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Medicine research in Portugal

University of Lisbon ranks first in Portugal for Medicine research in 2022-now (#386 worldwide), followed by Universidade do Porto and Champalimaud Foundation.

Portugal's world rank
#28
of 152 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
27k
Top-10% rate
8.5%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Medicine in Portugal?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of LisbonLisbon #38634.29.5%2,568
2Universidade do PortoPorto #55830.113.3%2,714
3Champalimaud FoundationLisbon #86825.314.5%146
4Cambridge SchoolLisbon #94824.316.2%121
5Universidade Católica PortuguesaLisbon #99523.817.2%284
6University of AveiroAveiro #1,07322.910.9%502
7University of CoimbraCoimbra #1,12022.48.6%1,988
8Universidade Nova de LisboaLisbon #1,25521.212.5%716
9University of MinhoBraga #1,47819.411.1%719
10Centre for Health Technology and Services ResearchPorto #1,82117.115.6%280
11Instituto Politécnico de LisboaLisbon #1,97116.29.5%188
12Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e UniversitárioGandra #2,11815.414.0%130
13Hospital da LuzLisbon #2,13415.37.8%238
14Ordem dos MédicosLisbon #2,22814.87.6%156
15Escola Superior de Saúde Egas MonizCaparica #2,23614.816.1%142
16Rede de Química e TecnologiaPorto #2,56513.318.8%252
17University of ÉvoraEvora #2,65512.99.5%209
18Polytechnic Institute of PortoPorto #2,79112.412.6%173
19Fernando Pessoa UniversityPorto #2,85312.111.3%127
20University of Beira InteriorCovilha #2,89911.913.5%271
21Instituto Politécnico de LeiriaLeiria #2,97611.66.4%300
22Hospital Beatriz ÂngeloLoures #3,07211.34.6%168
23Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco GentilLisbon #3,11811.19.4%218
24Unidade Local de Saúde de São JoséLisbon #3,15511.05.9%256
25Universidade LusófonaLisbon #3,15911.012.6%197
26Centro Hospitalar Lisboa NorteLisbon #3,19010.95.6%393
27Polytechnic Institute of BragançaBragança #3,20810.812.0%162
28Polytechnic Institute of CoimbraCoimbra #3,37410.313.6%104
29CUF Porto HospitalPorto #3,43710.19.4%114
30University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto DouroVila Real #3,5539.711.7%335
31Hospital de São JoãoPorto #3,5549.76.0%1,138
32Algarve Biomedical CenterFaro #3,5679.64.8%234
33IPO PortoPorto #3,6109.57.4%292
34Hospital de Egas MonizLisbon #3,7099.25.7%171
35Escola Superior de Enfermagem de CoimbraCoimbra #3,8428.87.4%117
36Institute for Systems Engineering and ComputersLisbon #3,9308.610.9%80
37Centro Hospitalar do PortoPorto #3,9598.55.3%907
38Polytechnic Institute of Viana do CasteloViana do Castelo #4,0148.312.9%99
39Instituto do CoraçãoCarnaxide #4,1767.95.1%86
40Instituto Politécnico de SantarémSantarém #4,3307.55.6%103
41Hospital Curry CabralLisbon #4,5057.16.3%102
42Instituto Politécnico da GuardaGuarda #4,5207.09.0%106
43Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de GaiaVila Nova de Gaia #4,5397.03.5%572
44Hospital Prof. Dr. Fernando FonsecaAmadora #4,7356.52.6%298
45Universidade da MadeiraFunchal #4,8126.318.9%60
46Polytechnic Institute of Castelo BrancoCastelo Branco #4,8246.37.8%90
47Hospital de São BernardoSetúbal #4,9446.03.1%150
48Hospital de São JoséLisbon #4,9766.03.7%142
49University of AlgarveFaro #5,0435.89.9%176
50Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa OcidentalLisbon #5,0625.83.7%228
51INESC TECPorto #5,0865.79.2%102
52Escola Superior de Enfermagem do PortoPorto #5,1105.74.5%62
53Unidade Local de Saúde de Entre Douro e VougaArouca #5,2085.53.6%177
54Polytechnic Institute of ViseuViseu #5,2635.39.2%82
55Instituto Superior da MaiaMaia #5,2975.313.1%115
56Hospital Vila Franca de XiraVila Franca de Xira #5,3045.36.3%80
57Centro Hospitalar do Baixo VougaAveiro #5,5744.73.1%152
58Hospital de Santa MartaLisbon #5,6274.62.8%206
59Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de CoimbraCoimbra #5,7024.57.5%76
60Unidade Hospitalar de BragançaBragança #5,8204.22.4%94

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Portugal?

Rui Luís Reis, José Manuel Ferro and Hugo P. Marques rank highest among researchers based in Portugal, on their papers in Medicine that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Rui Luís Reis#54,538 worldwide overall137.9 of 500 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2José Manuel Ferro#70,370 worldwide overall112.4 of 378 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Hugo P. Marques#71,624 worldwide overall100.1 of 346 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Mário Jorge Dinis-Ribeiro#119,635 worldwide overall111.6 of 463 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Luís Bettencourt Sardinha#67,664 worldwide overall99.2 of 383 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Fátima Cardoso#53,087 worldwide overall85.9 of 306 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Diana Aguiar de Sousa#26,371 worldwide overall66.1 of 152 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Helena Cortez‐Pinto#58,884 worldwide overall73.7 of 233 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Natália Alves Martins#31,145 worldwide overall91.0 of 161 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Portugal on their work in Medicine 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 Medicine