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Fraunhofer Portugal Research

In research, Fraunhofer Portugal Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,832 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,578
of 28,054 · #29,196 all time
Rank in Portugal
#119
of 187
Research works
283
▲ 116% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Portugal Research 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
Physical SciencesDomain #11,832 of 12,888 14.4%74 #20668

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Portugal Research 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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 4.92× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.30× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 16 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.93× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.34× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Portugal Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Francisco Nunes, Inês Sousa and Maria João M. Vasconcelos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Portugal Research.

  1. 1 Francisco Nunes Portugal · #953,613 worldwide 39 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Inês Sousa Portugal · #1,226,708 worldwide 30 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Maria João M. Vasconcelos Portugal · #1,369,415 worldwide 22 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Portugal Research

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Portugal Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Internet of Things, Healthcare, 5G Networks, Time Series, Machine Learning and Feature Extraction.

▲ 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. Deep Learning28▲ 7.0×45 topics
  2. Neural Networks12▲ 7.0×17 topics
  3. Machine Learning11▲ 3.0×32 topics
  4. Internet of Things10▲ 10×10 topics
  5. Healthcare10▲ 7.4×9 topics
  6. 5G Networks8▲ 34×3 topics
  7. Time Series8▲ 38×3 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency6▲ 5.8×6 topics
  9. Feature Extraction6▲ 10×9 topics
  10. Security and Privacy5▲ 24×3 topics
  11. IoT5▲ 12×6 topics
  12. Security5▲ 6.9×6 topics
  13. Smart Cities5▲ 17×4 topics
  14. IoT Security5▲ 14×2 topics
  15. Mobile Edge Computing5▲ 27×2 topics
  16. Edge Computing5▲ 33×2 topics
  17. Fog Computing5▲ 35×1 topic
  18. Classification5▲ 8.6×8 topics
  19. Supply Chain Management4▲ 4.2×3 topics
  20. Wireless Communication4▲ 25×3 topics
  21. Anomaly Detection4▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Diabetes4▲ 6.4×3 topics
  23. Deep Neural Networks4▲ 28×3 topics
  24. Privacy4▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Outlier Detection4▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Surveillance3▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Adherence3▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Mobile Health3▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Blockchain3▲ 11×1 topic
  30. High-Dimensional Data3▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Prevention3▲ 6.7×2 topics
  32. Smart Contracts3▲ 17×1 topic
  33. Wound Healing3▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Unsupervised3▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Video Analysis3▲ 21×1 topic
  36. LPWAN3▲ 101×1 topic
  37. LoRa3▲ 101×1 topic
  38. Machine Vision3▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Computer Vision3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  40. Dimensionality Reduction3▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Portugal Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications and IoT Networks and Protocols.

IoT and Edge/Fog Computing5IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 5 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…3Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 3 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techni…3Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksIoT Networks and Protocols3IoT Networks and Protocols: 3 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 2 fractional worksForecasting Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksTime Series Analysis and…2Time Series Analysis and Forecasting: 2 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 2 fractional worksExplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): 2 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealth Applications: 2 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsInformation SystemsArtificial IntelligenceElectrical and Electronic Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 5 works
  2. 2 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 3 works
  3. 3 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  4. 4 IoT Networks and Protocols Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  6. 6 Forecasting Techniques and Applications Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  7. 7 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting Signal Processing 2 works
  8. 8 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  10. 10 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 2 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 available53.3%not open46.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.0%domestic only78.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Portugal Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 116% 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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