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Central Electricity Generating Board

In research, Central Electricity Generating Board stands highest in Engineering (#2,460 of 9,532 worldwide), Mechanical Engineering (#1,114 of 2,525 worldwide) and Materials Chemistry (#1,260 of 2,613 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,882
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#594
of 1,844
Research works
3.8k
▲ 100% vs 2018-21
Citations
82k
21.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
3%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Central Electricity Generating Board

What is Central Electricity Generating Board 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 #2,460 of 9,532 10.4%2,094
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,114 of 2,525 9.9%492
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,260 of 2,613 13.1%484
Materials ScienceField #1,850 of 3,771 12.4%619
Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield #876 of 1,474 9.4%292
Physical SciencesDomain #12,199 of 17,446 10.0%3,527
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,850 of 3,725 10.8%371
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #1,273 of 1,663 8.9%124
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #1,240 of 1,601 14.3%240
Computational MechanicsSubfield #990 of 1,225 11.1%151

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central Electricity Generating Board 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 Central Electricity Generating Board work in?

In all years, 93% of research at Central Electricity Generating Board is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (55%), Materials Science (16%), Environmental Science (6%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 3,527 fractional works · 93.5% of its workEngineering: 2,094 fractional works · 55.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 492 fractional works · 13.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 371 fractional works · 9.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 292 fractional works · 7.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 240 fractional works · 6.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 151 fractional works · 4.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 125 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 124 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 107 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 73 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 53 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 619 fractional works · 16.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 484 fractional works · 12.8% of its workMetals and Alloys: 47 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 233 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 58 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 50 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 185 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 53 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiation: 41 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 107 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 58 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 88 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 37 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrochemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 76 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 54 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 59 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemical Engineering: 43 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBioengineering: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 137 fractional works · 3.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 47 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 60 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 40 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 48 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMedicine: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKCentralElectricity…3,772fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences93%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences4%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2,09455.5%
    2. Materials Science61916.4%
    3. Environmental Science2336.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1854.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1072.8%
    6. Chemistry882.3%
    7. Energy762.0%
    8. Computer Science591.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering431.1%
    10. Mathematics250.7%
    1. Decision Sciences471.2%
    2. Social Sciences330.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance220.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting210.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities100.3%
    6. Psychology50.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences401.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology140.4%
    3. Neuroscience20.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology20.0%
    1. Medicine330.9%
    2. Health Professions140.4%
    3. Nursing10.0%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
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.

Computer Science: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.61× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.16× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsNursing: 3.78× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy6.61×1 works
  2. Engineering4.16×11 works
  3. Nursing3.78×0 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.36×1 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.07×0 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.63×1 works
  7. Environmental Science1.32×1 works
  8. Health Professions1.23×1 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.97×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.45×1 works
  11. Materials Science0.27×0 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.17×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.16×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Central Electricity Generating Board?

Ranked on the quality score, Peter C. Doig, Timothy Swan and G. B. Gibbs lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central Electricity Generating Board.

  1. 1 Peter C. Doig United Kingdom · #994,549 worldwide 6.9k citations · 164 works
  2. 2 Timothy Swan #2,016,177 worldwide 557 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 G. B. Gibbs United Kingdom · #2,047,701 worldwide 1.7k citations · 48 works
  4. 4 M.V. Speight United Kingdom · #2,428,338 worldwide 2.3k citations · 50 works
  5. 5 C.E. Richards United Kingdom · #2,577,503 worldwide 1.3k citations · 25 works
  6. 6 T. M. Roberts United Kingdom · #2,621,154 worldwide 2.1k citations · 53 works
  7. 7 J.A. Turnbull United Kingdom · #2,645,748 worldwide 1.9k citations · 58 works
  8. 8 M. I. Manning United Kingdom · #2,955,502 worldwide 891 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Philip M. Tucker United Kingdom · #2,974,810 worldwide 1.3k citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Howard K. Beale United Kingdom · #3,035,735 worldwide 548 citations · 65 works
All ranked researchers at Central Electricity Generating Board

What are the most cited papers from Central Electricity Generating Board?

The most cited paper from Central Electricity Generating Board is "Ecological Methodology" (Geraint Parry, Michael Sylvester Johnson, R. M. Bell et al., 1984), with 5,334 citations. Next come "Amorphous carbon" (1,425) and "Electronic and atomic structure of amorphous carbon" (1,389).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Ecological Methodology Geraint Parry, Michael Sylvester Johnson, R. M. Bell et al. Book chapter 1984 5,334
2 Amorphous carbon John D. Robertson · Advances In Physics 1986 1,425
3 Electronic and atomic structure of amorphous carbon J. David Robertson, Eoin P. O’Reilly · Physical review. B, Condensed matter 15 Feb 1987 1,389
4 Calculation of hysteresis losses in hard superconductors carrying ac: isolated conductors and edges of thin sheets W.T. Norris · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics Open access Apr 1970 1,158
5 The flow around a surface-mounted cube in uniform and turbulent streams Ian P. Castro, Alan G. Robins · Journal of Fluid Mechanics 22 Feb 1977 687
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Which keywords describe research at Central Electricity Generating Board?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, Hydrogen Embrittlement, Heat Transfer, Grain Refinement, Oxidation Resistance, Fatigue Crack Closure and Fracture Toughness Testing.

▲ 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. Microstructure243▲ 13×14 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties236▲ 6.6×35 topics
  3. Hydrogen Embrittlement183▲ 47×3 topics
  4. Renewable Energy139▲ 3.7×37 topics
  5. Climate Change138▲ 1.38×54 topics
  6. Heat Transfer138▲ 7.2×17 topics
  7. Grain Refinement124▲ 23×3 topics
  8. Oxidation Resistance120▲ 22×3 topics
  9. Fatigue Crack Closure117▲ 69×1 topic
  10. Fracture Toughness Testing117▲ 69×1 topic
  11. Energy Efficiency108▲ 3.6×28 topics
  12. Density Functional Theory108▲ 11×5 topics
  13. High Temperature Behavior108▲ 29×2 topics
  14. Microstructural Evolution105▲ 17×4 topics
  15. Accident Tolerant Fuels103▲ 55×1 topic
  16. Fuel Cladding103▲ 55×1 topic
  17. Phase Stability98▲ 56×2 topics
  18. High-Temperature Alloys97▲ 104×1 topic
  19. Superalloys97▲ 104×1 topic
  20. Grain Boundary Engineering95▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Large-Eddy Simulation91▲ 10×5 topics
  22. Oxidation Behavior90▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Thermal Properties82▲ 14×6 topics
  24. Thermal Conductivity81▲ 16×7 topics
  25. Finite Element Analysis78▲ 8.9×9 topics
  26. Air Quality77▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Smart Grid76▲ 7.0×8 topics
  28. CFD Simulation69▲ 15×5 topics
  29. Numerical Simulation68▲ 5.4×14 topics
  30. Molten Salt65▲ 37×1 topic
  31. Nuclear Reactor65▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Corrosion Behavior63▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Corrosion63▲ 14×6 topics
  34. Thermal Analysis60▲ 11×8 topics
  35. High-Strength Steels59▲ 34×1 topic
  36. Martensite Transformation59▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Turbulent Flow58▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Raman Spectroscopy57▲ 6.4×7 topics
  39. Pitting Corrosion52▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Defect Detection52▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Central Electricity Generating Board publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Microgrid Control and Optimization, Power Systems and Technologies, Power System Optimization and Stability and Energy Load and Power Forecasting.

Microgrid Control and Op…1Microgrid Control and Optimization: 1 fractional worksPower Systems and Techno…1Power Systems and Technologies: 1 fractional worksPower System Optimization and Stability: 1 fractional worksEnergy Load and Power Forecasting: 1 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy …1Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 1 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 1 fractional worksThermal Analysis in Power Transmission: 0 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…0Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 0 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynamics: 0 fractional worksOptimal Power Flow Distribution: 0 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologyCivil and Structural Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Power Systems and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Power System Optimization and Stability Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Energy Load and Power Forecasting Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 works
  6. 6 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 0 works
  10. 10 Optimal Power Flow Distribution Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available3.0%not open97.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.3%domestic only94.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Central Electricity Generating Board's research output changed?

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

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Central Electricity Generating Board as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000085% in 2024.

still counting0.025%0.050%0.075%Central Electricity Generating Board0.000064% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Central Electricity Generating Board over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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