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National Legal Medicine Institute

In research, National Legal Medicine Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,206 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,810 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,402
of 28,054 · #16,819 all time
Rank in Portugal
#97
of 187
Research works
1.1k
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.3k
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is National Legal Medicine Institute 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,206 of 11,982 5.6%75 #8163
Social SciencesDomain #9,810 of 10,521 7.9%60 #11799

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Legal Medicine Institute 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: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8.77× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.51× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.18× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.69× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.64× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.28× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.98× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Legal Medicine Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Miguel Artola Gallego, Molnár and Manuel J. Checa González lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Legal Medicine Institute.

  1. 1 Miguel Artola Gallego Portugal · #243,335 worldwide 6 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Molnár Portugal · #756,813 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Manuel J. Checa González Portugal · #962,955 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Mário Barroso Portugal · #990,917 worldwide 52 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Maria João Pereira Portugal · #1,527,993 worldwide 18 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 A. Serra Portugal · #1,551,884 worldwide 15 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 V. Lopes Portugal · #1,597,085 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 F. Balsa Portugal · #1,611,237 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at National Legal Medicine Institute

Which keywords describe research at National Legal Medicine Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Age Estimation, Sex Determination, Skeletal Development, Computed Tomography, Post-mortem Imaging and Virtual Autopsy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology17▲ 2.4×46 topics
  2. Public Health10▲ 4.1×19 topics
  3. Quality of Life9▲ 3.5×19 topics
  4. Age Estimation8▲ 67×2 topics
  5. Risk Factors8▲ 3.9×17 topics
  6. Sex Determination8▲ 111×1 topic
  7. Skeletal Development8▲ 179×1 topic
  8. Human Rights7▲ 3.8×18 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 2.8×15 topics
  10. Computed Tomography7▲ 83×2 topics
  11. Post-mortem Imaging7▲ 298×1 topic
  12. Virtual Autopsy7▲ 298×1 topic
  13. Ancient DNA6▲ 70×3 topics
  14. Healthcare Quality6▲ 34×4 topics
  15. Human Evolution6▲ 164×2 topics
  16. Mental Health6▲ 2.3×18 topics
  17. Toxicity Assessment6▲ 96×2 topics
  18. Method Validation6▲ 61×3 topics
  19. Forensic Toxicology5▲ 113×2 topics
  20. Designer Drugs5▲ 156×1 topic
  21. Drug Analysis5▲ 156×1 topic
  22. Psychological Impact5▲ 8.2×8 topics
  23. Clinical Guidelines5▲ 8.9×4 topics
  24. Health Policy4▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Healthcare Access4▲ 8.9×6 topics
  26. Genomic Analysis4▲ 9.7×3 topics
  27. Forensic Genetics4▲ 172×1 topic
  28. Population History4▲ 172×1 topic
  29. Physician Liability4▲ 56×2 topics
  30. Informed Consent4▲ 29×4 topics
  31. Defensive Medicine4▲ 83×1 topic
  32. Ethical Considerations4▲ 6.3×8 topics
  33. Malpractice Risk4▲ 83×1 topic
  34. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 9.6×4 topics
  35. Patient Autonomy4▲ 59×2 topics
  36. Medical Ethics4▲ 15×5 topics
  37. Criminal Justice3▲ 8.8×4 topics
  38. Gender Differences3▲ 5.1×5 topics
  39. Legal Regulation3▲ 7.8×5 topics
  40. Serotonin3▲ 45×2 topics

Which research topics does National Legal Medicine Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies, Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes, Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis and Forensic and Genetic Research.

Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 8 fractional worksAutopsy Techniques and Outcomes: 7 fractional worksForensic Toxicology and …5Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 5 fractional worksForensic and Genetic Res…4Forensic and Genetic Research: 4 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 4 fractional worksRestraint-Related Deaths: 2 fractional worksForensic Entomology and …2Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies: 2 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 2 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Penology: 2 fractional worksSexual Assault and Victimization Studies: 2 fractional works
ArcheologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingToxicologyGenetics6 others

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

  1. 1 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 8 works
  2. 2 Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 7 works
  3. 3 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 5 works
  4. 4 Forensic and Genetic Research Genetics 4 works
  5. 5 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 4 works
  6. 6 Restraint-Related Deaths Emergency Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies Insect Science 2 works
  8. 8 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  9. 9 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 2 works
  10. 10 Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies Gender Studies 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 available55.4%not open44.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.6%domestic only61.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Legal Medicine Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% lower than in 2013–2017.

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