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Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia

In research, Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,302 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,019
of 28,054 · #17,463 all time
Rank in Portugal
#132
of 187
Research works
899
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.2k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,302 of 10,521 11.2%94 #11067

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia 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: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.57× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.37× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.85× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.67× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia?

Ranked on the composite score, Átila de Souza, Carlos Medeiros Silva and Manuel D. P. Monteiro Marques lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia.

  1. 1 Átila de Souza Portugal · #632,490 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Carlos Medeiros Silva Portugal · #910,647 worldwide 0 citations · 99 works
  3. 3 Manuel D. P. Monteiro Marques Portugal · #1,343,272 worldwide 22 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia

Which keywords describe research at Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Online Learning, Educational Technology, Social Network Analysis, Healthcare Access, Media Education, WebQuests and Social Inequality.

▲ 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. Educational Technology10▲ 5.1×10 topics
  2. Teacher Training10▲ 9.6×10 topics
  3. Online Learning10▲ 6.8×6 topics
  4. Sustainability8▲ 1.88×31 topics
  5. Globalization7▲ 2.2×28 topics
  6. Education7▲ 2.4×27 topics
  7. Epidemiology7◆ 1.02×31 topics
  8. Mental Health7▲ 2.7×18 topics
  9. Public Health6▲ 2.4×18 topics
  10. Social Network Analysis6▲ 28×2 topics
  11. Digital Literacy6▲ 5.6×3 topics
  12. Qualitative Research6▲ 3.9×6 topics
  13. Healthcare6▲ 2.9×6 topics
  14. Healthcare Access6▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Media Education6▲ 57×1 topic
  16. Quality of Life6▲ 2.3×18 topics
  17. WebQuests6▲ 57×1 topic
  18. Social Inequality5▲ 11×9 topics
  19. Public Policy5▲ 6.0×10 topics
  20. History5▲ 3.9×17 topics
  21. Human Rights4▲ 2.4×13 topics
  22. Archaeology4▲ 17×5 topics
  23. Inclusion4▲ 15×4 topics
  24. Iberian Peninsula4▲ 68×3 topics
  25. Information Policy3▲ 184×1 topic
  26. Information Science3▲ 81×1 topic
  27. Research3▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Educational Policy3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  29. Legislation3▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Social Determinants3▲ 8.9×5 topics
  31. Training3▲ 8.7×2 topics
  32. Digital Business3▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Distance Education3▲ 8.7×1 topic
  34. Settlement Patterns3▲ 83×2 topics
  35. Aging Population3▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Cultural Exchange2▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Educational Reform2▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Research Methods2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  39. Educational Policies2▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Educational Practices2▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Digital Technologies, Information Science and Libraries, Academic Research in Diverse Fields and Business and Management Studies.

Education and Digital Te…6Education and Digital Technologies: 6 fractional worksInformation Science and Libraries: 3 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…3Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 3 fractional worksBusiness and Management …2Business and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 2 fractional worksLinguistics and Education Research: 2 fractional worksMigration, Racism, and H…2Migration, Racism, and Human Rights: 2 fractional worksEducation during COVID-19 pandemic: 2 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 2 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceInformation SystemsEducationInformation Systems and Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  2. 2 Information Science and Libraries Information Systems 3 works
  3. 3 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 3 works
  4. 4 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 2 works
  5. 5 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 2 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  7. 7 Migration, Racism, and Human Rights Health 2 works
  8. 8 Education during COVID-19 pandemic Education 2 works
  9. 9 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 2 works
  10. 10 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care 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 available65.8%not open34.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.3%domestic only62.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower 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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