University of Minho: Rankings

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The University of Minho ranked 5th in Portugal, 572nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 212 research topics. The University of Minho ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 57,769 academic publications and 1,197,696 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#572 of 14,131 In the World
#226 of 2,785 In Europe
#5 of 95 In Portugal
#38 of 1,803 For Biomedical Engineering
#47 of 1,346 For Biochemical Engineering
#62 of 1,202 For Construction Management
#4909 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#504 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 209 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Minho ranked 4th for Engineering in Portugal and 406th in the World with 30,543 publications made and 773,545 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 29 In Portugal
#147 of 1,465 In Europe
#406 of 6,782 In the World

University of Minho
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 26 82
1993 48 102
1994 51 123
1995 72 175
1996 66 189
1997 100 274
1998 123 390
1999 168 493
2000 187 720
2001 255 879
2002 356 1452
2003 400 2008
2004 438 2396
2005 521 3130
2006 663 4424
2007 661 5677
2008 841 7786
2009 897 9694
2010 1039 12921
2011 1249 15967
2012 1405 20048
2013 1432 24096
2014 1488 28284
2015 1568 31962
2016 1578 37072
2017 1582 39927
2018 1649 44266
2019 1776 52532
2020 1905 63662
2021 2172 76893
2022 2075 78830
2023 2114 82849
2024 1452 80402

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

Engineering subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 1 5 38
Biochemical Engineering 2 17 47
Construction Management 2 21 62
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 26 71
Engineering Management 1 23 84
Architectural Engineering 3 31 92
Architecture 3 64 165
Civil Engineering 3 46 173
Firefighting and Fire Science 5 49 174
Chemical Engineering 1 30 179
Industrial Engineering 3 65 179
Technical Drawing 1 65 180
Nanotechnology 1 48 211
Product and Industrial Design 2 92 240
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 81 241
Structural Engineering 3 70 251
Robotics 4 78 254
Human-Computer Interaction 3 108 272
Agricultural Engineering 2 90 279
Environmental Engineering 4 82 285
Systems Engineering 3 114 297
Materials Science 4 105 317
Mechanical Engineering 3 119 345
Reliability and Quality Engineering 5 110 351
Petroleum Engineering 1 106 376
Geotechnical Engineering 4 120 389
Automotive Engineering 4 115 391
Operations Research 4 137 407
Mining Engineering 5 127 415
Biotechnology 4 159 417
Metallurgical Engineering 4 137 417
Transportation Engineering 5 153 427
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 187 479
Computer Engineering 5 164 481
Optical Engineering 5 198 518
Electronic Engineering 5 183 533
Electrical Engineering 5 195 556
Acoustical Engineering 4 223 585
Automation and Control engineering 5 194 590
Computer Networking 5 211 590
Telecommunications 5 210 591
Aerospace Engineering 5 241 640
Remote Sensing 8 262 691
Landscape Architecture 7 291 699
Marine Engineering 9 251 736
Nuclear Engineering 5 252 738

Biology rankings

The University of Minho ranked 4th for Biology in Portugal and 535th in the World with 29,314 publications made and 850,998 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 29 In Portugal
#190 of 1,448 In Europe
#535 of 6,833 In the World

University of Minho
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 19 79
1993 34 102
1994 50 119
1995 57 155
1996 61 194
1997 77 267
1998 97 380
1999 139 463
2000 138 681
2001 200 837
2002 270 1384
2003 334 1957
2004 369 2372
2005 419 3028
2006 579 4370
2007 597 5857
2008 754 8287
2009 800 10347
2010 961 13658
2011 1103 17015
2012 1267 21240
2013 1395 25117
2014 1426 29168
2015 1479 33556
2016 1526 38501
2017 1536 42024
2018 1637 47057
2019 1760 56323
2020 2076 70728
2021 2243 86759
2022 2157 90202
2023 2078 93299
2024 1507 88710

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

Biology subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 2 45 145
Nanotechnology 1 48 211
Microbiology 3 90 257
Paleontology 3 152 409
Biotechnology 4 159 417
Botany 5 152 429
Neuroscience 4 195 496
Biophysics 4 208 539
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 220 555
Genetics 4 195 563
Biochemistry 6 204 565
Pharmacology 4 215 657
Oncology and Cancer research 4 221 659
Astrobiology 5 254 660
Evolutionary Biology 6 266 677
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 229 681
Immunology 5 237 709
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 271 756
Horticulture 9 234 756
Agricultural Science 8 245 769
Virology 5 263 806
Zoology 8 297 842
Forestry 8 267 855
Toxicology 8 260 882
Molecular Biology 5 299 907
Animal Science 10 426 1600

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Minho ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Portugal and 377th in the World with 29,122 publications made and 463,169 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Sociology.

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

University of Minho
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 10 37
1993 18 31
1994 18 36
1995 36 55
1996 35 59
1997 38 85
1998 53 143
1999 102 152
2000 108 297
2001 133 344
2002 213 555
2003 226 752
2004 284 1070
2005 403 1341
2006 448 1798
2007 519 2421
2008 571 3433
2009 755 4731
2010 893 6344
2011 1080 7717
2012 1310 9827
2013 1354 12465
2014 1535 14935
2015 1579 17280
2016 1757 19526
2017 1907 21418
2018 1813 24449
2019 1828 30941
2020 2028 37484
2021 2204 48560
2022 2163 50030
2023 2204 54477
2024 1381 47277

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

Physics rankings

The University of Minho ranked 5th for Physics in Portugal and 467th in the World with 26,237 publications made and 692,017 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 29 In Portugal
#184 of 1,457 In Europe
#467 of 6,713 In the World

University of Minho
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 29 85
1993 52 118
1994 46 128
1995 64 180
1996 62 206
1997 90 273
1998 116 379
1999 153 476
2000 174 647
2001 226 786
2002 295 1267
2003 366 1842
2004 427 2206
2005 468 2756
2006 565 3905
2007 583 5078
2008 743 6983
2009 800 8587
2010 893 11715
2011 1092 14442
2012 1199 18244
2013 1238 22501
2014 1267 25990
2015 1374 30127
2016 1324 34776
2017 1345 36861
2018 1370 40286
2019 1482 47337
2020 1609 57153
2021 1822 67388
2022 1737 68782
2023 1795 72425
2024 1241 70458

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

Physics subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 48 211
Materials Science 4 105 317
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 187 479
Medical Physics 4 209 514
Optical Engineering 5 198 518
Quantum and Particle physics 5 203 525
Condensed Matter Physics 3 212 531
Biophysics 4 208 539
Acoustical Engineering 4 223 585
Theoretical Physics 6 274 634
Astrobiology 5 254 660
Nuclear Physics 6 271 689
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 313 815
Atomic and Molecular physics 7 384 1052

Chemistry rankings

The University of Minho ranked 5th for Chemistry in Portugal and 495th in the World with 25,776 publications made and 798,861 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 29 In Portugal
#187 of 1,417 In Europe
#495 of 6,545 In the World

University of Minho
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 26 92
1993 49 122
1994 54 128
1995 68 192
1996 64 217
1997 90 286
1998 126 433
1999 160 536
2000 172 760
2001 232 882
2002 299 1474
2003 385 2204
2004 434 2561
2005 464 3298
2006 562 4626
2007 599 5990
2008 788 8400
2009 776 10222
2010 907 13536
2011 1037 17012
2012 1129 20913
2013 1185 25023
2014 1229 28874
2015 1259 33178
2016 1254 38119
2017 1255 41531
2018 1328 45859
2019 1432 54453
2020 1676 67257
2021 1841 81101
2022 1746 83747
2023 1711 86504
2024 1264 84661

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

Chemistry subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 2 17 47
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 26 71
Nutrition and Food Science 2 45 145
Chemical Engineering 1 30 179
Nanotechnology 1 48 211
Materials Science 4 105 317
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 146 387
Radiochemistry 5 100 437
Organic Chemistry 5 169 454
Physical chemistry 6 158 472
Inorganic Chemistry 6 179 497
Biochemistry 6 204 565
Environmental Chemistry 6 236 632
Computational Chemistry 6 272 654
Pharmacy 6 262 693

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Minho ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Portugal and 481st in the World with 23,725 publications made and 584,730 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 29 In Portugal
#171 of 1,464 In Europe
#481 of 6,876 In the World

University of Minho
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 16 51
1993 34 72
1994 37 81
1995 44 123
1996 48 146
1997 60 212
1998 91 274
1999 128 366
2000 107 506
2001 134 559
2002 205 971
2003 242 1316
2004 306 1599
2005 333 2080
2006 415 2771
2007 455 3637
2008 543 5012
2009 599 6005
2010 783 8159
2011 898 10059
2012 1027 13089
2013 1100 16300
2014 1150 19238
2015 1203 22422
2016 1298 25835
2017 1307 28360
2018 1378 31570
2019 1475 39112
2020 1636 47651
2021 1787 60320
2022 1736 60661
2023 1840 64680
2024 1177 58676

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Minho ranked 4th for Computer Science in Portugal and 497th in the World with 22,093 publications made and 435,860 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 29 In Portugal
#191 of 1,469 In Europe
#497 of 6,845 In the World

University of Minho
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 6 34
1993 13 39
1994 17 43
1995 30 48
1996 36 76
1997 42 113
1998 43 147
1999 77 156
2000 89 314
2001 101 378
2002 192 594
2003 202 768
2004 239 1076
2005 314 1310
2006 407 2077
2007 424 2665
2008 511 3697
2009 620 4640
2010 710 6131
2011 912 7275
2012 1019 9764
2013 1026 11283
2014 1124 13984
2015 1147 15635
2016 1248 17923
2017 1318 19967
2018 1303 23556
2019 1331 28351
2020 1439 35607
2021 1666 44294
2022 1685 47142
2023 1627 49938
2024 1067 45679

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

Computer Science subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Information Technology 1 21 115
Management Information Systems 3 68 170
Software Engineering 2 84 188
Robotics 4 78 254
UX/UI Desgin 4 108 259
Human-Computer Interaction 3 108 272
Database Administration 3 95 274
Data Science 3 110 289
Multimedia 4 101 299
Cyber Security 3 115 341
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 137 409
Web Design and Development 5 168 433
Game Design and Development 7 199 454
Computer Graphics 4 199 478
Computer Engineering 5 164 481
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 185 487
Neuroscience 4 195 496
Computational Linguistics 4 212 533
Machine Learning 4 181 534
Cognitive Science 4 202 534
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 220 555
Computer Vision 4 210 558
Computer Networking 5 211 590
Telecommunications 5 210 591
Library and Information science 4 234 594
Animation 6 300 792

Medicine rankings

The University of Minho ranked 4th for Medicine in Portugal and 607th in the World with 19,130 publications made and 504,672 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 30 In Portugal
#213 of 1,433 In Europe
#607 of 6,775 In the World

University of Minho
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 4 21
1993 6 18
1994 16 26
1995 16 32
1996 12 49
1997 20 75
1998 23 88
1999 48 112
2000 49 204
2001 66 234
2002 100 426
2003 136 639
2004 150 890
2005 195 1182
2006 256 1803
2007 338 2525
2008 372 4088
2009 477 5191
2010 502 6593
2011 623 8399
2012 789 10654
2013 850 12557
2014 942 15006
2015 1005 17990
2016 1103 21101
2017 1128 22992
2018 1189 26763
2019 1262 32700
2020 1518 42527
2021 1627 53600
2022 1607 58183
2023 1497 61000
2024 1105 56452

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

Medicine subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 1 5 38
Optometry 1 51 155
Ophthalmology 2 130 372
Clinical Psychology 4 138 409
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 146 437
Forensic Science 4 167 457
Cosmetology 5 155 458
Dermatology 4 173 471
Health Science 3 156 480
Medical Physics 4 209 514
Physical Therapy 4 225 554
Audiology 1 205 559
Gerontology 5 176 565
Sonography and Ultrasound 3 202 567
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 191 569
Nursing 5 200 580
Occupational Therapy 5 234 583
Anatomy and Physiology 3 213 597
Psychiatry 4 218 604
Sports Medicine 5 245 605
Critical Care Nursing 5 242 615
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 231 621
Dentistry 5 224 623
Public Health 6 222 642
Pathology 4 224 645
Pharmacology 4 215 657
Oncology and Cancer research 4 221 659
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 240 689
Pharmacy 6 262 693
Plastic Surgery 2 213 695
Surgery 4 239 698
Immunology 5 237 709
Sports / Exercise science 7 271 726
Orthodontics 6 263 732
Epidemiology 5 268 751
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 271 756
Social Work 5 262 797
Virology 5 263 806
Pediatrics 5 263 834
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 265 840
Radiation Therapy 4 269 877
Toxicology 8 260 882
Anesthesiology 6 330 1069
Cardiology 5 349 1076
Family medicine 6 330 1122
Urology 9 357 1194
Veterinary 8 300 1210

Psychology rankings

The University of Minho ranked 4th for Psychology in Portugal and 545th in the World with 12,074 publications made and 251,465 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 30 In Portugal
#201 of 1,423 In Europe
#545 of 6,645 In the World

University of Minho
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 3 9
1993 3 10
1994 8 14
1995 13 17
1996 12 44
1997 10 35
1998 13 52
1999 31 85
2000 34 107
2001 42 164
2002 61 155
2003 69 306
2004 97 418
2005 118 502
2006 166 787
2007 201 1084
2008 231 1570
2009 303 2170
2010 313 2912
2011 420 3734
2012 522 4608
2013 555 5715
2014 568 6779
2015 609 8423
2016 751 9735
2017 764 10847
2018 782 13146
2019 799 16184
2020 854 21435
2021 1036 27615
2022 1014 29903
2023 949 31900
2024 668 28761

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

Psychology subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Education Majors 3 89 328
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 134 350
Clinical Psychology 4 138 409
Social Psychology 3 150 434
Child Psychology 4 158 451
Neuroscience 4 195 496
Special Education 3 194 524
Cognitive Science 4 202 534
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 141 552
Occupational Therapy 5 234 583
Psychiatry 4 218 604
Sexology 7 211 692
Social Work 5 262 797

Business rankings

The University of Minho ranked 3rd for Business in Portugal and 409th in the World with 11,357 publications made and 171,589 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 30 In Portugal
#152 of 1,433 In Europe
#409 of 6,339 In the World

University of Minho
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 3 8
1993 10 4
1994 4 11
1995 22 20
1996 20 23
1997 17 46
1998 16 45
1999 35 66
2000 40 122
2001 50 141
2002 102 265
2003 89 312
2004 97 467
2005 147 567
2006 191 857
2007 178 1030
2008 220 1389
2009 279 1899
2010 343 2408
2011 463 2981
2012 522 3744
2013 561 4687
2014 566 5732
2015 572 6340
2016 715 7036
2017 727 7788
2018 715 9220
2019 757 11315
2020 759 13927
2021 899 18172
2022 878 18792
2023 857 20366
2024 472 16519

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

Mathematics rankings

The University of Minho ranked 6th for Mathematics in Portugal and 622nd in the World with 10,003 publications made and 176,215 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 29 In Portugal
#237 of 1,401 In Europe
#622 of 6,418 In the World

University of Minho
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 17
1993 6 20
1994 8 19
1995 11 33
1996 14 40
1997 28 41
1998 15 73
1999 31 65
2000 31 140
2001 51 149
2002 92 281
2003 102 309
2004 101 451
2005 140 466
2006 183 883
2007 220 1132
2008 239 1624
2009 302 2063
2010 331 2701
2011 414 3188
2012 477 4275
2013 449 5120
2014 460 6445
2015 494 7288
2016 571 8300
2017 604 9265
2018 597 10545
2019 649 12877
2020 655 16004
2021 755 19956
2022 744 21019
2023 764 22306
2024 414 16324

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

Mathematics subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 3 79 332
Operations Research 4 137 407
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 137 409
Actuarial Science 3 188 521
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 248 601
Statistics 6 249 662
Applied Mathematics 8 370 940

Economics rankings

The University of Minho ranked 4th for Economics in Portugal and 460th in the World with 6,947 publications made and 118,991 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 29 In Portugal
#175 of 1,388 In Europe
#460 of 6,167 In the World

University of Minho
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 1 7
1993 9 5
1994 3 7
1995 9 7
1996 8 17
1997 8 34
1998 9 28
1999 18 38
2000 24 73
2001 38 104
2002 51 150
2003 50 204
2004 59 291
2005 95 363
2006 98 512
2007 130 748
2008 143 922
2009 194 1369
2010 220 1870
2011 272 2048
2012 336 2604
2013 353 3422
2014 347 3991
2015 366 4415
2016 422 4823
2017 449 5234
2018 424 6080
2019 427 7321
2020 477 9215
2021 501 11670
2022 529 12275
2023 555 13526
2024 298 10120

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

Economics subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 4 81 187
International Economics 5 145 227
International Trade 5 151 255
Development Studies 3 128 413
International Relations and Diplomacy 4 166 426
Finance 3 177 452
Actuarial Science 3 188 521
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 187 525
Political Economy 5 237 586
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 248 601

Art & Design rankings

The University of Minho ranked 4th for Art & Design in Portugal and 444th in the World with 5,018 publications made and 71,516 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, 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
#4 of 29 In Portugal
#182 of 1,381 In Europe
#444 of 5,966 In the World

University of Minho
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 3 7
1993 2 4
1994 8 12
1995 6 12
1996 10 21
1997 12 14
1998 12 29
1999 21 44
2000 18 69
2001 32 66
2002 37 92
2003 58 174
2004 46 170
2005 79 261
2006 106 405
2007 106 524
2008 133 720
2009 150 1013
2010 169 1403
2011 233 1571
2012 212 1863
2013 239 2336
2014 259 2842
2015 268 3062
2016 262 3337
2017 305 3694
2018 289 4054
2019 304 4894
2020 343 5896
2021 337 7302
2022 392 7580
2023 338 7930
2024 206 7328

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

Art & Design subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 4 75 144
Sculpture 4 75 144
Illustration and Concept Art 4 76 146
Architecture 3 64 165
UX/UI Desgin 4 108 259
Creative Writing 2 104 279
Graphic Design 3 109 292
Multimedia 4 101 299
Cinematography 4 142 326
Fashion Design 3 129 330
Entertainment Industry Business 5 134 335
Music 3 132 341
Game Design and Development 7 199 454
Computer Graphics 4 199 478
Literature 5 223 524
Aesthetics 5 220 529
Photography 5 225 574
Interior Design 6 233 577
Performing arts 6 288 651
Art History 5 282 666
Landscape Architecture 7 291 699
Singing and Vocal Performance 7 259 706
Animation 6 300 792