Stanford University and Elsevier published a study listing the most influential scientists in the world in 2022 (top 2% most influential) and also the most influential throughout their career. This study includes more than 200 thousand researchers and covers all areas of knowledge.

This year, there are 10 professors from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (DEEC) who, in their areas of knowledge, had a high global impact in the year 2022 and there are 31 professors from DEEC who had a high global impact throughout their career.

According to this study, DEEC's most influential scientists in 2022 were (in alphabetical order):

• André Martins
• Gil Marques
• Leonel Sousa
• Luís Borges de Almeida
• José Bioucas Dias
• José Fernando Silva
• Mário Figueiredo
• Mário Silveirinha
• Marko Beko
• Paulo André

The DEEC professors, former professors and researchers with the most impact throughout their career are (in alphabetical order):

• Adolfo Cartaxo
• André Martins
• António Cruz Serra
• António Pascoal
• Carlos Fernandes
• Fernando Pereira
• Francisco Corrêa Alegria
• Gil Marques
• Helena G. Ramos
• Hugo Morais
• Jorge Marques
• Leonel Sousa
• Luís Borges de Almeida
• Luís Correia
• Luís Marcelino Ferreira
• João Luís Sobrinho
• João Paulo Carvalho
• José Bioucas Dias
• José Brandão Faria
• José Fernando Silva
• José Santos-Victor
• Mário Figueiredo
• Mário Silveirinha
• Marko Beko
• Nuno Horta
• Paulo André
• Paulo Costa Branco
• Paulo Oliveira
• Pedro Girão
• Pedro Ramos
• Pedro Verdelho

Congratulations to the DEEC professors and researchers from the Instituto de Telecomunicações, INESC-ID, ISR and IDMEC for this excellent result!