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The University of Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, 220th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 26 research topics. The University of Lisbon ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 128,160 academic publications and 2,975,278 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 210 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#220 of 14,131 In the World
#78 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 95 In Portugal
#1 of 27 In Lisbon
#12 of 1,098 For Marine Engineering
#47 of 2,326 For Operations Research
#47 of 1,048 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#279 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#334 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 23 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Lisbon ranked 2nd for Biology in Portugal and 311th in the World with 66,478 publications made and 1,828,604 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 29 In Portugal
#110 of 1,449 In Europe
#311 of 6,841 In the World

University of Lisbon
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 119 543
1994 133 746
1995 181 820
1996 221 986
1997 223 1242
1998 262 1470
1999 325 1862
2000 339 2665
2001 440 3265
2002 591 4319
2003 571 5510
2004 709 6864
2005 774 8572
2006 957 11331
2007 1098 14107
2008 1279 17029
2009 1343 20591
2010 1579 25091
2011 1788 30761
2012 2038 36527
2013 2377 43956
2014 2948 51613
2015 3280 59512
2016 3542 69938
2017 3506 79616
2018 3828 94577
2019 4239 113874
2020 4841 145581
2021 5565 179584
2022 5237 185362
2023 5106 198597
2024 3853 189307
2025 2861 175184

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

Biology subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 1 28 115
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 43 155
Agricultural Science 1 43 163
Nutrition and Food Science 3 52 167
Botany 1 58 180
Paleontology 1 71 219
Zoology 2 83 220
Horticulture 2 66 239
Microbiology 2 82 241
Toxicology 4 96 278
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 106 279
Evolutionary Biology 2 116 293
Nanotechnology 4 84 307
Virology 1 105 321
Astrobiology 3 129 322
Animal Science 2 103 326
Neuroscience 1 126 328
Biochemistry 2 122 349
Pharmacology 3 116 350
Biotechnology 3 141 357
Biophysics 3 139 365
Genetics 2 136 380
Immunology 2 150 416
Oncology and Cancer research 2 171 481
Molecular Biology 2 174 527
Entomology 2 193 532
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 247 687

Engineering rankings

The University of Lisbon ranked 1st for Engineering in Portugal and 232nd in the World with 62,013 publications made and 1,573,100 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 29 In Portugal
#67 of 1,466 In Europe
#232 of 6,795 In the World

University of Lisbon
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 127 581
1994 136 741
1995 188 826
1996 239 1081
1997 252 1252
1998 311 1436
1999 378 1874
2000 363 2277
2001 483 2860
2002 718 4114
2003 594 5067
2004 733 6183
2005 759 7224
2006 971 9523
2007 1145 11719
2008 1324 14361
2009 1403 17140
2010 1512 20685
2011 1707 24691
2012 1941 30289
2013 2241 36635
2014 2959 43436
2015 3302 51962
2016 3584 63046
2017 3499 72211
2018 3726 86657
2019 4035 103987
2020 4182 127614
2021 4795 157712
2022 4389 159222
2023 4271 172379
2024 3108 160018
2025 2112 144236

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

Engineering subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Marine Engineering 1 5 12
Operations Research 1 11 47
Architectural Engineering 2 21 55
Construction Management 2 19 59
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 22 63
Architecture 1 23 64
Agricultural Engineering 1 17 70
Landscape Architecture 2 34 72
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 16 74
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 17 76
Biochemical Engineering 3 29 78
Civil Engineering 1 16 81
Human-Computer Interaction 1 36 99
Aviation 1 39 109
Remote Sensing 1 31 112
Structural Engineering 1 32 125
Engineering Management 2 34 126
Transportation Engineering 1 40 134
Industrial Engineering 1 56 143
Geotechnical Engineering 1 38 158
Systems Engineering 1 51 159
Environmental Engineering 2 40 160
Robotics 2 54 165
Automotive Engineering 1 56 170
Mining Engineering 2 44 171
Aerospace Engineering 1 57 193
Mechanical Engineering 1 61 197
Electronic Engineering 1 59 229
Nuclear Engineering 1 76 230
Technical Drawing 2 88 232
Computer Engineering 2 74 239
Automation and Control engineering 2 66 240
Computer Networking 1 63 240
Product and Industrial Design 3 94 243
Acoustical Engineering 1 76 250
Electrical Engineering 1 66 256
Metallurgical Engineering 2 68 265
Telecommunications 1 81 282
Materials Science 2 86 282
Optical Engineering 1 106 305
Nanotechnology 4 84 307
Biomedical Engineering 3 104 312
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 133 326
Chemical Engineering 4 83 328
Biotechnology 3 141 357
Petroleum Engineering 2 110 380
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 181 475

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Lisbon ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Portugal and 171st in the World with 60,275 publications made and 1,225,935 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Sociology.

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

University of Lisbon
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 62 255
1994 89 330
1995 117 356
1996 124 433
1997 137 571
1998 167 705
1999 239 912
2000 270 1236
2001 308 1551
2002 431 2291
2003 444 2955
2004 494 3493
2005 607 4343
2006 749 6124
2007 886 7930
2008 1104 10023
2009 1232 12591
2010 1414 15213
2011 1694 18647
2012 1972 22974
2013 2129 27953
2014 2873 33089
2015 3121 38943
2016 3459 45241
2017 3453 51029
2018 3861 61424
2019 4058 74622
2020 4556 95680
2021 5096 120832
2022 4798 124379
2023 4724 136667
2024 3279 119141
2025 2184 104597

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Lisbon ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Portugal and 164th in the World with 58,314 publications made and 1,527,796 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 29 In Portugal
#49 of 1,464 In Europe
#164 of 6,888 In the World

University of Lisbon
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 115 484
1994 97 576
1995 160 652
1996 184 847
1997 199 1036
1998 256 1124
1999 310 1540
2000 294 1872
2001 369 2243
2002 530 3110
2003 508 4047
2004 587 4925
2005 676 5932
2006 844 8289
2007 994 10381
2008 1198 12690
2009 1230 15385
2010 1433 18792
2011 1586 23370
2012 1801 28670
2013 2024 34962
2014 2668 40574
2015 2945 48645
2016 3165 57300
2017 3092 65207
2018 3447 79063
2019 3676 94631
2020 4190 119487
2021 4856 151180
2022 4742 155569
2023 4526 168530
2024 3170 156566
2025 2135 143950

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

Physics rankings

The University of Lisbon ranked 1st for Physics in Portugal and 243rd in the World with 57,538 publications made and 1,502,710 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 29 In Portugal
#81 of 1,460 In Europe
#243 of 6,729 In the World

University of Lisbon
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 142 621
1994 142 783
1995 199 904
1996 266 1129
1997 283 1359
1998 324 1467
1999 394 1971
2000 396 2402
2001 505 2928
2002 675 4083
2003 593 5209
2004 737 6505
2005 773 7495
2006 966 9692
2007 1060 11590
2008 1259 14327
2009 1288 16807
2010 1416 20297
2011 1627 24069
2012 1839 29481
2013 2104 35747
2014 2742 41552
2015 3115 51023
2016 3411 61962
2017 3238 70150
2018 3372 84544
2019 3584 99457
2020 3803 121251
2021 4284 148041
2022 3882 145261
2023 3905 158534
2024 2756 147029
2025 1843 130168

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

Physics subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 1 33 86
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 74 188
Nuclear Physics 1 105 238
Quantum and Particle physics 1 83 244
Acoustical Engineering 1 76 250
Materials Science 2 86 282
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 137 302
Optical Engineering 1 106 305
Nanotechnology 4 84 307
Astrobiology 3 129 322
Biophysics 3 139 365
Medical Physics 2 155 365
Condensed Matter Physics 2 159 398
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 181 475

Chemistry rankings

The University of Lisbon ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Portugal and 317th in the World with 54,971 publications made and 1,547,446 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 29 In Portugal
#109 of 1,417 In Europe
#317 of 6,561 In the World

University of Lisbon
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 138 648
1994 142 815
1995 191 964
1996 255 1191
1997 273 1408
1998 296 1564
1999 352 2026
2000 362 2746
2001 461 3266
2002 628 4382
2003 546 5485
2004 713 6959
2005 722 8098
2006 873 10275
2007 976 12411
2008 1156 15004
2009 1219 17998
2010 1330 21545
2011 1479 26314
2012 1762 31355
2013 2033 38097
2014 2554 44381
2015 2817 52244
2016 3136 61727
2017 3024 70159
2018 3129 82639
2019 3453 98250
2020 3801 123613
2021 4157 150669
2022 3860 154877
2023 3805 164899
2024 2803 156317
2025 1949 141877

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

Chemistry subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 3 29 78
Nutrition and Food Science 3 52 167
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 72 201
Environmental Chemistry 3 91 262
Pharmacy 1 121 276
Materials Science 2 86 282
Radiochemistry 2 50 283
Inorganic Chemistry 3 94 295
Physical chemistry 3 84 296
Nanotechnology 4 84 307
Organic Chemistry 3 108 324
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 133 326
Chemical Engineering 4 83 328
Computational Chemistry 3 143 334
Biochemistry 2 122 349

Computer Science rankings

The University of Lisbon ranked 1st for Computer Science in Portugal and 257th in the World with 47,107 publications made and 1,145,132 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 29 In Portugal
#80 of 1,470 In Europe
#257 of 6,855 In the World

University of Lisbon
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 60 240
1994 76 338
1995 117 377
1996 130 471
1997 129 575
1998 172 740
1999 238 1029
2000 259 1301
2001 316 1889
2002 487 2973
2003 435 3400
2004 489 4256
2005 551 5368
2006 736 7247
2007 883 9043
2008 990 10560
2009 1048 12978
2010 1224 15927
2011 1372 18743
2012 1454 23233
2013 1626 26580
2014 2207 31979
2015 2441 37429
2016 2548 44098
2017 2616 50566
2018 2734 62598
2019 3164 76181
2020 3355 94510
2021 3720 115524
2022 3525 116690
2023 3471 127264
2024 2514 112818
2025 1907 100363

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Lisbon ranked 2nd for Medicine in Portugal and 379th in the World with 42,475 publications made and 1,128,582 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Surgery, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Portugal
#145 of 1,437 In Europe
#379 of 6,793 In the World

University of Lisbon
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 40 222
1994 64 250
1995 67 343
1996 97 438
1997 103 524
1998 112 670
1999 155 914
2000 165 1317
2001 179 1635
2002 254 2142
2003 272 2774
2004 311 3471
2005 376 4370
2006 445 5707
2007 538 7256
2008 656 8803
2009 723 11009
2010 857 13514
2011 1045 16647
2012 1186 20766
2013 1452 24345
2014 1760 29455
2015 2015 34527
2016 2195 40686
2017 2260 46423
2018 2451 55323
2019 2916 68352
2020 3322 90453
2021 3805 112900
2022 3740 120004
2023 3561 128131
2024 2856 121692
2025 2512 113132

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

Medicine subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 2 25 107
Sports Medicine 2 65 188
Cosmetology 3 83 217
Physical Therapy 2 85 249
Pharmacy 1 121 276
Toxicology 4 96 278
Public Health 2 93 284
Forensic Science 3 105 285
Occupational Therapy 2 108 290
Veterinary 2 88 305
Orthodontics 1 105 311
Biomedical Engineering 3 104 312
Virology 1 105 321
Nursing 2 111 330
Dentistry 2 111 335
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 110 342
Gerontology 2 102 343
Critical Care Nursing 2 141 344
Pharmacology 3 116 350
Health Science 2 116 363
Medical Physics 2 155 365
Pathology 2 140 372
Epidemiology 2 140 375
Clinical Psychology 3 127 378
Family medicine 2 126 384
Psychiatry 2 152 405
Respiratory Therapy 2 163 413
Optometry 3 138 413
Immunology 2 150 416
Anatomy and Physiology 2 151 423
Dermatology 3 162 436
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 165 465
Cardiology 2 180 465
Oncology and Cancer research 2 171 481
Ophthalmology 4 171 487
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 161 490
Pediatrics 2 179 494
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 180 514
Surgery 2 181 517
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 202 525
Anesthesiology 2 186 542
Radiation Therapy 3 194 552
Audiology 1 205 556
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 199 563
Urology 3 199 599
Neurosurgery 2 215 637
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 247 687
Social Work 4 228 699
Plastic Surgery 5 290 1007

Mathematics rankings

The University of Lisbon ranked 1st for Mathematics in Portugal and 203rd in the World with 24,762 publications made and 611,415 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 29 In Portugal
#63 of 1,406 In Europe
#203 of 6,434 In the World

University of Lisbon
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 31 119
1994 45 149
1995 66 209
1996 65 264
1997 85 332
1998 83 393
1999 145 572
2000 142 642
2001 166 868
2002 268 1398
2003 262 1728
2004 276 1991
2005 310 2414
2006 407 3478
2007 533 4451
2008 581 5244
2009 626 6831
2010 660 7838
2011 798 9380
2012 838 11839
2013 943 14268
2014 1187 16664
2015 1380 19962
2016 1337 23246
2017 1293 25940
2018 1431 30670
2019 1565 36537
2020 1697 45155
2021 1919 56245
2022 1840 57604
2023 1795 62094
2024 1089 46877
2025 788 38814

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

Mathematics subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 11 47
Applied Mathematics 1 53 150
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 59 168
Actuarial Science 1 52 186
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 55 203
Statistics 1 67 220
Math Teachers 1 50 258

Psychology rankings

The University of Lisbon ranked 2nd for Psychology in Portugal and 348th in the World with 23,176 publications made and 554,028 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Portugal
#124 of 1,424 In Europe
#348 of 6,663 In the World

University of Lisbon
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 22 98
1994 27 134
1995 40 155
1996 50 206
1997 49 244
1998 50 330
1999 72 399
2000 91 598
2001 112 832
2002 137 1043
2003 129 1328
2004 157 1634
2005 171 2001
2006 249 2588
2007 284 3347
2008 370 3948
2009 389 5170
2010 484 6578
2011 612 8257
2012 718 10469
2013 776 12059
2014 943 14910
2015 1107 17425
2016 1262 20520
2017 1272 23582
2018 1385 28405
2019 1590 34266
2020 1773 44889
2021 2109 55845
2022 2026 59357
2023 1986 64320
2024 1511 60230
2025 1271 56546

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

Psychology subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 79 222
Social Psychology 1 72 249
Education Majors 1 66 269
Occupational Therapy 2 108 290
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 58 295
Neuroscience 1 126 328
Cognitive Science 1 120 331
Child Psychology 2 111 341
Sexology 2 101 360
Clinical Psychology 3 127 378
Psychiatry 2 152 405
Special Education 1 151 421
Social Work 4 228 699

Business rankings

The University of Lisbon ranked 1st for Business in Portugal and 169th in the World with 21,052 publications made and 474,087 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 30 In Portugal
#52 of 1,436 In Europe
#169 of 6,366 In the World

University of Lisbon
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 12 77
1994 29 107
1995 40 136
1996 41 147
1997 46 206
1998 65 245
1999 106 355
2000 95 437
2001 138 604
2002 210 1028
2003 153 1103
2004 200 1267
2005 238 1650
2006 309 2537
2007 386 3172
2008 462 3845
2009 499 5048
2010 526 5995
2011 588 6806
2012 706 8823
2013 772 10304
2014 1037 12165
2015 1079 14570
2016 1129 16613
2017 1254 19256
2018 1270 23355
2019 1468 27936
2020 1531 35431
2021 1725 43469
2022 1664 43655
2023 1632 48314
2024 987 39236
2025 593 33082

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

Economics rankings

The University of Lisbon ranked 1st for Economics in Portugal and 184th in the World with 15,070 publications made and 336,356 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 29 In Portugal
#58 of 1,391 In Europe
#184 of 6,188 In the World

University of Lisbon
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 12 60
1994 28 101
1995 34 118
1996 33 118
1997 33 157
1998 47 179
1999 59 203
2000 55 339
2001 82 371
2002 110 584
2003 115 657
2004 149 829
2005 176 1037
2006 208 1571
2007 266 2079
2008 301 2522
2009 336 3453
2010 396 4002
2011 440 4790
2012 516 5974
2013 546 7190
2014 679 8509
2015 699 9977
2016 812 11173
2017 838 13173
2018 942 16098
2019 984 19463
2020 1090 25568
2021 1278 32293
2022 1204 33022
2023 1246 36686
2024 803 29734
2025 520 24941

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

Art & Design rankings

The University of Lisbon ranked 1st for Art & Design in Portugal and 179th in the World with 11,149 publications made and 178,727 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, 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
#1 of 29 In Portugal
#60 of 1,385 In Europe
#179 of 6,010 In the World

University of Lisbon
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 15 53
1994 21 50
1995 26 68
1996 27 68
1997 21 96
1998 31 143
1999 57 186
2000 55 209
2001 65 319
2002 100 441
2003 94 566
2004 91 665
2005 112 820
2006 136 1091
2007 206 1374
2008 224 1698
2009 234 2009
2010 286 2509
2011 314 2778
2012 355 3621
2013 449 4111
2014 554 4958
2015 550 5510
2016 646 6365
2017 615 7606
2018 711 8757
2019 772 10535
2020 866 13603
2021 886 16821
2022 920 17241
2023 815 18509
2024 511 17226
2025 350 15751

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

Art & Design subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Illustration and Concept Art 1 14 25
Painting and Drawing 1 16 29
Sculpture 1 16 29
Architecture 1 23 64
Landscape Architecture 2 34 72
Cinematography 1 39 102
Game Design and Development 1 38 111
Interior Design 2 42 113
UX/UI Desgin 1 50 119
Performing arts 1 55 127
Graphic Design 1 43 132
Entertainment Industry Business 1 42 143
Multimedia 1 42 147
Fashion Design 1 55 154
Creative Writing 1 62 194
Literature 1 70 194
Aesthetics 1 74 203
Art History 1 83 215
Animation 2 84 237
Computer Graphics 1 102 274
Photography 2 115 301
Music 5 171 452
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 181 470