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Ecossistema de I&D

R&D Fields

The research carried out at ULisboa takes place in the Schools and R&D Units in the areas of their specific remits.

ULisboa's 70 Research Units are divided into 6 scientific domains:

  • Natural Sciences
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Social Sciences
  • Engineering Sciences and Technology
  • Medical and Health Sciences
  • Agricultural Sciences

The research community is open, collaborative and international, helping to give ULisboa a privileged position in the main international rankings. ULisboa is among the 150 best universities in the world in the CWTS/Leiden and Scimago rankings. It is also the top Portuguese university in the Shanghai/ARWU ranking, in the 201-300 bracket, as well as one of the best in Ibero-America. In the CWTS/Leiden rankings, it is 1st in scientific output in the Iberian Peninsula and 28th in Europe.