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Alterra Power (Canada)

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Research works
40
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
982
24.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
4%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Alterra Power (Canada) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Computer Science: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 7.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.89× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.49× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Alterra Power (Canada)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: FPGA, Power Optimization, CMOS Technology, Energy Efficiency, ASIC, Placement, High-Level Synthesis and Reconfigurable Computing.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. FPGA7▲ 201×2 topics
  2. Power Optimization4▲ 196×2 topics
  3. CMOS Technology4▲ 82×2 topics
  4. Energy Efficiency4▲ 12×6 topics
  5. ASIC3▲ 450×1 topic
  6. High-Level Synthesis3▲ 196×1 topic
  7. Placement3▲ 450×1 topic
  8. Reconfigurable Computing3▲ 175×1 topic
  9. Process Variation3▲ 81×2 topics
  10. Low-Power3▲ 106×2 topics
  11. Approximate Computing3▲ 214×1 topic
  12. VLSI Circuits3▲ 214×1 topic
  13. Renewable Energy2▲ 6.1×10 topics
  14. Embedded Cores2▲ 201×1 topic
  15. Test Data Compression2▲ 201×1 topic
  16. Frequency Synthesizer2▲ 67×2 topics
  17. Power Electronics2▲ 15×5 topics
  18. Smart Grid Applications2▲ 44×2 topics
  19. Distributed Generation2▲ 60×3 topics
  20. Phasor Measurement Units2▲ 140×1 topic
  21. Power System Stability2▲ 140×1 topic
  22. Smart Grid2▲ 13×4 topics
  23. Fault Tolerance1▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Climate Change1▲ 1.24×4 topics
  25. Delta-Sigma Modulator1▲ 58×2 topics
  26. Machine Learning1▲ 1.50×3 topics
  27. Parallel Computing1▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Phase-Locked Loops1▲ 144×1 topic
  29. Sustainable Development1▲ 2.7×2 topics
  30. Time-to-Digital Converter1▲ 144×1 topic
  31. GPU Computing1▲ 39×1 topic
  32. Interconnection Networks1▲ 70×1 topic
  33. Networks on Chip1▲ 70×1 topic
  34. Performance Optimization1▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Renewable Energy Integration1▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Security1▲ 6.3×3 topics
  37. Sustainability1▲ 1.49×5 topics
  38. Civil Engineering1▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Construction1▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Alterra Power (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Power System Optimization and Stability, Power Systems Fault Detection, Energy and Environment Impacts and Smart Grid Security and Resilience.

Power System Optimizatio…1Power System Optimization and Stability: 1 fractional worksPower Systems Fault Detection: 0 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 0 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 0 fractional worksMagneto-Optical Properties and Applications: 0 fractional worksLightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena: 0 fractional worksOptimal Power Flow Distr…0Optimal Power Flow Distribution: 0 fractional worksCanadian Identity and History: 0 fractional worksPolitical Systems and Governance: 0 fractional worksLegal Education and Prac…0Legal Education and Practice Innovations: 0 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringPollutionAstronomy and Astrophysics3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Power System Optimization and Stability Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Power Systems Fault Detection Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 0 works
  4. 4 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Magneto-Optical Properties and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  7. 7 Optimal Power Flow Distribution Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Political Systems and Governance Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  10. 10 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available4.5%not open95.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.1%domestic only59.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alterra Power (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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