Dr. Pedro Soto Acosta

Education and Background

• Spanish version

Pedro Soto-Acosta is a Full Professor of Management at the University of Murcia, where he holds a PhD in Business Economics (recipient of the Extraordinary Doctoral Award) and a Master’s in Technology Management. He also completed Postgraduate Courses in Management at Harvard University and holds dual Bachelor’s degrees, a BA (Hons) in Business Administration and Management from the University of Murcia and a BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance from Manchester Metropolitan University.

Professor Soto-Acosta is the Editor-in-Chief of Benchmarking: An International Journal, a Q1-ranked journal in the Management category of the Web of Science Impact Factor, and also Q1-ranked in the SJR categories of Strategy and Management and Business and International Management. In addition, he serves as an Associate Editor, Senior Editor and Editorial Board Member for several other mainstream journals, including Computational Economics, Electronic Markets, Journal of Knowledge Management, Information Systems Management, and Technological and Economic Development of Economy. With approximately 100 Impact Factor Papers to his name, he is widely recognized for his contributions to the fields of business economics, business management, and IT/IS management.

Since its inception in 2020, he has been included annually in Stanford University's list of the world’s most influential researchers, featuring two lists: one based on annual research output and the other on his entire scientific career. In 2020, he was also named one of the top 50 researchers in the Region of Murcia, according to the Spanish Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC). His scholarly impact is further underscored by his h-index of 59 and i-10 index of 113.

Pedro has held visiting professorships at several universities across Europe, Asia, and America and has received numerous distinctions for his research, including the ABG Award to Research and Business Spirit, the Best Research Paper Award at ISoneWorld 2007 (Las Vegas, USA), and the Best Conference Paper Award at BITMED 2009 (Beijing, China).

• Chief Budget and European Funds Officer - Region of Murcia (June 2020 - February 2022)
• Head of the School of Economics - Region of Murcia Association of Economists (July 2016 - June 2020)
• Technology Transfer, Entrepreneurship and Employment Vice-Chancellor Coordinator - University of Murcia (Feb 2015 - May 2018)