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National Laboratory for Civil Engineering

In research, National Laboratory for Civil Engineering stands highest in Engineering (#3,968 of 6,636 worldwide), Civil and Structural Engineering (#623 of 896 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,470 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering and Building and Construction — Civil and Structural Engineering is 22.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,133
of 28,054 · #13,548 all time
Rank in Portugal
#114
of 187
Research works
1.6k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
16.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is National Laboratory for Civil Engineering known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #3,968 of 6,636 10.6%165 #3474
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #623 of 896 10.0%84 #523
Physical SciencesDomain #9,470 of 12,888 12.4%265 #8242

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Laboratory for Civil Engineering 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Engineering#3,474 #3,968
  2. Civil and Structural Engineering#523 #623
  3. Physical Sciences#8,242 #9,470
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does National Laboratory for Civil Engineering specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 22.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 83.9 works23×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 30.6 works16×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.21× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.54× its world share, 165 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.31× its world share, 51 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.51× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Laboratory for Civil Engineering?

Ranked on the composite score, Alfredo Campos Costa, António Santos Silva and Eduardo Fortunato lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Laboratory for Civil Engineering.

  1. 1 Alfredo Campos Costa Portugal · #83,371 worldwide 201 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 António Santos Silva Portugal · #151,339 worldwide 207 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Eduardo Fortunato Portugal · #173,774 worldwide 108 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 André B. Fortunato Portugal · #272,290 worldwide 172 citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Rosário Veiga Portugal · #358,028 worldwide 189 citations · 81 works
  6. 6 José V. Lemos Portugal · #400,370 worldwide 127 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 J. Delgado Rodrigues Portugal · #448,114 worldwide 85 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 João Santos Portugal · #504,971 worldwide 37 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 A. Baptista Coelho Portugal · #514,232 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 M. M. Oliveira Portugal · #583,360 worldwide 33 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at National Laboratory for Civil Engineering

Which keywords describe research at National Laboratory for Civil Engineering?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Cultural Heritage, Climate Change, Seismic Analysis, Conservation, Environmental Impact, Sediment Transport and Biodeterioration.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Climate Change26▲ 3.1×29 topics
  2. Remote Sensing24▲ 6.3×14 topics
  3. Environmental Impact21▲ 3.9×17 topics
  4. Cultural Heritage21▲ 12×9 topics
  5. Sustainability17▲ 2.3×24 topics
  6. Seismic Analysis16▲ 143×2 topics
  7. Conservation15▲ 11×5 topics
  8. Sediment Transport11▲ 23×4 topics
  9. Biodeterioration11▲ 130×1 topic
  10. Geomycology11▲ 130×1 topic
  11. Sea-Level Rise11▲ 31×3 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties11▲ 3.5×10 topics
  13. Risk Assessment11▲ 5.0×7 topics
  14. Geopolymer10▲ 22×2 topics
  15. Defect Detection9▲ 23×2 topics
  16. Image Processing9▲ 6.7×5 topics
  17. Nonlinear Dynamics9▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Construction9▲ 21×3 topics
  19. Convolutional Neural Networks9▲ 3.9×4 topics
  20. Sensor Networks9▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Environmental Effects9▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Vibration-based Damage Identification9▲ 42×1 topic
  23. Wireless Sensors9▲ 42×1 topic
  24. Crack Detection8▲ 37×1 topic
  25. Finite Element Analysis8▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Pavement8▲ 37×1 topic
  27. Hydrological Modeling8▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Life Cycle Assessment8▲ 9.5×5 topics
  29. Artificial Neural Networks8▲ 5.5×5 topics
  30. Historic Constructions8▲ 149×1 topic
  31. Masonry Strengthening8▲ 149×1 topic
  32. Embankment Dams8▲ 138×1 topic
  33. Internal Erosion8▲ 138×1 topic
  34. Rheology8▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Durability Performance8▲ 25×2 topics
  36. CO2 Sequestration7▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Liquefaction7▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Tunnel7▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Sustainable Construction7▲ 31×4 topics
  40. Wave Modeling7▲ 43×2 topics

Which research topics does National Laboratory for Civil Engineering publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Building materials and conservation, Structural Health Monitoring Techniques, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring and Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis.

Building materials and c…11Building materials and conservation: 11 fractional worksStructural Health Monito…9Structural Health Monitoring Techniques: 9 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenan…8Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 8 fractional worksMasonry and Concrete Str…8Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis: 8 fractional worksDam Engineering and Safety: 8 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 6 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynam…6Coastal and Marine Dynamics: 6 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…6Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 6 fractional worksHygrothermal properties …5Hygrothermal properties of building materials: 5 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and D…5Concrete Corrosion and Durability: 5 fractional works
Earth-Surface ProcessesCivil and Structural EngineeringGlobal and Planetary ChangeBuilding and Construction

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

  1. 1 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 11 works
  2. 2 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 9 works
  3. 3 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 8 works
  5. 5 Dam Engineering and Safety Civil and Structural Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 6 works
  8. 8 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  9. 9 Hygrothermal properties of building materials Building and Construction 5 works
  10. 10 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 5 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 available47.0%not open53.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.4%domestic only79.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Laboratory for Civil Engineering's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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