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The University of Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, 226th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 25 research topics. The University of Lisbon ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 104,357 academic publications and 1,813,733 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 188 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#226 of 14,131 In the World
#80 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 95 In Portugal
#1 of 27 In Lisbon
#9 of 1,019 For Marine Engineering
#41 of 1,021 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#61 of 1,031 For Agricultural Engineering
#280 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#320 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 22 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Lisbon ranked 2nd for Biology in Portugal and 335th in the World with 55,884 publications made and 1,180,977 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 29 In Portugal
#123 of 1,445 In Europe
#335 of 6,770 In the World

University of Lisbon
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 84 241
1992 84 306
1993 99 338
1994 105 482
1995 168 528
1996 188 635
1997 183 863
1998 207 1110
1999 278 1356
2000 272 1931
2001 344 2419
2002 482 3133
2003 461 3843
2004 596 5006
2005 626 6179
2006 835 8136
2007 905 10177
2008 1120 12523
2009 1162 15055
2010 1370 18786
2011 1505 22667
2012 1774 27642
2013 2124 33976
2014 2673 39804
2015 3040 46638
2016 3381 54708
2017 3393 62071
2018 3686 76059
2019 4041 93167
2020 4750 118088
2021 5357 147392
2022 5044 159212
2023 4685 166294

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 37 131
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 48 162
Agricultural Science 1 55 185
Nutrition and Food Science 3 66 193
Botany 2 72 206
Zoology 2 88 231
Horticulture 2 73 234
Paleontology 2 82 235
Microbiology 3 99 274
Toxicology 4 109 289
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 117 301
Evolutionary Biology 2 121 315
Nanotechnology 4 102 344
Virology 1 116 344
Animal Science 2 115 345
Neuroscience 1 132 348
Astrobiology 2 140 352
Biochemistry 2 137 367
Biophysics 3 144 372
Pharmacology 3 136 388
Genetics 2 146 391
Biotechnology 3 161 408
Immunology 2 157 424
Oncology and Cancer research 2 173 489
Molecular Biology 2 176 522
Entomology 2 197 530
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 218 604

Engineering rankings

The University of Lisbon ranked 1st for Engineering in Portugal and 267th in the World with 51,806 publications made and 974,119 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 29 In Portugal
#83 of 1,453 In Europe
#267 of 6,684 In the World

University of Lisbon
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 101 254
1992 106 296
1993 108 332
1994 104 437
1995 162 476
1996 185 636
1997 189 799
1998 237 929
1999 292 1198
2000 267 1460
2001 373 1810
2002 576 2466
2003 469 2908
2004 574 3769
2005 610 4536
2006 802 6138
2007 890 7513
2008 1136 9640
2009 1138 11390
2010 1235 13888
2011 1350 16696
2012 1631 20640
2013 1916 25753
2014 2617 30707
2015 3097 37131
2016 3413 45492
2017 3356 52333
2018 3530 65419
2019 3783 80198
2020 4029 99852
2021 4635 124439
2022 4193 132840
2023 3903 138234

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 9
Agricultural Engineering 1 13 61
Architecture 1 23 62
Operations Research 1 15 70
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 17 72
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 26 73
Landscape Architecture 2 34 74
Architectural Engineering 2 29 83
Construction Management 2 37 87
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 24 89
Human-Computer Interaction 1 33 96
Civil Engineering 1 21 99
Remote Sensing 1 36 114
Engineering Management 2 33 121
Biochemical Engineering 5 61 140
Transportation Engineering 2 42 141
Structural Engineering 2 37 153
Mining Engineering 1 41 161
Aviation 1 58 162
Geotechnical Engineering 1 44 178
Automotive Engineering 1 60 183
Systems Engineering 2 62 184
Environmental Engineering 2 47 184
Industrial Engineering 2 73 198
Robotics 2 64 204
Technical Drawing 2 77 208
Mechanical Engineering 1 71 225
Aerospace Engineering 1 73 231
Computer Networking 1 69 252
Electronic Engineering 1 69 253
Nuclear Engineering 1 92 272
Product and Industrial Design 3 112 278
Acoustical Engineering 1 88 283
Electrical Engineering 1 81 287
Metallurgical Engineering 2 97 313
Telecommunications 1 92 315
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 133 318
Computer Engineering 2 102 324
Materials Science 3 111 324
Automation and Control engineering 2 103 325
Optical Engineering 1 118 326
Biomedical Engineering 3 117 338
Nanotechnology 4 102 344
Chemical Engineering 4 99 368
Biotechnology 3 161 408
Petroleum Engineering 3 118 415
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 187 479

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Lisbon ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Portugal and 188th in the World with 50,168 publications made and 731,158 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Sociology.

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

University of Lisbon
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 50 124
1992 44 125
1993 52 163
1994 71 207
1995 114 228
1996 102 255
1997 116 375
1998 152 457
1999 197 589
2000 227 790
2001 257 1053
2002 368 1466
2003 375 1806
2004 437 2202
2005 542 2941
2006 643 4014
2007 813 5257
2008 963 6826
2009 1087 8474
2010 1195 10637
2011 1441 13292
2012 1688 16439
2013 1899 20297
2014 2516 23960
2015 2807 27909
2016 3209 31931
2017 3221 36133
2018 3481 44356
2019 3737 55487
2020 4314 71318
2021 4716 90175
2022 4485 97424
2023 4206 102624

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 182nd in the World with 48,926 publications made and 944,282 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 29 In Portugal
#56 of 1,458 In Europe
#182 of 6,798 In the World

University of Lisbon
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 77 198
1992 94 226
1993 104 292
1994 85 353
1995 156 404
1996 156 545
1997 166 699
1998 207 795
1999 262 1079
2000 243 1278
2001 290 1533
2002 443 2061
2003 418 2569
2004 504 3279
2005 549 4073
2006 740 5714
2007 829 7181
2008 1063 9024
2009 1086 10942
2010 1237 13711
2011 1332 16860
2012 1571 20946
2013 1802 26134
2014 2356 30363
2015 2652 35937
2016 2986 42431
2017 2958 47933
2018 3183 59704
2019 3477 74134
2020 3961 93164
2021 4575 117545
2022 4480 127678
2023 4169 133389

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 275th in the World with 47,816 publications made and 909,772 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 29 In Portugal
#93 of 1,446 In Europe
#275 of 6,603 In the World

University of Lisbon
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 107 276
1992 106 342
1993 128 378
1994 108 484
1995 171 537
1996 210 666
1997 216 870
1998 246 980
1999 302 1283
2000 287 1520
2001 390 1838
2002 529 2409
2003 460 2906
2004 573 3861
2005 593 4739
2006 786 6305
2007 833 7551
2008 1067 9564
2009 1030 11100
2010 1156 13484
2011 1286 15937
2012 1563 19762
2013 1796 24383
2014 2422 28823
2015 2829 35040
2016 3211 42710
2017 3051 48653
2018 3191 61599
2019 3400 73795
2020 3604 92085
2021 4118 114098
2022 3681 118851
2023 3576 124341

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 37 96
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 90 215
Nuclear Physics 1 117 269
Quantum and Particle physics 1 96 273
Acoustical Engineering 1 88 283
Materials Science 3 111 324
Optical Engineering 1 118 326
Nanotechnology 4 102 344
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 161 347
Astrobiology 2 140 352
Biophysics 3 144 372
Medical Physics 3 174 398
Condensed Matter Physics 2 171 417
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 187 479

Chemistry rankings

The University of Lisbon ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Portugal and 346th in the World with 46,615 publications made and 1,013,724 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 29 In Portugal
#125 of 1,401 In Europe
#346 of 6,447 In the World

University of Lisbon
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 109 288
1992 94 333
1993 123 399
1994 114 507
1995 168 637
1996 214 778
1997 210 973
1998 220 1144
1999 279 1441
2000 272 1972
2001 363 2352
2002 490 3076
2003 418 3664
2004 564 4891
2005 567 5738
2006 733 7301
2007 775 8801
2008 992 10939
2009 1024 13115
2010 1147 16032
2011 1212 19152
2012 1510 23466
2013 1805 28952
2014 2281 33602
2015 2642 40159
2016 3013 47431
2017 2958 54084
2018 3066 66270
2019 3317 79521
2020 3744 100598
2021 4087 124633
2022 3760 134016
2023 3560 139503

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 5 61 140
Nutrition and Food Science 3 66 193
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 72 205
Environmental Chemistry 3 106 291
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 133 318
Materials Science 3 111 324
Pharmacy 1 150 326
Inorganic Chemistry 3 113 332
Radiochemistry 3 68 333
Physical chemistry 3 106 335
Computational Chemistry 3 151 342
Nanotechnology 4 102 344
Organic Chemistry 3 132 365
Biochemistry 2 137 367
Chemical Engineering 4 99 368

Computer Science rankings

The University of Lisbon ranked 1st for Computer Science in Portugal and 293rd in the World with 39,371 publications made and 700,452 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 29 In Portugal
#100 of 1,459 In Europe
#293 of 6,752 In the World

University of Lisbon
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 50 128
1992 39 139
1993 48 166
1994 57 223
1995 96 242
1996 114 274
1997 103 354
1998 140 484
1999 190 686
2000 203 907
2001 262 1342
2002 400 1870
2003 354 2090
2004 404 2707
2005 488 3579
2006 606 4667
2007 743 5862
2008 856 7124
2009 861 8501
2010 1002 10730
2011 1132 12904
2012 1265 16142
2013 1441 19291
2014 1934 23092
2015 2332 27535
2016 2467 32757
2017 2491 36759
2018 2590 46422
2019 2937 58273
2020 3223 73080
2021 3573 90073
2022 3349 96443
2023 3134 100766

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 403rd in the World with 35,130 publications made and 713,406 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Surgery, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Portugal
#153 of 1,417 In Europe
#403 of 6,680 In the World

University of Lisbon
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 37 127
1992 39 145
1993 35 143
1994 58 182
1995 69 248
1996 86 298
1997 95 377
1998 91 521
1999 134 688
2000 138 1028
2001 153 1292
2002 224 1673
2003 226 2062
2004 273 2694
2005 304 3337
2006 393 4307
2007 477 5576
2008 555 6876
2009 630 8229
2010 738 10485
2011 914 12824
2012 1042 16125
2013 1330 19602
2014 1634 23223
2015 1908 27664
2016 2043 32067
2017 2176 37209
2018 2319 44824
2019 2752 56286
2020 3263 73509
2021 3663 92547
2022 3587 103493
2023 3246 107860

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 29 126
Sports Medicine 2 75 221
Cosmetology 3 97 266
Physical Therapy 2 99 282
Toxicology 4 109 289
Forensic Science 3 110 293
Public Health 2 104 300
Pharmacy 1 150 326
Veterinary 2 102 331
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 108 333
Nursing 2 115 333
Occupational Therapy 2 125 336
Biomedical Engineering 3 117 338
Orthodontics 1 119 339
Virology 1 116 344
Gerontology 2 111 362
Health Science 2 118 369
Critical Care Nursing 2 161 374
Dentistry 2 131 379
Family medicine 2 133 383
Pharmacology 3 136 388
Medical Physics 3 174 398
Pathology 2 155 401
Clinical Psychology 3 136 403
Epidemiology 2 157 409
Respiratory Therapy 2 168 418
Psychiatry 2 158 423
Immunology 2 157 424
Optometry 3 151 431
Dermatology 4 164 441
Anatomy and Physiology 2 162 449
Cardiology 2 181 469
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 166 473
Oncology and Cancer research 2 173 489
Neurosurgery 2 180 491
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 174 512
Pediatrics 2 186 512
Surgery 2 186 522
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 223 534
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 188 539
Anesthesiology 2 185 539
Radiation Therapy 3 197 547
Ophthalmology 4 200 556
Audiology 2 213 568
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 218 604
Sonography and Ultrasound 3 222 622
Urology 3 209 627
Social Work 6 260 814
Plastic Surgery 6 315 1052

Mathematics rankings

The University of Lisbon ranked 1st for Mathematics in Portugal and 225th in the World with 21,505 publications made and 380,553 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
#70 of 1,388 In Europe
#225 of 6,305 In the World

University of Lisbon
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 23 56
1992 25 82
1993 26 81
1994 31 74
1995 62 112
1996 56 142
1997 75 190
1998 71 244
1999 105 381
2000 107 409
2001 142 564
2002 217 840
2003 209 1007
2004 248 1208
2005 280 1544
2006 338 2215
2007 439 2800
2008 507 3551
2009 532 4569
2010 544 5385
2011 686 6568
2012 728 8466
2013 860 10222
2014 1065 12150
2015 1316 14529
2016 1302 17074
2017 1239 18958
2018 1380 23210
2019 1530 28450
2020 1708 35657
2021 1867 43598
2022 1820 47825
2023 1697 50054

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 15 70
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 53 162
Applied Mathematics 1 69 184
Actuarial Science 1 57 193
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 57 205
Statistics 1 77 240
Math Teachers 1 64 287

Psychology rankings

The University of Lisbon ranked 2nd for Psychology in Portugal and 372nd in the World with 19,432 publications made and 355,604 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Portugal
#135 of 1,414 In Europe
#372 of 6,528 In the World

University of Lisbon
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 9 68
1992 20 75
1993 21 73
1994 24 115
1995 37 116
1996 41 142
1997 44 184
1998 47 253
1999 60 300
2000 80 487
2001 98 687
2002 123 824
2003 114 944
2004 133 1211
2005 157 1538
2006 215 1797
2007 237 2469
2008 332 2963
2009 358 3731
2010 424 4829
2011 535 6297
2012 630 7870
2013 730 9471
2014 864 11324
2015 1051 13741
2016 1211 16315
2017 1230 18366
2018 1302 22726
2019 1507 27640
2020 1738 35907
2021 2051 45312
2022 1945 50336
2023 1825 52942

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 78 227
Social Psychology 1 83 274
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 56 283
Education Majors 1 74 289
Occupational Therapy 2 125 336
Neuroscience 1 132 348
Child Psychology 2 123 371
Cognitive Science 1 136 371
Sexology 2 110 387
Clinical Psychology 3 136 403
Psychiatry 2 158 423
Special Education 1 174 478
Social Work 6 260 814

Business rankings

The University of Lisbon ranked 1st for Business in Portugal and 190th in the World with 18,253 publications made and 284,792 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 30 In Portugal
#58 of 1,414 In Europe
#190 of 6,187 In the World

University of Lisbon
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 16 41
1992 13 37
1993 10 54
1994 18 62
1995 33 82
1996 36 81
1997 40 111
1998 59 125
1999 93 200
2000 74 258
2001 118 393
2002 175 620
2003 134 616
2004 168 786
2005 205 994
2006 253 1467
2007 325 1953
2008 412 2448
2009 416 3277
2010 430 4011
2011 517 4694
2012 621 6080
2013 674 7471
2014 957 9034
2015 1051 10678
2016 1107 12414
2017 1197 14234
2018 1190 17791
2019 1432 21811
2020 1503 27619
2021 1627 34094
2022 1615 36062
2023 1518 37743

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 197th in the World with 13,034 publications made and 205,390 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 29 In Portugal
#65 of 1,366 In Europe
#197 of 5,995 In the World

University of Lisbon
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 10 42
1992 6 31
1993 12 47
1994 19 64
1995 27 66
1996 28 70
1997 28 91
1998 39 110
1999 56 131
2000 47 211
2001 79 241
2002 101 369
2003 98 391
2004 130 532
2005 162 667
2006 173 945
2007 239 1312
2008 285 1713
2009 290 2287
2010 353 2785
2011 404 3355
2012 443 4327
2013 480 5313
2014 634 6349
2015 659 7426
2016 788 8494
2017 803 9771
2018 900 12374
2019 969 15328
2020 1067 19835
2021 1201 25248
2022 1181 27318
2023 1156 28717

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 211th in the World with 9,218 publications made and 101,593 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 28 In Portugal
#75 of 1,349 In Europe
#211 of 5,720 In the World

University of Lisbon
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 11 25
1992 11 15
1993 12 31
1994 18 35
1995 26 47
1996 20 32
1997 18 60
1998 31 90
1999 50 131
2000 43 122
2001 50 213
2002 90 282
2003 79 344
2004 85 425
2005 85 531
2006 109 662
2007 169 834
2008 195 1058
2009 205 1305
2010 223 1685
2011 260 1950
2012 324 2551
2013 365 2911
2014 469 3462
2015 502 3874
2016 583 4651
2017 571 5387
2018 666 6459
2019 718 7734
2020 804 10069
2021 829 12462
2022 812 13375
2023 703 13486

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 15 28
Painting and Drawing 1 20 36
Sculpture 1 20 36
Architecture 1 23 62
Landscape Architecture 2 34 74
Game Design and Development 1 37 117
Cinematography 1 50 119
UX/UI Desgin 1 50 123
Interior Design 2 49 124
Performing arts 1 54 132
Multimedia 1 46 154
Fashion Design 2 60 167
Graphic Design 2 60 169
Entertainment Industry Business 1 60 181
Creative Writing 1 69 206
Literature 1 84 232
Aesthetics 1 89 243
Art History 1 99 244
Animation 2 106 288
Computer Graphics 1 112 293
Photography 3 160 409
Music 5 175 447
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 182 492