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Hydro-Québec

In research, Hydro-Québec stands highest in Engineering (#2,695 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#5,668 of 12,888 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#1,698 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Control and Systems Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering — Control and Systems Engineering is 10.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,132
of 28,054 · #3,651 all time
Rank in Canada
#172
of 403
Research works
3.9k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
91k
23.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Hydro-Québec 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 #2,695 of 6,636 12.7%217 #1331
Physical SciencesDomain #5,668 of 12,888 13.7%302 #2277
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,698 of 2,318 13.1%76 #912

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hydro-Québec 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#1,331 #2,695
  2. Physical Sciences#2,277 #5,668
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#912 #1,698
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 Hydro-Québec specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Control and Systems Engineering takes 10.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 35.5 works10×
  2. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 76.2 works6.6×
  3. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 24.8 works6.5×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.61× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.13× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.47× its world share, 217 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.77× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.14× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hydro-Québec?

Ranked on the composite score, François Morin, Robert Schulz and R. Bartnikas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hydro-Québec.

  1. 1 François Morin Canada · #48,556 worldwide 402 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Robert Schulz Canada · #73,871 worldwide 600 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 R. Bartnikas Canada · #84,650 worldwide 295 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Innocent Kamwa Canada · #94,980 worldwide 970 citations · 128 works
  5. 5 Karim Zaghib Canada · #193,263 worldwide 948 citations · 86 works
  6. 6 C. Hudon Canada · #208,685 worldwide 152 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 M. Duval Canada · #208,904 worldwide 223 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Abdelbast Guerfi Canada · #282,747 worldwide 319 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 F.A.M. Rizk Canada · #297,795 worldwide 176 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Michel L. Trudeau Canada · #297,925 worldwide 372 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Hydro-Québec

Which keywords describe research at Hydro-Québec?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Machine Learning, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy Integration, Power Electronics, Optimization and Lithium-ion Batteries.

▲ 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. Machine Learning37▲ 3.5×24 topics
  2. Renewable Energy35▲ 7.5×23 topics
  3. Smart Grid29▲ 24×9 topics
  4. Deep Learning19▲ 1.74×25 topics
  5. Energy Efficiency17▲ 5.6×18 topics
  6. Renewable Energy Integration14▲ 13×5 topics
  7. Power Electronics14▲ 13×8 topics
  8. Optimization13▲ 8.7×11 topics
  9. Energy Storage13▲ 6.0×11 topics
  10. Lithium-ion Batteries12▲ 8.7×4 topics
  11. Energy Management11▲ 20×2 topics
  12. Smart Home11▲ 19×2 topics
  13. Cathode Materials11▲ 8.3×3 topics
  14. Game Theory11▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Demand Response10▲ 35×1 topic
  16. Electricity Markets10▲ 35×1 topic
  17. Security10▲ 5.0×5 topics
  18. Battery Technology10▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Cyber-Physical Systems10▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Electric Vehicles10▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Fault Detection10▲ 22×3 topics
  22. Numerical Simulation10▲ 10×9 topics
  23. Privacy10▲ 10×2 topics
  24. Model Predictive Control10▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Simulation10▲ 12×4 topics
  26. Fault Diagnosis9▲ 19×3 topics
  27. Smart Grid Applications9▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Distributed Generation8▲ 33×3 topics
  29. Communication Networks8▲ 48×1 topic
  30. False Data Injection Attacks8▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Wavelet Transform8▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Defect Detection8▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Turbulent Flow8▲ 20×4 topics
  34. Vibration Analysis7▲ 8.3×5 topics
  35. Dissolved Gas Analysis7▲ 106×1 topic
  36. Frequency Response Analysis7▲ 106×1 topic
  37. Material Characterization7▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Voltage Control7▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Climate Change Impact7▲ 9.6×3 topics
  40. Eddy Current Testing7▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does Hydro-Québec publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Smart Grid Energy Management, Smart Grid Security and Resilience, Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation and Non-Destructive Testing Techniques.

Smart Grid Energy Manage…10Smart Grid Energy Management: 10 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and …8Smart Grid Security and Resilience: 8 fractional worksPower Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation: 7 fractional worksNon-Destructive Testing Techniques: 7 fractional worksCavitation Phenomena in Pumps: 6 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 6 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…6Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 6 fractional worksWater Systems and Optimization: 6 fractional worksHydraulic and Pneumatic Systems: 5 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMechanics of Materials3 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Non-Destructive Testing Techniques Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps Mechanics of Materials 6 works
  6. 6 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 6 works
  7. 7 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Water Systems and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Engineering 5 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 available15.8%not open84.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.5%domestic only83.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hydro-Québec's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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