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Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra ranked 20th in Portugal, 3186th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 36 research topics. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 4,723 academic publications and 47,185 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3186 of 14,131 In the World
#938 of 2,785 In Europe
#20 of 95 In Portugal
#2 of 5 In Coimbra
#689 of 1,019 For Database Administration
#796 of 1,053 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#868 of 1,039 For Information Technology
#6124 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#4565 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 33 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra ranked 20th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Portugal and 2770th in the World with 2,655 publications made and 22,509 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#20 of 32 In Portugal
#800 of 1,492 In Europe
#2770 of 7,020 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1997 1 3
1998 2 3
1999 4 5
2000 4 2
2001 2 6
2002 10 13
2003 9 11
2004 11 22
2005 4 20
2006 19 48
2007 10 60
2008 23 59
2009 48 118
2010 49 159
2011 75 198
2012 75 310
2013 110 424
2014 159 572
2015 164 689
2016 133 927
2017 168 983
2018 169 1291
2019 232 1648
2020 233 2324
2021 319 3062
2022 290 3631
2023 305 4108

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 9 308 932
Communications and Public Relations 17 636 1982
Archaeology 17 684 2242
History 18 724 2425
Aesthetics 18 774 2571
Anthropology 21 754 2640
Law 19 763 2646
Philosophy 21 791 2660
Political Science 19 802 2676
Demography 21 708 2780
Sociology 21 793 2966
Linguistics 19 820 3032
Education Majors 20 775 3127
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 20 890 3415

Engineering rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra ranked 17th for Engineering in Portugal and 2600th in the World with 2,495 publications made and 30,954 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#17 of 29 In Portugal
#726 of 1,453 In Europe
#2600 of 6,684 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1994 0 1
1995 2 3
1996 4 6
1997 1 7
1998 4 4
1999 5 14
2000 5 12
2001 7 11
2002 11 20
2003 16 30
2004 23 62
2005 20 59
2006 24 92
2007 22 151
2008 42 163
2009 55 237
2010 57 298
2011 83 388
2012 84 570
2013 127 797
2014 155 1067
2015 153 1359
2016 138 1735
2017 152 1767
2018 140 2086
2019 207 2581
2020 191 3185
2021 247 4067
2022 237 4639
2023 253 5086

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 12 233 796
Automotive Engineering 9 315 992
Agricultural Engineering 11 259 1004
Reliability and Quality Engineering 10 349 1029
Engineering Management 11 366 1101
Robotics 11 400 1214
Operations Research 12 443 1336
Architectural Engineering 14 473 1351
Renewable Energy Engineering 12 429 1370
Automation and Control engineering 10 421 1404
Remote Sensing 11 514 1520
Systems Engineering 13 572 1540
Human-Computer Interaction 17 607 1676
Environmental Engineering 15 523 1811
Structural Engineering 14 585 1856
Electrical Engineering 12 594 2033
Mechanical Engineering 16 649 2048
Civil Engineering 15 628 2062
Electronic Engineering 14 616 2097
Biotechnology 17 578 2247
Geotechnical Engineering 17 632 2331
Computer Networking 19 686 2512
Telecommunications 20 726 2708
Aerospace Engineering 19 799 2887
Metallurgical Engineering 17 757 2935
Materials Science 16 777 2939
Acoustical Engineering 17 835 3018
Nanotechnology 19 816 3273
Optical Engineering 19 857 3294
Chemical Engineering 21 819 3339

Environmental Science rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra ranked 19th for Environmental Science in Portugal and 2823rd in the World with 2,255 publications made and 28,080 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#19 of 29 In Portugal
#762 of 1,458 In Europe
#2823 of 6,798 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1996 2 3
1997 1 2
1998 3 2
1999 3 1
2000 3 8
2001 5 10
2002 8 13
2003 16 22
2004 17 39
2005 11 37
2006 15 48
2007 15 88
2008 34 100
2009 39 161
2010 43 218
2011 67 288
2012 63 421
2013 94 618
2014 139 863
2015 131 1044
2016 121 1347
2017 133 1428
2018 128 1707
2019 188 2248
2020 191 2916
2021 257 3817
2022 244 4472
2023 263 4941

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Management 15 530 1674
Environmental Engineering 15 523 1811
Forestry 15 545 2046
Geotechnical Engineering 17 632 2331
Agricultural Science 17 606 2405
Oceanography 18 681 2436
Ecology 17 679 2443
Geography and Cartography 17 718 2484
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 17 727 2630
Geology 20 772 2877
Earth science and Geophysics 14 742 2883
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 19 677 2898
Environmental Chemistry 19 730 3001
Paleontology 20 814 3287

Computer Science rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra ranked 17th for Computer Science in Portugal and 2537th in the World with 2,244 publications made and 21,699 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#17 of 29 In Portugal
#715 of 1,459 In Europe
#2537 of 6,752 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1994 1 1
1995 1 2
1996 1 0
1997 1 2
1998 2 4
1999 5 11
2000 1 5
2001 4 8
2002 10 17
2003 19 23
2004 19 46
2005 13 45
2006 13 64
2007 20 109
2008 31 114
2009 45 161
2010 51 206
2011 75 226
2012 87 397
2013 114 569
2014 124 740
2015 124 932
2016 122 1203
2017 123 1222
2018 130 1443
2019 195 1781
2020 174 2190
2021 243 2819
2022 226 3353
2023 252 3750

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Database Administration 6 263 689
Information Technology 12 256 868
Data Science 9 395 962
Robotics 11 400 1214
Software Engineering 14 539 1350
Management Information Systems 15 556 1417
Human-Computer Interaction 17 607 1676
Multimedia 18 564 1833
Blockchain and Cryptography 14 572 1961
Machine Learning 15 646 2286
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 17 681 2348
Computer Vision 15 667 2393
Cyber Security 19 702 2510
Computer Networking 19 686 2512
Computational Linguistics 16 700 2573
Cognitive Science 17 689 2602
Telecommunications 20 726 2708
Neuroscience 19 767 2832
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 714 2878

Biology rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra ranked 20th for Biology in Portugal and 3340th in the World with 2,197 publications made and 25,082 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#20 of 29 In Portugal
#815 of 1,445 In Europe
#3340 of 6,770 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1994 0 1
1995 2 1
1996 2 5
1997 0 5
1998 3 3
1999 3 4
2000 4 6
2001 3 9
2002 6 15
2003 13 26
2004 13 31
2005 10 21
2006 7 48
2007 12 75
2008 24 93
2009 42 150
2010 47 183
2011 52 270
2012 52 365
2013 81 510
2014 110 673
2015 127 863
2016 107 1107
2017 122 1294
2018 118 1580
2019 221 2100
2020 224 2787
2021 261 3567
2022 237 4262
2023 267 4773

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 18 508 1916
Forestry 15 545 2046
Animal Science 15 514 2052
Biotechnology 17 578 2247
Agricultural Science 17 606 2405
Horticulture 19 576 2502
Botany 20 663 2725
Neuroscience 19 767 2832
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 714 2878
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 19 677 2898
Oncology and Cancer research 17 715 3011
Pharmacology 19 679 3024
Microbiology 19 675 3035
Nanotechnology 19 816 3273
Paleontology 20 814 3287
Biochemistry 19 776 3337
Immunology 20 763 3376
Genetics 20 831 3638

Physics rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra ranked 18th for Physics in Portugal and 2858th in the World with 1,909 publications made and 24,058 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#18 of 29 In Portugal
#778 of 1,446 In Europe
#2858 of 6,603 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1994 0 1
1995 2 1
1996 3 6
1997 0 5
1998 3 3
1999 5 8
2000 4 14
2001 5 10
2002 8 19
2003 9 29
2004 15 33
2005 17 30
2006 16 66
2007 19 113
2008 39 124
2009 44 177
2010 47 221
2011 59 286
2012 72 442
2013 102 612
2014 116 817
2015 119 1086
2016 103 1440
2017 120 1489
2018 106 1760
2019 156 2145
2020 128 2563
2021 192 3257
2022 173 3524
2023 206 3971

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Quantum and Particle physics 18 769 2789
Materials Science 16 777 2939
Astrophysics and Astronomy 18 819 2974
Acoustical Engineering 17 835 3018
Nanotechnology 19 816 3273
Optical Engineering 19 857 3294
Nuclear Physics 19 865 3553

Chemistry rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra ranked 19th for Chemistry in Portugal and 3141st in the World with 1,710 publications made and 25,316 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#19 of 29 In Portugal
#795 of 1,401 In Europe
#3141 of 6,447 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1994 0 1
1995 3 1
1996 2 6
1997 1 5
1998 1 4
1999 3 6
2000 2 6
2001 4 7
2002 7 16
2003 11 26
2004 12 33
2005 14 23
2006 10 56
2007 16 94
2008 32 111
2009 43 154
2010 38 204
2011 44 265
2012 52 370
2013 74 525
2014 94 694
2015 105 972
2016 85 1192
2017 104 1358
2018 81 1692
2019 166 2039
2020 153 2650
2021 177 3378
2022 186 3942
2023 174 4326

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 18 508 1916
Physical chemistry 16 706 2747
Materials Science 16 777 2939
Environmental Chemistry 19 730 3001
Organic Chemistry 19 773 3159
Nanotechnology 19 816 3273
Biochemistry 19 776 3337
Chemical Engineering 21 819 3339

Medicine rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra ranked 20th for Medicine in Portugal and 3175th in the World with 1,665 publications made and 14,713 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Surgery, Physical Therapy.

Medicine ranking Location
#20 of 30 In Portugal
#795 of 1,417 In Europe
#3175 of 6,680 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1998 1 2
1999 2 4
2000 2 1
2001 2 3
2002 4 4
2003 5 9
2004 4 7
2005 8 8
2006 2 21
2007 8 37
2008 13 36
2009 20 59
2010 23 67
2011 35 103
2012 37 160
2013 60 208
2014 68 306
2015 84 412
2016 82 565
2017 95 613
2018 99 819
2019 191 1037
2020 177 1510
2021 220 2099
2022 191 2655
2023 215 2965

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Physical Therapy 16 542 1765
Sports Medicine 17 559 1797
Gerontology 18 548 1872
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 20 578 2124
Cardiology 13 649 2276
Healthcare Management (MHA) 20 646 2346
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 11 674 2354
Family medicine 18 601 2457
Public Health 19 672 2600
Anesthesiology 18 676 2611
Nursing 21 662 2661
Anatomy and Physiology 18 733 2715
Clinical Psychology 24 699 2768
Health Science 23 703 2919
Oncology and Cancer research 17 715 3011
Pharmacology 19 679 3024
Pathology 21 774 3143
Surgery 20 796 3182
Immunology 20 763 3376
Psychiatry 22 823 3389

Business rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra ranked 17th for Business in Portugal and 2276th in the World with 1,288 publications made and 10,517 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#17 of 30 In Portugal
#709 of 1,414 In Europe
#2276 of 6,187 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1997 1 3
1998 2 1
1999 5 6
2000 3 6
2001 2 0
2002 6 10
2003 10 11
2004 10 31
2005 5 25
2006 10 21
2007 15 64
2008 19 71
2009 24 84
2010 24 96
2011 44 115
2012 44 220
2013 51 288
2014 80 401
2015 64 432
2016 66 600
2017 76 562
2018 74 702
2019 94 841
2020 88 1053
2021 135 1437
2022 162 1727
2023 159 1965

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 20 397 1015
Engineering Management 11 366 1101
Operations Research 12 443 1336
Project Management 17 555 1374
Management Information Systems 15 556 1417
International Trade 19 696 1551
Advertising 14 559 1677
Accounting 12 570 1716
International Business 19 729 1758
Marketing 17 661 2019
Management 15 636 2031
Finance 18 804 2782

Mathematics rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra ranked 17th for Mathematics in Portugal and 2670th in the World with 1,229 publications made and 12,519 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Operations Research, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#17 of 29 In Portugal
#735 of 1,388 In Europe
#2670 of 6,305 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1997 0 3
1998 1 3
1999 3 6
2000 4 5
2001 4 3
2002 8 13
2003 7 9
2004 10 25
2005 6 23
2006 7 40
2007 7 53
2008 16 59
2009 20 80
2010 20 106
2011 31 109
2012 37 188
2013 59 312
2014 77 395
2015 70 492
2016 67 627
2017 73 619
2018 90 761
2019 100 1001
2020 87 1224
2021 124 1495
2022 149 1839
2023 139 2044

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 12 443 1336
Blockchain and Cryptography 14 572 1961
Math Teachers 15 590 2282
Statistics 18 719 2592
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 747 2640

Psychology rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra ranked 20th for Psychology in Portugal and 3102nd in the World with 1,101 publications made and 9,087 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#20 of 30 In Portugal
#797 of 1,414 In Europe
#3102 of 6,528 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1998 1 0
1999 3 0
2000 5 4
2001 1 4
2002 1 4
2003 4 11
2004 7 12
2005 0 6
2006 3 16
2007 3 19
2008 6 18
2009 10 36
2010 17 48
2011 25 87
2012 28 97
2013 45 116
2014 49 222
2015 62 286
2016 49 329
2017 66 395
2018 61 579
2019 98 672
2020 95 900
2021 142 1158
2022 148 1556
2023 159 1848

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 17 689 2602
Social Psychology 18 768 2710
Clinical Psychology 24 699 2768
Neuroscience 19 767 2832
Child Psychology 23 721 2860
Education Majors 20 775 3127
Psychiatry 22 823 3389

Economics rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra ranked 17th for Economics in Portugal and 2639th in the World with 732 publications made and 6,545 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Environmental Economics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#17 of 29 In Portugal
#760 of 1,366 In Europe
#2639 of 5,995 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1997 1 1
1998 0 0
1999 1 0
2000 3 3
2001 1 0
2002 2 4
2003 7 5
2004 4 12
2005 3 9
2006 5 23
2007 3 26
2008 10 27
2009 9 40
2010 9 47
2011 18 66
2012 22 95
2013 26 128
2014 34 179
2015 40 212
2016 35 290
2017 37 258
2018 46 350
2019 56 438
2020 58 602
2021 94 833
2022 108 1029
2023 90 1143

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 11 375 917
International Economics 17 656 1386
International Trade 19 696 1551
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 747 2640
Development Studies 17 727 2683
Finance 18 804 2782

Art & Design rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra ranked 20th for Art & Design in Portugal and 3050th in the World with 413 publications made and 3,091 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#20 of 28 In Portugal
#841 of 1,349 In Europe
#3050 of 5,720 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1998 1 1
1999 1 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 1
2002 0 3
2003 1 1
2004 2 3
2005 3 8
2006 6 6
2007 2 16
2008 3 6
2009 6 19
2010 10 24
2011 16 22
2012 14 44
2013 22 72
2014 21 88
2015 30 150
2016 19 138
2017 22 180
2018 25 200
2019 43 232
2020 34 299
2021 43 434
2022 43 524
2023 45 593

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Multimedia 18 564 1833
Aesthetics 18 774 2571
Fashion Design 21 794 2756
Literature 23 929 3501