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Department of Energy and Environment

In research, Department of Energy and Environment stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,748 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,530
of 28,054 · #13,221 all time
Rank in United States
#2,687
of 4,192
Research works
391
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.1k
20.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Department of Energy and Environment 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 #7,748 of 21,541 22.7%306

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Department of Energy and Environment 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: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.58× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.15× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.86× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.72× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.46× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.73× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.30× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.73× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.78× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.93× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Department of Energy and Environment?

Ranked on the composite score, 潤 谷本, 理 萩島 and Poul Nordemann Jensen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Department of Energy and Environment.

  1. 1 潤 谷本 United States · #761,139 worldwide 0 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 理 萩島 United States · #830,787 worldwide 0 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Poul Nordemann Jensen United States · #929,672 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Department of Energy and Environment

Which keywords describe research at Department of Energy and Environment?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Nanomaterials, Catalysis, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Energy Storage, Recycling and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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 Change7▲ 3.0×31 topics
  2. Sustainability6▲ 2.9×21 topics
  3. Nanomaterials4▲ 5.0×10 topics
  4. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.0×17 topics
  5. Renewable Energy4▲ 3.2×15 topics
  6. Nanoparticles4▲ 3.6×12 topics
  7. Catalysis4▲ 6.5×10 topics
  8. Energy Storage3▲ 6.0×7 topics
  9. Metal-Organic Frameworks3▲ 8.9×5 topics
  10. Globalization3▲ 1.83×9 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency3▲ 3.6×9 topics
  12. Recycling3▲ 8.7×6 topics
  13. Public Health3▲ 2.2×8 topics
  14. Ceria2▲ 24×1 topic
  15. Graphene2▲ 4.3×5 topics
  16. Oxidation2▲ 18×1 topic
  17. Waste Management2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  18. Global Warming2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  19. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  20. Water Splitting2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  21. Artificial Neural Networks2▲ 4.7×4 topics
  22. Cathode Materials2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  23. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  24. Model Predictive Control2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  25. Thermal Comfort2▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Social Sustainability2▲ 27×2 topics
  27. Climate Change Impact2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  28. Building Energy Consumption1▲ 22×1 topic
  29. Economic Impacts1▲ 24×2 topics
  30. Energy Simulation1▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Energy Transition1▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Environmental Policy1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  33. Hydrogen Production1▲ 6.6×3 topics
  34. Ionic Liquids1▲ 6.3×5 topics
  35. Carbon Pricing1▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Human Health1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  37. Policy Instruments1▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Polyphenols1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  39. Rechargeable Batteries1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  40. Soil Properties1▲ 9.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Department of Energy and Environment publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Climate Change Policy and Economics and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication.

Catalytic Processes in M…2Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 2 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 1 fractional worksClimate Change Policy an…1Climate Change Policy and Economics: 1 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…1Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 1 fractional worksUrban Planning and Governance: 1 fractional worksSeedling growth and survival studies: 1 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Ma…1Municipal Solid Waste Management: 1 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 1 fractional worksCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies: 1 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 1 fractional works
Materials ChemistryBuilding and ConstructionEconomics and EconometricsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials6 others

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

  1. 1 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 2 works
  2. 2 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 1 works
  3. 3 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 works
  5. 5 Urban Planning and Governance Urban Studies 1 works
  6. 6 Seedling growth and survival studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  7. 7 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  9. 9 Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available39.8%not open60.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.3%domestic only49.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department of Energy and Environment's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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