Neuroscience research in Portugal
University of Coimbra ranks first in Portugal for Neuroscience research in 2022-now (#456 worldwide), followed by Universidade do Porto and University of Lisbon.
- Portugal's world rank
- #23 of 71 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 1.9k
- Top-10% rate
- 9.2%
- Ranked institutions
- 6
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Neuroscience in Portugal?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of CoimbraCoimbra | #456 | 12.5 | 9.2% | 255 |
| 2 | Universidade do PortoPorto | #605 | 8.4 | 10.1% | 238 |
| 3 | University of LisbonLisbon | #642 | 7.6 | 8.4% | 242 |
| 4 | Universidade Nova de LisboaLisbon | #688 | 6.6 | 12.1% | 77 |
| 5 | University of MinhoBraga | #695 | 6.5 | 10.4% | 139 |
| 6 | University of AveiroAveiro | #757 | 5.2 | 7.3% | 76 |
Institutions in Portugal above the floor of 40 fractional works in Neuroscience, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top Neuroscience researchers in Portugal?
Nuno Sousa, Zachary F. Mainen and Rui M. Costa rank highest among researchers based in Portugal, on their papers in Neuroscience that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Nuno Sousa#93,217 worldwide overall57.6 of 257 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Zachary F. Mainen#11,337 worldwide overall38.3 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Rui M. Costa#29,924 worldwide overall33.4 of 65 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Rodrigo Antunes Cunha#112,112 worldwide overall36.2 of 138 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Joana Cabral#34,416 worldwide overall22.3 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Leopoldo Petreanu#117,190 worldwide overall14.0 of 21 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Christian K. Machens#145,273 worldwide overall13.4 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Joseph J. Paton#201,070 worldwide overall11.2 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
- 9João Filipe Oliveira#382,613 worldwide overall12.0 of 29 papers here in the top 10%
- 10João Cerqueira#503,383 worldwide overall11.7 of 47 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in Portugal on their work in Neuroscience alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.