Field · Psychology · Portugal
Psychology research in Portugal
Universidade do Porto ranks first in Portugal for Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#158 worldwide), followed by University of Aveiro and University of Coimbra.
- Portugal's world rank
- #25 of 109 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 5.4k
- Top-10% rate
- 20.7%
- Ranked institutions
- 17
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Psychology in Portugal?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidade do PortoPorto | #158 | 34.2 | 23.8% | 491 |
| 2 | University of AveiroAveiro | #204 | 30.8 | 23.1% | 208 |
| 3 | University of CoimbraCoimbra | #237 | 28.9 | 20.9% | 412 |
| 4 | University of LisbonLisbon | #296 | 26.0 | 22.8% | 491 |
| 5 | University of MinhoBraga | #349 | 23.8 | 23.4% | 338 |
| 6 | ISPA - Instituto UniversitárioLisbon | #568 | 17.5 | 22.2% | 119 |
| 7 | Centre for Health Technology and Services ResearchPorto | #575 | 17.3 | 28.9% | 61 |
| 8 | University of AlgarveFaro | #613 | 16.5 | 29.6% | 89 |
| 9 | Iscte – Instituto Universitário de LisboaLisbon | #884 | 11.8 | 29.1% | 128 |
| 10 | Universidade Nova de LisboaLisbon | #918 | 11.3 | 21.0% | 177 |
| 11 | Polytechnic Institute of PortoPorto | #955 | 10.7 | 26.2% | 104 |
| 12 | Universidade Católica PortuguesaLisbon | #966 | 10.6 | 23.9% | 132 |
| 13 | Universidade LusófonaLisbon | #1,002 | 10.1 | 21.6% | 140 |
| 14 | University of ÉvoraEvora | #1,355 | 6.2 | 25.5% | 101 |
| 15 | Instituto Politécnico de LeiriaLeiria | #1,393 | 5.8 | 22.6% | 79 |
| 16 | University of Beira InteriorCovilha | #1,479 | 5.1 | 22.2% | 94 |
| 17 | University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto DouroVila Real | #1,639 | 3.7 | 18.3% | 102 |
Institutions in Portugal above the floor of 40 fractional works in Psychology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Psychology researchers in Portugal?
Nuno Sousa, José Miguel Caldas‐de‐Almeida and Jaime Sampaio rank highest among researchers based in Portugal.
- 1Nuno Sousa#17,118 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 25 works
- 2José Miguel Caldas‐de‐Almeida#71,817 worldwide overall283 citations · 24 works
- 3Jaime Sampaio#83,658 worldwide overall301 citations · 20 works
- 4et al#89,983 worldwide overall703 citations · 39 works
- 5José Maia#113,529 worldwide overall219 citations · 22 works
- 6Félix Neto#141,203 worldwide overall312 citations · 32 works
- 7Miguel M. Gonçalves#174,459 worldwide overall207 citations · 44 works
- 8Pedro Rosário#218,949 worldwide overall210 citations · 22 works
- 9Ana Paiva#268,437 worldwide overall553 citations · 61 works
- 10Pedro Morgado#361,907 worldwide overall177 citations · 24 works
- 11Jorge Mota#370,138 worldwide overall279 citations · 20 works
- 12José Pinto‐Gouveia#386,570 worldwide overall190 citations · 44 works
- 13Duarte Araújo#406,090 worldwide overall191 citations · 22 works
- 14Miguel Piña e Cunha#436,397 worldwide overall369 citations · 26 works
- 15Isabel Leal#497,825 worldwide overall173 citations · 37 works