The 1st edition of Research.com ranking of the leading universities in Portugal is based on information acquired from Microsoft Academic Graph on 06-12-2021. Position in our world university ranking is based on total H-index values of all leading scientists affiliated with a given university. A leading scientist is a researcher with a D-index (discipline H-index) above a predetermined threshold (typically 30 or 40) for their scientific disciplines. The ranking of leading universities in Portugal only lists 1000 universities with the highest H-index total. Show more
The ranking process involved careful evaluation of 166,880 researchers on Google Scholar and Microsoft Academic Graph.
A comprehensive definition of our research process is available on our methodology page .
Please be advised that the research institution or university for a scientist is typically set based on the affiliation details presented on their Google Scholar profile.
In contrast to other global university rankings our objevtive is to focus predominantly on research accomplishments of leading researchers affiliated with each institution. We want to inspire scientists, executives, and decision-makers around the world to learn where top experts are heading and to offer an opportunity for the whole research community to discover who the leading authorities in specific disciplines, in particular countries, or possibly within scientific organizations are.
The ranking process involved a detailed examination of 166,880 researchers’ profiles from Google Scholar and Microsoft Academic Graph. Over 132,836 profiles were examined. Scientists from more than 2,814 institutions and affiliations were analyzed.
