Mário Figueiredo appears in Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers List for 2014. Among Portuguese researchers he shares this honor with only one other researcher in hysics. Mário is among a total of 187 researchers worldwide listed in the Engineering field.

Highly Cited Researchers 2014 represents some of world’s leading scientific minds. Over 3200 researchers earned the distinction by writing the greatest number of reports officially designated by Essential Science Indicators℠ as Highly Cited Papers, ranking among the top 1% most cited for their subject field and year of publication, earning them the mark of exceptional impact."