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Civil and Structural Engineering research in Portugal

University of Minho ranks first in Portugal for Civil and Structural Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#94 worldwide), followed by University of Lisbon and Universidade do Porto.

Portugal's world rank
#29
of 73 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.6k
Top-10% rate
14.6%
Ranked institutions
7

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Civil and Structural Engineering in Portugal?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of MinhoBraga #9433.219.0%268
2University of LisbonLisbon #19322.618.6%201
3Universidade do PortoPorto #22420.416.1%232
4University of CoimbraCoimbra #36113.414.6%130
5University of AveiroAveiro #6215.413.4%85
6National Laboratory for Civil EngineeringLisbon #6235.310.0%84
7Universidade Nova de LisboaLisbon #7552.58.8%64

Institutions in Portugal above the floor of 40 fractional works in Civil and Structural Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Civil and Structural Engineering researchers in Portugal?

A.J.M. Ferreira, Rui Calçada and Elsa Caetano rank highest among researchers based in Portugal.

  1. 1A.J.M. Ferreira#23,911 worldwide overall870 citations · 29 works
  2. 2Rui Calçada#33,234 worldwide overall534 citations · 32 works
  3. 3Elsa Caetano#59,343 worldwide overall353 citations · 52 works
  4. 4Jorge de Brito#66,695 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 103 works
  5. 5Filipe Magalhães#80,561 worldwide overall433 citations · 61 works
  6. 6Álvaro Cunha#82,497 worldwide overall447 citations · 74 works
  7. 7Alfredo Campos Costa#83,371 worldwide overall201 citations · 27 works
  8. 8J.A. Labrincha#84,782 worldwide overall699 citations · 19 works
  9. 9Diogo Ribeiro#85,847 worldwide overall209 citations · 19 works
  10. 10Helena M. Ramos#113,509 worldwide overall428 citations · 29 works
  11. 11João R. Correia#119,417 worldwide overall382 citations · 35 works
  12. 12Luís F. Ramos#127,944 worldwide overall275 citations · 36 works
  13. 13Nuno Silvestre#138,269 worldwide overall391 citations · 38 works
  14. 14Eduardo Júlio#139,627 worldwide overall506 citations · 45 works
  15. 15C. Guedes Soares#145,671 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 61 works

How Portugal compares with other countries in Civil and Structural Engineering