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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 43 1433 1340 12 12 186 6218

Fernando Ferreira publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Fernando Ferreira between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Fernando Ferreira published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 9.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2020. 22 of the 217 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2020. 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 0 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 12 publications
2003 2025

217 publications in total across all disciplines

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Fernando Ferreira: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 2
2004 2
2005 2
2006 0
2007 1
2008 0
2009 3
2010 3
2011 6
2012 4
2013 5
2014 9
2015 9
2016 10
2017 17
2018 15
2019 21
2020 24
2021 24
2022 20
2023 18
2024 10
2025 12
Total 217
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Fernando Ferreira publications per year - data summary

  • Fernando Ferreira, a Business and Management scholar from ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon, has 217 publications recorded across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2003 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2020 and 2021, with 24 publications each.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2007, with 1 publication.
  • 2 of the 23 years in the span carry no publications at all (2006 and 2008).
  • The rate of publication averages 9.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.3 per year counting only the 21 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 84 publications, 39% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2003-2010: 13 publications (1.6 per year); 2011-2018: 75 publications (9.4 per year); 2019-2025: 129 publications (18.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Fernando Ferreira 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 Fernando Ferreira 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, 185–189 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: 186 publications — 71st percentile

71% 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 59 186
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
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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Fernando Ferreira 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.
  • Fernando Ferreira, a Business and Management scholar from ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon, records 186 publications - the 71st percentile of the discipline.
  • 71% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Fernando Ferreira, and about 29% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 135–139 publications range, and Fernando Ferreira 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).

Fernando Ferreira 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 Fernando Ferreira 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, 43 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: 43 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 43
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
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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Fernando Ferreira 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.
  • Fernando Ferreira, a Business and Management scholar from ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon, records 43 D-Index - the 55th percentile of the discipline.
  • 55% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Fernando Ferreira, and about 45% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and Fernando Ferreira 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).

Overview

Fernando Ferreira is affiliated with ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon in Portugal. Their research encompasses multiple areas within business, management, and computer science, with a strong emphasis on the intersection of cognitive science, decision making, and innovation.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Business, Management and Accounting
  • Computer Science

They have contributed notably to several subfields, including:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Strategy and Management
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Management of Technology and Innovation

The primary topics of their research include:

  • Cognitive Science and Mapping
  • Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Complex Systems and Decision Making
  • Multi-Criteria Decision Making
  • Economic and Technological Innovation
  • Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
  • Smart Cities and Technologies

Recent publications by Fernando Ferreira include:

  • Artificial intelligence, digital transformation and cybersecurity in the banking sector: A multi-stakeholder cognition-driven framework, 2022, Research in International Business and Finance
  • A fuzzy cognitive mapping-system dynamics approach to energy-change impacts on the sustainability of small and medium-sized enterprises, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Detecting and developing new business opportunities in society 5.0 contexts: A sociotechnical approach, 2023, Technology in Society
  • A BWM approach to determinants of sustainable entrepreneurship in small and medium-sized enterprises, 2022, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Cities go smart!": A system dynamics-based approach to smart city conceptualization, 2021, Journal of Cleaner Production

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Annals of Operations Research
  • IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Management Decision
  • International Journal of Strategic Property Management

They have also worked with a range of co-authors, notably:

  • Neuza C. M. Q. F. Ferreira
  • João J. Ferreira
  • Leandro Pereira
  • Ieva Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė
  • Constantin Zopounidis

Among their academic contributions is a book titled Multiple Criteria Decision Making for Sustainable Development, published by Springer International Publishing in 2021.

Best Publications

  • To be or not to be digital, that is the question: firm innovation and performance

    João José Matos Ferreira;Cristina Fernandes;Fernando Ferreira;Fernando Ferreira

  • Mapping the field of arts-based management: bibliographic coupling and co-citation analyses

    Fernando A.F. Ferreira;Fernando A.F. Ferreira

  • Technology transfer, climate change mitigation, and environmental patent impact on sustainability and economic growth: a comparison of European countries

    João José Matos Ferreira;Cristina I. M. A. S. Fernandes;Fernando Ferreira;Fernando Ferreira

  • Operationalizing and measuring individual entrepreneurial orientation using cognitive mapping and MCDA techniques

    Fernando Ferreira;Fernando Ferreira;Carla Susana da Encarnação Marques;Paulo Bento;João José Matos Ferreira

  • Artificial intelligence, digital transformation and cybersecurity in the banking sector: A multi-stakeholder cognition-driven framework

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  • What do we [not] know about technology entrepreneurship research?

    João José Matos Ferreira;Fernando Ferreira;Cristina Fernandes;Marjan Jalali

  • Assessing the innovation capability of small- and medium-sized enterprises using a non-parametric and integrative approach

    Bernardo M. S. Castela;Fernando Ferreira;João José Matos Ferreira;Carla Susana da Encarnação Marques

  • Adding value to bank branch performance evaluation using cognitive maps and MCDA: a case study

    F.A.F. Ferreira;F.A.F. Ferreira;F.A.F. Ferreira;S.P. Santos;S.P. Santos;P.M.M. Rodrigues

  • Adding value to bank branch performance evaluation using cognitive maps and MCDA: a case study

    Fernando Ferreira;Sérgio Pereira dos Santos;Paulo Manuel Marques Rodrigues;Paulo Manuel Marques Rodrigues

  • Entrepreneurial orientation and motivation to start up a business: evidence from the health service industry

    Carla Susana da Encarnação Marques;João José Matos Ferreira;Fernando Ferreira;Marisa Filipa Santos Lages

  • Combining cognitive mapping and MCDA for improving quality of life in urban areas

    Patrícia A.M. Faria;Fernando A.F. Ferreira;Fernando A.F. Ferreira;Marjan S. Jalali;Paulo Bento

  • A fuzzy knowledge-based framework for risk assessment of residential real estate investments

    Mónica I. F. Ribeiro;Fernando A. F. Ferreira;Marjan S. Jalali;Ieva Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė

  • A multiple criteria framework to evaluate bank branch potential attractiveness

    Fernando Ferreira;Ronald W. Spahr;Sérgio Pereira dos Santos;Paulo Manuel Marques Rodrigues

  • A DEMATEL analysis of smart city determinants

    Irina F. B. Braga;Fernando Ferreira;Fernando Ferreira;João J.M. Ferreira;Ricardo J.C. Correia

  • A metacognitive decision making based framework for bank customer loyalty measurement and management

    Fernando A. F. Ferreira;Marjan S. Jalali;Ieva Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė;Bianca A. C. P. Viana

  • Exploring the determinants of digital entrepreneurship using fuzzy cognitive maps

    Maria João Marques Ladeira;Fernando Ferreira;Fernando Ferreira;João José Matos Ferreira;Wenchang Fang

  • A multiple criteria information system for pedagogical evaluation and professional development of teachers

    Marlene do Nascimento Marques Filipe;Fernando Ferreira;Fernando Ferreira;Sérgio Pereira dos Santos;Sérgio Pereira dos Santos

  • A BWM approach to determinants of sustainable entrepreneurship in small and medium-sized enterprises

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  • Integrating cognitive mapping and MCDA for bankruptcy prediction in small- and medium-sized enterprises

    Manuel Damião Neves Trincão de Oliveira;Fernando Ferreira;Fernando Ferreira;Guillermo O. Pérez-Bustamante Ilander;Marjan Jalali

  • Innovation, agile project management and firm performance in a public sector-dominated economy: empirical evidence from high-tech small and medium-sized enterprises in China

    Xiangui Ju;Xiangui Ju;Fernando A.F. Ferreira;Fernando A.F. Ferreira;Min Wang

  • Are you pleased with your neighborhood? A fuzzy cognitive mapping-based approach for measuring residential neighborhood satisfaction in urban communities

    Fernando A. F. Ferreira

  • A multiple criteria group decision-making approach for the assessment of small and medium-sized enterprise competitiveness

    Joana M. Gonçalves;Fernando Ferreira;João José Matos Ferreira;Luís M. C. Farinha

  • Experience-focused thinking and cognitive mapping in ethical banking practices: From practical intuition to theory

    Fernando Ferreira;Fernando Ferreira;Marjan Jalali;João José Matos Ferreira

  • Assessing sustainable development in urban areas using cognitive mapping and MCDA

    Inês D. S. Fernandes;Fernando A. F. Ferreira;Paulo Bento;Marjan S. Jalali

  • Heterogeneity in Neighborhood-Level Price Growth in the United States, 1993-2009

    Fernando Ferreira;Joseph Gyourko

Frequent Co-Authors

João J. Ferreira
João J. Ferreira University of Beira Interior
Carla Susana Marques
Carla Susana Marques University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Kannan Govindan
Kannan Govindan University of Adelaide
Elias G. Carayannis
Elias G. Carayannis George Washington University
Constantin Zopounidis
Constantin Zopounidis Technical University of Crete
Ricardo Augusto Dias
Ricardo Augusto Dias Universidade de São Paulo
Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas
Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
Giovanni Schiuma
Giovanni Schiuma LUM University
Joseph Gyourko
Joseph Gyourko University of Pennsylvania
Mário Raposo
Mário Raposo University of Beira Interior

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