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Emílio Carlos Nelli Silva

Emílio Carlos Nelli Silva

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
34
Citations
4576
World Ranking
9226
National Ranking
38

Emílio Carlos Nelli Silva publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Emílio Carlos Nelli Silva sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 263 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Emílio Carlos Nelli Silva D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Emílio Carlos Nelli Silva sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Emílio Carlos Nelli Silva is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil, focusing on research primarily within the fields of Engineering and Computer Science. Their work encompasses a wide span of engineering disciplines with significant contributions to Civil and Structural Engineering, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Mechanics of Materials, Computational Mechanics, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their main research topics include:

  • Topology Optimization in Engineering
  • Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms
  • Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization
  • Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering
  • Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques
  • Composite Material Mechanics
  • Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics

Emílio Carlos Nelli Silva has published extensively in notable research venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • Applied Mathematical Modelling
  • Computers & Mathematics with Applications

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Silva include:

  • "Topology optimization of binary structures under design-dependent fluid-structure interaction loads," 2020, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
  • "Topology optimization of turbulent rotating flows using Spalart-Allmaras model," 2020, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • "Topology optimization of fluid flow by using Integer Linear Programming," 2021, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
  • "Stress-constrained level set topology optimization for compliant mechanisms," 2020, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • "Topology optimization applied to the design of actuators driven by pressure loads," 2020, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Luís Fernando Nogueira de Sá
  • Renato Picelli
  • Diego Hayashi Alonso
  • Eduardo Moscatelli
  • Júlio Romano Meneghini

Best Publications

  • Development of heat sink device by using topology optimization

    Adriano A. Koga;Edson Comini C. Lopes;Helcio F. Villa Nova;Cícero R. de Lima

  • Modeling bamboo as a functionally graded material: lessons for the analysis of affordable materials

    Emílio Carlos Nelli Silva;Matthew C. Walters;Glaucio H. Paulino

  • Design of piezoelectric transducers using topology optimization

    Emílio Carlos Nelli Silva;Noboru Kikuchi

  • Topology optimization of smart structures: design of piezoelectric plate and shell actuators

    Martin Kögl;Emílio C N Silva

  • Topology optimization with manufacturing constraints

    Sandro L. Vatanabe;Tiago N. Lippi;Cícero R. de Lima;Glaucio H. Paulino

  • A well-balanced flow equation for noise removal and edge detection

    C.A.Z. Barcelos;M. Boaventura;E.C. Silva

  • Optimal design of periodic piezocomposites

    Emílio C. Nelli Silva;Jun S. Ono Fonseca;Noboru Kikuchi

  • Topology optimization design of flextensional actuators

    E.C.N. Silva;S. Nishiwaki;N. Kikuchi

  • Design optimization method for compliant mechanisms and material microstructure

    Noboru Kikuchi;Shinji Nishiwaki;Jun S.Ono Fonseca;Emílio C.Nelli Silva

  • Ultrasonic measurement of density of liquids

    Júlio Cezar Adamowski;Flávio Buiochi;C. Simon;Emílio Carlos Nelli Silva

  • A novel fiber optimization method based on normal distribution function with continuously varying fiber path

    C.Y. Kiyono;C.Y. Kiyono;E.C.N. Silva;J.N. Reddy

  • Advances in computational design and optimization with application to MEMS

    Bing-Chung Chen;Emílio Carlos Nelli Silva;Noboru Kikuchi

  • Multi‐actuated functionally graded piezoelectric micro‐tools design: A multiphysics topology optimization approach

    Ronny C. Carbonari;Emílio C. N. Silva;Glaucio H. Paulino

  • Optimization methods applied to material and flextensional actuator design using the homogenization method

    Emílio C. Nelli Silva;Shinji Nishiwaki;Jun S. Ono Fonseca;Noboru Kikuchi

  • Optimum placement of piezoelectric material in piezoactuator design

    Ronny C Carbonari;Emílio C N Silva;Shinji Nishiwaki

  • Dynamic Design of Piezoelectric Laminated Sensors and Actuators using Topology Optimization

    Paulo Henrique Nakasone;Emilio Carlos Nelli Silva

  • A biomimetic piezoelectric pump: Computational and experimental characterization

    Cícero R. de Lima;Sandro L. Vatanabe;Andres Choi;Paulo Henrique Nakasone

  • Layout and material gradation in topology optimization of functionally graded structures: a global---local approach

    Sylvia R. Almeida;Glaucio H. Paulino;Emilio C. Silva

  • A new multi-p-norm formulation approach for stress-based topology optimization design

    C.Y. Kiyono;C.Y. Kiyono;S.L. Vatanabe;E.C.N. Silva;J.N. Reddy

  • Optimal design of periodic functionally graded composites with prescribed properties

    Glaucio H. Paulino;Emílio Carlos Nelli Silva;Chau H. Le

  • Towards the stabilization of the low density elements in topology optimization with large deformation

    Ricardo Doll Lahuerta;Eduardo T. Simões;Eduardo M. Campello;Paulo M. Pimenta

  • Topology optimization of binary structures under design-dependent fluid-structure interaction loads

    R. Picelli;S. Ranjbarzadeh;R. Sivapuram;R. S. Gioria

  • Topology optimization design of functionally graded bimorph-type piezoelectric actuators

    Ronny C Carbonari;Emílio C N Silva;Glaucio H Paulino

  • Effective damping value of piezoelectric transducer determined by experimental techniques and numerical analysis

    Gilder Nader;Emílio Carlos Nelli Silva;Júlio Cezar Adamowski

  • Design of piezoelectric multi-actuated microtools using topology optimization

    Ronny C Carbonari;Emílio C N Silva;Shinji Nishiwaki

  • Topology optimization of turbulent fluid flow via the TOBS method and a geometry trimming procedure

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  • Maximizing phononic band gaps in piezocomposite materials by means of topology optimization.

    Sandro L. Vatanabe;Glaucio H. Paulino;Emílio C. N. Silva

  • Topological derivatives applied to fluid flow channel design optimization problems

    L. F. N. Sá;R. C. R. Amigo;A. A. Novotny;E. C. N. Silva

Frequent Co-Authors

Glaucio H. Paulino
Glaucio H. Paulino Princeton University
Shinji Nishiwaki
Shinji Nishiwaki Kyoto University
Noboru Kikuchi
Noboru Kikuchi University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
J. N. Reddy
J. N. Reddy Texas A&M University
John W. Halloran
John W. Halloran University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Kazuhiro Izui
Kazuhiro Izui Kyoto University
Mehmet Polat Saka
Mehmet Polat Saka Middle East Technical University
Ole Sigmund
Ole Sigmund Technical University of Denmark
James K. Guest
James K. Guest Johns Hopkins University
Jan Sokolowski
Jan Sokolowski University of Lorraine

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