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Materials Science research in Portugal

University of Aveiro ranks first in Portugal for Materials Science research in 2022–2025 (#322 worldwide), followed by University of Coimbra and Universidade do Porto.

Portugal's world rank
#31
of 90 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.9k
Top-10% rate
17.1%
Ranked institutions
9

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

What is the best university for Materials Science in Portugal?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of AveiroAveiro #32226.114.6%495
2University of CoimbraCoimbra #53119.719.6%270
3Universidade do PortoPorto #56019.016.4%296
4University of LisbonLisbon #63917.315.5%284
5University of MinhoBraga #69516.217.3%301
6Universidade Nova de LisboaLisbon #70116.119.3%171
7Ministry of EducationLisbon #73215.628.6%88
8Rede de Química e TecnologiaPorto #1,3887.420.5%114
9International Iberian Nanotechnology LaboratoryBraga #1,4307.017.9%100

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

Who are the top Materials Science researchers in Portugal?

M.G.S. Ferreira, José L. Figueiredo and J.M.F. Ferreira rank highest among researchers based in Portugal.

  1. 1M.G.S. Ferreira#35,010 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 64 works
  2. 2José L. Figueiredo#83,292 worldwide overall1k citations · 45 works
  3. 3J.M.F. Ferreira#145,580 worldwide overall716 citations · 63 works
  4. 4Elvira Fortunato#145,903 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 83 works
  5. 5Luís D. Carlos#150,441 worldwide overall556 citations · 54 works
  6. 6F.M.B. Marques#155,956 worldwide overall583 citations · 73 works
  7. 7Rodrigo Martins#179,166 worldwide overall1k citations · 76 works
  8. 8João F. Mano#209,752 worldwide overall1k citations · 91 works
  9. 9Rui L. Reis#267,880 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 143 works
  10. 10A. Cavaleiro#273,121 worldwide overall479 citations · 49 works
  11. 11В.В. Хартон#300,521 worldwide overall786 citations · 125 works
  12. 12Adélio Mendes#306,064 worldwide overall1k citations · 45 works
  13. 13A. Fonseca#328,248 worldwide overall519 citations · 56 works
  14. 14J.R. Frade#328,777 worldwide overall424 citations · 66 works
  15. 15João Rocha#460,740 worldwide overall599 citations · 67 works

How Portugal compares with other countries in Materials Science