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Eletrobras (Brazil)

In research, Eletrobras (Brazil) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,442 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,259
of 22,385 · #13,678 all time
Rank in Brazil
#471
of 684
Research works
674
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.4k
7.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
49%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Eletrobras (Brazil)

What is Eletrobras (Brazil) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,442 of 10,670 4.6%82 #8824

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Eletrobras (Brazil) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Eletrobras (Brazil) work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research at Eletrobras (Brazil) is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (41%), Social Sciences (11%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 89 fractional works · 67.9% of its workEngineering: 54 fractional works · 40.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 17 fractional works · 13.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 6.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 10.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNuclear Energy and Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 18.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 10.8% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 7.3% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.4% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKEletrobras(Brazil)132fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences68%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences19%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5440.7%
    2. Environmental Science1310.0%
    3. Materials Science75.6%
    4. Computer Science64.8%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences32.6%
    6. Energy32.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy21.3%
    8. Chemistry10.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1410.8%
    2. Decision Sciences42.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting21.5%
    5. Psychology11.0%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.8%
    1. Medicine85.8%
    2. Health Professions21.2%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences64.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.2%
    3. Neuroscience10.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.32× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.71× its world share, 54 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.02× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.62× its world share, 7 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.80× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences2.80×4 works
  2. Engineering2.71×54 works
  3. Energy2.32×3 works
  4. Environmental Science2.02×13 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.68×4 works
  6. Materials Science1.62×7 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.93×6 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.86×2 works
  9. Social Sciences0.85×14 works
  10. Computer Science0.62×6 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.58×2 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.48×2 works
  13. Dentistry0.46×0 works
  14. Health Professions0.46×2 works
  15. Chemistry0.37×1 works
  16. Psychology0.33×1 works
  17. Neuroscience0.30×1 works
  18. Medicine0.30×8 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.27×1 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.24×0 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.22×2 works
  22. Nursing0.13×0 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Eletrobras (Brazil)?

Ranked on the quality score, Marcio Szechtman, S. Cunha and André C. P. Cimbleris lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Eletrobras (Brazil).

  1. 1 Marcio Szechtman Brazil · #1,297,132 worldwide 993 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 S. Cunha Brazil · #1,931,361 worldwide 632 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 André C. P. Cimbleris Brazil · #2,573,294 worldwide 1k citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Sebastiao E. M. de Oliveira Brazil · #3,147,100 worldwide 257 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Irene Vida Gala Brazil · #3,501,096 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Marcelo de Carvalho Brazil · #3,503,307 worldwide 119 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Alexandre Pinhel Soares Brazil · #3,510,712 worldwide 173 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Nicole Pagan Hasparyk Brazil · #3,574,725 worldwide 652 citations · 56 works
  9. 9 Jérôme Sans Brazil · #4,003,338 worldwide 19 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Paulo R. Moutinho de Vilhena Brazil · #4,005,411 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Eletrobras (Brazil)

What are the most cited papers from Eletrobras (Brazil)?

The most cited paper from Eletrobras (Brazil) is "Optimal stochastic operations scheduling of large hydroelectric systems" (Manuel Fernando R. Pereira, 1989), with 228 citations. Next come "Interactive Transmission Network Planning Using a Least-Effort Criterion" (213) and "A Decomposition Approach To Automated Generation/Transmission Expansion Planning" (166).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Optimal stochastic operations scheduling of large hydroelectric systems Manuel Fernando R. Pereira · International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems Jul 1989 228
2 Interactive Transmission Network Planning Using a Least-Effort Criterion A. Monticelli, Anderson Santos, Mario V. F. Pereira et al. · IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems Oct 1982 213
3 A Decomposition Approach To Automated Generation/Transmission Expansion Planning M. F. Pereira, L. V. G. Pinto, S. F. Cunha et al. · IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems Nov 1985 166
4 Geomagnetically induced currents in an electric power transmission system at low latitudes in Brazil: A case study Nalin Babulal Trivedi, Ícaro Vitorello, Wanderlí Kabata et al. · Space Weather Open access Apr 2007 165
5 A Grasp for Job Shop Scheduling S. Binato, W. J. Hery, D. M. Loewenstern et al. · Operations research, computer science. Interface series Book chapter 2002 164
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Eletrobras (Brazil)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Online Learning, Legislation, Educational Policy, Wavelet Transform and Training.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Impact9▲ 3.9×15 topics
  2. Sustainability9▲ 2.7×21 topics
  3. Renewable Energy9▲ 4.5×21 topics
  4. Machine Learning6▲ 1.45×14 topics
  5. Online Learning6▲ 5.2×5 topics
  6. Deep Learning5▲ 1.16×16 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties5▲ 3.7×12 topics
  8. Legislation4▲ 20×3 topics
  9. Educational Policy4▲ 12×2 topics
  10. Wavelet Transform4▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Healthcare4▲ 2.5×3 topics
  12. Smart Grid4▲ 7.4×7 topics
  13. Training4▲ 13×2 topics
  14. E-Learning3▲ 2.7×2 topics
  15. Qualitative Research3▲ 3.1×5 topics
  16. Research3▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Digital Business3▲ 49×1 topic
  18. Distance Education3▲ 13×1 topic
  19. Public Policy3▲ 5.3×7 topics
  20. Agriculture3▲ 6.4×3 topics
  21. Rural Development3▲ 7.1×3 topics
  22. Neural Network3▲ 13×4 topics
  23. Control Strategies3▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Geopolymer3▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Infrastructure3▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Fault Detection3▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Marketing Strategies3▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Economic Analysis2▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Organizational Management2▲ 32×1 topic
  30. Power Electronics2▲ 5.9×7 topics
  31. Renewable Energy Integration2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  32. Research Methods2▲ 12×1 topic
  33. Global Trade2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  34. Natural Fibers2▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Harmonic Filters2▲ 124×1 topic
  36. Policy2▲ 7.4×6 topics
  37. Power Quality2▲ 124×1 topic
  38. Dielectrics2▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Polymer2▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Smart Grids2▲ 38×2 topics

Which research topics does Eletrobras (Brazil) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Academic Research in Diverse Fields, Business and Management Studies, Power Quality and Harmonics and High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena.

Academic Research in Div…3Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 3 fractional worksBusiness and Management …2Business and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksPower Quality and Harmon…2Power Quality and Harmonics: 2 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation …2High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 2 fractional worksLogistics and Infrastructure Analysis: 2 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 2 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…2Energy and Environment Impacts: 2 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 1 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 1 fractional worksLightning and Electromag…1Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena: 1 fractional works
EducationInformation Systems and ManagementElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials Chemistry6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 3 works
  2. 2 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 2 works
  3. 3 Power Quality and Harmonics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Logistics and Infrastructure Analysis Forestry 2 works
  6. 6 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 2 works
  8. 8 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  10. 10 Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available48.9%not open51.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.8%domestic only77.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Eletrobras (Brazil)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Eletrobras (Brazil) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00064% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Eletrobras (Brazil)0.00036% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Eletrobras (Brazil) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Eletrobras (Brazil)6.5% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.3% in 2015.

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