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What is the best university for Life Sciences in Portugal?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
| 1 | Universidade do PortoPorto |
#464 | 30.0 | 13.2% | 1,937 |
| 2 | Champalimaud FoundationLisbon |
#481 | 29.5 | 16.0% | 110 |
| 3 | University of LisbonLisbon |
#530 | 28.4 | 11.2% | 1,860 |
| 4 | University of CoimbraCoimbra |
#669 | 25.8 | 12.6% | 1,243 |
| 5 | Instituto Gulbenkian de CiênciaOeiras |
#885 | 22.6 | 15.2% | 98 |
| 6 | Universidade Nova de LisboaLisbon |
#903 | 22.4 | 12.8% | 651 |
| 7 | University of AveiroAveiro |
#970 | 21.5 | 12.2% | 620 |
| 8 | Universidade Católica PortuguesaLisbon |
#980 | 21.4 | 15.9% | 339 |
| 9 | University of MinhoBraga |
#1,127 | 19.8 | 13.8% | 739 |
| 10 | Polytechnic Institute of BragançaBragança |
#1,171 | 19.4 | 12.7% | 340 |
| 11 | Cambridge SchoolLisbon |
#1,307 | 18.1 | 17.1% | 60 |
| 12 | Rede de Química e TecnologiaPorto |
#1,449 | 17.0 | 18.3% | 469 |
| 13 | Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e VeterináriaLisbon |
#1,698 | 15.1 | 14.8% | 173 |
| 14 | University of ÉvoraEvora |
#1,980 | 13.4 | 12.9% | 217 |
| 15 | Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e UniversitárioGandra |
#1,982 | 13.4 | 12.8% | 111 |
| 16 | University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto DouroVila Real |
#2,018 | 13.2 | 16.2% | 486 |
| 17 | Instituto Politécnico de LisboaLisbon |
#2,118 | 12.6 | 9.7% | 101 |
| 18 | Institute for Systems Engineering and ComputersLisbon |
#2,182 | 12.3 | 13.7% | 80 |
| 19 | Universidade dos AçoresPonta Delgada |
#2,306 | 11.6 | 11.2% | 135 |
| 20 | Universidade da MadeiraFunchal |
#2,321 | 11.6 | 16.0% | 75 |
| 21 | University of AlgarveFaro |
#2,333 | 11.5 | 12.0% | 282 |
| 22 | Instituto Politécnico de LeiriaLeiria |
#2,503 | 10.7 | 12.0% | 108 |
| 23 | International Iberian Nanotechnology LaboratoryBraga |
#2,645 | 10.1 | 11.7% | 69 |
| 24 | Polytechnic Institute of ViseuViseu |
#2,705 | 9.8 | 10.7% | 66 |
| 25 | Polytechnic Institute of PortoPorto |
#2,713 | 9.8 | 12.7% | 126 |
| 26 | Polytechnic Institute of CoimbraCoimbra |
#2,784 | 9.5 | 14.9% | 81 |
| 27 | University of Beira InteriorCovilha |
#3,465 | 7.0 | 14.8% | 192 |
| 28 | Universidade LusófonaLisbon |
#3,498 | 6.9 | 12.1% | 124 |
| 29 | Iscte – Instituto Universitário de LisboaLisbon |
#3,572 | 6.7 | 11.4% | 65 |
| 30 | Polytechnic Institute of Viana do CasteloViana do Castelo |
#3,633 | 6.5 | 15.6% | 65 |
| 31 | National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo JorgeLisbon |
#3,736 | 6.2 | 10.6% | 77 |
| 32 | Instituto Superior da MaiaMaia |
#3,921 | 5.6 | 10.3% | 92 |
| 33 | INESC TECPorto |
#4,031 | 5.3 | 17.1% | 73 |
| 34 | Escola Superior de Saúde Egas MonizCaparica |
#4,202 | 4.8 | 14.4% | 63 |
| 35 | Centre for Health Technology and Services ResearchPorto |
#4,347 | 4.4 | 14.9% | 72 |
| 36 | Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco GentilLisbon |
#4,454 | 4.1 | 7.8% | 64 |
| 37 | Institute for Biotechnology and BioengineeringLisbon |
#4,611 | 3.8 | 15.1% | 87 |
| 38 | IPO PortoPorto |
#4,966 | 2.9 | 8.6% | 63 |
| 39 | Centro Hospitalar do PortoPorto |
#5,351 | 2.0 | 4.3% | 136 |
| 40 | Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de GaiaVila Nova de Gaia |
#5,476 | 1.8 | 4.2% | 62 |
| 41 | Hospital de São JoãoPorto |
#5,886 | 96.0 | 4.5% | 148 |
| 42 | Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do TejoLisbon |
#6,156 | 45.0 | 2.2% | 156 |
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.
- 1Rui Luís Reis#54,538 worldwide overall86.1 of 369 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Bruno Filipe Carmelino Cardoso Sarmento#31,990 worldwide overall71.8 of 250 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Rodrigo Antunes Cunha#112,112 worldwide overall73.6 of 272 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Nuno Sousa#93,217 worldwide overall71.1 of 322 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Zachary F. Mainen#11,337 worldwide overall45.0 of 83 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Natália Alves Martins#31,145 worldwide overall69.8 of 147 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Fátima Cardoso#53,087 worldwide overall53.4 of 185 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Rui M. Costa#29,924 worldwide overall40.3 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
- 9José Alberto Feijó#54,785 worldwide overall41.1 of 99 papers here in the top 10%
How Portugal compares with other countries in Life Sciences