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In research, BC Hydro (Canada) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,289 of 17,446 worldwide), Engineering (#2,869 of 9,532 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#1,362 of 3,725 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,519
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#227
of 718
Research works
581
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
19.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.13×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
13%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
BC Hydro (Canada)

What is BC Hydro (Canada) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #4,289 of 17,446 10.2%523
EngineeringField #2,869 of 9,532 10.8%343
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,362 of 3,725 11.0%143

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where BC Hydro (Canada) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does BC Hydro (Canada) work in?

In 2022-now, 86% of research at BC Hydro (Canada) is in Physical Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (46%), Environmental Science (20%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (7%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 52 fractional works · 86.2% of its workEngineering: 28 fractional works · 46.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 16.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 9.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 20.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBC Hydro (Canada)61fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences86%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2846.1%
    2. Environmental Science1220.2%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences47.0%
    4. Computer Science34.3%
    5. Materials Science24.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy12.4%
    7. Energy11.1%
    8. Chemistry11.0%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.8%
    3. Neuroscience00.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    1. Social Sciences11.8%
    2. Decision Sciences11.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.6%
    4. Psychology00.5%
    1. Medicine23.5%
    2. Health Professions00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.48× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.07× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.06× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.48×4 works
  2. Environmental Science4.06×12 works
  3. Engineering3.07×28 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.26×1 works
  5. Energy1.20×1 works
  6. Materials Science1.14×2 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.07×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.68×2 works
  9. Chemistry0.61×1 works
  10. Computer Science0.55×3 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.52×0 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.41×0 works
  13. Neuroscience0.40×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.33×1 works
  15. Medicine0.18×2 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.18×0 works
  17. Psychology0.15×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.14×1 works
  19. Health Professions0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at BC Hydro (Canada)?

Ranked on the quality score, Ebrahim Vaahedi, Y. Mansour and Maoxin Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BC Hydro (Canada).

  1. 1 Ebrahim Vaahedi Canada · #410,900 worldwide 3.1k citations · 89 works
  2. 2 Y. Mansour Canada · #604,421 worldwide 2.1k citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Maoxin Li Canada · #746,426 worldwide 1.3k citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Charles Henville Canada · #910,649 worldwide 1.2k citations · 67 works
  5. 5 Georg Jost Canada · #1,039,816 worldwide 1.1k citations · 24 works
  6. 6 W. Li Canada · #1,234,635 worldwide 578 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Mukesh Nagpal Canada · #1,340,303 worldwide 1k citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Abdul M. Mousa Canada · #1,625,892 worldwide 1.3k citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Thomas W. Stewart Canada · #2,700,934 worldwide 353 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Paul S. Higgins Canada · #2,745,970 worldwide 1.1k citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at BC Hydro (Canada)

What are the most cited papers from BC Hydro (Canada)?

The most cited paper from BC Hydro (Canada) is "The unprecedented Pacific Northwest heatwave of June 2021" (Rachel H. White, Sam Anderson, James F. Booth et al., 2023), with 438 citations. Next come "BC Hydro Ground Motion Prediction Equations for Subduction Earthquakes" (427) and "Microwaves for breast cancer detection?" (424).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The unprecedented Pacific Northwest heatwave of June 2021 Rachel H. White, Sam Anderson, James F. Booth et al. · Nature Communications Open access 9 Feb 2023 438
2 BC Hydro Ground Motion Prediction Equations for Subduction Earthquakes Norman Abrahamson, Nicholas Gregor, Kofi Addo · Earthquake Spectra 2 Feb 2015 427
3 Microwaves for breast cancer detection? Elise C. Fear, Paul M. Meaney, M.A. Stuchly · IEEE Potentials Feb 2003 424
4 Glacier change in western North America: influences on hydrology, geomorphic hazards and water quality Robert D. Moore, Sean W. Fleming, Brian Menounos et al. · Hydrological Processes 16 Dec 2008 405
5 Smart Meter Data Analytics for Distribution Network Connectivity Verification Wenpeng Luan, Joshua Peng, Mirjana Maras et al. · IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid 30 Apr 2015 285
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at BC Hydro (Canada)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Smart Grid, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid Applications, Remote Sensing, Control Strategies, Control Systems and Invasive Species.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change7▲ 4.2×22 topics
  2. Smart Grid5▲ 21×6 topics
  3. Renewable Energy4▲ 4.8×9 topics
  4. Machine Learning4▲ 1.95×12 topics
  5. Remote Sensing4▲ 4.8×12 topics
  6. Smart Grid Applications3▲ 37×2 topics
  7. Control Strategies3▲ 32×3 topics
  8. Control Systems3▲ 25×2 topics
  9. Invasive Species2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  10. Phasor Measurement Units2▲ 139×1 topic
  11. Power System Stability2▲ 139×1 topic
  12. Nonlinear Dynamics2▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Internet of Things2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  14. Vibration Analysis2▲ 13×2 topics
  15. Distributed Generation2▲ 40×3 topics
  16. Fault Detection2▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 38×2 topics
  18. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Power Electronics2▲ 10×3 topics
  20. Conservation Challenges2▲ 68×1 topic
  21. Flow Regulation2▲ 68×1 topic
  22. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 53×2 topics
  23. Energy Management2▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Security2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  25. Smart Home2▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Axially Moving Systems2▲ 76×1 topic
  27. Cyber-Physical Systems2▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Fluid-Conveying Pipes2▲ 76×1 topic
  29. Thermal Analysis2▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Demand Response2▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Electricity Markets2▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Sediment Transport2▲ 16×3 topics
  33. HVDC Transmission1▲ 47×2 topics
  34. Power Systems1▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Wind Power Integration1▲ 34×2 topics
  36. Dynamic Line Rating1▲ 133×1 topic
  37. Seismic Noise1▲ 44×1 topic
  38. Surface Wave1▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Tomography1▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Transmission Lines1▲ 133×1 topic

Which research topics does BC Hydro (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Power System Optimization and Stability, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Vibration and Dynamic Analysis and Smart Grid Energy Management.

Power System Optimizatio…2Power System Optimization and Stability: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…2Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksVibration and Dynamic An…2Vibration and Dynamic Analysis: 2 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…2Smart Grid Energy Management: 2 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 1 fractional worksThermal Analysis in Power Transmission: 1 fractional worksLightning and Electromag…1Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena: 1 fractional worksPower Systems Fault Detection: 1 fractional worksIcing and De-icing Technologies: 1 fractional worksPower Systems and Techno…1Power Systems and Technologies: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringNature and Landscape ConservationControl and Systems EngineeringGeophysics2 others

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

  1. 1 Power System Optimization and Stability Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  3. 3 Vibration and Dynamic Analysis Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Power Systems Fault Detection Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Icing and De-icing Technologies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Power Systems and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 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 available12.7%not open87.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has BC Hydro (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is BC Hydro (Canada) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%BC Hydro (Canada)0.00024% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of BC Hydro (Canada) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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