Table 1.
Quantitative comparison between Portuguese (630 records) and worldwide research (68,680 records) on the distribution of publications in biosensors among the specified areas. Data obtained from webofknowledge.com cross-searching keywords: ALL FIELDS: (biosensor) and ADDRESS: (Portugal), and only keyword: ALL Fields: (Biosensor) in Web of Science [v.5.34]—Web of Science Core Collection Result Analysis (webofknowledge.com).
| Number of Publications with Biosensor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Area | Worldwide | Portuguese |
| Chemistry analytical | 27,585 | 299 |
| Electrochemistry | 15,750 | 199 |
| Nanoscience nanotechnology | 12,328 | 93 |
| Biotechnology applied microbiology | 9096 | 77 |
| Instrument instrumentation | 7972 | 75 |
| Biophysics | 7806 | 93 |
| Chemistry multidisciplinary | 7161 | 63 |
| Materials science multidisciplinary | 6793 | 40 |
| Physics applied | 5792 | 43 |
| Engineering, electrical and electronic | 5774 | 48 |