Instituto Politécnico da Guarda
In research, Instituto Politécnico da Guarda stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,905 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,558 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,657 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Strategy and Management (Strategy and Management is 6.2× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #3,065 of 22,385 · #5,210 all time
- Rank in Portugal
- #29 of 168
- Research works
- 1.5k ▲ 97% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 10k 7.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 8.3% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.01× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 55% world 40%
- International
- 34% world 18%
What is Instituto Politécnico da Guarda known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #2,905 of 9,585 | 7.1% | 335 | #5105 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #4,558 of 10,670 | 6.2% | 163 | #5826 | |
| Social SciencesField | #2,657 of 5,988 | 7.6% | 139 | #4139 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #4,788 of 9,902 | 10.3% | 136 | #7911 | |
| MedicineField | #4,520 of 8,541 | 9.0% | 106 | #7356 | |
| Business, Management and AccountingField | #1,474 of 2,581 | 6.4% | 103 | #2201 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Politécnico da Guarda 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#5,105 #2,905
- Physical Sciences#5,826 #4,558
- Social Sciences#4,139 #2,657
- Health Sciences#7,911 #4,788
- Medicine#7,356 #4,520
- Business, Management and Accounting#2,201 #1,474
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Instituto Politécnico da Guarda work in?
In 2022-now, 47% of research at Instituto Politécnico da Guarda is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Medicine (16%), Business, Management and Accounting (15%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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
- Social Sciences35147.4%
- Social Sciences14519.6%
- Business, Management and Accounting10714.5%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance405.4%
- Psychology233.1%
- Arts and Humanities223.0%
- Decision Sciences152.0%
- Physical Sciences17723.9%
- Engineering527.0%
- Environmental Science456.1%
- Computer Science324.4%
- Materials Science141.9%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences131.8%
- Energy91.2%
- Mathematics40.5%
- Physics and Astronomy40.5%
- Chemistry30.4%
- Chemical Engineering10.1%
- Health Sciences15220.6%
- Medicine11916.1%
- Health Professions293.9%
- Nursing20.3%
- Dentistry10.2%
- Veterinary10.1%
- Life Sciences608.1%
What does Instituto Politécnico da Guarda specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Strategy and Management takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 39.6 works6.2×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Business, Management and Accounting4.50×107 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.51×40 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.05×5 works
- Decision Sciences2.04×15 works
- Social Sciences1.55×145 works
- Health Professions1.49×29 works
- Energy1.27×9 works
- Environmental Science1.23×45 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.13×13 works
- Arts and Humanities1.04×22 works
- Psychology1.00×23 works
- Medicine0.84×119 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.82×29 works
- Neuroscience0.72×9 works
- Veterinary0.67×1 works
- Computer Science0.57×32 works
- Materials Science0.54×14 works
- Nursing0.53×2 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.52×4 works
- Engineering0.47×52 works
- Mathematics0.44×4 works
- Chemical Engineering0.40×1 works
- Dentistry0.35×1 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.34×13 works
- Chemistry0.24×3 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.23×4 works
- Business, Management and Accounting 4.5×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2.5×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 2.0×
- Decision Sciences 2.0×
- Social Sciences 1.6×
- Health Professions 1.5×
- Energy 1.3×
- Environmental Science 1.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.1×
- Arts and Humanities 1.0×
- Psychology 1.0×
- Medicine 0.8×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.8×
- Neuroscience 0.7×
- Veterinary 0.7×
- Computer Science 0.6×
- Materials Science 0.5×
- Nursing 0.5×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.5×
- Engineering 0.5×
- Mathematics 0.4×
- Chemical Engineering 0.4×
- Dentistry 0.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.3×
- Chemistry 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.2×
Who are the top researchers at Instituto Politécnico da Guarda?
Ranked on the quality score, Maximiano Prata Ribeiro, Paula Coutinho and Pedro Esteves lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Politécnico da Guarda.
- 1
Maximiano Prata Ribeiro
Portugal · #763,216 worldwide 4.6k citations · 81 works
- 2
Paula Coutinho
Portugal · #921,277 worldwide 5.4k citations · 109 works
- 3
Pedro Esteves
Portugal · #1,028,975 worldwide 1.6k citations · 56 works
- 4
Fátima Roque
Portugal · #1,308,325 worldwide 3.8k citations · 170 works
- 5
Ana I. Plácido
Portugal · #1,723,978 worldwide 1.1k citations · 49 works
- 6
Catarina Afonso Alves
Portugal · #1,770,501 worldwide 122 citations · 25 works
- 7
José Alberto Quitério Figueiredo
Portugal · #2,415,646 worldwide 302 citations · 21 works
- 8
Marco Martins
Portugal · #2,479,867 worldwide 185 citations · 29 works
- 9
Ana Raquel Costa‐Brito
Portugal · #2,610,408 worldwide 188 citations · 16 works
- 10
Pedro Jose Arrifano Tadeu
Portugal · #2,678,065 worldwide 506 citations · 74 works
Which keywords describe research at Instituto Politécnico da Guarda?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development, COVID-19 Impact, Sustainable Tourism, Environmental Management, Business Ethics and Social Capital.
- Policy Instruments
- Philanthropy
- Genuine Progress Indicator
- Sustainability Indicators
- High-Intensity Interval Training
- Environmental Sustainability
- Institutional Theory
- Entrepreneurship
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Community Perceptions
- Sustainability Assessment
- Business Ethics
- Renewable Energy
- Sustainable Tourism
- COVID-19 Impact
- Environmental Management
- Innovation
- Globalization
- Epidemiology
- Sustainable Development
- Sustainability
- Economic Growth
- Climate Change
- Environmental Impact
- Education
- Social Capital
- Quality of Life
- Consumer Behavior
- Corporate Governance
- Destination Image
- Tourist Satisfaction
- Tourism Development
- International Law
- Shareholder Value
- Energy Transition
- Ecological Economics
- Stakeholder Theory
- Sustainability Reporting
- Natural Capital
- Investment
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
- Sustainability53▲ 2.9×75 topics
- Sustainable Development32▲ 2.8×48 topics
- Economic Growth29▲ 4.9×20 topics
- Epidemiology26◆ 0.89×70 topics
- Climate Change26▲ 1.30×60 topics
- Globalization23▲ 1.57×66 topics
- Environmental Impact19▲ 1.48×35 topics
- Innovation17▲ 2.2×34 topics
- Education16▲ 1.29×43 topics
- Environmental Management16▲ 5.4×10 topics
- Social Capital16▲ 4.1×13 topics
- COVID-19 Impact16▲ 12×5 topics
- Quality of Life15▲ 1.44×43 topics
- Sustainable Tourism15▲ 18×2 topics
- Consumer Behavior15▲ 3.3×15 topics
- Renewable Energy15▲ 1.43×29 topics
- Corporate Governance13▲ 2.3×21 topics
- Business Ethics12▲ 19×3 topics
- Destination Image11▲ 18×2 topics
- Sustainability Assessment11▲ 10×5 topics
- Tourist Satisfaction11▲ 15×2 topics
- Community Perceptions11▲ 20×1 topic
- Tourism Development11▲ 11×1 topic
- Corporate Social Responsibility10▲ 7.9×7 topics
- International Law10▲ 4.1×15 topics
- Entrepreneurship9▲ 3.2×10 topics
- Shareholder Value9▲ 11×3 topics
- Institutional Theory9▲ 12×3 topics
- Energy Transition8▲ 7.8×3 topics
- Environmental Sustainability8▲ 7.0×5 topics
- Ecological Economics8▲ 23×2 topics
- High-Intensity Interval Training7▲ 9.2×2 topics
- Stakeholder Theory7▲ 17×1 topic
- Sustainability Indicators7▲ 15×2 topics
- Sustainability Reporting7▲ 8.9×1 topic
- Genuine Progress Indicator7▲ 45×1 topic
- Natural Capital7▲ 45×1 topic
- Philanthropy7▲ 23×2 topics
- Investment6▲ 7.6×4 topics
- Policy Instruments6▲ 14×2 topics
Which research topics does Instituto Politécnico da Guarda publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy and Sports Performance and Training.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 11 works
- 2 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 7 works
- 3 Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 7 works
- 4 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 5 works
- 5 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 5 works
- 6 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 5 works
- 7 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 5 works
- 8 Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation Geology 5 works
- 9 Cruise Tourism Development and Management Transportation 5 works
- 10 Community Development and Social Impact Finance 4 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Instituto Politécnico da Guarda's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 97% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Politécnico da Guarda as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0020% in 2024.
Fractional works of Instituto Politécnico da Guarda 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.8% in 2025.
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
Discussion
Ask a question or share a note about Instituto Politécnico da Guarda. Posts are plain text and can be reported.
