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Escola Superior de Artes e Design

In research, Escola Superior de Artes e Design stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,727 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,972
of 22,385 · #21,074 all time
Rank in Portugal
#137
of 168
Research works
295
▲ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
508
1.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
80%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Escola Superior de Artes e Design

What is Escola Superior de Artes e Design 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 #8,727 of 14,833 5.2%208

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Escola Superior de Artes e Design 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 Escola Superior de Artes e Design work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at Escola Superior de Artes e Design is in Social Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (29%), Social Sciences (28%), Engineering (8%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 70 fractional works · 63.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 32 fractional works · 28.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 10 fractional works · 9.1% of its workMuseology: 6 fractional works · 5.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workConservation: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 31 fractional works · 28.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 21 fractional works · 18.9% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 7.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 6.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 12.1% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKEscola Superiorde Artes e Design111fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences63%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities3228.5%
    2. Social Sciences3128.0%
    3. Psychology32.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting21.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
    6. Decision Sciences10.8%
    1. Engineering87.6%
    2. Computer Science86.8%
    3. Environmental Science21.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.5%
    5. Energy10.7%
    6. Materials Science00.4%
    1. Medicine76.0%
    2. Health Professions65.0%
    3. Nursing11.0%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences54.9%
    2. Neuroscience10.8%
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: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.89× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 2.05× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 9.89× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities9.89×32 works
  2. Social Sciences2.21×31 works
  3. Nursing2.05×1 works
  4. Health Professions1.89×6 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.03×5 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.94×2 works
  7. Psychology0.91×3 works
  8. Computer Science0.87×8 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.85×1 works
  10. Energy0.82×1 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×1 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.59×2 works
  13. Engineering0.51×8 works
  14. Neuroscience0.47×1 works
  15. Environmental Science0.38×2 works
  16. Medicine0.31×7 works
  17. Dentistry0.16×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Escola Superior de Artes e Design?

Ranked on the quality score, Eneko Besa, Katja Tschimmel and Jaime Fúster Pérez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Escola Superior de Artes e Design.

  1. 1 Eneko Besa Portugal · #4,218,891 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Katja Tschimmel Portugal · #4,614,186 worldwide 163 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Jaime Fúster Pérez Portugal · #4,768,706 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Escola Superior de Artes e Design

What are the most cited papers from Escola Superior de Artes e Design?

The most cited paper from Escola Superior de Artes e Design is "Healthcare Signage Design: A Review on Recommendations for Effective Signing Systems" (Rita Rodrigues, Rita Coelho, João Manuel R. S. Tavares, 2018), with 56 citations. Next come "The Impact of Dust Deposition on PV Panels’ Efficiency and Mitigation Solutions: Review Article" (51) and "Permanence of avoided deforestation in a Transamazon REDD+ project (Pará, Brazil)" (41).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Healthcare Signage Design: A Review on Recommendations for Effective Signing Systems Rita Rodrigues, Rita Coelho, João Manuel R. S. Tavares · HERD Health Environments Research & Design Journal Open access 3 Dec 2018 56
2 The Impact of Dust Deposition on PV Panels’ Efficiency and Mitigation Solutions: Review Article Mina Nezamisavojbolaghi, Erfan Davodian, Amal Bouich et al. · Energies Open access 12 Dec 2023 51
3 Permanence of avoided deforestation in a Transamazon REDD+ project (Pará, Brazil) Cauê Dias Carrilho, Gabriela Demarchi, Amy E. Duchelle et al. · Ecological Economics 9 Aug 2022 41
4 The many faces of a face: Comparing stills and videos of facial expressions in eight dimensions (SAVE database) Margarida Vaz Garrido, Diniz Lopes, Marília Prada et al. · Behavior Research Methods Open access 29 Aug 2016 38
5 A Benchmarking Analysis of Open-Source Business Intelligence Tools in Healthcare Environments Andreia Brandão, Eliana Pereira, Marisa Esteves et al. · Information Open access 13 Oct 2016 37
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Escola Superior de Artes e Design?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Identity, Globalization, Cultural Studies, Sustainability, Education, Innovation and Public Policy.

▲ 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 Heritage13▲ 22×15 topics
  2. Globalization9▲ 4.3×19 topics
  3. Sustainability8▲ 3.0×16 topics
  4. Identity8▲ 9.7×13 topics
  5. Cultural Studies7▲ 18×9 topics
  6. Education7▲ 3.7×18 topics
  7. Innovation6▲ 5.2×11 topics
  8. Quality of Life5▲ 3.2×10 topics
  9. Public Policy5▲ 8.7×6 topics
  10. Social Support4▲ 7.4×4 topics
  11. Literature4▲ 7.1×10 topics
  12. Gender4▲ 7.1×8 topics
  13. Social Justice4▲ 6.3×7 topics
  14. Conservation4▲ 8.1×5 topics
  15. Qualitative Research4▲ 4.0×6 topics
  16. Design4▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Feminism4▲ 12×6 topics
  18. Social Movements4▲ 11×7 topics
  19. Art3▲ 34×6 topics
  20. Media Influence3▲ 137×3 topics
  21. Social Inequality3▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Aging Population3▲ 34×3 topics
  23. Aesthetics3▲ 36×5 topics
  24. Art History3▲ 115×2 topics
  25. Elderly Care3▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Historical Memory3▲ 96×2 topics
  27. Leadership3▲ 5.9×3 topics
  28. Gender Differences3▲ 7.4×2 topics
  29. Welfare State3▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Ethical Challenges3▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Historiography3▲ 22×6 topics
  32. Media Studies3▲ 41×4 topics
  33. Theatre3▲ 85×2 topics
  34. Community Intervention3▲ 83×1 topic
  35. Healthcare Methodologies3▲ 244×1 topic
  36. Social Work3▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Visual Culture3▲ 44×4 topics
  38. Marketing Strategy3▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Social Sciences3▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Sociology3▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Escola Superior de Artes e Design publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Social Sciences and Policies, History, Culture, and Society, Literature, Culture, and Aesthetics and Historical Art and Architecture Studies.

Social Sciences and Poli…3Social Sciences and Policies: 3 fractional worksHistory, Culture, and So…3History, Culture, and Society: 3 fractional worksLiterature, Culture, and…2Literature, Culture, and Aesthetics: 2 fractional worksHistorical Art and Archi…2Historical Art and Architecture Studies: 2 fractional worksCrafts, Textile, and Design: 2 fractional worksArchitecture, Art, Education: 2 fractional worksTheatre and Performance …2Theatre and Performance Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 2 fractional worksInnovative Human-Technology Interaction: 2 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Tex…1Fashion and Cultural Textiles: 1 fractional works
General Social SciencesSpeech and HearingMuseologyConservation3 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 3 works
  2. 2 History, Culture, and Society Speech and Hearing 3 works
  3. 3 Literature, Culture, and Aesthetics Museology 2 works
  4. 4 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Crafts, Textile, and Design Museology 2 works
  6. 6 Architecture, Art, Education Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  7. 7 Theatre and Performance Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  8. 8 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 2 works
  9. 9 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 2 works
  10. 10 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 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 available79.9%not open20.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.1%domestic only75.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Escola Superior de Artes e Design's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% higher 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 Escola Superior de Artes e Design as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00039% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Escola Superior de Artes e Design0.00042% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Escola Superior de Artes e Design 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 2025Escola Superior de Artes e Design5.6% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.4% in 2018.

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