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Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave

In research, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,435 of 10,521 worldwide), Business, Management and Accounting (#358 of 2,578 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,600 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Marketing, Strategy and Management and Business, Management and Accounting — Marketing is 13.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,874
of 28,054 · #13,183 all time
Rank in Portugal
#43
of 187
Research works
1.3k
▲ 128% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave 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 #1,435 of 10,521 30.7%283 #2667
Business, Management and AccountingField #358 of 2,578 29.7%120 #811
Social SciencesField #1,600 of 6,365 37.1%101 #3145
Computer ScienceField #3,764 of 4,667 14.8%62 #5016
Physical SciencesDomain #10,620 of 12,888 17.0%136 #17355

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave 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#2,667 #1,435
  2. Business, Management and Accounting#811 #358
  3. Social Sciences#3,145 #1,600
  4. Computer Science#5,016 #3,764
  5. Physical Sciences#17,355 #10,620
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 Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Marketing takes 13.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MarketingSubfield · 27.5 works13×
  2. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 33.6 works7.9×
  3. Business, Management and AccountingField · 119.8 works7.6×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 7 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.62× its world share, 62 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.76× its world share, 56 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 38 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7.57× its world share, 120 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.43× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.44× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 101 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave?

Ranked on the composite score, Gilberto Santos, Bruno Oliveira and João L. Vilaça lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave.

  1. 1 Gilberto Santos Portugal · #424,340 worldwide 67 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Bruno Oliveira Portugal · #578,163 worldwide 50 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 João L. Vilaça Portugal · #580,704 worldwide 82 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Laurentina Vareiro Portugal · #597,440 worldwide 52 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Pedro Morais Portugal · #706,339 worldwide 28 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Patrícia Rodrigues Quesado Portugal · #912,717 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Bruno Barbosa Sousa Portugal · #920,655 worldwide 106 citations · 98 works
  8. 8 Nuno Martins Portugal · #932,489 worldwide 18 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Nuno Lopes Portugal · #952,623 worldwide 31 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Miguel Terroso Portugal · #953,387 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave

Which keywords describe research at Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Consumer Behavior, Environmental Management, Economic Growth, Supply Chain Management, COVID-19 Impact, Destination Image and Deep Learning.

▲ 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. Sustainability42▲ 3.5×31 topics
  2. Deep Learning37▲ 2.2×35 topics
  3. Consumer Behavior29▲ 9.2×10 topics
  4. Economic Growth26▲ 6.1×13 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management26▲ 5.6×16 topics
  6. Environmental Management24▲ 12×8 topics
  7. Machine Learning23▲ 1.46×27 topics
  8. COVID-19 Impact21▲ 26×3 topics
  9. Social Media20▲ 2.9×15 topics
  10. Destination Image20▲ 48×2 topics
  11. Internet of Things18▲ 4.2×11 topics
  12. Tourist Satisfaction18▲ 37×2 topics
  13. Sustainable Tourism17▲ 30×2 topics
  14. Community Perceptions17▲ 50×1 topic
  15. Tourism Development17▲ 29×1 topic
  16. Innovation16▲ 3.1×29 topics
  17. Big Data16▲ 3.6×10 topics
  18. Corporate Governance15▲ 4.0×13 topics
  19. Artificial Intelligence14▲ 2.1×17 topics
  20. Performance Measurement13▲ 9.5×5 topics
  21. Financial Performance12▲ 4.2×7 topics
  22. User-Generated Content12▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Consumer Engagement12▲ 19×1 topic
  24. Electronic Word-of-Mouth12▲ 19×1 topic
  25. Social Capital11▲ 4.2×9 topics
  26. Cyber-Physical Systems10▲ 7.9×3 topics
  27. Ethical Consumption10▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Environmental Innovation10▲ 23×1 topic
  29. Green Consumption10▲ 23×1 topic
  30. Digital Twin10▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Institutional Theory10▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Brand Equity9▲ 29×3 topics
  33. IoT Security9▲ 5.9×3 topics
  34. Brand Community9▲ 33×1 topic
  35. Brand Trust9▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Shareholder Value8▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Corporate Social Responsibility8▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Business Ethics8▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Cloud Manufacturing7▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Smart Manufacturing7▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Environmental Sustainability in Business and Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification.

Diverse Aspects of Touri…17Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 17 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 12 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…10Environmental Sustainability in Business: 10 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Bra…9Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 9 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 7 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 7 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain…6Sustainable Supply Chain Management: 6 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 5 fractional worksCustomer Service Quality and Loyalty: 5 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 5 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceMarketingIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringStrategy and Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  2. 2 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 10 works
  4. 4 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 9 works
  5. 5 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 7 works
  7. 7 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 6 works
  8. 8 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 5 works
  9. 9 Customer Service Quality and Loyalty Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 works
  10. 10 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 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 available45.2%not open54.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 128% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.