Researcher from Universidade Católica is one of the most cited scientists in the world, for the second consecutive year
Célia Manaia, researcher from the Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina (CBQF) of the Porto Regional Centre of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, is one of the most quoted scientists in the world for the second consecutive year.
The list "Highly Cited Researchers 2021", prepared by Clarivate Analytics, a North American company specialised in scientific information management, identifies the 6,600 researchers worldwide who have demonstrated significant influence in their research area or scientific areas, which corresponds to 1% of all scientists in the world in 21 research areas.
The researcher from the Porto Regional Centre of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa stands out for her research work in the area of microbiology, in particular in the field of bacteria resistance to antibiotics.
For Célia Manaia "it only makes sense to do scientific research if it is shared with peers and other sectors of society," adding that "the issue of antibiotic resistance and its role as an environmental contaminant is something that concerns various entities worldwide, from water management to food safety. Themes that concern society, its safety and well-being, are always very appealing to those who make scientific research their profession. In other words, there are many of us around the world who are interested in this subject and this justifies that the works are highly cited".
The researcher from Universidade Católica also mentions that "the citations received by peers, should not be understood as a measure of quality, but indicate that others read and cite our work. And this is very gratifying, of course, because besides the scientific community, society will also benefit from the work we have been doing in CBQF".
The methodology that determines the "who's who" of influential researchers is based on data and analysis conducted by bibliometric experts and data scientists at Clarivate's Institute for Scientific Information™.
In total, this year's list comprises 6,600 researchers from 70 countries worldwide, including 24 Nobel Prize winners. The countries with the largest representation of researchers cited are the United States, China, the United Kingdom and Australia. In Portugal, the researcher Célia Manaia is one of the 16 Portuguese scientists that integrate the list. More information available here.