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Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica

In research, Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,480 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,673
of 22,385 · #11,362 all time
Rank in Brazil
#487
of 684
Research works
1.5k
▼ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
24k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica

What is Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica 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 #7,480 of 10,670 2.6%99 #7656

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica 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 Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica work in?

In 2022-now, 61% of research at Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (23%), Engineering (21%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 114 fractional works · 60.5% of its workComputer Science: 43 fractional works · 23.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 13 fractional works · 7.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 6.2% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 39 fractional works · 20.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 10 fractional works · 5.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 4.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 26 fractional works · 14.1% of its workMedicine: 23 fractional works · 12.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 13.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 8.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 12.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKLaboratórioNacional de…188fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences61%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences12%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science4323.1%
    2. Engineering3920.7%
    3. Mathematics94.9%
    4. Environmental Science84.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy52.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences42.1%
    7. Materials Science31.7%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.5%
    9. Chemistry10.4%
    10. Energy00.2%
    1. Medicine2312.2%
    2. Health Professions31.4%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology168.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences52.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology31.4%
    4. Neuroscience10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences95.0%
    2. Decision Sciences63.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting31.5%
    5. Psychology10.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.3%
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: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.57× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.43× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.97× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.38× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.15× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.29× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.57× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics4.15×9 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.57×6 works
  3. Computer Science2.97×44 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.57×16 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.44×1 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.43×3 works
  7. Engineering1.38×39 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.36×4 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.29×5 works
  10. Veterinary1.09×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.82×8 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.74×3 works
  13. Medicine0.64×23 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.55×5 works
  15. Health Professions0.53×3 works
  16. Materials Science0.48×3 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.46×3 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.42×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.40×9 works
  20. Nursing0.32×0 works
  21. Dentistry0.30×0 works
  22. Neuroscience0.25×1 works
  23. Chemistry0.24×1 works
  24. Psychology0.21×1 works
  25. Energy0.19×0 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica?

Ranked on the quality score, Carlos E. de Souza, Alexandra Lehmkuhl Gerber and Luiz Gonzaga Paula de Almeida lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica.

  1. 1 Carlos E. de Souza Brazil · #470,261 worldwide 11k citations · 244 works
  2. 2 Alexandra Lehmkuhl Gerber Brazil · #557,320 worldwide 4.5k citations · 128 works
  3. 3 Luiz Gonzaga Paula de Almeida Brazil · #747,618 worldwide 5.9k citations · 137 works
  4. 4 Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos Brazil · #1,362,378 worldwide 12k citations · 402 works
  5. 5 Jaime E. Muñoz Rivera Brazil · #1,482,112 worldwide 6.4k citations · 236 works
  6. 6 Otávio J. B. Brustolini Brazil · #1,669,001 worldwide 1.8k citations · 63 works
  7. 7 Rangel Celso Souza Brazil · #1,845,321 worldwide 1.6k citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Isabella Alvim Guedes Brazil · #1,850,912 worldwide 2.2k citations · 57 works
  9. 9 Ronaldo da Silva Francisco Brazil · #1,894,435 worldwide 1.9k citations · 66 works
  10. 10 Cecília C. Klein Brazil · #2,352,018 worldwide 868 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica

What are the most cited papers from Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica?

The most cited paper from Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica is "The human transcriptome across tissues and individuals" (Marta Melé et al., 2015), with 1,448 citations. Next come "Stabilized finite element methods: II. The incompressible Navier-Stokes equations" (772) and "Stabilized finite element methods: I. Application to the advective-diffusive model" (660).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The human transcriptome across tissues and individuals Marta Melé et al. · Science Open access 7 May 2015 1,448
2 Stabilized finite element methods: II. The incompressible Navier-Stokes equations Leopoldo P. Franca, Sérgio Frey · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering Sep 1992 772
3 Stabilized finite element methods: I. Application to the advective-diffusive model Leopoldo P. Franca, Sérgio Frey, Thomas J.R. Hughes · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering Mar 1992 660
4 Evolution and epidemic spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil Darlan S. Candido et al. · Science Open access 23 Jul 2020 658
5 Receptor–ligand molecular docking Isabella Alvim Guedes, Camila Silva de Magalhães, Laurent E. Dardenne · Biophysical Reviews Open access 20 Dec 2013 602
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Porous Media, Finite Element, Deep Learning, Inverse Problems, Heterogeneous, Multiscale Methods and Fluid-Structure Interaction.

▲ 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. Machine Learning14▲ 2.2×38 topics
  2. Deep Learning12▲ 1.86×32 topics
  3. Epidemiology9▲ 1.16×29 topics
  4. Porous Media7▲ 30×5 topics
  5. Finite Element6▲ 74×2 topics
  6. Inverse Problems5▲ 25×4 topics
  7. Heterogeneous5▲ 74×1 topic
  8. Multiscale Methods5▲ 74×1 topic
  9. Fluid-Structure Interaction5▲ 17×4 topics
  10. Big Data4▲ 2.3×10 topics
  11. Distributed Systems4▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Resource Management4▲ 12×3 topics
  13. Adaptive Mesh Refinement4▲ 30×2 topics
  14. High-Order Schemes4▲ 30×2 topics
  15. Viscoelasticity3▲ 29×3 topics
  16. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 4.4×6 topics
  17. Discontinuous Galerkin Methods3▲ 71×1 topic
  18. Finite Element Methods3▲ 71×1 topic
  19. High-Performance Computing3▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Infectious Diseases3▲ 4.9×4 topics
  21. Model Selection3▲ 20×2 topics
  22. Elastic Properties3▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Nonlinear Systems3▲ 6.9×5 topics
  24. Statistical Analysis3▲ 8.6×3 topics
  25. Evolutionary Algorithms3▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Feedback Control3▲ 8.3×2 topics
  27. Monte Carlo Simulation3▲ 6.9×4 topics
  28. Parallel Computing2▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Quantum Information2▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Security Analysis2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  31. Stability Analysis2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  32. Controllability2▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Cryptanalysis2▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Global Existence2▲ 39×2 topics
  35. Parameter Estimation2▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Environmental Conservation2▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Workflow Management2▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Distributed Control2▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Multiobjective Optimization2▲ 22×2 topics
  40. State Estimation2▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering, Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics, Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations and Control Systems and Identification.

Advanced Mathematical Mo…5Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics: 3 fractional worksStability and Controllability of Differential Equations: 2 fractional worksControl Systems and Identification: 2 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 2 fractional worksFault Detection and Cont…2Fault Detection and Control Systems: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention: 2 fractional worksStability and Control of Uncertain Systems: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological…2COVID-19 epidemiological studies: 2 fractional works
Computational Theory and MathematicsComputational MechanicsControl and Systems EngineeringInformation Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering Computational Theory and Mathematics 5 works
  2. 2 Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics Computational Mechanics 3 works
  3. 3 Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Control Systems and Identification Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  7. 7 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 2 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 available38.1%not open61.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.3%domestic only73.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 44% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00069% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica0.00073% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica4.9% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.7% in 2003.

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