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Engineering research in Portugal

University of Lisbon ranks first in Portugal for Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#261 worldwide), followed by Universidade do Porto and University of Minho.

Portugal's world rank
#30
of 134 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
16k
Top-10% rate
17.0%
Ranked institutions
34

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

What is the best university for Engineering in Portugal?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of LisbonLisbon #26136.821.0%1,736
2Universidade do PortoPorto #32034.517.8%1,756
3University of MinhoBraga #37032.817.9%1,515
4University of AveiroAveiro #44830.617.1%1,314
5University of CoimbraCoimbra #56827.918.4%1,051
6Universidade Nova de LisboaLisbon #64326.518.5%775
7Instituto de TelecomunicaçõesLisbon #83023.613.9%569
8INESC TECPorto #1,18919.517.5%506
9University of Beira InteriorCovilha #1,25618.919.5%437
10Ministry of EducationLisbon #1,36318.026.5%173
11Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e DesenvolvimentoLisbon #1,59016.217.0%354
12Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial MangementPorto #1,68515.614.8%408
13Polytechnic Institute of PortoPorto #1,72015.314.4%484
14Instituto Politécnico de LisboaLisbon #1,79414.913.9%418
15University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto DouroVila Real #1,98813.718.5%192
16International Iberian Nanotechnology LaboratoryBraga #1,99513.718.7%166
17Institute for Systems Engineering and ComputersLisbon #2,21412.520.4%170
18Instituto Superior da MaiaMaia #2,7739.917.4%162
19Iscte – Instituto Universitário de LisboaLisbon #2,9909.118.7%124
20Instituto Politécnico de LeiriaLeiria #3,2238.215.2%141
21Rede de Química e TecnologiaPorto #3,3007.917.2%122
22Polytechnic Institute of CoimbraCoimbra #3,3067.918.2%120
23Instituto Superior TécnicoLisbon #3,4237.510.0%212
24Polytechnic Institute of BragançaBragança #3,4987.312.4%178
25University of ÉvoraEvora #3,5047.315.6%116
26Polytechnic Institute of Viana do CasteloViana do Castelo #3,6576.818.4%86
27Universidade LusófonaLisbon #3,7866.419.6%91
28National Laboratory for Civil EngineeringLisbon #3,9685.810.7%165
29University of AlgarveFaro #4,0995.516.2%97
30National Laboratory of Energy and GeologyLisbon #4,2565.120.3%69
31UninovaCaparica #4,5904.214.6%80
32Instituto Politecnico de SetubalSetúbal #4,9173.415.1%63
33Universidade Católica PortuguesaLisbon #5,0783.019.4%64
34Polytechnic Institute of ViseuViseu #5,2802.612.1%75

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

Who are the top Engineering researchers in Portugal?

P.P. Camanho, Paulo Leitão and Shahid Mumtaz rank highest among researchers based in Portugal.

  1. 1P.P. Camanho#28,396 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 105 works
  2. 2Paulo Leitão#40,788 worldwide overall790 citations · 123 works
  3. 3Shahid Mumtaz#52,305 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 116 works
  4. 4J. Paulo Davim#52,600 worldwide overall930 citations · 134 works
  5. 5Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues#64,654 worldwide overall2k citations · 129 works
  6. 6Jorge de Brito#66,695 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 190 works
  7. 7J. A. Tenreiro Machado#109,020 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 105 works
  8. 8João P. S. Catalào#141,091 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 376 works
  9. 9C. Guedes Soares#145,671 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 460 works
  10. 10Elvira Fortunato#145,903 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 127 works
  11. 11Alírio E. Rodrigues‬#154,098 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 130 works
  12. 12Lucas F. M. da Silva#155,513 worldwide overall937 citations · 192 works
  13. 13Rodrigo Martins#179,166 worldwide overall1k citations · 152 works
  14. 14A. Pascoal#185,255 worldwide overall596 citations · 111 works
  15. 15Paulo André#210,406 worldwide overall510 citations · 122 works

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