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Hovione (Portugal)

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Research works
57
▲ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
18.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Hovione (Portugal)

Not ranked overall: Hovione (Portugal) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Hovione (Portugal) work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Hovione (Portugal) is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (19%), Engineering (18%), Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (13%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 47.0% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 18.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 10.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 9.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 28.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 13.2% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 3 fractional works · 12.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 8.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 7.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 20.1% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 18.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 8.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKHovione(Portugal)26fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences28%Physical Sciences47%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering518.3%
    2. Chemistry310.1%
    3. Computer Science39.9%
    4. Materials Science14.6%
    5. Environmental Science13.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics313.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology28.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences15.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.8%
    1. Medicine518.8%
    2. Nursing00.6%
    3. Health Professions00.6%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting13.0%
    2. Decision Sciences00.6%
    3. Social Sciences00.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    5. Psychology00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 37.45× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 6.43× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.22× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.98× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 37.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics37.45×4 works
  2. Chemistry6.43×3 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.63×2 works
  4. Materials Science1.33×1 works
  5. Nursing1.30×0 works
  6. Computer Science1.27×3 works
  7. Engineering1.22×5 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.16×1 works
  9. Medicine0.98×5 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.92×1 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.78×0 works
  12. Environmental Science0.70×1 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.66×0 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.29×0 works
  15. Health Professions0.22×0 works
  16. Dentistry0.15×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.12×0 works
  18. Psychology0.09×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hovione (Portugal)?

Ranked on the quality score, William Heggie and Ricardo F. Mendonça lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hovione (Portugal).

  1. 1 William Heggie Portugal · #2,494,762 worldwide 824 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Ricardo F. Mendonça Portugal · #4,504,311 worldwide 183 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Hovione (Portugal)

What are the most cited papers from Hovione (Portugal)?

The most cited paper from Hovione (Portugal) is "Fundamental analysis of particle formation in spray drying" (João Vicente, João F. Pinto, José Cardoso de Menezes et al., 2013), with 254 citations. Next come "Molecularly-imprinted chloramphenicol sensor with laser-induced graphene electrodes" (211) and "Genotoxic Impurities in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: Sources, Regulations, and Mitigation" (207).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Fundamental analysis of particle formation in spray drying João Vicente, João F. Pinto, José Cardoso de Menezes et al. · Powder Technology 5 Jul 2013 254
2 Molecularly-imprinted chloramphenicol sensor with laser-induced graphene electrodes Ana Rita Aires Cardoso, Ana C. Marques, Lídia Santos et al. · Biosensors and Bioelectronics Open access 14 Oct 2018 211
3 Genotoxic Impurities in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: Sources, Regulations, and Mitigation György Székely, Miriam C. Amores de Sousa, Marco Gil et al. · Chemical Reviews Review 7 Aug 2015 207
4 Organic solvent nanofiltration: A platform for removal of genotoxins from active pharmaceutical ingredients György Székely, João Bandarra, William Heggie et al. · Journal of Membrane Science 8 Jul 2011 171
5 Transition metal complexes containing hydrazine and substituted hydrazines Brian T. Heaton, Chacko Jacob, Philip C. Bulman Page · Coordination Chemistry Reviews Sep 1996 110
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hovione (Portugal)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Energy Efficiency, Optimization, Cyclodextrins, Solid Dispersions, Scheduling, Inhaler Devices and Pulmonary Drug Delivery.

▲ 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-now 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 22 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Nanoparticles3▲ 9.0×5 topics
  2. Energy Efficiency2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  3. Cyclodextrins2▲ 346×1 topic
  4. Optimization2▲ 17×3 topics
  5. Solid Dispersions2▲ 346×1 topic
  6. Machine Learning2▲ 2.1×5 topics
  7. Scheduling2▲ 100×2 topics
  8. Inhaler Devices2▲ 255×1 topic
  9. Pulmonary Drug Delivery2▲ 255×1 topic
  10. Distillation2▲ 301×1 topic
  11. Medicinal Chemistry2▲ 22×3 topics
  12. Process Intensification2▲ 301×1 topic
  13. Epidemiology1▲ 1.36×10 topics
  14. Environmental Impact1▲ 2.9×4 topics
  15. Internet of Things1▲ 5.8×5 topics
  16. Healthcare1▲ 3.9×4 topics
  17. Biopharmaceuticals1▲ 83×2 topics
  18. Drug Delivery1▲ 7.6×2 topics
  19. Encapsulation Techniques1▲ 153×1 topic
  20. Immunogenicity1▲ 99×2 topics
  21. Spray Drying1▲ 153×1 topic
  22. Pharmacokinetics1▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Hovione (Portugal) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems, Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery, Process Optimization and Integration and Microencapsulation and Drying Processes.

Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems: 2 fractional worksInhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 2 fractional worksProcess Optimization and…2Process Optimization and Integration: 2 fractional worksMicroencapsulation and D…1Microencapsulation and Drying Processes: 1 fractional worksProtein purification and stability: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Drug Delivery Systems: 1 fractional worksComputational Drug Disco…1Computational Drug Discovery Methods: 1 fractional worksGranular flow and fluidized beds: 1 fractional worksChemistry and Chemical Engineering: 1 fractional worksThermal and Kinetic Analysis: 0 fractional works
Pharmaceutical SciencePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineControl and Systems EngineeringFood Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 2 works
  2. 2 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Process Optimization and Integration Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Microencapsulation and Drying Processes Food Science 1 works
  5. 5 Protein purification and stability Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 1 works
  7. 7 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  8. 8 Granular flow and fluidized beds Computational Mechanics 1 works
  9. 9 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Thermal and Kinetic Analysis Materials Chemistry 0 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 available33.2%not open66.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hovione (Portugal)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hovione (Portugal) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000068% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Hovione (Portugal)0.00011% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Hovione (Portugal) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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