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Ballard Power Systems (United States)

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Research works
12
▼ 100% vs 2018-21
Citations
633
54.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
49%
world 18%
Ballard Power Systems (United States)

Not ranked overall: Ballard Power Systems (United States) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Ballard Power Systems (United States) work in?

In all years, 100% of research at Ballard Power Systems (United States) is in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (73%), Materials Science (11%), Energy (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 100.0% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 72.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 51.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 9.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 8.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 10.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 8.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 9.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 7.1% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 5.7% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workALL ITS WORKBallard PowerSystems (United…12fractional works, all years
Physical Sciences100%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 1 domains and 4 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering972.9%
    2. Materials Science110.9%
    3. Energy19.1%
    4. Chemical Engineering17.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What are the most cited papers from Ballard Power Systems (United States)?

The most cited paper from Ballard Power Systems (United States) is "A Novel Soft-Commutating Isolated Boost Full-Bridge ZVS-PWM DC–DC Converter for Bidirectional High Power Applications" (Linxing Zhu, 2006), with 379 citations. Next come "Parasitic Ringing and Design Issues of Digitally Controlled High Power Interleaved Boost Converters" (165) and "Engine torque ripple cancellation with an integrated starter alternator in a hybrid electric vehicle: implementation and control" (116).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Novel Soft-Commutating Isolated Boost Full-Bridge ZVS-PWM DC–DC Converter for Bidirectional High Power Applications Linxing Zhu · IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Mar 2006 379
2 Parasitic Ringing and Design Issues of Digitally Controlled High Power Interleaved Boost Converters Xudong Huang, Xuehang Wang, T.A. Nergaard et al. · IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Sep 2004 165
3 Engine torque ripple cancellation with an integrated starter alternator in a hybrid electric vehicle: implementation and control Roy I. Davis, R. D. Lorenz · IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications Nov 2003 116
4 New start-up schemes for isolated full-bridge boost converters Lizhi Zhu, Kunrong Wang, F.C. Lee et al. · IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Jul 2003 108
5 Fuel cells to the fore [electric vehicles] T. Gilchrist · IEEE Spectrum Nov 1998 25
All 18 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Ballard Power Systems (United States) publish most on?

By volume: Fuel Cells and Related Materials, Advanced DC-DC Converters, Multilevel Inverters and Converters and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion.

Fuel Cells and Related M…2Fuel Cells and Related Materials: 2 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters1Advanced DC-DC Converters: 1 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and…1Multilevel Inverters and Converters: 1 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 1 fractional worksElectric Motor Design an…1Electric Motor Design and Analysis: 1 fractional worksAdvancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: 1 fractional worksMolten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes: 0 fractional worksHydraulic and Pneumatic Systems: 0 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 0 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAutomotive EngineeringMaterials Chemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Materials Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 0 works
  9. 9 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 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 available15.7%not open84.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.7%domestic only51.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ballard Power Systems (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 100% lower than in 2018-2021.

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