INESC TEC publishes record number of scientific papers
INESC TEC, which brings together close to 700 researchers, of which 230 have PhDs, continues to maintain a high level of excellence in the science and technology produced by its researchers. Proof of that is the exponential increase in the publication of scientific papers.
28th February 2013
Between 2011 and 2012, the Associate Laboratory published 1733 papers, 477 of which in international journals and over a thousand represent presentations in scientific meetings abroad. Furthermore, 49 books and papers in books were published, as well as 20 papers in international journals and 164 in national conferences.
INESC TEC’s Optoelectronics and Electronic Systems Unit (UOSE) presented the highest absolute value per capita, publishing one hundred papers in international journals. The Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support (LIAAD) came second in terms of absolute numbers and was the winner in terms of papers presented in conferences (222).
The numbers, communicated to the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) in INESC TEC’s annual report, broke a record in INESC TEC’s history. Publications in international journals and conferences alone (1493 papers) represent more than double the number registered in the previous biennium 2009/2010 (611 papers). If it is certain that there was an increase in the numbers of PhDs at INESC TEC, it is also true that scientific production per capital increased as well. This confirms a continuous progression in productivity, which should be measured from the perspective of the Associate Laboratory’s areas of intervention and knowledge on the electric and computing domains.
INESC TEC continues to produce scientific knowledge intensively, but the quality of the work is high as well. The awards given to papers by INESC TEC researchers over the last year, compiled in the previous edition of BIP, are proof of that.