Question 1

What is Universidade Aberta known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Universidade Aberta stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,802 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,899 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,857 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Literature and Literary Theory (Literature and Literary Theory is 7.2× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Universidade Aberta rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Universidade Aberta ranks #3,972 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#5,610 all time), and #33 of 168 in Portugal.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Aberta?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Sandra Caeiro, Jacinto Jardim and Paula Bacelar Nicolau lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Aberta.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Universidade Aberta?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Universidade Aberta is "Sustainable Development Goals and sustainability teaching at universities: Falling behind or getting ahead of the pack?" (Walter Leal Filho, Chris Shiel, Arminda Maria Finisterra Do Paço et al., 2019), with 887 citations. Next come "The Beaker phenomenon and the genomic transformation of northwest Europe" (787) and "Microcystin-producing blooms—a serious global public health issue" (593).

Question 5

Which research topics does Universidade Aberta publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Education and Digital Technologies, Education Pedagogy and Practices, Business and Management Studies and Linguistics and Education Research.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Aberta?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, Teacher Training, Education, Public Policy, Online Learning, Globalization, Qualitative Research and Digital Literacy.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Universidade Aberta work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Universidade Aberta is in Social Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (38%), Arts and Humanities (13%), Computer Science (12%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Universidade Aberta's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% lower than in 2018-2021.