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Institutos Lactec

In research, Institutos Lactec stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,362 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,847 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,485
of 22,385 · #14,503 all time
Rank in Brazil
#580
of 684
Research works
397
▼ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.3k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Institutos Lactec

What is Institutos Lactec known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #8,362 of 17,446 5.9%293
EngineeringField #6,847 of 9,532 4.7%161

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institutos Lactec 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 Institutos Lactec work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Institutos Lactec is in Physical Sciences, 18% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (34%), Environmental Science (12%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 54 fractional works · 64.8% of its workEngineering: 28 fractional works · 33.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 12.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 5.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 12.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 17.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 8.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 10.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.7% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitutos Lactec84fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences65%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences18%

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. Engineering2833.6%
    2. Environmental Science1012.2%
    3. Computer Science44.9%
    4. Materials Science44.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy33.1%
    6. Energy23.0%
    7. Chemistry22.5%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    10. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Social Sciences78.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting33.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities22.3%
    4. Decision Sciences11.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.0%
    6. Psychology10.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences44.5%
    2. Neuroscience22.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.7%
    4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.6%
    1. Medicine56.1%
    2. Nursing11.3%
    3. Health Professions00.3%
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: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.21× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.24× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.46× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.31× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 2.68× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy3.21×2 works
  2. Nursing2.68×1 works
  3. Environmental Science2.46×10 works
  4. Engineering2.24×28 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.68×1 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.65×1 works
  7. Chemistry1.63×2 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.41×3 works
  9. Neuroscience1.40×2 works
  10. Materials Science1.31×4 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.99×3 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.96×4 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.95×0 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.81×2 works
  15. Social Sciences0.68×7 works
  16. Computer Science0.63×4 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.48×1 works
  18. Medicine0.32×5 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.30×1 works
  20. Psychology0.25×1 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.21×0 works
  22. Mathematics0.17×0 works
  23. Health Professions0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institutos Lactec?

Ranked on the quality score, H. Wilhelm, Gabriel Júnio Silva Souza and Emerson Luís Alberti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institutos Lactec.

  1. 1 H. Wilhelm Brazil · #2,357,816 worldwide 796 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Gabriel Júnio Silva Souza Brazil · #2,531,155 worldwide 549 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Emerson Luís Alberti Brazil · #3,515,422 worldwide 130 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Sirlene Siqueira Alves Brazil · #3,623,641 worldwide 41 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Eduardo Kazumi Yamakawa Brazil · #3,741,137 worldwide 117 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Alex Joukoski Brazil · #3,779,810 worldwide 189 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Juliano de Faria Andrade Brazil · #3,794,902 worldwide 97 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Vitoldo Swinka Filho Brazil · #3,807,211 worldwide 137 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Henry Leonardo López-Salamanca Brazil · #3,955,544 worldwide 114 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 P.R. Impinnisi Brazil · #4,338,062 worldwide 149 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institutos Lactec

What are the most cited papers from Institutos Lactec?

The most cited paper from Institutos Lactec is "Polyethylene characterization by FTIR" (Joseane Valente Gulmine, Paulo Roberto Janissek, Herbert Michael Heise et al., 2002), with 959 citations. Next come "Degradation profile of polyethylene after artificial accelerated weathering" (418) and "Starch films reinforced with mineral clay" (382).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Polyethylene characterization by FTIR Joseane Valente Gulmine, Paulo Roberto Janissek, Herbert Michael Heise et al. · Polymer Testing 2002 959
2 Degradation profile of polyethylene after artificial accelerated weathering Joseane Valente Gulmine, Paulo Roberto Janissek, Herbert Michael Heise et al. · Polymer Degradation and Stability Mar 2003 418
3 Starch films reinforced with mineral clay H. Wilhelm, Maria Rita Sierakowski, Gilmar Pereira de Souza et al. · Carbohydrate Polymers 4 Feb 2003 382
4 Energy Management Fuzzy Logic Supervisory for Electric Vehicle Power Supplies System Andre Augusto Ferreira, José Antenor Pomílio, G. Spiazzi et al. · IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 2008 328
5 A comprehensive characterization of chemically treated Brazilian sponge-gourds (Luffa cylindrica) Valcineide Oliveira de Andrade Tanobe, T. H. D. Sydenstricker, Marilda Munaro et al. · Polymer Testing 3 Mar 2005 280
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institutos Lactec?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Power Electronics, Renewable Energy Integration, Energy Efficiency, Control Strategies and Public Policy.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy7▲ 5.7×20 topics
  2. Sustainability5▲ 2.5×19 topics
  3. Environmental Impact5▲ 3.5×15 topics
  4. Climate Change4▲ 1.75×18 topics
  5. Energy Efficiency3▲ 3.9×8 topics
  6. Power Electronics3▲ 9.8×6 topics
  7. Public Policy2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  8. Renewable Energy Integration2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  9. Control Strategies2▲ 18×4 topics
  10. Detection2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  11. Waste Management2▲ 5.9×6 topics
  12. Distributed Generation2▲ 28×3 topics
  13. Smart Grid2▲ 6.3×6 topics
  14. Food Authentication2▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Hearing Loss2▲ 17×2 topics
  16. Principal Component Analysis2▲ 14×2 topics
  17. Wavelet Transform2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  18. Electric Vehicle Charging2▲ 22×2 topics
  19. Multivariate Calibration2▲ 27×1 topic
  20. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy2▲ 20×1 topic
  21. Thermal Analysis2▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Distribution1▲ 65×1 topic
  23. Economic Analysis1▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Electrical Systems1▲ 45×2 topics
  25. Lightning1▲ 103×1 topic
  26. Localization1▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Arc Fault1▲ 106×1 topic
  28. Cochlear Neuropathy1▲ 53×1 topic
  29. Efficiency Optimization1▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Grid-Connected Inverters1▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Life Cycle Assessment1▲ 5.7×3 topics
  32. Reflectometry1▲ 106×1 topic
  33. Smart Grids1▲ 40×2 topics
  34. Tinnitus1▲ 53×1 topic
  35. Water Resources1▲ 6.5×5 topics
  36. Ecosystem Health1▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Energy Management1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  38. Heuristic Algorithms1▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Vehicle Routing Problem1▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Organizational Management1▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Institutos Lactec publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses, Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena, Electrical Fault Detection and Protection and Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics.

Spectroscopy and Chemome…2Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 2 fractional worksLightning and Electromag…1Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena: 1 fractional worksElectrical Fault Detection and Protection: 1 fractional worksHearing, Cochlea, Tinnit…1Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics: 1 fractional worksVehicle Routing Optimiza…1Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods: 1 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 1 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksSurface and Thin Film Ph…1Surface and Thin Film Phenomena: 1 fractional worksInformation Technology Governance and Strategy: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Data Processing Techniques: 1 fractional works
Analytical ChemistryAstronomy and AstrophysicsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSensory Systems6 others

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

  1. 1 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 2 works
  2. 2 Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  3. 3 Electrical Fault Detection and Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics Sensory Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 1 works
  7. 7 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 1 works
  8. 8 Surface and Thin Film Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  9. 9 Information Technology Governance and Strategy Management Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Data Processing Techniques Control and Systems Engineering 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 available43.1%not open56.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institutos Lactec's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% lower 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 Institutos Lactec as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00023% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Institutos Lactec0.00045% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institutos Lactec 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 2025Institutos Lactec5.8% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 6.3% in 2023.

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