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Cognitive Neuroscience research in Portugal

University of Lisbon ranks first in Portugal for Cognitive Neuroscience research in 2022–2025 (#182 worldwide), followed by University of Coimbra and University of Minho.

Portugal's world rank
#24
of 57 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
948
Top-10% rate
17.7%
Ranked institutions
4

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

What is the best university for Cognitive Neuroscience in Portugal?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of LisbonLisbon #18217.019.3%122
2University of CoimbraCoimbra #2909.620.0%104
3University of MinhoBraga #2919.616.9%81
4Universidade do PortoPorto #4701.913.2%73

Institutions in Portugal above the floor of 40 fractional works in Cognitive Neuroscience, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Cognitive Neuroscience researchers in Portugal?

José M. Ferro, Nuno Sousa and Agostinho Rosa rank highest among researchers based in Portugal.

  1. 1José M. Ferro#4,949 worldwide overall801 citations · 11 works
  2. 2Nuno Sousa#17,118 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 21 works
  3. 3Agostinho Rosa#571,597 worldwide overall237 citations · 12 works
  4. 4Ana Fred#739,539 worldwide overall174 citations · 11 works
  5. 5Fernando Barbosa#782,727 worldwide overall81 citations · 12 works
  6. 6Miguel Castelo‐Branco#872,965 worldwide overall153 citations · 36 works
  7. 7Sérgio Nascimento#885,101 worldwide overall60 citations · 13 works
  8. 8Joana Cabral#1,071,285 worldwide overall50 citations · 14 works
  9. 9Teresa Paiva#1,090,662 worldwide overall55 citations · 21 works
  10. 10Patrícia Figueiredo#1,117,705 worldwide overall58 citations · 26 works
  11. 11Wolfram Erlhagen#1,293,002 worldwide overall44 citations · 14 works
  12. 12Pedro B. Albuquerque#1,398,253 worldwide overall23 citations · 12 works
  13. 13Leonel Garcia‐Marques#1,414,717 worldwide overall49 citations · 13 works
  14. 14Adriana Sampaio#1,471,833 worldwide overall18 citations · 14 works

How Portugal compares with other countries in Cognitive Neuroscience