Manuela Pintado, Célia M. Manaia, Paula Teixeira and Paula Castro, researchers and professors at the Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry at the Faculty of Biotechnology at the Universidade Catolica, are among the best in the country according to the 1st edition of the “Best Biology and Biochemistry Scientists in Portugal” by Research.com

Célia Manaia, Paula Teixeira and Manuela Pintado had already been highlighted by Stanford University in the “World's Top 2% Scientists 2022” list, so the result in the Research.com ranking reinforces and recognizes the excellence and rigor of research in Universidade Catolica.

The ranking of researchers in the areas of Biology and Biochemistry was prepared based on data from published papers as well as citation metrics, collected from various sources, such as OpenAlex and CrossRef, on December 6, 2021.

Research.com, the entity that published the study, is a platform aimed at scientists, which highlights researchers in rankings in the most varied areas, at a global and national level, and gathers information on the best conferences for academia.