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Bial (Portugal)

In research, Bial (Portugal) stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,733 of 14,833 worldwide), Health Sciences (#13,345 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#12,165 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,792
of 22,385 · #13,468 all time
Rank in Portugal
#145
of 168
Research works
762
▼ 58% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.1k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Bial (Portugal)

What is Bial (Portugal) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #7,733 of 14,833 6.9%294
Health SciencesDomain #13,345 of 16,688 5.1%195
MedicineField #12,165 of 14,558 5.0%180
Physical SciencesDomain #14,588 of 17,446 7.2%157
Social SciencesField #8,097 of 9,330 3.6%145

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bial (Portugal) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

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

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Bial (Portugal) is in Social Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Medicine (20%), Psychology (6%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 44 fractional works · 49.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 31.1% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 9.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 20 fractional works · 22.6% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 19.8% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 17.7% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 10.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKBial (Portugal)89fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences50%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2831.1%
    2. Psychology66.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting44.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities33.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance32.8%
    6. Decision Sciences10.8%
    1. Medicine1819.8%
    2. Health Professions22.5%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Engineering44.9%
    2. Environmental Science43.9%
    3. Computer Science33.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.1%
    5. Chemistry11.4%
    6. Energy10.9%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    8. Materials Science00.2%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.4%
    3. Neuroscience22.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
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: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.57× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 18 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.06× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.57×1 works
  2. Social Sciences2.46×28 works
  3. Psychology2.06×6 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.49×4 works
  5. Neuroscience1.36×2 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.35×2 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.33×2 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.27×3 works
  9. Medicine1.03×18 works
  10. Energy0.95×1 works
  11. Health Professions0.94×2 works
  12. Veterinary0.92×0 works
  13. Chemistry0.91×1 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.87×1 works
  15. Environmental Science0.79×4 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.68×3 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.65×1 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.51×2 works
  19. Computer Science0.44×3 works
  20. Dentistry0.38×0 works
  21. Engineering0.33×4 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.31×1 works
  23. Materials Science0.07×0 works
  24. Mathematics0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Bial (Portugal)?

Ranked on the quality score, José‐Francisco Rocha, P. Nuno Palma and Raquel Costa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bial (Portugal).

  1. 1 José‐Francisco Rocha Portugal · #1,326,324 worldwide 1.9k citations · 69 works
  2. 2 P. Nuno Palma Portugal · #1,630,542 worldwide 1.9k citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Raquel Costa Portugal · #1,686,209 worldwide 2.9k citations · 48 works
  4. 4 David A. Learmonth Portugal · #2,401,745 worldwide 1.5k citations · 42 works
  5. 5 László E. Kiss Portugal · #2,502,792 worldwide 556 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Luís Guilherme Batista Almeida Portugal · #2,774,177 worldwide 4.5k citations · 136 works
  7. 7 A. Santos Portugal · #3,229,785 worldwide 820 citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Lyndon Christopher Wright Portugal · #3,301,016 worldwide 1.7k citations · 64 works
  9. 9 Helena C. Brigas Portugal · #3,417,350 worldwide 652 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 António Parada Portugal · #3,617,297 worldwide 819 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Bial (Portugal)

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

The most cited paper from Bial (Portugal) is "Solid dispersions as strategy to improve oral bioavailability of poor water soluble drugs" (Teófilo Vasconcelos, Bruno Filipe Carmelino Cardoso Sarmento, Paulo C. Costa, 2007), with 1,565 citations. Next come "Pharmacokinetic and safety profile oftrans‐resveratrol in a rising multiple‐dose study in healthy volunteers" (428) and "Amorphous solid dispersions: Rational selection of a manufacturing process" (381).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Solid dispersions as strategy to improve oral bioavailability of poor water soluble drugs Teófilo Vasconcelos, Bruno Filipe Carmelino Cardoso Sarmento, Paulo C. Costa · Drug Discovery Today Dec 2007 1,565
2 Pharmacokinetic and safety profile oftrans‐resveratrol in a rising multiple‐dose study in healthy volunteers Luís Guilherme Batista Almeida, Manuel Vaz‐da‐Silva, Amílcar C. Falcão et al. · Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 4 Feb 2009 428
3 Amorphous solid dispersions: Rational selection of a manufacturing process Teófilo Vasconcelos, Sara Rejane Oliveira Marques, José das Neves et al. · Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews Review 27 Jan 2016 381
4 Mechanisms of Action of Carbamazepine and Its Derivatives, Oxcarbazepine, BIA 2-093, and BIA 2-024 António Francisco Ambrósio, Patrı́cio Soares-da-Silva, Caetana Monteiro Carvalho et al. · Neurochemical Research Feb 2002 294
5 Opicapone as an adjunct to levodopa in patients with Parkinson's disease and end-of-dose motor fluctuations: a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial Joaquim José Ferreira, Andrew John Lees, José‐Francisco Rocha et al. · The Lancet Neurology 22 Dec 2015 291
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Bial (Portugal)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Studies, Globalization, Parkinson's Disease, Economic Development, Pedagogy, Innovation, Ethics and Consumer Behavior.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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. Cultural Studies9▲ 27×6 topics
  2. Globalization9▲ 4.9×13 topics
  3. Education6▲ 3.9×9 topics
  4. Innovation6▲ 6.1×10 topics
  5. Economic Development5▲ 7.6×5 topics
  6. Parkinson's Disease5▲ 24×7 topics
  7. Pedagogy5▲ 11×5 topics
  8. Social Media5▲ 4.0×9 topics
  9. Consumer Behavior5▲ 8.4×4 topics
  10. Ethics5▲ 10×4 topics
  11. Social Sciences5▲ 36×3 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress5▲ 3.1×10 topics
  13. Lifelong Learning4▲ 23×2 topics
  14. Media Literacy4▲ 8.8×3 topics
  15. Youth Development4▲ 50×2 topics
  16. Digital Innovations4▲ 308×1 topic
  17. Entrepreneurship4▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Quality of Life4▲ 3.1×13 topics
  19. Human Aging4▲ 515×1 topic
  20. Inflammation4▲ 1.94×15 topics
  21. Social Science4▲ 112×1 topic
  22. Neurological Disorders3▲ 6.5×9 topics
  23. Labor Market3▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Coping Strategies3▲ 12×4 topics
  25. European Union3▲ 14×5 topics
  26. Fiscal Policy3▲ 15×4 topics
  27. Diagnostic Criteria3▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Dopaminergic Neurons2▲ 41×2 topics
  29. Neurodegeneration2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  30. Genetic Risk Factors2▲ 49×1 topic
  31. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  32. a-Synuclein2▲ 49×1 topic
  33. Ethical Challenges2▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Health Professionals2▲ 96×2 topics
  35. Occupational Burnout2▲ 1205×1 topic
  36. Wood Products Industry2▲ 1205×1 topic
  37. Work Stress2▲ 96×2 topics
  38. Epilepsy2▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Parental Involvement2▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Religious Education2▲ 11×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Education and Cultural Studies, Social Issues in Poland, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments and Health, Work, and Social Studies in Poland.

Education and Cultural S…4Education and Cultural Studies: 4 fractional worksSocial Issues in Poland4Social Issues in Poland: 4 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 2 fractional worksHealth, Work, and Social Studies in Poland: 2 fractional worksCatholicism, Bioethics, Media, Education: 2 fractional worksDiverse Education Studie…1Diverse Education Studies and Reforms: 1 fractional worksAgricultural economics and policies: 1 fractional worksEpilepsy research and treatment: 1 fractional worksInformation Technology Governance and Strategy: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Software Engineering Methodologies: 1 fractional works
EducationGeneral Social SciencesNeurologySocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Cultural Studies Education 4 works
  2. 2 Social Issues in Poland General Social Sciences 4 works
  3. 3 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 2 works
  4. 4 Health, Work, and Social Studies in Poland Social Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Catholicism, Bioethics, Media, Education Safety Research 2 works
  6. 6 Diverse Education Studies and Reforms Education 1 works
  7. 7 Agricultural economics and policies Safety Research 1 works
  8. 8 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  9. 9 Information Technology Governance and Strategy Management Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies Artificial Intelligence 1 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 available53.0%not open47.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 58% 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 Bial (Portugal) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00042% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Bial (Portugal)0.00044% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Bial (Portugal)7.6% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.9% in 2012.

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