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Portuguese Environment Agency

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Research works
118
▲ 59% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
69%
world 40%
International
40%
world 18%
Portuguese Environment Agency

Not ranked overall: Portuguese Environment Agency is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Portuguese Environment Agency work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Portuguese Environment Agency is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (23%), Social Sciences (20%), Medicine (13%).

Physical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 45.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 22.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 30.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 19.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 18.4% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 12.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPortugueseEnvironment…45fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences31%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1022.6%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences48.9%
    3. Engineering36.6%
    4. Computer Science25.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.8%
    6. Energy00.7%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Social Sciences919.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities35.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.2%
    5. Psychology01.0%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine612.9%
    2. Health Professions24.9%
    3. Dentistry00.4%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.66× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.55× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.99× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences5.66×4 works
  2. Environmental Science4.55×10 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.99×3 works
  4. Health Professions1.84×2 works
  5. Social Sciences1.57×9 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.27×1 works
  7. Dentistry0.82×0 works
  8. Energy0.81×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.70×2 works
  10. Medicine0.67×6 works
  11. Computer Science0.66×2 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.53×0 works
  13. Nursing0.51×0 works
  14. Engineering0.44×3 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.43×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.39×1 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.37×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.36×0 works
  19. Psychology0.33×0 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.15×0 works
  21. Neuroscience0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Portuguese Environment Agency?

Ranked on the quality score, Celso Aleixo Pinto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Portuguese Environment Agency.

  1. 1 Celso Aleixo Pinto Portugal · #2,076,939 worldwide 215 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Portuguese Environment Agency

What are the most cited papers from Portuguese Environment Agency?

The most cited paper from Portuguese Environment Agency is "Antibiotic resistance, antimicrobial residues and bacterial community composition in urban wastewater" (Ana Novo, Sandra André, Paula Carneiro Viana et al., 2013), with 461 citations. Next come "First diabetes prevalence study in Portugal: PREVADIAB study" (263) and "The New European Medicines Agency Guideline on the Investigation of Bioequivalence" (213).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Antibiotic resistance, antimicrobial residues and bacterial community composition in urban wastewater Ana Novo, Sandra André, Paula Carneiro Viana et al. · Water Research 17 Jan 2013 461
2 First diabetes prevalence study in Portugal: PREVADIAB study Luís Gardete-Correia, José Manuel Boavida, João Filipe Raposo et al. · Diabetic Medicine 26 Apr 2010 263
3 The New European Medicines Agency Guideline on the Investigation of Bioequivalence José Morais, Maria do Rosário Lobato · Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology 7 Jan 2010 213
4 Cellular cross-talk between epicardial adipose tissue and myocardium in relation to the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease Sam Cherian, Gary D. Lopaschuk, Eugénia Carvalho · American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism 15 Aug 2012 191
5 Long-term energy scenarios: Bridging the gap between socio-economic storylines and energy modeling Patrícia Fortes, António Alvarenga, Júlia Seixas et al. · Technological Forecasting and Social Change Mar 2014 151
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Portuguese Environment Agency?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Climate Change, Sediment Transport, Hydrological Modeling, Sea-Level Rise, Water Resources, Risk Perception and Wave Modeling.

▲ 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 38 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change6▲ 5.3×19 topics
  2. Remote Sensing6▲ 10×10 topics
  3. Sediment Transport3▲ 36×4 topics
  4. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.7×13 topics
  5. Machine Learning2▲ 1.27×7 topics
  6. Sustainability2▲ 1.72×9 topics
  7. Economic Growth2▲ 4.6×5 topics
  8. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 16×2 topics
  9. Public Health2▲ 2.7×13 topics
  10. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 32×2 topics
  11. Water Resources2▲ 15×4 topics
  12. Teacher Training2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  13. Quality of Life2▲ 2.3×13 topics
  14. Risk Perception2▲ 12×3 topics
  15. Wave Modeling2▲ 63×2 topics
  16. Disaster Management1▲ 20×3 topics
  17. Education1▲ 1.82×5 topics
  18. Sustainable Development1▲ 2.0×8 topics
  19. Biodiversity1▲ 3.8×6 topics
  20. Coastal Dynamics1▲ 101×1 topic
  21. GIS1▲ 40×1 topic
  22. Groundwater Potential1▲ 112×1 topic
  23. Shoreline Change1▲ 101×1 topic
  24. Sustainable Tourism1▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Curriculum Development1▲ 4.0×2 topics
  26. Ethics1▲ 5.5×3 topics
  27. Global Warming1▲ 6.4×5 topics
  28. Social Inequality1▲ 9.9×2 topics
  29. COVID-19 Impact1▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Destination Image1▲ 28×1 topic
  31. Distance Learning1▲ 7.3×3 topics
  32. Invasive Species1▲ 6.0×4 topics
  33. Tourist Satisfaction1▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Communication1▲ 7.1×2 topics
  35. Inclusive Education1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  36. Philosophy1▲ 5.0×1 topic
  37. Religion1▲ 5.1×2 topics
  38. Wittgenstein1▲ 473×1 topic

Which research topics does Portuguese Environment Agency publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Groundwater and Watershed Analysis, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research and Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications.

Coastal and Marine Dynam…1Coastal and Marine Dynamics: 1 fractional worksGroundwater and Watershe…1Groundwater and Watershed Analysis: 1 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 1 fractional worksWittgensteinian philosophy and applications: 1 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 1 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 1 fractional worksLinguistics and Educatio…1Linguistics and Education Research: 1 fractional worksSeismology and Earthquake Studies: 1 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 1 fractional works
Earth-Surface ProcessesEnvironmental EngineeringSociology and Political SciencePhilosophy5 others

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

  1. 1 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  2. 2 Groundwater and Watershed Analysis Environmental Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications Philosophy 1 works
  5. 5 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 1 works
  6. 6 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  7. 7 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  9. 9 Seismology and Earthquake Studies Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available69.0%not open31.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.2%domestic only59.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Portuguese Environment Agency's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 59% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Portuguese Environment Agency as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00018% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Portuguese Environment Agency0.00015% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Portuguese Environment Agency over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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