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Nuclear Engineering Institute

In research, Nuclear Engineering Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,645 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#13,347
of 22,385 · #17,607 all time
Rank in Brazil
#507
of 684
Research works
770
▼ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.4k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%

What is Nuclear Engineering Institute 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 #8,645 of 10,670 4.2%77 #12448

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nuclear Engineering Institute 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 Nuclear Engineering Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Nuclear Engineering Institute is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (24%), Medicine (17%), Materials Science (13%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 86 fractional works · 58.1% of its workEngineering: 35 fractional works · 23.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 5.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 18 fractional works · 12.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 9.2% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 6.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 6.0% of its workRadiation: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 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: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 31 fractional works · 21.3% of its workMedicine: 25 fractional works · 16.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 11.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 9.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNuclearEngineering…147fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences58%Health Sciences21%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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3523.7%
    2. Materials Science1812.5%
    3. Environmental Science106.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy96.0%
    5. Computer Science53.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences42.9%
    7. Chemistry32.0%
    8. Energy10.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    10. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Medicine2516.9%
    2. Health Professions53.4%
    3. Dentistry10.7%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology74.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences64.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.9%
    5. Neuroscience00.3%
    1. Social Sciences64.3%
    2. Decision Sciences42.7%
    3. Psychology21.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
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: 0.89× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.52× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.58× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.37× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.59× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.69× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.88× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.81× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science3.59×18 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.81×4 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.69×9 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.52×1 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.82×4 works
  6. Engineering1.58×35 works
  7. Dentistry1.53×1 works
  8. Environmental Science1.37×10 works
  9. Health Professions1.29×5 works
  10. Chemistry1.28×3 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.96×1 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.90×7 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.89×6 works
  14. Medicine0.88×25 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.61×0 works
  16. Energy0.58×1 works
  17. Nursing0.49×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.41×5 works
  19. Psychology0.36×2 works
  20. Social Sciences0.34×6 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.33×1 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.18×1 works
  23. Mathematics0.16×0 works
  24. Neuroscience0.15×0 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nuclear Engineering Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Antônio César Ferreira Guimarães, J.M. Prison and José Waldemar Silva Dias da Cunha lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nuclear Engineering Institute.

  1. 1 Antônio César Ferreira Guimarães Brazil · #2,466,420 worldwide 527 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 J.M. Prison Brazil · #2,930,707 worldwide 516 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 José Waldemar Silva Dias da Cunha Brazil · #3,239,825 worldwide 416 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Luís Eduardo Barreira Brandão Brazil · #4,034,821 worldwide 572 citations · 57 works
  5. 5 Mauro Vitor de Oliveira Brazil · #4,185,539 worldwide 133 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Isaac José Antônio Luquetti dos Santos Brazil · #4,542,395 worldwide 433 citations · 63 works
  7. 7 Marcos Bertrand de Azevedo Brazil · #4,875,200 worldwide 75 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Francisco José De Oliveira Ferreira Brazil · #5,000,068 worldwide 61 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Silas Cordeiro Augusto Brazil · #5,115,215 worldwide 77 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Celso Marcelo Franklin Lapa Brazil · #5,116,557 worldwide 1.4k citations · 113 works
All ranked researchers at Nuclear Engineering Institute

What are the most cited papers from Nuclear Engineering Institute?

The most cited paper from Nuclear Engineering Institute is "The use of Functional Resonance Analysis Method (FRAM) in a mid-air collision to understand some characteristics of the air traffic management system resilience" (Paulo Victor Rodrigues de Carvalho, 2011), with 216 citations. Next come "Graphene and its derivatives: understanding the main chemical and medicinal chemistry roles for biomedical applications" (197) and "Flow regime identification and volume fraction prediction in multiphase flows by means of gamma-ray attenuation and artificial neural networks" (179).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The use of Functional Resonance Analysis Method (FRAM) in a mid-air collision to understand some characteristics of the air traffic management system resilience Paulo Victor Rodrigues de Carvalho · Reliability Engineering & System Safety 25 Jun 2011 216
2 Graphene and its derivatives: understanding the main chemical and medicinal chemistry roles for biomedical applications Tais Monteiro Magne, Thamires de Oliveira Vieira, Luciana Magalhães Rebêlo Alencar et al. · Journal of nanostructure in chemistry Open access 6 Sep 2021 197
3 Flow regime identification and volume fraction prediction in multiphase flows by means of gamma-ray attenuation and artificial neural networks César Marques Salgado, Cláudio M.N.A. Pereira, Roberto Schirru et al. · Progress in Nuclear Energy Open access 10 Mar 2010 179
4 Thyroid Cancer Following Childhood Low-Dose Radiation Exposure: A Pooled Analysis of Nine Cohorts Jay H. Lubin, M. Jacob Adams, Roy E. Shore et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Open access 8 Mar 2017 168
5 A model for preventive maintenance planning by genetic algorithms based in cost and reliability Celso Marcelo Franklin Lapa, Cláudio M.N.A. Pereira, Márcio Paes de Barros · Reliability Engineering & System Safety Open access 4 Apr 2005 168
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nuclear Engineering Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Raman Spectroscopy, Thermal Properties, Oxidation Behavior, Microstructural Characterization, Nuclear Graphite, Data Analysis, Molten Salt and Nuclear Reactor.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.5×16 topics
  2. Raman Spectroscopy6▲ 22×5 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications6▲ 3.2×18 topics
  4. Epidemiology6◆ 0.95×27 topics
  5. Machine Learning6◆ 1.13×17 topics
  6. Oxidation Behavior5▲ 60×2 topics
  7. Thermal Properties5▲ 30×3 topics
  8. Microstructural Characterization5▲ 172×1 topic
  9. Nuclear Graphite5▲ 172×1 topic
  10. Data Analysis5▲ 13×3 topics
  11. Molten Salt4▲ 98×1 topic
  12. Nanoparticles4▲ 2.4×17 topics
  13. Nuclear Reactor4▲ 98×1 topic
  14. Tomography4▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Toxicity4▲ 5.9×7 topics
  16. Neutron Imaging4▲ 77×1 topic
  17. Small-Angle Scattering4▲ 49×1 topic
  18. Dosimetry4▲ 34×2 topics
  19. Nanomaterials3▲ 2.2×8 topics
  20. Cancer Treatment3▲ 9.3×5 topics
  21. PET Imaging3▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Targeted Therapy3▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Health Effects3▲ 3.6×9 topics
  24. Cancer Therapy3▲ 3.5×10 topics
  25. Drug Delivery3▲ 3.6×9 topics
  26. Tissue Engineering3▲ 3.3×9 topics
  27. Radioimmunotherapy3▲ 62×1 topic
  28. Radiopharmaceuticals3▲ 62×1 topic
  29. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  30. Ionizing Radiation2▲ 23×3 topics
  31. Nuclear Fuel2▲ 98×1 topic
  32. Radiation Protection2▲ 98×1 topic
  33. Training2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  34. Radionuclides2▲ 35×2 topics
  35. Risk Perception2▲ 5.2×2 topics
  36. Monte Carlo Simulation2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  37. Green Synthesis2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  38. Safety Assessment2▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Reliability Evaluation2▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Workplace Safety2▲ 8.4×2 topics

Which research topics does Nuclear Engineering Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies, Nuclear reactor physics and engineering, Nuclear Physics and Applications and Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications.

  1. 1 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 5 works
  2. 2 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 4 works
  4. 4 Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  5. 5 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  6. 6 Research on Leishmaniasis Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 2 works
  9. 9 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Augmented Reality Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 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 available39.4%not open60.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.4%domestic only82.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nuclear Engineering Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% 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 Nuclear Engineering Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00060% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Nuclear Engineering Institute0.00046% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nuclear Engineering Institute 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 2025Nuclear Engineering Institute5.6% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.7% in 2012.

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