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Direção Geral do Património Cultural

In research, Direção Geral do Património Cultural stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,037 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,410 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,658 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology and Urban Studies — Archeology is 36.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,722
of 28,054 · #17,236 all time
Rank in Portugal
#99
of 187
Research works
1.3k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
3.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
91%
world 28%

What is Direção Geral do Património Cultural known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,037 of 10,521 7.9%234 #4365
Social SciencesField #3,410 of 6,365 5.7%131 #3347
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,658 of 1,998 14.4%74 #1924

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Direção Geral do Património Cultural 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#4,365 #4,037
  2. Social Sciences#3,347 #3,410
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,924 #1,658
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Direção Geral do Património Cultural specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 36.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 38.5 works37×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 26.9 works28×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.66× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.59× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.72× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 7.36× its world share, 74 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.64× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.97× its world share, 130 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Direção Geral do Património Cultural?

Ranked on the composite score, Marta Moreno García, Jacinta Bugalhão and Sónia Gabriel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Direção Geral do Património Cultural.

  1. 1 Marta Moreno García Portugal · #425,691 worldwide 43 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Jacinta Bugalhão Portugal · #549,279 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Sónia Gabriel Portugal · #1,088,841 worldwide 22 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Eduardo Porfírio Portugal · #1,243,106 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Direção Geral do Património Cultural

Which keywords describe research at Direção Geral do Património Cultural?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Globalization, Cultural Heritage, Sustainability, Social Movements, Sustainable Development, Cultural Identity and Qualitative Research.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Globalization39▲ 5.7×40 topics
  2. Sustainability35▲ 4.1×32 topics
  3. Public Policy34▲ 20×13 topics
  4. Cultural Heritage27▲ 14×24 topics
  5. Sustainable Development25▲ 4.5×20 topics
  6. Social Movements20▲ 19×11 topics
  7. Qualitative Research20▲ 6.6×10 topics
  8. Cultural Identity19▲ 11×17 topics
  9. Urbanization18▲ 12×5 topics
  10. Iberian Peninsula16▲ 153×3 topics
  11. Archaeology16▲ 34×7 topics
  12. Urban Development16▲ 12×12 topics
  13. Rural Development16▲ 13×7 topics
  14. Segregation15▲ 53×2 topics
  15. Environmental Justice14▲ 31×3 topics
  16. Spatial Planning14▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Territoriality14▲ 82×1 topic
  18. Cultural Sustainability13▲ 67×2 topics
  19. Human Rights13▲ 3.7×19 topics
  20. Tourism12▲ 38×6 topics
  21. Community Engagement12▲ 10×6 topics
  22. Settlement Patterns12▲ 166×2 topics
  23. Social Justice12▲ 5.7×10 topics
  24. Teacher Training11▲ 5.2×7 topics
  25. Community Participation11▲ 8.3×7 topics
  26. Marketing Strategies11▲ 31×2 topics
  27. Data Analysis11▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Organizational Management10▲ 46×1 topic
  29. Research Methods10▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Social Dynamics10▲ 49×4 topics
  31. Colonialism10▲ 6.1×14 topics
  32. Cultural Exchange9▲ 21×6 topics
  33. Environmental Education9▲ 17×4 topics
  34. Social Participation9▲ 42×2 topics
  35. Constitutional Law9▲ 19×4 topics
  36. Water Resources9▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Eco-friendly Practices9▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Gestión8▲ 294×1 topic
  39. Patrimonio Cultural8▲ 294×1 topic
  40. Social Inequality8▲ 9.1×7 topics

Which research topics does Direção Geral do Património Cultural publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban Development and Societal Issues, Business and Management Studies, Environmental Sustainability and Education and Archaeology and Cultural Heritage.

Urban Development and So…14Urban Development and Societal Issues: 14 fractional worksBusiness and Management …10Business and Management Studies: 10 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…9Environmental Sustainability and Education: 9 fractional worksArchaeology and Cultural…8Archaeology and Cultural Heritage: 8 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 8 fractional worksUrban and sociocultural dynamics: 8 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues7Brazilian Legal Issues: 7 fractional worksArchaeological and Histo…6Archaeological and Historical Studies: 6 fractional worksArchaeological and Geolo…5Archaeological and Geological Studies: 5 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…5Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 5 fractional works
Urban StudiesInformation Systems and ManagementManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawCultural Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 14 works
  2. 2 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 10 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 9 works
  4. 4 Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Cultural Studies 8 works
  5. 5 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 8 works
  6. 6 Urban and sociocultural dynamics Urban Studies 8 works
  7. 7 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 7 works
  8. 8 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 6 works
  9. 9 Archaeological and Geological Studies Archeology 5 works
  10. 10 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 5 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 available90.6%not open9.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors60.6%domestic only39.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Direção Geral do Património Cultural's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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