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Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem

In research, Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem stands highest in Social Sciences (#16,834 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 28.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,049
of 28,054 · #40,562 all time
Rank in Portugal
#185
of 187
Research works
223
▲ 275% vs 2013–17
Citations
753
3.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #16,834 of 16,945 2.6%137

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem 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).

What does Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 28.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 26.5 works28×
  2. PsychologyField · 29.1 works11×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.41× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.02× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.86× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.52× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 10.69× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 10.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem?

Ranked on the composite score, Marisa Ferreira lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem.

  1. 1 Marisa Ferreira Portugal · #981,533 worldwide 30 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem

Which keywords describe research at Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Clinical Practice, Qualitative Research, Depression, Adolescence, Psychoanalysis, Social Determinants and Diagnostic Labels.

▲ 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. Mental Health25▲ 19×14 topics
  2. Clinical Practice20▲ 146×2 topics
  3. Qualitative Research19▲ 25×5 topics
  4. Depression19▲ 24×5 topics
  5. Adolescence18▲ 450×2 topics
  6. Psychoanalysis18▲ 255×2 topics
  7. Social Determinants17▲ 90×2 topics
  8. Diagnostic Labels16▲ 666×1 topic
  9. Parenting16▲ 145×1 topic
  10. Epidemiology9▲ 2.5×23 topics
  11. Quality of Life9▲ 6.8×16 topics
  12. Public Health8▲ 6.2×10 topics
  13. Treatment5▲ 4.9×11 topics
  14. Resilience4▲ 10×5 topics
  15. Social Discourse4▲ 116×2 topics
  16. Neuroscience4▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Public Policy4▲ 8.3×8 topics
  18. Teacher Training4▲ 6.4×6 topics
  19. History4▲ 5.6×8 topics
  20. Attachment3▲ 43×2 topics
  21. Discourse Analysis3▲ 15×2 topics
  22. Psychological Interventions3▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Developmental Trauma3▲ 155×1 topic
  24. Identity3▲ 5.1×5 topics
  25. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy3▲ 155×1 topic
  26. Psychotherapy Outcome3▲ 175×1 topic
  27. Therapeutic Alliance3▲ 175×1 topic
  28. Health Policy3▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Psychological Impact3▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Anthropology3▲ 34×3 topics
  31. Healthcare Access3▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Language Education3▲ 29×2 topics
  33. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Adolescents3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  35. Brazil3▲ 30×4 topics
  36. Prevalence3▲ 7.1×3 topics
  37. Chronic Diseases2▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Literacy2▲ 39×2 topics
  39. Nursing2▲ 15×3 topics
  40. End-of-Life2▲ 30×2 topics

Which research topics does Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychology and Mental Health, Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications and Linguistics and Education Research.

Psychology and Mental He…16Psychology and Mental Health: 16 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 3 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksLinguistics and Education Research: 2 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 2 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 2 fractional worksReproductive Health and Technologies: 2 fractional worksPsychological Treatments and Disorders: 2 fractional worksPalliative and Oncologic Care: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyLiterature and Literary TheoryGeneral Health ProfessionsDemography3 others

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

  1. 1 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 16 works
  2. 2 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 3 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  5. 5 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 2 works
  7. 7 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  8. 8 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Psychological Treatments and Disorders Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Palliative and Oncologic Care Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available76.5%not open23.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.6%domestic only57.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 275% 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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