Valter Silva

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Valter Silva is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Valter Silva has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 17 papers in Computational Mechanics and 14 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Valter Silva's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (41 papers), Municipal Solid Waste Management (10 papers) and Fuel Cells and Related Materials (10 papers). Valter Silva is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (41 papers), Municipal Solid Waste Management (10 papers) and Fuel Cells and Related Materials (10 papers). Valter Silva collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, United States and Brazil. Valter Silva's co-authors include Abel Rouboa, Eliseu Monteiro, Nuno Couto, João Sousa Cardoso, Daniela Eusébio, Paulo Brito, Matthew J. Hall, Mário Costa, Rodolfo C. Rocha and Ana Ramos 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

Valter Silva

70 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Ammonia as an energy vector: Current and future prospects for low-carbon fuel applications in internal combustion engines

2021 401 citations João Sousa Cardoso, Valter Silva et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Valter Silva Portugal	33	1.6k	637	570	533	461	72	3.0k
Isam Janajreh United Arab Emirates	34	1.6k 1.0×	966 1.5×	574 1.0×	425 0.8×	260 0.6×	204	3.9k
Abel Rouboa Portugal	43	2.5k 1.6×	951 1.5×	670 1.2×	349 0.7×	548 1.2×	154	4.4k
Gerrit Brem Netherlands	27	2.5k 1.6×	1.3k 2.1×	387 0.7×	473 0.9×	397 0.9×	106	3.6k
Jesper Ahrenfeldt Denmark	35	3.1k 2.0×	1.1k 1.7×	259 0.5×	542 1.0×	420 0.9×	95	4.3k
Ulrik Birk Henriksen Denmark	39	3.9k 2.4×	1.4k 2.2×	425 0.7×	635 1.2×	448 1.0×	128	5.0k
Kai Xu China	34	2.2k 1.4×	1.2k 1.9×	278 0.5×	1.0k 1.9×	407 0.9×	161	3.8k
José Luz Silveira Brazil	32	856 0.5×	1.0k 1.6×	210 0.4×	359 0.7×	299 0.6×	110	2.7k
Qingyan Fang China	31	1.4k 0.9×	713 1.1×	1.1k 1.9×	645 1.2×	281 0.6×	122	2.9k
W. Nimmo United Kingdom	30	1.8k 1.1×	785 1.2×	480 0.8×	712 1.3×	157 0.3×	83	2.9k
Jo-Han Ng Malaysia	29	1.9k 1.2×	784 1.2×	561 1.0×	743 1.4×	145 0.3×	99	3.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Silva, Valter, et al.. (2025). Energy and exergy analysis of a supercritical water gasification system for the simultaneous production of hydrogen, heat, and electricity from sugarcane bagasse. Next Energy. 8. 100266–100266.

Silva, Valter, et al.. (2024). Simulation of a Continuous Pyrolysis Reactor for a Heat Self-Sufficient Process and Liquid Fuel Production. Energies. 17(14). 3526–3526. 2 indexed citations

Silva, Valter, et al.. (2023). A Waste-to-Energy Technical Approach: Syngas–Biodiesel Blend for Power Generation. Energies. 16(21). 7384–7384. 6 indexed citations

Silva, Valter, et al.. (2023). Computational fluid dynamic and response surface methodology coupling: A new method for optimization of the duct to be used in ducted wind turbines. Heliyon. 9(6). e17057–e17057. 8 indexed citations

Cardoso, João Sousa, et al.. (2022). Numerical modelling of the coal phase-out through ammonia and biomass co-firing in a pilot-scale fluidized bed reactor. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10. 100055–100055. 29 indexed citations

Pio, D.T., et al.. (2020). Co-gasification of refused derived fuel and biomass in a pilot-scale bubbling fluidized bed reactor. Energy Conversion and Management. 206. 112476–112476. 79 indexed citations

Ferreira, Sérgio, et al.. (2019). Experimental and Modeling Analysis of Brewers´ Spent Grains Gasification in a Downdraft Reactor. Energies. 12(23). 4413–4413. 38 indexed citations

Couto, Nuno, Valter Silva, João Sousa Cardoso, L. M. González, & Antonio Souto-Iglesias. (2018). Coupled CFD-Response Surface Method (RSM) Methodology for Optimizing Jettability Operating Conditions. ChemEngineering. 2(4). 51–51. 11 indexed citations

Silva, Valter, et al.. (2017). Targeting optimized and robust operating conditions in a hydrogen-fed Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell. Energy Conversion and Management. 154. 149–156. 16 indexed citations

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Couto, Nuno, Valter Silva, Eliseu Monteiro, & Abel Rouboa. (2016). Exergy analysis of Portuguese municipal solid waste treatment via steam gasification. Energy Conversion and Management. 134. 235–246. 48 indexed citations

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Couto, Nuno, Valter Silva, Eliseu Monteiro, & Abel Rouboa. (2015). Assessment of municipal solid wastes gasification in a semi-industrial gasifier using syngas quality indices. Energy. 93. 864–873. 71 indexed citations

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Couto, Nuno, Valter Silva, Eliseu Monteiro, Paulo Brito, & Abel Rouboa. (2014). Using an Eulerian-granular 2-D multiphase CFD model to simulate oxygen air enriched gasification of agroindustrial residues. Renewable Energy. 77. 174–181. 47 indexed citations

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Couto, Nuno, Valter Silva, Eliseu Monteiro, et al.. (2014). Numerical and experimental analysis of municipal solid wastes gasification process. Applied Thermal Engineering. 78. 185–195. 62 indexed citations

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Silva, Valter, Eliseu Monteiro, Nuno Couto, Paulo Brito, & Abel Rouboa. (2014). Analysis of Syngas Quality from Portuguese Biomasses: An Experimental and Numerical Study. Energy & Fuels. 28(9). 5766–5777. 59 indexed citations

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Silva, Valter, et al.. (2013). Bulldozer: O Valor da Aleatoriedade. Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT).

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Silva, Valter, et al.. (2013). Avaliação do risco de viés de ensaios clínicos randomizados pela ferramenta da colaboração Cochrane. 89 indexed citations

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Couto, Nuno, Valter Silva, Eliseu Monteiro, & Abel Rouboa. (2013). Hazardous Waste Management in Portugal: An Overview. Energy Procedia. 36. 607–611. 17 indexed citations

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Silva, Valter & Abel Rouboa. (2012). Optimizing the DMFC operating conditions using a response surface method. Applied Mathematics and Computation. 218(12). 6733–6743. 39 indexed citations

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Mendes, Diogo, Hermenegildo Garcı́a, Valter Silva, Adélio Mendes, & Luı́s M. Madeira. (2008). Comparison of Nanosized Gold-Based and Copper-Based Catalysts for the Low-Temperature Water−Gas Shift Reaction. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 48(1). 430–439. 41 indexed citations

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Silva, Valter, et al.. (2006). Pre-treatment effect on the transport properties of sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) membranes for DMFC applications. Desalination. 200(1-3). 645–647. 3 indexed citations

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