University of the Azores: Rankings

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The University of the Azores ranked 16th in Portugal, 1992nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 50 research topics. The University of the Azores ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 6,702 academic publications and 138,262 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1992 of 14,131 In the World
#695 of 2,785 In Europe
#16 of 95 In Portugal
#392 of 1,070 For Bioethics/Medical Ethics
#496 of 3,467 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#498 of 1,018 For Entomology
#5907 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2191 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 47 other topics

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Environmental Science rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 13th for Environmental Science in Portugal and 1480th in the World with 4,921 publications made and 122,948 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#13 of 29 In Portugal
#493 of 1,464 In Europe
#1480 of 6,888 In the World

University of the Azores
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 5 14
1994 3 49
1995 20 44
1996 11 31
1997 10 35
1998 14 50
1999 29 103
2000 33 119
2001 47 150
2002 32 220
2003 53 296
2004 46 291
2005 63 493
2006 85 619
2007 113 885
2008 133 1291
2009 134 1526
2010 121 1721
2011 190 2251
2012 158 2591
2013 211 3472
2014 240 3928
2015 240 4547
2016 233 5037
2017 235 5317
2018 216 6007
2019 253 6990
2020 343 9141
2021 482 11541
2022 335 11687
2023 374 13527
2024 246 12512
2025 217 12746

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

Environmental Science subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 168 496
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 245 642
Oceanography 8 276 765
Earth science and Geophysics 9 333 984
Ecology 10 385 1113
Paleontology 11 392 1149
Urban and Regional planning 13 580 1247
Geology 12 434 1299
Forestry 10 391 1343
Geography and Cartography 13 510 1482
Agricultural Science 11 443 1609
Environmental Management 14 500 1615
Environmental Chemistry 14 537 1970
Geotechnical Engineering 15 563 2016
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 14 656 2349

Biology rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 13th for Biology in Portugal and 1878th in the World with 4,656 publications made and 117,559 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation, Botany, Genetics, Biochemistry.

Biology ranking Location
#13 of 29 In Portugal
#535 of 1,449 In Europe
#1878 of 6,841 In the World

University of the Azores
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 4 16
1994 3 49
1995 20 45
1996 14 30
1997 9 34
1998 16 54
1999 30 100
2000 33 124
2001 47 156
2002 30 227
2003 54 307
2004 43 289
2005 64 495
2006 87 618
2007 93 868
2008 128 1230
2009 136 1523
2010 114 1652
2011 179 2174
2012 150 2529
2013 203 3446
2014 219 3694
2015 217 4279
2016 218 4881
2017 211 4961
2018 203 5699
2019 221 6708
2020 313 8759
2021 549 10731
2022 303 11000
2023 330 12612
2024 225 11402
2025 190 11522

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

Biology subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 135 392
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 168 496
Entomology 1 184 498
Zoology 7 244 680
Animal Science 8 309 1105
Paleontology 11 392 1149
Forestry 10 391 1343
Horticulture 11 352 1360
Botany 11 411 1366
Astrobiology 9 454 1370
Toxicology 12 370 1414
Agricultural Science 11 443 1609
Evolutionary Biology 12 539 1638
Nutrition and Food Science 17 496 1865
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 15 554 1982
Microbiology 13 491 1995
Genetics 14 586 2261
Molecular Biology 12 588 2341
Biotechnology 18 591 2389
Biochemistry 15 643 2611
Pharmacology 18 643 2887
Virology 18 695 3012
Neuroscience 20 819 3143
Immunology 19 731 3186
Nanotechnology 22 942 4015

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 16th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Portugal and 2015th in the World with 4,025 publications made and 74,477 citations received. Main research topics: History, Political Science, Archaeology, Sociology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#16 of 32 In Portugal
#662 of 1,502 In Europe
#2015 of 7,088 In the World

University of the Azores
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 2 6
1994 3 30
1995 12 33
1996 8 17
1997 2 21
1998 6 26
1999 15 45
2000 20 66
2001 27 90
2002 22 147
2003 41 202
2004 26 158
2005 33 287
2006 59 412
2007 82 560
2008 83 721
2009 95 989
2010 87 1065
2011 134 1419
2012 129 1637
2013 151 2141
2014 161 2401
2015 183 2764
2016 194 3016
2017 189 3122
2018 190 3628
2019 231 4364
2020 285 5947
2021 710 7373
2022 263 7452
2023 296 9087
2024 169 7135
2025 122 6474

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Human Rights Law 8 336 854
International Law 5 355 885
Urban and Regional planning 13 580 1247
Demography 10 456 1441
Archaeology 14 524 1498
History 15 554 1584
Communications and Public Relations 14 553 1616
Sociology 16 599 1915
Law 15 659 2103
Political Science 16 720 2193
Philosophy 17 715 2244
Anthropology 17 668 2251
Education Majors 16 636 2309
Classics and Ancient History 15 730 2423
Library and Information science 17 812 2928
Aesthetics 21 872 3019
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 18 865 3126
Linguistics 20 850 3154

Chemistry rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 15th for Chemistry in Portugal and 2542nd in the World with 2,417 publications made and 67,355 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Petrology and Geochemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 29 In Portugal
#663 of 1,417 In Europe
#2542 of 6,561 In the World

University of the Azores
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 0 5
1994 2 22
1995 9 15
1996 14 14
1997 7 25
1998 9 38
1999 22 66
2000 22 80
2001 25 98
2002 15 139
2003 28 192
2004 26 193
2005 37 319
2006 62 421
2007 62 592
2008 79 821
2009 83 960
2010 60 953
2011 88 1239
2012 80 1460
2013 128 1980
2014 126 2057
2015 137 2610
2016 107 2686
2017 118 2743
2018 101 3348
2019 116 3802
2020 139 4962
2021 180 5870
2022 145 6146
2023 180 7041
2024 122 6417
2025 92 6173

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

Chemistry subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 245 642
Nutrition and Food Science 17 496 1865
Environmental Chemistry 14 537 1970
Biochemistry 15 643 2611
Chemical Engineering 18 719 2913
Organic Chemistry 17 739 3024
Materials Science 21 906 3575
Physical chemistry 22 926 3860
Nanotechnology 22 942 4015

Medicine rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 18th for Medicine in Portugal and 2810th in the World with 2,015 publications made and 39,405 citations received. Main research topics: Public Health, Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#18 of 30 In Portugal
#716 of 1,437 In Europe
#2810 of 6,793 In the World

University of the Azores
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 3 5
1994 1 22
1995 3 15
1996 7 16
1997 3 13
1998 6 21
1999 13 26
2000 10 50
2001 16 84
2002 11 100
2003 29 146
2004 19 132
2005 23 225
2006 31 266
2007 32 405
2008 44 487
2009 53 675
2010 38 636
2011 81 868
2012 51 967
2013 68 1229
2014 82 1307
2015 87 1628
2016 78 1678
2017 90 1983
2018 84 2113
2019 83 2626
2020 111 3485
2021 415 4291
2022 138 4592
2023 139 5102
2024 91 3841
2025 84 3563

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

Medicine subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 135 392
Urology 10 386 1325
Toxicology 12 370 1414
Public Health 12 469 1573
Healthcare Management (MHA) 19 648 2379
Health Science 21 662 2670
Clinical Psychology 22 683 2774
Pharmacology 18 643 2887
Anatomy and Physiology 20 760 2912
Nursing 24 710 2988
Virology 18 695 3012
Pathology 19 740 3054
Immunology 19 731 3186
Psychiatry 21 783 3188
Surgery 24 855 3515

Engineering rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 19th for Engineering in Portugal and 3130th in the World with 1,968 publications made and 49,623 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Aerospace Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#19 of 29 In Portugal
#818 of 1,466 In Europe
#3130 of 6,795 In the World

University of the Azores
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 1 0
1994 2 14
1995 7 10
1996 10 11
1997 6 11
1998 4 16
1999 13 39
2000 10 52
2001 15 58
2002 15 89
2003 23 105
2004 19 103
2005 18 163
2006 47 237
2007 56 367
2008 52 525
2009 65 606
2010 49 689
2011 73 825
2012 64 950
2013 82 1260
2014 95 1505
2015 98 1829
2016 73 1916
2017 87 2043
2018 84 2273
2019 107 2833
2020 138 3674
2021 213 4589
2022 140 4989
2023 154 5853
2024 84 4835
2025 68 4786

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

Engineering subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Marine Engineering 11 320 973
Remote Sensing 11 533 1710
Geotechnical Engineering 15 563 2016
Civil Engineering 16 661 2256
Biotechnology 18 591 2389
Aerospace Engineering 16 736 2622
Chemical Engineering 18 719 2913
Optical Engineering 19 861 3324
Telecommunications 21 878 3424
Metallurgical Engineering 20 845 3436
Computer Networking 21 892 3538
Acoustical Engineering 20 945 3565
Materials Science 21 906 3575
Structural Engineering 22 976 3730
Mechanical Engineering 22 1016 3765
Electrical Engineering 22 977 3835
Nanotechnology 22 942 4015

Physics rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 19th for Physics in Portugal and 3228th in the World with 1,623 publications made and 37,432 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#19 of 29 In Portugal
#846 of 1,460 In Europe
#3228 of 6,729 In the World

University of the Azores
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 0 0
1994 1 11
1995 5 6
1996 10 11
1997 4 10
1998 3 16
1999 10 37
2000 9 38
2001 14 52
2002 9 98
2003 17 102
2004 14 96
2005 11 157
2006 26 199
2007 34 316
2008 38 464
2009 48 494
2010 42 598
2011 70 694
2012 49 803
2013 76 1067
2014 85 1263
2015 81 1445
2016 73 1593
2017 66 1629
2018 75 1857
2019 95 2232
2020 105 2844
2021 185 3685
2022 108 3866
2023 119 4636
2024 85 3777
2025 59 3712

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

Physics subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 9 454 1370
Astrophysics and Astronomy 14 701 2421
Nuclear Physics 14 774 3073
Optical Engineering 19 861 3324
Acoustical Engineering 20 945 3565
Materials Science 21 906 3575
Quantum and Particle physics 22 934 3676
Nanotechnology 22 942 4015

Computer Science rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 19th for Computer Science in Portugal and 3235th in the World with 1,427 publications made and 27,856 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Cyber Security, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#19 of 29 In Portugal
#839 of 1,470 In Europe
#3235 of 6,855 In the World

University of the Azores
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 3
1995 4 8
1996 2 3
1997 3 3
1998 5 8
1999 5 21
2000 8 22
2001 10 27
2002 6 55
2003 14 64
2004 6 76
2005 13 111
2006 18 115
2007 32 183
2008 33 280
2009 31 305
2010 23 363
2011 43 458
2012 50 560
2013 55 694
2014 68 852
2015 67 1035
2016 51 1092
2017 54 1098
2018 56 1352
2019 90 1692
2020 89 2167
2021 264 2944
2022 89 3101
2023 118 3675
2024 70 3038
2025 59 2948

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

Computer Science subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 15 554 1982
Management Information Systems 25 879 2730
Data Science 24 811 2779
Library and Information science 17 812 2928
Machine Learning 19 770 3058
Neuroscience 20 819 3143
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 19 842 3178
Cognitive Science 19 791 3188
Computer Vision 21 868 3361
Cyber Security 21 880 3381
Telecommunications 21 878 3424
Computer Networking 21 892 3538

Business rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 17th for Business in Portugal and 2406th in the World with 980 publications made and 15,699 citations received. Main research topics: Marketing, Management, Finance, Hospitality and Hotel Management, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#17 of 30 In Portugal
#730 of 1,436 In Europe
#2406 of 6,366 In the World

University of the Azores
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 2 0
1994 0 0
1995 4 1
1996 1 0
1997 0 4
1998 0 1
1999 3 14
2000 4 11
2001 5 13
2002 4 32
2003 11 40
2004 8 35
2005 12 41
2006 15 63
2007 27 90
2008 20 141
2009 18 151
2010 16 197
2011 37 229
2012 39 347
2013 40 366
2014 36 462
2015 44 531
2016 33 559
2017 41 575
2018 34 698
2019 72 852
2020 76 1232
2021 152 1684
2022 74 1769
2023 79 2112
2024 46 1653
2025 31 1350

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

Business subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 12 193 445
International Trade 15 605 1265
International Business 15 637 1449
Advertising 16 577 1733
Marketing 19 679 2137
Accounting 19 768 2601
Finance 16 778 2634
Management Information Systems 25 879 2730
Management 22 883 3259

Psychology rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 20th for Psychology in Portugal and 3082nd in the World with 932 publications made and 13,630 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#20 of 30 In Portugal
#782 of 1,424 In Europe
#3082 of 6,663 In the World

University of the Azores
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 0 0
1994 1 2
1995 3 3
1996 0 0
1997 1 1
1998 3 3
1999 6 11
2000 3 11
2001 7 18
2002 2 32
2003 8 28
2004 6 40
2005 6 51
2006 2 43
2007 11 84
2008 12 92
2009 10 123
2010 12 154
2011 21 163
2012 22 228
2013 21 257
2014 26 314
2015 38 412
2016 26 375
2017 41 403
2018 54 564
2019 67 691
2020 59 1003
2021 227 1411
2022 74 1645
2023 81 1705
2024 49 1438
2025 38 1434

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

Psychology subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Education Majors 16 636 2309
Clinical Psychology 22 683 2774
Child Psychology 23 721 2873
Social Psychology 21 826 3035
Neuroscience 20 819 3143
Psychiatry 21 783 3188
Cognitive Science 19 791 3188

Economics rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 16th for Economics in Portugal and 2403rd in the World with 773 publications made and 11,459 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#16 of 29 In Portugal
#722 of 1,391 In Europe
#2403 of 6,188 In the World

University of the Azores
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 5 1
1996 0 2
1997 0 2
1998 1 1
1999 6 8
2000 3 7
2001 4 9
2002 4 21
2003 8 22
2004 6 23
2005 10 37
2006 10 56
2007 23 76
2008 13 94
2009 18 129
2010 15 148
2011 27 173
2012 29 255
2013 36 287
2014 29 329
2015 25 394
2016 28 418
2017 30 413
2018 34 441
2019 45 582
2020 55 879
2021 149 1033
2022 64 1222
2023 53 1424
2024 25 1048
2025 19 871

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

Economics subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 15 604 1204
International Trade 15 605 1265
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 15 668 2250
Development Studies 16 662 2313
Finance 16 778 2634

Art & Design rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 18th for Art & Design in Portugal and 2333rd in the World with 502 publications made and 8,260 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics.

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
#18 of 29 In Portugal
#727 of 1,385 In Europe
#2333 of 6,010 In the World

University of the Azores
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 0 0
1994 1 5
1995 1 3
1996 0 0
1997 1 2
1998 0 2
1999 0 3
2000 3 7
2001 3 9
2002 4 21
2003 4 14
2004 4 16
2005 4 41
2006 4 35
2007 15 70
2008 8 88
2009 16 140
2010 10 121
2011 19 158
2012 11 158
2013 22 240
2014 17 243
2015 25 268
2016 20 337
2017 22 366
2018 17 354
2019 33 493
2020 33 594
2021 84 884
2022 50 901
2023 36 1004
2024 17 896
2025 20 900

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

Art & Design subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Fashion Design 17 667 1997
Literature 17 743 2435
Aesthetics 21 872 3019

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of the Azores

Speciality Portugal Europe World Rank
Statistics 19 778 2936
Mathematics 19 811 3141
Math Teachers 21 794 3241