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Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência

In research, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,819 of 7,800 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,566 of 3,579 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,466
of 28,054 · #3,194 all time
Rank in Portugal
#27
of 187
Research works
1.7k
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
78k
45.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência 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
Life SciencesDomain #1,819 of 7,800 31.2%98 #1083
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,566 of 3,579 29.4%62 #1174

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência 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).

What does Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 38.1 works7.3×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 61.6 works6.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 2.08× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.68× its world share, 62 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.36× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.11× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.25× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.71× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência?

Ranked on the composite score, José A. Feijó, Jörg D. Becker and Miguel P. Soares lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência.

  1. 1 José A. Feijó Portugal · #101,423 worldwide 287 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Jörg D. Becker Portugal · #236,044 worldwide 161 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Miguel P. Soares Portugal · #239,200 worldwide 91 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 N. van Uden Portugal · #240,976 worldwide 185 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Sérgio Dias Portugal · #482,170 worldwide 98 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Claudine Chaouiya Portugal · #526,277 worldwide 101 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Nuno Moreno Portugal · #597,313 worldwide 71 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Joaquim A. Ribeiro Portugal · #707,463 worldwide 119 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Jocelyne Demengeot Portugal · #812,403 worldwide 52 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Lounès Chikhi Portugal · #923,518 worldwide 80 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Stem Cells, Epidemiology, Gene Expression, Development, Epigenetic Regulation, Microbial Communities, Gene Regulation and Vaccine Development.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 2.4×47 topics
  2. Stem Cells10▲ 24×12 topics
  3. Gene Expression8▲ 7.2×16 topics
  4. Inflammation7▲ 1.96×38 topics
  5. Development7▲ 12×3 topics
  6. Cancer6▲ 2.6×23 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.1×21 topics
  8. Epigenetic Regulation6▲ 15×6 topics
  9. Microbial Communities6▲ 7.5×4 topics
  10. Gene Regulation5▲ 34×4 topics
  11. Cancer Therapy5▲ 5.2×10 topics
  12. Vaccine Development5▲ 12×8 topics
  13. Innate Immunity5▲ 9.0×10 topics
  14. Natural Selection5▲ 53×2 topics
  15. Evolution5▲ 12×6 topics
  16. Genomics5▲ 9.2×8 topics
  17. Zebrafish5▲ 129×2 topics
  18. Gut Microbiota4▲ 7.5×3 topics
  19. Immune Response4▲ 4.6×15 topics
  20. Adaptation4▲ 8.4×6 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity4▲ 5.4×7 topics
  22. Inflammatory Diseases4▲ 13×4 topics
  23. Transcription Factors4▲ 20×4 topics
  24. Immune Responses4▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Mechanotransduction4▲ 34×3 topics
  26. Metabolic Health4▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Extracellular Matrix4▲ 12×6 topics
  28. Vector Control4▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Metagenomic Analysis4▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Short-Chain Fatty Acids4▲ 19×1 topic
  31. Genome Evolution4▲ 52×2 topics
  32. Mutation4▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Cancer Progression4▲ 11×6 topics
  34. Population Genetics4▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Evolutionary Biology3▲ 59×2 topics
  36. Tumorigenesis3▲ 49×2 topics
  37. Embryonic Development3▲ 82×1 topic
  38. Metabolic Regulation3▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Notch Signaling3▲ 108×1 topic
  40. Virus3▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gut microbiota and health, Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics and Plant Molecular Biology Research.

Gut microbiota and health4Gut microbiota and health: 4 fractional worksDevelopmental Biology an…3Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation: 3 fractional worksEvolution and Genetic Dynamics: 3 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology …3Plant Molecular Biology Research: 3 fractional worksMicrotubule and mitosis …3Microtubule and mitosis dynamics: 3 fractional worksT-cell and B-cell Immunology: 2 fractional worksCellular Mechanics and Interactions: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Repr…2Animal Behavior and Reproduction: 2 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 2 fractional worksInfluenza Virus Research Studies: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyGeneticsPlant ScienceCell Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 4 works
  2. 2 Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation Molecular Biology 3 works
  3. 3 Evolution and Genetic Dynamics Genetics 3 works
  4. 4 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 3 works
  5. 5 Microtubule and mitosis dynamics Cell Biology 3 works
  6. 6 T-cell and B-cell Immunology Immunology 2 works
  7. 7 Cellular Mechanics and Interactions Cell Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  9. 9 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 2 works
  10. 10 Influenza Virus Research Studies Epidemiology 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 available55.9%not open44.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.5%domestic only61.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% lower than in 2013–2017.

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