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Social Sciences research in Portugal

University of Lisbon ranks first in Portugal for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#284 worldwide), followed by Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa and Universidade do Porto.

Portugal's world rank
#25
of 161 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
38k
Top-10% rate
10.6%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Portugal?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of LisbonLisbon #28438.411.7%5,021
2Iscte – Instituto Universitário de LisboaLisbon #50432.115.2%1,267
3Universidade do PortoPorto #61629.911.0%2,701
4Universidade Nova de LisboaLisbon #72728.111.3%2,266
5University of CoimbraCoimbra #73928.09.3%3,229
6University of MinhoBraga #74127.910.7%2,431
7University of AveiroAveiro #75427.711.1%1,667
8Universidade Católica PortuguesaLisbon #75527.710.8%990
9Polytechnic Institute of PortoPorto #1,31221.78.8%870
10University of ÉvoraEvora #1,47220.411.6%740
11Ministério da JustiçaLisbon #1,52720.06.1%500
12University of Beira InteriorCovilha #1,60419.516.6%768
13University of AlgarveFaro #1,61119.511.4%900
14Universidade LusófonaLisbon #1,70418.810.3%765
15Universidade AbertaLisbon #1,80218.29.2%416
16Instituto Superior de GestãoLisbon #1,94617.411.8%211
17Universidade PortucalensePorto #2,06216.813.6%284
18Polytechnic Institute of ViseuViseu #2,11116.510.7%247
19Instituto Politécnico de LeiriaLeiria #2,14216.311.5%440
20Autonomous University of LisbonLisbon #2,31815.59.7%233
21Instituto Superior de Educação e CiênciasLisbon #2,39315.19.3%241
22Direção Geral do Património CulturalLisbon #2,40515.15.7%234
23Universidade EuropeiaLisbon #2,46214.812.0%239
24Ordem dos MédicosLisbon #2,48814.76.3%289
25Instituto Politécnico de LisboaLisbon #2,64714.010.3%329
26Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and AveBarcelos #2,68513.98.0%283
27Polytechnic Institute of BragançaBragança #2,72613.77.0%413
28Instituto Politécnico da GuardaGuarda #2,90513.07.2%335
29Cambridge SchoolLisbon #2,92812.912.1%108
30Universidade dos AçoresPonta Delgada #3,33011.513.2%190
31Lusíada University of LisbonLisbon #3,40311.311.2%187
32Polytechnic Institute of Viana do CasteloViana do Castelo #3,42811.210.9%188
33Institute for Systems Engineering and ComputersLisbon #3,46111.112.9%211
34Polytechnic Institute of PortalegrePortalegre #3,51410.912.3%111
35Instituto Superior da MaiaMaia #3,51910.99.0%310
36Polytechnic Institute of Castelo BrancoCastelo Branco #3,55010.89.8%143
37Instituto Politécnico de TomarTomar #3,57010.813.6%108
38Instituto Politecnico de SetubalSetúbal #3,64210.69.6%182
39ISPA - Instituto UniversitárioLisbon #3,74310.312.2%215
40Polícia JudiciáriaLisbon #3,9139.87.9%174
41University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto DouroVila Real #3,9239.712.9%505
42INESC TECPorto #3,9489.714.3%270
43Lisbon School of DesignLisbon #4,0159.510.9%137
44Universidade da MadeiraFunchal #4,0279.510.0%267
45Fernando Pessoa UniversityPorto #4,0979.39.2%199
46Centro de Estudos em Geografia e Ordenamento do TerritorioCoimbra #4,1369.28.6%152
47Universidade Lusófona do PortoPorto #4,2928.88.0%118
48Ciência VivaLisbon #4,3308.77.2%145
49Polytechnic Institute of CoimbraCoimbra #4,4428.410.9%225
50Instituto Politécnico de BejaBeja #5,0786.910.4%86
51Escola Superior de Enfermagem de CoimbraCoimbra #5,3096.410.2%108
52Instituto Superior Miguel TorgaCoimbra #5,3196.412.3%92
53Instituto PiagetViseu #5,5066.17.2%91
54Fundação para a Ciência e TecnologiaLisbon #5,5565.98.2%94
55Portuguese Military AcademyLisbon #5,6735.77.0%99
56Portuguese ArmyLisbon #5,8985.36.7%99
57Lusíada University of PortoPorto #6,2564.711.9%68
58Águas de Portugal (Portugal)Lisbon #6,2984.69.7%83
59Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e Recursos NaturaisFunchal #6,3324.58.7%77
60Centro de Estudos para a Intervencao SocialLisbon #6,3504.514.4%74

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Portugal?

João J. Ferreira, Tiago Oliveira and Sandra María Correia Loureiro rank highest among researchers based in Portugal, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1João J. Ferreira#54,370 worldwide overall155.2 of 438 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Tiago Oliveira#12,660 worldwide overall96.1 of 194 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Sandra María Correia Loureiro#171,588 worldwide overall89.7 of 382 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4María Assunção Flores#72,092 worldwide overall63.9 of 212 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5João Morais Lopes#20,548 worldwide overall53.4 of 107 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Rui Cunha Marques#73,385 worldwide overall58.9 of 200 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Sofia Gomes#16,518 worldwide overall46.9 of 90 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Carlos Pestana Barros#225,465 worldwide overall63.7 of 307 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Gilberto Santos#79,681 worldwide overall46.3 of 121 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10José Alberto Fuinhas#86,786 worldwide overall43.6 of 120 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11António Afonso#121,044 worldwide overall55.6 of 186 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Arminda Maria Finisterra Do Paço#32,392 worldwide overall43.4 of 128 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Mário Franco#227,884 worldwide overall53.7 of 239 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ana Paula Barbosa‐Póvoa#25,909 worldwide overall39.6 of 103 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Cristina Fernandes#180,400 worldwide overall57.2 of 137 papers here in the top 10%

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