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Life Sciences research in Portugal

Universidade do Porto ranks first in Portugal for Life Sciences research in 2022-now (#464 worldwide), followed by Champalimaud Foundation and University of Lisbon.

Portugal's world rank
#24
of 146 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
14k
Top-10% rate
12.0%
Ranked institutions
42

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Life Sciences in Portugal?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade do PortoPorto #46430.013.2%1,937
2Champalimaud FoundationLisbon #48129.516.0%110
3University of LisbonLisbon #53028.411.2%1,860
4University of CoimbraCoimbra #66925.812.6%1,243
5Instituto Gulbenkian de CiênciaOeiras #88522.615.2%98
6Universidade Nova de LisboaLisbon #90322.412.8%651
7University of AveiroAveiro #97021.512.2%620
8Universidade Católica PortuguesaLisbon #98021.415.9%339
9University of MinhoBraga #1,12719.813.8%739
10Polytechnic Institute of BragançaBragança #1,17119.412.7%340
11Cambridge SchoolLisbon #1,30718.117.1%60
12Rede de Química e TecnologiaPorto #1,44917.018.3%469
13Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e VeterináriaLisbon #1,69815.114.8%173
14University of ÉvoraEvora #1,98013.412.9%217
15Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e UniversitárioGandra #1,98213.412.8%111
16University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto DouroVila Real #2,01813.216.2%486
17Instituto Politécnico de LisboaLisbon #2,11812.69.7%101
18Institute for Systems Engineering and ComputersLisbon #2,18212.313.7%80
19Universidade dos AçoresPonta Delgada #2,30611.611.2%135
20Universidade da MadeiraFunchal #2,32111.616.0%75
21University of AlgarveFaro #2,33311.512.0%282
22Instituto Politécnico de LeiriaLeiria #2,50310.712.0%108
23International Iberian Nanotechnology LaboratoryBraga #2,64510.111.7%69
24Polytechnic Institute of ViseuViseu #2,7059.810.7%66
25Polytechnic Institute of PortoPorto #2,7139.812.7%126
26Polytechnic Institute of CoimbraCoimbra #2,7849.514.9%81
27University of Beira InteriorCovilha #3,4657.014.8%192
28Universidade LusófonaLisbon #3,4986.912.1%124
29Iscte – Instituto Universitário de LisboaLisbon #3,5726.711.4%65
30Polytechnic Institute of Viana do CasteloViana do Castelo #3,6336.515.6%65
31National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo JorgeLisbon #3,7366.210.6%77
32Instituto Superior da MaiaMaia #3,9215.610.3%92
33INESC TECPorto #4,0315.317.1%73
34Escola Superior de Saúde Egas MonizCaparica #4,2024.814.4%63
35Centre for Health Technology and Services ResearchPorto #4,3474.414.9%72
36Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco GentilLisbon #4,4544.17.8%64
37Institute for Biotechnology and BioengineeringLisbon #4,6113.815.1%87
38IPO PortoPorto #4,9662.98.6%63
39Centro Hospitalar do PortoPorto #5,3512.04.3%136
40Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de GaiaVila Nova de Gaia #5,4761.84.2%62
41Hospital de São JoãoPorto #5,88696.04.5%148
42Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do TejoLisbon #6,15645.02.2%156

Institutions in Portugal above the floor of 40 fractional works in Life Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in Portugal?

Rui Luís Reis, Bruno Filipe Carmelino Cardoso Sarmento and Rodrigo Antunes Cunha rank highest among researchers based in Portugal, on their papers in Life Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Rui Luís Reis#54,538 worldwide overall86.1 of 369 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Bruno Filipe Carmelino Cardoso Sarmento#31,990 worldwide overall71.8 of 250 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Rodrigo Antunes Cunha#112,112 worldwide overall73.6 of 272 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Nuno Sousa#93,217 worldwide overall71.1 of 322 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Zachary F. Mainen#11,337 worldwide overall45.0 of 83 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Natália Alves Martins#31,145 worldwide overall69.8 of 147 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Fátima Cardoso#53,087 worldwide overall53.4 of 185 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Rui M. Costa#29,924 worldwide overall40.3 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9José Alberto Feijó#54,785 worldwide overall41.1 of 99 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Portugal on their work in Life Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Portugal compares with other countries in Life Sciences