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Fernando Pessoa University

In research, Fernando Pessoa University stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,966 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,707 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,874 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 7.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,108
of 28,054 · #9,214 all time
Rank in Portugal
#47
of 187
Research works
2.3k
▲ 86% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Fernando Pessoa University 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 #2,966 of 11,982 18.8%188 #4539
Social SciencesDomain #3,707 of 10,521 17.7%199 #5220
MedicineField #3,874 of 10,443 17.5%127 #6917
Social SciencesField #4,264 of 6,365 15.4%107 #5591
Physical SciencesDomain #9,055 of 12,888 23.0%90 #11866

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fernando Pessoa University 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#4,539 #2,966
  2. Social Sciences#5,220 #3,707
  3. Medicine#6,917 #3,874
  4. Social Sciences#5,591 #4,264
  5. Physical Sciences#11,866 #9,055
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 Fernando Pessoa University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 7.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 20.3 works7.9×
← 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: 0.57× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.17× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 7.89× its world share, 20 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.67× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.25× its world share, 127 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.21× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.25× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 107 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fernando Pessoa University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ana F. Vinha, Jorge Pedro Sousa and Feliz Ribeiro Gouveia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fernando Pessoa University.

  1. 1 Ana F. Vinha Portugal · #280,524 worldwide 85 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Jorge Pedro Sousa Portugal · #301,337 worldwide 3 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Feliz Ribeiro Gouveia Portugal · #325,402 worldwide 220 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Teresa Martinho Toldy Portugal · #613,367 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Maria João Guerreiro Portugal · #616,350 worldwide 63 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Rui S. Moreira Portugal · #624,847 worldwide 53 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Rui Torres Portugal · #656,758 worldwide 2 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Maria Conceição Manso Portugal · #858,886 worldwide 28 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Sérgio Lira Portugal · #964,938 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Carla M. Lopes Portugal · #995,811 worldwide 43 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Fernando Pessoa University

Which keywords describe research at Fernando Pessoa University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Mental Health, Epidemiology, Public Health, Risk Factors, Public Policy, COVID-19 and Pandemic.

▲ 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. Epidemiology38▲ 1.79×76 topics
  2. Quality of Life29▲ 3.8×40 topics
  3. Mental Health27▲ 3.5×29 topics
  4. Public Health24▲ 3.0×37 topics
  5. Risk Factors21▲ 3.6×28 topics
  6. COVID-1918▲ 2.5×17 topics
  7. Sustainability18▲ 1.37×47 topics
  8. Pandemic16▲ 2.8×9 topics
  9. Globalization15▲ 1.45×33 topics
  10. Social Media14▲ 1.88×16 topics
  11. Educational Technology14▲ 2.2×12 topics
  12. Public Policy14▲ 5.4×11 topics
  13. Depression13▲ 2.8×21 topics
  14. Treatment13▲ 2.0×27 topics
  15. Qualitative Research13▲ 2.8×13 topics
  16. Prevalence11▲ 4.9×13 topics
  17. Clinical Trials10▲ 2.8×15 topics
  18. Teacher Training10▲ 2.9×7 topics
  19. Prevention9▲ 4.0×11 topics
  20. Global Burden9▲ 3.0×11 topics
  21. Health8▲ 3.9×9 topics
  22. Psychological Impact8▲ 4.6×8 topics
  23. Adolescents8▲ 3.9×8 topics
  24. Healthcare Access8▲ 5.2×6 topics
  25. Data Analysis7▲ 5.1×4 topics
  26. Chronic Diseases7▲ 5.2×6 topics
  27. Research Methods7▲ 8.1×2 topics
  28. Innovation Management7▲ 7.9×3 topics
  29. Marketing Strategies7▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Social Network Analysis7▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Psychological Factors7▲ 6.1×6 topics
  32. Organizational Management7▲ 19×1 topic
  33. Quantitative Research7▲ 9.0×1 topic
  34. Media Education7▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Social Determinants7▲ 5.8×7 topics
  36. WebQuests7▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Diagnostic Criteria6▲ 5.5×7 topics
  38. Aging Population6▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Brazil6▲ 12×5 topics
  40. Health Policy6▲ 7.0×5 topics

Which research topics does Fernando Pessoa University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business and Management Studies, Education and Digital Technologies, Health, Nursing, Elderly Care and Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management.

Business and Management Studies: 7 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 7 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 4 fractional worksHealthcare and Environmental Waste Management: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 3 fractional worksEducation during COVID-1…3Education during COVID-19 pandemic: 3 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 3 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 3 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…3Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 3 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 7 works
  2. 2 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  3. 3 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 4 works
  4. 4 Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Education during COVID-19 pandemic Education 3 works
  8. 8 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 3 works
  10. 10 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 3 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 available67.1%not open32.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.4%domestic only76.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fernando Pessoa University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 86% 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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