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Instituto Superior da Maia

In research, Instituto Superior da Maia stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,844 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,264 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,773 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 11.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,133
of 28,054 · #9,475 all time
Rank in Portugal
#31
of 187
Research works
2.4k
▲ 86% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
8.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Instituto Superior da Maia 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,844 of 10,521 21.1%310 #4687
Physical SciencesDomain #4,264 of 12,888 17.0%455 #8183
EngineeringField #2,773 of 6,636 17.4%162 #6547
Social SciencesField #3,144 of 6,365 18.4%151 #3871
Health SciencesDomain #7,146 of 11,982 17.4%144 #8525
MedicineField #6,843 of 10,443 17.7%115 #8605
Life SciencesDomain #5,453 of 7,800 18.7%92 #8940
Computer ScienceField #3,323 of 4,667 18.5%100 #5196

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Superior da Maia 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#4,687 #2,844
  2. Physical Sciences#8,183 #4,264
  3. Engineering#6,547 #2,773
  4. Social Sciences#3,871 #3,144
  5. Health Sciences#8,525 #7,146
  6. Medicine#8,605 #6,843
  7. Life Sciences#8,940 #5,453
  8. Computer Science#5,196 #3,323
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Instituto Superior da Maia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 11.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 29.7 works12×
← 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: 1.13× its world share, 54 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.47× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.04× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.29× its world share, 100 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.67× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.08× its world share, 162 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 50 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.10× its world share, 39 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.07× its world share, 36 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.70× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 115 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.26× its world share, 36 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.17× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.91× its world share, 58 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 151 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Superior da Maia?

Ranked on the composite score, João Salgado, Ahmed Oukabli and Jacques Brun lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Superior da Maia.

  1. 1 João Salgado Portugal · #484,279 worldwide 72 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Ahmed Oukabli Portugal · #623,029 worldwide 38 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Jacques Brun Portugal · #697,386 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Aurélio de Oliveira Portugal · #780,595 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Chakib Alem Portugal · #821,474 worldwide 70 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Larbi Boudad Portugal · #823,341 worldwide 65 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Rui Marcelino Portugal · #891,900 worldwide 43 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Ângela C. Macedo Portugal · #909,610 worldwide 53 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 António Barbosa Portugal · #963,966 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Celina Gonçalves Portugal · #1,054,450 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Superior da Maia

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Superior da Maia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: High-Intensity Interval Training, Performance Analysis, Machine Learning, Resistance Training, Physiological Demands, Training Load, Injury Prevention and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. Machine Learning46▲ 1.40×55 topics
  2. Deep Learning40▲ 1.17×54 topics
  3. Epidemiology33▼ 0.83×63 topics
  4. Renewable Energy30▲ 2.1×26 topics
  5. Mental Health27▲ 1.87×34 topics
  6. Environmental Impact26▲ 1.55×30 topics
  7. Sustainability25◆ 1.02×50 topics
  8. Risk Factors24▲ 2.2×20 topics
  9. High-Intensity Interval Training22▲ 21×2 topics
  10. Education21▲ 1.24×36 topics
  11. Social Media20▲ 1.38×22 topics
  12. Educational Technology19▲ 1.60×20 topics
  13. Performance Analysis19▲ 8.7×5 topics
  14. Healthcare18▲ 1.58×15 topics
  15. Resistance Training17▲ 19×2 topics
  16. Online Learning17▲ 2.0×13 topics
  17. Physiological Demands17▲ 26×1 topic
  18. Training Load17▲ 26×1 topic
  19. Injury Prevention16▲ 13×4 topics
  20. Medicinal Plants16▲ 3.9×15 topics
  21. Antioxidant14▲ 2.1×36 topics
  22. Prevention14▲ 3.4×8 topics
  23. Antioxidant Activity14▲ 2.2×25 topics
  24. Artificial Neural Networks14▲ 2.8×7 topics
  25. Athletic Training13▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Flavonoids13▲ 5.0×8 topics
  27. Language Teaching13▲ 5.0×7 topics
  28. Muscle Injuries12▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Sports Injury12▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Solar Energy11▲ 3.6×5 topics
  31. Anti-inflammatory11▲ 3.9×26 topics
  32. Student Satisfaction10▲ 5.4×3 topics
  33. COVID-19 Impact9▲ 5.6×3 topics
  34. Islam9▲ 4.4×3 topics
  35. Phenolic Compounds9▲ 4.9×9 topics
  36. Physical Education9▲ 7.5×6 topics
  37. Parameter Estimation9▲ 7.1×4 topics
  38. Sustainable Tourism8▲ 6.6×2 topics
  39. Natural Fibers8▲ 12×2 topics
  40. North Africa7▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Superior da Maia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Performance and Training, Sports injuries and prevention, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies and Digital Marketing and Social Media.

Sports Performance and T…17Sports Performance and Training: 17 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 12 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 7 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 7 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 7 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 6 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…6EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 6 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…6Antenna Design and Analysis: 6 fractional worksSport Psychology and Per…5Sport Psychology and Performance: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Mo…5Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering: 5 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineEducationSociology and Political ScienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment4 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 17 works
  2. 2 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 12 works
  3. 3 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 7 works
  4. 4 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  5. 5 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  6. 6 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  7. 7 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 6 works
  8. 8 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 works
  10. 10 Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering Computational Theory and Mathematics 5 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 available60.0%not open40.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.7%domestic only51.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Superior da Maia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 86% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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