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National Laboratory of Energy and Geology

In research, National Laboratory of Energy and Geology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,383 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,256 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Energy — Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment is 14.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,518
of 28,054 · #10,294 all time
Rank in Portugal
#84
of 187
Research works
902
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
27.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is National Laboratory of Energy and Geology 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,383 of 12,888 16.1%149 #6413
EngineeringField #4,256 of 6,636 20.4%69 #4375

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Laboratory of Energy and Geology 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).

What does National Laboratory of Energy and Geology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment takes 14.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 20.0 works14×
  2. EnergyField · 22.8 works13×
← 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: 0.86× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 2.95× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.38× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 13.48× its world share, 23 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.49× its world share, 69 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.09× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.77× its world share, 11 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.87× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 13.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Laboratory of Energy and Geology?

Ranked on the composite score, Luísa Gouveia, Ana Estanqueiro and Filomena Pinto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Laboratory of Energy and Geology.

  1. 1 Luísa Gouveia Portugal · #144,134 worldwide 245 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Ana Estanqueiro Portugal · #152,945 worldwide 227 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Filomena Pinto Portugal · #343,933 worldwide 140 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Alberto Reis Portugal · #415,403 worldwide 129 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Teresa Lopes da Silva Portugal · #536,276 worldwide 83 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Francisco Gı́rio Portugal · #537,915 worldwide 122 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 C.M. Rangel Portugal · #541,437 worldwide 277 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Rafał Bogel‐Łukasik Portugal · #558,396 worldwide 121 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Maria João Batista Portugal · #671,807 worldwide 50 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Margarida Fontes Portugal · #714,048 worldwide 91 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at National Laboratory of Energy and Geology

Which keywords describe research at National Laboratory of Energy and Geology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Biodiesel, Nutrient Removal, Biofuels, Microalgae, Sustainability, Lignocellulosic Biomass and Enzymatic Hydrolysis.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy29▲ 11×25 topics
  2. Sustainability15▲ 3.3×33 topics
  3. Biodiesel14▲ 86×2 topics
  4. Nutrient Removal13▲ 94×2 topics
  5. Biofuels12▲ 69×1 topic
  6. Microalgae12▲ 133×1 topic
  7. Climate Change11▲ 2.2×35 topics
  8. Environmental Impact10▲ 3.0×24 topics
  9. Lignocellulosic Biomass9▲ 49×2 topics
  10. Enzymatic Hydrolysis8▲ 42×2 topics
  11. Ionic Liquids8▲ 15×5 topics
  12. Bioethanol Production7▲ 69×1 topic
  13. Pretreatment7▲ 69×1 topic
  14. Biomass7▲ 34×5 topics
  15. Renewable Resources7▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Renewable Energy Integration7▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Green Chemistry6▲ 19×4 topics
  18. Energy Efficiency6▲ 3.5×12 topics
  19. Energy Transition6▲ 21×3 topics
  20. Smart Grid6▲ 8.0×2 topics
  21. Energy Storage6▲ 4.6×7 topics
  22. Heterogeneous Catalysts6▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Economic Dispatch5▲ 102×1 topic
  24. Unit Commitment5▲ 102×1 topic
  25. Circular Economy5▲ 9.3×5 topics
  26. Demand Response5▲ 28×1 topic
  27. Energy Management5▲ 15×1 topic
  28. Metal Recovery4▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Metabolic Engineering4▲ 24×3 topics
  30. Probabilistic Forecasting4▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Policy4▲ 10×4 topics
  32. Value-Added Products4▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Catalytic Conversion4▲ 66×1 topic
  34. Life Cycle Assessment4▲ 7.7×6 topics
  35. Platform Chemicals4▲ 66×1 topic
  36. Short-Term Forecasting4▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Tectonics4▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Time Series Analysis4▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Subduction4▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Plate Tectonics4▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does National Laboratory of Energy and Geology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Algal biology and biofuel production, Biofuel production and bioconversion, Electric Power System Optimization and Smart Grid Energy Management.

Algal biology and biofue…12Algal biology and biofuel production: 12 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 7 fractional worksElectric Power System Optimization: 5 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 5 fractional worksCatalysis for Biomass Conversion: 4 fractional worksEnergy Load and Power Fo…4Energy Load and Power Forecasting: 4 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 3 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 3 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 3 fractional worksIntegrated Energy Systems Optimization: 3 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentBiomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMolecular Biology2 others

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

  1. 1 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 12 works
  2. 2 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Electric Power System Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Catalysis for Biomass Conversion Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Energy Load and Power Forecasting Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 3 works
  8. 8 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 3 works
  9. 9 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 3 works
  10. 10 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available66.9%not open33.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.0%domestic only67.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Laboratory of Energy and Geology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% lower 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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