Ten researchers from IMDEA Energy Institute have once again been recognised among the top 2% most influential scientists in the world in the 2026 ranking, according to the prestigious World’s Top 2% Scientists list, compiled by Stanford University and the academic publisher Elsevier.
The list identifies the researchers with the greatest bibliometric impact worldwide, using standardised data on citations, h-index and other bibliometric indicators drawn from the Scopus database. This year’s edition is based on Scopus author profiles as of 1 August 2026, with citations updated to the end of 2025, and classifies scientists into 20 scientific fields and 174 subfields.
The researchers affiliated with IMDEA Energy in this year’s edition are David Serrano (Director, Head of the Thermochemical Processes Unit and Professor at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos); Rebeca Marcilla (Head of the Electrochemical Processes Unit); Patricia Horcajada (Head of the Advanced Porous Materials Unit); Manuel Romero (former Deputy Director); Javier Dufour (Associate Researcher, Head of the Systems Analysis Unit and Professor at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos); Javier Iribarren (Head of the Systems Analysis Unit); Elia Tomás (Head of the Biotechnological Processes Unit); Víctor de la Peña (Head of the Photoactivated Processes Unit); Marc Anderson (former Head of the Electrochemical Processes Unit); and Cristina González (Associate Researcher in the Biotechnological Processes Unit and Professor at the University of Valladolid).
This international recognition, maintained for another year, highlights the Institute’s scientific excellence and global leadership in key areas of the energy transition and sustainability, consolidating IMDEA Energy as a worldwide reference in innovation and knowledge generation in the field of energy.
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