Eleven POLYMAT researchers listed among the world’s top 2% scientist in 2026

Eleven members of the POLYMAT research community feature in the 2026 edition of the Stanford–Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists list.

The database uses citation indicators drawn from Scopus and distinguishes between career-long impact and single-year impact. The 2026 release uses citation data from 2025, with career-long indicators assessing cumulative impact through the end of that year.

Career-long and single-year impact

Seven researchers are included in both categories. Listed in order of their career-long ranking, they are:

• David Mecerreyes
• José M. Asua
• Maria Forsyth
• Timothy E. Long
• Alejandro J. Müller
• Haritz Sardon
• Aurelio Mateo-Alonso

Single-year impact

Four further researchers are included in the single-year category:

• Danila Merino
• Nicholas Ballard
• Sandra Camarero-Espinosa
• Fernando Vidal

Congratulations to all eleven researchers on this recognition.

Explore the 2026 Stanford–Elsevier database of citation indicators.