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Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço

In research, Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,447 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,565 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering and Computational Mechanics (Aerospace Engineering is 12.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,829
of 22,385 · #10,943 all time
Rank in Brazil
#358
of 684
Research works
1.5k
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço

What is Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço 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 #4,447 of 10,670 5.5%267 #5592
EngineeringField #2,565 of 5,901 5.2%167 #2774

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço 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 Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço work in?

In 2022-now, 84% of research at Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço is in Physical Sciences, 9% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (52%), Computer Science (11%), Materials Science (6%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 308 fractional works · 84.5% of its workEngineering: 190 fractional works · 52.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 53 fractional works · 14.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 22 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 6.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 19 fractional works · 5.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 16 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 38 fractional works · 10.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 14 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 24 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCeramics and Composites: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 15 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 32 fractional works · 8.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 20 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthodontics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInstituto deAeronáutica e…364fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences84%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences9%

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. Engineering19052.3%
    2. Computer Science3810.5%
    3. Materials Science246.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy154.2%
    5. Environmental Science133.5%
    6. Mathematics92.6%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences61.7%
    8. Chemistry51.3%
    9. Energy41.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.9%
    1. Decision Sciences92.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance92.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting51.4%
    4. Psychology51.2%
    5. Social Sciences41.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Medicine133.6%
    2. Dentistry41.1%
    3. Health Professions30.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology20.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.5%
    3. Neuroscience10.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 12.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 52.8 works12×
  2. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 22.3 works11×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.53× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.35× its world share, 38 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.18× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.49× its world share, 190 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.85× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.20× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.88× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.34× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 13 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.63× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.49×190 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.63×9 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.53×3 works
  4. Dentistry2.34×4 works
  5. Mathematics2.20×9 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.88×15 works
  7. Materials Science1.85×24 works
  8. Computer Science1.35×38 works
  9. Energy1.18×4 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.10×6 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.10×9 works
  12. Chemistry0.80×5 works
  13. Environmental Science0.70×13 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.42×5 works
  15. Psychology0.41×4 works
  16. Health Professions0.30×3 works
  17. Medicine0.19×13 works
  18. Neuroscience0.18×1 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.10×2 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×2 works
  21. Social Sciences0.09×4 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.06×0 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço?

Ranked on the quality score, Marcos Daisuke Oyama, Aparecida Minhoco Kawamoto and Andre N. Costa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço.

  1. 1 Marcos Daisuke Oyama Brazil · #2,281,474 worldwide 2.5k citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Aparecida Minhoco Kawamoto Brazil · #3,129,705 worldwide 957 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Andre N. Costa Brazil · #3,299,219 worldwide 192 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Luiz Cláudio Pardini Brazil · #3,485,247 worldwide 2.5k citations · 108 works
  5. 5 José Irineu Sampaio de Oliveira Brazil · #3,500,558 worldwide 515 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Adriana Medeiros Gama Brazil · #3,507,015 worldwide 416 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Gustavo Luiz Olichevis Halila Brazil · #3,875,292 worldwide 290 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Thiago Braido Nogueira de Melo Brazil · #3,956,783 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Leonardo Marini‐Pereira Brazil · #4,046,624 worldwide 234 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Sérgio Luis Graciano Petroni Brazil · #4,241,020 worldwide 194 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço

What are the most cited papers from Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço?

The most cited paper from Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço is "Experimental characterization and micrography of 3D printed PLA and PLA reinforced with short carbon fibers" (Rafael Thiago Luiz Ferreira, Igor Cardoso Amatte, Thiago Assis Dutra et al., 2017), with 767 citations. Next come "The Drought of Amazonia in 2005" (746) and "Climate change consequences on the biome distribution in tropical South America" (458).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Experimental characterization and micrography of 3D printed PLA and PLA reinforced with short carbon fibers Rafael Thiago Luiz Ferreira, Igor Cardoso Amatte, Thiago Assis Dutra et al. · Composites Part B Engineering Open access 11 May 2017 767
2 The Drought of Amazonia in 2005 José Antonio Marengo, CARLOS AFONSO NOBRE, Javier Tomasella et al. · Journal of Climate Open access Feb 2008 746
3 Climate change consequences on the biome distribution in tropical South America Luis Ignacio Fernández-Salazar, CARLOS AFONSO NOBRE, Marcos Daisuke Oyama · Geophysical Research Letters Open access 11 May 2007 458
4 Introduction: Observations and Modeling of the Green Ocean Amazon (GoAmazon2014/5) Scot Turnbull Martin, Paulo Eduardo Artaxo, Luiz A. T. Machado et al. · Atmospheric chemistry and physics Open access 19 Apr 2016 355
5 A Survey on Offline Reinforcement Learning: Taxonomy, Review, and Open Problems Rafael Figueiredo Prudencio, Marcos R. O. A. Máximo, Esther Luna Colombini · IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems Open access 22 Mar 2023 339
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Collision Avoidance, Mechanical Properties, Large-Eddy Simulation, Deep Learning, Radial Basis Functions, Adaptive Mesh Refinement and High-Order Schemes.

▲ 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. Deep Learning20▲ 1.60×39 topics
  2. Machine Learning15▲ 1.27×45 topics
  3. Heat Transfer15▲ 8.2×18 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties14▲ 4.0×26 topics
  5. Collision Avoidance11▲ 16×4 topics
  6. Large-Eddy Simulation10▲ 15×5 topics
  7. Risk Assessment10▲ 4.1×7 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications9▲ 2.0×17 topics
  9. Radial Basis Functions8▲ 32×2 topics
  10. Microstructure8▲ 4.1×13 topics
  11. Adaptive Mesh Refinement8▲ 34×2 topics
  12. High-Order Schemes8▲ 34×2 topics
  13. Autonomous Vehicles7▲ 9.0×4 topics
  14. Combustion Instabilities7▲ 29×2 topics
  15. Shock-Wave Interactions7▲ 46×1 topic
  16. Turbulence Modeling7▲ 46×1 topic
  17. Air Traffic Management6▲ 85×1 topic
  18. Conflict Resolution6▲ 43×1 topic
  19. Numerical Simulation6▲ 5.6×9 topics
  20. Emissions6▲ 7.8×4 topics
  21. Nonlinear Systems5▲ 6.7×5 topics
  22. Sensor Fusion5▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Fluid-Structure Interaction5▲ 9.2×5 topics
  24. Turbulent Flows5▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Composite Materials5▲ 6.4×7 topics
  26. Multi-Agent Systems5▲ 7.0×3 topics
  27. Vortex Dynamics5▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Flight Control5▲ 43×2 topics
  29. Fluid Mechanics5▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion5▲ 59×1 topic
  31. Regression Rate Behavior5▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Boundary Layer Transition5▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Particle Image Velocimetry5▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Feedback Control4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  35. Orbit Determination4▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Solar Wind4▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Adaptive Control4▲ 8.7×5 topics
  38. Boundary Layer4▲ 9.1×4 topics
  39. Parameter Estimation4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  40. Path Planning4▲ 9.4×3 topics

Which research topics does Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics, Air Traffic Management and Optimization, Rocket and propulsion systems research and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows.

Computational Fluid Dyna…7Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 7 fractional worksAir Traffic Management a…6Air Traffic Management and Optimization: 6 fractional worksRocket and propulsion sy…5Rocket and propulsion systems research: 5 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…5Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 5 fractional worksAviation Industry Analysis and Trends: 4 fractional worksAerospace and Aviation Technology: 4 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…4Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 4 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Technology: 3 fractional worksEnergetic Materials and Combustion: 3 fractional worksGas Dynamics and Kinetic…3Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory: 3 fractional works
Computational MechanicsAerospace EngineeringGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceAstronomy and Astrophysics2 others

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

  1. 1 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 7 works
  2. 2 Air Traffic Management and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 5 works
  5. 5 Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 works
  6. 6 Aerospace and Aviation Technology Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  8. 8 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Energetic Materials and Combustion Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  10. 10 Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory Applied Mathematics 3 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 available43.1%not open56.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.2%domestic only81.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0015% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço0.0015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço 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 2025Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço6.6% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.2% in 2007.

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