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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Portugal
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 58 779 709 7 7 339 10483

Jorge Ambrósio publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jorge Ambrósio between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jorge Ambrósio published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 8.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2001. 18 of the 363 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2001. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 6 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 34 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 28 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 9 publications
1982 2025

363 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jorge Ambrósio: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 2
1991 2
1992 2
1993 4
1994 2
1995 1
1996 6
1997 7
1998 5
1999 2
2000 2
2001 34
2002 8
2003 9
2004 16
2005 12
2006 28
2007 13
2008 14
2009 15
2010 19
2011 19
2012 14
2013 16
2014 9
2015 13
2016 12
2017 5
2018 10
2019 9
2020 9
2021 7
2022 7
2023 10
2024 9
2025 9
Total 363
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Jorge Ambrósio publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jorge Ambrósio sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 337–346 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 339 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58 339
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Jorge Ambrósio D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jorge Ambrósio sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34 58
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Jorge Ambrósio is affiliated with Instituto Superior Técnico in Portugal and focuses their research primarily in the field of Engineering, with a specialization in Mechanical Engineering. Their work spans several subfields, including Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research addresses a variety of topics, featuring prominently in areas such as Railway Engineering and Dynamics, Mechanical Stress and Fatigue Analysis, Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems, Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems, Electrical Contact Performance and Analysis, Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency, and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions.

Ambrósio has contributed to multiple recent papers, some of which include the following:

  • Contact-impact events with friction in multibody dynamics: Back to basics, 2023, Mechanism and Machine Theory
  • A three-dimensional approach for contact detection between realistic wheel and rail surfaces for improved railway dynamic analysis, 2020, Mechanism and Machine Theory
  • Derailment study of railway cargo vehicles using a response surface methodology, 2020, Vehicle System Dynamics
  • Wheel-rail contact models in the presence of switches and crossings, 2022, Vehicle System Dynamics
  • Modeling muscle wrapping and mass flow using a mass-variable multibody formulation, 2020, Multibody System Dynamics

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • H. Magalhães
  • J. Pombo
  • Pedro Millan
  • J. Pagaimo
  • Pedro Antunes

Publications are often found in the following venues:

  • Multibody System Dynamics
  • Vehicle System Dynamics
  • Civil-comp conferences
  • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit
  • Mechanism and Machine Theory

Best Publications

  • Revolute joints with clearance in multibody systems

    Paulo Flores;Jorge Ambrósio

  • A study on dynamics of mechanical systems including joints with clearance and lubrication

    Paulo Flores;Jorge Ambrósio;José Carlos Pimenta Claro;H. M. Lankarani

  • Numerical and experimental investigation on multibody systems with revolute clearance joints

    Paulo Flores;C. S. Koshy;H. M. Lankarani;Jorge Ambrósio

  • Dynamic Analysis for Planar Multibody Mechanical Systems with Lubricated Joints

    Paulo Flores;Jorge Ambrósio;J. Pimenta Claro

  • On the contact detection for contact-impact analysis in multibody systems

    Paulo Flores;Jorge Ambrósio

  • The results of the pantograph catenary interaction benchmark

    Stefano Bruni;Jorge Ambrosio;Alberto Carnicero;Yong Hyeon Cho

  • Influence of the contact—impact force model on the dynamic response of multi-body systems

    Paulo Flores;Jorge Ambrósio;José Carlos Pimenta Claro;H. M. Lankarani

  • A new wheel–rail contact model for railway dynamics

    João Pombo;Jorge Ambrósio;Miguel Silva

  • Impact of Rigid and Flexible Multibody Systems: Deformation Description and Contact Models

    J. A. C. Ambrósio

  • Influence of the Aerodynamic Forces on the Pantograph-Catenary System for High Speed Trains

    J. Pombo;J. Ambrósio;M. Pereira;F. Rauter

  • Development of a wear prediction tool for steel railway wheels using three alternative wear functions

    João Pombo;Jorge Ambrósio;Manuel Pereira;Roger Lewis

  • A critical overview of internal and external cylinder contact force models

    Cândida M. Pereira;Amílcar L. Ramalho;Jorge A. Ambrósio

  • Lubricated revolute joints in rigid multibody systems

    Paulo Flores;Jorge Ambrósio;José Carlos Pimenta Claro;H. M. Lankarani

  • Application of a wheel–rail contact model to railway dynamics in small radius curved tracks

    João C. Pombo;Jorge A. C. Ambrósio

  • Dynamic behaviour of planar rigid multi-body systems including revolute joints with clearance

    Paulo Flores;Jorge Ambrósio;José Carlos Pimenta Claro;H. M. Lankarani

  • Influence of pantograph suspension characteristics on the contact quality with the catenary for high speed trains

    J. Pombo;J. AmbróSio

  • Kinematic Data Consistency in the Inverse Dynamic Analysis of Biomechanical Systems

    M.P.T. Silva;J.A.C. Ambrósio

  • Dynamics of Multibody Systems With Spherical Clearance Joints

    Paulo Flores;Jorge Ambrósio;José Carlos Pimenta Claro;H. M. Lankarani

  • Translational Joints With Clearance in Rigid Multibody Systems

    Paulo Flores;Jorge Ambrósio;José Carlos Pimenta Claro;H. M. Lankarani

  • Sensitivity of the results produced by the inverse dynamic analysis of a human stride to perturbed input data.

    Miguel P.T. Silva;Jorge A.C. Ambrósio

  • Computer-Aided Analysis of Rigid and Flexible Mechanical Systems

    Manuel F. O. Seabra Pereira;Jorge A. C. Ambrósio

Frequent Co-Authors

Joao Pombo
Joao Pombo University of Huddersfield
Paulo Flores
Paulo Flores University of Minho
Hamid M. Lankarani
Hamid M. Lankarani Wichita State University
Rob Dwyer-Joyce
Rob Dwyer-Joyce University of Sheffield
Parviz E. Nikravesh
Parviz E. Nikravesh University of Arizona
Roger Lewis
Roger Lewis University of Sheffield
Paulo Veríssimo
Paulo Veríssimo King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Peter Eberhard
Peter Eberhard University of Stuttgart
Timon Rabczuk
Timon Rabczuk Bauhaus University, Weimar
Richard R. Neptune
Richard R. Neptune The University of Texas at Austin

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