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IPO Porto

In research, IPO Porto stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,174 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#3,610 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,966 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (Oncology is 9.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,559
of 22,385 · #15,652 all time
Rank in Portugal
#88
of 168
Research works
1.4k
▲ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
19k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
57%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
IPO Porto

What is IPO Porto 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 #4,174 of 9,902 7.5%304 #7250
MedicineField #3,610 of 8,541 7.4%292 #6147
Life SciencesDomain #4,966 of 6,403 8.5%63 #6222

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where IPO Porto 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.

  1. Health Sciences#7,250 #4,174
  2. Medicine#6,147 #3,610
  3. Life Sciences#6,222 #4,966
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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 IPO Porto work in?

In 2022-now, 76% of research at IPO Porto is in Health Sciences, 16% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (73%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%), Health Professions (2%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 327 fractional works · 76.1% of its workMedicine: 313 fractional works · 72.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 49 fractional works · 11.4% of its workSurgery: 48 fractional works · 11.3% of its workOncology: 48 fractional works · 11.1% of its workEpidemiology: 18 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 17 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 17 fractional works · 4.0% of its workHematology: 12 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDermatology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGastroenterology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnatomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 67 fractional works · 15.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 53 fractional works · 12.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 5.7% of its workCancer Research: 16 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 4.4% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKIPO Porto430fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences76%Social Sciences4%

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. Medicine31372.9%
    2. Health Professions92.1%
    3. Nursing20.5%
    4. Dentistry20.4%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5312.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology81.8%
    3. Neuroscience30.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.4%
    1. Computer Science61.5%
    2. Engineering61.3%
    3. Materials Science30.6%
    4. Chemistry20.4%
    5. Environmental Science10.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    8. Energy00.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Social Sciences81.9%
    2. Psychology40.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does IPO Porto specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 9.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 47.9 works9.9×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 49.0 works7.4×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.32× its world share, 53 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.78× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.79× its world share, 313 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.79×313 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.32×53 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.78×8 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.17×2 works
  5. Nursing1.06×2 works
  6. Veterinary1.01×1 works
  7. Dentistry0.93×2 works
  8. Health Professions0.81×9 works
  9. Neuroscience0.38×3 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.31×3 works
  11. Psychology0.27×4 works
  12. Chemistry0.23×2 works
  13. Computer Science0.19×6 works
  14. Materials Science0.18×3 works
  15. Social Sciences0.15×8 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.11×1 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×2 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.10×0 works
  19. Engineering0.09×6 works
  20. Mathematics0.09×0 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.07×1 works
  22. Environmental Science0.05×1 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×1 works
  24. Energy0.03×0 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at IPO Porto?

Ranked on the quality score, Joana B. Pereira, José Dinis and Fernando Leal da Costa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IPO Porto.

  1. 1 Joana B. Pereira Portugal · #489,575 worldwide 1.7k citations · 42 works
  2. 2 José Dinis Portugal · #958,784 worldwide 4.3k citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Fernando Leal da Costa Portugal · #1,179,636 worldwide 2.5k citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Paula Gameiro Portugal · #1,204,005 worldwide 5.2k citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Rita Canotilho Portugal · #1,402,499 worldwide 1.4k citations · 55 works
  6. 6 José Cabeçadas Portugal · #1,453,559 worldwide 3.7k citations · 119 works
  7. 7 Isabel Sicilia Bravo Portugal · #1,457,670 worldwide 1.6k citations · 76 works
  8. 8 António Moreira Portugal · #1,577,866 worldwide 1.6k citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Catia Faustino Portugal · #1,601,902 worldwide 765 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 António Campos Portugal · #1,752,740 worldwide 1.4k citations · 85 works
All ranked researchers at IPO Porto

What are the most cited papers from IPO Porto?

The most cited paper from IPO Porto is "Design and standardization of PCR primers and protocols for detection of clonal immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor gene recombinations in suspect lymphoproliferations: Report of the BIOMED-2 Concerted Action BMH4-CT98-3936" (Jacques J. M. van Dongen et al., 2003), with 3,072 citations. Next come "Pembrolizumab versus methotrexate, docetaxel, or cetuximab for recurrent or metastatic head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma (KEYNOTE-040): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 study" (1,731) and "Endoscopic submucosal dissection: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline" (1,345).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Design and standardization of PCR primers and protocols for detection of clonal immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor gene recombinations in suspect lymphoproliferations: Report of the BIOMED-2 Concerted Action BMH4-CT98-3936 Jacques J. M. van Dongen et al. · Leukemia Open access Dec 2003 3,072
2 Pembrolizumab versus methotrexate, docetaxel, or cetuximab for recurrent or metastatic head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma (KEYNOTE-040): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 study Ezra E.W. Cohen et al. · The Lancet Open access113 authors 30 Nov 2018 1,731
3 Endoscopic submucosal dissection: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline Pedro Pimentel‐Nunes et al. · Endoscopy Open access 28 Aug 2015 1,345
4 Randomized Phase III KEYNOTE-181 Study of Pembrolizumab Versus Chemotherapy in Advanced Esophageal Cancer Takashi Kojima et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology 7 Oct 2020 1,199
5 Standardized RT-PCR analysis of fusion gene transcripts from chromosome aberrations in acute leukemia for detection of minimal residual disease JJM van Dongen, EA Macintyre, J Gäbert et al. · Leukemia Dec 1999 1,174
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at IPO Porto?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Prognostic Factors, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Radiotherapy, Survival Analysis, Neoadjuvant Therapy and Breast Cancer.

▲ 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. Chemotherapy47▲ 15×24 topics
  2. Epidemiology32▲ 1.89×84 topics
  3. Immunotherapy30▲ 9.7×19 topics
  4. Prognostic Factors29▲ 15×14 topics
  5. Clinical Practice Guidelines28▲ 12×12 topics
  6. Radiotherapy27▲ 16×12 topics
  7. Survival Analysis24▲ 20×6 topics
  8. Quality of Life22▲ 3.5×30 topics
  9. Cancer22▲ 3.7×40 topics
  10. Treatment20▲ 3.8×41 topics
  11. Biomarkers18▲ 5.9×17 topics
  12. Clinical Trials17▲ 6.0×13 topics
  13. Neoadjuvant Therapy17▲ 17×5 topics
  14. Breast Cancer17▲ 16×11 topics
  15. Genetic Mutations17▲ 9.0×19 topics
  16. Molecular Characterization16▲ 21×6 topics
  17. Metastasis16▲ 11×12 topics
  18. Diagnosis16▲ 3.9×32 topics
  19. Targeted Therapy13▲ 14×5 topics
  20. Molecular Profiling12▲ 30×3 topics
  21. Gene Expression12▲ 4.4×12 topics
  22. Prognosis11▲ 8.0×8 topics
  23. Guidelines11▲ 5.5×11 topics
  24. Endoscopic Resection10▲ 24×2 topics
  25. PET Imaging10▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Tumor Microenvironment10▲ 5.1×8 topics
  27. Surgery10▲ 6.6×10 topics
  28. Molecular Classification10▲ 15×4 topics
  29. Gastric Cancer10▲ 20×3 topics
  30. Prognostic Markers10▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Radiation Therapy10▲ 17×6 topics
  32. Gene Expression Profiling9▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Immunohistochemistry9▲ 31×4 topics
  34. Adjuvant Therapy9▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Lymphoma9▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Molecular Subtypes9▲ 24×3 topics
  37. Cancer Incidence8▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Rituximab8▲ 13×3 topics
  39. End-of-Life8▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Palliative Care8▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does IPO Porto publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Breast Cancer Treatment Studies, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment.

Gastric Cancer Managemen…6Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 6 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment …6Breast Cancer Treatment Studies: 6 fractional worksHematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: 6 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and T…5Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 5 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Stu…5Head and Neck Cancer Studies: 5 fractional worksNeuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances: 5 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 5 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Tr…4Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksPalliative and Oncologic Care: 4 fractional worksCancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCancer ResearchHematologyPathology and Forensic Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  2. 2 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 6 works
  3. 3 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Hematology 6 works
  4. 4 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 5 works
  5. 5 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 5 works
  6. 6 Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances Epidemiology 5 works
  7. 7 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  8. 8 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  9. 9 Palliative and Oncologic Care Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  10. 10 Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Oncology 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.

openly available57.1%not open42.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.7%domestic only81.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has IPO Porto's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 IPO Porto as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0016% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%IPO Porto0.0014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of IPO Porto 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025IPO Porto8.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.4% in 1999.

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