A significant number of IMDEA Networks Faculty members rank among the world’s best in Research.com’s ranking

The 2026 edition includes eight researchers from the institute among the internationally recognized scientists in the field of Computer Science

14 October 2026

IMDEA Networks has a strong presence in the 2026 edition of Research.com’s ranking, which identifies the world’s leading scientists across different fields of knowledge. In the area of Computer Science, eight researchers from the institute are featured among the scientists recognized by the ranking.

The list includes Joerg Widmer, Marco Fiore, Nikolaos Laoutaris, Domenico Giustiniano, Antonio Fernández Anta, and Narseo Vallina-Rodriguez. It also includes Albert Banchs, Director of IMDEA Networks and a professor at UC3M, and Marco Ajmone Marsan, a part-time professor at the institute with a dual affiliation with Politecnico di Torino.

The diversity of profiles represented in the ranking reflects the broad scope of research conducted at IMDEA Networks in the field of networks and communication systems. The institute’s research spans areas including wireless networks, distributed systems, artificial intelligence, security and privacy, and new communication architectures.

The Research.com Best Computer Science Scientists Ranking is based primarily on bibliometric data from OpenAlex and Crossref, together with other specialized sources. For the 2026 edition, the indicators used were collected on January 12, 2026, incorporating the most recent data available at that date on scientific output and citations.

As part of Research.com’s annual rankings of the world’s best scientists across different disciplines, the 2026 edition provides an international perspective on scientific output and track records. The presence of eight IMDEA Networks researchers in the ranking highlights the institute’s strong representation in the field and the depth and diversity of its research expertise.