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Electric Power Research Institute

In research, Electric Power Research Institute stands highest in Engineering (#1,311 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,715 of 12,888 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#758 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Control and Systems Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Energy Engineering and Power Technology is 38.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,792
of 28,054 · #2,175 all time
Rank in United States
#667
of 4,192
Research works
10k
▼ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
101k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Electric 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 #1,311 of 6,636 4.9%1,246 #718
Physical SciencesDomain #2,715 of 12,888 5.8%1,779 #1569
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #758 of 2,318 4.1%650 #627
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #440 of 793 4.6%230 #511
Computer ScienceField #3,452 of 4,667 7.6%149 #4560
Materials ScienceField #1,866 of 2,468 6.3%128 #989
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,120 of 1,351 6.2%109 #832
Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield #27 of 31 3.3%76 #29
EnergyField #616 of 694 5.3%110 #276
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,465 of 1,556 5.0%93 #1099

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Electric 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#718 #1,311
  2. Physical Sciences#1,569 #2,715
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#627 #758
  4. Control and Systems Engineering#511 #440
  5. Computer Science#4,560 #3,452
  6. Materials Science#989 #1,866
  7. Mechanical Engineering#832 #1,120
  8. Energy Engineering and Power Technology#29 #27
  9. Energy#276 #616
  10. Materials Chemistry#1,099 #1,465
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 Electric Power Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Energy Engineering and Power Technology takes 38.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 76.0 works38×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 230.1 works12×
  3. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 650.3 works9.9×
  4. Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySubfield · 38.4 works8.7×
  5. EnergyField · 109.7 works6.5×
  6. EngineeringField · 1,246.3 works4.5×
← 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, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.54× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 149 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.47× its world share, 110 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.50× its world share, 1,246 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 60 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.99× its world share, 128 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.01× its world share, 41 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Electric Power Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Steven K. Rose, R.C. Dugan and Richard Richels lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Electric Power Research Institute.

  1. 1 Steven K. Rose United States · #25,519 worldwide 1.3k citations · 36 works
  2. 2 R.C. Dugan United States · #27,386 worldwide 471 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Richard Richels United States · #57,919 worldwide 476 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Arindam Maitra United States · #68,804 worldwide 326 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Robert A. Goldstein United States · #71,852 worldwide 301 citations · 53 works
  6. 6 A. Edris United States · #83,918 worldwide 315 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Julia Matevosyan United States · #143,660 worldwide 222 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Pouyan Pourbeik United States · #158,375 worldwide 205 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Ahmad Faruqui United States · #167,120 worldwide 267 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Chauncey Starr United States · #167,346 worldwide 122 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Electric Power Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Electric Power Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Power Electronics, Renewable Energy Integration, Energy Storage, Power System, Smart Grid Applications and Power Systems.

▲ 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 Energy351▲ 13×43 topics
  2. Smart Grid251▲ 36×9 topics
  3. Power Electronics171▲ 28×8 topics
  4. Renewable Energy Integration131▲ 21×5 topics
  5. Energy Storage126▲ 10×13 topics
  6. Deep Learning126▲ 1.99×67 topics
  7. Power System115▲ 69×5 topics
  8. Machine Learning114▲ 1.88×58 topics
  9. Smart Grid Applications108▲ 45×2 topics
  10. Power Systems107▲ 52×3 topics
  11. Environmental Impact99▲ 3.1×32 topics
  12. Wind Power96▲ 55×4 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency95▲ 5.5×34 topics
  14. Distributed Generation90▲ 62×3 topics
  15. HVDC Transmission89▲ 94×2 topics
  16. Decentralized Control89▲ 40×2 topics
  17. Grid Integration87▲ 44×4 topics
  18. Battery Technology85▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Fault Detection82▲ 31×3 topics
  20. Energy Storage Systems82▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Voltage Control82▲ 63×2 topics
  22. Distributed Power Generation78▲ 41×1 topic
  23. Microgrid Control78▲ 41×1 topic
  24. Frequency Regulation73▲ 66×2 topics
  25. Big Data72▲ 4.3×18 topics
  26. Nanocomposites72▲ 4.8×19 topics
  27. Control Strategies67▲ 26×5 topics
  28. Photovoltaic Generation62▲ 77×1 topic
  29. Optimization60▲ 7.0×19 topics
  30. Cloud Computing60▲ 12×10 topics
  31. Polymer59▲ 45×2 topics
  32. Interfaces59▲ 57×2 topics
  33. Dielectrics58▲ 98×1 topic
  34. Partial Discharge58▲ 98×1 topic
  35. Intelligent Control58▲ 77×2 topics
  36. Wind Power Integration58▲ 51×2 topics
  37. Wavelet Transform54▲ 13×7 topics
  38. Reliability Analysis50▲ 26×3 topics
  39. Offshore Wind Farms48▲ 43×2 topics
  40. Distribution Automation48▲ 103×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Microgrid Control and Optimization, Power Systems and Renewable Energy, High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena and Smart Grid and Power Systems.

Microgrid Control and Op…78Microgrid Control and Optimization: 78 fractional worksPower Systems and Renewa…62Power Systems and Renewable Energy: 62 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation …58High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 58 fractional worksSmart Grid and Power Sys…48Smart Grid and Power Systems: 48 fractional worksHVDC Systems and Fault Protection: 45 fractional worksHigh-Voltage Power Transmission Systems: 44 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…42Smart Grid Energy Management: 42 fractional worksPower Systems and Technologies: 38 fractional worksOptimal Power Flow Distribution: 37 fractional worksPower Transformer Diagno…36Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation: 36 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologyMaterials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic Engineering

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

  1. 1 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 78 works
  2. 2 Power Systems and Renewable Energy Energy Engineering and Power Technology 62 works
  3. 3 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 58 works
  4. 4 Smart Grid and Power Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 48 works
  5. 5 HVDC Systems and Fault Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 45 works
  6. 6 High-Voltage Power Transmission Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 44 works
  7. 7 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 42 works
  8. 8 Power Systems and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 38 works
  9. 9 Optimal Power Flow Distribution Electrical and Electronic Engineering 37 works
  10. 10 Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 36 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 available22.3%not open77.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.1%domestic only64.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% 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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