How does Portugal rank in Physical Sciences research?

Portugal ranks #33 of 157 countries on research quality in Physical Sciences (2022–2025), with 43k works.

Physical Sciences research in Portugal

University of Lisbon ranks first in Portugal for Physical Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#298 worldwide), followed by University of Aveiro and Universidade do Porto.

Portugal's world rank: #33
Works, 2022–2025: 43k
Top-10% rate: 18.4%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Physical Sciences in Portugal?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	University of LisbonLisbon	#298	39.8	21.5%	5,147
2	University of AveiroAveiro	#422	36.1	17.9%	3,730
3	Universidade do PortoPorto	#502	34.3	19.1%	4,487
4	University of CoimbraCoimbra	#542	33.5	19.8%	3,106
5	University of MinhoBraga	#744	30.1	18.7%	3,124
6	Universidade Nova de LisboaLisbon	#781	29.6	19.2%	2,122
7	Ministry of EducationLisbon	#949	27.6	27.3%	408
8	Rede de Química e TecnologiaPorto	#1,386	23.6	19.1%	600
9	International Iberian Nanotechnology LaboratoryBraga	#1,625	21.9	19.0%	394
10	University of Beira InteriorCovilha	#1,767	21.0	21.9%	901
11	Instituto de TelecomunicaçõesLisbon	#2,105	19.1	15.4%	1,032
12	University of AlgarveFaro	#2,265	18.4	20.1%	642
13	University of ÉvoraEvora	#2,702	16.5	20.6%	568
14	University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto DouroVila Real	#2,722	16.4	21.7%	686
15	Instituto Politécnico de LisboaLisbon	#3,052	15.2	16.1%	906
16	Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e DesenvolvimentoLisbon	#3,065	15.2	18.2%	806
17	INESC TECPorto	#3,159	14.9	19.2%	1,031
18	Polytechnic Institute of PortoPorto	#3,256	14.5	16.6%	933
19	Polytechnic Institute of BragançaBragança	#3,968	12.4	12.1%	538
20	Instituto Superior da MaiaMaia	#4,264	11.7	17.0%	455
21	Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial MangementPorto	#4,516	11.1	15.3%	525
22	Institute of Astrophysics and Space SciencesPorto	#4,535	11.0	27.4%	158
23	Polytechnic Institute of Viana do CasteloViana do Castelo	#4,550	11.0	20.7%	195
24	Polytechnic Institute of PortalegrePortalegre	#4,830	10.4	28.4%	97
25	Instituto Superior TécnicoLisbon	#4,891	10.2	13.9%	610
26	Polytechnic Institute of CoimbraCoimbra	#5,212	9.6	20.9%	311
27	Instituto Politécnico de LeiriaLeiria	#5,267	9.5	19.4%	370
28	Universidade dos AçoresPonta Delgada	#5,534	8.9	18.8%	256
29	Iscte – Instituto Universitário de LisboaLisbon	#5,569	8.9	23.4%	368
30	LIP - Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle PhysicsLisbon	#5,843	8.4	25.7%	84
31	Universidade LusófonaLisbon	#5,867	8.3	21.3%	266
32	Universidade da MadeiraFunchal	#6,110	7.9	17.4%	200
33	Institute for Systems Engineering and ComputersLisbon	#6,409	7.4	20.8%	333
34	Universidade Católica PortuguesaLisbon	#6,533	7.2	20.6%	259
35	i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do PortoPorto	#7,007	6.4	27.4%	99
36	Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere InstituteLisbon	#7,330	6.0	15.8%	115
37	National Laboratory of Energy and GeologyLisbon	#7,383	5.9	16.1%	149
38	Institute for Biotechnology and BioengineeringLisbon	#7,488	5.7	20.9%	104
39	Research Center for Natural Resources, Environment and SocietyCoimbra	#7,523	5.7	25.9%	83
40	Instituto Politecnico de SetubalSetúbal	#7,737	5.4	19.0%	140
41	Centro de Estudos em Geografia e Ordenamento do TerritorioCoimbra	#8,045	5.0	17.5%	104
42	Portuguese Military AcademyLisbon	#8,111	4.9	12.9%	99
43	Instituto Politécnico da GuardaGuarda	#8,596	4.3	11.2%	163
44	Polytechnic Institute of ViseuViseu	#8,928	3.9	13.5%	186
45	Fernando Pessoa UniversityPorto	#9,055	3.7	23.0%	90
46	UninovaCaparica	#9,073	3.7	13.5%	148
47	Instituto Superior de GestãoLisbon	#9,225	3.5	15.6%	67
48	Lisbon School of DesignLisbon	#9,378	3.4	17.2%	91
49	National Laboratory for Civil EngineeringLisbon	#9,470	3.3	12.4%	265
50	Escola Superior de Saúde Egas MonizCaparica	#9,677	3.0	23.2%	66
51	Universidade PortucalensePorto	#9,766	2.9	27.4%	77
52	Universidade AbertaLisbon	#10,044	2.6	18.2%	149
53	Centre for Health Technology and Services ResearchPorto	#10,174	2.5	23.3%	69
54	Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and AveBarcelos	#10,620	2.0	17.0%	136
55	Centro de Investigação em Artes e ComunicaçãoFaro	#11,434	126.0	5.9%	62
56	Research Centre in Digitalization and Intelligent RoboticsBragança	#11,452	125.0	15.2%	92
57	Instituto de Soldadura e QualidadePorto Salvo	#11,668	105.0	16.9%	64
58	Polytechnic Institute of Castelo BrancoCastelo Branco	#11,829	91.0	13.3%	90
59	Fraunhofer Portugal ResearchPorto	#11,832	90.0	14.5%	74
60	Instituto Politécnico de TomarTomar	#11,887	85.0	17.2%	79

Institutions in Portugal above the floor of 40 fractional works in Physical Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in Portugal?

Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, J. Varela and João P. S. Catalào rank highest among researchers based in Portugal.

1Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues#64,654 worldwide overall2k citations · 368 works
2J. Varela#85,828 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 529 works
3João P. S. Catalào#141,091 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 416 works
4C. Guedes Soares#145,671 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 692 works
5N. C. Santos#146,483 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 411 works
6Paulo B. Lourénço#261,451 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 435 works
7Rui L. Reis#267,880 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 305 works
8Zita Vale#487,230 worldwide overall770 citations · 277 works
9S. Lanceros‐Méndez#514,790 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 339 works
10Joaquim A. O. Barros#658,178 worldwide overall555 citations · 262 works
11Rui Dinis#784,393 worldwide overall269 citations · 255 works
12Ch. Tsitouras#810,148 worldwide overall284 citations · 654 works
13et al.#883,708 worldwide overall145 citations · 261 works

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