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Highlands and Islands Enterprise

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Research works
84
fractional, all time
Citations
106
1.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
3%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Not ranked overall: Highlands and Islands Enterprise is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Highlands and Islands Enterprise work in?

In all years, 98% of research at Highlands and Islands Enterprise is in Physical Sciences, 2% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (80%), Materials Science (6%), Computer Science (5%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 82 fractional works · 97.6% of its workEngineering: 68 fractional works · 80.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 36 fractional works · 43.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 10 fractional works · 11.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 6.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKHighlands andIslands…84fractional works, all years
Physical Sciences98%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 2 domains and 8 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering6880.4%
    2. Materials Science56.5%
    3. Computer Science44.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy22.5%
    5. Energy22.0%
    6. Environmental Science11.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting22.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Highlands and Islands Enterprise specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 11.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 36.3 works12×
  2. EngineeringField · 67.8 works5.5×
← 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.

    What are the most cited papers from Highlands and Islands Enterprise?

    The most cited paper from Highlands and Islands Enterprise is "Analysis of the characteristics of DC nozzle arcs in air and guidance for the search of SF 6 replacement gas" (J Liu, Qibo Zhang, Jiu Dun Yan et al., 2016), with 45 citations. Next come "Hydraulic operating mechanisms for high voltage circuit breakers: Progress evolution and future trends" (24) and "Temperature analysis of PDC bit in coal and rock drilling by wind circulating weight on drilling" (1).

    Most cited papers
    #PaperReleasedCitations
    1 Analysis of the characteristics of DC nozzle arcs in air and guidance for the search of SF 6 replacement gas J Liu, Qibo Zhang, Jiu Dun Yan et al. · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics 30 Sep 2016 45
    2 Hydraulic operating mechanisms for high voltage circuit breakers: Progress evolution and future trends Wei Liu, Bing Hong XU, Huayong Yang et al. · Science China Technological Sciences 29 Dec 2010 24
    3 Temperature analysis of PDC bit in coal and rock drilling by wind circulating weight on drilling Xiaoming Han, Kangjian Yang, Liubing Xue · Research Square PreprintOpen access 4 Oct 2024 1
    4 Design of Auxiliary Circuit of HVAC Earthing Switch for Double-circuit Transmission Lines on Same Tower Shen Sai-li · Gaoya dianqi 2012 1
    5 A High-efficiency Current-balancing Method for Parallel Generator Circuit Breakers Based on Counter-Directional Magnetic Coupling Jinghan Fan, Weijie Wen, Bin Li et al. · IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery 2026 0
    All 9 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

    Which keywords describe research at Highlands and Islands Enterprise?

    By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smart Grid, Power System, HVDC Transmission, Power System Technology, UHV Transmission, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Big Data.

    ▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

    Size is fractional works in all years 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. Smart Grid20▲ 82×5 topics
    2. Power System17▲ 179×2 topics
    3. HVDC Transmission14▲ 368×2 topics
    4. Power System Technology12▲ 747×1 topic
    5. UHV Transmission12▲ 747×1 topic
    6. Energy Efficiency12▲ 18×5 topics
    7. Renewable Energy12▲ 14×4 topics
    8. Big Data10▲ 23×3 topics
    9. Modeling10▲ 47×3 topics
    10. Cloud Computing10▲ 41×2 topics
    11. Distribution Automation9▲ 413×1 topic
    12. Electric Power9▲ 413×1 topic
    13. CIM XML8▲ 293×1 topic
    14. Common Information Model8▲ 293×1 topic
    15. Optimization5▲ 11×5 topics
    16. Numerical Simulation5▲ 17×4 topics
    17. Real-Time Monitoring5▲ 53×2 topics
    18. Power Systems4▲ 55×2 topics
    19. Control Systems4▲ 17×3 topics
    20. Fuzzy Control4▲ 28×2 topics
    21. Mechanical Properties4▲ 4.6×7 topics
    22. Neural Network4▲ 16×2 topics
    23. Internet of Things3▲ 7.4×3 topics
    24. Microstructure3▲ 7.9×5 topics
    25. Dynamic Line Rating3▲ 231×1 topic
    26. Microstructural Evolution3▲ 20×2 topics
    27. Simulation3▲ 10×4 topics
    28. Thermal Analysis3▲ 23×1 topic
    29. Virtual Prototyping3▲ 24×2 topics
    30. Dynamic Recrystallization2▲ 50×1 topic
    31. Fault Detection2▲ 25×2 topics
    32. Hot Deformation2▲ 50×1 topic
    33. Power Electronics2▲ 11×2 topics
    34. Modular Multilevel Converters2▲ 98×1 topic
    35. Voltage Source Converters2▲ 98×1 topic
    36. Analysis2▲ 22×2 topics
    37. Expert Systems2▲ 19×1 topic
    38. Monitoring2▲ 19×2 topics
    39. Wavelet Analysis2▲ 23×1 topic
    40. Dielectrics2▲ 67×1 topic

    Which research topics does Highlands and Islands Enterprise publish most on?

    By volume: High-Voltage Power Transmission Systems, Smart Grid and Power Systems, Power Systems and Technologies and Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission.

    High-Voltage Power Trans…12High-Voltage Power Transmission Systems: 12 fractional worksSmart Grid and Power Systems: 9 fractional worksPower Systems and Technologies: 8 fractional worksThermal Analysis in Power Transmission: 3 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material Forming: 2 fractional worksHVDC Systems and Fault Protection: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Computational Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 2 fractional worksIndustrial Technology and Control Systems: 2 fractional worksWelding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 2 fractional works
    Electrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsArtificial Intelligence2 others

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

    1. 1 High-Voltage Power Transmission Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
    2. 2 Smart Grid and Power Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
    3. 3 Power Systems and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
    4. 4 Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
    5. 5 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 2 works
    6. 6 HVDC Systems and Fault Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
    7. 7 Advanced Computational Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 2 works
    8. 8 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 2 works
    9. 9 Industrial Technology and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
    10. 10 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical 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 available2.7%not open97.3%

    World: 40% of research is openly available.

    with international co-authors4.3%domestic only95.7%

    World: 18% is written across borders.

    How has Highlands and Islands Enterprise's research output changed?

    20102015
    grewheldshrank

    The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

    Its share of all research

    Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Highlands and Islands Enterprise as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2015.

    0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Highlands and Islands Enterprise0.000013% in 20162010

    Fractional works of Highlands and Islands Enterprise over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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