Pós-doutoramento em Sociology, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), em 2011

PhD em Management, Instituto Superior Técnico, em 2007

Higher education policy; Science policy: academic inbreeding; Internationalization

The Portuguese International Partnership Programs: assessing the role of scientifics networks in the knowledge society (2012-2015)

Horta, H., Sato, M., and Yonezawa, A., (2011), "Academic inbreeding: exploring its characteristics and rationale in Japanese universities using a qualitative perspective", Asia Pacific Education Review, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 35-44.

Horta, H., and Lacy, T.A., (2011), "How does size matter for science? Exploring the effects of research unit size on academics' scientific productivity and information exchange behaviors", Science and Public Policy, Vol. 38, No. 6, pp. 449-460.

Horta, H., (2010), Recensão de Sheri D. Sheppard, K. Macatanga, A. Colby e W.M. Sullivan, Educating Engineers – Designing for the Future of the Field, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 2009, 242 p., in Higher Education, Vol. 59, No. 3, 387-389.

Horta, H., (2010), "The role of the state in the internationalization of universities in catching-up countries: An analysis of the Portuguese higher education system", Higher Education Policy, 23, pp. 63-81.

Horta, H., Veloso, F., and Grediaga, R. (2010), "Navel gazing: Academic inbreeding and scientific productivity", Management Science, Vol. 56, No. 3, 414-429.