Elsevier and Stanford University have launched the list of the most influential scientists in the world in 2023 (top 2% most influential) and also the most influential throughout their career. This list includes more than 200 thousand researchers and covers all areas of knowledge.

This year, there are 12 professors from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (DEEC) who, in their areas of knowledge, had a high global impact in the year 2023 and there are 30 professors from DEEC who had a high global impact throughout their careers.

According to this study, DEEC's most influential scientists in 2023 were (in alphabetical order):

• André Martins
• Gil Marques
• Hugo Morais
• Leonel Sousa
• Luís Borges de Almeida
• José Bioucas Dias
• José Fernando Silva
• Mário Figueiredo
• Mário Silveirinha
• Nuno Horta
• Paulo André
• Rui Castro

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
• Bruno Martins
• Carlos Fernandes
• Fernando Pereira
• Francisco Corrêa Alegria
• Gil Marques
• Helena G. Ramos
• Hugo Morais
• Jorge Marques
• Leonel Sousa
• Luís Borges de Almeida
• 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 outstanding achievement!