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Ergon Energy (Australia)

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World rank, all time
#23,521
of 34,923
Rank in Australia
#368
of 476
Research works
213
▲ 68% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Ergon Energy (Australia)

Which fields of science does Ergon Energy (Australia) work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Ergon Energy (Australia) is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (43%), Medicine (8%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 49 fractional works · 66.0% of its workEngineering: 32 fractional works · 43.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 13.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 10.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 6.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 14.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 14.4% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKErgon Energy(Australia)74fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences66%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences15%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3243.5%
    2. Computer Science56.7%
    3. Environmental Science45.0%
    4. Materials Science33.8%
    5. Energy22.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy11.1%
    8. Chemistry10.9%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Social Sciences56.9%
    2. Psychology23.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.1%
    4. Decision Sciences11.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities11.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Medicine67.5%
    2. Health Professions45.5%
    3. Dentistry11.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.71× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.90× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.10× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.89× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.08× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering2.90×32 works
  2. Dentistry2.89×1 works
  3. Energy2.71×2 works
  4. Health Professions2.08×4 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.40×2 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.30×1 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.21×1 works
  8. Materials Science1.10×3 works
  9. Environmental Science1.02×4 works
  10. Psychology1.00×2 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.96×2 works
  12. Computer Science0.86×5 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.64×0 works
  14. Chemistry0.57×1 works
  15. Social Sciences0.54×5 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.49×1 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.47×2 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.43×1 works
  19. Medicine0.39×6 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.28×1 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Ergon Energy (Australia)?

The most cited paper from Ergon Energy (Australia) is "Electricity Price Forecasting With Extreme Learning Machine and Bootstrapping" (Xia Chen, Zhao Yang Dong, Ke Meng et al., 2012), with 275 citations. Next come "Distributed Power System Automation With IEC 61850, IEC 61499, and Intelligent Control" (206) and "Occupational injuries of physiotherapists in North and Central Queensland" (180).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Electricity Price Forecasting With Extreme Learning Machine and Bootstrapping Xia Chen, Zhao Yang Dong, Ke Meng et al. · IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 16 Apr 2012 275
2 Distributed Power System Automation With IEC 61850, IEC 61499, and Intelligent Control Neil Higgins, Valeriy V. Vyatkin, Nirmal‐Kumar C. Nair et al. · IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Part C (Applications and Reviews) 16 Apr 2010 206
3 Occupational injuries of physiotherapists in North and Central Queensland Diane J West, Dianne H. Gardner · Australian Journal of Physiotherapy Open access 2001 180
4 Policing the police service Zahirul Hoque, Sharee Arends, Rebecca Anne Alexander · Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal Feb 2004 116
5 Dynamic Energy Dispatch Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning in IoT-Driven Smart Isolated Microgrids Lei Lei, Yue Tan, Glenn Dahlenburg et al. · IEEE Internet of Things Journal 2 Dec 2020 110
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Which keywords describe research at Ergon Energy (Australia)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Hydraulic Fracturing, Renewable Energy, CO2 Sequestration, Vibration Analysis, Drilling Fluids, Well Integrity, Fracture Propagation and Shale Gas Reservoirs.

▲ 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-now 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 Energy5▲ 5.0×15 topics
  2. Hydraulic Fracturing5▲ 58×2 topics
  3. Nanoparticles4▲ 4.5×4 topics
  4. CO2 Sequestration4▲ 26×2 topics
  5. Vibration Analysis4▲ 19×2 topics
  6. Drilling Fluids4▲ 90×1 topic
  7. Well Integrity4▲ 90×1 topic
  8. Fracture Propagation3▲ 78×1 topic
  9. Shale Gas Reservoirs3▲ 78×1 topic
  10. Machine Learning3▲ 1.35×5 topics
  11. Sustainability3▲ 1.82×12 topics
  12. Dissolved Gas Analysis3▲ 173×1 topic
  13. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.2×8 topics
  14. Frequency Response Analysis3▲ 173×1 topic
  15. Distributed Generation3▲ 44×3 topics
  16. Risk Assessment2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  17. Health Promotion2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  18. Shale Gas2▲ 24×2 topics
  19. Optimization2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  20. Resilience2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  21. Occupational Health2▲ 24×3 topics
  22. Workplace Safety2▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Ergonomics2▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Heat Transfer2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  25. Musculoskeletal Disorders2▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Industrial Hygiene2▲ 31×1 topic
  27. Legislation2▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Teleworking2▲ 141×1 topic
  29. Emissions1▲ 9.9×3 topics
  30. Voltage Control1▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Distribution Systems1▲ 48×1 topic
  32. Natural Gas1▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Optimal Power Flow1▲ 48×1 topic
  34. Smart Grid Applications1▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Thermal Properties1▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Mental Workload1▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Mining Industry1▲ 78×1 topic
  38. Nuclear Graphite1▲ 76×1 topic
  39. Oxidation Behavior1▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Social License to Operate1▲ 78×1 topic

Which research topics does Ergon Energy (Australia) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Drilling and Well Engineering, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation and Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces.

Drilling and Well Engineering: 4 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 3 fractional worksPower Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation: 3 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 2 fractional worksOptimal Power Flow Distribution: 1 fractional worksMining and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 1 fractional worksIslanding Detection in Power Systems: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 1 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 1 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringOccupational Therapy4 others

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

  1. 1 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 2 works
  5. 5 Optimal Power Flow Distribution Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Mining and Resource Management Building and Construction 1 works
  7. 7 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Islanding Detection in Power Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 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 available33.2%not open66.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.1%domestic only71.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ergon Energy (Australia)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 68% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ergon Energy (Australia) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00019% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Ergon Energy (Australia)0.00042% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ergon Energy (Australia) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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