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University Institute of Lisbon ranked 8th in Portugal, 1263rd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 110 research topics. University Institute of Lisbon ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 13,720 academic publications and 209,985 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 18 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1263 of 14,131 In the World
#489 of 2,785 In Europe
#8 of 95 In Portugal
#4 of 27 In Lisbon
#149 of 1,494 For Hospitality and Hotel Management
#289 of 3,323 For Management Information Systems
#309 of 1,114 For Military science
#2557 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1162 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 107 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 948th in the World with 11,042 publications made and 173,186 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#7 of 32 In Portugal
#374 of 1,502 In Europe
#948 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 2 9
1994 3 21
1995 6 19
1996 16 28
1997 8 35
1998 7 43
1999 15 51
2000 19 72
2001 21 88
2002 50 112
2003 64 147
2004 63 191
2005 66 238
2006 74 377
2007 100 391
2008 158 634
2009 169 857
2010 194 1282
2011 331 1537
2012 425 2134
2013 432 2700
2014 569 3518
2015 559 4251
2016 613 5035
2017 638 5913
2018 719 7759
2019 856 10244
2020 884 14059
2021 1009 18699
2022 956 20249
2023 973 23255
2024 648 20788
2025 384 18295

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 83 309
Urban and Regional planning 6 163 318
Political Economy 3 141 329
Journalism and Digital Media 4 114 355
International Relations and Diplomacy 3 149 373
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 3 120 373
Communications and Public Relations 3 151 429
Gender Studies 4 165 491
Social Work 1 168 505
Early Childhood Education 4 158 509
Public Policy / Administration 4 204 544
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 243 590
Radio and Television broadcasting 2 200 596
Media Studies 5 228 599
Anthropology 7 233 611
Broadcast Journalism 7 228 649
Aesthetics 7 280 667
Human Rights Law 7 281 718
Occupational Safety and Health 6 222 735
Political Science 7 308 744
Law 7 282 744
Publishing 7 293 763
Sociology 7 290 774
Criminology and Criminal Justice 6 253 794
Law Enforcement 7 313 906
Philosophy 7 371 955
Genealogy 8 344 956
Archaeology 9 372 979
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 6 382 991
History 9 389 1017
Education Majors 8 343 1018
Art History 8 428 1055
Linguistics 7 398 1068
Classics and Ancient History 6 412 1085
Library and Information science 7 443 1252
Demography 12 474 1541

Computer Science rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 10th for Computer Science in Portugal and 1330th in the World with 6,830 publications made and 127,431 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
#456 of 1,470 In Europe
#1330 of 6,855 In the World

University Institute of Lisbon
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 2 2
1994 1 14
1995 0 14
1996 11 20
1997 4 19
1998 4 24
1999 18 43
2000 9 55
2001 12 91
2002 28 100
2003 35 138
2004 42 156
2005 33 169
2006 53 314
2007 65 328
2008 98 460
2009 99 642
2010 131 954
2011 203 1101
2012 281 1545
2013 270 1853
2014 312 2422
2015 374 2990
2016 370 3553
2017 431 4239
2018 461 5503
2019 545 7408
2020 523 10023
2021 619 13189
2022 598 13838
2023 648 16057
2024 372 12984
2025 191 10840

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 4 113 289
Game Design and Development 6 170 386
Information Technology 5 168 531
Data Science 7 275 650
Human-Computer Interaction 8 284 661
UX/UI Desgin 8 289 701
Robotics 7 251 727
Software Engineering 10 368 836
Multimedia 11 351 893
Computational Linguistics 8 385 1130
Library and Information science 7 443 1252
Cyber Security 9 424 1252
Machine Learning 10 408 1305
Computer Networking 10 437 1309
Neuroscience 8 430 1324
Cognitive Science 9 425 1367
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 470 1395
Computer Graphics 12 548 1591
Blockchain and Cryptography 11 492 1611
Telecommunications 10 506 1623
Computer Engineering 13 524 1750
Computer Vision 12 557 1859
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 812 3567

Environmental Science rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 15th for Environmental Science in Portugal and 1655th in the World with 5,710 publications made and 104,148 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#15 of 29 In Portugal
#519 of 1,464 In Europe
#1655 of 6,888 In the World

University Institute of Lisbon
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 3 1
1994 2 11
1995 3 8
1996 6 19
1997 2 21
1998 5 19
1999 13 28
2000 10 39
2001 10 56
2002 22 64
2003 27 88
2004 37 99
2005 27 125
2006 41 213
2007 50 206
2008 69 325
2009 65 471
2010 99 658
2011 159 833
2012 204 1076
2013 213 1463
2014 266 1831
2015 305 2319
2016 298 2664
2017 337 3203
2018 357 4278
2019 485 5761
2020 492 8205
2021 545 11381
2022 512 11749
2023 551 13680
2024 319 11754
2025 174 10327

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 6 163 318
Geography and Cartography 12 450 1258
Ecology 15 541 1788
Paleontology 15 550 1839
Environmental Management 16 565 1909
Geology 15 611 2051
Petrology and Geochemistry 16 620 2088
Oceanography 18 694 2503
Agricultural Science 19 645 2654
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 20 757 2812
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 19 670 2892
Geotechnical Engineering 19 738 2932
Earth science and Geophysics 19 863 3557

Business rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 7th for Business in Portugal and 714th in the World with 5,692 publications made and 115,031 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 30 In Portugal
#279 of 1,436 In Europe
#714 of 6,366 In the World

University Institute of Lisbon
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 0 4
1994 1 12
1995 4 8
1996 5 18
1997 2 24
1998 3 26
1999 12 31
2000 10 41
2001 11 73
2002 24 82
2003 23 115
2004 38 129
2005 35 173
2006 44 309
2007 43 308
2008 76 430
2009 78 612
2010 103 840
2011 151 1011
2012 217 1314
2013 233 1554
2014 265 2067
2015 294 2542
2016 283 2871
2017 355 3544
2018 370 4692
2019 465 6125
2020 464 8346
2021 543 11234
2022 528 12223
2023 567 14421
2024 298 12333
2025 158 10566

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 54 149
Management Information Systems 4 113 289
International Trade 6 181 314
Entrepreneurship 7 159 344
International Business 6 194 360
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 151 434
Real Estate 3 139 442
Project Management 6 200 447
Human Resource Management 3 173 455
Advertising 4 159 464
Accounting 4 166 481
Risk Management 5 215 502
Public Policy / Administration 4 204 544
Tax Law 4 205 565
Marketing 7 217 576
Entertainment Industry Business 8 256 665
Finance 7 288 695
Actuarial Science 7 279 735
Occupational Safety and Health 6 222 735
Construction Management 9 285 740
Management 10 353 928
Supply Chain Management 9 303 964
Engineering Management 10 331 981
Operations Research 10 392 1147

Engineering rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 14th for Engineering in Portugal and 2019th in the World with 4,913 publications made and 86,947 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Networking, Materials Science, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#14 of 29 In Portugal
#609 of 1,466 In Europe
#2019 of 6,795 In the World

University Institute of Lisbon
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
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 71 343
2009 78 500
2010 101 670
2011 156 769
2012 202 1068
2013 174 1354
2014 235 1774
2015 260 2230
2016 262 2573
2017 284 3121
2018 333 4023
2019 410 5211
2020 413 6960
2021 422 9401
2022 432 9162
2023 434 10482
2024 265 9160
2025 143 8368

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

Engineering subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Product and Industrial Design 8 249 660
Human-Computer Interaction 8 284 661
Architectural Engineering 10 273 706
Architecture 9 309 713
Robotics 7 251 727
Construction Management 9 285 740
Aviation 7 315 854
Engineering Management 10 331 981
Landscape Architecture 12 396 1084
Operations Research 10 392 1147
Computer Networking 10 437 1309
Transportation Engineering 9 461 1324
Systems Engineering 11 506 1335
Civil Engineering 12 464 1377
Electronic Engineering 10 443 1421
Acoustical Engineering 9 530 1593
Automotive Engineering 13 493 1610
Telecommunications 10 506 1623
Mechanical Engineering 11 549 1629
Renewable Energy Engineering 14 500 1683
Computer Engineering 13 524 1750
Reliability and Quality Engineering 12 562 1866
Electrical Engineering 12 586 2010
Structural Engineering 15 625 2027
Aerospace Engineering 13 658 2205
Remote Sensing 16 631 2215
Optical Engineering 15 680 2418
Geotechnical Engineering 19 738 2932
Materials Science 17 800 3080
Nanotechnology 18 814 3319
Metallurgical Engineering 18 825 3343
Chemical Engineering 22 868 3684

Psychology rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 7th for Psychology in Portugal and 1107th in the World with 4,784 publications made and 106,060 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Child Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 30 In Portugal
#369 of 1,424 In Europe
#1107 of 6,663 In the World

University Institute of Lisbon
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 2 5
1994 0 11
1995 3 10
1996 8 14
1997 2 18
1998 4 28
1999 4 30
2000 5 36
2001 5 48
2002 10 61
2003 11 59
2004 12 76
2005 19 93
2006 19 155
2007 26 144
2008 47 274
2009 56 339
2010 63 541
2011 124 738
2012 142 1018
2013 182 1312
2014 197 1761
2015 265 2287
2016 277 2733
2017 291 3308
2018 323 4222
2019 379 5680
2020 373 7794
2021 475 10477
2022 475 11583
2023 506 13006
2024 306 10921
2025 175 9766

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 4 119 413
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 99 426
Social Work 1 168 505
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 243 590
Social Psychology 6 223 600
Child Psychology 5 259 727
Clinical Psychology 6 293 855
Education Majors 8 343 1018
Occupational Therapy 12 412 1154
Neuroscience 8 430 1324
Cognitive Science 9 425 1367
Psychiatry 8 442 1466

Biology rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 15th for Biology in Portugal and 2546th in the World with 4,269 publications made and 86,202 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#15 of 29 In Portugal
#654 of 1,449 In Europe
#2546 of 6,841 In the World

University Institute of Lisbon
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
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 26 139
2007 40 152
2008 48 232
2009 51 344
2010 68 511
2011 106 651
2012 150 903
2013 151 1225
2014 176 1482
2015 247 2034
2016 235 2257
2017 259 2734
2018 288 3589
2019 335 4694
2020 356 6798
2021 419 9615
2022 431 9396
2023 429 10677
2024 233 8532
2025 126 7187

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 8 430 1324
Paleontology 15 550 1839
Evolutionary Biology 16 672 2310
Virology 14 583 2364
Agricultural Science 19 645 2654
Botany 18 657 2731
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 19 670 2892
Nutrition and Food Science 26 708 3105
Nanotechnology 18 814 3319
Biochemistry 20 777 3335
Genetics 19 803 3464
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 812 3567
Immunology 24 865 3989

Economics rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 7th for Economics in Portugal and 754th in the World with 4,101 publications made and 69,375 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 29 In Portugal
#290 of 1,391 In Europe
#754 of 6,188 In the World

University Institute of Lisbon
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
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 61 271
2009 55 374
2010 77 533
2011 133 668
2012 149 885
2013 175 1114
2014 195 1468
2015 202 1764
2016 206 2079
2017 229 2507
2018 264 3202
2019 326 4157
2020 330 5465
2021 395 7259
2022 381 7863
2023 386 8981
2024 229 7164
2025 130 6042

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 6 185 299
International Trade 6 181 314
Political Economy 3 141 329
International Relations and Diplomacy 3 149 373
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 151 434
Finance 7 288 695
Actuarial Science 7 279 735
Environmental Economics 10 312 783
Development Studies 7 310 885
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 390 986

Physics rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 14th for Physics in Portugal and 2246th in the World with 4,090 publications made and 75,198 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
#649 of 1,460 In Europe
#2246 of 6,729 In the World

University Institute of Lisbon
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 2 2
1994 2 9
1995 1 10
1996 3 14
1997 4 19
1998 6 19
1999 5 24
2000 5 33
2001 9 50
2002 18 69
2003 22 73
2004 23 72
2005 23 88
2006 29 159
2007 46 174
2008 64 287
2009 69 432
2010 80 579
2011 135 682
2012 164 968
2013 136 1233
2014 210 1564
2015 250 2035
2016 240 2280
2017 255 2793
2018 257 3364
2019 341 4525
2020 325 5875
2021 342 7625
2022 358 7586
2023 336 8473
2024 217 6999
2025 107 6295

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 9 530 1593
Theoretical Physics 13 581 1886
Astrophysics and Astronomy 13 643 2155
Quantum and Particle physics 13 643 2220
Atomic and Molecular physics 12 635 2396
Optical Engineering 15 680 2418
Nuclear Physics 13 721 2811
Materials Science 17 800 3080
Nanotechnology 18 814 3319

Mathematics rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 10th for Mathematics in Portugal and 1347th in the World with 3,501 publications made and 72,234 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 1,406 In Europe
#1347 of 6,434 In the World

University Institute of Lisbon
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 2 2
1994 1 11
1995 1 5
1996 7 9
1997 6 15
1998 5 17
1999 4 16
2000 6 33
2001 6 49
2002 12 46
2003 22 58
2004 30 70
2005 24 87
2006 34 154
2007 36 168
2008 61 252
2009 70 360
2010 88 511
2011 114 609
2012 142 798
2013 161 997
2014 164 1372
2015 200 1693
2016 180 1957
2017 198 2466
2018 208 3153
2019 270 4165
2020 254 5617
2021 317 7534
2022 302 8013
2023 323 9106
2024 172 6180
2025 80 4619

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 7 279 735
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 390 986
Operations Research 10 392 1147
Statistics 9 443 1285
Math Teachers 8 416 1376
Blockchain and Cryptography 11 492 1611
Applied Mathematics 13 657 2290

Medicine rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 14th for Medicine in Portugal and 2045th in the World with 3,463 publications made and 68,767 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Public Health, Nursing, Clinical Psychology.

Medicine ranking Location
#14 of 30 In Portugal
#572 of 1,437 In Europe
#2045 of 6,793 In the World

University Institute of Lisbon
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
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 45
2005 5 39
2006 16 68
2007 8 74
2008 25 142
2009 36 196
2010 42 376
2011 79 490
2012 111 699
2013 118 897
2014 149 1280
2015 194 1598
2016 197 1848
2017 191 2256
2018 211 2950
2019 256 4021
2020 298 5952
2021 382 8310
2022 374 9020
2023 368 9754
2024 235 8090
2025 155 7114

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 1 168 505
Clinical Psychology 6 293 855
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 332 956
Gerontology 9 352 1044
Occupational Therapy 12 412 1154
Nursing 9 391 1178
Psychiatry 8 442 1466
Health Science 10 438 1495
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 11 438 1511
Audiology 9 475 1571
Public Health 13 477 1611
Sports Medicine 19 581 1879
Family medicine 12 514 2047
Physical Therapy 20 614 2126
Pathology 14 599 2223
Virology 14 583 2364
Surgery 17 665 2435
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 15 743 2679
Anatomy and Physiology 22 835 3364
Immunology 24 865 3989

Art & Design rankings

University Institute of Lisbon ranked 7th for Art & Design in Portugal and 920th in the World with 2,211 publications made and 33,950 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
#365 of 1,385 In Europe
#920 of 6,010 In the World

University Institute of Lisbon
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
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 67
2007 20 75
2008 23 124
2009 32 141
2010 37 234
2011 56 268
2012 76 349
2013 85 439
2014 104 630
2015 134 778
2016 118 906
2017 163 1105
2018 167 1669
2019 182 2055
2020 160 2808
2021 225 3669
2022 168 4081
2023 201 4646
2024 106 3768
2025 85 3332

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 6 170 386
Singing and Vocal Performance 6 208 550
Cinematography 10 249 596
Entertainment Industry Business 8 256 665
Aesthetics 7 280 667
UX/UI Desgin 8 289 701
Architecture 9 309 713
Music 6 276 722
Creative Writing 7 308 766
Graphic Design 8 319 867
Photography 10 322 875
Multimedia 11 351 893
Fashion Design 9 372 915
Art History 8 428 1055
Landscape Architecture 12 396 1084
Literature 7 430 1144
Computer Graphics 12 548 1591

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for University Institute of Lisbon

Speciality Portugal Europe World Rank
Physical chemistry 18 733 2918
Chemistry 20 791 3205
Organic Chemistry 25 964 4217