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Physical Sciences research in Portugal

University of Lisbon ranks first in Portugal for Physical Sciences research in 2022-now (#408 worldwide), followed by Universidade do Porto and University of Aveiro.

Portugal's world rank
#27
of 154 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
43k
Top-10% rate
10.2%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Physical Sciences in Portugal?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of LisbonLisbon #40835.211.3%6,070
2Universidade do PortoPorto #44734.210.4%5,723
3University of AveiroAveiro #70029.410.3%3,735
4University of CoimbraCoimbra #84027.410.3%3,169
5University of MinhoBraga #88226.910.7%3,124
6Ministry of EducationLisbon #1,06524.918.2%408
7Instituto Politécnico de LisboaLisbon #1,19223.67.9%906
8Universidade Nova de LisboaLisbon #1,27922.910.5%2,122
9Institute for Systems Engineering and ComputersLisbon #1,39521.99.7%1,231
10University of Beira InteriorCovilha #1,45321.511.8%901
11Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial MangementPorto #1,50921.110.8%525
12Polytechnic Institute of PortoPorto #1,58220.69.3%994
13International Iberian Nanotechnology LaboratoryBraga #1,67020.010.5%394
14Iscte – Instituto Universitário de LisboaLisbon #1,72919.611.6%368
15Instituto Politécnico de LeiriaLeiria #2,11917.411.8%370
16INESC TECPorto #2,16017.29.9%1,031
17Universidade Católica PortuguesaLisbon #2,32516.410.9%259
18Polytechnic Institute of Viana do CasteloViana do Castelo #2,65315.014.1%195
19Polytechnic Institute of CoimbraCoimbra #2,70414.810.7%311
20Polytechnic Institute of BragançaBragança #2,74114.66.2%538
21Polytechnic Institute of PortalegrePortalegre #3,03813.516.8%97
22Instituto Superior da MaiaMaia #3,27712.79.2%455
23University of ÉvoraEvora #3,47612.18.8%568
24Polytechnic Institute of ViseuViseu #3,67711.58.6%186
25National Laboratory for Civil EngineeringLisbon #3,82811.15.8%265
26University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto DouroVila Real #4,3299.712.5%686
27Instituto Politécnico da GuardaGuarda #4,5589.26.3%163
28Portuguese Military AcademyLisbon #4,5779.19.1%99
29Instituto Politecnico de SetubalSetúbal #4,6878.99.7%140
30National Laboratory of Energy and GeologyLisbon #4,7038.810.0%149
31Universidade AbertaLisbon #4,8578.58.2%149
32University of AlgarveFaro #4,9068.410.3%718
33Universidade da MadeiraFunchal #5,1367.99.0%200
34Lisbon School of DesignLisbon #5,1737.86.7%91
35Universidade LusófonaLisbon #5,2487.712.3%266
36UninovaCaparica #5,2517.68.7%148
37Rede de Química e TecnologiaPorto #5,5327.110.0%600
38Universidade dos AçoresPonta Delgada #6,1126.08.9%256
39Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and AveBarcelos #6,3115.76.5%136
40Energias de Portugal (Portugal)Lisbon #6,3325.64.8%63
41Ordem dos MédicosLisbon #6,5415.36.5%102
42Polytechnic Institute of Castelo BrancoCastelo Branco #6,6805.16.0%90
43Universidade PortucalensePorto #6,7714.916.9%77
44Research Centre in Digitalization and Intelligent RoboticsBragança #7,0084.55.2%92
45Instituto de Soldadura e QualidadePorto Salvo #7,0674.411.2%64
46Instituto Superior de Educação e CiênciasLisbon #7,2844.18.8%70
47Águas de Portugal (Portugal)Lisbon #7,4143.96.6%117
48Research Center for Natural Resources, Environment and SocietyCoimbra #7,5663.714.9%83
49Instituto Politécnico de TomarTomar #7,5723.78.4%79
50Instituto Superior de GestãoLisbon #8,0043.18.8%67
51Fernando Pessoa UniversityPorto #8,0113.111.2%90
52Ministério da JustiçaLisbon #8,4312.52.6%66
53Ciência VivaLisbon #8,5862.38.2%69
54Centre for Health Technology and Services ResearchPorto #9,0541.810.6%69
55Campo Arqueologico de MertolaMértola #9,1501.77.5%64
56LIP - Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle PhysicsLisbon #9,2061.68.1%84
57Centro de Estudos em Geografia e Ordenamento do TerritorioCoimbra #9,331145.011.2%104
58Institute for Biotechnology and BioengineeringLisbon #9,554119.010.9%104
59Escola Superior de Saúde Egas MonizCaparica #10,20848.08.0%66
60Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere InstituteLisbon #10,29339.09.2%115

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

Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in Portugal?

J. Varela, A. Amorim and Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues rank highest among researchers based in Portugal, on their papers in Physical Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1J. Varela#18,217 worldwide overall506.5 of 1,657 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2A. Amorim#9,306 worldwide overall392.8 of 1,083 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues#73,110 worldwide overall345.0 of 1,134 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jorge de Brito#17,319 worldwide overall235.7 of 674 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Vítor Cardoso#3,266 worldwide overall172.3 of 357 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6João P. S. Catalào#76,374 worldwide overall237.4 of 1,018 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Carlos Guedes Soares#390,430 worldwide overall382.1 of 1,778 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Luis LOPES#100,480 worldwide overall232.3 of 806 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Rui Luís Reis#54,538 worldwide overall203.3 of 958 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10João A. P. Coutinho#180,922 worldwide overall234.8 of 877 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Nuno C. Santos#142,295 worldwide overall210.2 of 996 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Portugal on their work in Physical 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 Physical Sciences