University of the Azores: Rankings

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The University of the Azores ranked 16th in Portugal, 2186th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 44 research topics. The University of the Azores ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 5,470 academic publications and 86,247 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2186 of 14,131 In the World
#719 of 2,785 In Europe
#16 of 95 In Portugal
#504 of 1,014 For Entomology
#514 of 3,195 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#626 of 1,011 For Bioethics/Medical Ethics
#6243 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2681 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 41 other topics

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Environmental Science rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 13th for Environmental Science in Portugal and 1495th in the World with 3,999 publications made and 76,827 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#13 of 29 In Portugal
#502 of 1,458 In Europe
#1495 of 6,798 In the World

University of the Azores
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 2 8
1992 5 14
1993 6 10
1994 3 40
1995 17 39
1996 10 34
1997 10 30
1998 12 42
1999 27 90
2000 26 107
2001 37 130
2002 30 162
2003 40 237
2004 44 244
2005 46 367
2006 88 517
2007 93 725
2008 113 1025
2009 125 1191
2010 121 1465
2011 155 1817
2012 138 2102
2013 192 2822
2014 216 3153
2015 219 3806
2016 213 3844
2017 217 4356
2018 193 4826
2019 227 5671
2020 278 7342
2021 436 9055
2022 296 9291
2023 314 10022

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 6 182 514
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 256 660
Oceanography 10 291 789
Earth science and Geophysics 10 330 963
Ecology 11 407 1130
Paleontology 11 408 1183
Urban and Regional planning 14 550 1210
Geology 12 448 1319
Forestry 11 433 1462
Geography and Cartography 14 530 1524
Agricultural Science 12 446 1546
Environmental Management 14 509 1590
Geotechnical Engineering 14 553 1924
Environmental Chemistry 14 551 1968
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 14 664 2333

Biology rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 13th for Biology in Portugal and 1888th in the World with 3,842 publications made and 75,242 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation, Botany, Genetics, Biochemistry.

Biology ranking Location
#13 of 29 In Portugal
#548 of 1,445 In Europe
#1888 of 6,770 In the World

University of the Azores
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 2 7
1992 5 15
1993 5 11
1994 3 40
1995 17 40
1996 12 33
1997 9 29
1998 14 47
1999 28 89
2000 26 108
2001 36 133
2002 29 170
2003 43 248
2004 44 251
2005 43 366
2006 90 514
2007 76 700
2008 110 974
2009 129 1211
2010 115 1427
2011 156 1758
2012 134 2105
2013 186 2785
2014 201 2993
2015 199 3613
2016 194 3730
2017 199 4138
2018 183 4702
2019 203 5566
2020 244 7159
2021 491 8589
2022 277 8962
2023 288 9622

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
Entomology 1 189 504
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 182 514
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 229 626
Zoology 7 251 689
Animal Science 8 326 1132
Paleontology 11 408 1183
Horticulture 11 355 1303
Toxicology 11 359 1324
Botany 11 419 1365
Forestry 11 433 1462
Agricultural Science 12 446 1546
Evolutionary Biology 11 529 1584
Nutrition and Food Science 16 500 1868
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 16 560 1939
Microbiology 15 500 1941
Genetics 14 583 2203
Molecular Biology 13 580 2269
Biochemistry 15 629 2518
Biotechnology 19 623 2568
Pharmacology 18 642 2811
Neuroscience 20 801 2999
Virology 19 681 3001
Immunology 18 711 3017
Nanotechnology 23 959 3989

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 16th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Portugal and 1947th in the World with 3,353 publications made and 45,091 citations received. Main research topics: History, Political Science, Archaeology, Sociology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#16 of 32 In Portugal
#646 of 1,492 In Europe
#1947 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 1 3
1992 0 10
1993 2 3
1994 3 19
1995 12 29
1996 8 18
1997 2 17
1998 5 23
1999 12 40
2000 18 54
2001 22 76
2002 20 103
2003 34 151
2004 26 143
2005 25 221
2006 60 336
2007 74 433
2008 78 611
2009 85 743
2010 84 902
2011 114 1167
2012 108 1310
2013 141 1737
2014 146 1830
2015 168 2286
2016 167 2271
2017 169 2530
2018 167 2859
2019 194 3421
2020 233 4487
2021 670 5407
2022 234 5555
2023 237 6079

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
International Law 5 331 843
Human Rights Law 8 342 895
Urban and Regional planning 14 550 1210
Demography 10 448 1353
Archaeology 14 526 1470
History 15 545 1547
Communications and Public Relations 15 547 1620
Sociology 15 590 1885
Law 15 650 2060
Political Science 16 700 2110
Philosophy 17 706 2198
Education Majors 16 635 2314
Anthropology 19 729 2519
Library and Information science 17 765 2812
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 18 810 2909
Aesthetics 19 844 2942
Linguistics 20 835 3122

Chemistry rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 15th for Chemistry in Portugal and 2475th in the World with 2,097 publications made and 45,778 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Petrology and Geochemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 29 In Portugal
#662 of 1,401 In Europe
#2475 of 6,447 In the World

University of the Azores
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1 7
1992 2 14
1993 1 3
1994 2 16
1995 8 13
1996 12 14
1997 7 22
1998 9 37
1999 21 60
2000 19 72
2001 21 78
2002 13 113
2003 22 152
2004 25 166
2005 29 245
2006 64 372
2007 57 517
2008 69 657
2009 78 810
2010 67 873
2011 79 1043
2012 68 1245
2013 119 1687
2014 124 1704
2015 133 2298
2016 93 2142
2017 112 2398
2018 102 2848
2019 111 3321
2020 119 4104
2021 178 4911
2022 132 5245
2023 175 5557

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 6 256 660
Nutrition and Food Science 16 500 1868
Environmental Chemistry 14 551 1968
Biochemistry 15 629 2518
Chemical Engineering 17 709 2836
Organic Chemistry 18 741 2981
Materials Science 22 896 3461
Nanotechnology 23 959 3989

Medicine rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 18th for Medicine in Portugal and 2685th in the World with 1,697 publications made and 25,716 citations received. Main research topics: Public Health, Pathology, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#18 of 30 In Portugal
#698 of 1,417 In Europe
#2685 of 6,680 In the World

University of the Azores
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 0 2
1992 0 7
1993 3 3
1994 1 17
1995 4 14
1996 7 17
1997 3 12
1998 6 20
1999 12 22
2000 9 45
2001 11 67
2002 9 80
2003 24 117
2004 21 120
2005 19 175
2006 33 236
2007 34 346
2008 31 398
2009 51 547
2010 44 589
2011 78 761
2012 45 861
2013 67 1048
2014 71 1101
2015 76 1392
2016 69 1409
2017 81 1674
2018 77 1837
2019 71 2227
2020 90 2867
2021 376 3432
2022 136 3706
2023 121 3849

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 5 229 626
Urology 10 385 1280
Toxicology 11 359 1324
Public Health 12 459 1461
Healthcare Management (MHA) 19 615 2170
Health Science 18 606 2401
Clinical Psychology 21 659 2523
Anatomy and Physiology 19 739 2732
Pharmacology 18 642 2811
Nursing 23 700 2885
Pathology 19 740 2987
Virology 19 681 3001
Immunology 18 711 3017
Psychiatry 20 774 3064
Surgery 21 851 3510

Engineering rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 19th for Engineering in Portugal and 3033rd in the World with 1,671 publications made and 31,191 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Aerospace Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#19 of 29 In Portugal
#816 of 1,453 In Europe
#3033 of 6,684 In the World

University of the Azores
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 1 3
1992 0 3
1993 1 0
1994 2 12
1995 6 7
1996 8 10
1997 6 11
1998 3 16
1999 12 31
2000 6 48
2001 13 51
2002 14 62
2003 16 70
2004 18 78
2005 12 118
2006 44 202
2007 54 297
2008 50 425
2009 60 470
2010 53 593
2011 64 700
2012 51 778
2013 82 1059
2014 84 1229
2015 96 1576
2016 68 1531
2017 79 1762
2018 73 1878
2019 93 2319
2020 108 3002
2021 205 3663
2022 131 4012
2023 141 4354

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
Remote Sensing 13 525 1581
Geotechnical Engineering 14 553 1924
Civil Engineering 16 651 2174
Aerospace Engineering 16 710 2481
Biotechnology 19 623 2568
Chemical Engineering 17 709 2836
Telecommunications 21 835 3211
Optical Engineering 18 856 3293
Metallurgical Engineering 21 833 3340
Materials Science 22 896 3461
Acoustical Engineering 20 949 3572
Electrical Engineering 21 941 3646
Computer Networking 22 928 3663
Structural Engineering 23 968 3703
Mechanical Engineering 22 1025 3815
Nanotechnology 23 959 3989

Physics rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 19th for Physics in Portugal and 3188th in the World with 1,350 publications made and 23,327 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#19 of 29 In Portugal
#843 of 1,446 In Europe
#3188 of 6,603 In the World

University of the Azores
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 1 3
1992 0 4
1993 0 0
1994 1 10
1995 5 5
1996 9 10
1997 4 10
1998 2 15
1999 12 31
2000 7 34
2001 13 47
2002 8 68
2003 13 64
2004 14 68
2005 10 108
2006 27 170
2007 32 247
2008 38 371
2009 44 383
2010 42 518
2011 66 621
2012 40 686
2013 74 926
2014 75 1047
2015 74 1194
2016 65 1266
2017 59 1351
2018 54 1487
2019 85 1844
2020 88 2307
2021 167 2886
2022 93 2982
2023 111 3270

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
Astrophysics and Astronomy 14 721 2505
Nuclear Physics 16 772 3056
Optical Engineering 18 856 3293
Materials Science 22 896 3461
Acoustical Engineering 20 949 3572
Quantum and Particle physics 22 938 3669
Nanotechnology 23 959 3989

Computer Science rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 19th for Computer Science in Portugal and 3112th in the World with 1,200 publications made and 17,364 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Cyber Security, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#19 of 29 In Portugal
#823 of 1,459 In Europe
#3112 of 6,752 In the World

University of the Azores
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1995 3 3
1996 2 3
1997 3 2
1998 5 8
1999 4 14
2000 7 20
2001 8 23
2002 6 39
2003 11 47
2004 7 54
2005 8 80
2006 21 102
2007 27 125
2008 23 221
2009 30 236
2010 24 297
2011 41 352
2012 47 492
2013 50 574
2014 59 678
2015 58 853
2016 54 866
2017 57 922
2018 48 1078
2019 78 1306
2020 79 1646
2021 244 2123
2022 83 2217
2023 101 2602

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 16 560 1939
Data Science 22 721 2299
Management Information Systems 25 815 2459
Machine Learning 17 702 2642
Library and Information science 17 765 2812
Neuroscience 20 801 2999
Computer Vision 19 831 3160
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 20 851 3169
Telecommunications 21 835 3211
Cyber Security 21 875 3292
Computer Networking 22 928 3663

Business rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 16th for Business in Portugal and 2270th in the World with 845 publications made and 9,884 citations received. Main research topics: Marketing, Management, Finance, Hospitality and Hotel Management, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#16 of 30 In Portugal
#707 of 1,414 In Europe
#2270 of 6,187 In the World

University of the Azores
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1995 4 1
1996 1 0
1997 0 3
1998 0 1
1999 3 9
2000 2 9
2001 4 12
2002 4 20
2003 9 21
2004 8 29
2005 10 28
2006 13 48
2007 24 58
2008 20 117
2009 15 115
2010 16 166
2011 32 192
2012 41 297
2013 37 298
2014 33 386
2015 44 447
2016 27 439
2017 42 489
2018 27 530
2019 62 664
2020 69 904
2021 141 1217
2022 71 1253
2023 73 1395

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 10 180 424
International Trade 15 574 1181
International Business 15 606 1352
Advertising 15 581 1769
Marketing 18 672 2102
Finance 16 747 2457
Management Information Systems 25 815 2459
Management 21 784 2764

Psychology rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 19th for Psychology in Portugal and 3077th in the World with 756 publications made and 7,572 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#19 of 30 In Portugal
#792 of 1,414 In Europe
#3077 of 6,528 In the World

University of the Azores
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 1 2
1995 4 2
1996 0 0
1997 1 1
1998 3 3
1999 5 7
2000 2 12
2001 5 15
2002 2 26
2003 6 20
2004 6 26
2005 5 38
2006 4 43
2007 10 68
2008 12 82
2009 7 95
2010 14 143
2011 17 128
2012 17 201
2013 21 225
2014 20 245
2015 29 348
2016 23 306
2017 41 315
2018 45 439
2019 53 536
2020 42 695
2021 209 960
2022 67 1015
2023 76 1219

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 16 635 2314
Clinical Psychology 21 659 2523
Child Psychology 22 717 2824
Social Psychology 20 793 2846
Neuroscience 20 801 2999
Psychiatry 20 774 3064

Economics rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 15th for Economics in Portugal and 2166th in the World with 678 publications made and 7,734 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#15 of 29 In Portugal
#669 of 1,366 In Europe
#2166 of 5,995 In the World

University of the Azores
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1996 0 2
1997 0 1
1998 1 1
1999 6 6
2000 2 6
2001 4 7
2002 4 15
2003 6 13
2004 5 18
2005 9 26
2006 9 41
2007 23 51
2008 13 79
2009 16 106
2010 13 124
2011 25 127
2012 30 224
2013 34 242
2014 25 271
2015 27 345
2016 16 288
2017 33 347
2018 27 332
2019 39 450
2020 47 624
2021 146 773
2022 64 896
2023 42 951

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 15 577 1137
International Trade 15 574 1181
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 14 561 1677
Development Studies 15 651 2266
Finance 16 747 2457

Art & Design rankings

The University of the Azores ranked 18th for Art & Design in Portugal and 2341st in the World with 407 publications made and 4,488 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 28 In Portugal
#730 of 1,349 In Europe
#2341 of 5,720 In the World

University of the Azores
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 1 1
1993 0 0
1994 1 5
1995 1 2
1996 0 0
1997 1 2
1998 0 2
1999 1 2
2000 3 11
2001 3 9
2002 4 12
2003 3 12
2004 3 9
2005 5 34
2006 4 32
2007 9 50
2008 10 78
2009 14 102
2010 8 113
2011 14 113
2012 11 129
2013 16 177
2014 16 186
2015 25 221
2016 14 235
2017 18 284
2018 13 251
2019 24 344
2020 27 430
2021 78 638
2022 44 614
2023 32 690

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 17 662 1963
Literature 17 773 2604
Aesthetics 19 844 2942

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of the Azores

Speciality Portugal Europe World Rank
Statistics 17 712 2572
Mathematics 19 763 2841
Math Teachers 19 731 3015