Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List for 2025

Are scientist rankings a good thing? I believe they are.

The publication of global scientist rankings often generates mixed reactions. While no ranking system is perfect, I see them as a largely positive development for the research community.

ScholarGPS® Releases 2026 Quantitative Rankings

 

ScholarGPS® Releases Its 2026 Quantitative Rankings
The 2026 quantitative rankings cover more than 30 million scholars—including active, retired, and deceased scholars—over 3,400 academic institutions, and 135 countries.

The release also includes Highly Ranked Scholars and Top Scholars, recognizing scholars in the top 0.05% and top 0.5%, respectively, within their ranking categories. Rankings are available for both lifetime contributions and contributions during the prior five years, overall and across 14 fields, 177 disciplines, and more than 350,000 specialties.

Ομιλία καθηγητή του Stanford στο συνέδριο της εφημερίδας Εστία

 

Honorary Fellowship (Hon. FRAIA) by the Australian Institute of Architects

 

I am deeply honoured to have been awarded an Honorary Fellowship (Hon. FRAIA) by the Australian Institute of Architects. This recognition was awarded in acknowledgment of contributions to high-performance architecture, lower-carbon buildings, and climate-responsive cities through research, innovation, and collaboration with the architectural profession. [citation]
I have been fortunate to work alongside outstanding colleagues, students, researchers, architects, and industry partners around the world. Any contribution I have made is the result of these collaborations and of a shared commitment to creating healthier, more sustainable, and more resilient cities.

Member of the Order of Australia

 

Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia

There are moments in life when words simply do not seem enough. This is one of those moments for me.
To be appointed a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia is an honour of a magnitude that I find difficult to express. I receive it with profound humility, deep emotion and, above all, immense gratitude.
For me, this recognition carries a very special meaning. Australia is a remarkable country, a country that respects and values the efforts and contributions of its people, including those who, like me, have had the privilege of calling Australia home for only a relatively small part of their lives.
To feel embraced and honoured in this way by a country that welcomed me only a few years ago touches me very deeply.

Contribution to a Deutsche Welle Documentary