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Cognitive Neuroscience research in Portugal

University of Lisbon ranks first in Portugal for Cognitive Neuroscience research in 2022-now (#430 worldwide), followed by University of Coimbra and University of Minho.

Portugal's world rank
#22
of 55 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
948
Top-10% rate
8.5%
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 #4303.78.5%140
2University of CoimbraCoimbra #4483.08.7%116
3University of MinhoBraga #4881.79.2%81
4Universidade do PortoPorto #4931.56.7%86

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

Who are the top Cognitive Neuroscience researchers in Portugal?

Zachary F. Mainen, Joana Cabral and Rui M. Costa rank highest among researchers based in Portugal, on their papers in Cognitive Neuroscience that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Zachary F. Mainen#11,337 worldwide overall20.3 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Joana Cabral#34,416 worldwide overall20.7 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Rui M. Costa#29,924 worldwide overall15.0 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Nuno Sousa#93,217 worldwide overall16.5 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Joseph J. Paton#201,070 worldwide overall9.3 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Christian K. Machens#145,273 worldwide overall9.9 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Daniel McNamee#343,395 worldwide overall6.7 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Leopoldo Petreanu#117,190 worldwide overall5.8 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Pedro Silva Moreira#558,410 worldwide overall6.8 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Sofia Soares#450,625 worldwide overall5.3 of 7 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 10Ricardo José da Silva Magalhães#670,415 worldwide overall6.7 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Paulo Marques#541,343 worldwide overall6.8 of 23 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Maria Picó‐Pérez#318,114 worldwide overall5.8 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Alfonso Renart#444,476 worldwide overall5.5 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Masayoshi Murakami#673,819 worldwide overall4.7 of 7 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Portugal on their work in Cognitive Neuroscience alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Portugal compares with other countries in Cognitive Neuroscience