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Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa

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Business and Management
Portugal
2026
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Engineering and Technology
Portugal
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 63 448 417 5 5 375 12912
Engineering and Technology 66 1459 1385 5 5 377 13194

Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 12.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2018. 21 of the 411 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2018. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 30 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 32 publications 2019: 32 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 30 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 10 publications
1993 2025

411 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 2
1995 0
1996 1
1997 2
1998 0
1999 3
2000 2
2001 6
2002 5
2003 6
2004 9
2005 7
2006 10
2007 8
2008 8
2009 15
2010 15
2011 17
2012 18
2013 25
2014 26
2015 30
2016 18
2017 17
2018 32
2019 32
2020 14
2021 30
2022 17
2023 14
2024 11
2025 10
Total 411
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Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa publications per year - data summary

  • Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa, a Business and Management scholar from Instituto Superior Técnico, has 411 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1993 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2018 and 2019, with 32 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1993 and 1996, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 33 years in the span carry no publications at all (1995 and 1998).
  • The rate of publication averages 12.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 13.3 per year counting only the 31 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 82 publications, 20% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1993-2003: 28 publications (2.5 per year); 2004-2014: 158 publications (14.4 per year); 2015-2025: 225 publications (20.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Business and Management in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 35–39 to 436+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 122. Most scientists, 122, have 95–99 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 375–379 publications, is where this scientist sits. 35–39 publications: 2 scientists 40–44 publications: 2 scientists 45–49 publications: 5 scientists 50–54 publications: 20 scientists 55–59 publications: 39 scientists 60–64 publications: 66 scientists 65–69 publications: 52 scientists 70–74 publications: 80 scientists 75–79 publications: 83 scientists 80–84 publications: 116 scientists 85–89 publications: 94 scientists 90–94 publications: 111 scientists 95–99 publications: 122 scientists 100–104 publications: 104 scientists 105–109 publications: 113 scientists 110–114 publications: 96 scientists 115–119 publications: 97 scientists 120–124 publications: 112 scientists 125–129 publications: 93 scientists 130–134 publications: 79 scientists 135–139 publications: 69 scientists 140–144 publications: 80 scientists 145–149 publications: 81 scientists 150–154 publications: 85 scientists 155–159 publications: 50 scientists 160–164 publications: 74 scientists 165–169 publications: 61 scientists 170–174 publications: 40 scientists 175–179 publications: 44 scientists 180–184 publications: 47 scientists 185–189 publications: 59 scientists 190–194 publications: 35 scientists 195–199 publications: 37 scientists 200–204 publications: 49 scientists 205–209 publications: 48 scientists 210–214 publications: 34 scientists 215–219 publications: 31 scientists 220–224 publications: 37 scientists 225–229 publications: 34 scientists 230–234 publications: 25 scientists 235–239 publications: 28 scientists 240–244 publications: 34 scientists 245–249 publications: 28 scientists 250–254 publications: 23 scientists 255–259 publications: 22 scientists 260–264 publications: 11 scientists 265–269 publications: 16 scientists 270–274 publications: 23 scientists 275–279 publications: 12 scientists 280–284 publications: 16 scientists 285–289 publications: 10 scientists 290–294 publications: 12 scientists 295–299 publications: 12 scientists 300–304 publications: 8 scientists 305–309 publications: 13 scientists 310–314 publications: 13 scientists 315–319 publications: 6 scientists 320–324 publications: 10 scientists 325–329 publications: 9 scientists 330–334 publications: 7 scientists 335–339 publications: 10 scientists 340–344 publications: 10 scientists 345–349 publications: 7 scientists 350–354 publications: 4 scientists 355–359 publications: 10 scientists 360–364 publications: 3 scientists 365–369 publications: 7 scientists 370–374 publications: 2 scientists 375–379 publications: 8 scientists 380–384 publications: 4 scientists 385–389 publications: 5 scientists 390–394 publications: 5 scientists 395–399 publications: 2 scientists 400–404 publications: 2 scientists 405–409 publications: 4 scientists 410–414 publications: 3 scientists 415–419 publications: 2 scientists 420–424 publications: 5 scientists 425–429 publications: 3 scientists 430–434 publications: 1 scientist 435 publications: 1 scientist 436+ publications: 100 scientists
35–39 publications 436+

This scientist: 375 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more.

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Number of Business and Management scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
35–39 2
40–44 2
45–49 5
50–54 20
55–59 39
60–64 66
65–69 52
70–74 80
75–79 83
80–84 116
85–89 94
90–94 111
95–99 122
100–104 104
105–109 113
110–114 96
115–119 97
120–124 112
125–129 93
130–134 79
135–139 69
140–144 80
145–149 81
150–154 85
155–159 50
160–164 74
165–169 61
170–174 40
175–179 44
180–184 47
185–189 59
190–194 35
195–199 37
200–204 49
205–209 48
210–214 34
215–219 31
220–224 37
225–229 34
230–234 25
235–239 28
240–244 34
245–249 28
250–254 23
255–259 22
260–264 11
265–269 16
270–274 23
275–279 12
280–284 16
285–289 10
290–294 12
295–299 12
300–304 8
305–309 13
310–314 13
315–319 6
320–324 10
325–329 9
330–334 7
335–339 10
340–344 10
345–349 7
350–354 4
355–359 10
360–364 3
365–369 7
370–374 2
375–379 8 375
380–384 4
385–389 5
390–394 5
395–399 2
400–404 2
405–409 4
410–414 3
415–419 2
420–424 5
425–429 3
430–434 1
435 1
436+ 100
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Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,017 Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 82 ranges running from 35–39 to 436+ publications.
  • Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa, a Business and Management scholar from Instituto Superior Técnico, records 375 publications - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 135–139 publications range, and Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 95–99 publications, holding 122 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 52% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 135–139 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 436 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 89+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 171. Most scientists, 171, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 63 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 156 scientists 31 D-Index: 159 scientists 32 D-Index: 171 scientists 33 D-Index: 161 scientists 34 D-Index: 135 scientists 35 D-Index: 124 scientists 36 D-Index: 114 scientists 37 D-Index: 111 scientists 38 D-Index: 103 scientists 39 D-Index: 89 scientists 40 D-Index: 81 scientists 41 D-Index: 97 scientists 42 D-Index: 80 scientists 43 D-Index: 69 scientists 44 D-Index: 68 scientists 45 D-Index: 63 scientists 46 D-Index: 54 scientists 47 D-Index: 69 scientists 48 D-Index: 50 scientists 49 D-Index: 58 scientists 50 D-Index: 54 scientists 51 D-Index: 62 scientists 52 D-Index: 54 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 49 scientists 55 D-Index: 35 scientists 56 D-Index: 40 scientists 57 D-Index: 44 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 29 scientists 60 D-Index: 48 scientists 61 D-Index: 32 scientists 62 D-Index: 30 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 22 scientists 65 D-Index: 19 scientists 66 D-Index: 20 scientists 67 D-Index: 18 scientists 68 D-Index: 17 scientists 69 D-Index: 21 scientists 70 D-Index: 20 scientists 71 D-Index: 19 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 10 scientists 74 D-Index: 16 scientists 75 D-Index: 24 scientists 76 D-Index: 13 scientists 77 D-Index: 19 scientists 78 D-Index: 8 scientists 79 D-Index: 6 scientists 80 D-Index: 4 scientists 81 D-Index: 12 scientists 82 D-Index: 7 scientists 83 D-Index: 7 scientists 84 D-Index: 6 scientists 85 D-Index: 10 scientists 86 D-Index: 4 scientists 87 D-Index: 11 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more.

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Number of Business and Management scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 156
31 159
32 171
33 161
34 135
35 124
36 114
37 111
38 103
39 89
40 81
41 97
42 80
43 69
44 68
45 63
46 54
47 69
48 50
49 58
50 54
51 62
52 54
53 43
54 49
55 35
56 40
57 44
58 34
59 29
60 48
61 32
62 30
63 22 63
64 22
65 19
66 20
67 18
68 17
69 21
70 20
71 19
72 14
73 10
74 16
75 24
76 13
77 19
78 8
79 6
80 4
81 12
82 7
83 7
84 6
85 10
86 4
87 11
88 6
89+ 96
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Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,017 Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 60 ranges running from 30 to 89+ D-Index.
  • Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa, a Business and Management scholar from Instituto Superior Técnico, records 63 D-Index - the 86th percentile of the discipline.
  • 86% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa, and about 14% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32 D-Index, holding 171 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 44 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Business and Management in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa is affiliated with Instituto Superior Técnico in Portugal. Their research primarily spans the fields of Business, Management and Accounting, and Engineering. Within these broad areas, their work focuses notably on Strategy and Management, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, Management Information Systems, and Building and Construction.

The scientist's research topics concentrate on several aspects of supply chain and process management. These include Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management, Supply Chain and Inventory Management, Process Optimization and Integration, Optimization and Mathematical Programming, Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods, and Quality and Supply Management.

Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa has published extensively in a variety of reputable academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • European Journal of Operational Research
  • International Journal of Operational Research
  • Computers & Chemical Engineering
  • International Transactions in Operational Research

The scientist has collaborated often with a number of peers. Frequent co-authors include Susana Relvas, Ana Carvalho, Tânia Pinto-Varela, Tânia Rodrigues Pereira Ramos, and Bruna Mota.

Recent publications by Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa demonstrate a focus on process and supply chain topics. Selected papers include:

  • Process systems engineering - The generation next? (2021), Computers & Chemical Engineering
  • Social sustainability management in the apparel supply chains (2020), Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Simulation-based decision support tool for in-house logistics: the basis for a digital twin (2020), Computers & Industrial Engineering
  • Life Cycle Assessment for the Design of Chemical Processes, Products, and Supply Chains (2020), Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Building disaster preparedness and response capacity in humanitarian supply chains using the Social Vulnerability Index (2020), European Journal of Operational Research

Best Publications

  • An optimization model for the design of a capacitated multi-product reverse logistics network with uncertainty

    Maria Isabel Gomes Salema;Ana Paula F. D. Barbosa-Póvoa;Augusto Q. Novais

  • Towards supply chain sustainability: economic, environmental and social design and planning

    Bruna Mota;Maria Isabel Gomes;Ana Carvalho;Ana Paula Barbosa-Povoa

  • Opportunities and challenges in sustainable supply chain: An operations research perspective

    Ana Paula F. D. Barbosa-Póvoa;Cátia da Silva;Ana Carvalho

  • Design and planning of supply chains with integration of reverse logistics activities under demand uncertainty

    Sónia R. Cardoso;Ana Paula F.D. Barbosa-Póvoa;Susana Relvas

  • Supply Chain Resilience: Definitions and quantitative modelling approaches – A literature review

    João Pires Ribeiro;Ana Paula F. D. Barbosa-Póvoa

  • Research challenges in municipal solid waste logistics management

    Xiaoyun Bing;Jacqueline M. Bloemhof;Tania Rodrigues Pereira Ramos;Ana Paula Barbosa-Povoa

  • Planning a sustainable reverse logistics system: Balancing costs with environmental and social concerns

    Tânia Rodrigues Pereira Ramos;Maria Isabel Gomes;Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa

  • Simultaneous design and planning of supply chains with reverse flows: A generic modelling framework

    Maria Isabel Gomes Salema;Ana Paula F. D. Barbosa-Póvoa;Augusto Q. Novais

  • Resilience metrics in the assessment of complex supply-chains performance operating under demand uncertainty

    Sónia R. Cardoso;Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa;Susana Relvas;Augusto Q. Novais

  • Multi-period design and planning of closed-loop supply chains with uncertain supply and demand

    Luis J. Zeballos;Carlos A. Méndez;Ana Paula F. D. Barbosa-Póvoa;Augusto Q. Novais

  • Process systems engineering – The generation next?

    Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos;Ana Barbosa-Póvoa;Jay H. Lee;Ruth Misener

  • Simple Continuous-Time Formulation for Short-Term Scheduling of Batch and Continuous Processes

    Pedro M. Castro;‡ Ana P. Barbosa-Póvoa;and Henrique A. Matos;Augusto Q. Novais

  • Quantitative indicators for social sustainability assessment of supply chains

    Tamara Popovic;Ana Barbosa-Póvoa;Andrzej Kraslawski;Andrzej Kraslawski;Ana Carvalho

  • Location–allocation approaches for hospital network planning under uncertainty

    Ana Maria Mestre;Mónica Duarte Oliveira;Ana Paula F. D. Barbosa-Póvoa

  • An Improved RTN Continuous-Time Formulation for the Short-term Scheduling of Multipurpose Batch Plants

    P. Castro;A. P. F. D. Barbosa-Povoa;H. Matos

  • Bi-objective optimization approach to the design and planning of supply chains: Economic versus environmental performances

    Tânia Pinto-Varela;Ana Paula F.D. Barbosa-Póvoa;Augusto Q. Novais

  • Sustainable supply chains: An integrated modeling approach under uncertainty

    Bruna Mota;Maria Isabel Gomes;Ana Carvalho;Ana Paula Barbosa-Povoa

  • Pipeline Scheduling and Inventory Management of a Multiproduct Distribution Oil System

    Susana Relvas;Henrique A. Matos;Ana Paula F. D. Barbosa-Povoa;Joao Fialho

  • Supplier selection in the processed food industry under uncertainty

    Pedro Amorim;Eduardo Curcio;Bernardo Almada-Lobo;Ana Paula F. D. Barbosa-Póvoa

  • Modelling a recovery network for WEEE: a case study in Portugal.

    Maria Isabel Gomes;Ana Paula Barbosa-Povoa;Augusto Q. Novais

  • Integrating harvesting decisions in the design of agro-food supply chains

    Jochem Jonkman;Ana P. Barbosa-Póvoa;Jacqueline M. Bloemhof

  • Operations and supply chain management

    A.P. Barbosa-Povoa

Frequent Co-Authors

Ana P. Carvalho
Ana P. Carvalho University of Lisbon
Pedro M. Castro
Pedro M. Castro University of Lisbon
Stefan Nickel
Stefan Nickel Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Bernardo Almada-Lobo
Bernardo Almada-Lobo University of Porto
Jose M. Framinan
Jose M. Framinan University of Seville
Paulo Ferrão
Paulo Ferrão Instituto Superior Técnico
Chris Marnay
Chris Marnay Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Gintaras V. Reklaitis
Gintaras V. Reklaitis Purdue University West Lafayette
André Bardow
André Bardow ETH Zurich
Lazaros G. Papageorgiou
Lazaros G. Papageorgiou University College London

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