Top-cited scientists by field in Portugal

19 fields · 121 subfields · Portugal

In which fields are the top 2% scientists in Portugal?

1,060 researchers whose current affiliation is in Portugal are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list, across 19 fields and 121 subfields. Clinical Medicine has the most (233, 22.0%), followed by Enabling & Strategic Technologies (146) and Engineering (122); the largest subfield is Pharmacology & Pharmacy (55). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Field and subfieldListed authorsShareTop 100kHighest-ranked author
Clinical Medicine · 233 listed authors (22.0%)
Pharmacology & Pharmacy555.2%9Sarmento, Bruno Filipe Carmelino Cardoso #16,392
Neurology & Neurosurgery201.9%8Ferro, José Manuel #14,202
General & Internal Medicine171.6%3Cruz-Martins, Natália #3,221
Sport Sciences171.6%8Clemente, Filipe Manuel #5,920
Oncology & Carcinogenesis141.3%2Cardoso, Fatima #11,588
Dentistry111.0%2Chambrone, Leando A. #44,901
Cardiovascular System & Hematology90.8%6Ferreira, João Pedro #16,785
Gastroenterology & Hepatology80.8%4MacHado, Mariana Verdelho #17,544
Immunology80.8%3Veldhoen, Marc #33,617
Legal & Forensic Medicine70.7%1Dinis-Oliveira, R. J. #6,129
Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine60.6%1Ayres-De-Campos, Diogo #59,991
Ophthalmology & Optometry50.5%1Cunha-Vaz, José Guilherme F. #97,713
Arthritis & Rheumatology40.4%1da Silva, J. A.P. #95,838
Emergency & Critical Care Medicine40.4%2Póvoa, Pedro R. #23,718
Surgery40.4%2Búchler, Markus Wolfgang #15,579
Urology & Nephrology40.4%0Gameiro, Joana #273,555
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases30.3%1Torres, Tiago #39,075
Endocrinology & Metabolism30.3%1Sena, Cristina Maria #94,432
Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging30.3%0Jones, John Griffith #163,834
Pathology30.3%1Schmitt, F. C. #84,950
Respiratory System30.3%0Marques, Alda Sofia Pires De Dias #183,399
Anesthesiology20.2%0Azevedo, Luís F. #320,441
Orthopedics20.2%0Andrade, Renato #241,130
Otorhinolaryngology20.2%0Hellquist, Henrik B. #461,919
Psychiatry20.2%2Nijenhuis, Ellert R.S. #68,984
Tropical Medicine20.2%0Ferreira, Marcelo Urbano #279,236
Allergy10.1%0Sousa-Pinto, Bernardo #137,021
Pediatrics10.1%0Rocha, Gustavo Marcondes Duarte #245,663
Enabling & Strategic Technologies · 146 listed authors (13.8%)
Energy545.1%21Nunes, Leonel J.R. #5,976
Materials413.9%15Davim, J. P. #1,224
Optoelectronics & Photonics212.0%1Marques, Carlos Alberto F. #57,900
Biotechnology201.9%8de Carvalho, C. C. C. R. #18,208
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology50.5%5Conde, Joao #22,569
Strategic, Defence & Security Studies40.4%1Zêzere, José Luís #83,977
Engineering · 122 listed authors (11.5%)
Biomedical Engineering242.3%8Mano, João F. #4,651
Civil Engineering191.8%4Guedes Soares, C. #2,322
Chemical Engineering171.6%11Pereira Coutinho, João Araújo #11,408
Electrical & Electronic Engineering161.5%1Cardoso, A. J.M. #39,768
Mechanical Engineering & Transports161.5%1Murshed, S. M.s. #23,345
Industrial Engineering & Automation100.9%5Leitão, Paulo #35,388
Geological & Geomatics Engineering50.5%3Jose M., Bioucas-Dias Manuel #6,180
Operations Research40.4%0Figueira, José Rui #133,779
Environmental Engineering30.3%1Marques, Rui Cunha #27,197
Aerospace & Aeronautics20.2%0Suleman, Afzal #252,209
Mining & Metallurgy10.1%0Nogueira, Carlos A. #579,788
Chemistry · 118 listed authors (11.1%)
Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry272.5%4Fernandes, Eduarda G.R. #38,576
Analytical Chemistry201.9%6Brett, Christopher Michael Ashton #17,259
Polymers201.9%5Banea, M. D. #17,127
Organic Chemistry181.7%5Silva, Artur M.S. #63,724
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry161.5%5Mohan, Brij #11,002
Physical Chemistry70.7%4Carabineiro, Sónia A.C. #16,861
Biomedical Research · 86 listed authors (8.1%)
Microbiology383.6%8Manaia, Celia #8,375
Toxicology171.6%3Carvalho, Felix Dias #61,247
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology141.3%3Vitorino, R. Miguel Pinheiro #29,700
Developmental Biology50.5%2Seabra, Miguel C. #78,627
Mycology & Parasitology40.4%2Phillips, Alan J.L. #20,197
Nutrition & Dietetics40.4%3Ravasco, Paula #25,887
Biophysics20.2%0Santos, Nuno C. #212,424
Virology20.2%0Taveira, Nuno Costa #265,292
Anatomy & Morphology10.1%0Moxham, Bernard John #619,945
Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry · 76 listed authors (7.2%)
Food Science403.8%26Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R. #8,080
Dairy & Animal Science100.9%1Mestre Prates, José António #24,806
Forestry100.9%3Pereira, Helena M. #16,139
Fisheries80.8%1Oliva-Teles, A. #21,613
Agronomy & Agriculture50.5%1Pereira, Luis S. #6,503
Veterinary Sciences50.5%0Spínola, Maria Pinheiro #402,461
Physics & Astronomy · 62 listed authors (5.8%)
Nuclear & Particle Physics222.1%9Lobo, Francisco S.N. #3,281
Applied Physics191.8%5Martins, Rodrigo Ferrão Paiva #16,075
Chemical Physics151.4%1Vareda, João P. #48,036
Astronomy & Astrophysics60.6%4Brinchmann, Jarle #16,813
Fluids & Plasmas50.5%2Pereira, José Carlos Fernandes #4,338
Acoustics30.3%0Figueiredo, Eloi #151,233
Mathematical Physics20.2%0Lopes, António Mendes #128,924
General Physics10.1%1Konotop, Vladimir V. #54,112
Optics10.1%0Huidobro, Paloma Arroyo #268,705
Economics & Business · 51 listed authors (4.8%)
Business & Management272.5%27Ferreira, João J. #6,909
Sport, Leisure & Tourism70.7%7Kastenholz, Elisab̧eth #20,055
Marketing60.6%6Loureiro, Sandra María Correia #1,417
Economics40.4%4Afonso, António #24,735
Finance20.2%2Ferreira, Miguel A. #43,537
Logistics & Transportation20.2%1Vale, David Sousa #60,148
Information & Communication Technologies · 50 listed authors (4.7%)
Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing373.5%11Gama, João M.P. #5,365
Networking & Telecommunications90.8%1Rodriguez, Jonathan #48,181
Computation Theory & Mathematics10.1%0Ilić, Aleksandar #281,126
Computer Hardware & Architecture10.1%0Véstias, Mário P. #330,505
Information Systems10.1%1Oliveira, Tiago André Gonçalves Félix De #10,772
Medical Informatics10.1%0Lapão, Luis Velez #230,347
Biology · 38 listed authors (3.6%)
Plant Biology & Botany161.5%7Miguel, Maria Graça Costa #13,216
Marine Biology & Hydrobiology151.4%6Pereira, Leonel #5,334
Ecology40.4%4Cardoso, Pedro #12,874
Zoology20.2%0Carretero, Miguel Ángel #192,095
Evolutionary Biology10.1%0Pacheco, Jorge M. #116,761
Earth & Environmental Sciences · 27 listed authors (2.5%)
Environmental Sciences242.3%17Prata, Joana Correia #1,072
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences80.8%6Pires, José C.M. #26,988
Geochemistry & Geophysics10.1%1Brilha, José Bernardo Rodrigues #13,193
Oceanography10.1%0Ferreira, Óscar Manuel #267,665
Built Environment & Design · 11 listed authors (1.0%)
Building & Construction100.9%7Lourenço, Paulo B. #5,738
Design Practice & Management30.3%1Flores, Paulo #13,909
Urban & Regional Planning10.1%1Medeiros, Eduardo José Rocha #62,996
Social Sciences · 9 listed authors (0.8%)
Education50.5%2Flores, Maria Assunção #12,025
Information & Library Sciences10.1%0Vieira, Elizabeth S. #307,111
Law10.1%1De Gregorio, Giovanni #50,368
Political Science & Public Administration10.1%1Magalhães, Pedro C. #58,772
Science Studies10.1%1Mendonça, Sandro #94,506
Social Work10.1%0Magalhães, Eunice Vieira #173,130
Mathematics & Statistics · 9 listed authors (0.8%)
General Mathematics70.7%3Almeida, Ricardo #11,073
Applied Mathematics10.1%0Yang, Shiyuan #181,244
Numerical & Computational Mathematics10.1%0Raydan, Marcos #123,556
Public Health & Health Services · 8 listed authors (0.8%)
Nursing60.6%1Laranjeira, C. A. #95,426
Public Health30.3%2Marôco, João P. #25,640
Gerontology20.2%0Gomes, Barbara #122,753
Health Policy & Services20.2%1Ferreira, Pedro L. #72,159
Psychology & Cognitive Sciences · 5 listed authors (0.5%)
Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology30.3%1Oliveira, Rui Filipe #47,617
Social Psychology30.3%3Batel, Susana #28,707
Clinical Psychology10.1%1Pinto-Gouveia, José Pinto #98,311
Historical Studies · 4 listed authors (0.4%)
Archaeology30.3%1Zilha̧o, João #60,049
Philosophy & Theology · 3 listed authors (0.3%)
Applied Ethics10.1%0Raposo, Vera L.úcia #119,975
Philosophy10.1%0Macagno, Fabrizio #113,983
Religions & Theology10.1%0Fedele, Anna #613,634
Communication & Textual Studies · 2 listed authors (0.2%)
Communication & Media Studies10.1%1Carvalho, Anabela #61,889
Literary Studies10.1%0Vieira, Patrícia #549,286

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