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Escola Superior de Artes e Design

In research, Escola Superior de Artes e Design stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,078 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,384
of 28,054 · #40,729 all time
Rank in Portugal
#169
of 187
Research works
295
▲ 71% vs 2013–17
Citations
508
1.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

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 #15,078 of 16,945 6.7%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 2.31× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 2.55× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 8.78× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Identity, Globalization, Cultural Studies, Public Policy, Social Support, Gender and Conservation.

▲ 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. Cultural Heritage10▲ 21×14 topics
  2. Globalization8▲ 4.5×15 topics
  3. Identity7▲ 11×12 topics
  4. Sustainability6▲ 2.9×12 topics
  5. Education5▲ 3.5×16 topics
  6. Cultural Studies5▲ 15×8 topics
  7. Quality of Life5▲ 3.9×8 topics
  8. Public Policy5▲ 10×6 topics
  9. Social Support4▲ 8.9×4 topics
  10. Innovation4▲ 4.3×11 topics
  11. Conservation4▲ 10×5 topics
  12. Gender4▲ 8.1×8 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 2.9×8 topics
  14. Literature4▲ 7.3×9 topics
  15. Aging Population3▲ 42×3 topics
  16. Elderly Care3▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Historical Memory3▲ 116×2 topics
  18. Social Justice3▲ 6.1×6 topics
  19. Social Movements3▲ 12×7 topics
  20. Gender Differences3▲ 9.2×2 topics
  21. Social Inequality3▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Welfare State3▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Ethical Challenges3▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Media Influence3▲ 140×2 topics
  25. Teacher Training3▲ 5.1×5 topics
  26. Theatre3▲ 108×2 topics
  27. Community Intervention3▲ 93×1 topic
  28. Community Participation3▲ 8.1×1 topic
  29. Healthcare Methodologies3▲ 305×1 topic
  30. Religion3▲ 6.3×4 topics
  31. Social Work3▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Art3▲ 34×6 topics
  33. Culture3▲ 5.5×6 topics
  34. Feminism3▲ 10×6 topics
  35. Art History2▲ 106×2 topics
  36. Historiography2▲ 22×5 topics
  37. Seville2▲ 234×1 topic
  38. Spanish Art2▲ 234×1 topic
  39. Media Studies2▲ 36×4 topics
  40. Sociology2▲ 18×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Sciences and Policies, History, Culture, and Society, Historical Art and Architecture Studies and Literature, Culture, and Aesthetics.

Social Sciences and Policies: 3 fractional worksHistory, Culture, and Society: 3 fractional worksHistorical Art and Archi…2Historical Art and Architecture Studies: 2 fractional worksLiterature, Culture, and…2Literature, Culture, and Aesthetics: 2 fractional worksTheatre and Performance Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 2 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Tex…1Fashion and Cultural Textiles: 1 fractional worksArts and Performance Studies: 1 fractional worksBuilding materials and conservation: 1 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 1 fractional works
General Social SciencesSpeech and HearingConservationMuseology4 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 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 2 works
  4. 4 Literature, Culture, and Aesthetics Museology 2 works
  5. 5 Theatre and Performance Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  6. 6 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 2 works
  7. 7 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 1 works
  8. 8 Arts and Performance Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  9. 9 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  10. 10 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 71% 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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