 1.29×37 topics
  34. Social Support1,353▲ 1.72×20 topics
  35. Colonialism1,327▲ 1.92×52 topics
  36. Prevalence1,140▲ 1.91×15 topics
  37. Healthcare Access1,047▲ 2.6×13 topics
  38. Aging Population876▲ 6.8×5 topics
  39. Brazil744▲ 5.5×5 topics
  40. Anthropology697▲ 5.1×11 topics

Which research topics does Portugal publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Brazilian Legal Issues, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Health, Nursing, Elderly Care.

Brazilian Legal Issues: 472 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 472 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly…447Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 447 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 436 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 413 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…391Education and Digital Technologies: 391 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 381 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 359 fractional worksSports Performance and T…355Sports Performance and Training: 355 fractional worksHistory, Culture, and Society: 355 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 346 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Lit…336Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 336 fractional works
LawSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsInformation Systems and Management6 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 472 works
  2. 2 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 472 works
  3. 3 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 447 works
  4. 4 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 436 works
  5. 5 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 413 works
  6. 6 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 391 works
  7. 7 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 381 works
  8. 8 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 359 works
  9. 9 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 355 works
  10. 10 History, Culture, and Society Speech and Hearing 355 works
  11. 11 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 346 works
  12. 12 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 336 works

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.

Standing among countries2022-nowWhere that sitsAll time
Average qualityits whole institution population #27 of 189 #25 of 203
Elite capacitythe institutions it holds at the top #24 of 204 #23 of 216

Elite capacity counts a country's institutions by their worldwide rank, weighted so a place at #1 counts for more than one at #480. Countries under 100 fractional works are left out.

101st to 500th2501st to 1,000th5

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 7 (the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000), 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-now.

0%10%20%mean 11.36%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidade do PortoUniversity of LisbonUniversity 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 · #324 worldwide11.2% top 10% · 16k works
  2. 2Universidade do PortoUniversity · Porto · #407 worldwide11.5% top 10% · 14k works
  3. 3University of CoimbraUniversity · Coimbra · #689 worldwide10.0% top 10% · 10k works
  4. 4University of AveiroUniversity · Aveiro · #725 worldwide10.8% top 10% · 6.7k works
  5. 5University of MinhoUniversity · Braga · #828 worldwide11.1% top 10% · 7.3k works
  6. 6Universidade Nova de LisboaUniversity · Lisbon · #847 worldwide11.5% top 10% · 6k works
  7. 7Universidade Católica PortuguesaUniversity · Lisbon · #932 worldwide12.8% top 10% · 2.1k works
  8. 8Iscte – Instituto Universitário de LisboaUniversity · Lisbon · #1,370 worldwide14.3% top 10% · 1.8k works
  9. 9Instituto Politécnico de LisboaUniversity · Lisbon · #1,447 worldwide8.8% top 10% · 1.6k works
  10. 10Polytechnic Institute of PortoUniversity · Porto · #1,451 worldwide9.7% top 10% · 2.2k works
  11. 11Champalimaud FoundationResearch facility · Lisbon · #1,551 worldwide14.6% top 10% · 325 works
  12. 12University of Beira InteriorUniversity · Covilha · #1,616 worldwide14.2% top 10% · 2.2k works
  13. 13Polytechnic Institute of BragançaUniversity · Bragança · #1,722 worldwide8.7% top 10% · 1.5k works
  14. 14Institute for Systems Engineering and ComputersNonprofit · Lisbon · #1,733 worldwide10.4% top 10% · 1.6k works
  15. 15University of ÉvoraUniversity · Evora · #1,814 worldwide10.8% top 10% · 1.8k works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Portugal

Who are the top researchers in Portugal?

Vítor Cardoso, A. Amorim and João Conde rank highest among researchers based in Portugal.

  1. 1 Vítor Cardoso #3,266 worldwide 36k citations · 480 works
  2. 2 A. Amorim #9,306 worldwide 109k citations · 1,277 works
  3. 3 João Conde #10,125 worldwide 35k citations · 221 works
  4. 4 Zachary F. Mainen #11,337 worldwide 18k citations · 163 works
  5. 5 Tiago Oliveira #12,660 worldwide 25k citations · 335 works
  6. 6 Sofia Gomes #16,518 worldwide 3.3k citations · 137 works
  7. 7 Jorge de Brito #17,319 worldwide 50k citations · 1,019 works
  8. 8 J. Varela #18,217 worldwide 103k citations · 1,829 works
  9. 9 Subhas Chandra Kundu #19,274 worldwide 37k citations · 412 works
  10. 10 Rawaz Kurda #20,088 worldwide 5.6k citations · 95 works
Top researchers in Portugal

Which cities in Portugal are research hubs?

  1. 1 LisbonPortugal 216k works
  2. 2 PortoPortugal 100k works
  3. 3 CoimbraPortugal 56k works
  4. 4 BragaPortugal 39k works
  5. 5 AveiroPortugal 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 available58.5%not open41.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.4%domestic only71.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 74% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 32% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.14× the expected open access and 1.41× the expected international share, which puts it #73 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Portugal's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Portugal as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.56% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Portugal over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 9.7% of its 550k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

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Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.5% in 2025.

Which countries have research most like Portugal's?

New Zealand is Portugal's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Portugal's, with both strong in Veterinary.

  1. 1 New ZealandBoth strong in Veterinary, Health Professions, Psychology 0.78 Compare
  2. 2 AustraliaBoth strong in Veterinary, Health Professions, Psychology 0.73 Compare
  3. 3 HaitiBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Health Professions, Psychology 0.73 Compare
  4. 4 IrelandBoth strong in Veterinary, Arts and Humanities, Health Professions 0.72 Compare
  5. 5 BrazilBoth strong in Veterinary, Arts and Humanities, Health Professions 0.72 Compare

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What is Portugal strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Portugal ranks highest in Social Sciences (#25 of 148), Business, Management and Accounting (#20 of 110) and Medicine (#28 of 152). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, Filtration and Separation and General Arts and Humanities.

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