Science and Technology

More than 150 Técnico researchers among World’s Top 2% Most Influential Scientists

The number of researchers affiliated with Técnico has once again increased in the Stanford ranking.

The number of researchers affiliated with Técnico who are among the top 2% of most-cited scientists worldwide has increased for the second year in a row. This year, the ‘Stanford ranking’, compiled by Stanford University and Elsevier, includes over 150 researchers affiliated with Instituto Superior Técnico. Among them, three scientists are in the national top 10 of single-year impact in 2023 (Carlos Guedes Soares, José Bioucas Dias and Jorge de Brito) and another three are in the national top 10 of career-long impact (Carlos Guedes Soares, José Bioucas Dias and Mário Figueiredo).

These lists feature the names of the 200,000 most cited scientists worldwide, representing the top 2%. Scientists are classified into 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields.

Técnico’s most influential scientists:

*This research unit has been closed.

Técnico scientists included in the career-long impact list in 2023: