How does Portugal rank in Social Sciences research?

Portugal ranks #21 of 151 countries on research quality in Social Sciences (2022–2025), with 18k works.

Social Sciences research in Portugal

University of Lisbon ranks first in Portugal for Social Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#49 worldwide), followed by University of Algarve and Universidade do Porto.

Portugal's world rank: #21
Works, 2022–2025: 18k
Top-10% rate: 18.8%
Ranked institutions: 50

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

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Portugal?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	University of LisbonLisbon	#49	55.6	22.2%	1,836
2	University of AlgarveFaro	#286	35.4	28.5%	282
3	Universidade do PortoPorto	#301	34.8	22.4%	1,141
4	University of CoimbraCoimbra	#409	31.3	15.7%	1,492
5	University of MinhoBraga	#420	31.0	21.3%	1,188
6	University of AveiroAveiro	#441	30.5	26.2%	695
7	Iscte – Instituto Universitário de LisboaLisbon	#466	29.9	30.9%	664
8	Universidade LusófonaLisbon	#615	26.7	25.1%	373
9	Universidade Nova de LisboaLisbon	#694	25.3	19.0%	967
10	University of ÉvoraEvora	#734	24.7	21.6%	272
11	University of Beira InteriorCovilha	#1,074	20.3	26.3%	263
12	Universidade Católica PortuguesaLisbon	#1,232	18.8	18.8%	504
13	Universidade EuropeiaLisbon	#1,332	17.9	31.2%	88
14	Polytechnic Institute of PortoPorto	#1,349	17.7	23.6%	308
15	Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and AveBarcelos	#1,600	15.8	37.1%	101
16	INESC TECPorto	#1,606	15.7	34.3%	76
17	University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto DouroVila Real	#1,837	14.2	18.3%	223
18	Universidade PortucalensePorto	#1,954	13.5	24.0%	122
19	Instituto Politécnico de LeiriaLeiria	#2,045	13.0	26.6%	180
20	ISPA - Instituto UniversitárioLisbon	#2,277	11.7	34.8%	77
21	Instituto Superior TécnicoLisbon	#2,289	11.7	13.6%	248
22	Instituto Politécnico de LisboaLisbon	#2,347	11.4	19.5%	110
23	Polytechnic Institute of BragançaBragança	#2,446	10.9	20.5%	197
24	Autonomous University of LisbonLisbon	#2,554	10.4	18.8%	125
25	Instituto Politecnico de SetubalSetúbal	#2,558	10.4	20.0%	66
26	Universidade AbertaLisbon	#2,691	9.8	11.4%	237
27	Universidade Lusófona do PortoPorto	#2,785	9.4	17.6%	70
28	Centro de Estudos em Geografia e Ordenamento do TerritorioCoimbra	#3,047	8.4	24.4%	109
29	Instituto Superior da MaiaMaia	#3,144	8.1	18.5%	151
30	Polytechnic Institute of ViseuViseu	#3,336	7.4	21.5%	100
31	Polytechnic Institute of Viana do CasteloViana do Castelo	#3,366	7.3	27.6%	80
32	Ministério da JustiçaLisbon	#3,394	7.2	6.5%	418
33	Direção Geral do Património CulturalLisbon	#3,410	7.1	5.7%	130
34	Universidade dos AçoresPonta Delgada	#3,424	7.1	28.8%	94
35	Instituto Superior de Educação e CiênciasLisbon	#3,569	6.6	16.2%	169
36	Polytechnic Institute of CoimbraCoimbra	#4,186	4.8	25.0%	76
37	Fernando Pessoa UniversityPorto	#4,264	4.6	15.4%	107
38	Instituto Politécnico da GuardaGuarda	#4,295	4.5	10.3%	139
39	Universidade da MadeiraFunchal	#4,340	4.4	13.5%	114
40	Lusíada University of LisbonLisbon	#4,406	4.2	17.3%	104
41	Centre for Research in AnthropologyLisbon	#4,541	3.9	14.3%	113
42	Centro de Investigação em Artes e ComunicaçãoFaro	#4,547	3.8	5.2%	152
43	Ordem dos MédicosLisbon	#4,936	2.9	4.5%	208
44	Polícia JudiciáriaLisbon	#5,047	2.7	4.1%	143
45	Campo Arqueologico de MertolaMértola	#5,069	2.6	9.0%	63
46	Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do TejoLisbon	#5,278	2.1	6.5%	108
47	Polytechnic Institute of Castelo BrancoCastelo Branco	#5,288	2.1	11.0%	76
48	Instituto Superior de GestãoLisbon	#5,309	2.1	11.9%	94
49	Escola Superior de Enfermagem da Universidade de LisboaLisbon	#5,462	1.8	7.9%	109
50	Ciência VivaLisbon	#6,202	30.0	3.6%	89

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Portugal?

João Pedro da Ponte, Leandro S. Almeida and Carlinda Leite rank highest among researchers based in Portugal.

1João Pedro da Ponte#423,427 worldwide overall104 citations · 93 works
2Leandro S. Almeida#580,299 worldwide overall263 citations · 97 works
3Carlinda Leite#621,855 worldwide overall56 citations · 88 works
4Luís Borges Gouveia#1,115,812 worldwide overall40 citations · 94 works
5Fernando Ilídio Ferreira#1,227,743 worldwide overall11 citations · 87 works

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