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Instituto Superior Técnico

In research, Instituto Superior Técnico stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,689 of 10,521 worldwide), Computer Science (#1,537 of 4,667 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,289 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Occupational Therapy, Computer Science Applications and Economics and Econometrics — Occupational Therapy is 14.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,817
of 28,054 · #1,336 all time
Rank in Portugal
#42
of 187
Research works
12k
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
275k
23.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Instituto Superior Técnico 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 #2,689 of 10,521 12.0%596 #3192
Computer ScienceField #1,537 of 4,667 18.7%178 #1076
Social SciencesField #2,289 of 6,365 13.6%248 #3183
Physical SciencesDomain #4,891 of 12,888 13.9%610 #918
EngineeringField #3,423 of 6,636 10.0%212 #665
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,195 of 3,409 4.7%104 —
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,725 of 2,578 11.8%120 —
EducationSubfield #1,340 of 1,892 16.0%88 —
Information SystemsSubfield #931 of 1,291 18.7%66 —
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,291 of 1,775 10.1%146 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Superior Técnico 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#3,192 #2,689
  2. Computer Science#1,076 #1,537
  3. Social Sciences#3,183 #2,289
  4. Physical Sciences#918 #4,891
  5. Engineering#665 #3,423
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 Técnico specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Occupational Therapy takes 14.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Occupational TherapySubfield · 35.5 works14×
  2. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 34.5 works9.4×
  3. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 139.5 works5.9×
← 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: 1.47× its world share, 104 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.90× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.53× its world share, 178 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.49× its world share, 34 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.95× its world share, 212 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 66 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.33× its world share, 23 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.49× its world share, 49 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.09× its world share, 82 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.49× its world share, 120 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.57× its world share, 146 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 56 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 248 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Superior Técnico?

Ranked on the composite score, Jorge S. Marques, Naim Hamdia Afgan and Maria da Graça Carvalho lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Superior Técnico.

  1. 1 Jorge S. Marques Portugal · #13,382 worldwide 812 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Naim Hamdia Afgan Portugal · #58,636 worldwide 261 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Maria da Graça Carvalho Portugal · #65,976 worldwide 333 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 P. Brogueira Portugal · #66,629 worldwide 498 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 C. M. Ferreira Portugal · #68,980 worldwide 291 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Rui M. Almeida Portugal · #113,528 worldwide 387 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Jacinto C. Nascimento Portugal · #115,998 worldwide 233 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 M. Raquel Aires‐Barros Portugal · #145,513 worldwide 182 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 João C. Bordado Portugal · #155,045 worldwide 392 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 José Santos-Victor Portugal · #157,455 worldwide 423 citations · 88 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Superior Técnico

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Superior Técnico?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Small and Medium Enterprises, Digital Marketing, Social Responsibility, Education, Urban Development, Innovation Ecosystems, Economic Impact and Globalization Effects.

▲ 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. Small and Medium Enterprises174▲ 66×4 topics
  2. Digital Marketing155▲ 25×2 topics
  3. Education155▲ 6.0×33 topics
  4. Social Responsibility139▲ 40×4 topics
  5. Urban Development135▲ 25×6 topics
  6. Innovation Ecosystems134▲ 87×2 topics
  7. Economic Impact132▲ 15×4 topics
  8. Globalization Effects132▲ 124×2 topics
  9. Psychopharmacology Education132▲ 132×1 topic
  10. Tourism Management132▲ 120×1 topic
  11. Sustainability122▲ 3.4×61 topics
  12. Innovation118▲ 7.5×26 topics
  13. Competitiveness95▲ 79×6 topics
  14. E-Learning78▲ 5.2×9 topics
  15. Educational Technology74▲ 4.2×21 topics
  16. Risk Assessment67▲ 6.6×12 topics
  17. Organizational Culture66▲ 11×7 topics
  18. Health Promotion65▲ 14×10 topics
  19. Social Impact61▲ 10×13 topics
  20. Knowledge Management60▲ 7.3×16 topics
  21. Pedagogy60▲ 8.2×7 topics
  22. Teacher Training58▲ 6.2×13 topics
  23. Distance Learning50▲ 10×8 topics
  24. Nutrition50▲ 7.4×8 topics
  25. Occupational Health49▲ 28×4 topics
  26. Technology48▲ 6.0×13 topics
  27. Digital Divide44▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Workplace Safety42▲ 20×3 topics
  29. ICT42▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Digital Competence41▲ 31×2 topics
  31. Online Education41▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Virtual Teaching41▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Decision Making40▲ 8.9×4 topics
  34. Legislation38▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Rural Development37▲ 7.1×8 topics
  36. Musculoskeletal Disorders35▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Inclusive Education35▲ 6.7×10 topics
  38. Ergonomics35▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Teleworking35▲ 140×1 topic
  40. Informal Learning33▲ 17×4 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Superior Técnico publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces and Diverse Applied Research Studies.

Business, Innovation, an…132Business, Innovation, and Economy: 132 fractional worksEducational Innovations …41Educational Innovations and Technology: 41 fractional worksOccupational Health and …35Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 35 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 30 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 28 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…24E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 24 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecological Studies: 21 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Production Studies: 20 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 20 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 18 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsOccupational TherapySociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 132 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 41 works
  3. 3 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 35 works
  4. 4 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 30 works
  5. 5 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 28 works
  6. 6 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 24 works
  7. 7 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 21 works
  8. 8 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 20 works
  9. 9 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 20 works
  10. 10 Education and Teacher Training Education 18 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 available33.4%not open66.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.2%domestic only68.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Superior Técnico's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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