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Central Power Research Institute

In research, Central Power Research Institute stands highest in Engineering (#5,693 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#11,410 of 12,888 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,266 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Control and Systems Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry — Control and Systems Engineering is 11.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,877
of 28,054 · #23,189 all time
Rank in India
#1,582
of 1,840
Research works
877
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.4k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Central Power Research Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #5,693 of 6,636 2.8%128 #7271
Physical SciencesDomain #11,410 of 12,888 2.7%181 #12945
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,266 of 2,318 3.9%63 #3915

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central Power Research Institute 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Engineering#7,271 #5,693
  2. Physical Sciences#12,945 #11,410
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#3,915 #2,266
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Central Power Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Control and Systems Engineering takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 22.5 works11×
  2. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 63.0 works9.4×
  3. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 20.7 works5.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.01× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.56× its world share, 128 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.63× its world share, 30 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.62× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Central Power Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, K. T. Varughese, Manohar Singh and S. Seetharamu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central Power Research Institute.

  1. 1 K. T. Varughese India · #256,347 worldwide 289 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Manohar Singh India · #332,646 worldwide 216 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 S. Seetharamu India · #643,472 worldwide 126 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 P. Thomas India · #921,000 worldwide 76 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 S. Prakash Sinha India · #973,588 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 P. Sampathkumaran India · #1,107,992 worldwide 62 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 J. Sundara Rajan India · #1,405,393 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 M. Siddhartha Bhatt India · #1,495,190 worldwide 30 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Central Power Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Central Power Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocomposites, Smart Grid, Polymer, Dielectrics, Partial Discharge, Renewable Energy Integration, Power Electronics and Electric Vehicles.

▲ 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. Nanocomposites23▲ 15×8 topics
  2. Smart Grid17▲ 25×8 topics
  3. Machine Learning17▲ 2.8×15 topics
  4. Polymer17▲ 126×2 topics
  5. Dielectrics16▲ 259×1 topic
  6. Partial Discharge16▲ 259×1 topic
  7. Renewable Energy Integration14▲ 21×5 topics
  8. Power Electronics13▲ 21×7 topics
  9. Renewable Energy13▲ 4.8×12 topics
  10. Electric Vehicles11▲ 20×3 topics
  11. Detection11▲ 19×2 topics
  12. Photovoltaic Systems10▲ 59×3 topics
  13. Electrical Systems8▲ 112×2 topics
  14. Dissolved Gas Analysis8▲ 211×1 topic
  15. Frequency Response Analysis8▲ 211×1 topic
  16. Smart Grid Applications8▲ 32×2 topics
  17. Energy Storage Systems8▲ 29×2 topics
  18. Thermal Analysis8▲ 31×3 topics
  19. Arc Fault7▲ 277×1 topic
  20. Energy Storage7▲ 6.1×10 topics
  21. Localization7▲ 33×1 topic
  22. Control Strategies7▲ 25×4 topics
  23. Dynamic Line Rating6▲ 226×1 topic
  24. Transmission Lines6▲ 226×1 topic
  25. Distributed Generation6▲ 43×3 topics
  26. Grid-Connected Inverters6▲ 46×2 topics
  27. Security6▲ 5.2×4 topics
  28. Simulation6▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Decentralized Control6▲ 27×2 topics
  30. Privacy6▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Lithium-ion Batteries6▲ 7.3×2 topics
  32. Battery Technology6▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Thermal Management6▲ 9.1×2 topics
  34. Distributed Power Generation6▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Microgrid Control6▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Wavelet Transform5▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Battery Management Systems5▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Cyber-Physical Systems5▲ 9.7×2 topics
  39. Smart Grids5▲ 67×2 topics
  40. Thermal Runaway5▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Central Power Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena, Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation, Electrical Fault Detection and Protection and Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission.

High voltage insulation …16High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 16 fractional worksPower Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation: 8 fractional worksElectrical Fault Detecti…7Electrical Fault Detection and Protection: 7 fractional worksThermal Analysis in Powe…6Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission: 6 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 5 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and …5Smart Grid Security and Resilience: 5 fractional worksLightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena: 4 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 4 fractional worksIslanding Detection in Power Systems: 3 fractional works
Materials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringAutomotive Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 16 works
  2. 2 Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Electrical Fault Detection and Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  9. 9 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Islanding Detection in Power Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 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 available16.8%not open83.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.0%domestic only94.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Central Power Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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