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BC Hydro (Canada)

In research, BC Hydro (Canada) stands highest in Engineering (#4,419 of 11,412 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#11,190 of 21,541 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,693 of 4,248 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,374
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#392
of 896
Research works
581
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
19.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

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
EngineeringField #4,419 of 11,412 17.2%343
Physical SciencesDomain #11,190 of 21,541 17.1%523
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,693 of 4,248 19.4%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.48× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.16× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.01× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× 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.

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

Ranked on the composite score, E. Vaahedi, Jahangir Khan and Lawrence Lawrence lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BC Hydro (Canada).

  1. 1 E. Vaahedi · #179,582 worldwide 256 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Jahangir Khan · #1,028,490 worldwide 43 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Lawrence Lawrence · #1,365,833 worldwide 9 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Paul S. Higgins · #1,598,711 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 K.H. Tiedemann · #1,623,619 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at BC Hydro (Canada)

Which keywords describe research at BC Hydro (Canada)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Smart Grid, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid Applications, Control Strategies, Control Systems, Phasor Measurement Units and Power System Stability.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 Change6▲ 4.4×20 topics
  2. Smart Grid5▲ 23×6 topics
  3. Renewable Energy4▲ 5.4×8 topics
  4. Machine Learning3▲ 1.70×8 topics
  5. Smart Grid Applications3▲ 42×2 topics
  6. Control Strategies3▲ 37×3 topics
  7. Control Systems3▲ 28×2 topics
  8. Remote Sensing3▲ 4.1×10 topics
  9. Phasor Measurement Units2▲ 170×1 topic
  10. Power System Stability2▲ 170×1 topic
  11. Invasive Species2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  12. Nonlinear Dynamics2▲ 19×2 topics
  13. Internet of Things2▲ 4.5×5 topics
  14. Distributed Generation2▲ 47×3 topics
  15. Fault Detection2▲ 26×2 topics
  16. Power Electronics2▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Energy Management2▲ 20×2 topics
  18. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 39×2 topics
  19. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 56×2 topics
  20. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Security2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  22. Smart Home2▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Vibration Analysis2▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Axially Moving Systems2▲ 81×1 topic
  25. Conservation Challenges2▲ 68×1 topic
  26. Cyber-Physical Systems2▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Flow Regulation2▲ 68×1 topic
  28. Fluid-Conveying Pipes2▲ 81×1 topic
  29. Thermal Analysis2▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Demand Response2▲ 33×1 topic
  31. Electricity Markets2▲ 33×1 topic
  32. Sediment Transport2▲ 19×3 topics
  33. HVDC Transmission1▲ 51×2 topics
  34. Power Systems1▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Dynamic Line Rating1▲ 164×1 topic
  36. Transmission Lines1▲ 164×1 topic
  37. Privacy1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  38. Microgrid1▲ 94×1 topic
  39. Probabilistic Analysis1▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Voltage Control1▲ 30×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Power System Optimization and Stability, Vibration and Dynamic Analysis, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Smart Grid Energy Management.

Power System Optimizatio…2Power System Optimization and Stability: 2 fractional worksVibration and Dynamic An…2Vibration and Dynamic Analysis: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…2Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…2Smart Grid Energy Management: 2 fractional worksThermal Analysis in Power Transmission: 1 fractional worksPower Systems Fault Detection: 1 fractional worksPower Systems and Techno…1Power Systems and Technologies: 1 fractional worksIcing and De-icing Techn…1Icing and De-icing Technologies: 1 fractional worksLightning and Electromag…1Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena: 1 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis1Seismic Waves and Analysis: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringNature and Landscape ConservationAerospace Engineering2 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 Vibration and Dynamic Analysis Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  4. 4 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Power Systems Fault Detection Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Power Systems and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Icing and De-icing Technologies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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