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Instituto Superior Miguel Torga

In research, Instituto Superior Miguel Torga stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,395 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,120
of 28,054 · #28,853 all time
Rank in Portugal
#133
of 187
Research works
640
▼ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
4k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Instituto Superior Miguel Torga 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 #5,395 of 10,521 23.5%92 #6780

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

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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.15× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.46× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.23× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.89× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 7.06× its world share, 27 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Superior Miguel Torga?

Ranked on the composite score, Sónia Guadalupe, Fernanda Daniel and Ana Galhardo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Superior Miguel Torga.

  1. 1 Sónia Guadalupe Portugal · #576,094 worldwide 5 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Fernanda Daniel Portugal · #647,048 worldwide 20 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Ana Galhardo Portugal · #741,828 worldwide 26 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Laura Lemos Portugal · #929,065 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Sónia Simões Portugal · #1,110,818 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Helena Espírito‐Santo Portugal · #1,267,308 worldwide 4 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Marina Cunha Portugal · #1,303,445 worldwide 23 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Superior Miguel Torga

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Superior Miguel Torga?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Depression, Psychological Impact, Emotion Regulation, Stress, Well-being, Anxiety and Psychological Distress.

▲ 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. Mental Health17▲ 9.1×24 topics
  2. Depression9▲ 8.0×10 topics
  3. Quality of Life7▲ 3.8×17 topics
  4. Psychological Impact6▲ 15×4 topics
  5. Emotion Regulation6▲ 16×7 topics
  6. Stress6▲ 13×6 topics
  7. Well-being6▲ 12×8 topics
  8. Anxiety6▲ 9.6×6 topics
  9. Globalization6▲ 2.3×17 topics
  10. COVID-195▲ 3.0×7 topics
  11. Pandemic5▲ 3.7×5 topics
  12. Psychological Distress5▲ 16×5 topics
  13. Consumer Behavior5▲ 6.0×8 topics
  14. Environmental Management5▲ 9.7×5 topics
  15. Social Media5▲ 2.7×10 topics
  16. Prevalence5▲ 9.2×8 topics
  17. Healthcare Workers4▲ 14×4 topics
  18. Qualitative Research4▲ 3.9×6 topics
  19. Job Satisfaction4▲ 7.7×6 topics
  20. Motivation4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  21. Psychopathology4▲ 17×4 topics
  22. Coping Strategies4▲ 12×6 topics
  23. Gender Differences4▲ 7.9×5 topics
  24. Social Support4▲ 5.3×10 topics
  25. Adolescents4▲ 7.8×5 topics
  26. Social Isolation4▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Neuroscience4▲ 9.5×5 topics
  28. Positive Emotions3▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Public Policy3▲ 5.5×7 topics
  30. Resilience3▲ 5.6×8 topics
  31. Aging3▲ 4.9×4 topics
  32. Emotion3▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Quarantine3▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Parenting3▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Subjective Well-Being3▲ 34×2 topics
  36. Developmental Trajectories3▲ 19×3 topics
  37. Social Relationships3▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Cognitive Therapy3▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Infertility3▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Social Work3▲ 30×3 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Superior Miguel Torga publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: COVID-19 and Mental Health, Environmental Sustainability in Business, Resilience and Mental Health and Reproductive Health and Technologies.

COVID-19 and Mental Health3COVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…2Environmental Sustainability in Business: 2 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksReproductive Health and …2Reproductive Health and Technologies: 2 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassi…2Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 2 fractional worksAging and Gerontology Research: 2 fractional worksEducational Games and Gamification: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…2Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 2 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksIntimate Partner and Family Violence: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyMarketingReproductive MedicineNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 2 works
  3. 3 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Aging and Gerontology Research Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 2 works
  10. 10 Intimate Partner and Family Violence Health 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 available52.2%not open47.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.1%domestic only90.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Superior Miguel Torga's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% lower 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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