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Itaipu Binacional

In research, Itaipu Binacional stands highest in Physical Sciences (#18,236 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,366
of 28,054 · #33,402 all time
Rank in Brazil
#675
of 714
Research works
258
▲ 80% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
8.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Itaipu Binacional known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #18,236 of 21,541 7.0%160

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Itaipu Binacional 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).

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: 1.50× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.18× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.17× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.45× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 2.14× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.76× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Itaipu Binacional?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Biodiversity, Power Electronics, Climate Change, Sustainability, Smart Grid Applications, Smart Grid and Distributed Generation.

▲ 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 Energy7▲ 7.6×13 topics
  2. Climate Change5▲ 3.0×20 topics
  3. Sustainability5▲ 3.0×16 topics
  4. Biodiversity4▲ 7.7×10 topics
  5. Power Electronics4▲ 17×5 topics
  6. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.2×13 topics
  7. Smart Grid Applications3▲ 36×2 topics
  8. Smart Grid3▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Distributed Generation3▲ 53×3 topics
  10. Sustainable Development2▲ 2.5×6 topics
  11. Renewable Energy Integration2▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Public Policy2▲ 6.7×6 topics
  13. Energy Storage Systems2▲ 21×2 topics
  14. Control Systems2▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Decentralized Control2▲ 24×2 topics
  16. Distributed Power Generation2▲ 27×1 topic
  17. Microgrid Control2▲ 27×1 topic
  18. Waste Management2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  19. Water Quality2▲ 7.3×6 topics
  20. Invasive Species2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  21. Water Resources2▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Optimization2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  23. Conservation2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  24. Cyber-Physical Systems2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  25. Voltage Control2▲ 34×2 topics
  26. Environmental Education1▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Fault Detection1▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Land Use Change1▲ 7.5×5 topics
  29. Eco-friendly Practices1▲ 35×1 topic
  30. Microbial Community1▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Social Participation1▲ 33×1 topic
  32. Amazonia1▲ 102×2 topics
  33. Grid-Connected Inverters1▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 8.4×3 topics
  35. Waste-to-Energy1▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Wavelet Transform1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  37. Anaerobic Digestion1▲ 66×1 topic
  38. Eutrophication1▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Phasor Measurement Units1▲ 71×1 topic
  40. Power System Stability1▲ 71×1 topic

Which research topics does Itaipu Binacional publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microgrid Control and Optimization, Environmental Sustainability and Education, Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production and Power System Optimization and Stability.

Microgrid Control and Op…2Microgrid Control and Optimization: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…1Environmental Sustainability and Education: 1 fractional worksAnaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production: 1 fractional worksPower System Optimization and Stability: 1 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 1 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 1 fractional worksOptimal Power Flow Distribution: 1 fractional worksPower Systems Fault Dete…1Power Systems Fault Detection: 1 fractional worksIndigenous Health and Education: 1 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 1 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawBuilding and ConstructionElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  3. 3 Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production Building and Construction 1 works
  4. 4 Power System Optimization and Stability Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 1 works
  7. 7 Optimal Power Flow Distribution Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Power Systems Fault Detection Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Indigenous Health and Education General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 1 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 available59.2%not open40.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.3%domestic only72.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Itaipu Binacional's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 80% 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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