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Universidade Católica Portuguesa

In research, Universidade Católica Portuguesa stands highest in Health Sciences (#884 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#971 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,232 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science — Biochemistry is 8.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,506
of 28,054 · #4,262 all time
Rank in Portugal
#13
of 187
Research works
7.5k
▲ 71% vs 2013–17
Citations
123k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is Universidade Católica Portuguesa 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
Health SciencesDomain #884 of 11,982 24.9%469 #1744
Social SciencesDomain #971 of 10,521 20.1%990 #1401
Social SciencesField #1,232 of 6,365 18.8%504 #1935
MedicineField #2,248 of 10,443 26.3%284 #4121
Business, Management and AccountingField #603 of 2,578 28.1%106 #741
Life SciencesDomain #2,460 of 7,800 28.2%339 #4200
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #822 of 2,578 18.0%173 #1138
Food ScienceSubfield #164 of 492 29.2%78 #236
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,191 of 3,409 30.2%188 #1441
Arts and HumanitiesField #700 of 1,998 16.3%142 #1434

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Católica Portuguesa 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. Health Sciences#1,744 #884
  2. Social Sciences#1,401 #971
  3. Social Sciences#1,935 #1,232
  4. Medicine#4,121 #2,248
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#741 #603
  6. Life Sciences#4,200 #2,460
  7. Sociology and Political Science#1,138 #822
  8. Food Science#236 #164
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,441 #1,191
  10. Arts and Humanities#1,434 #700
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 Universidade Católica Portuguesa specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry takes 8.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. BiochemistrySubfield · 22.4 works8.9×
  2. BiotechnologySubfield · 24.0 works7.5×
  3. Food ScienceSubfield · 78.5 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: 1.93× its world share, 188 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 108 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 27 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 21 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 59 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 64 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 66 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 29 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.62× its world share, 36 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.02× its world share, 110 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 284 worksMedicineNursing: 3.70× its world share, 37 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.39× its world share, 142 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.60× its world share, 106 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.86× its world share, 82 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.10× its world share, 132 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 504 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Católica Portuguesa?

Ranked on the composite score, Célia M. Manaia, Paula Teixeira and Alcina M. M. B. Morais lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

  1. 1 Célia M. Manaia Portugal · #37,297 worldwide 766 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Paula Teixeira Portugal · #139,397 worldwide 394 citations · 80 works
  3. 3 Alcina M. M. B. Morais Portugal · #181,955 worldwide 149 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Paulo C. Dias Portugal · #208,434 worldwide 124 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Miguel de Portugal · #224,985 worldwide 2 citations · 79 works
  6. 6 F. Xavier Malcata Portugal · #246,668 worldwide 498 citations · 126 works
  7. 7 Rui M. S. C. Morais Portugal · #286,631 worldwide 171 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Joana Silva Portugal · #290,110 worldwide 116 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Teresa R.S. Brandão Portugal · #305,776 worldwide 127 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 João de Mancelos Portugal · #319,422 worldwide 1 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Católica Portuguesa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Mental Health, Antioxidant Activity, Religion, Health Benefits, Globalization, Nutritional Significance and Polyphenols.

▲ 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. Quality of Life84▲ 2.8×50 topics
  2. Globalization83▲ 2.0×67 topics
  3. Mental Health77▲ 2.5×35 topics
  4. Education68▲ 1.93×69 topics
  5. Antioxidant Activity56▲ 4.3×26 topics
  6. Social Media54▲ 1.85×31 topics
  7. Religion51▲ 5.3×19 topics
  8. Public Health51▲ 1.71×47 topics
  9. Human Rights50▲ 2.4×44 topics
  10. History47▲ 3.3×35 topics
  11. Health Benefits45▲ 6.7×12 topics
  12. Antioxidants44▲ 4.7×12 topics
  13. Social Support40▲ 3.5×18 topics
  14. Ethics40▲ 4.0×32 topics
  15. Identity39▲ 2.6×40 topics
  16. Nutritional Significance39▲ 12×4 topics
  17. Public Policy39▲ 3.8×20 topics
  18. Polyphenols37▲ 10×5 topics
  19. Colonialism34▲ 3.5×23 topics
  20. Well-being34▲ 4.3×14 topics
  21. Teacher Training32▲ 2.5×14 topics
  22. Politics32▲ 5.7×13 topics
  23. Cancer Prevention32▲ 5.8×8 topics
  24. Phenolic Compounds31▲ 8.0×8 topics
  25. Flavonoids30▲ 5.7×9 topics
  26. Cultural Studies28▲ 3.5×23 topics
  27. Brazil27▲ 13×5 topics
  28. Chronic Diseases26▲ 5.0×8 topics
  29. Bioavailability26▲ 6.3×6 topics
  30. Consumer Perception23▲ 5.1×8 topics
  31. Aging Population22▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Public Sphere22▲ 18×4 topics
  33. Palliative Care21▲ 6.3×6 topics
  34. Enzymatic Hydrolysis21▲ 9.9×2 topics
  35. Free Radicals21▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Catholicism21▲ 26×3 topics
  37. Dietary Supplements21▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Pluralism21▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Prebiotics20▲ 10×2 topics
  40. End-of-Life19▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidade Católica Portuguesa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides, Religion and Society in Latin America and Health, Nursing, Elderly Care.

Phytochemicals and Antio…21Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 21 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and B…15Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 15 fractional worksReligion and Society in Latin America: 14 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 13 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented Foods: 12 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 12 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 11 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antim…10Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 10 fractional worksInsect Utilization and Effects: 10 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 10 fractional works
BiochemistryMolecular BiologySociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 21 works
  2. 2 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 15 works
  3. 3 Religion and Society in Latin America Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  4. 4 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 13 works
  5. 5 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 12 works
  6. 6 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 12 works
  7. 7 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 11 works
  8. 8 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 10 works
  9. 9 Insect Utilization and Effects Insect Science 10 works
  10. 10 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 10 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 available70.6%not open29.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.8%domestic only78.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Católica Portuguesa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 71% 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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