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Duke Energy (United States)

In research, Duke Energy (United States) stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,700 of 16,945 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#12,503 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,629 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,933
of 28,054 · #14,760 all time
Rank in United States
#2,901
of 4,192
Research works
864
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
19.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Duke Energy (United States) 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,700 of 16,945 25.9%236
Physical SciencesDomain #12,503 of 21,541 13.2%451
EngineeringField #6,629 of 11,412 13.7%258

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Duke Energy (United States) 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: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.59× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.94× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.26× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.03× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.69× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.83× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.59× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.81× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Duke Energy (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Hans Heymann, L Ellis King and Chris Jackson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Duke Energy (United States).

  1. 1 Hans Heymann United States · #874,964 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 L Ellis King United States · #1,027,364 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Chris Jackson United States · #1,170,555 worldwide 27 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Kerry T. Slattery United States · #1,507,980 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Johnny Graham United States · #1,567,237 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Duke Energy (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Duke Energy (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Distributed Systems, Resource Management, Big Data, Resilience, Machine Learning, Distributed Generation and Organizational Performance.

▲ 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 Energy6▲ 3.2×13 topics
  2. Machine Learning5▲ 1.35×26 topics
  3. Globalization4▲ 1.67×17 topics
  4. Big Data4▲ 3.4×8 topics
  5. Distributed Systems3▲ 16×3 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency3▲ 2.4×5 topics
  7. Resilience3▲ 4.6×4 topics
  8. Resource Management3▲ 13×2 topics
  9. Identity2▲ 2.6×8 topics
  10. Smart Grid2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  11. Cloud Computing2▲ 6.1×2 topics
  12. Literature2▲ 3.1×7 topics
  13. Culture2▲ 3.1×6 topics
  14. Distributed Generation2▲ 21×3 topics
  15. Organizational Performance2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  16. Ethics2▲ 3.2×4 topics
  17. Leadership2▲ 3.3×4 topics
  18. Smart Grid Applications2▲ 12×2 topics
  19. MapReduce2▲ 24×1 topic
  20. Social Networks2▲ 5.5×6 topics
  21. Stakeholder Engagement2▲ 17×3 topics
  22. Virtualization2▲ 18×1 topic
  23. Emotion2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  24. Social Influence2▲ 6.3×2 topics
  25. Career Development2▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Distribution Systems2▲ 36×1 topic
  27. Fairness2▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Feminism2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  29. Human Resource Management2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  30. Optimal Power Flow2▲ 36×1 topic
  31. Polarization2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  32. Academic Achievement1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  33. Localization1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  34. Wind Power1▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Anthropocene1▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Bounded Confidence1▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Opinion Dynamics1▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Engineering Education1▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Patient Engagement1▲ 7.8×3 topics
  40. Reliability Evaluation1▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Duke Energy (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cloud Computing and Resource Management, Optimal Power Flow Distribution, Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence and Power System Reliability and Maintenance.

Cloud Computing and Reso…2Cloud Computing and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksOptimal Power Flow Distr…2Optimal Power Flow Distribution: 2 fractional worksOpinion Dynamics and Social Influence: 1 fractional worksPower System Reliability and Maintenance: 1 fractional worksEngineering Education and Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 1 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…1Microgrid Control and Optimization: 1 fractional worksSchool Choice and Performance: 1 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 1 fractional works
Information SystemsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality5 others

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

  1. 1 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 2 works
  2. 2 Optimal Power Flow Distribution Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  4. 4 Power System Reliability and Maintenance Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  5. 5 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 1 works
  6. 6 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 School Choice and Performance Education 1 works
  10. 10 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 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 available26.4%not open73.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Duke Energy (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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