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Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical

In research, Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,744 of 21,541 worldwide), Social Sciences (#11,242 of 16,945 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#4,102 of 6,031 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,553
of 28,054 · #16,973 all time
Rank in Portugal
#148
of 187
Research works
877
▼ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
20.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #13,744 of 21,541 17.9%217
Social SciencesDomain #11,242 of 16,945 16.9%224
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,102 of 6,031 22.3%144
Life SciencesDomain #10,013 of 14,347 20.4%252
Health SciencesDomain #15,073 of 20,462 15.6%184
MedicineField #14,837 of 17,978 15.8%140
Social SciencesField #8,451 of 10,206 14.2%142

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical 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: 1.34× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.92× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.15× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.53× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.39× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.64× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical?

Ranked on the composite score, Aldo Castellani, José Carlos Rodrígues and Maria do Céu Silva lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical.

  1. 1 Aldo Castellani Portugal · #523,017 worldwide 66 citations · 74 works
  2. 2 José Carlos Rodrígues Portugal · #538,041 worldwide 103 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Maria do Céu Silva Portugal · #684,069 worldwide 69 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Luís F. Mendes Portugal · #1,172,114 worldwide 29 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine Development, Globalization, Vector Control, Arboviral Diseases, Zika Virus, Cultural Exchange and Global Burden.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 3.4×40 topics
  2. Vaccine Development8▲ 33×7 topics
  3. Globalization8▲ 3.8×17 topics
  4. Vector Control5▲ 45×4 topics
  5. Education5▲ 3.0×15 topics
  6. Public Health5▲ 3.5×22 topics
  7. Arboviral Diseases4▲ 69×1 topic
  8. Zika Virus4▲ 69×1 topic
  9. Cultural Exchange4▲ 33×4 topics
  10. Global Burden4▲ 7.4×7 topics
  11. Sustainability4▲ 1.60×14 topics
  12. Teacher Training4▲ 6.2×6 topics
  13. Genome Sequence3▲ 40×2 topics
  14. Public Policy3▲ 6.7×10 topics
  15. African Diaspora3▲ 82×2 topics
  16. Racial Identity3▲ 131×2 topics
  17. Insecticide Resistance3▲ 40×2 topics
  18. Artemisinin Resistance3▲ 97×1 topic
  19. Colonialism3▲ 6.4×4 topics
  20. Plasmodium falciparum3▲ 97×1 topic
  21. Qualitative Research3▲ 3.3×6 topics
  22. Global Trade3▲ 14×3 topics
  23. History3▲ 4.0×5 topics
  24. Brazil2▲ 26×5 topics
  25. Social Impact2▲ 6.3×6 topics
  26. Social Movements2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  27. Indian Ocean2▲ 120×1 topic
  28. International Relations2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  29. prehistoric movement2▲ 120×1 topic
  30. Political Economy2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  31. Social Dynamics2▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Atlantic History2▲ 113×1 topic
  33. Transatlantic Slave Trade2▲ 113×1 topic
  34. Gender Studies2▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Health Inequalities2▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Religious Practices2▲ 39×2 topics
  37. Social Determinants2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  38. Cultural Analysis2▲ 33×2 topics
  39. Educational Reform2▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Science Education2▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Malaria Research and Control, Global Maritime and Colonial Histories and Colonialism, slavery, and trade.

Mosquito-borne diseases …4Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 4 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colonial Histories: 2 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, and trade: 2 fractional worksHistory, Culture, and Diplomacy: 1 fractional worksHistory of Colonial Brazil1History of Colonial Brazil: 1 fractional worksGender, Sexuality, and Education: 1 fractional worksScience and Science Education: 1 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 1 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthAnthropologyHistoryGender Studies1 others

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

  1. 1 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  2. 2 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  3. 3 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 2 works
  4. 4 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 2 works
  5. 5 History, Culture, and Diplomacy History 1 works
  6. 6 History of Colonial Brazil Anthropology 1 works
  7. 7 Gender, Sexuality, and Education Gender Studies 1 works
  8. 8 Science and Science Education Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 African history and culture studies Anthropology 1 works
  10. 10 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 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 available54.1%not open45.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.1%domestic only62.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% lower than in 2013–2017.

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