The latest update of the World’s Top 2% Scientists Network, the global ranking of the world’s most-cited scientists, has been released by Stanford University (California, USA).

Among the more than 100,000 researchers included in the ranking, four ISEL faculty members stand out:

Single Year Category

- Luís Evangelista (DEC/ISEL), ranked in the fields of Building & Construction, Materials, and Built Environment & Design, affiliated with ISEL.

- Stefano Stefenon (DEI/ISEL), ranked in the fields of Energy, Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing, and Enabling & Strategic Technologies, affiliated with IPL.

- Ricardo Baptista (DEM/ISEL), ranked in the fields of Mechanical Engineering & Transports, Materials, and Engineering, affiliated with IPL.

Career Category

- João Gomes (DEQ/ISEL), ranked in the fields of Energy, Environmental Sciences, and Enabling & Strategic Technologies, affiliated with ISEL.

- Luís Evangelista (DEC/ISEL), ranked in the fields of Building & Construction, Materials, and Built Environment & Design, affiliated with ISEL.

Published on 7 October, the ranking is based on citation data from Scopus, the renowned online database of abstracts and citations of academic journal articles, and reflects citations recorded up to the end of 2025.