Portugal in the Top 2% Scientists list 2026: 1,059 scholars, fields, and institutions
Live ABS Nexora analytics: Portugal lists 1,059 Top 2% scientists in the 2026 single-year cohort (~0.43% of the SY analytics total), led by Clinical Medicine (233) and Universidade do Porto (151).
How many Top 2% scientists are from Portugal?
Direct answer: ABS Nexora’s latest single-year country profile for Portugal (prt) lists 1,059 Top 2% scientists for selected year 2026 — about 0.43% of the Directory’s single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers). Average citations in this snapshot are about 1,308, with average h-index near 13.5, across 200 distinct institutions.
Portugal’s listed cohort is Clinical Medicine–led but more balanced toward Enabling & Strategic Technologies, Engineering, and Chemistry than many larger European peers, with Universidade do Porto the clear institutional leader.
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Who are the top 10 Top 2% scientists in Portugal?
Direct answer: In ABS Nexora’s Portugal country profile (prt, single-year 2026), the top 10 listed scholars by Directory ranking start with Prata, Joana Correia (Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde (IUCS); Earth & Environmental Sciences; global rank 1,208; ~2,459 citations). The table below uses # in country for order within this national list and Global rank for the scholar’s overall rank_all in the single-year listing.
| # in country | Researcher | Institution | Field | Global rank | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prata, Joana Correia | Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde (IUCS) | Earth & Environmental Sciences | 1,208 | 2,459 |
| 2 | Davim, J. P. | Universidade de Aveiro | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 1,334 | 2,763 |
| 3 | Guedes Soares, C. | Instituto Superior Técnico | Engineering | 1,428 | 7,673 |
| 4 | Loureiro, Sandra María Correia | Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa | Economics & Business | 1,432 | 2,528 |
| 5 | Lobo, Francisco S.N. | Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa | Physics & Astronomy | 2,789 | 2,836 |
| 6 | Cruz-Martins, Natália | Universidade do Minho | Clinical Medicine | 3,179 | 21,237 |
| 7 | Rocha-Santos, Teresa A.P. | Universidade de Aveiro | Earth & Environmental Sciences | 3,190 | 4,092 |
| 8 | Clemente, Filipe Manuel | Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra | Clinical Medicine | 4,015 | 3,052 |
| 9 | Cardoso, Vitor | Instituto Superior Técnico | Physics & Astronomy | 4,344 | 4,113 |
| 10 | Mano, João F. | CICECO – Instituto de Materiais de Aveiro | Engineering | 4,668 | 4,090 |
Open any linked name for the full Directory scholar profile. Country order follows the live top_researchers panel on Portugal analytics.
What are Portugal’s strongest fields?
Portugal’s largest Top 2% field cohort is Clinical Medicine with 233 listed scholars. The next fields in the live profile are:
| Field | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Clinical Medicine | 233 |
| Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 146 |
| Engineering | 122 |
| Chemistry | 118 |
| Biomedical Research | 86 |
Which institutions lead in Portugal?
The largest institutional cohort in the Portugal profile is Universidade do Porto (151 listed scholars). Other leading affiliations:
| Institution | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Universidade do Porto | 151 |
| Universidade do Minho | 65 |
| Universidade de Aveiro | 60 |
| Instituto Superior Técnico | 52 |
| Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa | 37 |
How has Portugal’s Top 2% cohort changed from 2020 to 2026?
In the country-profile timeline, Portugal moved from 551 listed scholars (2020) to 1,059 (2026) — a change of 508 (~+92%).
| Edition year | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 551 |
| 2021 | 703 |
| 2022 | 770 |
| 2023 | 790 |
| 2024 | 888 |
| 2025 | 982 |
| 2026 | 1,059 |
Snapshot metrics (single-year 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Listed scholars | 1,059 |
| Share of global (SY analytics) | 0.43% |
| Avg. citations | 1,308 |
| Avg. h-index | 13.5 |
| Best rank (in profile) | 1,208 |
| Distinct institutions | 200 |
| Leading field | Clinical Medicine (233) |
One highly ranked profile example in this snapshot: Prata, Joana Correia (Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde (IUCS); Earth & Environmental Sciences). Rankings shift with listing type and year — always verify on the live Directory.
Explore Portugal on ABS Nexora
- Portugal country analytics
- Directory search (filter by country / institution)
- Full analytics dashboard
- 2026 edition explained
- How to read country counts
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FAQ
How many Top 2% scientists does Portugal have in 2026? 1,059 listed scholars in ABS Nexora’s single-year country profile for selected year 2026.
What share of the global list is that? About 0.43% of the single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers in the matching dashboard snapshot).
Which field is strongest in Portugal? Clinical Medicine, with 233 listed scholars in the live profile.
Which institution has the most listed scholars? Universidade do Porto, with 151 in this snapshot (affiliation coding follows the underlying dataset).
Did Portugal grow between 2020 and 2026? Yes — from 551 to 1,059 listed scholars (~+92%) in the country timeline.
Who ranks highest among Portugal’s Top 2% scientists? In this snapshot, Prata, Joana Correia leads the country top_researchers list (see the top-10 table above for linked profiles).
Where can I verify these figures? Open the live Portugal country page or Analytics on ABS Nexora; numbers refresh with the Directory database. Data source: Elsevier / Stanford–Ioannidis World’s Top 2% Scientists lists via ABS Nexora.