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California Energy Commission

In research, California Energy Commission stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,394 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,382
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,304
of 7,310
Research works
180
▲ 89% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.6k
20.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
California Energy Commission

What is California Energy Commission 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 #10,394 of 17,446 9.0%130

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where California Energy Commission 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 California Energy Commission work in?

In all years, 72% of research at California Energy Commission is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (26%), Environmental Science (14%), Energy (12%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 130 fractional works · 71.9% of its workEngineering: 47 fractional works · 26.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 5.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 25 fractional works · 13.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 21 fractional works · 11.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 18 fractional works · 10.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 18 fractional works · 10.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workRadiation: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeophysics: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 38 fractional works · 21.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 11.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.2% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCalifornia EnergyCommission180fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences72%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences21%

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 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4726.3%
    2. Environmental Science2513.9%
    3. Energy2111.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1810.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences73.7%
    6. Computer Science63.4%
    7. Chemical Engineering21.2%
    8. Chemistry21.0%
    9. Materials Science10.6%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences2011.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance95.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting31.5%
    4. Psychology21.3%
    5. Decision Sciences21.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities21.1%
    1. Health Professions42.1%
    2. Medicine31.8%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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.

Chemical Engineering: 3.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.57× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 17.00× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.08× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.04× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.51× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 17.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy17.00×2 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.57×1 works
  3. Chemical Engineering3.08×0 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.23×0 works
  5. Engineering2.08×5 works
  6. Chemistry2.06×0 works
  7. Health Professions2.04×1 works
  8. Environmental Science2.02×2 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.51×0 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.17×1 works
  11. Social Sciences1.14×2 works
  12. Mathematics0.91×0 works
  13. Psychology0.37×0 works
  14. Medicine0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at California Energy Commission?

Ranked on the quality score, William J. Blackburn, Douglas Mahone and Susan S. Anderson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is California Energy Commission.

  1. 1 William J. Blackburn United States · #3,424,814 worldwide 174 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Douglas Mahone United States · #4,413,715 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Susan S. Anderson United States · #4,578,115 worldwide 48 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Valentino M. Tiangco United States · #4,692,113 worldwide 88 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at California Energy Commission

What are the most cited papers from California Energy Commission?

The most cited paper from California Energy Commission is "Global cooling: increasing world-wide urban albedos to offset CO2" (Hashem Akbari, Surabi Menon, Arthur H. Rosenfeld, 2008), with 597 citations. Next come "Innovation in concentrated solar power" (582) and "Polices for increasing energy efficiency: Thirty years of experience in OECD countries" (463).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global cooling: increasing world-wide urban albedos to offset CO2 Hashem Akbari, Surabi Menon, Arthur H. Rosenfeld · Climatic Change 19 Nov 2008 597
2 Innovation in concentrated solar power David Barlev, Ruxandra Vidu, Pieter Stroeve · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 9 Jul 2011 582
3 Polices for increasing energy efficiency: Thirty years of experience in OECD countries Howard S. Geller, Philip Harrington, Arthur H. Rosenfeld et al. · Energy Policy 11 Jan 2006 463
4 International Equity and Differentiation in Global Warming Policy Adam Z. Rose, Brandt K. Stevens, Jae Edmonds et al. · Environmental and Resource Economics Jul 1998 397
5 Demand for clean-fuel vehicles in California: A discrete-choice stated preference pilot project David S. Bunch, Mark A. Bradley, Thomas F. Golob et al. · Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice May 1993 334
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at California Energy Commission?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Impact, Climate Change, Consumption, Rebound Effect and Energy Transition.

▲ 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 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. Renewable Energy28▲ 15×26 topics
  2. Sustainability21▲ 6.5×27 topics
  3. Climate Change16▲ 3.3×35 topics
  4. Energy Efficiency16▲ 11×10 topics
  5. Environmental Impact15▲ 6.3×16 topics
  6. Consumption7▲ 123×1 topic
  7. Rebound Effect7▲ 123×1 topic
  8. Energy Transition7▲ 39×3 topics
  9. Greenhouse Gas Emissions6▲ 17×5 topics
  10. Emissions6▲ 16×5 topics
  11. Life Cycle Assessment5▲ 16×5 topics
  12. Energy Consumption5▲ 23×3 topics
  13. Nuclear Forces5▲ 51×1 topic
  14. Nuclear Structure5▲ 51×1 topic
  15. Policy5▲ 17×2 topics
  16. Global Warming5▲ 7.2×7 topics
  17. Citizen Science5▲ 26×2 topics
  18. Machine Tools5▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Earthquake Detection4▲ 128×1 topic
  20. Finite Element Analysis4▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Industrial Sector4▲ 187×1 topic
  22. Manufacturing4▲ 49×1 topic
  23. Seismic Signals4▲ 128×1 topic
  24. Smart Grid4▲ 8.5×3 topics
  25. Environmental Policy4▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Nuclear Fuel4▲ 78×1 topic
  27. Radiation Protection4▲ 78×1 topic
  28. Smart Home4▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Tomography4▲ 8.0×3 topics
  30. Data Analysis4▲ 6.5×2 topics
  31. EROI4▲ 70×1 topic
  32. Fossil Fuels4▲ 55×1 topic
  33. Fuel Consumption4▲ 34×2 topics
  34. Model Predictive Control4▲ 8.8×2 topics
  35. Quantitative Analysis4▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Community3▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Game Theory3▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Sustainability Assessment3▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Thermal Comfort3▲ 22×2 topics
  40. CO2 Emissions3▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does California Energy Commission publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nuclear and radioactivity studies, Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems, Global Energy and Sustainability Research and Smart Grid Energy Management.

Nuclear and radioactivit…1Nuclear and radioactivity studies: 1 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 1 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 1 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 0 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 0 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …0earthquake and tectonic studies: 0 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 0 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 0 fractional worksSports Analytics and Performance: 0 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide: 0 fractional works
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologyRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  2. 2 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 works
  3. 3 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  4. 4 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 0 works
  6. 6 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 0 works
  7. 7 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  8. 8 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  9. 9 Sports Analytics and Performance Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  10. 10 Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide Geophysics 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 available16.2%not open83.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has California Energy Commission's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 89% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 California Energy Commission as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00010% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%California Energy Commission0.000073% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of California Energy Commission over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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