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Portugal
Portugal ranks between 4th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Electronic warfare
4–19tied, of 231.0 papers of credit
1stCN81.0%2–3US1.4%4–19KR1.0%4–19PT0.8%4–19PK0.8%4–19ZA0.8%
Portuguese Military Academy0.2% of the top 10%
Directed energy
10–21tied, of 211.0 papers of credit
1stCN57.5%7–9NL2.2%7–9CH1.6%10–21PT1.1%10–21IT1.0%10–21FR0.8%
Universidade Nova de Lisboa1.1% of the top 10%
Space launch
13–17tied, of 181.0 papers of credit
1stCN34.8%10–12TW2.0%10–12BR1.1%13–17PT1.0%13–17HK0.4%13–17TR0.3%
University of Aveiro1.0% of the top 10%
Hydrogen by electrolysis
13–16tied, of 83
1stCN53.0%12thHK1.2%13–16EG0.9%13–16PT0.9%13–16FR0.9%13–16JP0.9%
University of Lisbon0.2% of the top 10%
Additive manufacturing
15–16tied, of 90
1stCN34.0%13–14GR1.3%15–16FR1.1%15–16PT1.0%17–19AE0.9%17–19HK0.9%
Universidade Nova de Lisboa0.3% of the top 10%
Advanced robotics
16–17tied, of 54
1stCN31.5%14thCA1.3%15thES1.1%16–17PT0.8%16–17MO0.7%18–25IN0.6%
University of Coimbra0.6% of the top 10%
Advanced composites
15–18tied, of 68
1stCN50.8%12–14JP0.9%15–18SA0.8%15–18PT0.8%15–18HK0.8%15–18BE0.7%
University of Coimbra0.2% of the top 10%
Atomic clocks
17–20tied, of 270.1 papers of credit
1stUS38.7%9–16CZ0.1%17–20HK0.1%17–20TH0.1%17–20PT0.1%17–20PL0.1%
University of Lisbon0.1% of the top 10%
Large language models
22–23tied, of 96
1stCN27.4%19–20SE0.7%21stNL0.6%22–23PT0.5%22–23MO0.4%24–27IE0.4%
University of Lisbon0.1% of the top 10%
Nuclear fusion
20–22tied, of 502.3 papers of credit
1stUS27.5%20–22BE0.3%20–22HU0.3%20–22PT0.3%23–30NO0.2%23–30CA0.1%
University of Lisbon0.1% of the top 10%
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
21–22tied, of 704.1 papers of credit
1stUS38.7%20thCH0.6%21–22DK0.5%21–22PT0.4%23–30SA0.3%23–30NO0.3%
Universidade Católica Portuguesa0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced chip manufacturing
21–33tied, of 391.2 papers of credit
1stCN31.8%13–20NO0.4%21–33AE0.3%21–33PT0.3%21–33BD0.3%21–33SE0.3%
Universidade do Porto0.3% of the top 10%
Optical communication
22–25tied, of 544.6 papers of credit
1stCN38.8%20–21AU0.8%20–21ES0.8%22–25PT0.7%22–25PL0.6%22–25IQ0.6%
University of Aveiro0.4% of the top 10%
AI chips
23–28tied, of 462.0 papers of credit
1stCN46.2%20–22RU0.4%20–22AT0.4%23–28PT0.3%23–28SE0.3%23–28GR0.2%
Universidade do Porto0.1% of the top 10%
Radar
16–32tied, of 411.0 papers of credit
1stCN77.0%16–32FR0.2%16–32DZ0.2%16–32PT0.2%16–32NO0.2%16–32KZ0.2%
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento0.1% of the top 10%
Synthetic biology
20–24tied, of 553.0 papers of credit
1stCN45.7%20–24SG0.5%20–24SA0.5%20–24PT0.5%20–24IR0.4%25–30PK0.4%
University of Minho0.2% of the top 10%
New antibiotics and antivirals
24–28tied, of 82
1stCN30.3%22–23RU0.8%24–28MY0.7%24–28PT0.6%24–28FR0.6%24–28CH0.6%
Universidade do Porto0.2% of the top 10%
Post-quantum cryptography
18–26tied, of 592.4 papers of credit
1stCN20.4%18–26MY0.8%18–26CH0.8%18–26PT0.7%27–39NL0.6%27–39BD0.6%
University of Coimbra0.3% of the top 10%
Distributed ledgers
26–29tied, of 103
1stCN20.6%25thEG0.8%26–29JP0.7%26–29PT0.7%26–29NO0.7%26–29CH0.7%
Universidade Nova de Lisboa0.1% of the top 10%
Electric batteries
28–40tied, of 89
1stCN68.0%22–27FI0.2%22–27NL0.2%28–40PT0.1%28–40MO0.1%28–40BD0.1%
University of Minho0.0% of the top 10%
Cybersecurity
29–33tied, of 104
1stCN14.8%25–28TN0.6%25–28ZA0.6%29–33PT0.5%29–33SG0.5%29–33IE0.5%
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum communication
27–40tied, of 571.4 papers of credit
1stCN28.9%27–40FI0.3%27–40BA0.3%27–40PT0.2%27–40IE0.2%27–40RU0.2%
Instituto de Telecomunicações0.1% of the top 10%
Sonar and underwater acoustics
24–31tied, of 370.2 papers of credit
1stCN71.6%24–31FI0.1%24–31EG0.1%24–31CZ0.1%24–31PT0.1%24–31QA0.1%
Universidade do Porto0.1% of the top 10%
Autonomous underwater vehicles
21–31tied, of 440.9 papers of credit
1stCN71.7%21–31MO0.3%21–31MY0.2%21–31PT0.2%32–38PK0.2%32–38AU0.2%
Outside the top 30
University of Lisbon0.1% of the top 10%
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
30–40tied, of 561.7 papers of credit
1stCN40.8%30–40DK0.2%30–40FI0.2%30–40PT0.2%30–40TR0.2%30–40PK0.2%
Outside the top 30
University of Aveiro0.2% of the top 10%
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
32–40tied, of 682.8 papers of credit
1stCN44.5%26–31BD0.3%26–31KZ0.3%32–40PT0.3%32–40IQ0.3%32–40DZ0.3%
Outside the top 30
University of Lisbon0.1% of the top 10%
Supercapacitors
33–40tied, of 864.6 papers of credit
1stCN46.3%30–32IE0.2%30–32CL0.2%33–40PT0.1%33–40ET0.1%33–40NG0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Aveiro0.0% of the top 10%
6G and advanced wireless
34–38tied, of 802.9 papers of credit
1stCN39.9%30–33BR0.3%30–33DK0.3%34–38PT0.2%34–38LB0.2%34–38QA0.2%
Outside the top 30
University of Aveiro0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
30–35tied, of 713.3 papers of credit
1stUS34.9%30–35BR0.2%30–35IR0.2%30–35PT0.2%36–40MA0.1%36–40QA0.1%
Outside the top 30
Universidade do Porto0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced aircraft engines
20–39tied, of 470.3 papers of credit
1stCN64.6%20–39MX0.1%20–39BT0.1%20–39PT0.1%20–39JO0.1%20–39BR0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Coimbra0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum sensors
26–36tied, of 480.4 papers of credit
1stCN22.5%26–36LT0.1%26–36LU0.1%26–36CL0.1%26–36PT0.1%26–36MX0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Lisbon0.0% of the top 10%
Satellite navigation
33–40tied, of 451.1 papers of credit
1stCN56.1%33–40KZ0.2%33–40TW0.2%33–40PT0.1%33–40NG0.1%33–40NZ0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Lisbon0.1% of the top 10%
Hyperspectral imaging
27–36tied, of 540.9 papers of credit
1stCN71.4%27–36GR0.1%27–36MA0.1%27–36PT0.1%37–39EG0.1%37–39KZ0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro0.0% of the top 10%
Drones and swarming
37–40tied, of 813.4 papers of credit
1stCN52.2%34–36LU0.3%34–36TN0.3%37–40PT0.2%37–40NZ0.2%37–40CZ0.2%
Outside the top 30
University of Aveiro0.1% of the top 10%
High-performance computing
36–40tied, of 450.3 papers of credit
1stUS36.3%22–35AT0.1%36–40MX0.1%36–40PT0.1%36–40CA0.1%36–40PK0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Coimbra0.1% of the top 10%
Magnets and superconductors
40thof 580.5 papers of credit
1stCN35.0%27–39TW0.2%27–39BE0.2%27–39SK0.2%27–39HK0.1%40thPT0.1%
Outside the top 30
Centro de Investigação em Estudos Interdisciplinares0.0% of the top 10%
Small satellites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hypersonic flight
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Perovskite solar cells
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Critical minerals processing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Gene editing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Inertial navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Metamaterials
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fission power
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Genome sequencing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method