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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 34 2949 2771 22 22 144 3068

Ricardo Branco publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ricardo Branco between 1983 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ricardo Branco published across 44 years, from 1983 to 2026, averaging 5.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2024. 12 of the 231 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2024. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 7 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 30 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 38 publications 2025: 9 publications 2026: 3 publications
1983 2026

231 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ricardo Branco: publications per year, 1983 to 2026
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 2
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 1
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 2
2004 0
2005 1
2006 0
2007 0
2008 4
2009 2
2010 3
2011 5
2012 4
2013 1
2014 7
2015 8
2016 6
2017 6
2018 9
2019 18
2020 23
2021 24
2022 30
2023 23
2024 38
2025 9
2026 3
Total 231
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Ricardo Branco 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 Ricardo Branco 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, 137–146 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: 144 publications — 22nd percentile

22% 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
137–146 140 144
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
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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Ricardo Branco 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 Ricardo Branco 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% 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 34
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
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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Overview

Ricardo Branco is affiliated with the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Engineering, with significant contributions in subfields such as Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Automotive Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including fatigue and fracture mechanics, additive manufacturing materials and processes, additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, welding techniques and residual stresses, microstructure and mechanical properties of steels, non-destructive testing techniques, and mechanical behavior of composites.

Frequent publication venues for Ricardo Branco include:

  • International Journal of Fatigue
  • Procedia Structural Integrity
  • Engineering Failure Analysis
  • Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
  • Polymers

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Ricardo Branco include:

  • "Kriging-assisted hybrid reliability design and optimization of offshore wind turbine support structure based on a portfolio allocation strategy," 2024, Ocean Engineering
  • "Active Kriging-based conjugate first-order reliability method for highly efficient structural reliability analysis using resample strategy," 2024, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • "Characterization of robotized CMT-WAAM carbon steel," 2022, Journal of Constructional Steel Research
  • "A fractographic study exploring the fracture surface topography of S355J2 steel after pseudo-random bending-torsion fatigue tests," 2021, Measurement
  • "Multiaxial fatigue behaviour of maraging steel produced by selective laser melting," 2021, Materials & Design

Ricardo Branco has collaborated frequently with several researchers, among them:

  • Wojciech Macek
  • J.D. Costa
  • L.P. Borrego
  • J.A.M. Ferreira
  • J.S. Jesus

Best Publications

  • A review on 3D-FE adaptive remeshing techniques for crack growth modelling

    Ricardo Branco;Ricardo Branco;F.V. Antunes;J.D. Costa

  • Finite element modelling and analysis of crack shape evolution in mode-I fatigue Middle Cracked Tension specimens

    R. Branco;F.V. Antunes

  • Low-cycle fatigue behaviour of 34CrNiMo6 high strength steel

    R. Branco;J.D. Costa;F.V. Antunes

  • Low-Cycle Fatigue Behaviour of AISI 18Ni300 Maraging Steel Produced by Selective Laser Melting

    Ricardo Branco;José D. M. Costa;Filippo Berto;Seyed Mohammad Javad Razavi

  • Characterization of robotized CMT-WAAM carbon steel

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  • Multiaxial fatigue behaviour of maraging steel produced by selective laser melting

    R. Branco;J.D. Costa;J.A. Martins Ferreira;C. Capela;C. Capela

  • Artificial neural network based fatigue life assessment of friction stir welding AA2024-T351 aluminum alloy and multi-objective optimization of welding parameters

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  • Fatigue crack growth modelling based on CTOD for the 7050-T6 alloy

    F. V. Antunes;R. Branco;P. A. Prates;L. Borrego;L. Borrego

  • New methodology of fatigue life evaluation for multiaxially loaded notched components based on two uniaxial strain-controlled tests

    Ricardo Branco;P.A. Prates;J.D. Costa;Filippo Berto

  • Comparison of different one-parameter damage laws and local stress-strain approaches in multiaxial fatigue life assessment of notched components

    R. Branco;J.D. Costa;L.P. Borrego;F. Berto

  • A numerical analysis of CTOD in constant amplitude fatigue crack growth

    F.V. Antunes;S.M. Rodrigues;R. Branco;D. Camas

  • A fractographic study exploring the fracture surface topography of S355J2 steel after pseudo-random bending-torsion fatigue tests

    W. Macek;Z. Marciniak;R. Branco;D. Rozumek

  • Profile and Areal Surface Parameters for Fatigue Fracture Characterisation.

    Wojciech Macek;Ricardo Branco;Mirosław Szala;Zbigniew Marciniak

  • Rapid assessment of multiaxial fatigue lifetime in notched components using an averaged strain energy density approach

    R. Branco;P.A. Prates;J.D. Costa;L.P. Borrego

  • A numerical study of plasticity induced crack closure under plane strain conditions

    F.V. Antunes;A.G. Chegini;R. Branco;D. Camas

  • Fatigue life assessment of notched round bars under multiaxial loading based on the total strain energy density approach

    Ricardo Branco;J.D. Costa;Filippo Berto;F.V. Antunes

  • Fatigue crack growth in the 2050-T8 aluminium alloy

    F.V. Antunes;S. Serrano;R. Branco;P. Prates

  • Fatigue crack growth versus plastic CTOD in the 304L stainless steel

    F.V. Antunes;M.S.C. Ferreira;R. Branco;P. Prates

  • Effect of multiaxial bending-torsion loading on fracture surface parameters in high-strength steels processed by conventional and additive manufacturing

    W. Macek;R. Branco;J. Trembacz;J.D. Costa

  • Fractal dimension for bending–torsion fatigue fracture characterisation

    Wojciech Macek;Ricardo Branco;Mateusz Korpyś;Tadeusz Łagoda

  • Influence of through‐thickness crack shape on plasticity induced crack closure

    R. Branco;D. M. Rodrigues;F. V. Antunes

  • Determination of Paris law constants with a reverse engineering technique

    R. Branco;F.V. Antunes;J.A. Martins Ferreira;J.M. Silva

  • Effect of crack closure on non-linear crack tip parameters

    F.V. Antunes;T. Sousa;R. Branco;L. Correia

  • Effect of strain ratio on cyclic deformation behaviour of 7050-T6 aluminium alloy

    R. Branco;J.D. Costa;L.P. Borrego;S.C. Wu

  • Monotonic and Cyclic Behavior of DIN 34CrNiMo6 Tempered Alloy Steel

    Ricardo Branco;José D. M. Costa;Fernando V. Antunes;Sandra Perdigão

Frequent Co-Authors

Filippo Berto
Filippo Berto Sapienza University of Rome
Andrei Kotousov
Andrei Kotousov University of Adelaide
J.A.M. Ferreira
J.A.M. Ferreira University of Coimbra
José A.F.O. Correia
José A.F.O. Correia University of Porto
Abílio M.P. De Jesus
Abílio M.P. De Jesus University of Porto
Luís M. N. B. F. Santos
Luís M. N. B. F. Santos University of Porto
Grzegorz Krolczyk
Grzegorz Krolczyk Opole University of Technology
Sergio M. A. Cruz
Sergio M. A. Cruz University of Coimbra

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