Question 1

What is Universidade dos Açores known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Universidade dos Açores stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,330 of 9,585 worldwide), Life Sciences (#2,306 of 6,403 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,326 of 3,334 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Oceanography and Ecology (Nature and Landscape Conservation is 14.3× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Universidade dos Açores rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Universidade dos Açores ranks #4,251 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#3,287 all time), and #36 of 168 in Portugal.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Universidade dos Açores?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Telmo Morato, María Teresa Borges Tiago and Frédèric Vandeperre lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade dos Açores.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Universidade dos Açores?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Universidade dos Açores is "Common polygenic variation contributes to risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder" (Shaun Purcell et al., 2009), with 5,082 citations. Next come "Microplastics as vector for heavy metal contamination from the marine environment" (1,617) and "Rare chromosomal deletions and duplications increase risk of schizophrenia" (1,516).

Question 5

Which research topics does Universidade dos Açores publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Marine and fisheries research, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine animal studies overview and Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Universidade dos Açores?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Conservation, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Population Dynamics, Biogeography, Sustainability and Habitat Fragmentation.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Universidade dos Açores work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Universidade dos Açores is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (22%), Social Sciences (14%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 8

Is Universidade dos Açores's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% lower than in 2018-2021.