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Uninova

In research, Uninova stands highest in Engineering (#4,590 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#9,073 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,073 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

World rank, 2022–2025
#15,384
of 28,054 · #11,538 all time
Rank in Portugal
#91
of 187
Research works
1.3k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Uninova 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
EngineeringField #4,590 of 6,636 14.6%80 #4009
Physical SciencesDomain #9,073 of 12,888 13.5%147 #7581
Health SciencesDomain #11,073 of 11,982 1.7%105 #16323

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Uninova 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. Engineering#4,009 #4,590
  2. Physical Sciences#7,581 #9,073
  3. Health Sciences#16,323 #11,073
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.

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: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.44× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.19× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.69× its world share, 80 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 11.64× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.16× its world share, 35 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 52 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Uninova?

Ranked on the composite score, Carlos Agostinho, Manuel Duarte Ortigueira and M. Vieira lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Uninova.

  1. 1 Carlos Agostinho · #296,544 worldwide 75 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Manuel Duarte Ortigueira · #358,249 worldwide 210 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 M. Vieira · #899,586 worldwide 127 citations · 116 works
  4. 4 Manuel Augusto Vieira · #963,694 worldwide 41 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 P. Louro · #1,000,505 worldwide 67 citations · 70 works
  6. 6 M. Barata · #1,094,032 worldwide 19 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Alessandro Fantoni · #1,186,491 worldwide 44 citations · 58 works
  8. 8 V. Silva · #1,197,338 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 M. Fernandes · #1,271,361 worldwide 31 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Y. Vygranenko · #1,316,646 worldwide 41 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Uninova

Which keywords describe research at Uninova?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Quality of Life, Internet of Things, Epidemiology, Health Policy, Infection Control, Drug Resistance and Social Determinants.

▲ 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. Epidemiology28▲ 2.2×71 topics
  2. Public Health24▲ 5.2×19 topics
  3. Quality of Life20▲ 4.5×26 topics
  4. Internet of Things17▲ 6.1×12 topics
  5. Educational Technology13▲ 3.6×8 topics
  6. Health Policy13▲ 26×4 topics
  7. Healthcare13▲ 3.7×10 topics
  8. Sustainability13▲ 1.67×24 topics
  9. Deep Learning12◆ 1.15×42 topics
  10. Infection Control11▲ 43×3 topics
  11. Drug Resistance11▲ 12×7 topics
  12. Social Determinants11▲ 16×5 topics
  13. Healthcare Access10▲ 12×5 topics
  14. Knowledge Management10▲ 5.4×7 topics
  15. Patient Safety9▲ 20×2 topics
  16. Healthcare Regulation9▲ 30×1 topic
  17. Medical Devices9▲ 116×1 topic
  18. Information Technology9▲ 5.9×5 topics
  19. Big Data9▲ 3.0×9 topics
  20. Supply Chain Management9▲ 2.9×6 topics
  21. Power Electronics8▲ 8.0×6 topics
  22. Renewable Energy Integration8▲ 7.8×4 topics
  23. Digital Innovation8▲ 44×1 topic
  24. Risk Factors8▲ 2.4×19 topics
  25. Smart Library8▲ 63×1 topic
  26. Mental Health8▲ 1.75×12 topics
  27. Treatment8▲ 2.1×23 topics
  28. Energy Efficiency7▲ 2.4×16 topics
  29. Cyber-Physical Systems6▲ 7.2×5 topics
  30. Prevalence6▲ 4.6×8 topics
  31. Maternal Health6▲ 6.6×2 topics
  32. Primary Care6▲ 4.8×3 topics
  33. Digital Twin6▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Nursing6▲ 9.2×2 topics
  35. Smart Manufacturing6▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Adolescents5▲ 4.3×6 topics
  37. Health Inequalities4▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Child Health4▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Electric Vehicle Charging4▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Prenatal Care4▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Uninova publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Regulation, Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic, Digital Transformation in Industry and Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare.

  1. 1 Healthcare RegulationHealth Information Management 9 works
  2. 2 Healthcare during COVID-19 PandemicInformation Systems 8 works
  3. 3 Digital Transformation in IndustryIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareGeneral Health Professions 4 works
  5. 5 Health, Nursing, Elderly CareGeneral Health Professions 4 works
  6. 6 Youth, Drugs, and ViolenceDemography 4 works
  7. 7 Occupational Health and BurnoutOccupational Therapy 3 works
  8. 8 Medical Malpractice and Liability IssuesPharmacy 3 works
  9. 9 Advanced DC-DC ConvertersElectrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia TechniquesOral Surgery 3 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 available47.3%not open52.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.2%domestic only60.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Uninova's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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