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2026

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
63
Citations
16100
World Ranking
1747
National Ranking
6

Zita Vale 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 Zita Vale sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 857 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zita Vale 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 Zita Vale sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Zita Vale is affiliated with the Polytechnic Institute of Porto in Portugal and has a significant body of research in the field of engineering, with a particular focus on electrical and electronic engineering. Their work covers various subfields including control and systems engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, building and construction, and artificial intelligence.

The scientist's recent publications include the following papers:

  • Smart energy community: A systematic review with metanalysis, 2021, Energy Strategy Reviews
  • Flexibility management model of home appliances to support DSO requests in smart grids, 2020, Sustainable Cities and Society
  • Ensemble learning for electricity consumption forecasting in office buildings, 2020, Neurocomputing
  • Non-technical losses: A systematic contemporary article review, 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Optimal Model for Local Energy Community Scheduling Considering Peer to Peer Electricity Transactions, 2021, IEEE Access

Zita Vale collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Pedro Faria
  • Luís Gomes
  • João Soares
  • Tiago Pinto
  • Fernando Lezama

The researcher has published extensively in notable venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Energies
  • Energy Reports
  • IFAC-PapersOnLine
  • IEEE Access

Additionally, Zita Vale has contributed to books published by Springer Science+Business Media, including multiple editions of Progress in Artificial Intelligence released in 2023.

The main topics of their work highlight a focus on energy systems and smart grid technologies, with key areas including:

  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
  • Electric Power System Optimization
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Energy Efficiency and Management
  • Energy Load and Power Forecasting
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization

Fields of study corresponding to the scientist's publications emphasize engineering disciplines, particularly electrical and electronic engineering, which constitutes the majority of their published work.

Best Publications

  • Optimal scheduling of a renewable micro-grid in an isolated load area using mixed-integer linear programming

    Hugo Morais;Péter Kádár;Pedro Faria;Zita A. Vale

  • An electric energy consumer characterization framework based on data mining techniques

    V. Figueiredo;F. Rodrigues;Z. Vale;J.B. Gouveia

  • Demand response in electrical energy supply: An optimal real time pricing approach

    Pedro Faria;Zita Vale

  • MASCEM: a multiagent system that simulates competitive electricity markets

    I. Praca;C. Ramos;Z. Vale;M. Cordeiro

  • Local Energy Markets: Paving the Path Toward Fully Transactive Energy Systems

    Fernando Lezama;Joao Soares;Pablo Hernandez-Leal;Michael Kaisers

  • Intelligent Energy Resource Management Considering Vehicle-to-Grid: A Simulated Annealing Approach

    T. Sousa;H. Morais;Z. Vale;P. Faria

  • Towards transactive energy systems: An analysis on current trends

    Omid Abrishambaf;Fernando Lezama;Pedro Faria;Zita Vale

  • Day-ahead resource scheduling including demand response for electric vehicles

    Joao Soares;Hugo Morais;Tiago Sousa;Zita Vale

  • MASCEM: Electricity Markets Simulation with Strategic Agents

    Z Vale;T Pinto;I Praça;H Morais

  • Demand response implementation in smart households

    Mohammad Ali Fotouhi Ghazvini;João Soares;Omid Abrishambaf;Rui Castro

  • Modified Particle Swarm Optimization applied to integrated demand response and DG resources scheduling

    Pedro Faria;Joao Soares;Zita Vale;Hugo Morais

  • Evaluation of the electric vehicle impact in the power demand curve in a smart grid environment

    Hugo Morais;Tiago Sousa;Zita Vale;Pedro Faria

  • Dynamic load management in a smart home to participate in demand response events

    Filipe Fernandes;Hugo Morais;Zita Vale;Carlos Ramos

  • An integrated approach for distributed energy resource short-term scheduling in smart grids considering realistic power system simulation

    Marco Silva;H. Morais;Zita Vale

  • Day-ahead resource scheduling in smart grids considering Vehicle-to-Grid and network constraints

    Tiago Sousa;Hugo Morais;João Soares;Zita Vale

  • Demand Response Management in Power Systems Using Particle Swarm Optimization

    Pedro Faria;Zita Vale;Joao Soares;Judite Ferreira

  • A multi-objective model for scheduling of short-term incentive-based demand response programs offered by electricity retailers

    Mohammad Ali Fotouhi Ghazvini;João Soares;Nuno Horta;Rui Neves

  • Distributed energy resource short-term scheduling using signaled particle swarm optimization

    João Soares;Marco Silva;Tiago Sousa;Zita Vale

  • A stochastic model for energy resources management considering demand response in smart grids

    João Soares;Mohammad Ali Fotouhi Ghazvini;Nuno Borges;Zita Vale

  • Electric Vehicle Scenario Simulator Tool for Smart Grid Operators

    João Soares;Bruno Canizes;Cristina Lobo;Zita Vale

  • An Intelligent Tutoring approach to support students and technicians in electrical installation design

    G. Santos;A. Gomes;L. Faria;S. Ramos

Frequent Co-Authors

Pedro Faria
Pedro Faria Polytechnic Institute of Porto
Hugo Morais
Hugo Morais Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa
Joao Soares
Joao Soares International Student Exchange Programs
Juan M. Corchado
Juan M. Corchado University of Salamanca
Rui Castro
Rui Castro Eindhoven University of Technology
Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy
Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy Clemson University
João Rocha
João Rocha Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Madeleine Gibescu
Madeleine Gibescu Utrecht University
José Neves
José Neves University of Porto
Andrew T. Campbell
Andrew T. Campbell Dartmouth College

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