Talking about FEUP is synonymous with excellence in teaching and research. One of the reasons for our pride is the international recognition of our researchers, which testifies to the quality and internationalisation of our scientific activity.
International recognition
Of the 182 scientists from the University of Porto featured on the list of the world's most cited scientists in 2023, 56 belong to the Faculty of Engineering. The data comes from the most recent update of the ‘World's Top 2% Scientists list’, which annually ranks the world's most cited scientists in their respective fields, according to SCOPUS, the world's largest database of abstracts and citations of scientific publications.
As in the previous edition, the list of the most cited U.Porto researchers in 2023 is headed by Joana Correia Prata, visiting professor at the Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences, followed by a trio made up of lecturers and researchers João Catalão (Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto) and João Gama (Faculty of Economics at the University of Porto) and researcher Eliana B. Souto (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto).
As well as the most cited researchers over the last year, the World's Top 2% Scientists list also includes the list of scientists with the greatest impact over the course of their careers, highlighting 127 researchers from the University of Porto.
At world level, the list of most cited scientists throughout their careers is once again headed by the Swiss chemist Michael Grätzel, Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Porto proposed by FEUP.
Over the years, FEUP researchers have excelled in a wide range of fields, demonstrating the relevance and timeliness of the knowledge produced in our laboratories. In an attempt to demonstrate this, without being exhaustive, here are a few examples that testify to our scientific excellence:
Nuno Azevedo, LEPABE
2.5 million euros to create a research group of excellence in biofilm engineering. It is the first ERA Chair led by FEUP, awarded to the research group coordinated by researcher Nuno F. Azevedo, from the Process, Environmental, Biotechnology and Energy Engineering Laboratory (LEPABE), which is part of the ALiCE Associated Laboratory.
Ana Rita Lado, LSRE-LCM
The research line led by Ana Rita Lado aims to contribute to the understanding of the role of enantioselective environmental processes in the behaviour and fate of chiral antibiotics, which are found in residual amounts in the environment. The €1.5 million grant from the ERC will open the door to the development of medicines that are safer for the environment.
