Principal Investigator at C-TAC Research Centre, University of Minho, holding the title of Counsellor (Top 0.5%) from the Portuguese Engineers Association. He authored over 300 publications, with 170 already indexed in Scopus (and by 2029, his retirement year, it will have 200 indexed publications) His publications, have garnered nearly 900,000 views or downloads and by 2029, this figure is expected to soar to almost 2 million. He has been cited by Highly Cited authors (SCI h-index>60) in journals such as Nature Reviews Mat. (IF=83), Nature Energy (IF=67), Progress in Mater. Science (IF=37) and Nature Climate Change (IF=28). On Scopus, his cumulative citations stand at 9400 (h-index=47). In the last five years his Scopus h-index has increased by over 50%. Predicted citations for the year 2029 are expected to reach approximately 15,000 on Scopus, with current metrics showing 10,625 MR and an h-index of 47. Using Körding's algorithm, the future h-index on Scopus is estimated to reach 55 by 2029. With a Platinum SCI-h of 190, he stands among the Top 10 Platinum SCI h-index holders globally in the field of construction and building materials. He has a K-index SCI of 178. In the last five years his K-index has increased by 140%. Recognized as a Scopus Highly Cited Scientist-SHCS (Top 0.5%) by Stanford University ranking in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. In 2017, he made it to the shortlist for a Full Professor position at Uppsala University but he decided not to participate in the final selection process. In 2021 he declined an invitation to become professor in a Saudi University. In 2022 he was invited (twice) to become professor and research centre director at a UK university. He declined that invitation. He serves on the editorial boards of nine international journals. His latest editorial role is with "Case Studies in Construction Materials" (IF=6.2) since the start of 2023. Over the last decade, he has participated in editorial decisions for almost 700 journal papers. Projections indicate that by 2029, he will have edited almost 1000 papers and nearly 900 book chapters. He served as a grant assessor for scientific institutions in 15 countries, UK, US, Netherlands, China, France, Australia, Kazakhstan, Belgium, Spain, Czech Republic, Chile, Saudi Arabia, UA.Emirates, Croatia, Poland and also the EU Commission. Over the past decade, he has reviewed almost 80 research projects. Recognized as an invited reviewer for 150 international journals, his comprehensive reviews encompass 1800 papers (1576 pre-publication and 224 post-publication). He acted as a Foreign Expert in the assessment of 39 PhD theses in the last decade. Projections for 2029 anticipate the evaluation of nearly 70 PhD theses. Additionally, he has been an integral part of the Scientific Committees of almost 60 conferences, mostly in Asian countries. Lead Editor of 33 international books, 30 already published (3 to be published in 2025). Some of these books are available in the libraries of Harvard University, MIT, Stanford University and others. By 2029 he will have edited almost 40 books. His initial blog attracted one million visitors within its first two years, hailing from nearly one hundred countries. The subsequent blog extended its reach to 160 countries. Analyzing ratios (visitors per million inhabitants per country), Finland, Norway, the Netherlands, Austria, and Switzerland rank as the top five countries with the highest ratios. Remarkably, Finland's ratio alone surpasses the combined totals of Norway, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, highlighting the significant interest in the blog from that country.