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Instituto Piaget

In research, Instituto Piaget stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,935 of 9,902 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,506 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,088
of 22,385 · #7,880 all time
Rank in Portugal
#62
of 168
Research works
662
▲ 67% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
71%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Instituto Piaget

What is Instituto Piaget known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #4,935 of 9,902 11.0%64 #7642
Social SciencesDomain #5,506 of 9,585 7.2%91 #7463

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Piaget 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Instituto Piaget work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Instituto Piaget is in Social Sciences, 37% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Social Sciences (20%), Psychology (13%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 105 fractional works · 44.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 48 fractional works · 20.4% of its workEducation: 22 fractional works · 9.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 4.5% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 30 fractional works · 12.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 11 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 4.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 87 fractional works · 36.9% of its workMedicine: 56 fractional works · 23.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 28 fractional works · 12.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 4.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 28 fractional works · 12.0% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 4.7% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKInstituto Piaget234fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences37%Social Sciences45%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4820.4%
    2. Psychology3012.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting114.9%
    4. Decision Sciences62.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities62.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.6%
    1. Medicine5623.8%
    2. Health Professions2812.0%
    3. Nursing20.8%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Computer Science114.7%
    2. Engineering83.5%
    3. Environmental Science52.2%
    4. Chemistry10.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    6. Mathematics10.2%
    7. Materials Science00.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    9. Energy00.1%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences62.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.1%
    3. Neuroscience31.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
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: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.55× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.24× its world share, 56 worksMedicineNursing: 1.66× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.52× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.84× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.19× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.55×28 works
  2. Psychology4.19×30 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.84×6 works
  4. Nursing1.66×2 works
  5. Social Sciences1.61×48 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.52×12 works
  7. Medicine1.24×56 works
  8. Neuroscience0.84×3 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.82×6 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.73×4 works
  11. Computer Science0.61×11 works
  12. Dentistry0.59×1 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.57×6 works
  14. Environmental Science0.44×5 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.39×5 works
  16. Chemistry0.39×2 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.30×0 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.29×1 works
  19. Engineering0.23×8 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.20×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.20×1 works
  22. Veterinary0.09×0 works
  23. Energy0.08×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.04×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.04×0 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Piaget?

Ranked on the quality score, Joana Serpa, Beatriz Minghelli and Renata Willig lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Piaget.

  1. 1 Joana Serpa Portugal · #2,201,107 worldwide 271 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Beatriz Minghelli Portugal · #2,605,815 worldwide 2.3k citations · 70 works
  3. 3 Renata Willig Portugal · #2,770,174 worldwide 112 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Cláudia Noémia Soares de Sousa Portugal · #2,813,070 worldwide 197 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Fábio Saraiva Flôres Portugal · #2,944,514 worldwide 362 citations · 69 works
  6. 6 Alexandre Nunes Portugal · #2,970,762 worldwide 234 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Maria João Figueiras Portugal · #3,185,299 worldwide 1.9k citations · 64 works
  8. 8 Raul M. A. Sardinha Portugal · #3,224,614 worldwide 212 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Isabel Simões Silva Portugal · #3,656,751 worldwide 97 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 David Rodrigues Portugal · #3,747,414 worldwide 163 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Piaget

What are the most cited papers from Instituto Piaget?

The most cited paper from Instituto Piaget is "Scale-Free Networks Provide a Unifying Framework for the Emergence of Cooperation" (Francisco Carlos Barbosa dos Santos, Jorge M. Pacheco, 2005), with 1,838 citations. Next come "A critical overview of the analytical approaches to the occurrence, the fate and the behavior of microplastics in the environment" (936) and "Graphene based sensors and biosensors" (576).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Scale-Free Networks Provide a Unifying Framework for the Emergence of Cooperation Francisco Carlos Barbosa dos Santos, Jorge M. Pacheco · Physical Review Letters 26 Aug 2005 1,838
2 A critical overview of the analytical approaches to the occurrence, the fate and the behavior of microplastics in the environment Teresa Rocha‐Santos, Armando C. Duarte · TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 11 Dec 2014 936
3 Graphene based sensors and biosensors Celine I.L. Justino, Ana Rita Gomes, Ana C. Freitas et al. · TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 10 Apr 2017 576
4 Sensors and biosensors based on magnetic nanoparticles Teresa Rocha‐Santos · TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 13 Aug 2014 555
5 Proceedings of the 3rd IPLeiria’s International Health Congress Catarina Cardoso Tomás et al. · BMC Health Services Research Open access1,693 authors Jul 2016 463
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Piaget?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Quality of Life, Mental Health, Qualitative Research, Educational Technology, Epidemiology, Teacher Training and Social Support.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology20▲ 2.1×38 topics
  2. Public Health16▲ 4.7×22 topics
  3. Quality of Life16▲ 4.7×34 topics
  4. Mental Health16▲ 4.7×28 topics
  5. Educational Technology13▲ 4.7×14 topics
  6. Qualitative Research12▲ 5.9×19 topics
  7. Teacher Training10▲ 7.0×11 topics
  8. Healthcare9▲ 3.4×10 topics
  9. Depression9▲ 4.2×14 topics
  10. Risk Factors8▲ 3.3×13 topics
  11. Social Support8▲ 6.7×15 topics
  12. Physical Activity8▲ 7.0×9 topics
  13. Internet of Things8▲ 3.9×6 topics
  14. Knowledge Management8▲ 5.8×9 topics
  15. Curriculum Development7▲ 4.6×6 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management7▲ 3.1×11 topics
  17. Global Burden6▲ 4.9×8 topics
  18. Information Technology6▲ 5.4×6 topics
  19. Patient Safety6▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Social Inequality6▲ 9.3×4 topics
  21. Healthcare Workers6▲ 10×4 topics
  22. Injury Prevention6▲ 20×4 topics
  23. Psychological Distress6▲ 10.0×5 topics
  24. Health Policy5▲ 15×5 topics
  25. Prevention5▲ 5.4×5 topics
  26. Distance Learning5▲ 6.5×3 topics
  27. Nursing5▲ 12×5 topics
  28. Prevalence5▲ 5.5×10 topics
  29. Digital Innovation5▲ 39×1 topic
  30. Smart Library5▲ 55×1 topic
  31. Chronic Diseases5▲ 8.0×4 topics
  32. Educational Reform5▲ 17×2 topics
  33. High-Intensity Interval Training5▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Infection Control5▲ 24×3 topics
  35. Patient Care5▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Physical Education5▲ 16×5 topics
  37. Low Back Pain5▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Psychological Factors4▲ 9.2×5 topics
  39. Educational Policies4▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Pedagogical Practices4▲ 21×3 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Piaget publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic, Education Pedagogy and Practices, Sports injuries and prevention and Health Education and Validation.

Healthcare during COVID-…5Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 5 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…4Education Pedagogy and Practices: 4 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 4 fractional worksHealth Education and Validation: 4 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 4 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation: 3 fractional worksOccupational Health and …3Occupational Health and Burnout: 3 fractional worksChildren's Physical and Motor Development: 3 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 2 fractional works
Information SystemsEducationOrthopedics and Sports MedicinePharmacology3 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 5 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 4 works
  3. 3 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Health Education and Validation Education 4 works
  5. 5 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 3 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 3 works
  8. 8 Occupational Health and Burnout Occupational Therapy 3 works
  9. 9 Children's Physical and Motor Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  10. 10 Science and Education Research Education 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 available70.6%not open29.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.3%domestic only71.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Piaget's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 67% 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 Instituto Piaget as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00068% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Instituto Piaget0.00097% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Instituto Piaget over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Instituto Piaget8.2% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.7% in 2019.

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