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Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology

In research, Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,603 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,557 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 10.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,043
of 28,054 · #17,831 all time
Rank in Germany
#542
of 1,178
Research works
298
▲ 193% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.1k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology 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 #8,603 of 12,888 13.6%115 #10327
EngineeringField #4,557 of 6,636 12.0%81 #5702

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology 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 Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 10.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 47.5 works11×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.88× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 10.01× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.30× its world share, 81 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.47× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.67× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 10.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, S. Berg and Marco Jung lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology.

  1. 1 S. Berg Germany · #1,318,474 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Marco Jung Germany · #1,596,044 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology

Which keywords describe research at Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology?

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

▲ 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 Energy48▲ 27×27 topics
  2. Smart Grid20▲ 43×8 topics
  3. Sustainability14▲ 4.7×17 topics
  4. Renewable Energy Integration12▲ 29×6 topics
  5. Power Electronics12▲ 30×8 topics
  6. Smart Grid Applications10▲ 62×2 topics
  7. Machine Learning9▲ 2.3×14 topics
  8. Energy Transition9▲ 49×3 topics
  9. Energy Storage8▲ 10×7 topics
  10. Game Theory8▲ 38×2 topics
  11. Wind Power Integration8▲ 105×2 topics
  12. Smart Home8▲ 37×2 topics
  13. Voltage Control8▲ 89×2 topics
  14. Demand Response8▲ 67×1 topic
  15. Energy Management8▲ 36×1 topic
  16. Environmental Impact7▲ 3.4×9 topics
  17. Control Systems7▲ 30×3 topics
  18. Distributed Generation7▲ 73×3 topics
  19. Optimization7▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Energy Efficiency7▲ 6.0×11 topics
  21. District Heating7▲ 120×1 topic
  22. Energy Systems7▲ 112×1 topic
  23. Energy Storage Systems6▲ 37×2 topics
  24. Resilience6▲ 10×2 topics
  25. Distribution Systems6▲ 126×1 topic
  26. Optimal Power Flow6▲ 126×1 topic
  27. Electric Vehicles5▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Distributed Power Generation5▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Microgrid Control5▲ 39×1 topic
  30. Phasor Measurement Units5▲ 155×1 topic
  31. Power System Stability5▲ 155×1 topic
  32. Renewable Resources4▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Control Strategies4▲ 25×4 topics
  34. Cyber-Physical Systems4▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Thermal Analysis4▲ 27×3 topics
  36. Thermal Management4▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Model Predictive Control4▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Power System4▲ 38×3 topics
  39. Electrolysis4▲ 51×1 topic
  40. Hydrogen4▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Smart Grid Energy Management, Integrated Energy Systems Optimization, Optimal Power Flow Distribution and Microgrid Control and Optimization.

Smart Grid Energy Management: 8 fractional worksIntegrated Energy Systems Optimization: 7 fractional worksOptimal Power Flow Distr…6Optimal Power Flow Distribution: 6 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…5Microgrid Control and Optimization: 5 fractional worksPower System Optimization and Stability: 5 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 4 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and …4Smart Grid Security and Resilience: 4 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 4 fractional worksEnergy Load and Power Forecasting: 3 fractional worksElectric Power System Optimization: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologyPollution

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

  1. 1 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Optimal Power Flow Distribution Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Power System Optimization and Stability Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 4 works
  7. 7 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 4 works
  9. 9 Energy Load and Power Forecasting Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Electric Power System Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 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 available50.7%not open49.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 193% 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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