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i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto

In research, i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,678 of 11,982 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,127 of 7,800 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,595 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,578
of 28,054 · #4,844 all time
Rank in Portugal
#14
of 187
Research works
2.1k
▲ 168% vs 2013–17
Citations
52k
24.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto 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 #1,678 of 11,982 26.0%377 #3467
Life SciencesDomain #1,127 of 7,800 24.5%279 #2067
MedicineField #1,595 of 10,443 26.2%329 #3206
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,424 of 3,579 22.5%173 #2250
Physical SciencesDomain #7,007 of 12,888 27.4%99 #10707
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,397 of 2,175 20.2%96 #1965

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto 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#3,467 #1,678
  2. Life Sciences#2,067 #1,127
  3. Medicine#3,206 #1,595
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,250 #1,424
  5. Physical Sciences#10,707 #7,007
  6. Molecular Biology#1,965 #1,397
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.

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: 0.61× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.03× its world share, 173 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.05× its world share, 33 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.24× its world share, 42 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.81× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.85× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.12× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.13× its world share, 329 worksMedicineNursing: 3.23× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.09× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto?

Ranked on the composite score, Sónia A. Melo, I. Anna S. Olsson and María José Oliveira lead among researchers whose main affiliation is i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto.

  1. 1 Sónia A. Melo Portugal · #242,563 worldwide 243 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 I. Anna S. Olsson Portugal · #336,569 worldwide 93 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 María José Oliveira Portugal · #515,583 worldwide 76 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Susana G. Santos Portugal · #664,370 worldwide 81 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Nuno L. Alves Portugal · #1,234,361 worldwide 50 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto

Which keywords describe research at i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Cancer, Oxidative Stress, Tissue Engineering, Cancer Therapy, Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine.

▲ 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. Epidemiology71▲ 2.2×109 topics
  2. Inflammation57▲ 3.4×79 topics
  3. Cancer43▲ 4.0×49 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress39▲ 3.0×57 topics
  5. Tissue Engineering28▲ 5.7×12 topics
  6. Cancer Therapy27▲ 5.8×18 topics
  7. Nanoparticles27▲ 2.6×18 topics
  8. Drug Delivery25▲ 5.7×11 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications23▲ 2.5×23 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease22▲ 2.5×31 topics
  11. Treatment22▲ 2.2×43 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome20▲ 3.1×22 topics
  13. Immunotherapy20▲ 3.6×19 topics
  14. Public Health20▲ 1.74×35 topics
  15. Regenerative Medicine19▲ 9.4×6 topics
  16. Diagnosis19▲ 2.5×33 topics
  17. Clinical Trials18▲ 3.3×17 topics
  18. Obesity18▲ 2.9×23 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders17▲ 3.7×19 topics
  20. Angiogenesis17▲ 6.3×14 topics
  21. Biomarkers17▲ 3.0×18 topics
  22. Chemotherapy17▲ 2.9×22 topics
  23. Innate Immunity16▲ 6.4×11 topics
  24. Neuroinflammation16▲ 7.2×6 topics
  25. Extracellular Matrix16▲ 11×7 topics
  26. Mitochondrial Dysfunction16▲ 6.5×12 topics
  27. Drug Resistance15▲ 6.7×9 topics
  28. Neurodegeneration14▲ 5.8×10 topics
  29. Metabolism14▲ 3.4×30 topics
  30. Aging14▲ 3.2×16 topics
  31. Reactive Oxygen Species14▲ 4.2×12 topics
  32. Tumor Targeting14▲ 9.4×3 topics
  33. Stem Cells13▲ 6.6×14 topics
  34. Chronic Pain13▲ 7.3×5 topics
  35. Immunity12▲ 3.8×10 topics
  36. Antibiotic Resistance12▲ 3.9×12 topics
  37. Hydrogels11▲ 7.6×4 topics
  38. Cell Culture11▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Brain Development11▲ 7.7×6 topics
  40. Microfluidic Devices10▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Cancer Cells and Metastasis, Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics.

3D Printing in Biomedica…93D Printing in Biomedical Research: 9 fractional worksCancer Cells and Metasta…7Cancer Cells and Metastasis: 7 fractional worksNanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 6 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 6 fractional worksPain Mechanisms and Treatments: 6 fractional worksMicrotubule and mitosis dynamics: 6 fractional worksMitochondrial Function and Pathology: 5 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Ne…5Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 5 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 5 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 5 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringOncologyBiomaterialsPhysiology5 others

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

  1. 1 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 7 works
  3. 3 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 6 works
  4. 4 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Physiology 6 works
  6. 6 Microtubule and mitosis dynamics Cell Biology 6 works
  7. 7 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 5 works
  8. 8 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 5 works
  9. 9 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 5 works
  10. 10 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 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 available70.0%not open30.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.1%domestic only60.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 168% 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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