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Centre for Sustainable Energy

In research, Centre for Sustainable Energy stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,188 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,404 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Energy — Energy is 7.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,577
of 28,054 · #3,607 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#259
of 1,094
Research works
3.2k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
52k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Centre for Sustainable Energy 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,188 of 12,888 21.0%214 #2312
EngineeringField #3,404 of 6,636 20.1%101 #1747

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre for Sustainable Energy 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).

What does Centre for Sustainable Energy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Energy takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EnergyField · 20.7 works7.6×
← 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: 1.09× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.56× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.57× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 7.63× its world share, 21 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.29× its world share, 101 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.96× its world share, 43 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.92× its world share, 20 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.17× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre for Sustainable Energy?

Ranked on the composite score, B. Lebech, Carl J. Christensen and Erik Lundtang Petersen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre for Sustainable Energy.

  1. 1 B. Lebech United Kingdom · #194,595 worldwide 291 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Carl J. Christensen United Kingdom · #219,879 worldwide 96 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Erik Lundtang Petersen United Kingdom · #376,972 worldwide 61 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 P. Lundsager United Kingdom · #439,843 worldwide 98 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Henning Boje Andersen United Kingdom · #482,666 worldwide 58 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Lars Landberg United Kingdom · #494,497 worldwide 82 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Peter Hjuler Jensen United Kingdom · #538,287 worldwide 9 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Morten Nielsen United Kingdom · #614,851 worldwide 96 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Kenneth Thomsen United Kingdom · #630,065 worldwide 62 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Peter Hauge Madsen United Kingdom · #808,578 worldwide 33 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Centre for Sustainable Energy

Which keywords describe research at Centre for Sustainable Energy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Climate Change, Energy Storage, Heat Transfer, Energy Efficiency and Lithium-ion Batteries.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy33▲ 7.8×34 topics
  2. Sustainability27▲ 3.7×51 topics
  3. Climate Change23▲ 2.9×54 topics
  4. Environmental Impact21▲ 4.1×33 topics
  5. Energy Storage14▲ 7.2×9 topics
  6. Heat Transfer12▲ 8.5×16 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency11▲ 4.1×23 topics
  8. Lithium-ion Batteries9▲ 6.9×4 topics
  9. Nanoparticles8▲ 2.2×18 topics
  10. Nanomaterials8▲ 2.6×17 topics
  11. Solar Energy8▲ 8.0×5 topics
  12. Thermal Management8▲ 7.6×6 topics
  13. Emissions7▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Biodiversity Conservation7▲ 6.2×9 topics
  15. Cathode Materials7▲ 5.9×3 topics
  16. Phase Change Materials6▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Greenhouse Gas Emissions6▲ 7.7×6 topics
  18. Catalysis6▲ 3.0×16 topics
  19. Numerical Simulation6▲ 6.9×9 topics
  20. Heat Exchangers6▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Energy Transition5▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Global Warming5▲ 4.4×9 topics
  23. Sustainability Assessment5▲ 13×6 topics
  24. Circular Economy5▲ 6.3×8 topics
  25. Environmental Policy5▲ 8.3×5 topics
  26. Thermodynamic Analysis5▲ 26×3 topics
  27. Photovoltaic/Thermal Hybrid Technology5▲ 30×1 topic
  28. Rechargeable Batteries5▲ 5.9×2 topics
  29. Solar Thermal Collectors5▲ 30×1 topic
  30. Battery Technology5▲ 5.4×3 topics
  31. Life Cycle Assessment4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  32. Smallholder Farmers4▲ 6.6×4 topics
  33. Chemical Kinetics4▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Convective Heat Transfer4▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Metal Recovery4▲ 6.9×3 topics
  36. Renewable Resources4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  37. Hydrogen4▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Household Fuel Use4▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Indoor Air Pollution4▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Oxidation Mechanism4▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Centre for Sustainable Energy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems, Energy and Environment Impacts, Heat Transfer and Optimization and Advanced Battery Technologies Research.

Solar Thermal and Photov…5Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 5 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…4Energy and Environment Impacts: 4 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimization: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 3 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 3 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 3 fractional worksSustainable Building Des…3Sustainable Building Design and Assessment: 3 fractional worksSustainable Development and Environmental Policy: 3 fractional worksThermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems: 3 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentPollutionMechanical EngineeringAutomotive Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
  2. 2 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 4 works
  3. 3 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 3 works
  6. 6 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 3 works
  8. 8 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 3 works
  9. 9 Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  10. 10 Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems Mechanical 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 available23.8%not open76.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.3%domestic only76.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre for Sustainable Energy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% higher 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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