Two more Esade professors join the World’s Top 2% Scientist
Valentina De Marchi and Annachiara Longoni, renowned for their work on sustainable innovations in supply chains, are recognized alongside four other Esade professors as among the most cited in the world.
Last year, four Esade researchers were included in Stanford University's list of the top two percent of the world’s most-cited scientists. They were Cristina Giménez Thomsen, Tobias Hahn, Frank Wiengarten, and Uri Simonsohn, who was also featured in the career-long category. This year, all four have been joined by Valentina De Marchi and Annachiara Longoni on the 2023 list, which has been recently released.
This list highlights the most influential researchers worldwide. The study uses the Scopus database to evaluate researchers worldwide, classifying them into 22 scientific fields and 174 subfields. The ranking identifies the most outstanding scientists based on their c-score or by being in the top 2% percentile in their subfield.
Valentina De Marchi
Valentina De Marchi is an associate professor in the Department of Society, Politics and Sustainability at Esade. She is interested in the complexity of environmental innovations and circular economy development, and on how environmental upgrading can take place in a global value chain context. She has published in journals such as Research Policy, Economic Geography, Journal of Business Ethics, and Business Strategy & the Environment.
She is proudly engaged in the academic community: she is National Representative within EIBA and has been GRONEN President (2020-22), and member of Network O organizing committee at SASE (2018-22). She is deputy editor of Journal of International Business Policy (JIBP) and in the editorial board of Organization & Environment, Journal of International Business Studies, and Journal of Industrial Business and Economics.
“As an academic and educator, my greatest motivation has always been to create impact. I am inspired to continue contributing through my interdisciplinary research on environmental innovation and the circular economy in global value chains. Empowering individuals to innovate for a better future is a key focus at Esade, and I am proud to align my work with this mission,” commented Prof. De Marchi.
Annachiara Longoni
Annachiara Longoni is a professor in the Department of Operations, Innovation and Data Sciences at Esade. She is also the director of Esade's research group on Business Networks Dynamics (BuNeD) and the program director of the Master of Research in Management Sciences.
Annachiara studies the role of sustainability in products and processes innovation within operations and supply chains. Her research explores new manufacturing and supply chain paradigms related to sustainability management, emerging in local and global environments.
“I am honored to contribute to research on sustainability in supply chain management. I hope it underscores the importance of this topic, encouraging deeper engagement from academics and practitioners while contributing to inspire Esade students to explore and advance sustainability in their future careers,” Prof. Longoni expressed.