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Instituto Politécnico de Beja

In research, Instituto Politécnico de Beja stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,971 of 9,902 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,078 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#5,469
of 22,385 · #7,355 all time
Rank in Portugal
#48
of 168
Research works
726
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.7k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
74%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%

What is Instituto Politécnico de Beja 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 #4,971 of 9,902 12.5%64 #8983
Social SciencesDomain #5,078 of 9,585 10.4%86 #5758

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Politécnico de Beja 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 Politécnico de Beja work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research at Instituto Politécnico de Beja is in Social Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (16%), Health Professions (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 92 fractional works · 35.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 46 fractional works · 17.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workLaw: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 18 fractional works · 7.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 13 fractional works · 5.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 70 fractional works · 26.7% of its workMedicine: 41 fractional works · 15.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 26 fractional works · 9.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 4.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 64 fractional works · 24.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 22 fractional works · 8.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 22 fractional works · 8.3% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 6.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 35 fractional works · 13.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 9.9% of its workPlant Science: 10 fractional works · 3.7% of its workFood Science: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitutoPolitécnico de…261fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences35%

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 Sciences4617.5%
    2. Psychology187.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting135.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance52.1%
    5. Decision Sciences51.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities41.7%
    1. Medicine4115.8%
    2. Health Professions269.9%
    3. Nursing20.6%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Environmental Science228.6%
    2. Computer Science228.3%
    3. Engineering166.0%
    4. Chemistry10.5%
    5. Mathematics10.3%
    6. Energy10.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    8. Materials Science10.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences269.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology72.8%
    3. Neuroscience20.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
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: 2.08× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.73× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.77× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.58× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.28× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions3.77×26 works
  2. Psychology2.28×18 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.08×26 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.88×5 works
  5. Environmental Science1.73×22 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.58×13 works
  7. Social Sciences1.39×46 works
  8. Nursing1.20×2 works
  9. Computer Science1.07×22 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.98×5 works
  11. Medicine0.82×41 works
  12. Veterinary0.70×0 works
  13. Dentistry0.67×1 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.59×4 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×7 works
  16. Neuroscience0.40×2 works
  17. Engineering0.40×16 works
  18. Chemistry0.35×1 works
  19. Energy0.32×1 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.30×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.26×1 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.17×1 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.12×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.09×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.06×0 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Politécnico de Beja?

Ranked on the quality score, Patrícia Palma, Eliana Jerónimo and Nuno Loureiro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Politécnico de Beja.

  1. 1 Patrícia Palma Portugal · #1,261,748 worldwide 3.7k citations · 105 works
  2. 2 Eliana Jerónimo Portugal · #1,274,281 worldwide 1.8k citations · 75 works
  3. 3 Nuno Loureiro Portugal · #1,610,144 worldwide 1.1k citations · 79 works
  4. 4 Jorge Miguel Olho Azul do Rosário Portugal · #1,693,048 worldwide 83 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Vânia Loureiro Portugal · #1,741,899 worldwide 949 citations · 68 works
  6. 6 Maria F. Duarte Portugal · #1,914,991 worldwide 2.7k citations · 112 works
  7. 7 Olinda Guerreiro Portugal · #1,937,142 worldwide 752 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Teresa Dionísio Mestre Portugal · #2,018,294 worldwide 113 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Ângela R. Guerra Portugal · #2,039,297 worldwide 810 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Ana R. Prazeres Portugal · #2,303,859 worldwide 2.2k citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Politécnico de Beja

What are the most cited papers from Instituto Politécnico de Beja?

The most cited paper from Instituto Politécnico de Beja is "Cheese whey management: A review" (Ana R. Prazeres, Fátima Carvalho, Javier Rivas, 2012), with 840 citations. Next come "Cheese whey wastewater: Characterization and treatment" (663) and "Automatic Road Crack Detection and Characterization" (541).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cheese whey management: A review Ana R. Prazeres, Fátima Carvalho, Javier Rivas · Journal of Environmental Management Open access 19 Jun 2012 840
2 Cheese whey wastewater: Characterization and treatment Fátima Carvalho, Ana R. Prazeres, Javier Rivas · The Science of The Total Environment Open access 29 Jan 2013 663
3 Automatic Road Crack Detection and Characterization Henrique José Monteiro Oliveira, Paulo Lobato Correia · IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems Open access 7 Aug 2012 541
4 Sewage sludge, compost and other representative organic wastes as agricultural soil amendments: Benefits versus limiting factors Paula Alvarenga, Clarisse Mourinha, Márcia Farto et al. · Waste Management 20 Feb 2015 453
5 Spatial and temporal variability of droughts in Portugal João Filipe Santos, Inmaculada Pulido‐Calvo, María Manuela Portela · Water Resources Research Open access Mar 2010 293
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Politécnico de Beja?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Public Health, Health Policy, Aging Population, Social Support, Primary Care, Healthcare Access and Chronic Diseases.

▲ 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. Quality of Life18▲ 4.7×34 topics
  2. Public Health13▲ 3.4×13 topics
  3. Epidemiology12▲ 1.18×33 topics
  4. Sustainability11▲ 1.76×34 topics
  5. Machine Learning10▲ 1.19×26 topics
  6. Mental Health9▲ 2.4×26 topics
  7. Health Policy8▲ 21×2 topics
  8. Social Support8▲ 5.8×15 topics
  9. Healthcare8▲ 2.5×11 topics
  10. Education7▲ 1.65×13 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 1.96×16 topics
  12. Aging Population7▲ 32×4 topics
  13. Primary Care7▲ 7.1×5 topics
  14. Healthcare Access6▲ 9.2×6 topics
  15. Educational Technology6▲ 2.1×14 topics
  16. Chronic Diseases6▲ 9.6×4 topics
  17. Human Rights6▲ 2.3×7 topics
  18. Public Policy6▲ 4.8×8 topics
  19. Internet of Things6▲ 2.6×9 topics
  20. Aging5▲ 3.7×8 topics
  21. Social Determinants of Health5▲ 9.5×4 topics
  22. Social Justice5▲ 3.3×7 topics
  23. Physical Activity5▲ 3.9×10 topics
  24. Brazilian Health System5▲ 44×1 topic
  25. Community-Based Care5▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Legal Theory4▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Environmental Law4▲ 7.3×2 topics
  28. Infection Control4▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Public Administration4▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Constitutional Law4▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Drug Resistance4▲ 5.0×2 topics
  32. Civil Rights4▲ 21×1 topic
  33. Healthcare Regulation4▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Judicial Activism4▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Patient Safety4▲ 8.9×1 topic
  36. Functional Recovery4▲ 8.8×2 topics
  37. Digital Innovation3▲ 23×2 topics
  38. COVID-19 Impact3▲ 7.1×3 topics
  39. Constraint-Induced Therapy3▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Motor Recovery3▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto Politécnico de Beja publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Health, Nursing, Elderly Care, Brazilian Legal Issues, Healthcare Regulation and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery.

  1. 1 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 5 works
  2. 2 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 4 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 4 works
  4. 4 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 3 works
  5. 5 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Customer Service Quality and Loyalty Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  9. 9 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 2 works
  10. 10 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 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 available73.6%not open26.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.3%domestic only74.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Politécnico de Beja's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Instituto Politécnico de Beja as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00099% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Instituto Politécnico de Beja 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 counting5%10%15%Instituto Politécnico de Beja10.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.8% in 2024.

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