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University Institute of Lisbon ranked 8th in Portugal, 1250th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 107 research topics. University Institute of Lisbon ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 13,298 academic publications and 189,600 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 17 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1250 of 14,131 In the World
#459 of 2,785 In Europe
#8 of 95 In Portugal
#4 of 27 In Lisbon
#155 of 1,451 For Hospitality and Hotel Management
#289 of 3,283 For Management Information Systems
#307 of 1,095 For Military science
#2609 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#992 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 104 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Portugal and 964th in the World with 10,737 publications made and 155,705 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

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

University Institute of Lisbon
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 3 8
1993 2 9
1994 3 21
1995 6 19
1996 16 28
1997 8 35
1998 7 43
1999 15 51
2000 19 71
2001 21 88
2002 50 112
2003 64 147
2004 63 190
2005 66 238
2006 74 378
2007 100 391
2008 158 635
2009 169 857
2010 194 1282
2011 331 1541
2012 423 2135
2013 432 2701
2014 570 3521
2015 557 4250
2016 613 5033
2017 639 5919
2018 719 7753
2019 858 10270
2020 884 14138
2021 1006 18823
2022 957 20361
2023 975 23322
2024 638 20483

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Military science 2 82 307
Urban and Regional planning 5 160 321
Political Economy 3 145 335
Journalism and Digital Media 4 116 362
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 3 116 368
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 148 375
Communications and Public Relations 3 156 437
Gender Studies 4 168 496
Social Work 1 165 500
Early Childhood Education 4 156 511
Public Policy / Administration 4 203 546
Radio and Television broadcasting 2 198 582
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 245 601
Media Studies 4 227 607
Anthropology 7 233 613
Broadcast Journalism 7 232 655
Aesthetics 7 283 672
Human Rights Law 7 286 725
Occupational Safety and Health 6 226 744
Publishing 7 282 746
Political Science 7 308 749
Law 7 290 755
Sociology 7 295 789
Criminology and Criminal Justice 6 262 837
Law Enforcement 7 315 912
Philosophy 7 378 962
Genealogy 8 343 967
Archaeology 9 376 985
Education Majors 8 345 1019
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 6 393 1021
History 9 394 1030
Art History 8 427 1066
Linguistics 7 398 1078
Classics and Ancient History 6 413 1094
Library and Information science 7 448 1275
Demography 12 475 1550

Computer Science rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 10th for Computer Science in Portugal and 1337th in the World with 6,676 publications made and 115,360 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Management Information Systems, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#10 of 29 In Portugal
#459 of 1,469 In Europe
#1337 of 6,845 In the World

University Institute of Lisbon
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 1 6
1993 2 2
1994 1 14
1995 0 14
1996 11 20
1997 4 19
1998 4 24
1999 18 43
2000 9 54
2001 12 91
2002 28 100
2003 35 138
2004 42 156
2005 33 169
2006 53 315
2007 65 328
2008 98 461
2009 99 642
2010 131 954
2011 202 1102
2012 280 1545
2013 269 1855
2014 312 2422
2015 374 2988
2016 368 3565
2017 430 4250
2018 463 5521
2019 546 7430
2020 522 10068
2021 625 13300
2022 598 13896
2023 652 16131
2024 362 12761

The following table provides academic rankings for University Institute of Lisbon in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 4 112 289
Game Design and Development 6 171 394
Information Technology 5 169 541
Data Science 7 279 659
Human-Computer Interaction 8 284 661
UX/UI Desgin 8 287 702
Robotics 7 247 714
Software Engineering 10 368 831
Multimedia 11 355 918
Computational Linguistics 8 388 1131
Cyber Security 10 430 1271
Library and Information science 7 448 1275
Machine Learning 10 409 1298
Computer Networking 10 442 1314
Neuroscience 8 433 1328
Cognitive Science 10 430 1385
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 472 1394
Computer Graphics 12 544 1564
Telecommunications 10 505 1616
Blockchain and Cryptography 11 496 1626
Computer Engineering 13 521 1732
Computer Vision 12 562 1865
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 803 3514

Environmental Science rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 15th for Environmental Science in Portugal and 1661st in the World with 5,576 publications made and 93,707 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#15 of 29 In Portugal
#523 of 1,464 In Europe
#1661 of 6,876 In the World

University Institute of Lisbon
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 1 5
1993 3 1
1994 2 11
1995 3 8
1996 6 19
1997 2 21
1998 5 19
1999 13 28
2000 10 38
2001 10 56
2002 22 64
2003 27 88
2004 37 99
2005 27 125
2006 41 213
2007 50 206
2008 69 326
2009 65 472
2010 99 657
2011 160 834
2012 203 1073
2013 212 1464
2014 267 1831
2015 304 2318
2016 297 2664
2017 339 3210
2018 357 4275
2019 487 5772
2020 493 8265
2021 550 11466
2022 506 11790
2023 557 13712
2024 312 11620

The following table provides academic rankings for University Institute of Lisbon in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 5 160 321
Geography and Cartography 12 451 1251
Ecology 15 543 1802
Paleontology 15 552 1838
Environmental Management 16 569 1918
Geology 15 612 2058
Petrology and Geochemistry 16 621 2086
Oceanography 18 692 2510
Agricultural Science 19 645 2648
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 20 753 2802
Geotechnical Engineering 19 740 2946
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 19 681 2947
Earth science and Geophysics 19 854 3517

Business rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 7th for Business in Portugal and 722nd in the World with 5,573 publications made and 103,711 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 30 In Portugal
#282 of 1,433 In Europe
#722 of 6,339 In the World

University Institute of Lisbon
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 2 6
1993 0 4
1994 1 12
1995 4 8
1996 5 18
1997 2 24
1998 3 26
1999 12 31
2000 10 40
2001 11 73
2002 24 82
2003 23 115
2004 38 128
2005 35 173
2006 44 309
2007 43 308
2008 76 430
2009 78 614
2010 103 839
2011 152 1009
2012 217 1314
2013 233 1556
2014 265 2069
2015 295 2550
2016 281 2877
2017 356 3548
2018 371 4691
2019 468 6156
2020 466 8367
2021 544 11331
2022 527 12271
2023 573 14431
2024 289 12137

The following table provides academic rankings for University Institute of Lisbon in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 4 55 155
Management Information Systems 4 112 289
International Trade 6 180 315
International Business 6 195 364
Entrepreneurship 6 166 366
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 151 432
Real Estate 3 140 446
Project Management 6 200 451
Human Resource Management 3 177 464
Advertising 4 165 476
Accounting 4 170 490
Risk Management 5 214 499
Public Policy / Administration 4 203 546
Tax Law 3 212 575
Marketing 7 224 590
Entertainment Industry Business 8 250 656
Finance 7 291 699
Actuarial Science 7 272 722
Construction Management 9 288 741
Occupational Safety and Health 6 226 744
Management 10 357 938
Supply Chain Management 9 300 949
Engineering Management 9 324 965
Operations Research 10 399 1156

Engineering rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 14th for Engineering in Portugal and 2034th in the World with 4,796 publications made and 78,932 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Networking, Materials Science, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#14 of 29 In Portugal
#616 of 1,465 In Europe
#2034 of 6,782 In the World

University Institute of Lisbon
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 3 4
1993 1 4
1994 1 9
1995 1 13
1996 6 18
1997 3 20
1998 7 19
1999 11 24
2000 5 39
2001 9 71
2002 23 82
2003 31 108
2004 27 111
2005 22 121
2006 40 227
2007 54 234
2008 71 345
2009 78 500
2010 101 670
2011 156 769
2012 202 1066
2013 173 1353
2014 235 1776
2015 261 2231
2016 262 2567
2017 284 3128
2018 334 4031
2019 411 5231
2020 413 6969
2021 418 9399
2022 427 9169
2023 436 10499
2024 265 9051

The following table provides academic rankings for University Institute of Lisbon in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Human-Computer Interaction 8 284 661
Product and Industrial Design 8 251 672
Architectural Engineering 10 271 702
Architecture 9 308 714
Robotics 7 247 714
Construction Management 9 288 741
Aviation 7 326 877
Engineering Management 9 324 965
Landscape Architecture 13 396 1085
Operations Research 10 399 1156
Transportation Engineering 9 455 1295
Systems Engineering 11 504 1314
Computer Networking 10 442 1314
Civil Engineering 12 478 1410
Electronic Engineering 10 445 1420
Acoustical Engineering 9 534 1600
Automotive Engineering 13 492 1615
Telecommunications 10 505 1616
Mechanical Engineering 11 551 1640
Renewable Energy Engineering 14 498 1664
Computer Engineering 13 521 1732
Reliability and Quality Engineering 12 555 1833
Electrical Engineering 12 585 1998
Structural Engineering 15 629 2032
Aerospace Engineering 13 656 2187
Remote Sensing 16 636 2196
Optical Engineering 15 680 2420
Geotechnical Engineering 19 740 2946
Materials Science 17 800 3085
Nanotechnology 18 801 3251
Metallurgical Engineering 17 820 3318
Chemical Engineering 22 869 3676

Psychology rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 7th for Psychology in Portugal and 1114th in the World with 4,653 publications made and 95,399 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Child Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 30 In Portugal
#370 of 1,423 In Europe
#1114 of 6,645 In the World

University Institute of Lisbon
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 2 4
1993 2 5
1994 0 11
1995 3 10
1996 8 14
1997 2 18
1998 4 28
1999 4 30
2000 5 35
2001 5 48
2002 10 61
2003 11 59
2004 12 75
2005 19 93
2006 19 156
2007 26 144
2008 47 274
2009 56 339
2010 63 541
2011 124 741
2012 141 1017
2013 183 1315
2014 197 1762
2015 265 2289
2016 277 2730
2017 290 3318
2018 324 4240
2019 376 5683
2020 373 7830
2021 475 10609
2022 477 11691
2023 514 13094
2024 303 10789

The following table provides academic rankings for University Institute of Lisbon in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sexology 4 119 415
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 96 426
Social Work 1 165 500
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 245 601
Social Psychology 6 226 610
Child Psychology 5 258 728
Clinical Psychology 6 295 865
Education Majors 8 345 1019
Occupational Therapy 11 401 1116
Neuroscience 8 433 1328
Cognitive Science 10 430 1385
Psychiatry 8 443 1470

Biology rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 15th for Biology in Portugal and 2538th in the World with 4,178 publications made and 78,319 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#15 of 29 In Portugal
#651 of 1,448 In Europe
#2538 of 6,833 In the World

University Institute of Lisbon
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 1 6
1993 3 2
1994 0 9
1995 2 12
1996 7 13
1997 4 19
1998 3 18
1999 6 23
2000 3 32
2001 6 41
2002 10 52
2003 21 72
2004 19 75
2005 21 87
2006 26 140
2007 41 152
2008 48 233
2009 51 344
2010 68 510
2011 106 655
2012 149 900
2013 150 1227
2014 177 1484
2015 247 2038
2016 234 2257
2017 258 2734
2018 289 3594
2019 336 4714
2020 354 6828
2021 426 9741
2022 433 9484
2023 436 10758
2024 229 8417

The following table provides academic rankings for University Institute of Lisbon in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 8 433 1328
Paleontology 15 552 1838
Evolutionary Biology 16 671 2303
Virology 14 581 2358
Agricultural Science 19 645 2648
Botany 18 657 2733
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 19 681 2947
Nutrition and Food Science 26 711 3127
Nanotechnology 18 801 3251
Biochemistry 20 782 3378
Genetics 19 807 3473
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 803 3514
Immunology 23 861 3975

Economics rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 7th for Economics in Portugal and 760th in the World with 3,997 publications made and 62,773 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 29 In Portugal
#293 of 1,388 In Europe
#760 of 6,167 In the World

University Institute of Lisbon
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 1 4
1993 0 3
1994 1 11
1995 1 7
1996 6 10
1997 3 18
1998 1 18
1999 3 11
2000 9 27
2001 6 30
2002 13 45
2003 20 56
2004 31 55
2005 26 81
2006 31 140
2007 30 164
2008 61 270
2009 55 376
2010 77 532
2011 133 671
2012 150 884
2013 175 1113
2014 196 1467
2015 201 1766
2016 206 2087
2017 230 2512
2018 265 3200
2019 327 4166
2020 330 5520
2021 395 7302
2022 380 7921
2023 385 9003
2024 223 7040

The following table provides academic rankings for University Institute of Lisbon in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 6 188 302
International Trade 6 180 315
Political Economy 3 145 335
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 148 375
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 151 432
Finance 7 291 699
Actuarial Science 7 272 722
Environmental Economics 10 319 780
Development Studies 7 319 906
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 388 972

Physics rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 14th for Physics in Portugal and 2253rd in the World with 3,992 publications made and 68,514 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#14 of 29 In Portugal
#652 of 1,457 In Europe
#2253 of 6,713 In the World

University Institute of Lisbon
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 2 2
1993 2 2
1994 2 9
1995 1 10
1996 3 14
1997 4 19
1998 6 19
1999 5 24
2000 5 32
2001 9 50
2002 18 69
2003 22 73
2004 23 72
2005 23 88
2006 29 160
2007 46 174
2008 64 287
2009 69 432
2010 80 579
2011 136 680
2012 164 969
2013 135 1235
2014 209 1566
2015 251 2035
2016 238 2279
2017 256 2799
2018 257 3364
2019 336 4523
2020 324 5899
2021 341 7683
2022 358 7597
2023 336 8479
2024 210 6917

The following table provides academic rankings for University Institute of Lisbon in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 9 534 1600
Theoretical Physics 13 582 1893
Astrophysics and Astronomy 13 644 2166
Quantum and Particle physics 13 643 2232
Atomic and Molecular physics 12 636 2393
Optical Engineering 15 680 2420
Nuclear Physics 13 718 2791
Materials Science 17 800 3085
Nanotechnology 18 801 3251

Mathematics rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 10th for Mathematics in Portugal and 1347th in the World with 3,442 publications made and 65,702 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Operations Research, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#10 of 29 In Portugal
#459 of 1,401 In Europe
#1347 of 6,418 In the World

University Institute of Lisbon
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 8
1993 2 2
1994 1 11
1995 1 5
1996 7 9
1997 6 15
1998 5 17
1999 4 16
2000 6 32
2001 6 49
2002 12 46
2003 22 58
2004 30 70
2005 24 87
2006 34 154
2007 36 168
2008 61 254
2009 70 359
2010 88 510
2011 114 612
2012 141 799
2013 161 995
2014 164 1371
2015 200 1694
2016 179 1970
2017 198 2478
2018 209 3169
2019 270 4186
2020 256 5667
2021 317 7596
2022 303 8111
2023 324 9141
2024 173 6060

The following table provides academic rankings for University Institute of Lisbon in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 7 272 722
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 388 972
Operations Research 10 399 1156
Statistics 9 448 1283
Math Teachers 8 419 1399
Blockchain and Cryptography 11 496 1626
Applied Mathematics 13 653 2274

Medicine rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 14th for Medicine in Portugal and 2058th in the World with 3,349 publications made and 61,839 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Public Health, Nursing, Clinical Psychology.

Medicine ranking Location
#14 of 30 In Portugal
#576 of 1,433 In Europe
#2058 of 6,775 In the World

University Institute of Lisbon
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 1 1
1993 2 2
1994 0 7
1995 0 5
1996 4 6
1997 3 9
1998 1 15
1999 1 20
2000 2 23
2001 2 24
2002 6 35
2003 6 41
2004 4 44
2005 5 39
2006 16 69
2007 8 74
2008 25 142
2009 36 197
2010 42 375
2011 79 492
2012 111 699
2013 118 896
2014 150 1284
2015 194 1596
2016 196 1853
2017 191 2257
2018 209 2953
2019 257 4031
2020 299 5975
2021 384 8491
2022 374 9164
2023 371 9842
2024 232 8003

The following table provides academic rankings for University Institute of Lisbon in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 1 165 500
Clinical Psychology 6 295 865
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 337 963
Gerontology 9 353 1063
Occupational Therapy 11 401 1116
Nursing 9 383 1153
Psychiatry 8 443 1470
Audiology 10 469 1527
Health Science 10 443 1531
Public Health 13 486 1652
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 12 472 1656
Sports Medicine 19 580 1874
Family medicine 12 517 2085
Physical Therapy 20 612 2115
Pathology 14 600 2235
Virology 14 581 2358
Surgery 16 658 2403
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 15 737 2660
Anatomy and Physiology 22 832 3328
Immunology 23 861 3975

Art & Design rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 7th for Art & Design in Portugal and 933rd in the World with 2,144 publications made and 30,474 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, Multimedia, Architecture.

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
#7 of 29 In Portugal
#368 of 1,381 In Europe
#933 of 5,966 In the World

University Institute of Lisbon
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 1 2
1993 0 1
1994 0 4
1995 0 7
1996 0 8
1997 3 4
1998 1 5
1999 5 17
2000 3 18
2001 5 23
2002 3 31
2003 12 31
2004 11 45
2005 12 48
2006 17 68
2007 20 75
2008 23 124
2009 32 141
2010 37 234
2011 56 265
2012 76 349
2013 85 440
2014 104 630
2015 133 776
2016 118 911
2017 165 1117
2018 167 1668
2019 183 2062
2020 158 2817
2021 224 3698
2022 168 4078
2023 203 4662
2024 100 3703

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

Art & Design subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 6 171 394
Cinematography 10 248 596
Singing and Vocal Performance 6 225 604
Entertainment Industry Business 8 250 656
Aesthetics 7 283 672
UX/UI Desgin 8 287 702
Architecture 9 308 714
Music 8 291 755
Creative Writing 7 313 787
Graphic Design 8 315 854
Photography 10 322 877
Fashion Design 9 371 914
Multimedia 11 355 918
Art History 8 427 1066
Landscape Architecture 13 396 1085
Literature 7 436 1163
Computer Graphics 12 544 1564

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for University Institute of Lisbon

Speciality Portugal Europe World Rank
Physical chemistry 18 733 2917
Chemistry 20 801 3234
Organic Chemistry 25 977 4257