CICECO News » World’s Best Scientists 2026 Highlights 27 Researchers from CICECO

Twenty-seven researchers from CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials have been included in the 2026 edition of the World’s Best Scientists ranking, published by Research.com, a bibliometric platform that evaluates scientific performance worldwide.

Of the 102 researchers from the University of Aveiro distinguished by Research.com, 27 belong to CICECO. At the national level, the ranking included 846 scientists affiliated with Portuguese institutions.

The ranking identifies leading researchers in their scientific fields based on the impact and relevance of their scholarly outputs. The selection is based on the Discipline H-index (D-index), a metric that considers publications and citations within a specific disciplinary area. The data are derived from the open bibliometric databases OpenAlex and Crossref.

The outstanding performance of CICECO researchers is further demonstrated by the fact that they account for 7 of the 10 highest-ranked researchers at the University of Aveiro, with 6 placed among the national Top 10 and 2 among the world’s Top 500 researchers in their respective fields.

These results reflect the excellence and international impact of the research carried out at CICECO. This contribution is particularly significant in the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, where the University of Aveiro ranks 1st and 2nd nationally, and 151st and 91st worldwide, respectively. It also highlights the role of the Associate Laboratory as one of Portugal’s leading research centres in Materials Science and Engineering and related scientific fields.

CICECO on the "top"

Check the full list of the researchers:

#	Scientist	Field	D-Index	Citations	Publications
1	João A. P. Coutinho	Chemistry	122	56 981	955
2	João F. Mano	Chemistry / Materials	120	57 635	947
3	Mário G.S. Ferreira	Materials	102	32 141	379
4	Luís D. Carlos	Materials / Chemistry	93	34 582	567
5	José M.F. Ferreira	Materials	92	27 399	637
6	Armando J. D. Silvestre	Chemistry	92	26 852	413
7	Mara G. Freire	Chemistry	91	26 406	367
8	Carmen S.R. Freire	Chemistry	82	19 601	270
9	João A. Labrincha	Materials	77	19 856	400
10	Carlos Marques	Materials	74	12 986	404
11	Rute A. S. Ferreira	Materials / Chemistry	69	17 600	388
12	Tito Trindade	Chemistry	66	16 286	360
13	Filipe A. Almeida Paz	Chemistry	63	15 943	399
14	Ana M. Gil	Chemistry	62	9 942	235
15	José R. B. Gomes	Chemistry	62	11 514	315
16	Jorge R. Frade	Materials	60	11 560	362
17	Martyn Pillinger	Chemistry	60	11 691	276
18	Dmitry V. Evtuguin	Chemistry	59	10 413	244
19	Anabela A. Valente	Chemistry	57	10 464	252
20	Fernando M.B. Marques	Materials	54	11 054	245
21	Sónia P. M. Ventura	Chemistry	54	10 137	203
22	Isabel S. Gonçalves	Chemistry	54	9 309	299
23	Paula M. Vilarinho	Materials	52	10 373	393
24	Vítor Félix	Chemistry	52	9 066	250
25	Carlos D. S. Brites	Materials / Chemistry	46	10 746	124
26	Pedro J. Carvalho	Chemistry	45	8 657	111
27	Alexander Tselev	Materials	41	6 116	203