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Health Professions research in Portugal

Universidade do Porto ranks first in Portugal for Health Professions research in 2022–2025 (#61 worldwide), followed by University of Lisbon and University of Minho.

Portugal's world rank
#20
of 108 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
4.7k
Top-10% rate
15.0%
Ranked institutions
19

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Professions in Portugal?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidade do PortoPorto #6145.718.7%378
2University of LisbonLisbon #15433.421.6%280
3University of MinhoBraga #19030.618.0%202
4Universidade Nova de LisboaLisbon #20129.918.9%193
5University of CoimbraCoimbra #24527.314.7%245
6Polytechnic Institute of PortoPorto #35022.622.3%71
7University of AveiroAveiro #35422.419.1%130
8Universidade Católica PortuguesaLisbon #84310.918.7%110
9Instituto Politécnico de LeiriaLeiria #89410.223.5%69
10Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do TejoLisbon #1,0747.74.6%153
11Centre for Health Technology and Services ResearchPorto #1,1187.225.0%74
12Escola Superior de Enfermagem da Universidade de LisboaLisbon #1,1856.49.2%143
13University of ÉvoraEvora #1,2006.318.4%87
14Iscte – Instituto Universitário de LisboaLisbon #1,2166.122.6%74
15Escola Superior de Enfermagem de CoimbraCoimbra #1,2755.515.9%95
16Escola Superior de Enfermagem do PortoPorto #1,4214.09.8%65
17Universidade LusófonaLisbon #1,4633.719.0%64
18Ordem dos MédicosLisbon #1,6602.02.9%108
19Instituto Superior TécnicoLisbon #1,724148.04.7%82

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

Who are the top Health Professions researchers in Portugal?

Tiago Oliveira, José Maia and Pedro Lopes Ferreira rank highest among researchers based in Portugal.

  1. 1Tiago Oliveira#10,596 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 15 works
  2. 2José Maia#113,529 worldwide overall219 citations · 15 works
  3. 3Pedro Lopes Ferreira#127,347 worldwide overall151 citations · 25 works
  4. 4Beatriz Sousa Santos#241,193 worldwide overall233 citations · 16 works
  5. 5Daniel A. Marinho#264,495 worldwide overall154 citations · 16 works
  6. 6Fernando Gonçalves#327,727 worldwide overall169 citations · 16 works
  7. 7Jorge Mota#370,138 worldwide overall279 citations · 21 works
  8. 8Graça Simões de Carvalho#474,222 worldwide overall178 citations · 35 works
  9. 9Pedro Pita Barros#520,713 worldwide overall114 citations · 15 works
  10. 10João Marôco#562,776 worldwide overall244 citations · 23 works
  11. 11Margarida Gaspar de Matos#579,946 worldwide overall273 citations · 36 works
  12. 12António Manuel Fonseca#622,966 worldwide overall99 citations · 17 works
  13. 13Pedro Arezes#681,552 worldwide overall113 citations · 30 works
  14. 14Filipe Manuel Clemente#686,938 worldwide overall156 citations · 15 works
  15. 15Alda Marques#694,745 worldwide overall114 citations · 15 works

How Portugal compares with other countries in Health Professions