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Universidade Lusófona do Porto

In research, Universidade Lusófona do Porto stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,646 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,785 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,711
of 28,054 · #26,914 all time
Rank in Portugal
#93
of 187
Research works
504
▲ 87% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Universidade Lusófona 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,646 of 10,521 20.8%118 #7421
Social SciencesField #2,785 of 6,365 17.5%70 #5629

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade Lusófona 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).

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: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.38× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.07× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.01× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.73× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.79× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.73× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.91× its world share, 70 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade Lusófona do Porto?

Ranked on the composite score, Alcina Manuela de Oliveira Martins and María José Brites lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade Lusófona do Porto.

  1. 1 Alcina Manuela de Oliveira Martins Portugal · #874,254 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 María José Brites Portugal · #964,388 worldwide 25 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade Lusófona do Porto

Which keywords describe research at Universidade Lusófona do Porto?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Globalization, Social Media, Public Policy, Resilience, Emotion Regulation, Human Rights and Psychological Impact.

▲ 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. Mental Health16▲ 5.9×24 topics
  2. Globalization11▲ 2.8×23 topics
  3. Epidemiology8◆ 1.13×20 topics
  4. Social Media8▲ 3.1×16 topics
  5. Education7▲ 2.1×21 topics
  6. Human Rights7▲ 3.4×12 topics
  7. COVID-196▲ 2.4×9 topics
  8. Qualitative Research6▲ 3.6×5 topics
  9. Public Policy6▲ 6.2×8 topics
  10. Educational Technology6▲ 2.4×12 topics
  11. Public Health6▲ 1.98×17 topics
  12. Resilience6▲ 6.0×9 topics
  13. Risk Factors5▲ 2.5×11 topics
  14. Big Data5▲ 2.9×8 topics
  15. Pandemic5▲ 2.4×4 topics
  16. Emotion Regulation5▲ 7.9×8 topics
  17. Prevalence5▲ 6.0×6 topics
  18. Psychological Impact5▲ 7.4×6 topics
  19. Social Support5▲ 4.3×10 topics
  20. Identity4▲ 3.1×12 topics
  21. Democracy4▲ 6.0×3 topics
  22. Cultural Studies4▲ 5.4×8 topics
  23. Digital Divide4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  24. Social Inequality4▲ 7.5×4 topics
  25. Health Consequences4▲ 6.5×2 topics
  26. Neoliberalism4▲ 5.2×5 topics
  27. Well-being4▲ 5.0×12 topics
  28. Community Development3▲ 9.7×5 topics
  29. HIV Infection3▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Intimate Partner Violence3▲ 42×2 topics
  31. Cooperatives3▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Gender-based Violence3▲ 29×2 topics
  33. Solidarity Economy3▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Adolescent Dating Violence3▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Domestic Violence3▲ 45×1 topic
  36. Reciprocity3▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Autogestão3▲ 54×1 topic
  38. Social Management3▲ 54×1 topic
  39. Participatory Design3▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Psychiatric Disorders3▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidade Lusófona do Porto publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Intimate Partner and Family Violence, Social and Economic Solidarity, Child Abuse and Trauma and Education during COVID-19 pandemic.

Intimate Partner and Fam…3Intimate Partner and Family Violence: 3 fractional worksSocial and Economic Soli…3Social and Economic Solidarity: 3 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 2 fractional worksEducation during COVID-19 pandemic: 2 fractional worksPolitical Theory and Influence: 2 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 2 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 2 fractional worksBusiness and Management …2Business and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksMigration, Racism, and Human Rights: 2 fractional worksInnovative Human-Technology Interaction: 2 fractional works
HealthSociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Intimate Partner and Family Violence Health 3 works
  2. 2 Social and Economic Solidarity Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Education during COVID-19 pandemic Education 2 works
  5. 5 Political Theory and Influence Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Social Media and Politics Communication 2 works
  7. 7 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 2 works
  8. 8 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 2 works
  9. 9 Migration, Racism, and Human Rights Health 2 works
  10. 10 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 2 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 available72.5%not open27.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.5%domestic only80.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade Lusófona do Porto's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 87% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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