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International Energy Research Centre

In research, International Energy Research Centre stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,221 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,545 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 10.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,396
of 28,054 · #15,129 all time
Rank in Ireland
#30
of 79
Research works
282
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is International Energy Research Centre 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 #6,221 of 12,888 19.0%95 #8598
EngineeringField #3,545 of 6,636 19.2%66 #6310

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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 · 39.4 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: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.95× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.02× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.09× its world share, 66 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.09× its world share, 8 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.87× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× 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, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Energy Research Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Shafi Khadem and Mohamed Bahloul lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Energy Research Centre.

  1. 1 Shafi Khadem Ireland · #371,142 worldwide 115 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Mohamed Bahloul Ireland · #667,766 worldwide 55 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at International Energy Research Centre

Which keywords describe research at International Energy Research Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Integration, Power Electronics, Smart Grid, Energy Management, Smart Home, Biosensors 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 2022–2025 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 Energy15▲ 9.6×17 topics
  2. Renewable Energy Integration12▲ 34×5 topics
  3. Power Electronics11▲ 31×5 topics
  4. Smart Grid10▲ 26×5 topics
  5. Energy Management8▲ 44×2 topics
  6. Smart Home7▲ 37×3 topics
  7. Biosensors7▲ 12×10 topics
  8. Decentralized Control7▲ 51×2 topics
  9. Smart Grid Applications7▲ 47×2 topics
  10. Demand Response6▲ 66×1 topic
  11. Electricity Markets6▲ 66×1 topic
  12. Energy Efficiency6▲ 6.2×11 topics
  13. Distributed Power Generation6▲ 56×1 topic
  14. Microgrid Control6▲ 56×1 topic
  15. Energy Storage5▲ 6.5×10 topics
  16. Optical Modulators4▲ 28×3 topics
  17. Silicon Photonics4▲ 36×2 topics
  18. Integrated Circuits4▲ 24×3 topics
  19. Microcavities4▲ 32×1 topic
  20. Model Predictive Control4▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Nanophotonic Waveguides4▲ 36×1 topic
  22. Electric Vehicle Charging3▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Artificial Neural Networks3▲ 6.2×4 topics
  24. Semiconductor Lasers3▲ 43×2 topics
  25. DC-DC Converters3▲ 47×1 topic
  26. High-Frequency Power Conversion3▲ 47×1 topic
  27. Photonic Crystals3▲ 22×5 topics
  28. Security3▲ 4.1×5 topics
  29. Battery Technology2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  30. Privacy2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  31. Thermal Management2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  32. Microwave Photonics2▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Thermal Comfort2▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Electric Vehicles2▲ 6.9×2 topics
  35. Optical Sensors2▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Building Energy Consumption2▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Energy Simulation2▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Nanowires2▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Optical Interconnects2▲ 51×1 topic
  40. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)2▲ 51×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 Op…6Microgrid Control and Optimization: 6 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 4 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters: 3 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and…2Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and Converters: 2 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 2 fractional worksEnergy Harvesting in Wireless Networks: 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 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 2 works
  6. 6 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks 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 available51.7%not open48.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
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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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