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Universidade do Porto

In research, Universidade do Porto stands highest in Health Sciences (#176 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#199 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#268 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Architecture, Ecological Modeling and Biochemistry — Architecture is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#303
of 28,054 · #519 all time
Rank in Portugal
#2
of 187
Research works
52k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1M
22.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Universidade do Porto 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 #176 of 11,982 20.2%2,812 #456
MedicineField #199 of 10,443 20.4%2,292 #470
Social SciencesDomain #268 of 10,521 22.7%2,572 #508
Life SciencesDomain #225 of 7,800 25.9%1,557 #448
Health ProfessionsField #61 of 1,928 18.7%378 #410
Physical SciencesDomain #502 of 12,888 19.1%4,487 #568
Social SciencesField #301 of 6,365 22.4%1,141 #528
EngineeringField #320 of 6,636 17.8%1,756 #332
Environmental ScienceField #191 of 3,551 23.3%903 #285
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #234 of 3,409 32.7%496 #381

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade do Porto 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#456 #176
  2. Medicine#470 #199
  3. Social Sciences#508 #268
  4. Life Sciences#448 #225
  5. Health Professions#410 #61
  6. Physical Sciences#568 #502
  7. Social Sciences#528 #301
  8. Engineering#332 #320
  9. Environmental Science#285 #191
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#381 #234
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 do Porto specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Architecture takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArchitectureSubfield · 23.3 works5.2×
  2. Ecological ModelingSubfield · 31.6 works3.6×
  3. BiochemistrySubfield · 42.5 works3.0×
  4. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 58.6 works2.8×
  5. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 81.3 works2.8×
← 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: 0.91× its world share, 496 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 708 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.09× its world share, 125 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.97× its world share, 180 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.20× its world share, 48 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.96× its world share, 78 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.97× its world share, 174 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 697 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 176 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.23× its world share, 129 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.02× its world share, 1,756 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.59× its world share, 903 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.74× its world share, 296 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.91× its world share, 122 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 155 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.00× its world share, 55 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 378 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 2,292 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 65 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.40× its world share, 22 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.17× its world share, 386 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 247 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 112 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 195 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 491 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 1,141 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade do Porto?

Ranked on the composite score, Félix Carvalho, Eduarda Fernandes and David M. Pereira lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade do Porto.

  1. 1 Félix Carvalho Portugal · #172 worldwide 4.6k citations · 125 works
  2. 2 Eduarda Fernandes Portugal · #2,850 worldwide 4.4k citations · 67 works
  3. 3 David M. Pereira Portugal · #4,508 worldwide 6.1k citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Natália Martins Portugal · #9,414 worldwide 1.1k citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Adelino Leite‐Moreira Portugal · #11,024 worldwide 1.1k citations · 132 works
  6. 6 João Pedro Silva Portugal · #11,527 worldwide 3.7k citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Mário Dinis‐Ribeiro Portugal · #15,054 worldwide 555 citations · 84 works
  8. 8 Jorge Polónia Portugal · #20,165 worldwide 554 citations · 63 works
  9. 9 Anake Kijjoa Portugal · #20,720 worldwide 760 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Vera Marisa Costa Portugal · #21,614 worldwide 786 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade do Porto

Which keywords describe research at Universidade do Porto?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Quality of Life, Mental Health, Oxidative Stress and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology492◆ 1.09×136 topics
  2. Climate Change359▲ 1.17×95 topics
  3. Sustainability341▲ 1.22×94 topics
  4. Machine Learning294▼ 0.79×79 topics
  5. Deep Learning288▼ 0.73×78 topics
  6. Environmental Impact275▲ 1.42×64 topics
  7. Inflammation262◆ 1.10×83 topics
  8. Quality of Life246▲ 1.50×59 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress238▲ 1.27×62 topics
  10. Mental Health232▲ 1.39×45 topics
  11. Public Health219▲ 1.32×65 topics
  12. Education208◆ 1.06×99 topics
  13. Globalization207◆ 0.92×115 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease193▲ 1.52×38 topics
  15. Risk Factors177▲ 1.41×37 topics
  16. Treatment160▲ 1.16×52 topics
  17. Renewable Energy160◆ 0.97×43 topics
  18. Depression160▲ 1.59×26 topics
  19. Nanoparticles157◆ 1.09×41 topics
  20. Biodiversity149▲ 1.75×32 topics
  21. Obesity149▲ 1.72×27 topics
  22. Health Effects146▲ 2.1×24 topics
  23. Biomedical Applications141◆ 1.04×35 topics
  24. Nanomaterials133◆ 1.10×19 topics
  25. Physical Activity127▲ 2.3×12 topics
  26. Public Policy110▲ 1.95×23 topics
  27. Waste Management102▲ 2.2×12 topics
  28. Cultural Heritage100▲ 1.60×29 topics
  29. Social Support99▲ 1.56×18 topics
  30. Prevalence99▲ 2.1×15 topics
  31. Adolescents97▲ 2.3×11 topics
  32. Invasive Species97▲ 1.99×20 topics
  33. Population Dynamics80▲ 2.8×13 topics
  34. Finite Element Analysis80▲ 3.0×8 topics
  35. Cancer Prevention79▲ 2.6×10 topics
  36. Aquaculture76▲ 2.6×8 topics
  37. Phenolic Compounds67▲ 3.1×8 topics
  38. Polyphenols66▲ 3.3×6 topics
  39. High-Intensity Interval Training58▲ 4.8×2 topics
  40. Nutrient Removal49▲ 5.9×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidade do Porto publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Algal biology and biofuel production, Sports Performance and Training, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts and Mechanical Behavior of Composites.

Algal biology and biofue…41Algal biology and biofuel production: 41 fractional worksSports Performance and T…41Sports Performance and Training: 41 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 38 fractional worksMechanical Behavior of Composites: 31 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 31 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 31 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 31 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activi…30Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 30 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 29 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 29 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentOrthopedics and Sports MedicinePollutionMechanics of Materials5 others

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

  1. 1 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 41 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 41 works
  3. 3 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 38 works
  4. 4 Mechanical Behavior of Composites Mechanics of Materials 31 works
  5. 5 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 31 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 31 works
  7. 7 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 31 works
  8. 8 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 30 works
  9. 9 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 29 works
  10. 10 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 29 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 available54.1%not open45.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.9%domestic only71.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade do Porto's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.