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Physics and Astronomy research in Portugal

University of Lisbon ranks first in Portugal for Physics and Astronomy research in 2022–2025 (#288 worldwide), followed by University of Coimbra and Universidade do Porto.

Portugal's world rank
#36
of 79 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.9k
Top-10% rate
23.7%
Ranked institutions
8

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

What is the best university for Physics and Astronomy in Portugal?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of LisbonLisbon #28823.530.9%446
2University of CoimbraCoimbra #66112.324.7%168
3Universidade do PortoPorto #8688.619.6%155
4University of AveiroAveiro #9797.024.0%150
5University of MinhoBraga #1,0016.722.2%75
6Institute of Astrophysics and Space SciencesPorto #1,2903.329.1%126
7Instituto Politécnico de LisboaLisbon #1,3712.531.2%82
8LIP - Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle PhysicsLisbon #1,4511.728.7%66

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

Who are the top Physics and Astronomy researchers in Portugal?

J. Varela, N. C. Santos and S. G. Sousa rank highest among researchers based in Portugal.

  1. 1J. Varela#85,828 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 489 works
  2. 2N. C. Santos#146,483 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 368 works
  3. 3S. G. Sousa#414,343 worldwide overall608 citations · 193 works
  4. 4V. Adibekyan#436,260 worldwide overall554 citations · 179 works
  5. 5J. T. Mendonça#796,206 worldwide overall252 citations · 163 works

How Portugal compares with other countries in Physics and Astronomy