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Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra

In research, Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,340 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#5,643 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,839 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions and Health Professions — General Health Professions is 11.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,716
of 28,054 · #15,413 all time
Rank in Portugal
#64
of 187
Research works
1k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
8k
7.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,340 of 11,982 13.4%220 #3493
MedicineField #5,643 of 10,443 10.7%117 #8621
Social SciencesDomain #5,839 of 10,521 19.6%108 #7876
Health ProfessionsField #1,275 of 1,928 15.8%95 #2833

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra 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. Health Sciences#3,493 #2,340
  2. Medicine#8,621 #5,643
  3. Social Sciences#7,876 #5,839
  4. Health Professions#2,833 #1,275
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 Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 11.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 57.3 works12×
  2. Health ProfessionsField · 95.1 works10×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.44× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 10.08× its world share, 95 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.70× its world share, 117 worksMedicineNursing: 4.29× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.34× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra?

Ranked on the composite score, José Carlos Amado Martins, Paulo Joaquím Pina Queirós and Ricardo J O Ferreira lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra.

  1. 1 José Carlos Amado Martins Portugal · #204,699 worldwide 63 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Paulo Joaquím Pina Queirós Portugal · #229,548 worldwide 33 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Ricardo J O Ferreira Portugal · #239,100 worldwide 67 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Luís Batalha Portugal · #330,031 worldwide 24 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Manuel Alves Rodrígues Portugal · #394,799 worldwide 15 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 João Apóstolo Portugal · #453,104 worldwide 75 citations · 60 works
  7. 7 Daniela Cardoso Portugal · #648,138 worldwide 22 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Hugo Neves Portugal · #742,145 worldwide 14 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Luís Loureiro Portugal · #826,250 worldwide 25 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Dulce María Pereira García Galvão Portugal · #890,141 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra

Which keywords describe research at Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Public Health, Primary Care, Mental Health, Healthcare Access, Health Policy, Aging Population and Social Determinants of Health.

▲ 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. Quality of Life55▲ 11×39 topics
  2. Public Health49▲ 9.3×32 topics
  3. Mental Health34▲ 6.5×33 topics
  4. Primary Care32▲ 24×13 topics
  5. Healthcare Access31▲ 31×8 topics
  6. Health Policy29▲ 52×7 topics
  7. Aging Population27▲ 83×4 topics
  8. Social Determinants of Health26▲ 32×7 topics
  9. Epidemiology25▲ 1.77×55 topics
  10. Chronic Diseases25▲ 27×6 topics
  11. Brazilian Health System23▲ 150×1 topic
  12. Community-Based Care23▲ 150×1 topic
  13. Depression21▲ 6.6×15 topics
  14. Educational Technology20▲ 4.7×11 topics
  15. Healthcare Workers18▲ 20×5 topics
  16. Risk Factors17▲ 4.4×23 topics
  17. Nursing17▲ 25×6 topics
  18. Social Support16▲ 8.1×16 topics
  19. Anxiety15▲ 8.6×8 topics
  20. Patient Care14▲ 33×3 topics
  21. Psychological Distress14▲ 16×6 topics
  22. Adolescents14▲ 10×8 topics
  23. Treatment13▲ 3.1×20 topics
  24. Prevalence12▲ 8.3×9 topics
  25. Job Satisfaction12▲ 7.7×11 topics
  26. Health11▲ 7.6×11 topics
  27. Psychological Impact11▲ 9.1×9 topics
  28. Palliative Care10▲ 18×4 topics
  29. End-of-Life10▲ 31×3 topics
  30. Nursing Education10▲ 21×4 topics
  31. Communication10▲ 9.1×8 topics
  32. Information Technology10▲ 5.6×4 topics
  33. Social Determinants8▲ 11×6 topics
  34. Digital Innovation8▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Smart Library8▲ 57×1 topic
  36. Patient Safety8▲ 16×5 topics
  37. Instrument Validation8▲ 69×2 topics
  38. Psychometric Properties8▲ 37×2 topics
  39. Content Validity8▲ 91×1 topic
  40. Health Research8▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health, Nursing, Elderly Care, Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic, Health Education and Validation and Occupational Health and Burnout.

Health, Nursing, Elderly…23Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 23 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-…8Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 8 fractional worksHealth Education and Val…8Health Education and Validation: 8 fractional worksOccupational Health and Burnout: 7 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence: 6 fractional worksPalliative and Oncologic Care: 6 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 6 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 6 fractional worksPatient Safety and Medication Errors: 5 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 4 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsInformation SystemsEducationOccupational Therapy6 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 23 works
  2. 2 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 8 works
  3. 3 Health Education and Validation Education 8 works
  4. 4 Occupational Health and Burnout Occupational Therapy 7 works
  5. 5 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 6 works
  6. 6 Palliative and Oncologic Care Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  7. 7 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 6 works
  9. 9 Patient Safety and Medication Errors Emergency Medical Services 5 works
  10. 10 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 4 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 available77.8%not open22.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.8%domestic only68.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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