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University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro

In research, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro stands highest in Business, Management and Accounting (#37 of 2,578 worldwide), Social Sciences (#783 of 10,521 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#415 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Veterinary, Small Animals and Animal Science and Zoology — Veterinary is 12.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,693
of 28,054 · #2,812 all time
Rank in Portugal
#10
of 187
Research works
8.2k
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
143k
17.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro 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 #37 of 2,578 32.8%76 #203
Social SciencesDomain #783 of 10,521 19.7%505 #1089
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #415 of 3,409 35.1%298 #675
Life SciencesDomain #1,280 of 7,800 29.4%486 #2444
Plant ScienceSubfield #244 of 1,395 42.5%119 #544
Health SciencesDomain #2,216 of 11,982 18.2%457 #3243
Physical SciencesDomain #2,722 of 12,888 21.7%686 #3313
Environmental ScienceField #917 of 3,551 23.9%218 #1184
Social SciencesField #1,837 of 6,365 18.3%223 #1488
MedicineField #3,117 of 10,443 18.7%335 #4238

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro 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#203 #37
  2. Social Sciences#1,089 #783
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#675 #415
  4. Life Sciences#2,444 #1,280
  5. Plant Science#544 #244
  6. Health Sciences#3,243 #2,216
  7. Physical Sciences#3,313 #2,722
  8. Environmental Science#1,184 #917
  9. Social Sciences#1,488 #1,837
  10. Medicine#4,238 #3,117
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 Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Veterinary takes 12.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. VeterinaryField · 36.9 works13×
  2. Small AnimalsSubfield · 32.3 works12×
  3. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 32.9 works7.0×
  4. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 25.0 works4.6×
← 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: 2.94× its world share, 298 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 125 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.46× its world share, 31 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.04× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.75× its world share, 25 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 131 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 192 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.06× its world share, 218 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 30 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.13× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 58 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 335 worksMedicineNursing: 2.13× its world share, 22 worksNursingVeterinary: 12.72× its world share, 37 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.07× its world share, 66 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 76 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.56× its world share, 102 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 223 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 12.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro?

Ranked on the composite score, Raul Morais, Amélia M. Silva and Emanuel Peres lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro.

  1. 1 Raul Morais Portugal · #56,695 worldwide 359 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Amélia M. Silva Portugal · #57,876 worldwide 423 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Emanuel Peres Portugal · #62,534 worldwide 290 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Joaquim J. Sousa Portugal · #82,336 worldwide 409 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Jaime Sampaio Portugal · #83,658 worldwide 301 citations · 68 works
  6. 6 José Martins Portugal · #96,606 worldwide 217 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Ramiro Gonçalves Portugal · #98,163 worldwide 248 citations · 67 works
  8. 8 Ana Paula Silva Portugal · #111,316 worldwide 164 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Frederico Branco Portugal · #126,582 worldwide 177 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 José Moutinho‐Pereira Portugal · #151,452 worldwide 219 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro

Which keywords describe research at University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Polyphenols, Phenolic Compounds, Antioxidants, Anthocyanins, Transcriptome Analysis and Grapevine.

▲ 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. Climate Change143▲ 2.5×77 topics
  2. Sustainability98▲ 1.88×70 topics
  3. Epidemiology90◆ 1.07×109 topics
  4. Machine Learning72◆ 1.03×66 topics
  5. Deep Learning70◆ 0.96×67 topics
  6. Environmental Impact60▲ 1.66×47 topics
  7. Mental Health58▲ 1.84×37 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress57▲ 1.64×47 topics
  9. Public Health53▲ 1.71×46 topics
  10. Remote Sensing49▲ 1.86×26 topics
  11. Quality of Life49▲ 1.59×48 topics
  12. Genetics46▲ 3.1×21 topics
  13. Polyphenols44▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Antioxidants44▲ 4.6×12 topics
  15. Biodiversity40▲ 2.5×26 topics
  16. Phenolic Compounds38▲ 9.4×8 topics
  17. Anthocyanins33▲ 23×3 topics
  18. Transcriptome Analysis33▲ 24×3 topics
  19. Grapevine32▲ 38×2 topics
  20. Teacher Training32▲ 2.4×16 topics
  21. Water Deficit32▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Wine Quality32▲ 43×1 topic
  23. Flavonoids30▲ 5.4×10 topics
  24. Consumer Perception26▲ 5.5×7 topics
  25. Health Benefits26▲ 3.7×15 topics
  26. Aroma Compounds25▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Cancer Prevention24▲ 4.3×9 topics
  28. Gut Microbiota24▲ 3.2×7 topics
  29. Fermentation23▲ 8.0×6 topics
  30. Biomass Estimation23▲ 7.2×3 topics
  31. Biogenic Amines23▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Bioavailability22▲ 5.2×6 topics
  33. Genomic Analysis22▲ 4.1×11 topics
  34. Nutritional Significance21▲ 6.1×3 topics
  35. Microbial Modulation21▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Wine Yeasts21▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Free Radicals19▲ 9.0×2 topics
  38. Ecosystem Resilience18▲ 5.9×5 topics
  39. Dietary Supplements18▲ 10×1 topic
  40. High-Intensity Interval Training18▲ 8.0×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Horticultural and Viticultural Research, Fermentation and Sensory Analysis, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities and Sports Performance and Training.

Horticultural and Viticu…32Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 32 fractional worksFermentation and Sensory Analysis: 21 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antio…18Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 18 fractional worksSports Performance and T…14Sports Performance and Training: 14 fractional worksWine Industry and Tourism: 14 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Theories and Applications: 12 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems12Fire effects on ecosystems: 12 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 11 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agriculture: 11 fractional worksVeterinary Oncology Rese…11Veterinary Oncology Research: 11 fractional works
Plant ScienceFood ScienceBiochemistryOrthopedics and Sports Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 32 works
  2. 2 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 21 works
  3. 3 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 18 works
  4. 4 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 14 works
  5. 5 Wine Industry and Tourism Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 14 works
  6. 6 Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 12 works
  7. 7 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 12 works
  8. 8 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 11 works
  9. 9 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 11 works
  10. 10 Veterinary Oncology Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 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 available60.1%not open39.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.4%domestic only74.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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