The University of Minho has 66 scientists in the group of the 2% most cited in the world over the last year, according to a study by Stanford University (USA) and the Elsevier publishing group.
The list, called ‘World’s Top 2% Scientists 2024’, includes 223,000 researchers, 889 of whom are linked to institutions in Portugal. UMinho appears with 18 units represented (two more than in 2023) and its first names on the global list are Paulo Lourenço (6104th place), Fernando Pacheco-Torgal (6772nd) and Rui L. Reis (6842nd).
The document presents the best researchers on the planet in 22 areas and 174 disciplines, taking into account their index, the volume of publications and the citations of their work, according to data from the Scopus database up to August 2024. This annual list was created in 2019 with the aim of creating a public repository on the impact and influence of researchers on the progress of scientific knowledge and to combat self-citation abuses.
– CEB – Centre of Biological Engineering (14 cientists): António Vicente, Artur Cavaco-Paulo, Eduardo Gudiña, José António Teixeira, Joana Azeredo, Lígia Rodrigues, Lucília Domingues, Madalena Alves, Mariana Henriques, Miguel Gama, Nuno Cerca, Rosário Oliveira, Russell Paterson, Sónia Silva;
– Algoritmi Centre (6): João Luís Afonso, João Varajão, Paula Ferreira, Paulo Cortez, Sandro Pinto, Vitor Monteiro
– CMEMS – Center for Microelectromechanical Systems (5): Filipe Marques, Filipe Samuel Silva, Júlio Souza, Luís A. Rocha, Paulo Flores;
– ISISE – Institute for sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (4): Joaquim Barros, José Sena-Cruz, Mayank Mishra, Paulo Lourenço;
– 2C2T – Center for Textil Science and Technology (3): Andrea Zille, Helena Felgueiras, Raul Fangueiro;
– CTAC – Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (1): Fernando Pacheco-Torgal;
– IPC – Institute of Polymers and Composites (1): Loic Hilliou;
– MEtRICs – Mechanical Engineering and Resource Sustainability Center (1): Rui Alberto Lima.
The Stanford University and Elsevier study also presents a ‘career’ list, which also includes José Neves (Algoritmi Centre), Júlio Viana (Institute of Polymers and Composites), Manuel Filipe Costa (Physics Centre) and Marian Brownell Anderson (School of Medicine).