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Polytechnic Institute of Porto

In research, Polytechnic Institute of Porto stands highest in Business, Management and Accounting (#87 of 2,578 worldwide), Social Sciences (#762 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,702 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Information Systems and Management, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Marketing — Information Systems and Management is 6.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,461
of 28,054 · #3,218 all time
Rank in Portugal
#12
of 187
Research works
7.4k
▲ 62% vs 2013–17
Citations
95k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Polytechnic Institute of Porto 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
Business, Management and AccountingField #87 of 2,578 27.2%271 #590
Social SciencesDomain #762 of 10,521 24.4%856 #1546
Health SciencesDomain #1,702 of 11,982 22.3%249 #2929
Health ProfessionsField #350 of 1,928 22.3%71 #570
Social SciencesField #1,349 of 6,365 23.6%308 #1880
Physical SciencesDomain #3,256 of 12,888 16.6%933 #2664
Computer ScienceField #1,194 of 4,667 19.9%281 #949
EngineeringField #1,720 of 6,636 14.4%484 #1378
MedicineField #3,243 of 10,443 22.1%168 #5962
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #815 of 2,578 27.2%115 #1402

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Polytechnic Institute of 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 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. Business, Management and Accounting#590 #87
  2. Social Sciences#1,546 #762
  3. Health Sciences#2,929 #1,702
  4. Health Professions#570 #350
  5. Social Sciences#1,880 #1,349
  6. Physical Sciences#2,664 #3,256
  7. Computer Science#949 #1,194
  8. Engineering#1,378 #1,720
  9. Medicine#5,962 #3,243
  10. Sociology and Political Science#1,402 #815
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 Porto specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Information Systems and Management takes 6.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 41.0 works6.7×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 73.3 works6.6×
  3. MarketingSubfield · 53.2 works5.8×
  4. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 28.0 works5.3×
  5. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 32.8 works5.0×
← 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: 0.47× its world share, 48 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 38 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.68× its world share, 281 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.16× its world share, 23 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.50× its world share, 484 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 71 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 25 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 71 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 168 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 43 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.90× its world share, 271 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.51× its world share, 73 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.22× its world share, 57 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.58× its world share, 104 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 308 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Polytechnic Institute of Porto?

Ranked on the composite score, Gustavo R. Alves, Diogo Ribeiro and Luı́s Pinto Ferreira lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Polytechnic Institute of Porto.

  1. 1 Gustavo R. Alves Portugal · #34,262 worldwide 393 citations · 74 works
  2. 2 Diogo Ribeiro Portugal · #85,847 worldwide 209 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Luı́s Pinto Ferreira Portugal · #108,312 worldwide 116 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 J. A. Tenreiro Machado Portugal · #109,020 worldwide 1.2k citations · 207 works
  5. 5 Mário Alves Portugal · #170,081 worldwide 145 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Stefan M. Petters Portugal · #171,611 worldwide 137 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Björn Andersson Portugal · #185,690 worldwide 128 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 H.M. Khodr Portugal · #223,948 worldwide 174 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Ana Paula Lopes Portugal · #233,869 worldwide 43 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Hugo Morais Portugal · #237,097 worldwide 326 citations · 65 works
All ranked researchers at Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Which keywords describe research at Polytechnic Institute of Porto?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Smart Grid, Renewable Energy, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Supply Chain Management, Game Theory and Smart Home.

▲ 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. Sustainability123▲ 2.3×64 topics
  2. Deep Learning116▲ 1.58×69 topics
  3. Machine Learning111▲ 1.57×71 topics
  4. Renewable Energy89▲ 2.9×33 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management66▲ 3.3×24 topics
  6. Smart Grid59▲ 7.3×7 topics
  7. Social Media58▲ 1.88×21 topics
  8. Big Data54▲ 2.7×20 topics
  9. Consumer Behavior53▲ 3.9×13 topics
  10. Educational Technology50▲ 1.95×31 topics
  11. Neural Networks49▲ 1.46×28 topics
  12. Innovation48▲ 2.1×34 topics
  13. Healthcare44▲ 1.83×19 topics
  14. Internet of Things44▲ 2.4×17 topics
  15. Social Capital44▲ 3.8×13 topics
  16. Economic Growth40▲ 2.2×20 topics
  17. Online Learning40▲ 2.2×13 topics
  18. Qualitative Research40▲ 2.1×16 topics
  19. Environmental Management40▲ 4.6×10 topics
  20. Game Theory38▲ 10×5 topics
  21. Smart Home38▲ 10×3 topics
  22. Energy Management37▲ 10×3 topics
  23. Corporate Governance37▲ 2.3×17 topics
  24. Demand Response36▲ 18×1 topic
  25. Electricity Markets36▲ 18×1 topic
  26. Student Engagement35▲ 4.0×13 topics
  27. Renewable Energy Integration28▲ 3.9×5 topics
  28. User-Generated Content28▲ 9.6×2 topics
  29. Consumer Engagement28▲ 10×1 topic
  30. Electronic Word-of-Mouth28▲ 10×1 topic
  31. COVID-19 Impact27▲ 7.5×5 topics
  32. Cyber-Physical Systems27▲ 4.7×7 topics
  33. Information Systems26▲ 7.1×8 topics
  34. Marketing Strategies23▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Destination Image21▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Tourist Satisfaction21▲ 9.6×2 topics
  37. Sustainable Tourism20▲ 8.1×2 topics
  38. Human Resources Management20▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Organizational Management20▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Community Perceptions20▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Polytechnic Institute of Porto publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Smart Grid Energy Management, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Business and Management Studies and Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research.

Smart Grid Energy Management: 36 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 28 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 20 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 20 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 19 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 18 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…15Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 15 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 15 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 14 fractional worksMechanical Behavior of C…14Mechanical Behavior of Composites: 14 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and ManagementMarketing3 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 36 works
  2. 2 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  3. 3 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 20 works
  4. 4 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  5. 5 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 19 works
  6. 6 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 18 works
  7. 7 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 15 works
  8. 8 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 15 works
  9. 9 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  10. 10 Mechanical Behavior of Composites Mechanics of Materials 14 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 available59.0%not open41.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.8%domestic only80.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Polytechnic Institute of Porto's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 62% 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.

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