Research in Palo Alto

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Relative to its size, research in Palo Alto is most concentrated in Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Control and Systems Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (10.7× the world share in Energy Engineering and Power Technology).

1. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 78.9 works11×
2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 255.3 works3.4×
3. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 796.0 works3.2×
4. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 21.4 works2.8×

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Power Electronics, Epidemiology, Renewable Energy Integration, Power System, Power Systems and Smart Grid Applications.

1. 1 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 80 works
2. 2 Power Systems and Renewable Energy Energy Engineering and Power Technology 63 works
3. 3 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 59 works
4. 4 Smart Grid and Power Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 48 works
5. 5 HVDC Systems and Fault Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 46 works
6. 6 High-Voltage Power Transmission Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 44 works
7. 7 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 44 works
8. 8 Power Systems and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 38 works
9. 9 Optimal Power Flow Distribution Electrical and Electronic Engineering 37 works
10. 10 Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 36 works