The innovation, quality and impact of the research carried out by RISE-Health have been recognised by Research.com, a portal dedicated to research and education

In July, six researchers from the RISE-Health Research Unit were highlighted in the ‘World’s Best Scientists 2025’ by the portal Research.com, a ranking based on the number of citations and the H-Index (Discipline H-index), an indicator that measures the influence of a researcher taking into account their scientific publications and the number of times they are cited.

Fernando Schmitt, director of RISE-Health, and Patrício Soares da Silva (RISE-Health@RISE/FMUP) were two of the researchers recognised in the field of Medicine. Cidália Pina-Vaz, João Fonseca and Acácio Gonçalves Rodrigues (RISE-Health@RISE/FMUP) were recognised for their work in Microbiology. In Psychology, Óscar F. Gonçalves (RISE-Health@RISE/UPT) is among the best researchers in the world.

The University of Porto, where the RISE-Health Research Unit is based, through the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), has 155 researchers featured in the ‘World’s Best Scientists 2025’ ranking, who, over the last year, have published more than 40,000 scientific papers in national and international journals.