Rui Soucasaux Sousa, Dean of Católica Porto Business School, has been included in the prestigious "World's Top 2% Scientists 2023" ranking prepared by Stanford University (USA). The ranking Is based on objective citation data from Scopus - the reference database of article abstracts and citations for newspapers and other academic publications, covering some 19,500 titles from more than 5,000 international publishers. The list highlights the 2% of the world's most cited researchers in 22 scientific fields, taking into account the influence and impact of academic research. 

Rui Soucasaux Sousa has been included in the annual ranking for the Economics and Management area since 2021. He conducts research in the Operations Management field in close collaboration with companies. In the last 5 years, he has studied the topics of servitisation of manufacturing and digitally-enabled services.

For the President of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Isabel Capeloa Gil, "the solid presence of our researchers and their research in this internationally recognized ranking is a source of great pride and demonstrates the impact of research on the community."

For Rui Soucasaux Sousa, “It is very rewarding to be recognized for internationally oriented research which combines the highest standards of academic rigor with practical relevance and impact.”

The ranking can be consulted here.