A total of 10 researchers and 26 researchers from the University of Lleida (UdL), three more than last year, appear in the latest update of the database of the most cited scientists around the world, prepared by experts from Stanford University (United States), the SciTech Strategies Inc. scientometry company and the Elsevier scientific publishing house based on the scientific production of 2024. Luisa F. Cabeza Fabra, professor at the Polytechnic School (EPS), continues to be the best positioned in the UdL, in 1,252th place, with 4,958 references excluding self-citations. By centers, the EPS has managed to place 9 members of its teaching and research staff in this list. The School of Agrifood and Forestry and Veterinary Engineering (ETSEAFiV) has 18; the Faculty of Medicine, 8 and the Faculty of Law, Economics and Tourism (FDET), 1.

Behind Cabeza, they complete the top 5 of the UdL Gustavo A. Slafer (ETSEAFiV - Agrotecnio), in position 23.906; 'lvaro de Gracia (EPS), in place 26.847; José Manuel Porcel and Reinald Pamplona, both from the Faculty of Medicine and IRBLleida, in positions 29.503 and 37.883, respectively. They are followed by Olga Martín (ETSEAFiV-Agrotecnio, 42.193); Estela Mariné (FDET, 43.157); Fernando López-Gatius (Agrotecnio, 61.133); Xavier Matías-Guiu (Medicina-IRBLleida, 71.460); Paul Christou (ETSEAFiV-Agrotecnio, 78.264); Giuseppe Gaetano Luciano (ETSEAFiV, 80.402); Laura Salvia-Trujillo (ETSEAFiV - Agrotecnio, 82.671); José M. Valdivielso (ETSEAFiV - Agrotecnio, 89.445); Ferran Barbé (Medicina - IRBLleida, 92.633); Víctor Resco de Dios (ETSEAFiV - Agrotecnio, 93.420) and Concha Ramos (ETSEAFiV - Agrotecnio, 95.325).

From the position 100,000 we find Sònia Marín (ETSEAFiV - Agrotecnio, 122.879); José Antonio Martínez-Casasnovas (ETSEAFiV-Agrotecnio, 129.412); Eduard Oró (ETSEAFiV-Agrotecnio, 129.318); Chrysovalantou Lamnatou (EPS, 158.287); Isabel Lara (ETSEAFiV - Agrotecnio, 160.777); Albert Castell (EPS, 167.651); Laia Miró (ETSEAFiV - CTFC, 246.574); Mariona Jové (ETSEAFiV - CTFC, 270.504); Roxana Savin (ETSEAFiV - CTFC, 290.934); Sergio de Miguel (ETSEAFiV - CTFC, 299.017); Jonàs Oliva (ETSEAFiV - CTFC, 429.739); and Lorenzo Fraile (ETSEAFiV - Agrotecnio, 508.877).

In the number 1 international level during 2024, Zhong Ling Wang, from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has remained with 40,519 appointments. Avelino Corma, from the Institute of Chemical Technology (ITQ-CSIC-UPV) also repeats as the first Spanish, this time in position 139 of the list. The best located in Catalonia is Mel Slater, from the UB, in place 352.

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Source: UdL press