Carlos Silva

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
169 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Carlos Silva is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Carlos Silva has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 39 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 36 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Carlos Silva's work include Smart Grid Energy Management (47 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (28 papers) and Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (22 papers). Carlos Silva is often cited by papers focused on Smart Grid Energy Management (47 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (28 papers) and Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (22 papers). Carlos Silva collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, United States and Chile. Carlos Silva's co-authors include André Pina, Diana Neves, Paulo Ferrão, Shahriyar Nasirov, João M. C. Sousa, Claudio A. Agostini, Stephen R. Connors, Ian Scott, Patrícia Baptista and Thomas A. Runkler and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Carlos Silva

156 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Global Ecosystem Dyna... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation: High-resolution laser ranging of the Earth’s forests and topography
    2020 764 citations G. C. Hurtt, Carlos Silva et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Carlos Silva 2.1k 793 702 671 596 169 4.3k
Benjamin F. Hobbs 7.7k 3.7× 739 0.9× 1.4k 2.0× 1.0k 1.5× 295 0.5× 299 11.6k
Risto Lahdelma 2.6k 1.2× 524 0.7× 804 1.1× 987 1.5× 684 1.1× 151 6.7k
Sanna Syri 2.7k 1.3× 605 0.8× 1.4k 2.0× 695 1.0× 1.0k 1.7× 160 5.1k
Katalin Bódis 794 0.4× 356 0.4× 343 0.5× 166 0.2× 549 0.9× 45 2.6k
Aoife Foley 5.5k 2.7× 820 1.0× 900 1.3× 1.3k 1.9× 961 1.6× 196 8.7k
Qingkun Tan 1.6k 0.8× 312 0.4× 213 0.3× 653 1.0× 291 0.5× 68 3.1k
Inês L. Azevedo 1.8k 0.9× 826 1.0× 1.6k 2.2× 214 0.3× 172 0.3× 117 5.2k
Ioannis Kougias 1.1k 0.5× 746 0.9× 613 0.9× 195 0.3× 696 1.2× 44 3.6k
Francisco G. Montoya 1.6k 0.8× 432 0.5× 609 0.9× 472 0.7× 499 0.8× 110 3.8k
Davide Astiaso Garcia 1.4k 0.7× 441 0.6× 531 0.8× 264 0.4× 806 1.4× 116 3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Carlos Silva

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Fields of papers citing papers by Carlos Silva

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carlos Silva

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Carlos Silva. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Carlos Silva based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Carlos Silva. Carlos Silva is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Henriques, Carla, et al.. (2025). A multi-criteria classification approach for assessing energy poverty in the European Union. Energy Economics. 146. 108539–108539. 1 indexed citations
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Silva, Carlos, et al.. (2025). Digitization of geospatial-temporal mapping of the distribution of solar energy resources in Mozambique over long-term measurements. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 100117–100117.
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Silva, Carlos, et al.. (2025). Modeling Parametric Forecasts of Solar Energy over Time in the Mid-North Area of Mozambique. Energies. 18(6). 1469–1469. 2 indexed citations
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Silva, Carlos, et al.. (2025). Experimental Parametric Forecast of Solar Energy over Time: Sample Data Descriptor. Data. 10(3). 37–37.
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Silva, Carlos, et al.. (2025). Modelling Decentralised Energy Storage Systems Using Urban Building Energy Models. Urban Science. 9(11). 468–468.
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Silva, Carlos, et al.. (2024). CLIMAEXTREMO: A New Risk Indicator for the Health Risk to Building Occupants during Extreme Weather Events in Portugal. Sustainability. 16(12). 5171–5171. 2 indexed citations
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Nasirov, Shahriyar, et al.. (2023). Development of Rooftop Solar under Netbilling in Chile: Analysis of Main Barriers from Project Developers’ Perspectives. Sustainability. 15(3). 2233–2233. 7 indexed citations
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Barbón, A., et al.. (2023). Experimental and numerical investigation of the influence of terrain slope on the performance of single-axis trackers. Applied Energy. 348. 121524–121524. 13 indexed citations
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Silva, Carlos, et al.. (2023). Energetic Valorization of Bio-Waste from Municipal Solid Waste in Porto Santo Island. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 233–258. 7 indexed citations
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Neto, Rui Costa, et al.. (2023). Phase change materials in a hybrid solar thermal/photovoltaic energy storage system for a residential house. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 3–3. 1 indexed citations
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García-Torres, Félix, et al.. (2021). Model Predictive Control for Microgrid Functionalities: Review and Future Challenges. Energies. 14(5). 1296–1296. 59 indexed citations
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Nasirov, Shahriyar, Carlos Silva, & Claudio A. Agostini. (2016). Assessment of barriers and opportunities for renewable energy development in Chile. Energy Sources Part B Economics Planning and Policy. 11(2). 150–156. 10 indexed citations
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Silva, Carlos & Lupicínio Íñiguez-Rueda. (2011). Tiempo y relaciones sostenibles en el espacio urbano. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Silva, Carlos. (2007). Invitation to Ergodic Theory. 24 indexed citations
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Silva, Carlos, et al.. (2001). Active Noise Control Based on Fuzzy Models. 2 indexed citations
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Silva, Carlos. (2000). Power system market implementation in a deregulated environment. PhDT. 1 indexed citations

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