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Law research in Portugal

University of Coimbra ranks first in Portugal for Law research in 2022–2025 (#187 worldwide), followed by Ministério da Justiça and University of Lisbon.

Portugal's world rank
#26
of 48 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
889
Top-10% rate
10.0%
Ranked institutions
4

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

What is the best university for Law in Portugal?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of CoimbraCoimbra #18713.89.0%116
2Ministério da JustiçaLisbon #22410.87.1%172
3University of LisbonLisbon #2916.59.6%106
4University of MinhoBraga #3782.210.1%61

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

Who are the top Law researchers in Portugal?

Boaventura de Sousa Santos, Luis Rodríguez Ramos and Carla Amado Gomes rank highest among researchers based in Portugal.

  1. 1Boaventura de Sousa Santos#3,057 worldwide overall404 citations · 11 works
  2. 2Luis Rodríguez Ramos#255,971 worldwide overall7 citations · 28 works
  3. 3Carla Amado Gomes#346,285 worldwide overall35 citations · 19 works
  4. 4Dora Resende Alves#394,046 worldwide overall5 citations · 9 works
  5. 5Paulo Ferreira da Cunha#434,194 worldwide overall5 citations · 14 works
  6. 6Antonio Doval Pais#453,116 worldwide overall0 citations · 16 works
  7. 7Brasil Tribunal de Contas da União#474,214 worldwide overall8 citations · 15 works
  8. 8Alexandre Libório Dias Pereira#483,024 worldwide overall4 citations · 10 works
  9. 9Fernanda Paula Oliveira#498,796 worldwide overall0 citations · 9 works
  10. 10José Manuel Aroso Linhares#527,136 worldwide overall3 citations · 9 works
  11. 11Carlos Medeiros Silva#910,647 worldwide overall0 citations · 21 works
  12. 12Jessé Torres Pereira#1,000,897 worldwide overall0 citations · 10 works
  13. 13Miguel Sousa Ferro#1,021,009 worldwide overall4 citations · 9 works

How Portugal compares with other countries in Law