15 Best universities for Inorganic Chemistry in Portugal

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Inorganic Chemistry. A graph of 493K citations received by 14.3K academic papers made by 15 universities in Portugal was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Inorganic Chemistry

#35 in Europe

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

2. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Inorganic Chemistry

#49 in Europe

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1973

3. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Inorganic Chemistry

#94 in Europe

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

4. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Inorganic Chemistry

#152 in Europe

#434 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

5. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Inorganic Chemistry

#159 in Europe

#453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

6. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Inorganic Chemistry

#172 in Europe

#482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

7. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Inorganic Chemistry

#316 in Europe

#993 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

8. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Inorganic Chemistry

#419 in Europe

#1469 in the World

Founded: 1979

9. University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro

Portugal | Vila Real

For Inorganic Chemistry

#469 in Europe

#1731 in the World

Enrollment: 6,515
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1986

10. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Inorganic Chemistry

#543 in Europe

#2080 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

11. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Inorganic Chemistry

#555 in Europe

#2143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

12. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Inorganic Chemistry

#582 in Europe

#2287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,205
Founded: 1971

13. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Inorganic Chemistry

#589 in Europe

#2303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

14. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Inorganic Chemistry

#648 in Europe

#2658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

15. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Inorganic Chemistry

#660 in Europe

#2715 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

The best cities to study Inorganic Chemistry in Portugal based on the number of universities and their ranks are Porto, Aveiro, Lisbon, and Coimbra.

Chemistry subfields in Portugal

Biochemical Engineering15

Chemical Engineering25

Computational Chemistry9

Environmental Chemistry22

Materials Science28

Nanotechnology24

Nutrition and Food Science26

Organic Chemistry28

Petrology and Geochemistry21

Physical chemistry25

Polymer science and Plastics engineering6

Radiochemistry13