José Luís Figueiredo and Alírio E. Rodrigues are included in the Top 25%  of the 100.000 most cited scientists in the article A standardized citation metrics author database annotated for scientific field by Professor John P.A. Ioannidis from Stanford University, CA, USA (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000384).

Professor José Luís Figueiredo ranked #16.868 and Professor Alírio E. Rodrigues #21.341. They are the first and second scientists from the University of Porto among the 24 scientists with Portuguese affiliations ranked in the Top 25%.

Scientists were ranked using a composite indicator that includes the total number of citations (excluding self-citations), the h-index, the hm-index (Schreiber) adjusted for co-authorships; and the number of citations to papers as single; single or first; or single, first, or last author (details in https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002548).

The 6^th edition of the Water Festival Aquaporto entitled ‘Planeta Água’ took place at the Parque da Cidade do Porto, under the organization of the municipal company Águas do Porto. The Chemical Engineering Department (DEQ) of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) with the support of LSRE-LCM and LEPABE R&D units was present with some experimental settings designed to establish the communication about water treatment processes and monitoring of water pollution.

A group of researchers from different research units conducted brief scientific demonstrations and helped with the participants’ questions concerning water-related issues. This event is regarded as a good interface that brings closer Science and Society, by improving the way researchers communicate science to non-specialized audiences.

The festival occurred on 11-13^th October, counting with more than 10 000 visitors.

More information about Aquaporto 2019:
www.aguasdoporto.pt/noticias-aguas-do-porto/defender-o-nosso-planeta-tambem-pode-ser-divertido
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