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Dora Almeida is an Assistant Researcher (Research Career) at Portalegre Polytechnic University. She is an integrated researcher at VALORIZA - Research Centre for Endogenous Resource Valorization, Portalegre Polytechnic University, and a collaborator researcher at CEFAGE - Center for Advanced Studies in Management and Economics, IIFA, University of Évora. She holds a PhD in Management from the University of Évora - research topic: cryptocurrencies. She is graduated in Physics and Chemistry, post-graduated in Applied Economics and Management from the University of Évora, and has also a Master's Degree in Applied Economics and Management from the University of Évora. She has been a Professor of Physics and Chemistry and Operations and Banking Management. She has also been a Guest Assistant Professor at the University of Évora. At present, she is a Guest Adjunct Professor at the Portalegre Polytechnic University. Her main research fields are financial markets and econophysics. She is a co-author of some papers and conference presentations. She is an academic reviewer of some scientific journals and a guest editor in some special issues/research topics/collections.(https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0224-8635).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Dora Maria Fortes de Almeida

Citation names

  • Almeida, Dora
  • Almeida, D.
  • Almeida, D. M. F.
  • Almeida, Dora Maria Fortes
  • Almeida, Dora M. F.
  • de Almeida, Dora Maria Fortes

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
181D-7395-0348
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0224-8635
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ytS2P4QAAAAJ&hl=en
Researcher Id
AAT-3650-2021
Scopus Author Id
57225079774

Email addresses

  • dora.almeida@uevora.pt (Professional)
  • dora.almeida@ipportalegre.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Economics and Business - Econometrics
  • Social Sciences - Economics and Business - Economics
  • Social Sciences - Economics and Business

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/07/22
Concluded
 Gestão (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Portugal
"Criptomoedas: Ensaios sobre Eficiência, Risco e Contágio" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovada com Distinção e Louvor por unanimidade
2018/10/01 - 2019/07/31
Concluded
 Gestão (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Portugal
 19
2016/09/01 - 2018/01/03
Concluded
 Economia e Gestão Aplicadas (Mestrado)
Universidade de Évora Escola de Ciências Sociais, Portugal
"A Internacionalização dos Vinhos Portugueses: o Caso do Grupo Parras" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2016/09/01 - 2017/07/31
Concluded
 Economia e Gestão Aplicadas (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Universidade de Évora Escola de Ciências Sociais, Portugal
 18
2000/09/01 - 2005/06/09
Concluded
 Física e Química (Ensino de) (Licenciatura)
Major in Física
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
 16
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/12/02 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
2023/03/20 - Current Researcher (Research) VALORIZA - Research Centre for Endogenous Resource Valorization, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portugal
VALORIZA - Research Centre for Endogenous Resource Valorization, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portugal
2021/10 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Évora Centro de Estudos e Formação Avançada em Gestão e Economia, Portugal
Universidade de Évora Centro de Estudos e Formação Avançada em Gestão e Economia, Portugal
2024/02/01 - 2025/12/01 Contracted Researcher (Research) Politécnico de Portalegre Valoriza Centro de Investigação para a Valorização de Recursos Endógenos, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/09/01 - Current Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2023/09/11 - 2024/07/07 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Universidade de Évora Escola de Ciências Sociais, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2006/01/03 - 2024/01/31 Banking Sector BPI, Portugal
BPI, Portugal
2008 - 2010 Trainer INETESE - Ensino e Formação, Portugal
INETESE - Ensino e Formação, Portugal
2004/09/01 - 2005/08/31 Teacher in Elementary and Secondary Education Republica Portuguesa Ministério da Educação, Portugal
Republica Portuguesa Ministério da Educação, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/09/01 - Current I3-4-BIOFERTILIZERS - Interregional innovation investments for biofertilizers and circular bioeconomy solutions for sustainable agriculture
101161143
Researcher
VALORIZA - Research Centre for Endogenous Resource Valorization, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portugal
 Representação Permanente de Portugal junto da União Europeia
Ongoing
2024/03/01 - Current H2tALENT – Alentejo Green Hydrogen Valley delivering integrated full-chain sustainable hydrogen ecosystem with technical, economic, social and environmental benefits and superior upscaling/replicability
101137611
Researcher
VALORIZA - Research Centre for Endogenous Resource Valorization, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portugal
 Representação Permanente de Portugal junto da União Europeia
Ongoing
2024/02/01 - Current ACADEMIC BOOST – Impulso Mais Digital
06/C06-i07/2024
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
 Representação Permanente de Portugal junto da União Europeia
Ongoing
2024/02/01 - Current WIRE – Waste biorefinery technologies for accelerating sustainable energy processes
OC-2020-1-24863
Researcher
VALORIZA - Research Centre for Endogenous Resource Valorization, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portugal
Concluded
2024/02/01 - Current H2Excellence – Fuel cells and green hydrogen centres of vocational excellence towards affordable, secure and sustainable energy for Europe
101104447
Researcher
VALORIZA - Research Centre for Endogenous Resource Valorization, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portugal
 Representação Permanente de Portugal junto da União Europeia
Ongoing
2024/02/01 - Current HYFUELUP – Hybrid biomethane from integrated biomass conversion
101084148
Researcher
VALORIZA - Research Centre for Endogenous Resource Valorization, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portugal
 Representação Permanente de Portugal junto da União Europeia
Ongoing
2024/02/01 - Current RESIST – Regions for climate change resilience through Innovation, Science and Technology
101093968
Researcher
VALORIZA - Research Centre for Endogenous Resource Valorization, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portugal
 Representação Permanente de Portugal junto da União Europeia
Ongoing
2023 - 2026 INCOME - Inputs para uma região mais sustentável: Instrumentos para a gestão de zonas contaminadas por metais
PD23-00013
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Instituto de Ciências da Terra, Portugal
Fundação La Caixa
Ongoing
2024/02/01 - 2025/12/01 PYRAGRAF - Decentralized pyrolytic conversion of agriculture and forestry wastes towards local circular value chains and sustainability
101114608
Researcher
VALORIZA - Research Centre for Endogenous Resource Valorization, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portugal
 European Comission
Ongoing
2025/08/01 - 2025/08/31 FCT Mobility
RE-C06-i06-m02
Principal investigator
VALORIZA - Research Centre for Endogenous Resource Valorization, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2022 - 2022 Conecta PME's Alentejo 4.0 @ Universidade de Évora --La Transformación Digital como Estrategia de Gestión del Cambio Hacia la PYME Conectada en la Region Euroace.
0743_CONECTA_PYME_4_0_4_E
Beta-tester
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
 INTERREG (POCTEP)
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Felix, Marta; Nunes, Sara; Loures, Luís; Ferreira, Paulo Jorge Silveira; Almeida, Dora. "Desempenho e liderança inovadora: superar a alienação através da aprendizagem organizacional.". In Territórios de baixa densidade. Os desafios do desenvolvimento territorial (forthcoming).. 2025.
    Accepted
  2. Viegas Loures, Ana; Carvalho, Luísa Serrano; Ferreira, Paulo; Almeida, Dora. "Impacto da Educação no Desenvolvimento Sustentável: Uma Análise Territorial com Base nos ODS". In Territórios de Baixa Densidade. Os desafios do desenvolvimento territorial, 343-360. ARAZANDI LA LEI, S. A.U., 2025.
  3. Almeida, Dora; Rebola, F.; Guerra, Cristina; Ferreira, Paulo Jorge Silveira. "Investigação e resultados empresariais: uma abordagem empírica". In Territórios de baixa densidade. Os desafios do desenvolvimento territorial, 361-375. Madrid, Spain: Arandazy, 2025.
    Published
  4. Almeida, Dora; Rebola, F.; Valente, S.; Marchão, Amélia; Ferreira, Paulo Jorge Silveira. "O peso do ensino superior no desenvolvimento económico da União Europeia: uma análise regional". In Territórios de baixa densidade. Os desafios do desenvolvimento territorial, 377-386. Madrid, Spain: Arandazy, 2025.
    Published
  5. Almeida, Dora; Rebola, F.; Valente, S.; Ferreira, Paulo Jorge Silveira; Loures, Ana. "O papel do ensino superior no desenvolvimento regional: uma perspetiva para os municípios portugueses". In Territórios de baixa densidade. Os desafios do desenvolvimento territorial, 387-400. Madrid, Spain: Arandazy, 2025.
    Published
  6. Luís Pedro Gomes; António Vieira; Rui Fragoso; Dora Almeida; Luís Coelho; José Maia Neves. "A Three-Level Decision Support Approach Based on Multi-objective Simulation-Optimization and DEA: A Supply Chain Application". 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-46439-3_14
Journal article
  1. Eder J. A. L. Pereira; Letícia S. Anjos; Paulo Ferreira; Derick D. Quintino; Dora Almeida. "Dynamic Cross-Correlation Between BRICS Markets, Commodities and Green Bonds". Fluctuation and Noise Letters (2025): https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219477525500531.
    10.1142/S0219477525500531
  2. Dora Almeida; Paulo Ferreira; Andreia Dionísio. "The European tango between market risk and credit risk: A non-linear approach". Finance Research Letters (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2025.107744.
    10.1016/j.frl.2025.107744
  3. Dora Almeida; Andreia Dionísio; Paulo Ferreira; Faheem Aslam; Derick Quintino. "Information flow between asset classes during extreme events". Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2025.130687.
    10.1016/j.physa.2025.130687
  4. Derick Quintino; Dora Almeida; Paulo Ferreira; OlaOluwa Yaya. "US Gasoline Prices: A Dynamic Persistence Analysis Under COVID-19 and Russia-Ukraine War". Energy RESEARCH LETTERS (2025): https://doi.org/10.46557/001c.137234.
    10.46557/001c.137234
  5. João Serrasqueiro; Marta Félix; Pedro Veiga; Paulo Ferreira; Dora Almeida. "Company Management in the Insurance Sector: Valuing Employees and their Work Commitment". Journal of Ecohumanism (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.62754/joe.v3i8.5823.
    10.62754/joe.v3i8.5823
  6. Dora Almeida; Paulo Ferreira; Andreia Dionísio; Faheem Aslam. "Exploring the connection between geopolitical risks and energy markets". Energy Economics (2025): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/72103489/.
    10.1016/J.ENECO.2024.108113
  7. OlaOluwa S. Yaya; Derick D. Quintino; Cristiane M. Ogino; Olanrewaju I. Shittu; Dora M. F. Almeida; Paulo J. S. Ferreira. "Volatility interdependencies of cryptocurrencies, gold, oil, and US stocks: quantile connectedness analysis with intraday data". SN Business & Economics (2024): https://doi.org/10.1007/s43546-024-00770-y.
    10.1007/s43546-024-00770-y
  8. Almeida, Dora; Carvalho, Luísa; Ferreira, Paulo; Dionísio, Andreia; Haq, Inzamam Ul. "Global Dynamics of Environmental Kuznets Curve: A Cross-Correlation Analysis of Income and CO2 Emissions". Sustainability 16 20 (2024): 9089. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su16209089.
    10.3390/su16209089
  9. Dora Almeida; Andreia Dionísio; Paulo Ferreira. "Information flow dynamics between cryptocurrency returns and electricity consumption: A comparative analysis of Bitcoin and Ethereum". Finance Research Letters (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2024.105997.
    10.1016/j.frl.2024.105997
  10. Muhammad Sajjad Ashraf; Farhan Ahmed; Shazia Kousar; Paulo Jorge Silveira Ferreira; Dora Maria Fortes de Almeida. "People Category of UN SDGs 2030 and Sustainable Economic Growth in Asia and the Pacific Region". Sustainability (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/su16187950.
    10.3390/su16187950
  11. Md. Faisal-E-Alam; Mohammad Rafiul Azam Khan; Mohammad Azizur Rahman; Paulo Ferreira; Dora Almeida; Rui Alexandre Castanho. "Critical Individual and Organizational Drivers of Circular Economy Implementation in SMEs in Bangladesh". Sustainability (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/su16167149.
    10.3390/su16167149
  12. Luísa Carvalho; Dora Almeida; Ana Loures; Paulo Ferreira; Fernando Rebola; Carvalho, Luisa; Almeida, Dora; et al. "Quality Education for All: A Fuzzy Set Analysis of Sustainable Development Goal Compliance". Sustainability (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/su16125218.
    10.3390/su16125218
  13. Vítor Manuel de Sousa Gabriel; Dora Almeida; Andreia Dionísio; Paulo Ferreira. "Dynamic linkage between environmental segments of stock markets: the role of global risk factors". Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment (2024): https://doi.org/10.1080/20430795.2024.2344525.
    10.1080/20430795.2024.2344525
  14. Vitor Gabriel; Andreia Dionísio; Dora Almeida; Paulo Ferreira. "From wars to waves: geopolitical risks and environmental investment behaviour". Post-Communist Economies (2024): https://doi.org/10.1080/14631377.2024.2323763.
    10.1080/14631377.2024.2323763
  15. Dora Almeida; Andreia Dionísio; Paulo Ferreira. "When two banks fall, how do markets react?". Economics and Business Letters (2023): https://doi.org/10.17811/ebl.12.4.2023.331-341.
    10.17811/ebl.12.4.2023.331-341
  16. Dora Almeida; Andreia Dionísio; Paulo Ferreira; Isabel Vieira. "Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cryptocurrency Markets: A DCCA Analysis". FinTech 2 (2023): 294-310. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/35615.
    Open access • 10.3390/fintech2020017
  17. Dora Almeida; José Massuça; Ana Fialho; Andreia Dionisio. "Sustainable wine tourism as a diversification strategy: a different approach in a rural cooperative". The CASE Journal 19 2 (2023): 204-231. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tcj-02-2022-0039.
    10.1108/tcj-02-2022-0039
  18. Dora Almeida; Andreia Dionísio; Isabel Vieira; Paulo Ferreira. "COVID-19 Effects on the Relationship between Cryptocurrencies: Can It Be Contagion? Insights from Econophysics Approaches". Entropy (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/25/1/98.
    10.3390/e25010098
  19. Banerjee, Ameet Kumar; Akhtaruzzaman, Md; Dionisio, Andreia; Almeida, Dora; Sensoy, Ahmet. "Nonlinear nexus between cryptocurrency returns and COVID-19 news sentiment". Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance 36 (2022): 100747. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbef.2022.100747.
    10.1016/j.jbef.2022.100747
  20. Andreia Dionísio; Paulo Ferreira; Dora Maria Fortes de Almeida; Isabel Vieira. "Uncertainty and Risk in the Cryptocurrency Market". Journal of Risk and Financial Management 15 (2022): 532. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/32917.
    Open access • 10.3390/jrfm15110532
  21. Dora Almeida; Andreia Dionísio; Muhammad Enamul Haque; Paulo Ferreira. "A Giant Falls: The Impact of Evergrande on Asian Stock Indexes". Journal of Risk and Financial Management 15 (2022): 326. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/32942.
    Open access • 10.3390/jrfm15080326
  22. Paulo Ferreira; Dora Almeida; Andreia Dionísio; Elie Bouri; Derick Quintino. "Energy markets – Who are the influencers?". Energy 239 (2022): 121962-121962. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.121962.
    10.1016/j.energy.2021.121962
  23. Ferreira, P.; Almeida, D.; Dionísio, A.; Quintino, D.; Aslam, F.; Dora Maria Fortes de Almeida; Paulo Ferreira; et al. "The use of transfer entropy to analyse the comovements of European Union stock markets: a dynamical analysis in times of crises". Revista Galega de Economia 31 3 (2022): 1132-2799. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85143225545&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.15304/rge.31.3.8400
  24. Ferreira, Paulo; Dionísio, Andreia; Almeida, Dora; Quintino, Derick; Aslam, Faheem. "A new vision about the influence of major stock markets in CEEC indices: a bidirectional dynamic analysis using transfer entropy". Post-Communist Economies (2021): 1-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14631377.2021.2006498.
    Published • 10.1080/14631377.2021.2006498
  25. António Casa Nova; Paulo Ferreira; Dora Almeida; Andreia Dionísio; Derick David Quintino. "Are Mobility and COVID-19 Related? A Dynamic Analysis for Portuguese Districts". Entropy 23 (2021): 786. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/30332.
    Open access • 10.3390/e23060786
  26. Banerjee, Ameet Kumar; Akhtaruzzaman, Md; Dionisio, Andreia; Almeida, Dora Maria; Sensoy, Ahmet. "Nonlinear nexus between cryptocurrency returns and COVID–19 news sentiment". SSRN Electronic Journal (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3923559.
    Open access • 10.2139/ssrn.3923559
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Almeida, Dora Maria Fortes de. "Criptomoedas: ensaios sobre eficiência, risco e contágio". PhD, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/32499.
  2. Almeida, Dora Maria Fortes de. "A internacionalização dos vinhos portugueses: o caso do Grupo Parras". Master, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/22323.

Other

Other output
  1. Diversification strategy in Portuguese wine industry: a wine tourism case study. Strategic management is the pillar of analysis of this case study, assisted by some marketing instruments, decision analysis and agricultural economy. The sustainability of the winery business is the base for the analysis undertaken. The Adega Cooperativa de Vidigueira Cuba & Alvito (ACVCA), is a cooperative Portuguese winery founded in 1960 and dedicated to wine production and commerce. It is loc. 2021. Almeida, Dora; Maçussa, José; Fialho, Ana; Dionisio, Andreia. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/34757.
  2. Talhas, Turismo e Tradição - os três vértices da estratégia de diversificação da Adega Cooperativa da Vidigueira, Cuba e Alvito¿. A Adega Cooperativa de Vidigueira Cuba e Alvito (ACVCA) fundada em 1960, dedica-se à produção e comercialização de vinho e situa-se na região de Vidigueira, no Alentejo, em Portugal. A sua fundação foi contemporânea do cooperativismo, modelo organizacional que permitiu encontrar resposta para o problema da comercialização e da escala, à época característico do setor. Inserida, por excelência, numa. 2021. Almeida, Dora; Maçussa, José; Fialho, Ana; Dionisio, Andreia. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/34762.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/12/12 MÉTODOS ESTATÍSTICOS APLICADOS À GESTÃO Master's Degree in SME Management Seminar Course
(Portalegre, Portugal)
2025/10/30 The importance of higher education in the economic development of the European Union: a regional analysis VII International Congress on Sustainable Development (SD2025): Resilient Regions and Global Partnerships for Social Innovation and Sustainable Development.
University of Johannesburg - College of Business and Economics (Cape Town, South Africa)
2024/06/03 Impact of Education on Sustainable Development: A Territorial Analysis Based on SDGs XXXI Congreso Internacional European Business Ethics Network (EBEN 2024)
Universidad de Extremadura (Cáceres, Spain)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/02/01 - Current Research Seminars of the Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre (2024/01/01)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/10/29 - 2025/10/31 The importance of higher education in the economic development of the European Union: a regional analysis
Congress
 VII International Congress on Sustainable Development (SD2025): Resilient Regions and Global Partnerships for Social Innovation and Sustainable Development.
University of Johannesburg College of Business and Economics, South Africa
2025/06/27 - 2025/06/27 XV Encontro de Investigadores da Qualidade
Congress
 Estudo Bibliométrico sobre Qualidade do Serviço no Setor da Saúde
Universidade de Aveiro Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Águeda, Portugal
2024/06/03 - 2024/06/04 Impact of Education on Sustainable Development: A Territorial Analysis Based on SDGs
Congress
 XXXI Congreso Internacional European Business Ethics Network (EBEN 2024)
Universidad de Extremadura, Spain

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2025/11/19 - 2025/11/21 International Symposium on Green Technologies and Applications
Other
 Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2024 EBEN 2024 Award for the 15 best communications submitted
Universidad de Extremadura - Campus de Cáceres, Spain
2023 Menção Honrosa no âmbito da 19ª Edição do Prémio Melhor Artigo da Revista Qualidade
Revista Qualidade, Portugal