Fifty-six Técnico researchers hold prominent positions, nationally and internationally, in the rankings released by Research.com. The names of the Técnico scientists are included in 8 of the 15 lists, and many of them are among the top 500 most cited researchers worldwide in their area of expertise, such as professor Carlos Guedes Soares (Engineering and Technology) and professor Jorge Ambrósio (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering).

The national top-5 includes several Técnico professors: José Bioucas-Dias, Mário Figueiredo and Ana Paiva (Computer Science); Rui Cunha Marques (Business and Management); António Pascoal, Michel Athans and Mário G. Silveirinha (Electronics and Electrical Engineering); Carlos Guedes Soares and Dinar Camotim (Engineering and Technology); Armando Pombeiro (Chemistry); and Jorge Ambrósio (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering).

The Research.com ranking was launched in 2014 and aims to highlight computer science researchers, but recently it has been covering other disciplines such as Business and Management, Chemistry, Engineering and Technology, Biology and Biochemistry, Mathematics, etc. The inclusion criteria for scholars are based on their discipline h-index, proportion of their contributions made within the given discipline, as well as on their awards and achievements. The data were collected until 6th December 2021.

List of the Portuguese distinguished researchers by research area.