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AlgaPlus (Portugal)

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Research works
27
▼ 51% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
40.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
71%
world 40%
International
37%
world 18%
AlgaPlus (Portugal)

Not ranked overall: AlgaPlus (Portugal) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does AlgaPlus (Portugal) work in?

In all years, 57% of research at AlgaPlus (Portugal) is in Life Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (46%), Environmental Science (10%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (9%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 15 fractional works · 56.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 45.6% of its workAquatic Science: 9 fractional works · 34.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 34.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 9.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.0% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 7.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 7.7% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAlgaPlus(Portugal)27fractional works, all years
Life Sciences57%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1245.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology26.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology13.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    5. Neuroscience00.3%
    1. Environmental Science39.7%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences29.0%
    3. Energy27.7%
    4. Engineering25.8%
    5. Materials Science01.4%
    6. Chemistry00.3%
    7. Computer Science00.3%
    1. Nursing14.8%
    2. Medicine12.8%
    3. Health Professions00.6%
    1. Social Sciences00.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 7.61× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.38× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.46× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.54× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.03× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 10.35× its world share, 0 worksNursing1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing10.35×0 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7.61×2 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology6.38×0 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences5.46×1 works
  5. Energy4.54×0 works
  6. Environmental Science2.03×1 works
  7. Engineering1.22×1 works
  8. Materials Science1.17×0 works
  9. Neuroscience0.76×0 works
  10. Medicine0.21×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.14×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.13×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at AlgaPlus (Portugal)?

Ranked on the quality score, Helena Abreu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AlgaPlus (Portugal).

  1. 1 Helena Abreu Portugal · #401,205 worldwide 5.1k citations · 116 works
All ranked researchers at AlgaPlus (Portugal)

What are the most cited papers from AlgaPlus (Portugal)?

The most cited paper from AlgaPlus (Portugal) is "A genomic catalog of Earth’s microbiomes" (Stephen Nayfach et al., 2020), with 1,007 citations. Next come "Seaweeds: an opportunity for wealth and sustainable livelihood for coastal communities" (281) and "Algae as Food in Europe: An Overview of Species Diversity and Their Application" (233).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A genomic catalog of Earth’s microbiomes Stephen Nayfach et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access267 authors 9 Nov 2020 1,007
2 Seaweeds: an opportunity for wealth and sustainable livelihood for coastal communities Céline Rebours, Eliane Marinho‐Soriano, José Antonio Zertuche-González et al. · Journal of Applied Phycology Open access 2 May 2014 281
3 Algae as Food in Europe: An Overview of Species Diversity and Their Application Madalena Mendes et al. · Foods Open access 24 Jun 2022 233
4 Role of dietary seaweed supplementation on growth performance, digestive capacity and immune and stress responsiveness in European seabass ( Dicentrarchus labrax ) Maria João Peixoto, Emílio Salas-Leitón, Luís Ferreira Pereira et al. · Aquaculture Reports Open access 27 Mar 2016 151
5 Screening of Ulva rigida, Gracilaria sp., Fucus vesiculosus and Saccharina latissima as Functional Ingredients Rodrigo T. Neto, Catarina Marçal, Ana S. Queirós et al. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences Open access 30 Sep 2018 149
All 90 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at AlgaPlus (Portugal)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Benefits, Antioxidant Activity, Aquaculture, Bioactive Compounds, Functional Food, Seaweed, Sulfated Polysaccharides and Omega-3 Fatty Acids.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Health Benefits7▲ 84×4 topics
  2. Antioxidant Activity7▲ 45×4 topics
  3. Aquaculture6▲ 88×5 topics
  4. Bioactive Compounds6▲ 112×2 topics
  5. Functional Food6▲ 214×3 topics
  6. Seaweed5▲ 1190×1 topic
  7. Sulfated Polysaccharides5▲ 1190×1 topic
  8. Omega-3 Fatty Acids3▲ 133×2 topics
  9. Nutrition3▲ 25×2 topics
  10. Benthic Communities2▲ 104×2 topics
  11. Marine Biodiversity2▲ 104×2 topics
  12. Fatty Acids2▲ 82×1 topic
  13. Fish Feed2▲ 142×1 topic
  14. Coastal Protection2▲ 118×2 topics
  15. Functional Foods2▲ 127×2 topics
  16. Ocean Acidification2▲ 97×2 topics
  17. Biodiesel2▲ 94×1 topic
  18. Kelp Forests2▲ 218×1 topic
  19. Microalgae2▲ 160×1 topic
  20. Seagrasses2▲ 218×1 topic
  21. Food Security2▲ 17×3 topics
  22. Environmental Impact2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  23. Protein Hydrolysates2▲ 116×2 topics
  24. Biological Activities2▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Sea Cucumbers2▲ 687×1 topic
  26. Triterpene Glycosides2▲ 687×1 topic
  27. Sustainability1▲ 2.8×3 topics
  28. ACE Inhibitory Peptides1▲ 111×1 topic
  29. Bioactive Peptides1▲ 111×1 topic
  30. Gut Microbiota1▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Inflammation1▲ 1.83×2 topics
  32. Marine Environment1▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Probiotics1▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Bivalve Molluscs1▲ 115×1 topic
  35. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 3.6×1 topic
  36. Dietary Intake1▲ 59×1 topic
  37. Ecosystem Services1▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Oyster Reefs1▲ 115×1 topic
  39. Fish Immunology1▲ 85×1 topic
  40. Innate Immunity1▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does AlgaPlus (Portugal) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Marine and coastal plant biology and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics.

Seaweed-derived Bioactiv…1Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds: 1 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 1 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 1 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 0 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 0 fractional worksAdvanced ceramic materia…0Advanced ceramic materials synthesis: 0 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 0 fractional worksAlgal biology and biofuel production: 0 fractional worksFood Industry and Aquatic Biology: 0 fractional worksFatty Acid Research and Health: 0 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceOceanographyMechanics of MaterialsImmunology5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds Aquatic Science 1 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 1 works
  3. 3 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 1 works
  4. 4 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  5. 5 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 0 works
  6. 6 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 0 works
  7. 7 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  8. 8 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  9. 9 Food Industry and Aquatic Biology Food Science 0 works
  10. 10 Fatty Acid Research and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available71.1%not open28.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.6%domestic only63.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has AlgaPlus (Portugal)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 51% lower than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is AlgaPlus (Portugal) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000017% in 2024.

still counting0.000025%0.000050%0.000075%AlgaPlus (Portugal)0.000035% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of AlgaPlus (Portugal) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

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