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University of Aveiro

In research, University of Aveiro stands highest in Business, Management and Accounting (#18 of 2,578 worldwide), Social Sciences (#271 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#422 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Human-Computer Interaction, Pollution and Earth-Surface Processes — Human-Computer Interaction is 4.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#465
of 28,054 · #591 all time
Rank in Portugal
#4
of 187
Research works
31k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
674k
21.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is University of Aveiro 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
Business, Management and AccountingField #18 of 2,578 31.1%378 #185
Social SciencesDomain #271 of 10,521 26.6%1,666 #616
Physical SciencesDomain #422 of 12,888 17.9%3,730 #476
EngineeringField #448 of 6,636 17.1%1,314 #559
Social SciencesField #441 of 6,365 26.2%695 #716
Environmental ScienceField #252 of 3,551 20.4%647 #364
PsychologyField #204 of 2,181 23.1%209 #573
Health SciencesDomain #1,158 of 11,982 20.2%674 #1418
Life SciencesDomain #777 of 7,800 25.5%617 #1358
Materials ScienceField #322 of 2,468 14.6%495 #395

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Aveiro 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. Business, Management and Accounting#185 #18
  2. Social Sciences#616 #271
  3. Physical Sciences#476 #422
  4. Engineering#559 #448
  5. Social Sciences#716 #441
  6. Environmental Science#364 #252
  7. Psychology#573 #204
  8. Health Sciences#1,418 #1,158
  9. Life Sciences#1,358 #777
  10. Materials Science#395 #322
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 University of Aveiro specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Human-Computer Interaction takes 4.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 67.4 works4.9×
  2. PollutionSubfield · 107.4 works4.1×
  3. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 32.1 works4.0×
  4. CatalysisSubfield · 32.0 works3.2×
  5. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 112.4 works3.2×
← 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: 0.71× its world share, 227 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 272 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 76 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.92× its world share, 68 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.50× its world share, 157 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 535 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 160 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.29× its world share, 79 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.31× its world share, 1,314 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.95× its world share, 647 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.12× its world share, 495 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.57× its world share, 124 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.01× its world share, 150 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 130 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 502 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.89× its world share, 172 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.75× its world share, 378 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 85 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 128 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 208 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 695 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Aveiro?

Ranked on the composite score, Armando J. D. Silvestre, Carmen S. R. Freire and Teresa Rocha‐Santos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Aveiro.

  1. 1 Armando J. D. Silvestre Portugal · #25,803 worldwide 677 citations · 79 works
  2. 2 Carmen S. R. Freire Portugal · #29,245 worldwide 473 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Teresa Rocha‐Santos Portugal · #32,179 worldwide 809 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 M.G.S. Ferreira Portugal · #35,010 worldwide 1.1k citations · 111 works
  5. 5 Mara G. Freire Portugal · #35,129 worldwide 818 citations · 81 works
  6. 6 Isabel M. Marrucho Portugal · #37,041 worldwide 489 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Armando C. Duarte Portugal · #46,692 worldwide 989 citations · 103 works
  8. 8 J. Paulo Davim Portugal · #52,600 worldwide 930 citations · 161 works
  9. 9 J. Grácio Portugal · #57,793 worldwide 637 citations · 74 works
  10. 10 Carlos Pascoal Neto Portugal · #60,571 worldwide 363 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at University of Aveiro

Which keywords describe research at University of Aveiro?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Biomedical Applications, Recycling, Climate Change, Waste Management, Tissue Engineering and Marine Environment.

▲ 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. Sustainability308▲ 1.89×89 topics
  2. Environmental Impact271▲ 2.4×56 topics
  3. Climate Change210▲ 1.17×88 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications166▲ 2.1×34 topics
  5. Machine Learning163▼ 0.75×81 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress134▲ 1.22×56 topics
  7. Education131◆ 1.14×81 topics
  8. Nanoparticles129▲ 1.54×42 topics
  9. Nanomaterials125▲ 1.77×19 topics
  10. Nanocomposites118▲ 2.2×21 topics
  11. Tissue Engineering111▲ 2.7×13 topics
  12. Renewable Energy110◆ 1.15×40 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management109▲ 1.75×19 topics
  14. Catalysis106▲ 2.4×26 topics
  15. Recycling104▲ 4.1×10 topics
  16. Waste Management104▲ 3.8×10 topics
  17. Big Data102▲ 1.68×25 topics
  18. Internet of Things97▲ 1.66×18 topics
  19. Mechanical Properties95▲ 1.46×33 topics
  20. Economic Growth95▲ 1.67×25 topics
  21. Health Effects86▲ 2.1×22 topics
  22. Drug Delivery85▲ 2.4×16 topics
  23. Applications76▲ 4.1×8 topics
  24. Toxicity74▲ 2.6×17 topics
  25. Learning Outcomes71▲ 2.5×7 topics
  26. Ionic Liquids70▲ 3.7×9 topics
  27. Marine Environment68▲ 7.1×3 topics
  28. Pollution66▲ 5.1×4 topics
  29. Circular Economy62▲ 3.4×8 topics
  30. Materials61▲ 3.9×6 topics
  31. Environmental Impacts60▲ 3.3×9 topics
  32. Bioaccumulation56▲ 9.3×3 topics
  33. COVID-19 Impact54▲ 4.8×5 topics
  34. User Experience44▲ 8.1×3 topics
  35. Destination Image43▲ 7.7×2 topics
  36. Microplastics42▲ 6.4×1 topic
  37. Terrestrial Ecosystems42▲ 6.4×1 topic
  38. Pesticides42▲ 9.0×3 topics
  39. Community Perceptions40▲ 8.6×1 topic
  40. Metal Toxicity40▲ 9.9×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Aveiro publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology.

Microplastics and Plasti…42Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 42 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Touri…40Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 40 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 36 fractional worksEnvironmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: 34 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 33 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 32 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 30 fractional worksAugmented Reality Applic…30Augmented Reality Applications: 30 fractional worksEducational Games and Gamification: 29 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 27 fractional works
PollutionSociology and Political ScienceHuman-Computer InteractionHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis5 others

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

  1. 1 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 42 works
  2. 2 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 40 works
  3. 3 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 36 works
  4. 4 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 34 works
  5. 5 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 33 works
  6. 6 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 32 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 30 works
  8. 8 Augmented Reality Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 30 works
  9. 9 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 29 works
  10. 10 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 27 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 available48.8%not open51.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.8%domestic only71.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Aveiro's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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.

Other research institutions in Aveiro

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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.