Alexander (Alex) Kirillov is a professor at Chemical Engineering Department of Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (IST/ULisbon) and a researcher at the Center of Structural Chemistry (CQE), Portugal. After graduating in Chemical Engineering (2001), he completed PhD in Chemistry (2006) from the Technical University of Lisbon (TULisbon, IST), where he also was a post-doctoral fellow (2007) and researcher (2008-2011, 'Science 2007' PT Govt. program). He has been an invited/visiting professor & researcher at universities in Brazil, France, Italy, and China, and is involved in various international research projects. He is founder & coordinator of the MINDlab: Molecular Design & Innovation Laboratory at CQE-IST. Alexander Kirillov is Ranked among Top 10 Scientists of Instituto Superior Técnico (according to Research.com).
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300 Scientific Papers (h index 70, WoS/Scopus), 8 Book Chapters, 15 Patents, 170 Conference Abstracts;
50 Invited Talks & Lectures at International Conferences/Universities;
40 Students/Researchers supervised/co-supervised (Postdocs, PhD, MSc, BSc);
15 Fellowships & Awards;
10 Projects & Grants as PI (Co-PI) and 20 Projects as Co-Investigator (Co-I);
700 New Crystal Structures Published (Cambridge Struct. Database, incl. ~400 Coord. Polymers/MOFs).
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Current Research Focuses on Molecular Design, Functional Materials, Catalysis & C-H Functionalization with an emphasis on: (i) Design of Functional Coordination Polymers, Metal-Organic Frameworks & Advanced (Bio)Materials; (ii) Synthetic & Catalytic Processes in Aqueous Medium; Bioactive, Catalytic, Antimicrobial & Drug-Releasing Materials; (iii) Catalytic Functionalization of Hydrocarbons & Renewable Feedstocks into Derivatives with Industrial Significance; (iv) Science Art, Education & Science Communication.
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2025: Featured in Top 20 Best Scientists Affiliated with University of Lisbon (among All Scientific Disciplines) according to Research.com (Ranked among Top 10 Scientists of Instituto Superior Técnico); https://research.com/university/university-of-lisbon
2025–2021: Featured in Top Chemistry & Materials Science Scientists in Portugal according to Research.com (Ranked in Top 35 in Portugal in 2025);
2025–2013: Excellent Professor – 6 Diplomas of Pedagogical Excellence, IST-ULisbon;
2024: Featured in the List of Authors with 500+ Crystal Structure Entries in CSD: Cambridge Structural Database (Top 2nd Author in Portugal with the Highest Number of Structures);
2024–2020: Featured in the World’s Top 2% Scientists Lists developed by Stanford University & Elsevier;
2021: CGD Bank / ULisboa 2020 Scientific Prize (the most productive and highly cited researcher of University of Lisbon in areas of Chem. & Chem. Eng.);
2011: Santander Totta Bank / TULisboa 2011 Scientific Prize (the most productive and highly cited researcher of Technical University of Lisbon in areas of Chem. & Chem. Eng.);
2008: Deloitte / TULisboa 2008 Young Investigator Award (highly productive young researcher of Technical University of Lisbon).
