Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo: Rankings

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Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo ranked 25th in Portugal, 4773rd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 15 research topics. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 3,462 academic publications and 46,773 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#4773 of 14,131 In the World
#1209 of 2,785 In Europe
#25 of 95 In Portugal
#748 of 1,302 For Sports / Exercise science
#898 of 1,106 For Landscape Architecture
#932 of 1,010 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#4821 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 12 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo ranked 22nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Portugal and 3275th in the World with 2,135 publications made and 28,637 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#22 of 32 In Portugal
#894 of 1,500 In Europe
#3275 of 7,081 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 1 0
2000 5 5
2001 1 5
2002 1 9
2003 3 8
2004 8 23
2005 12 38
2006 4 62
2007 13 35
2008 11 82
2009 16 90
2010 35 111
2011 36 149
2012 38 214
2013 53 313
2014 47 357
2015 75 460
2016 96 533
2017 100 649
2018 132 945
2019 166 1315
2020 216 2078
2021 295 3535
2022 280 4659
2023 301 5419
2024 174 5066

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 9 282 748
Communications and Public Relations 21 742 2489
Archaeology 21 742 2571
History 21 772 2750
Aesthetics 19 847 2901
Demography 22 732 2911
Anthropology 24 814 2941
Law 20 820 2941
Political Science 22 883 3097
Philosophy 26 898 3210
Education Majors 22 873 3556
Sociology 24 913 3586
Linguistics 24 955 3692
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 25 1018 4194

Environmental Science rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo ranked 22nd for Environmental Science in Portugal and 3372nd in the World with 1,838 publications made and 27,685 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#22 of 29 In Portugal
#859 of 1,464 In Europe
#3372 of 6,876 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1995 2 0
1996 1 0
1997 3 0
1998 3 2
1999 5 4
2000 8 10
2001 6 28
2002 9 24
2003 10 36
2004 25 66
2005 18 120
2006 10 167
2007 22 165
2008 15 249
2009 17 241
2010 21 244
2011 28 326
2012 32 341
2013 44 400
2014 44 527
2015 73 568
2016 69 605
2017 78 733
2018 99 929
2019 125 1229
2020 166 1890
2021 219 3021
2022 248 4002
2023 259 4753
2024 169 4776

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

Environmental Science subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 654 2302
Forestry 17 606 2383
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 16 715 2595
Environmental Engineering 19 650 2640
Environmental Management 20 752 2829
Agricultural Science 20 693 2878
Geography and Cartography 21 801 2961
Environmental Chemistry 20 757 3237
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 21 739 3281
Paleontology 21 820 3312
Ecology 23 844 3402
Geotechnical Engineering 22 830 3423
Oceanography 22 870 3427
Geology 22 868 3471
Earth science and Geophysics 23 906 3753

Biology rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo ranked 22nd for Biology in Portugal and 3845th in the World with 1,642 publications made and 25,944 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#22 of 29 In Portugal
#895 of 1,448 In Europe
#3845 of 6,833 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1997 1 0
1998 3 0
1999 2 0
2000 11 12
2001 5 24
2002 6 32
2003 11 41
2004 17 75
2005 16 105
2006 6 156
2007 16 177
2008 15 249
2009 21 245
2010 23 265
2011 26 334
2012 33 400
2013 42 434
2014 37 541
2015 67 612
2016 45 636
2017 51 767
2018 81 931
2019 113 1197
2020 149 1773
2021 223 2782
2022 244 3583
2023 211 4109
2024 155 3888

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animal Science 11 436 1664
Forestry 17 606 2383
Nutrition and Food Science 21 603 2542
Horticulture 18 579 2577
Agricultural Science 20 693 2878
Biotechnology 21 690 2980
Virology 20 718 3134
Neuroscience 22 839 3241
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 21 739 3281
Paleontology 21 820 3312
Microbiology 20 723 3373
Botany 24 774 3399
Immunology 21 825 3795
Biochemistry 23 907 4041
Nanotechnology 23 960 4059
Genetics 23 969 4390

Engineering rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo ranked 21st for Engineering in Portugal and 3530th in the World with 1,563 publications made and 24,511 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#21 of 29 In Portugal
#918 of 1,465 In Europe
#3530 of 6,782 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1997 3 1
1998 3 3
1999 4 4
2000 10 15
2001 2 17
2002 12 29
2003 13 39
2004 26 74
2005 24 130
2006 15 196
2007 25 210
2008 28 299
2009 25 270
2010 31 305
2011 26 353
2012 30 387
2013 46 379
2014 44 577
2015 76 582
2016 62 681
2017 65 789
2018 71 931
2019 106 1201
2020 136 1781
2021 182 2556
2022 179 3052
2023 199 3852
2024 108 3631

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 9 342 898
Firefighting and Fire Science 12 269 932
Architectural Engineering 16 535 1570
Human-Computer Interaction 17 607 1776
Systems Engineering 20 789 2538
Environmental Engineering 19 650 2640
Telecommunications 19 738 2802
Biotechnology 21 690 2980
Civil Engineering 20 830 3046
Mechanical Engineering 20 903 3250
Computer Networking 20 848 3340
Metallurgical Engineering 18 826 3360
Chemical Engineering 19 810 3362
Optical Engineering 19 871 3368
Geotechnical Engineering 22 830 3423
Electronic Engineering 22 870 3494
Structural Engineering 21 951 3614
Materials Science 22 922 3640
Aerospace Engineering 23 956 3655
Electrical Engineering 21 968 3785
Acoustical Engineering 22 991 3794
Nanotechnology 23 960 4059

Computer Science rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo ranked 20th for Computer Science in Portugal and 3417th in the World with 1,453 publications made and 20,190 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#20 of 29 In Portugal
#875 of 1,469 In Europe
#3417 of 6,845 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1999 4 1
2000 4 10
2001 4 12
2002 3 2
2003 5 9
2004 15 20
2005 14 47
2006 7 62
2007 12 63
2008 14 84
2009 17 77
2010 29 107
2011 19 146
2012 28 198
2013 40 244
2014 37 364
2015 66 432
2016 60 468
2017 59 582
2018 87 708
2019 98 953
2020 120 1458
2021 198 2411
2022 191 3248
2023 204 3816
2024 110 3337

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

Computer Science subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Software Engineering 16 611 1710
Human-Computer Interaction 17 607 1776
Multimedia 17 582 1892
Data Science 18 667 2053
Cyber Security 16 641 2190
Management Information Systems 23 757 2210
Telecommunications 19 738 2802
Neuroscience 22 839 3241
Computer Networking 20 848 3340
Cognitive Science 22 868 3537
Computer Vision 24 926 3671
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 23 977 3786
Machine Learning 23 917 3809

Medicine rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo ranked 23rd for Medicine in Portugal and 3553rd in the World with 1,448 publications made and 20,728 citations received. Main research topics: Physical Therapy, Pathology, Psychiatry, Sports Medicine, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#23 of 30 In Portugal
#852 of 1,433 In Europe
#3553 of 6,775 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1999 1 0
2000 4 1
2001 5 20
2002 1 20
2003 3 24
2004 2 29
2005 8 55
2006 0 71
2007 7 55
2008 10 88
2009 4 78
2010 12 87
2011 24 146
2012 18 200
2013 23 244
2014 22 246
2015 35 335
2016 46 412
2017 43 501
2018 77 599
2019 103 831
2020 145 1432
2021 247 2759
2022 263 3667
2023 179 3863
2024 153 3670

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 9 282 748
Sports Medicine 11 434 1210
Physical Therapy 10 449 1357
Gerontology 21 557 1932
Veterinary 13 448 2125
Health Science 21 652 2648
Healthcare Management (MHA) 22 702 2671
Nursing 23 680 2841
Clinical Psychology 25 716 2934
Anatomy and Physiology 21 778 3037
Virology 20 718 3134
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 20 847 3292
Pathology 23 822 3454
Public Health 24 808 3500
Psychiatry 23 857 3602
Surgery 25 890 3762
Immunology 21 825 3795

Physics rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo ranked 22nd for Physics in Portugal and 3667th in the World with 1,342 publications made and 20,367 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#22 of 29 In Portugal
#939 of 1,457 In Europe
#3667 of 6,713 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1997 3 1
1998 3 3
1999 4 4
2000 9 12
2001 2 16
2002 11 28
2003 13 38
2004 24 70
2005 23 122
2006 13 179
2007 20 185
2008 26 288
2009 23 245
2010 25 282
2011 23 313
2012 25 359
2013 34 328
2014 33 461
2015 58 500
2016 36 539
2017 49 681
2018 70 789
2019 102 1013
2020 119 1462
2021 155 2190
2022 168 2685
2023 169 3144
2024 94 3054

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 19 866 3213
Nuclear Physics 18 826 3330
Optical Engineering 19 871 3368
Quantum and Particle physics 21 928 3640
Materials Science 22 922 3640
Acoustical Engineering 22 991 3794
Nanotechnology 23 960 4059

Chemistry rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo ranked 22nd for Chemistry in Portugal and 3862nd in the World with 1,116 publications made and 20,897 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#22 of 29 In Portugal
#924 of 1,417 In Europe
#3862 of 6,545 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1997 3 1
1998 3 3
1999 4 4
2000 11 15
2001 7 32
2002 10 39
2003 19 59
2004 28 94
2005 31 165
2006 14 232
2007 23 242
2008 25 352
2009 22 331
2010 19 346
2011 23 397
2012 24 443
2013 29 456
2014 33 576
2015 57 603
2016 25 624
2017 35 738
2018 46 819
2019 69 963
2020 97 1407
2021 112 1944
2022 118 2281
2023 125 2760
2024 94 2834

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 654 2302
Nutrition and Food Science 21 603 2542
Physical chemistry 20 783 3164
Environmental Chemistry 20 757 3237
Chemical Engineering 19 810 3362
Materials Science 22 922 3640
Organic Chemistry 21 855 3647
Biochemistry 23 907 4041
Nanotechnology 23 960 4059

Business rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo ranked 21st for Business in Portugal and 2669th in the World with 1,081 publications made and 15,252 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#21 of 30 In Portugal
#792 of 1,433 In Europe
#2669 of 6,339 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1999 1 0
2000 3 2
2001 0 2
2002 3 0
2003 0 2
2004 6 7
2005 3 4
2006 0 9
2007 7 12
2008 8 22
2009 8 19
2010 20 41
2011 11 53
2012 19 87
2013 28 130
2014 23 150
2015 35 239
2016 45 261
2017 45 320
2018 59 497
2019 89 721
2020 123 1242
2021 149 1932
2022 138 2553
2023 165 2886
2024 87 2451

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 20 400 1031
Human Resource Management 15 555 1457
Project Management 19 627 1560
Accounting 18 652 2065
Marketing 19 682 2158
Management Information Systems 23 757 2210
Advertising 22 708 2311
Management 19 753 2616
Finance 22 872 3079

Psychology rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo ranked 24th for Psychology in Portugal and 3698th in the World with 866 publications made and 11,843 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#24 of 30 In Portugal
#894 of 1,423 In Europe
#3698 of 6,645 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1999 1 0
2000 3 5
2001 0 1
2002 0 0
2003 0 4
2004 2 7
2005 5 11
2006 0 15
2007 6 13
2008 5 16
2009 7 17
2010 10 37
2011 13 55
2012 11 109
2013 18 134
2014 17 160
2015 28 195
2016 35 263
2017 43 323
2018 58 420
2019 54 557
2020 77 829
2021 146 1496
2022 129 2006
2023 101 2165
2024 87 2004

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Child Psychology 20 683 2628
Clinical Psychology 25 716 2934
Neuroscience 22 839 3241
Social Psychology 23 874 3281
Cognitive Science 22 868 3537
Education Majors 22 873 3556
Psychiatry 23 857 3602

Mathematics rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo ranked 21st for Mathematics in Portugal and 3568th in the World with 831 publications made and 12,312 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#21 of 29 In Portugal
#884 of 1,401 In Europe
#3568 of 6,418 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1997 1 0
1998 2 0
1999 0 0
2000 1 0
2001 0 2
2002 1 4
2003 3 4
2004 6 10
2005 8 11
2006 1 16
2007 4 23
2008 8 42
2009 3 32
2010 11 44
2011 13 48
2012 17 98
2013 27 99
2014 20 146
2015 34 231
2016 32 246
2017 36 283
2018 43 416
2019 56 596
2020 78 940
2021 131 1527
2022 126 2108
2023 113 2334
2024 53 1824

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 18 700 2812
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 20 832 3192
Statistics 21 853 3435

Economics rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo ranked 22nd for Economics in Portugal and 3486th in the World with 517 publications made and 6,891 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#22 of 29 In Portugal
#920 of 1,388 In Europe
#3486 of 6,167 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
2000 2 2
2001 0 1
2002 1 1
2003 0 0
2004 2 4
2005 2 4
2006 0 5
2007 6 8
2008 8 12
2009 5 10
2010 12 24
2011 9 28
2012 15 69
2013 19 93
2014 11 97
2015 25 140
2016 19 157
2017 19 156
2018 35 287
2019 45 371
2020 54 674
2021 56 1023
2022 50 1189
2023 82 1513
2024 38 1201

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 16 582 1687
Finance 22 872 3079
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 20 832 3192
Development Studies 23 904 3743

Art & Design rankings

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo ranked 21st for Art & Design in Portugal and 3130th in the World with 401 publications made and 4,467 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Cinematography.

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
#21 of 29 In Portugal
#866 of 1,381 In Europe
#3130 of 5,966 In the World

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2000 0 1
2001 1 0
2002 0 1
2003 1 3
2004 5 7
2005 4 14
2006 2 33
2007 5 15
2008 4 37
2009 9 32
2010 13 45
2011 13 52
2012 8 65
2013 9 84
2014 7 93
2015 13 112
2016 17 121
2017 18 126
2018 22 161
2019 35 220
2020 25 282
2021 53 485
2022 47 536
2023 60 673
2024 27 662

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

Art & Design subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 9 342 898
Cinematography 13 357 912
Multimedia 17 582 1892
Aesthetics 19 847 2901
Fashion Design 23 893 3207
Literature 22 922 3456