Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Portugal Highly Cited Researchers Citation in Portugal Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Sociologia
Epistemologia
Direitos Humanos
Estudos Pós-Coloniais
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,900
64,906
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Psicologia
Ensino Superior
Avaliação Psicológica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,051
14,287
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Didática da Matemática
Educação Matemática
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,140
11,038
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Physical activity
exercise and health
body composition
sedentary behaviour
sports sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,206
26,131
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Expertise
sport science
perception-action
skill acquisition
sport psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,746
16,500
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,831
14,750
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
childhood obesity
human ecology
growth
adaptation
human diet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,191
21,261
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Entrepreneurship
Strategic Management
Strategy
Competitiveness
International Business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,805
19,428
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Didáctica de Línguas
Supervisão
Formação de Professores
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,081
6,444
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Positive leadership
Organizational behavior
Positive organizational scholarship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,836
10,382
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Psychology
embodiment
language
chemosignaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,310
5,409
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Archeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,679
7,753
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Macroeconomics
Fiscal policy
Financial economics
Sovereign debt
Government efficiency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,505
8,487
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Clinical Psychology
CBT
Mindfulness
ACT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,319
12,789
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Tecnologia Educativa
Formação de Professores
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,566
7,648
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Operations Research
Decision Aiding
Management Science
Optimization
Multi-Objective
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,156
8,087
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
cross-cultural psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,429
7,910
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
health psychology
quality of life
pregnancy
transition to parenthood
clinical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,237
9,277
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,105
8,183
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
relationship marketing
tech VR AR AI
tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,041
13,556
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Entrepreneurship
marketing
internationalization
gestão
estratégia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,999
9,405
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
social entrepreneurship
impact investing
entrepreneurship
strategy
organization theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,115
7,912
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
psychology
education
self-regulated learning
motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,635
7,162
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Ciências Sociais
Ciências da Educação
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,585
4,204
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Business Analytics
Data Mining
Forecasting
Neural Networks
Evolutionary Computation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,395
8,993
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,322
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Boaventura De Sousa Santos
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,900
64,906
0.419
Sociologia
Epistemologia
Direitos Humanos
Estudos Pós-Coloniais
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,276
41
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Leandro S. Almeida
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,051
14,287
0.420
Psicologia
Ensino Superior
Avaliação Psicológica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,059
44
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
João Pedro Da Ponte
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,140
11,038
0.333
Didática da Matemática
Educação Matemática
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,958
46
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Diana A Santos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,206
26,131
0.811
Physical activity
exercise and health
body composition
sedentary behaviour
sports sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,839
53
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Duarte Araujo
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,746
16,500
0.574
Expertise
sport science
perception-action
skill acquisition
sport psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,036
57
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Maria Assuncao Flores
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,831
14,750
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,891
60
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cristina Padez
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,191
21,261
0.782
childhood obesity
human ecology
growth
adaptation
human diet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,612
73
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
João J. Ferreira
Universidade da Beira Interior
Covilhã, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,805
19,428
0.816
Entrepreneurship
Strategic Management
Strategy
Competitiveness
International Business
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,053
74
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Isabel Alarcão
Universidade de Aveiro
Aveiro, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,081
6,444
0.279
Didáctica de Línguas
Supervisão
Formação de Professores
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,698
81
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Arménio Rego
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,836
10,382
0.475
Positive leadership
Organizational behavior
Positive organizational scholarship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,583
91
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
GR Semin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,310
5,409
0.266
Psychology
embodiment
language
chemosignaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,333
94
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
João Zilhão
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,679
7,753
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,861
97
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
António Afonso
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,505
8,487
0.435
Macroeconomics
Fiscal policy
Financial economics
Sovereign debt
Government efficiency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,364
100
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
José Pinto-Gouveia
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,319
12,789
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,668
106
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Clara Coutinho
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,566
7,648
0.412
Tecnologia Educativa
Formação de Professores
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,082
110
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
José Rui Figueira
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,156
8,087
0.445
Operations Research
Decision Aiding
Management Science
Optimization
Multi-Objective
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,781
120
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Felix Neto
Universidade do Porto
Porto, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,429
7,910
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,498
121
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Maria Cristina Canavarro
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,237
9,277
0.538
health psychology
quality of life
pregnancy
transition to parenthood
clinical psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,186
137
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lúcia Lima Rodrigues
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,105
8,183
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,469
138
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sandra Loureiro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,041
13,556
0.845
relationship marketing
tech VR AR AI
tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,667
140
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mario Raposo
Universidade da Beira Interior
Covilhã, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,999
9,405
0.588
Entrepreneurship
marketing
internationalization
gestão
estratégia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,917
153
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Filipe M. Santos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,115
7,912
0.523
social entrepreneurship
impact investing
entrepreneurship
strategy
organization theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,460
163
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Pedro Rosário
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,635
7,162
0.489
psychology
education
self-regulated learning
motivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,749
164
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
João Barroso
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,585
4,204
0.288
Ciências Sociais
Ciências da Educação
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,814
169
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paulo Cortez
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,395
8,993
0.625
Business Analytics
Data Mining
Forecasting
Neural Networks
Evolutionary Computation