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International Energy Research Centre

In research, International Energy Research Centre stands highest in Engineering (#3,478 of 5,901 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,305 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 10.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,463
of 22,385 · #17,656 all time
Rank in Ireland
#45
of 52
Research works
282
▲ 84% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.9k
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
International Energy Research Centre

What is International Energy Research Centre known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #3,478 of 5,901 15.0%66 #4019
Physical SciencesDomain #7,305 of 10,670 13.9%95 #4513

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Energy Research Centre 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does International Energy Research Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 89% of research at International Energy Research Centre is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (60%), Materials Science (9%), Physics and Astronomy (7%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 104 fractional works · 89.3% of its workEngineering: 70 fractional works · 60.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 43 fractional works · 36.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 9 fractional works · 7.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 8.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 6.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInternationalEnergy Research…117fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences89%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences2%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering7060.2%
    2. Materials Science108.9%
    3. Physics and Astronomy86.6%
    4. Computer Science65.5%
    5. Energy54.4%
    6. Environmental Science21.7%
    7. Chemical Engineering11.0%
    8. Chemistry10.8%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine54.1%
    2. Health Professions00.4%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.2%
    3. Neuroscience10.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences10.6%
    2. Psychology10.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does International Energy Research Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 10.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 42.8 works10×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.91× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.76× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.01× its world share, 70 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.55× its world share, 10 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.95× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy4.76×5 works
  2. Engineering4.01×70 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.95×8 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.91×1 works
  5. Materials Science2.55×10 works
  6. Veterinary2.10×0 works
  7. Computer Science0.71×6 works
  8. Chemistry0.54×1 works
  9. Neuroscience0.51×1 works
  10. Dentistry0.39×0 works
  11. Nursing0.39×0 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.34×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.34×2 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.26×2 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.24×1 works
  16. Medicine0.22×5 works
  17. Psychology0.19×1 works
  18. Health Professions0.16×0 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.16×1 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.15×0 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.12×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.05×0 works
  23. Social Sciences0.05×1 works

Who are the top researchers at International Energy Research Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Shafi Khadem, Padraig F. Lyons and Sandipan Patra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Energy Research Centre.

  1. 1 Shafi Khadem Ireland · #294,197 worldwide 2.5k citations · 102 works
  2. 2 Padraig F. Lyons Ireland · #761,607 worldwide 1.8k citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Sandipan Patra Ireland · #1,545,844 worldwide 519 citations · 54 works
  4. 4 Mohamed Bahloul Ireland · #1,839,078 worldwide 681 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Brian O’Regan Ireland · #3,043,771 worldwide 165 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 FABIO Rodrigues da SILVA Ireland · #3,694,753 worldwide 102 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at International Energy Research Centre

What are the most cited papers from International Energy Research Centre?

The most cited paper from International Energy Research Centre is "Nanowire transistors without junctions" (Jean-Pierre Colinge, Chi‐Woo Lee, Aryan Afzalian et al., 2010), with 2,390 citations. Next come "Coupling strategies for silicon photonics integrated chips [Invited]" (617) and "Tetrodotoxin: Chemistry, Toxicity, Source, Distribution and Detection" (397).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Nanowire transistors without junctions Jean-Pierre Colinge, Chi‐Woo Lee, Aryan Afzalian et al. · Nature Nanotechnology 21 Feb 2010 2,390
2 Coupling strategies for silicon photonics integrated chips [Invited] Riccardo Marchetti, Cosimo Lacava, Lee Carroll et al. · Photonics Research Open access 31 Jan 2019 617
3 Tetrodotoxin: Chemistry, Toxicity, Source, Distribution and Detection Vaishali Bane, Mary Lehane, Madhurima Dikshit et al. · Toxins Open access 21 Feb 2014 397
4 Fast Frequency Response From Energy Storage Systems—A Review of Grid Standards, Projects and Technical Issues Lexuan Meng, Jawwad Zafar, Shafi Khadem et al. · IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid Open access 10 Oct 2019 366
5 The surface energy of various biomaterials coated with adhesion molecules used in cell culture Elaine M. Harnett, J. Alderman, Terri Wood · Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces 21 Nov 2006 295
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at International Energy Research Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Integration, Power Electronics, Smart Grid, Energy Management, Biosensors, Smart Home and Smart Grid Applications.

▲ 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 Energy15▲ 8.8×18 topics
  2. Renewable Energy Integration13▲ 33×5 topics
  3. Power Electronics12▲ 31×6 topics
  4. Smart Grid10▲ 25×5 topics
  5. Energy Management8▲ 42×2 topics
  6. Biosensors8▲ 13×10 topics
  7. Smart Home7▲ 36×3 topics
  8. Decentralized Control7▲ 48×2 topics
  9. Smart Grid Applications7▲ 44×2 topics
  10. Demand Response6▲ 63×1 topic
  11. Electricity Markets6▲ 63×1 topic
  12. Energy Efficiency6▲ 6.0×12 topics
  13. Distributed Power Generation6▲ 53×1 topic
  14. Microgrid Control6▲ 53×1 topic
  15. Optical Modulators5▲ 30×3 topics
  16. Energy Storage5▲ 6.0×10 topics
  17. Silicon Photonics4▲ 38×2 topics
  18. Integrated Circuits4▲ 26×3 topics
  19. Microcavities4▲ 34×1 topic
  20. Nanophotonic Waveguides4▲ 39×1 topic
  21. Model Predictive Control4▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Artificial Neural Networks3▲ 6.2×4 topics
  23. Electric Vehicle Charging3▲ 34×2 topics
  24. Photonic Crystals3▲ 21×5 topics
  25. Semiconductor Lasers3▲ 39×2 topics
  26. DC-DC Converters3▲ 45×1 topic
  27. Graphene3▲ 3.8×6 topics
  28. High-Frequency Power Conversion3▲ 45×1 topic
  29. Security3▲ 3.8×5 topics
  30. Thermal Management3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  31. Battery Technology2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  32. Nanowires2▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Privacy2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  34. Two-Dimensional Materials2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  35. Microwave Photonics2▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Optical Sensors2▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Thermal Comfort2▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Thin Films2▲ 10×6 topics
  39. Optical Fiber2▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Semiconductor Devices2▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does International Energy Research Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Smart Grid Energy Management, Microgrid Control and Optimization, Photonic and Optical Devices and Advanced DC-DC Converters.

Smart Grid Energy Manage…6Smart Grid Energy Management: 6 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 6 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 4 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters: 3 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 2 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies: 2 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and Converters: 2 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringBuilding and Construction

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

  1. 1 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 2 works
  8. 8 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems 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 available51.7%not open48.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.6%domestic only69.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has International Energy Research Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 84% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting2010201520202025
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is International Energy Research Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00039% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%International Energy Research Centre0.00073% in 202520102020

Fractional works of International Energy Research Centre over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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