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Vale (Brazil)

In research, Vale (Brazil) stands highest in Engineering (#4,749 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,075 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 6.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,658
of 28,054 · #18,101 all time
Rank in Brazil
#224
of 714
Research works
1.1k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Vale (Brazil) 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 #4,749 of 6,636 6.5%110 #8455
Physical SciencesDomain #10,075 of 12,888 7.4%203 #12973

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vale (Brazil) 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 Vale (Brazil) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 6.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 27.9 works6.7×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 30.6 works4.7×
← 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: 1.44× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.08× its world share, 110 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.92× its world share, 51 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Vale (Brazil)?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel Costa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vale (Brazil).

  1. 1 Daniel Costa Brazil · #1,042,253 worldwide 18 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Vale (Brazil)

Which keywords describe research at Vale (Brazil)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Environmental Impacts, Sustainable Development, Machine Learning, Comminution, Mineral Liberation Analysis, Waste Management and Rheological Properties.

▲ 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. Machine Learning23▲ 2.0×36 topics
  2. Energy Efficiency19▲ 5.7×14 topics
  3. Climate Change18▲ 1.88×47 topics
  4. Sustainable Development18▲ 3.2×19 topics
  5. Environmental Impact15▲ 2.6×32 topics
  6. Sustainability14▲ 1.62×29 topics
  7. Environmental Impacts13▲ 14×7 topics
  8. Remote Sensing12▲ 2.8×20 topics
  9. Waste Management11▲ 7.5×6 topics
  10. Comminution11▲ 90×1 topic
  11. Mineral Liberation Analysis11▲ 90×1 topic
  12. Rheological Properties10▲ 15×3 topics
  13. Biodiversity10▲ 3.6×18 topics
  14. Optimization9▲ 5.6×11 topics
  15. Cemented Paste Backfill9▲ 246×1 topic
  16. Tailings Dams9▲ 246×1 topic
  17. Water Treatment8▲ 19×4 topics
  18. Electrical Properties8▲ 24×2 topics
  19. Flotation8▲ 74×1 topic
  20. Nanobubbles8▲ 74×1 topic
  21. Invasive Species6▲ 3.7×12 topics
  22. Biogeography5▲ 5.9×13 topics
  23. Strategic Planning5▲ 9.4×2 topics
  24. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 6.2×4 topics
  25. Open Pit Mining5▲ 94×1 topic
  26. Production Scheduling5▲ 94×1 topic
  27. Training5▲ 6.0×3 topics
  28. Hydrogen4▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Inclusion4▲ 8.7×4 topics
  30. Metallurgy4▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Research4▲ 10×4 topics
  32. Liquefaction Resistance4▲ 45×1 topic
  33. Particle Shape Effects4▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Geochemistry4▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Iron Oxides4▲ 63×1 topic
  36. Liquefaction4▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Reduction Kinetics4▲ 63×1 topic
  38. Tunnel4▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Rare Earth Elements4▲ 7.6×4 topics
  40. Remediation4▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Vale (Brazil) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mineral Processing and Grinding, Tailings Management and Properties, Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques and Mining Techniques and Economics.

Mineral Processing and G…11Mineral Processing and Grinding: 11 fractional worksTailings Management and Properties: 9 fractional worksMinerals Flotation and Separation Techniques: 8 fractional worksMining Techniques and Economics: 5 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics: 4 fractional worksIron and Steelmaking Pro…4Iron and Steelmaking Processes: 4 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 4 fractional worksGeography and Environmental Studies: 3 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 3 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 3 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringWater Science and TechnologyControl and Systems Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Mineral Processing and Grinding Mechanical Engineering 11 works
  2. 2 Tailings Management and Properties Civil and Structural Engineering 9 works
  3. 3 Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques Water Science and Technology 8 works
  4. 4 Mining Techniques and Economics Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Iron and Steelmaking Processes Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 4 works
  8. 8 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 3 works
  9. 9 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 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 available60.7%not open39.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.5%domestic only64.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vale (Brazil)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.